Chapter Summaries

Lei Ao and the other sky-prides turned on the Mystic Heaven Sect while disputing how to divide Bright Moon Saint's body. Chu Kuangren arrived, drove Lei Ao away from the corpse, and left the White Lotus Saint Son maimed as the White Lotus Saintess confronted him.

• Lei Ao proposed dividing Bright Moon Saint's body, then demanded the Mystic Heaven Sect's share for himself, and struck Nangong Huang down when he objected.
• The White Lotus Saintess rebuked the White Lotus Saint Son for bullying the Mystic Heaven Sect instead of confronting Chu Kuangren.
• Lei Ao raised his saber to cut off Bright Moon Saint's head, but Chu Kuangren's sword shattered it and sent him flying.
• Chu Kuangren declared that the Mystic Heaven Sect would take Bright Moon Saint's body, and the White Lotus Saint Son attacked him with White Rainbow Palm Force.
• Chu Kuangren severed the White Lotus Saint Son's arm with a single sword swing, then warned the White Lotus Saintess that she would face his sword if she attacked.

Chu Kuangren overwhelmed the White Lotus Saintess’s allies and defeated Yuan Hong and Gu Changge, then turned on Lei Ao for injuring Nangong Huang. The chapter left Lei Ao battered after Chu Kuangren challenged his claim to the title of Young Emperor.

• The White Lotus Saintess withdrew with the White Lotus Saint Son after judging Chu Kuangren too powerful to oppose.
• Yuan Hong and four Wanfa Sect Daoists attacked Chu Kuangren with the Four Symbols Art, but he shattered it with a burst of Sword Qi.
• Yuan Hong and Gu Changge combined their Sage Laws against Chu Kuangren, but he countered with the Human Mountain Seal Art and sent them flying.
• Chu Kuangren declared that the prodigies were all competing against him, then identified Lei Ao as the one who had injured Nangong Huang.
• Chu Kuangren struck Lei Ao with the Kunwu Saint Sword, overcame his Blackwater Yin-Devouring Thunder, and sent the Young Emperor crashing into a mountainside.

Chu Kuangren defeated and killed Lei Ao after overpowering the Young Emperor with his sword and spatially empowered Dao Body Phenomenon. After Chu Kuangren and the Mystic Heaven Sect left, the other sky-prides learned that he had also slain a Saint, leaving them stunned and despairing over their chances at the Emperor's throne.

• Lei Ao attacked Chu Kuangren, but Chu Kuangren repeatedly knocked him back and mocked him.
• Lei Ao unleashed his blood-colored lightning and Dao Body Phenomenon, but Chu Kuangren's sword strike wounded him and forced him into his Thunder Falcon form.
• Lei Ao tried to flee, but Chu Kuangren trapped him with Nine Heavens Sword Prison and killed him with the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Art.
• Chu Kuangren took the Bright Moon Saint's corpse and left with the Mystic Heaven Sect, while the other sky-prides were too intimidated to object.
• Fang Tian and Lin Batian arrived and told the surviving sky-prides that Chu Kuangren had killed a Saint, leaving them horrified and lamenting their chances at the Emperor's throne.

Thunderfire Supreme Being learned that Lei Ao had died inside the Bright Moon Secret Realm after boasting that he was unbeatable. As Chu Kuangren explored the secret realm with his companions, he drew the Legendary Divine Ability Treasure-Seeking Art and celebrated by telling a joke that everyone pretended to find funny.

• Thunderfire Supreme Being boasted that Lei Ao could defeat any sky-pride in the secret realm, and Elder Ruyan challenged his confidence in Chu Kuangren.
• The Thunder Falcon Clan Chief informed Thunderfire Supreme Being that Lei Ao's Life Flame had gone out and ordered him to investigate the death.
• Chu Kuangren and his companions explored the secret realm, rescued Li Xingchen from Black Death Beasts, and let him join their group.
• Chu Kuangren drew the Legendary Divine Ability Treasure-Seeking Art and leapt up in excitement.
• Chu Kuangren told a joke about Zhu Chuan, and Murong Xuan and the others laughed to humor him while Lan Yu forced a smile.

