Chapter Summaries

Chu Kuangren fought off the prodigies’ combined attacks on the Starry Sky Arena, protected by the World-Destroying Black Lotus. The Yama Heir tried to erase Chu Kuangren’s fate with the Book of Life and Death, but the attempt backfired and left him gravely injured.

• The Golden Crow Young Ancestor joined Yu Xiao, combining their flames against Chu Kuangren while the Xuanyuan Heir and Zhuanxu Heir coordinated their attack.
• Chu Kuangren repelled the Xuanyuan Heir with the Great Wilderness Halberd, then used the World-Destroying Black Lotus to withstand the prodigies’ combined assaults.
• The Yama Heir revealed the incomplete Book of Life and Death and waited until the battle had weakened Chu Kuangren before activating it.
• The Yama Heir wrote Chu Kuangren’s name in blood essence and attempted to erase his fate, but the Book’s power triggered a devastating backlash.
• Qingfeng remarked that even peering into Chu Kuangren’s fate was an affront, let alone trying to erase it.

The Yama Heir’s attempt to erase Chu Kuangren’s fate triggered a devastating backlash, and diviners discovered that Chu’s fate was an incomprehensible nothingness. On the Starry Sky Arena, Chu unleashed the Nine Provinces Cauldrons and killed three supreme monsters, leaving the surviving Heavenly Prides terrified as he stood alone above them all.

• The Yama Heir’s failed divination of Chu Kuangren’s fate caused mighty cultivators to probe it, but they found nothingness and suffered backlash when they tried to look deeper.
• Beiming explained that the Gods and Devils lineage could not fathom Chu Kuangren’s fate because it had already transcended.
• Chu Kuangren revealed the nine Nine Provinces Cauldrons and sealed the Starry Sky Arena with the Spacetime Sealing Art, preventing his opponents from conceding.
• Chu Kuangren crushed the River Earl Divine Son, the Golden Crow Young Ancestor, and the Yama Heir with the Nine Provinces Cauldrons.
• Several Heavenly Prides broke free and conceded, while the spectators hailed Chu Kuangren as the unrivaled figure towering over the world.

Chu Kuangren claimed the Starry Sky Arena’s greatest opportunity, the Creation Origin Divine Pearl, and returned to the Purple Tenuity Star with his companions. At the Luo Family, he examined the pearl and the incomplete Book of Life and Death, discovering their powers and limitations.

• The Star Stele shattered after only Chu Kuangren’s name remained, releasing countless rays of Creation Origin Divine Light that formed the Creation Origin Divine Pearl and merged into his forehead.
• Chu Kuangren finished clearing the battlefield and left the Starry Sky Arena with Lan Yu, Chu Hong, and the others for the Purple Tenuity Star.
• Yu Xiao vowed not to accept his defeat, while the Xuanyuan Heir decided to return to the Human Emperor Sect and seek ways to improve; the Starry Sky Arena then shattered.
• At the Luo Family, Chu Kuangren had Xiao Ai analyze the incomplete Book of Life and Death and learned it could use Karmic Fate Kill to attack a target’s fate, though powerful fates were difficult to affect.
• Chu Kuangren studied the Creation Origin Divine Pearl and learned it had been formed from nine hundred and ninety-nine rays of Creation Origin Divine Light and could defend him from attacks and evil.

After returning to Purple Tenuity Star, Chu Kuangren entrusted Jue Wushen with bringing its forces under his control, then returned to the Hundred Schools Academy. Lü Zi welcomed him, impressed by his achievement and apparent humility.

• Chu Kuangren and his companions discussed the Starry Sky Arena battle and their plans, with Yuzhi planning to return to the Yaochi Holy Land and Qingfeng inviting Chu Hong to the Phoenix Nest.
• Chu Kuangren told Jue Wushen to become Lord of Purple Tenuity Star and gave him the Purple Tenuity Crown and authority over the Purple Tenuity Restriction.
• Chu Kuangren arranged for the Feng Family, Luo Family, and Jiuli Tribe to help Jue Wushen organize the star's forces, and suggested he nurture Luo Yan.
• Yuzhi and Qingfeng left for the Yaochi Holy Land, while Chu Kuangren and his companions returned to the Academy and Jue Wushen stayed behind.
• Lü Zi welcomed Chu Kuangren back and reflected that his apparent humility came from regarding other Heavenly Prides and Monsters as beneath his notice.

