Chapter Summaries

After killing the Golden Sun Saint Monarch, Qin Zheng warned the Human Dharma Bodies that Upper Realm immortals remained a threat and had them search for gengjin. He chose to refine the Immortal Slaying Sword Intent to strengthen himself against a possible Demon Race Human Immortal.

• Qin Zheng returned to Taiwu Academy, where the Human Dharma Bodies celebrated his victory over the Golden Sun Saint Monarch.
• Qin Zheng warned the gathered Human Dharma Bodies that the crisis was not over because Upper Realm immortals could still threaten the Three Mountains and Five Lands.
• Qin Zheng explained that a human expert in the Upper Realm had restrained the Golden Sun Saint Monarch and might inform the human immortals about their situation.
• Qin Zheng asked the Human Dharma Bodies to search the Three Mountains and Five Lands for gengjin, and they departed at once.
• Qin Zheng summoned the Three Pure Ones Divine Statues and weighed refining the Nine Primordial Seals, the Immortal Slaying Sword Intent, or the Daoist Scripture Purity Chapter.
• Qin Zheng spent ten million jin of merit to refine the Supreme Purity statue and receive the Immortal Slaying Sword Intent.

Qin Zheng awakened an overwhelming strand of Immortal Slaying Sword Intent and realized it could help protect the Three Mountains and Five Lands. Qiu Huayuan promised aid for the Yuanyang Realm and described the Lingxu Realm, leaving Qin Zheng startled to hear that humanity there relied on an Immortal Vanquishing Sword.

• Qin Zheng’s Immortal Slaying Sword Intent erupted uncontrollably, spreading terror and darkening the skies across Great Jin and beyond.
• Wang Daoyi rushed to Taiwu Academy, but Qiu Huayuan stopped him from entering and prepared to intervene before the killing intent abruptly vanished.
• Qin Zheng awoke and discovered the Jade Ruyi had suppressed the sword intent; he struggled to control it and briefly unleashed its immense power.
• Qin Zheng asked the silent ancient mirror whether the Yuanyang Realm could be moved to human territory, then worried about protecting the Three Mountains and Five Lands after he left.
• Qiu Huayuan told Qin Zheng that the Tiangang Sword Sect would aid the Yuanyang Realm and explained that demons dominated the Lingxu Realm.
• Qin Zheng asked about the Immortal Vanquishing Sword after learning it was what kept the demons in check.

Qiu Huayuan explained that Wu Qingping, the human race’s Immortal Vanquishing Sword, held back the Demon Race in the Lingxu Realm, while Qin Zheng learned about the realm’s powers and the Tiangang Sword Sect. After discovering his son had died, the Golden Crow Immortal vowed to destroy the Yuanyang Realm and retaliate against the Tiangang Sword Sect.

• Qiu Huayuan told Qin Zheng that Wu Qingping was the Lingxu Realm’s strongest human and could face the Ten Great Demon Gods, though the human race remained outnumbered.
• Qiu Huayuan explained that the Tiangang Sword Sect had three Human Immortal experts and that the Golden Crow Immortal was its longtime enemy.
• The Golden Crow Immortal learned that his sixteenth son had died and suspected a Tiangang Sword Sect disciple had killed him.
• The Golden Crow Immortal vowed to wipe out the lower world and ordered his son to summon his uncles so he could make the Tiangang Sword Sect lose a Human Immortal.

Qin Zheng forged more Gengjin swords and refined the Golden Crow demon core to cultivate the Great Sun Body Tempering Technique. As an upper-realm immortal descended upon the Three Mountains and Five Lands, Qiu Huayuan urged Qin Zheng to flee to the Lingxu Realm, but Qin Zheng stopped him and said there was no need.

• The returning Human Dharma Bodies gave Qin Zheng the Gengjin they had gathered, and he forged nineteen small swords, bringing his total to one hundred.
• Qin Zheng spent one million merit to refine the Golden Crow demon core and learned the Great Sun Body Tempering Technique, then enhanced it twice.
• The great sun poured concentrated solar power into Qin Zheng’s quiet room for half a day, rapidly strengthening his body.
• Qiu Huayuan arrived with news that the Golden Crow Immortal was attacking the Tiangang Sword Sect and urged Qin Zheng to escape to the Lingxu Realm.
• An immortal’s aura swept across the Three Mountains and Five Lands as the great sun went dark, and Qin Zheng stopped Qiu Huayuan from leaving and said there was no need.