Chu Kuangren used the Treasure-Seeking Art to locate treasures throughout the Bright Moon Secret Realm and took them from other cultivators, silencing anyone who objected. He reached a Supreme Being-grade precious herb and asked Xue Lingzi whether he opposed its seizure; Xue Lingzi said he did.

• Chu Kuangren activated the Treasure-Seeking Art and learned the locations of treasures across the secret realm.
• Chu Kuangren took a precious herb from several prodigies after knocking down the cultivator who opposed him.
• Chu Kuangren seized Earth Spirit Marrow and other treasures, while the cultivators he encountered were unable to resist.
• Chu Kuangren gave many of the treasures to Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, and the other junior disciples.
• Chu Kuangren reached a Supreme Being-grade precious herb and encountered Xue Lingzi of the Yaksha Clan.
• Chu Kuangren asked Xue Lingzi whether he opposed him taking the herb, and Xue Lingzi answered that he opposed.

Chu Kuangren fought Xue Lingzi over the Supreme Treasure Medicine and overwhelmed him despite his blood spirit Dao body and Sage Law. Xue Lingzi escaped after unleashing a Venerable’s strike, leaving Chu Kuangren and his companions in the Bright Moon Secret Realm.

• Xue Lingzi refused to surrender the Supreme Treasure Medicine and challenged Chu Kuangren, revealing that he had wanted to defeat Lei Ao and claim the Young Emperor title.
• Xue Lingzi revealed his blood spirit Dao body and blood sea phenomenon, while Chu Kuangren manifested the Heavenly Dao Sword and knocked him back with a single exchange.
• Xue Lingzi unleashed his Bridge of the Dead phenomenon and Yellow Springs Great Art, but Chu Kuangren split the attack and gravely wounded him with the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Art.
• Xue Lingzi fled and sent a Venerable’s strike from the cinnabar mark between his brows, forcing Chu Kuangren to counter with all three Dao body phenomena and his strongest sword art.
• Chu Kuangren survived the strike, and Nangong Huang and the others remarked that Xue Lingzi was even stronger than Lei Ao.

Chu Kuangren and his companions looted most of the secret realm’s treasures before leaving, while the Venerables outside learned that he had killed Lei Ao, claimed the Saint’s Corpse, and slain a Saint. The chapter ended with the gathered factions stunned by Chu Kuangren’s feats and alarmed by the threat he posed to their sky-prides.

• Chu Kuangren used his Treasure-Seeking Art to lead Lan Yu and the others in collecting most of the secret realm’s treasures, then decided it was time to leave.
• The Thunderfire Supreme Being accused Chu Kuangren of killing Lei Ao after Fang Tian emerged from the secret realm and confirmed it.
• Fang Tian explained that Lei Ao had died while fighting Chu Kuangren over the Saint’s Corpse, and Elder Ruyan defended Chu Kuangren’s actions.
• Fang Tian revealed that Chu Kuangren’s group had plundered most of the secret realm’s treasures, provoking angry demands from the Venerables.
• Fang Tian announced that Chu Kuangren had slain a Saint, then described the fight in the gray mist; other arrivals later corroborated his account.

After Chu Kuangren emerged from the secret realm, the Seventh Ancestor protected him from the Thunder Falcon Clan and warned the other Dao Traditions against targeting him. Chu Kuangren then confirmed that he had slain Blacklight Saint and explained how it happened, while leaving Princess Linglong out of his account.

• Xue Lingzi emerged from the secret realm injured and told Nightblood Supreme Being that Chu Kuangren had wounded him.
• Thunderfire Supreme Being attacked Chu Kuangren, but the Seventh Ancestor killed several Thunder Falcon Clan Venerables and severed Thunderfire Supreme Being's arm.
• The Seventh Ancestor spared Thunderfire Supreme Being and warned the Thunder Falcon Clan that further interference could lead to a Dao Tradition War.
• Chu Kuangren reassured Elder Ruyan and confirmed to the gathered experts that he had slain Blacklight Saint.
• Chu Kuangren explained Blacklight Saint's scheme and said he had prevailed after reaching Void Insight with help from Bright Moon Saint's remnant spirit, while Princess Linglong quietly appreciated his silence about her.