After two years at the Hundred Schools Academy, Chu Kuangren learned that Shi Ying’s behavior had become unusual and found her confronting visions of a woman in white. The woman told Shi Ying to seek answers in the Western Land of Vaidurya, and Chu Kuangren discovered that her Buddhist nature had grown stronger.

• Lü Zi told Chu Kuangren that the Xuanyuan Heir had defeated a Golden Immortal, Shi Tianxuan had founded a demonic nation, and other powers were rising across the Immortal Realm.
• Chu Kuangren said Shi Ying’s recent behavior seemed unusual and that it was time to resolve her problem.
• Shi Ying questioned whether she truly belonged to the Academy after finding its buildings and most of its people unfamiliar.
• A vision of a woman in white told Shi Ying that they were one and directed her to the Western Land of Vaidurya for answers.
• Chu Kuangren found Shi Ying after she collided with him, and Xiao Ai analyzed her as her Buddhist nature grew stronger.

Chu Kuangren accompanied Shi Ying west to investigate the Glazed Land, where Buddhist prodigy Huizang and others gathered to enter the ancient sanctuary. When Chu Kuangren approached its Buddha-Words Barrier, brilliant Buddha Light appeared around him, astonishing the crowd and Buddhist disciples.

• Shi Ying told Chu Kuangren she wanted to travel west to seek answers, and he agreed to accompany her to the Glazed Land.
• Chu Kuangren and Shi Ying reached the westernmost Immortal Realm and learned that the Glazed Land was a former Buddhist sanctuary sealed behind a barrier of Buddhist words.
• At the Glazed Land, Shi Ying felt familiarity toward the young monks, while Huizang recognized her and reacted warily to Chu Kuangren.
• Huizang and the other Buddhist prodigies prepared to enter the Glazed Land, but they objected when Chu Kuangren said he would go with Shi Ying.
• Chu Kuangren approached the Buddha-Words Barrier, and radiant Buddha Light appeared around him, making the common people believe the Buddha had manifested.

Chu Kuangren and his companions entered the Glazed Land, where he discovered that the pure land’s Buddhist nature contended with the evil aura of Desire Realm Heaven above. After the group visited Arhat Hall, Huizang stayed behind to contemplate his supernatural power, while Chu Kuangren warned him about the nearby Heavenly Demons.

• Chu Kuangren, Yin Honghua, and Shi Ying passed through the Buddha-Words Barrier, and Shi Ying wondered why the place felt familiar to her.
• Inside the Glazed Land, Chu Kuangren sensed evil nature in the sky and learned from Jinghui that Desire Realm Heaven was a dangerous fragment linked to Papiyas and his Heavenly Demons.
• Huizang led the group to Arhat Hall, where the Eighteen Arhat statues manifested Buddhist supernatural powers for them to study.
• After the Buddhist monsters finished paying their respects, Huizang stayed behind to contemplate his Dragon-Subduing Demon-Quelling Supernatural Power.
• Chu Kuangren cautioned Huizang not to gaze too long at Desire Realm Heaven, and Huizang wondered whether Chu Kuangren had discovered something.

At Guanyin Hall, Shi Ying recovered the truth that she was a personality incarnation of the Guanyin Inheritor, created to observe Chu Kuangren. When the Guanyin Inheritor tried to erase her, Chu Kuangren invaded her consciousness space and helped Shi Ying fight for her survival.