The Golden Crow Immortal descended into the Three Mountains and Five Lands to avenge his son and threatened to destroy the realm. Qin Zheng answered with a sword strike that gravely wounded the Human Immortal, then unleashed a second strike that left him missing half his body.

• A rift opened in the heavens, and the Golden Crow Immortal emerged, declaring that he would bury the realm because his son had died there.
• Qin Zheng recognized that the Golden Crow Immortal had descended because he had killed Golden Sun Saint Monarch, but trusted in his Merit Scroll.
• The Golden Crow Immortal attacked Myriad Manifestations Mountain with overwhelming solar power, while Qiu Huayuan warned that the Tiangang Sword Sect would pursue him.
• Qin Zheng sent a sword light into the Golden Crow Immortal, piercing his chest and preventing the wound from healing.
• The Golden Crow Immortal fled when Qin Zheng released a second sword strike, which tore away half his body.

Qin Zheng defeated the Golden Crow Immortal after the demon mistook his depleted Sword Qi for an opening and tried to escape. The Golden Crow Immortal fell beneath the spatial passage, and Qin Zheng claimed his demon core as the Merit Scroll trembled.

• The Golden Crow Immortal decided to stay and attack, believing Qin Zheng could not unleash a third streak of Sword Qi.
• Qin Zheng struck the Golden Crow Immortal twice with punches, grievously worsening his injuries and making him fear Qin Zheng was a reincarnated great power.
• The Golden Crow Immortal fled toward the spatial passage, but Qin Zheng unleashed another streak of Sword Qi and cut him down to his head.
• Qin Zheng seized the Golden Crow Immortal before he could enter the passage and destroyed his head, causing a Human Immortal's fall to bring blood rain.
• Qin Zheng took the Golden Crow Immortal's demon core, and the Merit Scroll trembled in his mind-sea.

After Qin Zheng killed Golden Crow Xun Liang, he learned that refining the demon core would produce the Earth Immortal-grade Sunset Divine Bow. He withdrew to recover and began refining the Jade Pure Divine Statue, entering another world as the Merit Scroll revealed that it would grant the Nine Primordial Seals needed for a perfect Dao foundation.

• Qin Zheng collected the Golden Crow Demon Core and returned to Taiwu Academy after the spatial rift closed.
• The Human Dharma Bodies at Taiwu Academy reacted with disbelief and relief, while Qiu Huayuan revered Qin Zheng for killing a Human Immortal.
• Qin Zheng explained that his weakened state came from repeatedly activating the Immortal Slaying Sword Intent and asked whether the Golden Crow Immortal had other allies.
• Qiu Huayuan reported that the Golden Crow Immortal had four Human Immortal siblings, but they were occupied at the Tiangang Sword Sect.
• Qin Zheng went to another cultivation chamber, summoned the Three Pure Ones Divine Statues, and chose to refine the Jade Pure Divine Statue.
• The Merit Scroll revealed that the statue would yield the Nine Primordial Seals, and Qin Zheng entered another world as the refinement began.

Qin Zheng received the upper three seals of the Nine Primordial Seals, perfected the Primordial Chaos Heaven-Opening Seal, and refined the Karma Dao Seal. As Qiu Huayuan sensed a Human Immortal’s aura rising from Qin Zheng’s quiet room, Qin Zheng began upgrading the final acupoint.

• Qin Zheng glimpsed bloodstains on the heavenly palace dojo before a ray of light struck him and the upper three seals entered his mind.
• Qin Zheng used the Merit Scroll to perfect the Primordial Chaos Heaven-Opening Seal and then chose to refine the Karma Dao Seal.
• Qiu Huayuan waited for news about the Tiangang Sword Sect and dismissed his doubt that Qin Zheng might not be a reincarnated mighty figure.
• Qiu Huayuan sensed a perfected, powerful aura and realized that someone in Taiwu Academy had ascended to the Human Immortal realm.
• Qin Zheng saw that only one acupoint remained and began upgrading it as his aura surged.

Qin Zheng forged the Indestructible Primordial Body and perfected his Dao foundation, but his attempts to advance to the Human Immortal realm failed. As he prepared to seek more merit in the Lingxu Realm, the story revealed that Golden Crow demons were plotting to ambush him there.

