Chapter Summaries

Xu Yang fought Song Shixian, a Song Family assassin wielding the Spirit Weapon Jade Waters Saber, while protecting Gao Lin from the attack. After drawing Song Shixian into a counterattack and stunning him with a martial dao phenomenon, Xu Yang struck him hard enough to cave in his chest and knock the saber from his hand.

• Song Shixian attacked Xu Yang and Gao Lin with the Jade Waters Saber, and Xu Yang used his Golden Astral Skill to withstand the pressure and save Gao Lin from the first slash.
• Xu Yang evaded Song Shixian's repeated attacks and fled into the forest, realizing the masked attacker belonged to the Song Family.
• Song Shixian shattered Xu Yang's Semi-Spirit Weapon spear, but Xu Yang dodged the fragments and punched the Jade Waters Saber, injuring his fist and forcing Song Shixian back.
• Xu Yang manifested a golden bear martial dao phenomenon, frightening Song Shixian and leaving him unable to react in time.
• Xu Yang struck Song Shixian's chest with Shatter Mountains and Split Peaks, breaking his protective astral qi and sending him flying as the Jade Waters Saber fell from his grasp.

Xu Yang killed Song Shixian, claimed the Jade Waters Saber, and decided to keep the ambush secret from the Violet Sun Gate to avoid provoking the Song Family’s Heavenly Origin ancestor. After returning with Gao Lin, he learned that Han Yingjie, a formidable former Ten Elite, could become a future threat.

• Xu Yang awakened the Jade Waters Saber’s power with his saber intent, defeated Song Shixian, and killed him after rejecting his offer to settle the feud.
• Xu Yang searched Song Shixian’s body, took his belongings, and warned himself to watch for the Song Family’s Heavenly Origin ancestor.
• Xu Yang met Gao Lin and asked him to keep Song Shixian’s death secret, despite Gao Lin’s offer to report the attack to his master.
• Gao Lin warned Xu Yang about Han Yingjie, a former Ten Elite who entered the Heavenly Strategy Academy three years earlier, and Xu Yang memorized his name.
• Xu Yang and Gao Lin returned to the Violet Sun Gate and reported the losses on their mission without mentioning Song Shixian’s ambush.

Xu Yang waited for the Violet Sun Gate’s response to the deaths of its disciples while cultivating and keeping his strength secret, and Song Shirong concluded that Xu Yang had caused the loss of Song Shixian and the Jade Waters Saber. After Xu Qing announced her breakthrough and Heavenly Wind Valley reopened, Xu Yang faced Li Chuyang’s challenge, and the chapter ended as their palms collided.

• Xu Yang and Gao Lin received Contribution Points for their mission, and Gao Lin reported the deaths of Lu Chuping and the others to the leaders of Blazing Fire Peak.
• Song Shirong learned that Xu Yang had returned alive, then concluded Song Shixian was probably dead and blamed Xu Yang for the loss of the Grand Elder and the Jade Waters Saber.
• Xu Yang cultivated for two months as rumors spread that he had fallen behind, while Xu Qing told him she had reached Marrow Cleansing.
• Xu Yang heard that Heavenly Wind Valley would reopen, then gathered there with Sun Tao and other disciples.
• Li Chuyang mocked Xu Yang for ranking fifth among the Ten Elites, and Xu Yang answered that Li Chuyang was arrogant and conceited.
• Li Chuyang attacked Xu Yang with a palm strike, and Xu Yang responded with the Immovable King Body as their palms collided.

Xu Yang revealed his Major Marrow Cleansing cultivation when Li Chuyang challenged him, and the two fought to a standstill before Zhang Jingyuan intervened and punished Li Chuyang. After Xu Yang cultivated in Heavenly Wind Valley, Elder Firecloud praised his progress and promised him regular Dragon-Tiger Great Golden Pills, and Xu Yang asked his master to grant one more request.

• Xu Yang countered Li Chuyang’s palm strike and forced him back, revealing that he had reached Major Marrow Cleansing.
• Xu Yang and Li Chuyang clashed again at full strength, and Li Chuyang recognized that Xu Yang had mastered the Immovable King Body to Minor Accomplishment.
• Zhang Jingyuan stopped the fight and ordered Li Chuyang to spend six months in the Disciplinary Hall.
• Xu Yang entered Heavenly Wind Valley, cultivated there with Jiang Fan, and later left with Gao Lin to meet Elder Firecloud.
• Elder Firecloud praised Xu Yang, advised him to focus less on the Immovable King Body for now, and promised him a Dragon-Tiger Great Golden Pill every two months.
• Xu Yang thanked Elder Firecloud and asked his master to grant him one more request.

