Chapter Summaries

Chu Kuangren slew Leng Jiufeng, drove off the surviving Heavenly Cold Clan cultivator, and took Han Xingyu as his Sword Attendant. After comprehending Ice Great Encompassment intent on Frost Sword Star, he left to roam the Tianyuan Universe as news of his strength spread.

• Chu Kuangren killed Leng Jiufeng with a sword strike and let a fleeing Heavenly Cold Clan cultivator escape.
• Chu Kuangren made Han Xingyu his Sword Attendant and entrusted her with the Wu Dao Sword.
• The Ice Clan hosted Chu Kuangren at its banquet, and he stayed afterward to cultivate on Frost Sword Star.
• Chu Kuangren comprehended Ice Great Encompassment intent, then departed Frost Sword Star with Ling Fei and Han Xingyu.
• People across the Tianyuan Universe discussed Chu Kuangren's emergence and wondered whether the Heavenly God Ranking's top ten could contend with him.

Leng Wufeng emerged from a century of seclusion, learned that Chu Kuangren had killed his younger brother Leng Jiufeng, and decided to seek out the Heavenly Sword. As cultivators headed toward the opening of the Star River God King Ancient Path, Chu Kuangren comprehended Stars Great Encompassment Intent and was drawn toward a pirate battle, where he prepared to destroy the fleeing ships.

• Leng Wufeng emerged from seclusion after perfecting the Three Flowers Realm and mastering all Five Frost Dao Arts.
• Leng Juehan told Leng Wufeng that Leng Jiufeng had been killed by the Sword Spirit Clan's Heavenly Sword, and Leng Wufeng resolved to meet him.
• Leng Juehan informed Leng Wufeng that the Star River God King Ancient Path was about to open, and Leng Wufeng decided to use it to test his strength.
• Chu Kuangren comprehended Stars Great Encompassment Intent aboard his warship as news of the Ancient Path drew cultivators across the universe.
• Chu Kuangren and Ling Fei spotted space pirates fighting nearby, and a fleeing warship headed toward them.
• Chu Kuangren formed a Sword Finger and prepared to destroy the pirates approaching his warship.

Feng Qingxue sought help from Chu Kuangren while fleeing Mo Bufan, offering him black hole particles in exchange. After Mo Bufan attacked, Chu Kuangren unleashed Sword, Star River Radiance against him and the Dao King Clan fighters.

• Feng Qingxue fled Mo Bufan and his Dao King Clan pursuers after retrieving black hole particles from the Black Hole Forbidden Ground.
• Feng Qingxue asked Chu Kuangren for help, offering him some black hole particles, and Chu Kuangren agreed to let her approach.
• Mo Bufan demanded that Chu Kuangren leave, but Chu Kuangren ignored him and examined Feng Qingxue's black hole particles.
• Mo Bufan ordered his warship to fire, and Chu Kuangren destroyed the beams and split the ship apart with Sword Qi.
• Mo Bufan and his companions attacked Chu Kuangren, who answered with Sword, Star River Radiance.

Chu Kuangren killed Mo Bufan with Star River Radiance, took Feng Qingxue’s Black Hole Particles, and began comprehending Black Hole Great Encompassment Intent. The Dao King Clan issued a pursuit warrant, while Chu Kuangren’s companions traveled toward the Star River God King Ancient Path unaware that tens of thousands of space bandit warships were waiting nearby.

• Chu Kuangren used Star River Radiance to destroy Mo Bufan and his forces, then accepted one portion of Feng Qingxue’s Black Hole Particles and returned to his warship.
• The Dao King Clan identified Chu Kuangren as the Heavenly Sword and issued a pursuit warrant offering hundreds of millions of Immortal Crystals and an Origin Treasure for his death.
• Chu Kuangren entered seclusion to absorb the Black Hole Particles and comprehend Black Hole Great Encompassment Intent.
• Feng Qingxue followed Ling Fei and Han Xingyu toward the Star River God King Ancient Path and warned them about the pursuit warrant.
• Ling Fei, Han Xingyu, and Feng Qingxue noticed their route was unusually quiet as tens of thousands of space bandit warships gathered nearby.

Four great thieves and their pirate fleets ambushed Chu Kuangren’s companions, nearly overwhelming their warships with cannon fire. Chu Kuangren emerged from a pavilion and gave the pirates two choices, leaving the confrontation poised to begin.