• Qin Zheng completed his transformation through the Nine Primordial Seals and the True Dragon Undying Body, gaining the Indestructible Primordial Body and the ability to glimpse karmic threads.
• Qin Zheng spent his remaining merit on eight rounds of contemplation but failed to find a way to advance to the Human Immortal realm.
• Qiu Huayuan received a message saying that demons had been driven away and urging him to bring the reincarnated great power back.
• Two Golden Crow demons planned to lure Qin Zheng to the Lingxu Realm and kill him for a reward, while they and a third Golden Crow killed a Tiangang Sword Sect Human Immortal.
• Qin Zheng left his quiet chamber, told Qiu Huayuan he had not become a Human Immortal, and asked when they would travel to the upper realm.

Qin Zheng entered the Lingxu Realm with Qiu Huayuan, only to find the Tiangang Sword Sect destroyed by four Golden Crow great demons. He fought back at the ruins, killing two of the four Human Immortals while the other two remained.

• Qin Zheng and Qiu Huayuan used the Immortal Spirit Mother-Child Mirror to travel from the Yuanyang Realm to the Lingxu Realm.
• Qiu Huayuan explained the Lingxu Realm’s human factions and the strength of the Demon Race as they flew toward the Tiangang Sword Sect.
• They found the Tiangang Sword Sect reduced to ruins, its three Human Immortal patriarchs dead, and Qiu Huayuan warned Qin Zheng to run.
• Four Golden Crow great demons confronted them, and Qin Zheng asked Qiu Huayuan to protect the patriarchs’ remains before the battle began.
• Qin Zheng unleashed four sword lights and killed one Golden Crow great demon in the opening exchange.
• Qin Zheng caught another demon’s palm and destroyed its head with Immortal Slaying Sword light, killing a second Golden Crow great demon.

Qin Zheng killed the last Golden Crow demon after breaking through to the Human Immortal realm, then turned on two Qingyu Sect Human Immortals who tried to hand him over. The chapter ended with Qin Zheng shooting down the fleeing Golden Crow demon with an arrow.

• Qin Zheng killed two more Golden Crow demons while the last one fled above the battlefield.
• Qin Zheng pursued the final Golden Crow demon and brought it down, but an unknown attacker seized Qiu Huayuan and forced Qin Zheng to stop.
• Two Qingyu Sect Human Immortals arrived, restrained Qiu Huayuan, and demanded that Qin Zheng surrender so they could appease the Golden Crow demon.
• Qin Zheng asked why the Qingyu Sect had not helped the Tiangang Sword Sect, then broke through to the Human Immortal realm as its two Human Immortals attacked.
• Qin Zheng killed both Qingyu Sect Human Immortals in two moves, then shot the fleeing Golden Crow demon with an arrow.

Qin Zheng survived his Immortal Ascension Tribulation and fully became a Human Immortal, while a mysterious figure in the lightning helped transform the seed within him. After learning the Qingyu Sect controlled the Tianyuan Domain and might retaliate for his killings, he agreed to leave, but a Qingyu Sect voice threatened to stop him.

• Qin Zheng shattered silver-blue and crimson tribulation lightning, absorbing immortal spiritual qi until he established his Human Immortal foundation.
• A humanoid figure in the purple lightning clashed with Qin Zheng’s strongest arrow, then vanished with the thunderclouds; its spear greatly advanced the transformation within him.
• Qin Zheng healed his wound, changed robes, and learned from Qiu Huayuan that three Human Immortals had been watching nearby.
• The three Human Immortals warned Qin Zheng that the Qingyu Patriarch could seek revenge and advised him to flee, explaining that the Wan Cheng Demon Kingdom’s invasion had drawn the Human King Palace away from the Tianyuan Domain.
• Qin Zheng agreed to leave the Tianyuan Domain, but a Qingyu Sect voice declared that he would not escape alive.

Qin Zheng fought off three Qingyu Sect Earth Immortals until Qi Yuan of the Human King Palace intervened, then accepted Qi Yuan’s invitation to join the human race’s foremost demon-fighting force. The chapter ended with Qin Zheng choosing to fight demons under the Human King Palace.