Xu Yang received the Separation Fire Art, continued cultivating, and drew attention after reaching major Marrow Cleansing. After Heavenly Wind Valley closed, he helped Xu Qing celebrate her first successful pill, then used his accumulated points to advance the Immovable King Body to major accomplishment.

• Elder Firecloud gave Xu Yang the Separation Fire Art after Xu Yang asked to study it ahead of his Heavenly Origin breakthrough.
• News of Xu Yang's major Marrow Cleansing spread, prompting regret from Elder Changchun and Elder Tiefu and alarm from the Song Family; Tao Huaijin learned Xu Yang had also defeated Li Chuyang in their exchange.
• Xu Yang received congratulatory gifts from disciples and families, but the Myriad Treasures Pavilion sent nothing, leading him to question its intentions.
• Xu Yang studied the Separation Fire Art and trained in Heavenly Wind Valley until the sect closed it a month later; he judged that he was nearing perfection in the Marrow Cleansing Realm.
• Xu Qing told Xu Yang she had refined one Qi Gathering Pill, and Xu Yang later learned that Lu Tianchen had returned without finding the Blood Lotus Cult's hideout.
• Xu Yang spent 1,000 Martial Dao Longevity Points to raise his Immovable King Body to major accomplishment, triggering a powerful transformation that strengthened his body.

Xu Yang consolidated his Immovable King Body and rejected the Myriad Treasures Pavilion’s demand that he apologize to Li Chuyang in exchange for Dragon Ascension resources. After Elder Firecloud and other powerful figures left the Violet Sun Gate, someone came knocking at Xu Yang’s courtyard.

• Xu Yang strengthened his Immovable King Body, increasing his lifespan and finding that his bare flesh could withstand a strike from Cold Abyss.
• Zhou Yong brought Xu Yang to meet Tao Huaijin and Manager Fang Xinghai, who demanded an apology to Li Chuyang before the Myriad Treasures Pavilion would provide Dragon Ascension resources.
• Xu Yang declared his agreement with the Myriad Treasures Pavilion null and void, rejected Tao Huaijin and Fang Xinghai’s warnings, and returned to Blazing Fire Peak.
• Lu Tianchen departed with Elder Firecloud, Iron Float, and Gongshu, while disciples speculated that they were going to attack a Blood Lotus Cult stronghold.
• The day after the elders left, someone knocked on Xu Yang’s courtyard gate.

Xu Yang refused a mission he suspected Liu Qingyuan had arranged to lure him away, then raided the Liu Family Pharmacy in disguise and killed Liu Xunfeng. Liu Qingyuan learned of his only son’s death and rushed to Azure Sun City, while Xu Yang used the stolen herbs and money to prepare for a breakthrough as the city was sealed.

• He Song informed Xu Yang that the Task Hall had assigned him a mission, but Xu Yang refused and Gao Lin advised him to seek help from Blazing Fire Peak’s Peak Master if Liu Qingyuan interfered again.
• Xu Yang disguised himself as the Blazing Blade Swordsman, broke into the Liu Family Pharmacy, took Liu Xunfeng’s Dragon Whisker Root, money, and rare medicinal ingredients, and killed him with saber qi.
• The Liu Family guards identified the Blazing Blade Swordsman as the attacker, and the Azure Sun City Law Enforcers sealed the city and sent word to the Violet Sun Gate.
• Liu Qingyuan learned that his only son, Liu Xunfeng, had been murdered and gathered his disciples to search Azure Sun City and pursue revenge.
• Xu Yang counted his stolen wealth and ingredients, then expected Liu Qingyuan to be occupied long enough for him to break through to heavenly origin.

Xu Yang learned that the Blazing Blade Swordsman had killed Liu Xunfeng, while Liu Qingyuan’s hunt for the culprit ended without success. As the Violet Sun Gate prepared for its Ten Elites Ranking challenges, Yan Guiyun remained missing and Li Songhe predicted how the rankings might change.

