Chapter Summaries

Chu Kuangren defended Lan Yu as the Divine Flame Illuminati, the Holy City, and the Golden Mountain Temple joined Feng Shangyun in attacking him. After Lan Yu completed her inheritance, Chu Kuangren sent her to the Sword Crown and revealed even greater power, declaring that the battle was four against one.

• Feng Shangyun defied Qingfeng and joined the effort to seize Lan Yu’s opportunity, while Huang Yinghong held back.
• Fire God Huang, Wu Wuji, Huifa, and their forces surrounded Chu Kuangren, who killed the first Holy City enforcer to attack him.
• Chu Kuangren unleashed his Thousand Lotus Sword Intent and Immortal Art, killing the attacking Divine Sons and enforcers while protecting Lan Yu.
• Huifa, Fire God Huang, Wu Wuji, and Feng Shangyun coordinated their attacks and broke through Chu Kuangren’s Sword Qi barrier.
• Lan Yu completed her inheritance and offered to help, but Chu Kuangren told her to go to the Sword Crown.
• Chu Kuangren revealed a surge of greater Emperor Qi and Origin Power, declaring that his opponents were four resisting one.

Chu Kuangren fought four Immortal Seed Kings at once and overwhelmed them with his superior power. After defeating Wu Wuji and Feng Shangyun, he survived Flame God Huang’s fused divine flames and killed him with a single sword strike.

• Huifa, Flame God Huang, Wu Wuji, and Feng Shangyun joined forces against Chu Kuangren, unleashing their most powerful attacks.
• Chu Kuangren cut through Huifa’s palm attack, burned Feng Shangyun with phoenix fire, and blasted Wu Wuji away with his sword.
• Flame God Huang fused four divine flames and launched a Heaven-Blasting Strike, but Chu Kuangren emerged unharmed from the sea of fire.
• Chu Kuangren gathered purple lotus sword qi into Kunwu and slashed at Flame God Huang, destroying his clone and turning his true body into blood mist.

Chu Kuangren absorbed Fire God Huang’s Divine Flame seeds and overwhelmed Feng Shangyun, Huifa, and Wu Wuji after they unleashed their trump cards. As three Immortals rushed to intervene, the Sword Crown appeared and blocked their path.

• Chu Kuangren killed Fire God Huang with his Purple Sword Light and absorbed the four Divine Flame seeds left behind.
• Feng Shangyun used Chu Kuangren’s Phoenix Fire to undergo Nirvana, while Wu Wuji swallowed a pill and Huifa summoned an empowered Grievance Buddha Manifestation with two statues.
• Chu Kuangren unleashed all thirteen of his Origin Powers and trapped the three Immortal Seed Kings in his Thousand Lotus Sword Intent.
• Three Immortals from the Divine Flame Illuminati, Golden Mountain Temple, and Holy City rushed to stop Chu Kuangren, but he continued attacking the wounded kings.
• The Sword Crown appeared before the three Immortals and declared that they could not pass.

Chu Kuangren defeated four Immortal Seed Kings while the Sword Crown drove back three Immortals. Afterward, Qingfeng departed for Wutong Mountain, and Chu Kuangren offered to help Gu Wuqing investigate the Ancient Immortal’s death.

• The Sword Crown severed the Divine Flame Illuminati's Immortal's arm, forcing the three Immortals to retreat.
• Chu Kuangren killed Huifa, Wu Wuji, and Feng Shangyun, defeating the four Immortal Seed Kings who had joined forces against him.
• The Sword Crown returned, and Chu Kuangren left the ancient Daoist Tradition ruins with Lan Yu and the others.
• Qingfeng said she would return to Wutong Mountain with Yinghong, and Chu Kuangren bid her farewell.
• Chu Kuangren told Gu Wuqing he would help if needed and offered to investigate the Ancient Immortal's death.

Chu Kuangren discovered that Lan Yu’s Sacred Light Body had transformed into a Bright Battle Immortal Physique, inspiring him to explore evolving his own Dao Bodies. After cultivating, he gained the origin power of resentful qi and a three-headed, six-armed Resentful Buddha, then drew a Myriad Laws Divine Lotus Seed as news spread of the Ascension Pool’s appearance.