• At Guanyin Hall, Shi Ying saw the Guanyin statue and regained her memories as the Guanyin Inheritor’s personality incarnation.
• The Guanyin Inheritor prepared to erase Shi Ying and inherit her memories, explaining that she had approached Chu Kuangren to determine whether he was one of Papiyas’s Buddha-destroying seeds.
• Chu Kuangren entered the Guanyin Inheritor’s consciousness space and challenged her plan to erase Shi Ying.
• Chu Kuangren used his will to suppress the Guanyin Inheritor’s power, allowing Shi Ying to interfere with the consciousness space they shared.
• Shi Ying drew an immortal sword and attacked the Guanyin Inheritor, beginning a battle between the primary and secondary personalities.

Shi Ying and the Guanyin Inheritor fused into a new self after their battle ended in an unexpected outcome. Soon afterward, Desire Realm Heaven split open, and Chu Kuangren suspected the missing Huizang had awakened the Heavenly Demons.

• Chu Kuangren restrained the Guanyin Inheritor while Shi Ying fought her, and Xiao Ai estimated a three-percent chance of an unknown outcome.
• Shi Ying and the Guanyin Inheritor's consciousnesses fused, leaving Shi Ying with both their memories and identities.
• Jinghui welcomed Shi Ying's awakening, while Chu Kuangren regretted losing the adorable junior he had known.
• Desire Realm Heaven split open, spreading evil aura across the Glazed Land and throwing it into turmoil.
• Chu Kuangren pointed out that Huizang was missing, and pink radiance descended from the fissure as Desire Realm Heaven Demons appeared and tried to tempt the group.

Desire Realm Heaven Demons tempted the cultivators by stirring their hidden desires, but Chu Kuangren drove them back with the power of Papiyas. He then headed straight toward Desire Realm Heaven through the rift.

• The Desire Realm Heaven Demons circled the group, resisted their attacks, and preyed on their desires, leaving several Buddhist prodigies struggling to control themselves.
• Jiedao Seng unleashed saber attacks as a Desire Realm Heaven Demon tempted him with the chance to embrace his murderous nature, while Shi Ying and Jinghui helped the group resist.
• The Desire Realm Heaven Demons targeted Shi Ying’s doubts about her identity and Yin Honghua’s suppressed Asura Blood Dragon nature.
• The demons offered Chu Kuangren power and glory, but he revealed the Bodhisattva Mara Aspect and scattered them with Papiyas’s power.
• The Buddhist prodigies and Shi Ying watched in alarm as Chu Kuangren stepped toward the rift and headed straight for Desire Realm Heaven.

Chu Kuangren entered Desire Realm Heaven and used his supreme Dao Heart to withstand its powerful temptations. There he confronted Huizang, exposed him as a Buddha-Destroying Seed, and learned that Huizang was searching for Papiyas’s Six Dust Demon Hooks.

• Shi Ying urged everyone to retreat into Guanyin Hall while Chu Kuangren entered Desire Realm Heaven alone.
• Chu Kuangren resisted the realm’s temptations and drove back its Heavenly Demons with his Bodhisattva Mara Aspect and supreme Dao Heart.
• Chu Kuangren met Huizang, recognized him as the monk the Heavenly Demons had mentioned, and accused him of opening Desire Realm Heaven as a Buddha-Destroying Seed.
• Huizang admitted his identity and proposed joining forces to destroy Buddhism, but Chu Kuangren rejected his offer.
• Huizang revealed that he had entered Desire Realm Heaven to find the Six Dust Demon Hooks, and Chu Kuangren told him to lead the way.

Chu Kuangren uncovered Huizang’s plan to use the Flower of Desire while stealing the Six Dust Demon Hooks. After resisting the flower and striking Huizang, Chu Kuangren claimed the hooks, but Huizang attacked him with a demonic version of a Buddhist supernatural power.

• Xiao Ai identified the Flower of Desire’s threat, and Chu Kuangren realized Huizang intended to use him as a distraction to take the Six Dust Demon Hooks.
• Chu Kuangren approached the pool and drew the Flower of Desire’s vines, but he suppressed the desire it stirred and remained unaffected.
• Huizang rushed for the Six Dust Demon Hooks, and Chu Kuangren slapped him away when he tried to seize them.
• Chu Kuangren tore free of the vines and took the Six Dust Demon Hooks.
• Huizang attacked Chu Kuangren with Dragon-Subduing Demon-Quelling Supernatural Power, unleashing a blood-colored demonic dragon.

