Chapter Summaries

Lu Feng left town for the Panshen Heavenly Palace gathering after discovering how valuable his immortal crystal stones were. He was ambushed by the Nine Evils of the Desert North, whose leader, Golden-Hand Huo Qingshan, revealed that the Refined Scholar had lured him into their trap.

• Lu Feng discovered that one immortal crystal stone was worth a million high-grade origin crystal stones, and the Refined Scholar paid his restaurant bill.
• Lu Feng regretted wasting an immortal crystal stone on a horse and considered robbery a faster way to make money.
• Lu Feng flew north into a misty mountain range, where five members of the Nine Evils of the Desert North surrounded him and demanded money.
• The Refined Scholar approached with four companions, then struck at Lu Feng when he came near.
• Lu Feng dodged the attack and realized that the Refined Scholar was the ninth member of the bandits.
• Golden-Hand Huo Qingshan demanded ten immortal crystal stones and explained that the Nine Evils had targeted Lu Feng after spotting him pay with one.

After advancing to the Heavenly Immortal realm, Lu Feng fought Huo Qingshan and the other members of the Nine Evils of the Desert North, but their Unfixed Mist Formation trapped him in a series of hidden attacks. Unable to locate them with divine sense, Lu Feng activated the Mystic Origin Bright Dao Eye to see whether it could reveal their positions.

• Lu Feng challenged Huo Qingshan and shattered his golden palm with a single strike, reflecting his metal-aspect true qi.
• Huo Qingshan called on the other eight members of the Nine Evils of the Desert North to activate the Unfixed Mist Formation.
• Lu Feng dodged and countered concealed attacks from swords, snakes, sword qi, flames, and lightning while the mist blocked his divine sense.
• Huo Qingshan taunted Lu Feng from within the formation, and Lu Feng considered using the Five Directional Banners before deciding to try the Mystic Origin Bright Dao Eye.
• Lu Feng activated the Mystic Origin Bright Dao Eye, and the world began to look different.

Trapped in the Unfixed Mist Formation, Lu Feng used the Mystic Origin Bright Dao Eye to see his opponents’ true qi and began copying their secret arts, making them far more powerful. He killed eight of the Nine Evils of the Desert North, leaving Huo Qingshan alone and terrified.

• Lu Feng activated the Mystic Origin Bright Dao Eye and identified the nine attackers by watching changes in the primordial qi around them.
• Lu Feng copied one attacker’s fire technique and struck back, prompting the burned man to blame Qian Huo'er.
• After realizing a sword technique required a sword, Lu Feng copied it with the Rusty Sword and killed the Seventh Brother.
• Lu Feng copied a poisonous palm technique and killed another attacker, whom Huo Qingshan called Third Brother.
• Lu Feng continued copying the men’s secret arts until only Huo Qingshan remained, then sent a golden palm toward his face.

Lu Feng killed Huo Qingshan, explored the power of his cultivation techniques, and began robbing cultivators as the Green-Haired Monkey while traveling north. After reaching the wilderness near the Panshen Heavenly Palace, he noticed a group of cultivators flying toward him.

• Lu Feng killed Huo Qingshan with a Golden-Hand stronger than Huo Qingshan's own and remained behind to reflect on his cultivation techniques.
• Lu Feng discovered the Five Elements Art could let him produce true qi of any attribute and practiced his newly learned divine abilities.
• Lu Feng looted the surviving corpses of the Nine Evils of the Desert North, then traveled north through the Mysterious Cloud Sect's territory and robbed cultivators to learn their techniques.
• Lu Feng became known as A Thread of Light Beneath the Feet for his skill at escaping, learned moves from Mysterious Cloud Sect disciples, and left their territory after about a month.
• Lu Feng entered the poorly governed wilderness near the Panshen Heavenly Palace and thought of Sun Jiuyang and Liu Xiaofei before spotting cultivators flying toward him.

Lu Feng watched Liu Xiaofei battle more than thirty Black Iron Sword Sect disciples, who wanted to bring him back to marry their senior sister. Just as Lu Feng hoped to learn their techniques without getting involved, Liu Xiaofei spotted him.

• Lu Feng recognized Liu Xiaofei among the Black Iron Sword Sect disciples pursuing him and decided to watch before choosing whether to help.
• The Black Iron Sword Sect disciples urged Liu Xiaofei to marry their senior sister, but he refused and fought back with flowers, vines, and clones.
• The disciples destroyed Liu Xiaofei's clones, trapped him, and prepared a sword formation while awaiting reinforcements.
• Lu Feng studied the fighters' techniques, including Liu Xiaofei's cloning art, from the sidelines.
• Liu Xiaofei spotted Lu Feng and called out to him.