After the secret realm, the Venerables thanked Chu Kuangren for saving their sky-prides, and the Mystic Heaven Sect learned that the Seventh Ancestor had recovered his peak strength. Chu Kuangren returned most of his treasures to the sect and headed back to the Royal Capital, where the sky-prides resumed discussing the Tournament to Find a Spouse.

• Elder Ruyan and the Seventh Ancestor compelled the Venerables to thank Chu Kuangren for saving their sky-prides, and the traditions departed.
• Chu Kuangren recounted his adventures to the Mystic Heaven Sect, and the Seventh Ancestor revealed that the Longevity Pill had restored him to his peak condition.
• Chu Kuangren gave Elder Ruyan most of his treasures and asked the sect to preserve the Bright Moon Saint's remains without damaging them.
• Chu Kuangren decided to return to the Royal Capital with Lan Yu and Li Xingchen to address the ongoing Tournament to Find a Spouse.
• In a Royal Capital restaurant, Fang Tian praised Chu Kuangren's talent, Lin Batian questioned whether they should accept his dominance, and Yuan Hong asked who would win the tournament.

Gu Changge told the prodigies that Chu Kuangren would not enter Princess Linglong’s marriage tournament, while the Qingyun Ruler discovered that Chu Kuangren had received her Mysterious Nether Essence. After hearing what happened in the Gray Mist Domain, the ruler considered Chu a suitable marriage alliance partner, as the Shang Clan Young Emperor arrived determined to claim Linglong for his own purposes.

• Gu Changge told the prodigies that Chu Kuangren would skip the marriage tournament and revealed that he opposed his sister marrying Chu.
• The Qingyun Ruler discovered that Princess Linglong’s Mysterious Nether Essence was gone and demanded to know who had received it.
• Princess Linglong said she had given it willingly to Chu Kuangren and recounted their encounter in the Gray Mist Domain.
• The Qingyun Ruler accepted that Chu might be a better marriage alliance partner than the Shang Clan Young Emperor and said he would handle the matter.
• The Shang Clan Young Emperor arrived near the Qingyun Dynasty and revealed that he viewed Princess Linglong as a tool, not a potential partner.

Chu Kuangren discovered the powerful Taotie Technique in Blacklight Saint’s belongings and secluded himself to study it. Meanwhile, the Qingyun Dynasty canceled the Tournament to Find a Spouse, dissolved Princess Linglong’s marriage alliance with the Shang Clan, and agreed that Chu Kuangren would become the dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law.

• Chu Kuangren found Blacklight Saint’s Dharma Protector token and a jade slip containing the Taotie Technique, a Sage King Law that let its practitioner devour others’ essence to strengthen themselves.
• Chu Kuangren instructed Lan Yu and Li Xingchen, then entered seclusion to study the technique using the Daoist rhyme left in Blacklight Saint’s remains.
• The Azure Dragon Dynasty canceled the Tournament to Find a Spouse, angering the young prodigies who had traveled to the Royal Capital.
• The Qingyun Ruler told the Shang Clan Young Emperor that Princess Linglong had lost her chastity in the Bright Moon Secret Realm and asked to dissolve their marriage alliance.
• The Shang Clan Young Emperor accepted the dissolution angrily and agreed to attend the Qingyun Ruler’s banquet, where Chu Kuangren was expected to appear.
• The Qingyun Ruler told Princess Linglong that Chu Kuangren would be both the Mystic Heaven Sect’s Daoist Seed and the Qingyun Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law.

After emerging from seclusion, Chu Kuangren learned that the Mystic Heaven Sect had arranged his marriage to Princess Linglong to secure an alliance with the Qingyun Dynasty and protect him. He met the Qingyun King and the talkative queen, leaving with his appointment as prince consort soon to be announced.

• Chu Kuangren learned from the Seventh Ancestor that the Mystic Heaven Sect had agreed to his marriage alliance with Princess Linglong, partly so the Qingyun Dynasty would help protect him.
• Chu Kuangren told Lan Yu about the alliance and reassured her that he had never regarded her as a servant.
• Chief Steward Cao invited Chu Kuangren and Lan Yu to the royal palace on behalf of the Qingyun King.
• The Qingyun King met Chu Kuangren and said the palace would announce his appointment as prince consort in a few days.
• The queen welcomed Chu Kuangren with lively conversation and asked him to visit the palace more often.