• Gao Lin and Zhu Yuan told Xu Yang that the Blazing Blade Swordsman had robbed the Liu Family Pharmacy and killed Liu Xunfeng, prompting Liu Qingyuan to hunt suspects and seal Azure Sun City.
• Liu Qingyuan failed to find the Blazing Blade Swordsman, lifted the city blockade, and returned to sect business while the Violet Sun Gate prepared to search for Yan Guiyun.
• The Violet Sun Gate announced rewards for the Ten Elites Ranking challenges, and Xu Yang told Gao Lin he only planned to hold on to his current rank.
• Xu Yang and the other disciples gathered with Azure Sun City’s influential guests for the challenges, where he recognized Song Shirong and Song Yushao watching him with hostility.
• The crowd noted that Yan Guiyun was absent, and Gao Lin said he might be removed from the ranking; Li Songhe predicted Qi Xuancheng would take first place if Yan Guiyun did not appear.
• Elder Firecloud argued that Xu Yang could rank highly, but Li Songhe pointed out that Xu Yang had not used weapons or martial skills against Li Chuyang.

At the Violet Sun Gate’s Ten Elites ranking challenges, Sun Tao emerged as an unexpected contender after challenging and defeating Han Feng. His victory left Xiong Kun worried that Sun Tao would threaten his place among the Ten Elites.

• Zhang Jingyuan opened the ranking challenges, and Xiong Kun was selected to fill Yan Guiyun’s absent place among the Ten Elites.
• Several disciples challenged Xiong Kun, while Sun Tao surprised the crowd by choosing to challenge Han Feng.
• Sun Tao’s friends realized he had advanced rapidly after consuming a strange spirit herb in the Cloud Ridge Mountains.
• Sun Tao used the Breaking Wind Fist to overpower Han Feng, then drew his sword and continued pressing the attack.
• Han Feng conceded, and Xiong Kun grew alarmed that Sun Tao’s victory could put his ranking at risk.

Sun Tao defeated Han Feng and entered the Ten Elites Ranking, while Han Feng then defeated Xiong Kun. In the ranking challenges, Jiang Fan beat Li Chuyang and held his place as Zhang Hanzhou and Qi Xuancheng announced challenges.

• Elder Gongshu and Elder Wufeng considered taking Sun Tao as a disciple, while Sun Tao defeated Han Feng and replaced him as ninth among the Ten Elites.
• Han Feng challenged Xiong Kun and defeated him, forcing Xiong Kun off the platform.
• Li Chuyang challenged Jiang Fan, but Jiang Fan endured their fierce exchanges and knocked him off the platform.
• Zhang Hanzhou announced that he would challenge Jiang Fan, and Qi Xuancheng declared that he would challenge Li Chuyang.
• Yang Yuanzhou told the challengers to wait until the fighters had recovered, then asked whether anyone else wished to challenge.

Ye Qiuling defeated Du Chuan to claim third place among the Ten Elites, and the rankings were settled through several unexpected concessions. Li Chuyang then challenged Xu Yang, and their long-awaited fight began with Li Chuyang attacking in his perfected Heaven-Burning Blazing Flame Body.

• Ye Qiuling challenged Du Chuan to a fistfight, shattered his protective astral qi with one punch, and took third place among the Ten Elites.
• Jiang Fan conceded to Zhang Hanzhou, and Li Chuyang conceded to Qi Xuancheng to earn the right to challenge Xu Yang.
• Xu Yang accepted Li Chuyang's challenge as spectators and sect elders debated which fighter would win.
• Li Chuyang questioned why Xu Yang was not using his semi-spirit weapon, then unleashed his Heaven-Burning Blazing Flame Body and charged at him.

Xu Yang fought Li Chuyang in the arena and overwhelmed him first with a physical collision, then with a palm strike that shattered Li Chuyang’s attack and injured his arm. Li Chuyang conceded and left the arena, while the spectators and elders reacted to Xu Yang’s strength.

• Li Chuyang charged Xu Yang without astral qi, but Xu Yang met him with his own body and knocked him flying.
• Li Chuyang admitted Xu Yang’s body was stronger and unleashed his Three Yin Silver Palace Profound Astral True Art.
• Xu Yang countered Li Chuyang’s Moonset, Crows Cry, Frost Fills the Sky with the Mountain-Bearing Bear King Palm, breaking the silver moon and injuring Li Chuyang’s arm.
• Li Chuyang demanded to know Xu Yang’s cultivation art, but Xu Yang invited him to continue fighting instead of answering.
• Yang Yuanzhou declared Li Chuyang the loser, and Li Chuyang left the arena in shame.