• Qin Zheng wounded a Qingyu Sect Earth Immortal with the Sunset Divine Bow and Immortal Slaying Sword Intent, then forced three Earth Immortals to combine their attacks.
• Qi Yuan’s stone dragon emerged and protected Qin Zheng, declaring that the Human King Palace would answer for the Golden Crows’ deaths and warning the Qingyu Sect about its treatment of the Tiangang Sword Sect.
• The three Qingyu Sect Earth Immortals withdrew after Qi Yuan revealed that his warning came from Immortal Lord Chonghe and displayed the stone dragon’s power.
• Qi Yuan apologized to Qiu Huayuan for the Human King Palace’s absence during the attack, and Qin Zheng stopped Qiu Huayuan from kneeling by reminding him of his past protection in the Yuanyang Realm.
• Qi Yuan invited Qin Zheng to join the Human King Palace, and Qin Zheng accepted after learning that its members fought demons and that it had no cowards like the Qingyu Sect’s ancestor.

Qin Zheng left the Tiangang Sword Sect’s ruins with Qi Yuan while Qiu Huayuan stayed behind to preserve the sect’s inheritance in the Yuanyang Realm. During the journey to the Xuanyuan Domain, Qin Zheng learned about the Lingxu Realm’s powers and studied Immortal Realm cultivation, then turned his attention to reviewing the gains from his journey.

• Qiu Huayuan refused Qi Yuan’s offer to join the Human King Palace and vowed to rebuild the Tiangang Sword Sect in the Yuanyang Realm before returning to the Lingxu Realm.
• Qiu Huayuan gave Qin Zheng an Immortal Spirit Mother-Child Mirror, and Qin Zheng revealed he already had an identical one.
• Qi Yuan took Qin Zheng aboard his flying boat and explained the Demon Race’s major powers and humanity’s strongest figures, including the Immortal Vanquishing Sword.
• Qi Yuan showed Qin Zheng the scripture repository and explained that Immortals cultivated by opening an Inner World through three stages: Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, and Heavenly Immortal.
• Qin Zheng read the repository’s Immortal Realm texts for a day, learned how Inner Worlds and Cave Heaven Power worked, and considered how his Immortal Slaying Sword Intent had intimidated three Earth Immortals.
• Qin Zheng sank his consciousness into his sea of mind to sort through the gains from his journey.

Qin Zheng refined the Grand Pure Divine Statue and gained the Daoist Scripture Purity Chapter, which helped him open a powerful Inner World centered on the Great Dao Tree. After returning from a century-long vision, he faced Qi Yuan’s suspicious challenge outside the Scripture Library.

• Qin Zheng concealed his actions and refined the Grand Pure Divine Statue with the Merit Scroll, entering an unusual vision.
• Qin Zheng spent a hundred years reviewing his martial path and observing the principles of heaven and earth before hearing the Daoist Scripture recited as purple qi came east.
• The Great Dao Tree grew from the purple qi and entered Qin Zheng’s Cave Heaven Seed, opening and strengthening his Inner World.
• Qin Zheng returned to reality and learned that the Merit Scroll could let him listen to the Daoist Scripture again for ten million jin of merit.
• Qi Yuan caused a building to collapse outside the Scripture Library and challenged Qin Zheng to open the doors.

Qin Zheng subdued Qi Yuan after a Mind Demon’s influence made him attack, then followed him to a demon stronghold instead of the Human King Palace. The six demons waiting there mistook Qi Yuan for the Mind Demon’s avatar, and Qin Zheng slaughtered them with a single sword strike.

• Qi Yuan’s demonic nature erupted, and Qin Zheng defeated him with repeated Sky-Opening Seals until he regained control.
• Qi Yuan explained that a Mind Demon had planted demonic nature in him and planned to seek cleansing at the Human King Palace; he bound himself to prevent another outbreak.
• While Qi Yuan was restrained, Qin Zheng repaired the damaged grotto-heaven space and read the surviving books during their journey.
• After three days, Qi Yuan revealed that he had diverted the flying boat from its route and threatened to make Qin Zheng his human slave.
• Qin Zheng seized Qi Yuan and arrived at Black Wind Mountain, where six demons mistook Qi Yuan for the Mind Demon’s avatar and welcomed him.
• The six demons recognized Qin Zheng as a threat, but before they could react, Qin Zheng killed them with a vast Sword Qi.