At a banquet held to compensate the sky-prides for the canceled Tournament to Find a Spouse, the Qingyun Ruler announced that Princess Linglong had chosen Chu Kuangren and that he would become the Qingyun Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law. The announcement left Gu Changge furious, but the Qingyun Ruler silenced his objections.

• The Qingyun Ruler hosted a banquet for the disgruntled sky-prides and promised each tradition a treasure from the Qingyun Treasury.
• Chu Kuangren arrived with Lan Yu and sat near Gu Changge, while Shang Han watched him with hostility.
• The Qingyun Ruler explained that Princess Linglong had given her heart to someone present, and the gathered sky-prides realized she was looking at Chu Kuangren.
• The Qingyun Ruler announced a marriage alliance with the Mystic Heaven Sect and named Chu Kuangren the Qingyun Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law.
• Gu Changge objected and called Chu Kuangren unsuitable, but the Qingyun Ruler rebuked him until he bowed and withdrew.

After the Qingyun Ruler declared Chu Kuangren the Qingyun Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law, Shang Han challenged him to prove his strength. Chu Kuangren defeated the Shang Clan Young Emperor without moving from his spot, leaving the other prodigies’ hopes dashed.

• The Qingyun Ruler announced that Chu Kuangren would become the Qingyun Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law, and Li Xingchen congratulated him while Lan Yu praised him.
• Shang Han introduced himself as the Shang Clan Young Emperor and challenged Chu Kuangren to a lesson.
• Chu Kuangren warned Shang Han that he had recently slain a Young Emperor, but accepted the challenge after the Qingyun Ruler encouraged him.
• Shang Han attacked with the Flying Waterfall Art and Nine Heavens Wind Calamity, but Chu Kuangren broke through both with his sword.
• Chu Kuangren defeated Shang Han with the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Art, disarming him and sending him flying without taking a step.

After defeating Shang Han and agreeing with Princess Linglong to postpone their wedding, Chu Kuangren left the Qingyun Royal Capital to travel and gain experience. With two protectors accompanying him, he planned to visit the Azure Dragon Domain’s other Saintly Dao Traditions.

• Chu Kuangren defeated Shang Han in two moves, and Shang Han left vowing to surpass him.
• Chu Kuangren and Princess Linglong spoke openly about their feelings and agreed to postpone the wedding while he traveled.
• News of Chu Kuangren becoming the Qingyun Dynasty’s prince consort spread, upsetting female cultivators in the Mystic Heaven Sect.
• Chu Kuangren and Lan Yu left the capital aboard an Immortal Boat, while Li Ye took Li Xingchen back to White Cloud City.
• Chu Kuangren asked his protectors for places to gain experience, then decided to visit the Azure Dragon Domain’s other Saintly Dao Traditions.

Chu Kuangren visited the White Lotus Sect with baskets of fruit and met its elders, Saint Son, and Saintess Wanqing. He and Wanqing began discussing the Dao so he could learn about the sect’s cultivation methods.

• Chu Kuangren toured the Great Moon Country and bought fruit from every nearby vendor as gifts for the White Lotus Sect.
• An elder welcomed Chu Kuangren after he reminded him of an invitation made during their encounter in the secret realm.
• Chu Kuangren greeted the White Lotus Saint Son whose severed arm had been reattached, then met the White Lotus Saintess, Wanqing.
• Wanqing invited Chu Kuangren to discuss the Dao, and the two sat facing each other in a pavilion.
• Wanqing released a surge of pure Daoist resonance toward Chu Kuangren to begin their discussion.

Chu Kuangren defeated the White Lotus Saintess in a discussion of the Dao, then drew the legendary comprehension attribute Sitting in Forgetfulness and Selflessness. While touring the White Lotus Sect, he examined the cliff bearing the lost White Lotus Purification of the World Chapter, and the White Lotus Saint Son challenged him to try comprehending it.

