Chapter Summaries

Yun Che used a painful medicinal bath and acupuncture to transform Qin Yelan’s martial root, allowing her to break through to the emperor realm mid-stage. He then brought his companions to Bright City, where he hoped to find a light-attribute Throne.

• Yun Che offered to raise Qin Yelan’s superior martial root, and she agreed to undergo the procedure immediately.
• Yun Che treated Qin Yelan with a medicinal bath and silver-needle acupuncture for nearly three hours as she endured severe pain.
• Qin Yelan’s martial root transformed into an extreme-grade root, and she broke through to the emperor realm mid-stage before losing consciousness.
• Yun Che noticed dense light-element treasure qi near Bright City and hoped to find a light-attribute Top-Grade Throne there.
• Yun Che arrived at Bright City with Qin Yelan, Lu Niaoniao, and Lin Duo, and they prepared to enter the city.

Yun Che and the women visited Treasurelight Pavilion in Bright City, where he uncovered a rare light-attribute Top-Grade Throne from a Petrified Throne. When the pavilion tried to reclaim it and threatened him with the Bright Church, Yun Che prepared to fight.

• Yun Che and the women learned that Treasurelight Pavilion sold Petrified Thrones that could be opened with a special liquid.
• Yun Che chose a small Petrified Throne, paid five thousand High-Grade Spirit Crystals, and had it opened.
• The stone dissolved to reveal a rare light-attribute Top-Grade Throne, astonishing the onlookers and the women.
• A lavishly dressed man claimed the Throne had been reserved and offered Yun Che ten thousand supreme-grade Spirit Crystals as compensation.
• The man warned Yun Che that Treasurelight Pavilion was backed by the Bright Church, and Yun Che rolled up his sleeves to fight.

Yun Che defeated Gang Pavilion Master and shattered his High-Grade Throne after refusing to surrender the Top-Grade Throne. When Han Wei, a Half-Saint commander of the Holy Light Knight Order, arrived, Yun Che killed Gang Pavilion Master and prepared to fight Han Wei, who powered himself up to the strength of a Sage.

• Gang Pavilion Master attacked Yun Che, but Yun Che destroyed his arm with one punch and shattered his High-Grade Throne with another.
• Gang Pavilion Master summoned Bright Church reinforcements, and Han Wei arrived from the Treasurelight Pavilion’s Teleportation Array.
• Han Wei demanded that Yun Che surrender the Top-Grade Throne, threatening to break both his arms.
• Yun Che killed Gang Pavilion Master with a Mental Thought Sword and refused Han Wei’s demand.
• Han Wei summoned his Supreme-Grade Throne and Soulguard Armament, then raised his spear to attack Yun Che.

Yun Che defeated Han Wei and forced him to summon the Bright Church’s strongest leader, Holy Lord Mingxuan. After taking Mingxuan’s Throne and overpowering him in battle, Yun Che killed him, leaving the Bright Church’s remaining strength uncertain.

• Yun Che shattered Han Wei’s spear and destroyed his lower body with a single punch, then ordered him to call for the Bright Church’s strongest fighter.
• Han Wei crushed a rune-inscribed jade slip, summoning Holy Lord Mingxuan, who demanded Yun Che surrender the Top-Grade Throne and his life.
• Yun Che secretly took Mingxuan’s Lightdust Throne and struck him, sending the Holy Lord flying.
• Mingxuan activated his Soulguard Armament and unleashed the Sword of Judgment, but Yun Che blocked the attack and immobilized him with Firmament Intent.
• Yun Che struck Mingxuan down while preserving his corpse, and Mingxuan died after Yun Che called himself a passing guest.

Yun Che killed Han Wei and took his companions to a border Dark Arena, where Qin Yelan entered a match against the brutal Meng Deli. After Qin Yelan outmatched him, Meng Deli used a Jade Talisman to launch a surprise attack, but she disappeared from his reach, leaving him exposed behind her.

• Yun Che killed Han Wei with Mental Thought Swords and left the Treasurelight Pavilion with his companions.
• Three days later, Yun Che brought Lin Duo, Lu Niaoniao, and Qin Yelan to a Dark Arena to search for the Mermaid Sinew and give Qin Yelan combat experience.
• Qin Yelan entered the arena to fight Meng Deli, a nine-match winner known for cutting opponents in half.
• Qin Yelan dodged Meng Deli's attacks and wounded him with precise sword strikes, then countered his Frenzied Axe Dance with Thousand Illusions of Light and Shadow.
• Meng Deli called for surrender, then threw a Jade Talisman and attacked Qin Yelan from behind as she prepared to leave.
• Meng Deli's axe struck only Qin Yelan's clothing before she vanished from his reach, and a spectator warned him that she was behind him.