Mo Feng and General Shenwei awaited the Mind Demon’s human incarnation at Black Wind Mountain, discussing the Demon Race’s plans to test the human race and the Immortal Vanquishing Sword. After Qin Zheng killed six demons with one sword, Mo Feng challenged him to strike again, while the bloodied woman escaped the hall.

• Mo Feng arrived at Black Wind Mountain, where General Shenwei explained that the Mind Demon’s human incarnation was expected.
• Mo Feng brought in a bloodied woman who resembled Gu Xuanji and revealed that he had defeated her at Pingyang Valley after she impersonated Gu Xuanji.
• Mo Feng told General Shenwei that the Demon Race had lost the battle at Pingyang Valley but had gravely wounded the human defenders, and he explained that further battles would test the Immortal Vanquishing Sword’s response to a possible new Demon God.
• Qin Zheng’s sword strike killed six Human Immortal demons, and he collected their demon cores as Qi Yuan watched in shock.
• The wounded woman rose and staggered out of the hall while General Shenwei confronted Qi Yuan about the dead demons.
• Mo Feng challenged Qin Zheng to strike again, promising to leave him an intact corpse if the sword satisfied him.

Qin Zheng fought Mo Feng, a powerful Earth Immortal demon, and discovered that a leaf from the Great Dao Tree could amplify his arrow enough to kill him. Afterward, Qin Zheng realized the enhancement had withered the tree and wondered whether cultivating the Daoist Scripture Purity Chapter could restore it and grow more leaves.

• Qin Zheng wounded Mo Feng with a sword strike, then knocked him into the mountains with a fist seal.
• Qin Zheng killed the wolf demon and took its demon core while Mo Feng recovered and transformed into a towering, berserk form.
• Qin Zheng used the Sunset Divine Bow and an Immortal Slaying Sword Qi arrow enhanced by a Great Dao Tree leaf to kill Mo Feng and carve a vast ravine through the earth and sky.
• Qin Zheng found that the Great Dao Tree had withered after empowering the arrow, leaving eight leaves and a risk that using them all could collapse his Inner World.
• Qin Zheng wondered whether continuing to cultivate the Daoist Scripture Purity Chapter could restore the Great Dao Tree and make it grow new leaves.

Qin Zheng refined the Arid Ox Demon Core and began cultivating Arid Heaven Subduing Strength, while Qi Yuan struggled against his demonic nature. Wan Shou Layman appeared, healed his disciple, and asked Qin Zheng to escort him to One Heart Studio and deliver a warning to the Xie family.

• Qin Zheng refined the Arid Ox Demon Core, learned Arid Heaven Subduing Strength, and discovered it could push his physical strength beyond its former limits.
• Qi Yuan’s human nature awakened after witnessing Qin Zheng’s power and fought his demonic nature for control.
• Qin Zheng found a gravely injured human and stabilized his life with immortal spiritual qi.
• Wan Shou Layman arrived, healed his injured disciple with a life-filled lotus seed, and suppressed Qi Yuan’s demonic nature.
• Wan Shou Layman asked Qin Zheng to escort his disciple to One Heart Studio and tell the Xie family in the Lingyuan Domain to go to Heavenly Pool if they wished to live.

Gu Qingyue woke aboard Qi Yuan’s flying boat after surviving the battle of Pingyang Valley and learned Qin Zheng had saved her. The group reached Lingyuan Domain to visit the Xie Family, where Qin Zheng confronted its arrogant disciples by unveiling the completed Gengjin Sword Array.

• Gu Qingyue awoke from a battlefield nightmare and learned Qi Yuan had bound himself after a Mind Demon planted demonic nature within him.
• Qi Yuan explained that Wan Shou Layman had treated Gu Qingyue and that the battle of Pingyang Valley had cost the Human Race many lives.
• Qin Zheng finished cultivating the Great Desolation Heaven Subduing Strength and agreed to visit the Xie Family in Lingyuan Domain to deliver Wan Shou Layman’s message.
• Qi Yuan and Gu Qingyue told Qin Zheng about the Xie Family’s power and its tyrannical conduct while its Celestial Immortal hosted a lavish birthday feast.
• Two Xie Family Dharma Bodies demanded birthday gifts from Qin Zheng and his companions, so Qin Zheng summoned three hundred and sixty-five Geng Metal swords and formed the Gengjin Sword Array.