Chu Kuangren fought Huizang in Desire Realm Heaven, overcoming his demonic Buddhist techniques as Huizang drew on the realm’s power and Papiyas’s mark. The chapter ended with Chu Kuangren summoning a Blood-colored Papiyas Aspect that shocked Huizang.

• Huizang attacked Chu Kuangren with Dragon-Subduing Demon-Quelling Supernatural Power, but Chu Kuangren shattered the demonic dragon and sent him flying.
• Huizang drew on the power of Desire Realm Heaven to strengthen himself, while Chu Kuangren warned the Flower of Desire to stop trying to influence him.
• Huizang and Chu Kuangren clashed with their opposing Ksitigarbha Manifestations, and Chu Kuangren’s sacred Buddha light overwhelmed Huizang and scattered the Heavenly Demons.
• Huizang revealed the Papiyas Eye and called the Desire Realm Heaven Demons to merge into his body, greatly increasing his power.
• Huizang bound Chu Kuangren with Buddha-Speech Shackles, but Chu Kuangren summoned a Blood-colored Papiyas Aspect, leaving Huizang stunned.

Chu Kuangren defeated and killed Huizang after condemning his choice to become a Buddha-Destroying Seed, then resisted Papiyas’s attempt to tempt him. He left the Buddha-Destroying Seed outside his body by piercing his own skull with sword qi.

• Chu Kuangren overwhelmed Huizang with his Fourth Grade Golden Immortal cultivation and power of Papiyas, while Huizang’s Kṣitigarbha Zen Staff resisted his control.
• Huizang explained that he had chosen Papiyas’s path because desire would persist, and Chu Kuangren declared his admiration for Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva and Guanshiyin Bodhisattva.
• Chu Kuangren called Huizang a slave to desire, and Huizang absorbed Heavenly Demons before launching Demon Buddha Slaughter.
• Chu Kuangren caught Huizang’s attack with his Papiyas aspect, sealed him with the Spacetime Sealing Art, and killed him with a beam of sword light.
• The Buddha-Destroying Seed entered Chu Kuangren and tempted him with power, but he pierced his own head with sword qi and forced the seed back out.

Chu Kuangren destroyed the Buddha-Destroying Seed and agreed to a contract with Desire Flower, but his fate transformed their symbiotic pact into a master-servant contract. He left Desire Realm Heaven with Desire Flower bound to him and new power over the Way of Desire.

• Chu Kuangren shattered the Buddha-Destroying Seed and dispersed the wisp of Papiyas's will inside it.
• Desire Flower proposed a symbiotic contract so she could leave Desire Realm Heaven, and Chu Kuangren agreed after asking about its terms.
• The contract changed into a master-servant contract, making Desire Flower Chu Kuangren's servant and granting him authority over the Way of Desire.
• Chu Kuangren tested his new power by summoning a Desire Vine, while Desire Flower lamented that her fate had made her his servant.
• Desire Flower turned into a purple flower tattoo on Chu Kuangren's arm, and he left Desire Realm Heaven with her and the Six Dust Demon Hooks.

The Merit Golden Lotus emerged in the Glazed Land, suppressing polluted Vulture Peak and its terrifying black qi. When the black qi escaped and corrupted a Buddhist Monster, Chu Kuangren’s Small Universe drove it back beneath the lotus, revealing that his aura was its natural enemy.

• Buddha Light burst from a fissure in the Glazed Land, forcing the Desire Realm Heaven Demons to retreat and revealing the ninth-grade Merit Golden Lotus and golden-bodied Buddhist monks.
• Shi Ying and Jinghui recognized that the lotus and monks were suppressing polluted Vulture Peak, shocking the Buddhist Monsters who had revered it as a holy land.
• Chu Kuangren arrived after escaping the Desire Realm Heaven and identified the black qi as a power he had encountered before, one that countered the universe’s origin Daos.
• The black qi battered the Merit Golden Lotus while the monks were weakened by the disturbance in the Desire Realm Heaven, then escaped and corrupted a Buddhist Monster’s mind and Dao of origin.
• Chu Kuangren shielded Yin Honghua and the others and released his Small Universe, causing the black qi to retreat beneath the Merit Golden Lotus as the eminent monks stared at him in amazement.