Qin Yelan killed Meng Deli in the Dark Arena, prompting Southern Mad Female Venerable to arrange a tougher match against Fu Sha. As Qin Yelan fought Fu Sha, Yun Che obtained haijin stone and a Dog-Walking Lock Clasp while continuing to search for the Mermaid Sinew.

• Qin Yelan killed Meng Deli after thanking him for the lesson, and the Dark Arena’s spectators cheered her victory.
• Southern Mad Female Venerable ordered Qin Yelan’s next opponent to be an Emperor Realm Late Stage gladiator and had the arena publicize the match.
• Yun Che warned Qin Yelan that the arena might keep raising the difficulty, and she said her Top-Grade Throne gave her confidence against anyone below the Void Venerable Realm.
• Yun Che obtained haijin stone, which he recognized as a material for upgrading the Heavenly Secrets Mirror, then mutated a keychain into a Dog-Walking Lock Clasp.
• Qin Yelan faced Fu Sha the Heart-Taker, who had killed nineteen Emperors in succession, and evaded his opening attack while cutting his cheek.

Qin Yelan killed Fu Sha, while Yun Che discovered that Nangong Meng possessed the Mermaid Sinew fused into her body and learned she was being hunted by the Nangong Family. He accepted her quest to defeat the Black-and-White Supremes and free her, then left her to decide their fate.

• Qin Yelan evaded Fu Sha's Throne-powered attack and pierced his heart with her sword.
• The Southern Mad Female Venerable praised Qin Yelan, and Yun Che identified her as the awakened wielder of the Greed Mask and recognized the Mermaid Sinew within her.
• Yun Che offered to help Nangong Meng break through to the Supreme Realm and replace the fused Mermaid Sinew, but she refused to give it up.
• The Black-and-White Supremes arrived and demanded that Nangong Meng return to the Nangong Family, so she offered Yun Che the Mermaid Sinew in exchange for his help escaping their control.
• Yun Che accepted Nangong Meng's quest and knocked both Supremes out with a flick of his finger.
• Yun Che let Nangong Meng choose whether to kill the two Supremes, and she approached them with a supreme-grade sword.

Nangong Meng killed the Black-Clothed Supreme and the White-Clothed Supreme with Yun Che’s help, then traveled with him toward the Nangong Family to confront her father. At the family, Nangong Aotian prepared to hand her over to the Bright Church as the Lamp Keeper of Everlasting Hall, while Nangong Meng recalled her mother’s death and drew strength from Yun Che’s promise to protect her.

• Nangong Meng attacked the Black-Clothed Supreme and the White-Clothed Supreme, and Yun Che secretly stole the final kills after using Selective Grasping to remove their Killing Treasure.
• Nangong Meng thanked Yun Che, who promised to protect her and agreed to head directly to the Nangong Family with her and the other women.
• Nangong Aotian met Gou Dezhu of the Bright Church and discussed handing Nangong Meng over as Everlasting Hall’s Lamp Keeper, despite knowing the role’s cruel reality.
• As Yun Che’s group approached the Nangong Family, Nangong Meng remembered how Gu Rongyan had beaten her mother to death and how Nangong Aotian had watched without intervening.
• Yun Che reassured Nangong Meng that no one would force her to do anything against her will, strengthening her resolve to face her family.

Nangong Meng returned to the Nangong Family with Yun Che to avenge her mother and sever ties, but Nangong Aotian ordered her seized and Gou Dezhu tried to take her for the Bright Church. Yun Che defeated Gou Dezhu with one punch and blocked Nangong Aotian’s escape, leaving the family head pleading to buy him off.

• Nangong Meng arrived at the Nangong Family with Yun Che and said Elders Black and White were dead and she had come to avenge her mother and cut ties.
• Nangong Aotian rejected Nangong Meng’s demands and ordered the guards to seize her, while Gou Dezhu claimed the Bright Church had a right to take her.
• Yun Che told Nangong Aotian that no one would take Nangong Meng, then faced Gou Dezhu when the elder intervened.
• Gou Dezhu attacked Yun Che, but Yun Che shattered his sword with a punch and smashed his chest, leaving him unable to rise.
• Nangong Aotian tried to flee, but Yun Che appeared in his path, and Nangong Aotian offered to pay him ten times to leave.

Yun Che killed Nangong Aotian, allowing Nangong Meng to avenge her mother by killing Gu Rongyan, then accepted Gou Dezhu’s mission to destroy the Everlasting Hall and killed him. After Nangong Meng pulled the Mermaid Sinew from her leg and gave it to Yun Che, he offered to replace it with a Demon Dragon Tendon.