Lu Feng was pulled into Liu Xiaofei’s fight with the Black Iron Sword Sect and agreed to help for ten immortal crystal stones. After revealing his strength as a heavenly immortal, Lu Feng matched the sect’s third disciple and turned his Flowing Clouds and Running Water technique against him.

• Liu Xiaofei recognized Lu Feng and called for his help, then threatened to expose him unless he joined the fight.
• Lu Feng refused to help for free, and Liu Xiaofei agreed to pay him ten immortal crystal stones.
• The Black Iron Sword Sect’s leading disciple attacked Lu Feng, who countered with Lightning Strike and drove him back.
• The disciple used Flowing Clouds and Running Water, but Lu Feng defended until his opponent ran low on true qi.
• Lu Feng launched his own Flowing Clouds and Running Water at the exhausted disciple.

Lu Feng used the Five Elements Art, the Clone Technique, and powerful sword techniques to overwhelm the Black Iron Sword Sect disciples. After blasting away the sect master's third disciple, he drove the remaining attackers into a retreat, and they vanished into the desert.

• Lu Feng used Flowing Clouds and Running Water with the Five Elements Art and Clone Technique to attack the sect master's third disciple.
• Several Black Iron Sword Sect disciples rushed to save the third disciple, easing the pressure on Liu Xiaofei.
• Lu Feng created a dozen clones and forced the charging disciples to retreat while he continued fighting the third disciple.
• Lu Feng struck the third disciple through his flexible armor with an explosive sword attack, sending him flying and shattering his sword.
• Lu Feng used the Azure Sea Canglang Sword Technique and Flowing Clouds and Running Water to rout the remaining Black Iron Sword Sect disciples, who fled in every direction.

Lu Feng activated the Five Directional Banners, which trapped and swallowed the Profound Immortal in a growing region of nothingness. After the battle, Lu Feng felt an unfamiliar force enter his body and disappear into the black mass on his back.

• Lu Feng summoned the Five Directional Banners while Sun Jiuyang bombarded the Profound Immortal with talismans and formations.
• Lu Feng channeled his five elements true qi into the banners, which formed an enclosed region and absorbed the force of the Profound Immortal's sword strike.
• The banners trapped the Profound Immortal and expanded a region of nothingness until he vanished inside it.
• Lu Feng sensed a strange force enter his meridians and then be absorbed by the black mass on his back.

After Lu Feng defeated a Profound Immortal with the Five Directional Banners, he became uneasy about the strange patch on his back absorbing mysterious energy. He prepared to leave for the Panshen Heavenly Palace, but Sun Jiuyang revealed he was going there too, leaving the three of them set to travel together.

• Lu Feng sensed the patch on his back absorb strange energy, then retrieved the Five Directional Banners and ended the formation.
• Sun Jiuyang overwhelmed another Profound Immortal with talismans and beat him into the desert while cursing over the lost banners.
• Lu Feng tried to leave Liu Xiaofei behind, explaining that he was heading to the Panshen Heavenly Palace while the other two should hide.
• Sun Jiuyang asked to see the Five Directional Banners, then told Lu Feng to warn him before taking risks so he could collect them if Lu Feng died.
• Lu Feng announced he was leaving for the Panshen Heavenly Palace, but Sun Jiuyang said he was going there too and proposed they travel together.

Lu Feng, Liu Xiaofei, and Sun Jiuyang traveled to the Panshen Heavenly Palace, where fighting was forbidden during its mediation gathering. After Lu Feng split from the others, the Black Iron Sword Sect confronted Liu Xiaofei and Sun Jiuyang at the entrance.

• Sun Jiuyang persuaded Liu Xiaofei and Lu Feng to head for the Panshen Heavenly Palace, and Lu Feng reluctantly followed as they bickered on the way.
• After more than a month of travel, Lu Feng, Liu Xiaofei, and Sun Jiuyang reached the oasis surrounding the Panshen Heavenly Palace.
• Lu Feng warned the others that people were watching, then used the Yan'e Drunken Immortal Steps to leave and search for his young lady.
• Members of the Black Iron Sword Sect surrounded Liu Xiaofei and Sun Jiuyang, and their Golden Immortal leader demanded that Liu Xiaofei return to marry their young lady.
• Liu Xiaofei and Sun Jiuyang called for help, and Liu Xiaofei told the arriving Daoist nun that the sect was trying to force an innocent man into prostitution.
• Lu Feng left Liu Xiaofei and Sun Jiuyang with the Daoist nun and continued farther into the Panshen Heavenly Palace.

Lu Feng entered the Panshen Heavenly Palace during a gathering and learned that the mediation between the northern and southern factions had already ended. As he searched for the Martial Contest Hall, he came upon an enormous statue.