• Gu Liufang invited Chu Kuangren to visit the Hundred Schools Academy, then offered Gu Wuqing a recommendation to join it.
• Lan Yu told Chu Kuangren about the Featherfolk inheritance, and he realized her Sacred Light Body had become a Bright Battle Immortal Physique.
• Chu Kuangren and Lan Yu entered closed-door cultivation while the Sword Crown stood guard, and news of Chu Kuangren’s reputation spread across the Immortal Ancient Battlefield.
• A month later, the Ascension Pool appeared in the battlefield’s depths, drawing the attention of Immortal Seeds and immortals alike.
• Chu Kuangren fused three Resentful Buddha statues into a Three-Headed, Six-Armed Resentful Buddha and comprehended the origin power of resentful qi as his fourteenth origin.
• Chu Kuangren drew the god-tier Myriad Laws Divine Lotus Seed, an immortal plant that could develop Immortal Arts based on origins.

Chu Kuangren left seclusion after obtaining the Myriad Laws Divine Lotus Seed and set out with Lan Yu, Sword Crown, and Little Fox for the Ascension Pool. When he arrived, he was told he would have to compete for one of the ten entry tokens, and he challenged the requirement.

• Chu Kuangren extracted the Myriad Laws Divine Lotus Seed and planned to nourish it with water and wood essences while pursuing his own Immortal Art.
• Lan Yu told Chu Kuangren she had adapted to her Bright Battle Immortal Physique, reached Great Dao Lord, and mastered Light Battle Origin Power.
• Little Fox told Chu Kuangren an Ascension Pool had appeared, so he and his companions traveled there.
• Immortal Seeds from outside the Immortal-level Daoist Traditions fought over ten tokens while the others prepared to draw lots for their entry order.
• Chu Kuangren arrived at the Ascension Pool and overwhelmed the gathered Immortal Seeds with his aura.
• An Immortal Seed told Chu Kuangren he had to compete for a token, and Chu Kuangren asked whether he needed to compete at all.

Chu Kuangren refused to compete for entry to the Ascension Pool and challenged the Immortal Seeds to face him. After defeating them all, he stood alone as the only one left on his feet.

• The Sword Crown revealed himself as Chu Kuangren’s attendant, shocking the Immortal Seeds and the Immortals hidden in the void.
• Chu Kuangren said he would enter the Ascension Pool first and invited anyone who objected to attack him.
• Yuan Wu challenged Chu Kuangren, but Chu Kuangren defeated him with one strike of the Venerable Emperor Sword Art.
• The Immortal Seeds joined forces and attacked Chu Kuangren with their Immortal Arts, but his Thousand Lotus Sword Qi blocked them all.
• Chu Kuangren unleashed A Thought Arises, Heaven and Earth Mourn, sending the Immortal Seeds flying and leaving them sprawled on the ground.

After defeating the Immortal Seeds, Chu Kuangren entered the Ascension Pool with Lan Yu and Little Fox while the Immortals investigated his origins. Once their baptism was complete, he chose to stay in the pool, hinting that he had a plan despite expecting the other Daoist Traditions to retaliate.

• Chu Kuangren defeated the Immortal Seeds in one move, and the Immortals allowed him to enter the Ascension Pool first.
• The Immortals dispatched their intelligence networks to investigate Chu Kuangren and the Sword Crown before deciding what to do.
• The Sword Crown sealed the Ascension Pool with Restrictions while Chu Kuangren, Lan Yu, and Little Fox began their baptism.
• The lotus seed of the Myriad Laws Divine Lotus trembled in response to the Ascension Pool, and Chu Kuangren considered using its energy to nourish it.
• After three days, Chu Kuangren and his companions had improved their physiques, but Chu Kuangren remained in the pool because he had a plan.

Chu Kuangren used the Ascension Pool to nourish the Myriad Laws Divine Lotus and create nine Immortal Arts, causing a great disturbance. Outside, Nanke deduced that Chu Kuangren had restored the Sword Crown and urged the Immortals to kill him.