• Yun Che killed Nangong Aotian and burned away his soul after taking his escape treasure.
• Nangong Meng killed Gu Rongyan to avenge her mother.
• Yun Che learned Gou Dezhu wanted the Everlasting Hall destroyed, received his SSS-Rank Mission, and killed him.
• Nangong Meng pulled the Mermaid Sinew from her leg and gave it to Yun Che.
• Yun Che offered to attach a Demon Dragon Tendon to Nangong Meng in its place.

Yun Che helped Nangong Meng break through to the Supreme Realm and welcomed her into his faction before heading to the Bright Church to destroy its Everlasting Hall. He left off at the Church’s gates after a guard’s attack rebounded and killed the guard.

• Yun Che reconnected Lu Niaoniao’s Demon Dragon Tendon and offered to help her improve her medical skills.
• Nangong Meng broke through to the Supreme Realm, thanked Yun Che, and asked to join his faction, which he accepted.
• Yun Che gave Nangong Meng the latest Communication Jade Token, and she left to seek cultivation resources.
• Yun Che traveled toward the Bright Church, planning to destroy the Everlasting Hall and later find the Mermaid Pearl.
• Yun Che arrived at the Bright Church and demanded that its guards take him to the Everlasting Hall so he could destroy it.
• A guard attacked Yun Che, but Throne-Stabbing Grief reflected the attack and killed the guard, prompting another guard to threaten him.

Yun Che attacked the Bright Church, killing its guards and powerful experts while gaining Experience and attribute points. As the church’s array began to fail, a new figure arrived and demanded to know who was causing trouble.

• Yun Che let a guard summon help, then killed the Bright Church experts who arrived and demanded to know the way to the Everlasting Hall.
• Yun Che defeated the church’s Supremes, Half-Saints, and Mid-Stage Sage, collecting Experience and attribute points as they fought back.
• Mu Zhang gathered the surviving experts into a Spirit Power array to trap Yun Che, but Yun Che began breaking it with his sword.
• An imposing elderly man in white robes appeared and roared at Yun Che for running wild in the Bright Church.

Yun Che destroyed the Bright Church’s defenses and killed Holy Lord Liu Chaotian, breaking through to the early Sage Realm as his exclusive rule power began to condense. He entered Everlasting Hall to free its prisoners and found a frightened man hiding below, while a tortured woman lay dead.

• Yun Che used the Divine Fall Throne and multiple kinds of rule power to shatter the Bright Church’s sect-protecting formation.
• Yun Che killed the Bright Church’s remaining Supremes and Half-Saints, then explained that his conflict stemmed from Gou Dezhu’s request to destroy Everlasting Hall.
• Liu Chaotian revealed that an important figure had ordered the church to build Everlasting Hall and warned Yun Che that a supreme existence in the Heavenly Domain would retaliate.
• Yun Che killed Liu Chaotian, gained experience, and broke through to the early Sage Realm as his exclusive rule power began to condense.
• Yun Che explored Everlasting Hall, found over a hundred imprisoned women, and discovered a concealed room where a man was hiding beside a dead, tortured woman.

Yun Che destroyed the Bright Church, upgraded Mental Thought Sword to SSS Rank, and sent Qin Yelan and the others away with the resources he had seized. He then faced Cao Chong, a Silver Coffin Bearer of the Land of Shells, and revealed his own overwhelming power as their battle escalated.

• Yun Che killed the old man in the Bright Church, freed the imprisoned women, looted the treasury, and used Divine Punishment to demolish the church.
• Yun Che completed the SSS Rank mission to destroy Everlasting Hall, received rewards, and advanced Mental Thought Sword to SSS Rank.
• Yun Che gave the seized resources to Qin Yelan and the others to return with Niu Mang, then detected Cao Chong hiding nearby.
• Cao Chong introduced himself as an early Great Emperor Realm Silver Coffin Bearer sent to collect Yun Che's corpse and explained the five Coffin Bearer tiers.
• Yun Che and Cao Chong exchanged sword techniques, and Yun Che showed no sign of being outmatched by Cao Chong's opening attack.
• Cao Chong activated his domain, rule power, Top-Grade Throne, and Soulguard Armament, but Yun Che answered by manifesting the Divine Fall Throne and his own Soulguard Armament, stunning Cao Chong.

Yun Che killed Cao Chong, created a powerful fifth form of the Divine Intent Fist, and obtained his second clone. He then reached the Sea of Nothingness, extracted rules from its whirlpools, and noticed a Flying Boat being dragged toward one.

• Yun Che killed Cao Chong with the Divine Intent Fourth Form and stored his body to use as material for a clone.
• Yun Che defeated his shadow in the Asura Formation by creating the Divine Intent Fifth Form, Endless Dragon Roar, and received a second clone.
• Yun Che began reforging the second clone with newly obtained materials, a Sage's body, and an earth body, with crafting expected to take three months.
• Yun Che reached the Sea of Nothingness and extracted more than a dozen rules from its whirlpools.
• Yun Che sent Niu Hun to search for the Mermaid Pearl while he waited, then saw a Flying Boat being pulled toward a whirlpool.