• Chu Kuangren used his Heavenly Dao Sword to shatter the White Lotus Saintess's arts, including the Purification of the World Chapter, and she conceded defeat.
• The White Lotus Saintess arranged guest rooms for Chu Kuangren and Lan Yu, who stayed at the sect.
• Chu Kuangren drew and extracted the legendary attribute Sitting in Forgetfulness and Selflessness, which heightened his comprehension.
• The White Lotus Saintess guided Chu Kuangren and Lan Yu to a cliff where the White Lotus Saint King had left Daoist Rhymes containing a fragment of the Purification of the World Chapter.
• The White Lotus Saint Son invited Chu Kuangren to attempt comprehending the chapter, expecting him to fail.

Chu Kuangren comprehended the complete White Lotus Purification of the World Chapter from the White Lotus Sect’s mural, shocking the sect and raising fears about what an outsider could do with its supreme technique. As the phenomenon faded, the sect’s Venerables surrounded him, while the Seventh Ancestor and an old woman stepped in to confront them.

• Chu Kuangren accepted the White Lotus Saint Son’s challenge and began studying the mural as Lan Yu guarded him.
• The White Lotus Saintess recognized the Daoist Rhyme around Chu Kuangren as that of the Purification of the World Chapter and ordered everyone not to disturb him.
• Chu Kuangren entered a state of Sitting in Forgetfulness and Selflessness and saw a vision of the White Lotus Saint King.
• White light and white lotuses spread across the White Lotus Sect’s headquarters, suppressing cultivators and revealing that Chu Kuangren had mastered the complete White Lotus Purification of the World Chapter.
• The sect’s cultivators reacted with shock, and Chu Kuangren remarked that the Sage King Law rivaled the Taotie Technique.
• An elder ordered the Venerables to surround Chu Kuangren, prompting the Seventh Ancestor and an old woman to appear and demand to know what they were doing.

After Chu Kuangren comprehended the White Lotus Purification of the World Chapter, the White Lotus Sect Leader invited him to become the sect’s Saint Son. Venerable Xuanqi and the Qingyun Ruler agreed, and Chu accepted the title, bringing three Saintly Dao Traditions together to safeguard him.

• The White Lotus Sect Leader arrived and invited Chu Kuangren to become the White Lotus Sect’s Saint Son after he comprehended the White Lotus Purification of the World Chapter.
• Chu Kuangren initially declined because he was already the Mystic Heaven Sect’s Senior Brother, but he agreed to stay while the White Lotus Sect Leader consulted Venerable Xuanqi.
• The White Lotus Sect Leader asked Venerable Xuanqi to let the White Lotus Sect join the Mystic Heaven Sect and Qingyun Dynasty in safeguarding Chu Kuangren.
• Venerable Xuanqi consulted the Qingyun Ruler, and the two leaders agreed to the White Lotus Sect’s proposal.
• After Venerable Xuanqi told him he could hold the title while continuing his travels, Chu Kuangren agreed to become the White Lotus Sect’s Saint Son.

Chu Kuangren’s investiture as a Holy Son of the White Lotus Sect drew huge crowds after he demonstrated the Saint King’s White Lotus Purification. The ceremony ended with the worshippers bowing to him, while the White Lotus Saintess judged that his ties to the Mystic Heaven Sect would limit his authority in the White Lotus Sect.

• White Lotus Sect disciples reacted with disbelief to Chu Kuangren becoming a Holy Son, then many admired him after seeing his appearance as he toured the sect with Lan Yu.
• The White Lotus Sect Leader showed Chu Kuangren his ceremonial robes and said that three Saintly Dao Traditions would safeguard his journey after the ceremony.
• At the Great Moon Country Capital, the King confirmed with the White Lotus Sect Leader that Chu Kuangren had comprehended the method left by the Saint King.
• Chu Kuangren approached the ceremony platform with Lan Yu behind him, and white lotuses bloomed beneath his feet with every step.
• Worshippers knelt and revered Chu Kuangren as the White Lotus Saint King’s incarnation, while the White Lotus Saintess said he was unlikely to seek power in the sect.
• The White Lotus Sect Leader placed a Lotus-Decorated crown on Chu Kuangren and proclaimed him a Holy Son, and the crowd paid their respects.