• Chu Kuangren absorbed the Ascension Pool's water to nourish the Myriad Laws Divine Lotus and derive Immortal Arts.
• The Sword Crown blocked the Immortals' attempts to spy on Chu Kuangren as Dao sounds and unusual phenomena erupted from the pool.
• Chu Kuangren created nine Immortal Arts, and the Divine Lotus absorbed all the water in the ten-li pool.
• The Immortals examined a Holy City investigation and learned how Chu Kuangren had met the Sword Crown in Ancient Sparrow City.
• Nanke deduced that Chu Kuangren had healed the Sword Crown and called for the Immortals to kill him.

Chu Kuangren emerged from the Ascension Pool after draining it dry and gaining nine seals of dharma verification, only to face five Immortals who had joined forces to kill him and the Sword Crown. The Sword Crown confronted them as the Immortals sealed off the surrounding space.

• Nanke, the Divine Flame Illuminati's Immortal, the Great Yuan Divine Dynasty's prince, the Burial Sword Sea's Immortal, and Golden Mountain Temple's Immortal agreed to target Chu Kuangren and divide his companions and secrets among themselves.
• Chu Kuangren mastered nine Immortal Arts and gained nine more seals of dharma verification, then left the Ascension Pool with Lan Yu.
• The Immortals and Immortal Seeds discovered the Ascension Pool had become a dry pit, and Chu Kuangren admitted he had drained it dry.
• Yuan Wu demanded an explanation, but Chu Kuangren challenged him to fight and the Immortal Seeds backed down.
• Five Immortals appeared and sealed the space around Chu Kuangren and the Sword Crown; the Sword Crown challenged them to try their strength.

The Cold Heaven Blade Immortal, Reverend Sage Juefa, Prince Yuan, and Nanke joined forces to hold the Sword Crown back while the Blazing Sun Immortal confronted Chu Kuangren. Though still an Immortal Seed, Chu Kuangren unleashed his Origin Powers, Seals of Dharma Verification, and self-created Immortal Arts to suppress the wounded Blazing Sun Immortal.

• The Cold Heaven Blade Immortal, Reverend Sage Juefa, Prince Yuan, and Nanke combined their attacks and trapped the Sword Crown with Prince Yuan's domain Immortal Art.
• The Blazing Sun Immortal challenged Chu Kuangren, boasting that his Immortal status made him stronger despite having lost an arm.
• Chu Kuangren unleashed fourteen types of Origin Power and eleven Seals of Dharma Verification, then broke through the Blazing Sun Immortal's fiery attack with his Thousand Lotus Sword Intent.
• Chu Kuangren used Ethereal Phantom Body and Sword Qi Weaves the Heavenly Net to attack the Blazing Sun Immortal.
• Chu Kuangren followed with Moonlight Shines on the Great River and Ten Thousand Ghosts' Resentment, driving back and suppressing the Blazing Sun Immortal.
• The Immortal Seeds watched in shock as Chu Kuangren contended with an Immortal.

Chu Kuangren used the Three-Headed, Six-Armed Resentful Buddha and a second Immortal Artifact to defeat the Blazing Sun Immortal’s all-out attack. He then killed the Immortal, while the Sword Crown remained locked in battle with four other Immortals.

• Chu Kuangren suppressed the Blazing Sun Immortal with his Immortal Arts and resentful qi, driving the Immortal to unleash a devastating sea of flames.
• The Blazing Sun Immortal formed the Ultimate Fire of the Eight Wastelands into a blazing sun and hurled it at Chu Kuangren.
• Chu Kuangren summoned the Three-Headed, Six-Armed Resentful Buddha, whose Blood-colored Buddha Light collided with the blazing sun and protected him.
• Chu Kuangren revealed an ancient azure mirror and struck the Blazing Sun Immortal with its beam, pulverizing more than half his body.
• Chu Kuangren’s Resentful Buddha unleashed another beam of Blood-colored Buddha Light and blasted the Blazing Sun Immortal to death.