Chu Kuangren met Jianxing and Yunlan Buddha at Vulture Peak, where the Buddhist cultivators struggled to contain Dao-corruption Qi. After Chu Kuangren saved a corrupted Buddhist disciple, Yunlan Buddha revealed information about the Qi and its calamity to him.

• The eminent monks at Vulture Peak watched the Dao-corruption Qi flee from Chu Kuangren, and Jianxing introduced himself as a Dao Integration cultivator.
• Yunlan Buddha arrived, learned that Desire Realm Heaven Demons had distracted the monks, and took charge of the remaining crisis.
• Jianxing asked Chu Kuangren to help the Buddhist disciple corrupted by Dao-corruption Qi, and Yunlan Buddha promised to explain its origins if Chu saved them.
• Chu Kuangren drew the Dao-corruption Qi out of the disciple and suppressed it inside his Small Universe.
• Yunlan Buddha sent knowledge about Dao-corruption Qi into Chu Kuangren's mind and said he could learn these matters earlier because he was different from everyone else.

After leaving the Glazed Land with Yin Honghua, Chu Kuangren learned of an opportunity at Laojun City and sensed that someone was plotting against him. Meanwhile, powerful figures from the Eastern Emperor and Kunlun Immortal Courts secretly joined forces to eliminate him as he arrived in the city.

• Chu Kuangren left Shi Ying behind after telling her that Huizang was the true Buddha-Destroying Seed, and Shi Ying accepted the Guanyin inheritance.
• Chu Kuangren explained nothing about the Dao contamination qi to Yin Honghua and resolved to grow stronger under the pressure of what he had learned.
• After hearing that an Eight Trigrams Divine Furnace had appeared in Laojun City, Chu Kuangren sensed a threat directed at him and set off there with Yin Honghua.
• Cultivators reported Chu Kuangren's destination to their allies, while mighty figures from the Eastern Emperor and Kunlun Immortal Courts discussed a plan to kill him and seize his opportunities.
• Chu Kuangren and Yin Honghua arrived at Laojun City, unaware that the plot against him was underway.

The Eight Trigrams Divine Furnace appeared in Laojun City, drawing powerful heavenly prides and monsters who gathered to open it. The Young Imperial Guard of Azure Florescence led the effort, and the chapter ended as they attacked the furnace together.

• Cultivators gathered around the Eight Trigrams Divine Furnace and speculated about the treasures it might contain.
• Ji De arrived in a golden carriage, followed by Qilin Duan and Huo Tong, each a powerful Golden Immortal.
• The Young Imperial Guard of Azure Florescence arrived riding a nine-headed lion and proposed that everyone join forces to open the furnace.
• Ji De, Qilin Duan, Huo Tong, the Young Imperial Guard of Azure Florescence, and the other cultivators unleashed their attacks on the furnace.

Chu Kuangren arrived at the Eight Trigrams Divine Furnace and opened it with a single sword strike after defeating Ji De. As other Heavenly Prides rushed inside, Chu Kuangren warned Yin Honghua to leave immediately if anything unusual happened.

• The Heavenly Prides and Monsters failed to open the Eight Trigrams Divine Furnace, and Chu Kuangren arrived with Yin Honghua.
• Chu Kuangren mocked the gathered cultivators and provoked Ji De into attacking with the Heavenly Son Sword.
• Chu Kuangren shattered Ji De’s sword strike, wounded him with the aftershock, and sent the remaining sword qi into the furnace’s lid.
• Chu Kuangren’s strike opened the Eight Trigrams Divine Furnace, and several Heavenly Prides rushed inside.
• Chu Kuangren told Yin Honghua to leave the furnace immediately if anything unusual happened inside.