• Lu Feng arrived at the Panshen Heavenly Palace and drew attention as the notorious Green-Haired Monkey known as A Thread of Light Beneath the Feet.
• A palace attendant warned Lu Feng that the inner palace was restricted, and Lu Feng entered the outer palace.
• Lu Feng used his Mystic Origin Bright Dao Eye to observe the palace’s regular flows of vital energy but could not see the formation’s components.
• Lu Feng ignored challenges from people seeking revenge and asked a passerby where the Five Qi Mystic Sects were gathered.
• The passerby told Lu Feng that mediation had ended the previous day and that the factions were holding martial contests to ease tensions.
• Lu Feng searched for the Martial Contest Hall and came across an enormous statue.

Gu Xijue led her black-clad followers toward the unguarded Panshen Heavenly Palace while Sun Jiuyang explained the ancient conflict between the Immortal Race and the Witch Clan over Pangu’s origins. At the Martial Competition Hall, Lu Feng recognized the badly injured Su Yuexin and was shocked to see her silver sword beside her.

• A refined man sensed that an old acquaintance had returned and announced that another struggle for the title of Supreme had begun.
• Gu Xijue learned that the Panshen Heavenly Palace’s defenses were down and led her followers to infiltrate it.
• Sun Jiuyang explained how the Immortal Race and the Witch Clan fought over Pangu’s origins and each took one of his statues.
• Liu Xiaofei, Sun Jiuyang, and Lu Feng went to watch the matches at the Martial Competition Hall.
• Lu Feng saw Su Yuexin gravely injured beside her silver sword after a match and recognized her.

Lu Feng watched as Fairy Jin Di overwhelmed Su Yuexin in the Martial Contest Hall, while Sun Jiuyang explained the powerful Kunlun Immortal Realm figures attending the gathering. When Fairy Jin Di moved to attack the badly wounded Su Yuexin again, Lu Feng broke free and rushed toward the platform.

• Lu Feng tried to reach Su Yuexin, but Liu Xiaofei and Sun Jiuyang persuaded him that he could not interfere in the match.
• Fairy Jin Di mocked the Six Divine Swords, and Su Yuexin rose to fight her again with the Kun Yuan Sword.
• Fairy Jin Di stopped Su Yuexin's attack with the Indeterminate Phantom Sword, and Sun Jiuyang identified her as a rising talent of the Goddess Palace.
• Sun Jiuyang spotted Ao Wuming among the Kunlun Immortal Realm guests and warned that his presence could signal trouble with the Panshen Heavenly Palace.
• Fairy Jin Di pierced and struck Su Yuexin until she fell, while Perfect Jade Perfected watched without ending the match.
• Lu Feng tore off his mask, broke free of Liu Xiaofei, and rushed toward the platform, shouting, “Stop!”

Lu Feng broke into the arena and saved Su Yuexin from Fairy Jindi’s fatal strike, then began healing her as the spectators and powerful cultivators reacted to his strength. Su Yuexin regained consciousness in his arms, and Lu Feng helped her stand.

• Lu Feng tore through the Panshen Heavenly Palace’s protective formation despite warnings not to interfere.
• Lu Feng intercepted Fairy Jindi’s attack on Su Yuexin and sent her crashing into the arena’s formation, seriously injuring her.
• Su Yuexi and Liu Ziqian recognized Lu Feng, while Liu Ziqian decided he could not allow Lu Feng to live and Wang Peijun suspected his Rusty Sword might be connected to the missing Lihuo Sword.
• Lu Feng fed Su Yuexin pills and used his true qi to guide hers, noticing that her Primordial Spirit seemed to absorb his energy.
• Su Yuexin woke and told Lu Feng he had arrived just in time, and he carefully helped her to her feet.

Lu Feng saved Su Yuexin from the match, then defied the Panshen Heavenly Palace’s rules to challenge Fairy Jindi. He overwhelmed her with her own sword technique and tore off her arm, leaving the fight raging.

• Su Yuexin conceded, and the Daluo Golden Immortal allowed Lu Feng’s intervention to go unpunished while wondering how he had broken the formation.
• Lu Feng gave the Canglang Art to Su Yuexin, then stepped onto the platform and declared that he wanted to compete.
• Lu Feng challenged Fairy Jinhuo, and the crowd cheered as he defended the Five Sacred Mountains Divine Continent.
• Lu Feng used the Mystic Origin Bright Dao Eye to track Fairy Jindi’s Indeterminate Phantom Sword and countered her attacks with the same sword technique.
• Lu Feng closed in with the Yan'e Drunken Immortal Steps, seized Fairy Jindi, and tore off one of her arms.

Lu Feng avenged Su Yuexin by defeating Fairy Jinhuo, then turned back a succession of Kunlun Immortal Realm challengers in the Martial Contest Hall. As he prepared to face another opponent, Canglang Sword Zhang Ting'en arrived demanding his sword back.