Chu Kuangren killed the Blazing Sun Immortal with the Azure Luan Mirror and escaped the Immortals’ trap before leaving the Immortal Ancient Battlefield. In Tianluo City, he gained the Seven-String Zither Heart and became a Zither Immortal, while a mysterious pendant rang in a distant manor.

• Chu Kuangren killed the Blazing Sun Immortal with the Azure Luan Mirror, forcing the remaining Immortals to retreat.
• The Sword Crown broke free from Prince Kaiyuan and joined Chu Kuangren, who then departed with his companions.
• Chu Kuangren rested in Tianluo City and drew the God-tier prize Seven-String Zither Heart.
• Chu Kuangren extracted the talent and attained the Dao through the zither, becoming a Zither Immortal and causing zithers across the city and beyond to resonate.
• A white-dressed woman in a distant manor heard the Nine Heavens Ringed Pendant ring and reacted with shock.

Chu Kuangren realized the origin of the Zither Dao but refused to become an Immortal through a Dao he did not consider his own. He traveled toward Nine Heavens Ringing Jade Manor after sensing an ancient immortal zither resonate with him, arriving as the manor prepared for its Nine Heavens Banquet.

• Chu Kuangren revealed that he had caused the zither phenomenon in Tianluo City but had not become an Immortal because the Zither Dao was not his path, declaring that he himself was his Dao.
• Chu Kuangren studied Lan Yu's Bright Battle Immortal Physique, gained the Light Battle Origin, and began using the Book of Physiques to explore upgrading physiques, starting with the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Sword Heart.
• Chu Kuangren learned that the resonance he sensed likely came from the Nine Heavens Ringed Pendant at Nine Heavens Ringing Jade Manor and heard that the Zither Crown was holding a banquet to find the zither a master.
• Chu Kuangren arrived at Nine Heavens Ringing Jade Manor with Lan Yu and the others, carrying the token Xue Qinxin had given him, and greeted the manor after hearing that its guest rooms were full.

Chu Kuangren visited Nine Heavens Ringing Jade Manor with Xue Qinxin’s jade pendant and reunited with her. He asked to meet the Zither Crown, but Qin Feng and Yuan Xu arrived and explained that she was in seclusion.

• Chu Kuangren showed Xue Qinxin’s jade pendant to a manor disciple, who let him into Nine Heavens Ringing Jade Manor.
• Xue Qinxin challenged Yuan Xu and Qin Feng’s boasts by comparing them to Chu Kuangren, while they dismissed the reports of his deeds as rumors or tricks.
• A manor disciple told Xue Qinxin that a male friend had arrived, and she hurried to meet Chu Kuangren in the Inner Hall.
• Chu Kuangren greeted Xue Qinxin and asked to meet the Zither Crown on behalf of a friend.
• Qin Feng, Yuan Xu, and other Immortal Seeds entered, and Qin Feng said the Zither Crown was in seclusion until the Nine Heavens Banquet.

Chu Kuangren visited Nine Heavens Ringing Jade Manor with Xue Qinxin, where Qin Feng and Yuan Xu questioned him and Yuan Xu tried to expose his face. After Chu Kuangren revealed his identity, Yuan Xu collapsed in fear, while Qin Feng resolved to seek the Immortal Zither’s recognition at the Nine Heavens Banquet and still claim Xue Qinxin.

• Qin Feng questioned Xue Qinxin about how she had met Chu Kuangren, and Yuan Xu tried to uncover Chu Kuangren’s concealed face.
• Lan Yu struck Yuan Xu back with a single punch, revealing her appearance and powerful cultivation.
• Chu Kuangren removed the Spiritual Light covering his face, and an Immortal Seed recognized him.
• Chu Kuangren’s reputation terrified Yuan Xu into collapsing, while Qin Feng apologized and withdrew his hostility.
• Xue Qinxin invited Chu Kuangren to tour Nine Heavens Ringing Jade Manor, and the group left the others behind.
• Yuan Xu admitted defeat, but Qin Feng insisted he had not lost and planned to win the Immortal Zither’s recognition at the Nine Heavens Banquet.