Xu Yang defeated Li Chuyang and earned fourth place on the Ten Elites Ranking, after which Zhang Jingyuan recommended that he learn the Eight Fiends Subduing Dragon Force. A delegation from Yellow Maple Valley then challenged the Violet Sun Gate, and Huang Xiao’s barehanded assault began to overwhelm Zhang Hanzhou.

• Xu Yang defeated Li Chuyang with a single move, prompting Zhang Jingyuan to suggest teaching him the Eight Fiends Subduing Dragon Force.
• Valley Master Huang arrived at the Violet Sun Gate with three young disciples, and Xu Yang left the platform as the ranking challenges ended.
• Huang Xiao requested a spar with Yan Guiyun, but Zhang Hanzhou stepped forward after learning Yan Guiyun had not returned from the Cloud Ridge Mountains.
• Huang Xiao shattered Zhang Hanzhou’s saber qi with a bare fist, revealing his body-tempering strength.
• Zhang Hanzhou attacked with a flurry of saber strikes, but Huang Xiao smashed through them and forced him onto the defensive.

Huang Xiao and Lin Jingyu of Yellow Maple Valley defeated Zhang Hanzhou and Qi Xuancheng in succession with the White Tiger Gold-Shattering Fist. After Lin Jingyu badly injured Qi Xuancheng, enraged Medicine King Peak disciples rushed toward the platform.

• Huang Xiao overpowered Zhang Hanzhou, knocked away his Semi-Spirit Weapon saber, and forced him to concede.
• Lin Jingyu challenged the Violet Sun Gate, but Xu Yang stayed silent and Qi Xuancheng stepped forward to fight him.
• Lin Jingyu shattered Qi Xuancheng's sword attacks with his fists and bent his Semi-Spirit Weapon sword.
• Lin Jingyu knocked Qi Xuancheng's sword away, broke his protective astral qi, and struck him hard enough to send him flying to the platform's edge.
• Angry Medicine King Peak disciples surged toward the platform to attack Lin Jingyu.

Xu Yang accepted Lin Jingyu’s challenge and matched the Yellow Maple Valley genius in a head-on exchange of punches, shocking the Violet Sun Gate disciples. The fight left Xu Yang’s strength exposed and established him as the true first among the Ten Elites, while Song Yushao and Liu Qingyuan resolved to eliminate him soon.

• Qi Tai stopped the Medicine King Peak disciples from interfering after Lin Jingyu defeated Qi Xuancheng, and Lin Jingyu challenged Xu Yang to spar.
• Elder Firecloud ordered Xu Yang to accept, while Qi Xuancheng and Zhang Hanzhou warned him about Lin Jingyu’s powerful fists and Ye Qiuling advised him to concede after a few moves.
• Lin Jingyu attacked with the White Tiger Gold-Shattering Fist, and Xu Yang met his punch head-on with golden astral qi.
• Xu Yang’s fist matched Lin Jingyu’s strength and forced him to retreat, leaving both men apparently unharmed and stunning the gathered disciples.
• Zhang Hanzhou recognized Xu Yang as the true first among the Ten Elites, while Song Yushao and Liu Qingyuan grew intent on eliminating him.

Xu Yang defeated Lin Jingyu in a brutal contest of strength, restoring the Violet Sun Gate’s reputation and drawing admiration from its disciples. After the ranking challenges ended, the master of Yellow Maple Valley warned Zhang Jingyuan that signs of the Formless Demon Art had appeared in his territory, and Xu Yang was summoned to the main hall the next morning.

• Xu Yang matched Lin Jingyu’s White Tiger Gold-Shattering Fist with the Mountain-Bearing Bear King Palm and gradually wore him down through repeated head-on blows.
• Xu Yang split Lin Jingyu’s fist and blasted him out of the arena, winning the challenge and impressing the Violet Sun Gate disciples and elders.
• Lin Jingyu acknowledged Xu Yang’s strength but vowed to seek his guidance again, while other disciples and elders praised Xu Yang and regretted having underestimated him.
• Zhang Jingyuan ended the Ten Elites ranking challenges, and the master of Yellow Maple Valley told him that signs of the Formless Demon Art had appeared within Yellow Maple Valley’s territory.
• Xu Yang returned to Heavenly Pivot Peak, cultivated through the night, and went to the main hall after Gao Lin told him that his master had summoned him.