• Starfire Thief, Heavenly Moon Thief, Red Demon Thief, and Hornet Thief gathered with their fleets to ambush Chu Kuangren under the Dao King Clan’s kill order.
• Ling Fei discovered the encirclement, while Feng Qingxue recognized the four great thieves and feared their forces would be impossible to defeat.
• Red Demon Thief dismissed Ling Fei’s threats and ordered the pirates to fire on the companions’ warships.
• Ling Fei and Han Xingyu raised energy shields, but the first volley cracked them and a second threatened to destroy the ships.
• Chu Kuangren’s Sword Qi intercepted the second volley, and he warned the pirates to flee or fight and die.
• Chu Kuangren stepped out of the pavilion as his Sword Pressure spread across the starry sky, while the great thieves refused to retreat.

Chu Kuangren emerged from the pavilion and used a new sword strike to devastate the bandits’ fleet before facing their four leaders. As Hornet Thief launched a poisoned surprise attack, Chu Kuangren blocked it with Wu Dao.

• Chu Kuangren appeared before the bandits, and Wu Dao flew from Han Xingyu’s arms into his hand.
• Chu Kuangren unleashed Black Hole Great Annihilation, destroying more than half the bandits’ warships and leaving the surviving crew terrified.
• Red Demon Thief, Starfire Thief, and Heavenly Moon Thief attacked Chu Kuangren, who countered them with Death-Life Reincarnation and a Yin-Yang Diagram.
• Hornet Thief slipped behind Chu Kuangren and stabbed with his poisoned Wasp Tail Sting, but Chu Kuangren blocked the dagger with Wu Dao.

Chu Kuangren killed Hornet Thief and faced the remaining three great thieves as they unleashed their strongest attacks. He defeated them without a scratch, leaving the bandits and Feng Qingxue stunned by the Heavenly Sword’s power.

• Chu Kuangren blocked Hornet Thief’s sneak attack, struck him with a punch, and killed him with Sword, Life-and-Death Reincarnation.
• Red Demon Thief, Heavenly Moon Thief, and Starfire Thief brought out their trump cards and attacked Chu Kuangren together.
• Chu Kuangren unleashed Sword, Myriad Phenomena Heaven and Earth, clashing with all three thieves’ attacks and destroying nearby warships and stars.
• Chu Kuangren emerged unscathed while the three surviving thieves were grievously injured, and the bandits realized he had won.
• Feng Qingxue watched Chu Kuangren’s victory and wondered how he would compare with her elder sister.

Chu Kuangren accepted treasures from Helou Liangyi in exchange for sparing the Three Great Bandits, while learning that Helou Liangyi served the Shenluo Bandit. The group continued toward the Star River God King Ancient Path, and Chu Kuangren gave two of the treasures to Han Xingyu and Ling Fei.

• Helou Liangyi blocked Chu Kuangren's attack and offered a painting containing Changfengzi's Sword Intent and techniques, along with other treasures, to save the Three Great Bandits.
• Chu Kuangren selected three treasures and spared the bandits, warning them to behave before returning to the warship.
• Helou Liangyi revealed that the Shenluo Bandit had ordered the rescue and demanded the three bandits submit; they agreed.
• Feng Qingxue told Chu Kuangren that the warship was heading toward the Star River God King Ancient Path, and Ling Fei explained its recent opening.
• Chu Kuangren gave an ice crystal to Han Xingyu and a sword to Ling Fei, telling them to improve their strength.

Chu Kuangren comprehended Changfengzi’s sword intent and created the move-free Heavenly Sword, then gave the painting to Ling Fei and Han Xingyu. At the Star River God King Ancient Path, Red Dragon Shadow and Leng Wufeng prepared to fight, but Mo Wuji’s arrival drew Red Dragon Shadow into an attack.

• Chu Kuangren entered Changfengzi’s painting and exchanged sword moves with him while absorbing his sword intent.
• Chu Kuangren transcended sword forms and named his new sword method the Heavenly Sword, impressing Changfengzi.
• Chu Kuangren gave the painting to Ling Fei and Han Xingyu so they could benefit from Changfengzi’s remaining sword intent.
• Leng Wufeng and Red Dragon Shadow arrived at the Star River God King Ancient Path, where Leng Wufeng challenged Red Dragon Shadow to fight.
• Mo Wuji arrived in a golden carriage, and Red Dragon Shadow abandoned his confrontation with Leng Wufeng to attack him with the Crimson Dragon Sword.

Mo Wuji, Luo Xue, and other Heavenly Prides gathered as the Star River God King Ancient Path opened and its first trial crushed most cultivators under immense gravity. Chu Kuangren arrived with Feng Qingxue and advanced toward the next trial, seemingly unaffected.

• Mo Wuji shattered Red Dragon Shadow's sword attack with a palm strike, impressing the gathered cultivators with his strength.
• Luo Xue arrived, declined Mo Wuji's invitation to travel together, and set off alone when the ancient path opened.
• The Star River God King Ancient Path activated its first trial, whose crushing gravity immobilized most cultivators while Leng Wufeng and other powerful figures moved on.
• Two warships arrived carrying Chu Kuangren and Feng Qingxue; the crowd noticed Feng Qingxue's wary restraint around the white-robed young man.
• Chu Kuangren looked along the ancient path and led his companions toward the next trial, unaffected by the gravity.