Chu Kuangren upgraded his Nine-Orifice Exquisite Sword Heart into a king-grade sword dao immortal physique, stunning cultivators across the Qinglan Immortal Realm. As the Nine Heavens Banquet began, he turned his attention to upgrading his chaos body while powerful guests gathered to pursue the Nine Heavens Ringed Pendant.

• Chu Kuangren evolved his Nine-Orifice Exquisite Sword Heart into an immortal physique, causing swords across the region to fly toward him.
• The Sword Crown recognized Chu Kuangren as the source of the phenomenon, while diviners who tried to identify him suffered backlash.
• Chu Kuangren sent the gathered swords back and used his emperor qi to drive curious cultivators away from his room.
• A golden-robed young man learned of Chu Kuangren's power but remained focused on obtaining the Nine Heavens Ringed Pendant.
• Chu Kuangren considered fusing multiple physiques and chose to upgrade his chaos body next.
• The Nine Heavens Banquet began, drawing zither players and powerful cultivators seeking the Nine Heavens Ringed Pendant.

The Nine Heavens Banquet began as famous cultivators and zither masters gathered to see the legendary Immortal Zither, Nine Heavens Ringing Jade. The Zither Crown unveiled it and set restrictions for anyone who wished to play, while Chu Kuangren and the Sword Crown reunited with her.

• The Heavenly Moon Zither Master and Dugu Yu arrived, with Dugu Yu asking who had awakened a Sword Dao Immortal Physique.
• Yuan Xu, Fairy Qingyue, Shang Chanjuan, and other notable guests arrived as Chu Kuangren waited with Xue Qinxin, the Sword Crown, and Little Fox.
• Jin Yi of Divine Dragon Island arrived and declared that he would claim Nine Heavens Ringing Jade.
• The Zither Crown emerged from seclusion, presented Nine Heavens Ringing Jade, and announced that challengers had to pass her restrictions before playing it.
• The Zither Crown welcomed Xue Qinxin and greeted the Sword Crown and Chu Kuangren before turning her attention to the banquet.

At the Nine Heavens Banquet, zither masters and cultivators failed to make the Nine Heavens Ringed Pendant sound, while the Zither Crown revealed that a Zither Immortal had once made it resonate. Jin Yi then tried to seize the pendant by force, and the Zither Crown intervened to protect Shang Chanjuan as an unknown figure appeared behind Jin Yi with overwhelming Immortal might.

• The Heavenly Moon Zither Master, Dugu Yu, Qin Feng, and other cultivators tried and failed to play the Nine Heavens Ringed Pendant.
• The Zither Crown told Xue Qinxin that a Zither Immortal in the Qinglan Immortal Realm had made the pendant resonate, while Little Fox and the Sword Crown recognized Chu Kuangren as that Zither Immortal.
• Jin Yi tried to take the pendant as a betrothal gift and threatened the crowd with Divine Dragon Island's power.
• Shang Chanjuan stood against Jin Yi, but he blasted her aside and attacked her with a dragon claw.
• The Zither Crown dissolved Jin Yi's attack and challenged him, as a figure appeared behind him and released powerful Immortal might.

At the Nine Heavens Banquet, Chu Kuangren arrived as the Nine Heavens Ringed Pendant resonated with his Zither Dao Origin Power. After he slew Jin Yi with one strike, the ancient zither accepted him as its master.

• The golden-haired Dragon Immortal confronted the Zither Crown over the Nine Heavens Ringed Pendant while Jin Yi broke through her restrictions with an Immortal Artifact spear.
• Shang Chanjuan tried to stop Jin Yi, but Qin Feng refused to help her, and Jin Yi blasted her away.
• The Nine Heavens Ringed Pendant sounded and resonated with Chu Kuangren as he approached, causing every ancient zither in the manor to play on its own.
• Jin Yi attacked Chu Kuangren, who killed him with a single sword strike that shattered his Dragon Qi.
• Chu Kuangren touched the Nine Heavens Ringed Pendant, heard it respond, and declared that he would be its master.