After defeating Lin Jingyu, Xu Yang received a choice of martial arts from Elder Firecloud and chose the incomplete Eight Fiends Subduing Dragon Force. He advanced his saber scripture and checked on Xu Qing, then returned to secluded cultivation as Sun Tao reached major marrow cleansing.

• Elder Firecloud awarded Xu Yang five hundred contribution points and offered him a choice between the Hell-Prison Heaven-Slaying Art and the Eight Fiends Subduing Dragon Force, which Xu Yang chose.
• Elder Firecloud warned Xu Yang that the Formless Demon Art might have appeared under Yellow Maple Valley, and Xu Yang learned that the art could imitate others and drain their vital essence and astral qi.
• Xu Yang studied the Eight Fiends Subduing Dragon Force for nearly a month and reached its beginner stage.
• Xu Yang used Martial Dao Longevity Points to raise the Blood Prison Heart Saber Scripture to major accomplishment and formed exceptionally sharp saber qi.
• Xu Yang congratulated Sun Tao on reaching major marrow cleansing, then visited Xu Qing and praised her progress in refining Qi Gathering Pills before sparring with her.
• Xu Yang returned to Blazing Fire Peak after nightfall and resumed secluded cultivation.

Xu Yang perfected Marrow Cleansing and broke through to the Heavenly Origin Realm by cultivating the Separation Fire Art and consuming his Eight-Treasure Lotus Seeds. After completing his transformation, he emerged from seclusion with increased lifespan and a newfound ability to sense the power of heaven and earth.

• Liu Qingyuan told He Song that he could not arrange to send Xu Yang away from the Violet Sun Gate and decided to wait until Xu Yang left before acting against him.
• Xu Yang reached perfection in Marrow Cleansing, then spent seven days comprehending the Separation Fire Art in preparation for his breakthrough.
• Xu Yang opened the gate of heaven and earth and endured its immense pressure as he transformed his astral qi into astral essence.
• Xu Yang consumed all five of his remaining Eight-Treasure Lotus Seeds to nourish his transformation and successfully reached the Heavenly Origin Realm.
• After three days of further bodily transformation, Xu Yang gained a remaining lifespan of 200 years and sensed the power of heaven and earth more clearly before leaving his quiet chamber.

Xu Yang went to Cloud Perch Manor to target the Song Family and discovered its captive Heavenly Origin-level Crimson Blaze Tiger was being bled to nourish a Crimson Flame Fruit. The tiger broke free as Song Yuhua approached the fruit, leaving the manor in chaos.

• Xu Yang learned that Qi Xuancheng and Zhang Hanzhou had failed to reach Heavenly Origin, then recognized Song Wending, a Song Family disciple, watching him at the Dining Hall.
• Xu Yang struggled to advance his Separation Fire Art and decided he needed Heavenly Origin resources, while considering the Heavenly Strategy Academy as a possible source.
• Xu Yang traveled to Cloud Perch Manor, intending to lure and ambush Song Yushao, and spotted a Crimson Flame Fruit among the Song Family's spirit herbs.
• Xu Yang found that the Song Family had imprisoned a powerful Crimson Blaze Tiger and was using its blood to cultivate the fruit.
• Song Yuhua carried the tiger's blood toward the Crimson Flame Fruit, but the tiger roared with renewed strength and a warning announced that it had broken free.

Xu Yang stole the Crimson Flame Fruit and sabotaged the chains holding the Crimson Blaze Tiger at Cloud Perch Manor. The tiger escaped and slaughtered Song Family disciples as Song Yushao arrived and attacked it.

• Song Shihua discovered the Crimson Blaze Tiger's neck chain had been cut, while Xu Yang stole the Crimson Flame Fruit and two other Spirit Herbs.
• Song Yushao flew from the Song Family estate to Cloud Perch Manor after its distress signal, while other Azure Sun City lineages began investigating the emergency.
• Song Shihua learned the Spirit Herbs had been stolen and ordered the Song Family disciples to search for the thief instead of guarding the tiger.
• The remaining chains snapped, and the Crimson Blaze Tiger escaped, killing Song Shihua and many Song Family disciples.
• Song Yushao reached Cloud Perch Manor, saw the tiger slaughtering the survivors, and struck at it from the sky.