Chu Kuangren advanced through the Star River God King Ancient Path, comprehending many forms of Great Encompassment Intent as Han Xingyu relied on Wu Dao to pass the trials. At the nine hundredth trial, the Vine-Demon Crown Prince attacked Han Xingyu and Ling Fei, but Feng Qingxue intervened and named the Heavenly Sword, prompting everyone to search for Chu Kuangren.

• Chu Kuangren passed the six hundredth trial and defeated an illusionary opponent with Great Encompassment Intent, while Wu Dao helped Han Xingyu overcome the test.
• Chu Kuangren lingered at later trials to comprehend different forms of Great Encompassment Intent, and his aura grew increasingly difficult for Ling Fei to sense.
• The Vine-Demon Crown Prince questioned Han Xingyu about reaching the nine hundredth trial, then attacked her and blasted Ling Fei aside.
• Wu Dao released Sword Pressure that forced the Vine-Demon Crown Prince back, and he demanded that Han Xingyu hand over the sword.
• Feng Qingxue intervened on Han Xingyu and Ling Fei's behalf, citing the Heavenly Sword, and the onlookers began searching for him.

Feng Qingxue and Ling Fei joined forces against the Vine-Demon Crown Prince to protect Han Xingyu, but he defeated them both. As he reached for Wu Dao, a thunderous boom shook the universe and dark clouds gathered across the ancient path.

• The Vine-Demon Crown Prince attacked Feng Qingxue and Ling Fei, and his strike sent them flying while leaving him unharmed.
• The Vine-Demon Crown Prince spared Feng Qingxue because she was Feng Qiyu's younger sister, but she refused his offer to back down.
• Feng Qingxue unleashed the Wind of the Void, but the Vine-Demon Crown Prince countered it with Thousand-Vine Dragon and knocked her away.
• The Vine-Demon Crown Prince rushed toward Han Xingyu to seize Wu Dao.
• A thunderous boom echoed across the universe as dark clouds gathered and the ancient path's spiritual energy surged into turmoil.

Chu Kuangren condensed his self-strengthening invincible Great Encompassment Intent, triggering the Great Dao’s wrath on the Ancient Star. He raised Wu Dao and split the tribulation clouds with one strike, leaving the heavens cleaved open.

• Chu Kuangren rose from the Stone Stele and released his overwhelming aura and peculiar Great Encompassment Intent, alarming everyone on the Ancient Star.
• The Great Dao gathered a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation, while the Star River God King and other Great Powers recognized Chu Kuangren as a Supreme Taboo.
• Chu Kuangren realized he had condensed his own self-strengthening invincible Great Encompassment Intent and reflected on the invincible path he had followed throughout his life.
• Chu Kuangren called Wu Dao to his hand and advanced his Great Encompassment Intent from the first step to the second.
• Chu Kuangren unleashed one strike with Wu Dao, shattering the lightning and cleaving a vast opening through the dark clouds.

Chu Kuangren shattered the Heavenly Tribulation with a single strike, revealing himself as the Heavenly Sword, then killed the Vine-Demon Crown Prince without using Wu Dao. He left for the end of the ancient path while the others wondered at his power and the unprecedented Great Encompassment Intent.

• Luo Xue witnessed Chu Kuangren’s heaven-cleaving strike and vowed to master it as the Heavenly Tribulation broke apart.
• The Vine-Demon Crown Prince tried to flee, but Chu Kuangren blocked him and challenged him to survive one move.
• Chu Kuangren returned Wu Dao to Han Xingyu and destroyed the Vine-Demon Crown Prince’s puppet army with Sword, Wind and Lightning, scattering his soul.
• Chu Kuangren gave elixirs to Ling Fei, Han Xingyu, and Feng Qingxue, then warned Ling Fei and Han Xingyu not to attempt the trials ahead.
• Chu Kuangren vanished toward the end of the ancient path without taking Wu Dao, while the watching Great Powers discussed his mysterious Great Encompassment Intent.

Chu Kuangren swept through the ancient trials, stunning the cultivators with how easily he passed them. At the nine hundred eightieth trial, Mo Wuji confronted him, but Luo Xue interrupted and asked Chu Kuangren to teach her the strike that cleaved heaven, offering to pay any price.