• Lu Feng tore off Fairy Jinhuo's arm, threw her from the arena, and defeated a Goddess Palace senior who tried to attack him outside the rules.
• Lu Feng challenged the crowd, and Two-Polarity Saber of Qiankun Cave fought him with fire-and-ice sabers before conceding defeat.
• Lu Feng defeated Young Master Feng of Yaochi and several more Kunlun Immortal Realm challengers, growing stronger through the battles.
• Ao Wuming rose to fight Lu Feng and demanded the return of his Canglang Sword.
• Canglang Sword Zhang Ting'en flew into the hall and shouted for Lu Feng to return his sword.

Lu Feng defeated another Kunlun Immortal Realm challenger with an imitation of the Cloud-Touching Palm, then Zhang Tingen exposed him as the thief who had stolen the Canglang Sword. As the crowd turned its attention to Liu Xiaofei and accusations of collusion with Jade Butterfly, Lu Feng recognized a witness and revealed his killing intent.

• Lu Feng defeated a disciple of Ancestor Cloud-Touching with the Cloud-Touching Palm, leaving him unconscious while sparing his life.
• Zhang Tingen confronted Lu Feng onstage and demanded the return of the Canglang Sword.
• Zhang Tingen accused Lu Feng and Liu Xiaofei of ambushing him and stealing his sword, prompting Perfect Jade Perfected to deny that Lu Feng was a White Cloud Sect disciple.
• A man from the Black Iron Sword Sect pointed out Liu Xiaofei, who denied knowing Lu Feng, while another person claimed to testify that they were allied.
• Lu Feng recognized the person who came forward to testify, and killing intent flashed in his eyes.

Zheng Guobang accused Lu Feng of colluding with Liu Xiaofei, and Lu Feng admitted his own actions while refusing to surrender under the Panshen Heavenly Palace’s rules. As Liu Ziqian and Zhang Tingen confronted him on the arena, Wang Peijun arrived to demand the Lihuo Sword, and Lu Feng accidentally emptied everything from his purple Gourd.

• Zheng Guobang told Perfect Jade Perfected that Lu Feng had helped Liu Xiaofei and concealed the truth about their encounter.
• Perfect Jade Perfected ordered Lu Feng to bind himself, but Lu Feng rejected the White Cloud Sect and insisted that its rules forbade fighting outside the arena.
• Su Yuexin stopped Su Yuexi from joining Lu Feng, while Perfect Jade Perfected sent Liu Ziqian to challenge him.
• Zhang Tingen demanded the Canglang Sword, and Lu Feng agreed to return it and fight him one-on-one.
• Wang Peijun recognized the purple Gourd and demanded the Lihuo Sword, but Lu Feng’s incantation made the Gourd spit out everything inside.

Lu Feng accidentally exposed that he had stolen all four divine swords, along with Liu Xiaofei’s and Sun Jiuyang’s treasures, and returned the weapons amid their furious accusations. Li Changmei and Guo Dingshan attacked him, and the chapter left the three fighters facing off after Lu Feng’s powerful counterblow sent them reeling apart.

• Lu Feng accidentally spilled the purple gourd’s contents, revealing all four divine swords as well as the Blossoms Manual and the Vast Righteous Qi Sword.
• Li Changmei and Guo Dingshan recognized Lu Feng as the thief who had stolen their swords and caused their humiliating injuries, while Liu Xiaofei and Sun Jiuyang realized he had stolen their treasures too.
• Lu Feng kicked the weapons back to their owners and taunted them, prompting Liu Xiaofei and Sun Jiuyang to threaten him.
• Li Changmei and Guo Dingshan launched a joint attack on Lu Feng with the Azure Nether Sword and Mountain-River Sword.
• Lu Feng countered with Flowing Clouds and Running Water, then used the Fight-to-the-Death Divine Art to unleash a powerful strike that drove all three fighters apart.

Lu Feng fought the Five Qi Mystic Sects’ disciples and revealed that he could use their sword techniques after observing them. By combining elemental true qi to amplify his attacks, he damaged the contest platform and challenged all five opponents to attack together.

• Lu Feng’s Rusty Sword clashed with Li Changmei’s Azure Nether Sword and Guo Dingshan’s Mountain-River Sword, making both weapons tremble and recoil.
• Zhang Tingen attacked with Nine-Bend Yellow River, Ten Thousand Miles of Sand, but Lu Feng countered with the Plain Cloud Sect’s Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sword and suppressed him.
• Lu Feng combined fire-attribute and earth-attribute true qi, accidentally blasting a ten-meter crater into the stone platform and forcing Zhang Tingen to retreat.
• Wang Peijun used Rising Sun Shines in the East, and Lu Feng copied the Southern Bright Lihuo Sword Technique, defeated his charge, and sent him flying back.
• Lu Feng combined fire- and wood-attribute true qi to intensify the flames, then called on all five opponents to attack him together.