A Sa sacrificed her Divine Blood to open a path through the storm, saving A Dou’s companions before collapsing. Lingyi Sage rescued her, then revealed that he had come to kill the A Clan on the Qi Clan’s behalf and extract her Divine Blood.

• Cao Xing used a teleportation talisman to send A Dou away while A Sa, Uncle Cao, and the others remained trapped in the storm.
• Uncle Cao and the other Emperors attacked the storm of laws but could not break through.
• A Sa used her Divine Blood to open a gap in the storm, allowing Uncle Cao and the others to escape as she collapsed aboard the Flying Boat.
• A Sa asked a young man in white to save her, but an old man in Daoist robes shattered the storms and rescued her.
• Lingyi Sage told A Sa that the Qi Clan had caused the disaster and that he had agreed to kill the A Clan and extract her Divine Blood.

Yun Che saved A Sa from Lingyi Sage, who intended to extract her divine blood, and killed him effortlessly. He gave A Sa Jade Slips that could unlock her divine blood and departed for the Southern Region with the quest items needed for Mermaid Luo Xianing.

• Lingyi Sage revealed that he planned to take A Sa's divine blood and began crushing her soul to preserve its power.
• Yun Che appeared, stopped Lingyi Sage's attack, and killed him with Lotus Rule, Lotus Prison.
• A Sa thanked Yun Che, and he gave her two Jade Slips that could unlock her divine blood and help her attain Emperorhood.
• Yun Che left for the Southern Region with all the quest items related to Mermaid Luo Xianing, while A Sa realized her potential and kowtowed in gratitude.

Yun Che returned to Azure Sparrow and drove off Yu Heng after the Abyss Empire’s crown prince demanded a marriage alliance with Yuezheng Xiangling. The couple discussed the empire’s vulnerability and Yun Che’s plans to strengthen its defenses before he left again.

• Yun Che surveyed Azure Sparrow’s prosperity and headed for the palace, where Yuezheng Xiangling was rejecting Yu Heng’s marriage proposal.
• Yu Heng threatened war after Yuezheng Xiangling refused the alliance, and Yun Che blasted him out of the hall with a glance.
• Yun Che warned Yu Heng to leave and said Azure Sparrow would meet the Abyss Empire in battle if necessary.
• Yun Che and Yuezheng Xiangling discussed the Abyss Empire’s interest in Azure Sparrow’s spiritual energy and the door beneath the empire.
• Yun Che promised to upgrade Azure Sparrow’s Protective Array against Late Great Emperor attacks before departing to seek greater power.

Yu Menglong led the Abyss Empire to attack the Azure Sparrow Empire, but Yun Che trapped and killed him with his rules. With the invasion defeated, Ye Qingshuang confronted Yu Heng.

• Yu Heng urged Yu Menglong to punish the Azure Sparrow Empire, and Yu Menglong decided to lead the Abyss Empire there in seven days with a Formation-Breaking Talisman.
• Over the following month, Lu Niaoniao advanced in alchemy, Yun Che’s friends and academy students grew stronger, and Ye Feng and Ye Qingshuang reached the Emperor and Void Venerable realms.
• Yu Menglong’s Flying Boat fleet arrived at the Azure Sparrow Empire, but his Formation-Breaking Talisman vanished before he could use it.
• Yun Che trapped Yu Menglong in a white lotus, then pierced his forehead with a Rule Cannon when Yu Menglong tried to break free.
• Ye Qingshuang pointed the Heavenly Palace Time Thunder Sword at the shocked Yu Heng and gave him one last chance to act.

After defeating the invading forces, Yun Che left Ye Qingshuang to secure Azure Sparrow and traveled to the Eastern Sea to find the Mermaid Empire and summon Mermaid Princess Luo Xianing’s remnant soul. He found her altar and completed the ritual, then acquired the Fish Dive water rule as her soul appeared.

• Yun Che killed Yu Heng, and the surviving Kings, Emperors, and soldiers surrendered after their emperor and crown prince died.
• Yun Che left Ye Qingshuang in charge of Azure Sparrow and departed for the Eastern Sea with Tuantuan and Mechanical Puppet Zero.
• Yun Che found the Mermaid Empire hidden behind the Water-Pattern Dragon Palace Formation and entered in disguise.
• Yun Che located the altar and summoned Luo Xianing’s remnant soul using his blood essence and the four quest items.
• Yun Che snatched the Fish Dive water rule as Luo Xianing appeared and regarded him with disgust.