• Chu Kuangren instantly broke through the nine hundred fiftieth trial, leaving the onlookers and Red Dragon Shadow astonished.
• Red Dragon Shadow passed the trial after tempering his Great Encompassment intent and vowed to challenge Chu Kuangren.
• At the nine hundred eightieth trial, Mo Wuji confronted Chu Kuangren over Mo Bufan's death, and their sword pressures collided.
• Luo Xue passed her test, greeted Chu Kuangren fervently, and asked him to teach her the strike that cleaved heaven for any price.

Luo Xue sought to learn Chu Kuangren’s Heaven-Slaying Sword, but he warned her to forge her own Sword Dao, leaving Mo Wuji jealous and hostile. Chu Kuangren reached the ancient path’s final trials, passed seven in succession, and arrived at its end.

• Mo Wuji offered Luo Xue sword techniques, then demanded that Chu Kuangren hand over his sword strike, but Luo Xue rebuked him.
• Chu Kuangren told Luo Xue to follow her own Sword Dao, and she realized he had pulled her back from a dangerous obsession.
• Luo Xue warned Mo Wuji not to insult Chu Kuangren, and Mo Wuji resolved to kill him out of jealousy.
• At the 991st trial, Chu Kuangren followed a woodcutter and cut down half a grove with one sword strike, easily passing the test.
• Chu Kuangren cleared seven more trials involving chess, painting, illusions, drinking, and music, then reached the end of the ancient path.

Chu Kuangren reached the last trial of the Star River God King Ancient Path and competed with the Star River God King in fishing for Starry Sky Beasts. After hearing why the God King had created the path, Chu Kuangren hooked a beast first, but the God King cut his line and let it escape.

• Chu Kuangren watched the Star River God King catch a Starry Sky Beast with a fishing line made from Dao Laws.
• The Star River God King told Chu Kuangren that Di Qianqiu was the only other person to reach the final trial and challenged him to catch a fish first.
• The Star River God King explained that he had created the Ancient Path as a wager with the royal clans over which faction he would join.
• Chu Kuangren hooked a whale-like Starry Sky Beast before the Star River God King could catch it.
• The Star River God King cut Chu Kuangren's line with his Dao Law fishing line, allowing the beast to flee.

Chu Kuangren used a supreme-grade Star Source to distract the Star River God King, then froze the God King’s fishing line with Spacetime Force and caught a Starry Sky Beast. The Star River God King’s rod shattered, leaving him stunned by his loss to Chu Kuangren.

• The Star River God King said Mo Wuji had stopped at the nine hundred and ninety-third trial, and Chu Kuangren continued fishing after seven days of stalemate.
• Chu Kuangren drew a supreme-grade Star Source and used it to lure Starry Sky Beasts toward him.
• Chu Kuangren threw the Star Source into the starry sky, prompting the Star River God King to leave his fishing line and retrieve it.
• Chu Kuangren hooked a Starry Sky Beast and used Spacetime Force to freeze the Star River God King’s line, causing the God King’s fishing rod to shatter.
• Chu Kuangren pulled the Starry Sky Beast into his fishing basket, while the Star River God King stood stunned by his defeat.

The Star River God King rewarded Chu Kuangren for passing every trial with his cultivation techniques and access to the treasure vault, and agreed to become an ally of the Sword Spirit Clan. Inside the vault, Leng Wufeng and Mo Wuji plotted to kill Chu Kuangren, while Luo Xue chose a mysterious damaged pearl after Chu Kuangren hinted that it was interesting.

• The Star River God King gave Chu Kuangren a jade slip of his cultivation techniques, three choices from his vault, and his agreement to ally with the Sword Spirit Clan.
• Mo Wuji, Luo Xue, Leng Wufeng, and Red Dragon Shadow entered the vault, and Leng Wufeng confronted Chu Kuangren over the death of his younger brother, Leng Jiufeng.
• Mo Wuji stopped Leng Wufeng from attacking until Chu Kuangren entered the vault, and Leng Wufeng revealed the Heavenly Cold Divine Crystal as the means he intended to use to kill him.
• Luo Xue asked Chu Kuangren to choose between a sword and a damaged pearl, and he left after remarking that the pearl was interesting but unsuited to him.
• Luo Xue chose the damaged pearl, believing Chu Kuangren had subtly pointed her toward its hidden mystery.

Chu Kuangren selected three powerful treasures from the Star River God King's treasury and left with Luo Xue. Outside, Chi Longying, Leng Wufeng, and Mo Wuji trapped him in a formation and attacked, leaving Chu Kuangren facing the three Heavenly God Ranking prodigies.

• Chu Kuangren used Xiao Ai to analyze the treasury and took Cang Tian Overlord Blood, the Immortal Sea Divine Fruit, and a mysterious black ring.
• Luo Xue waited for Chu Kuangren and said she hoped to spar with him someday to test her Sword Dao.
• Chi Longying, Leng Wufeng, and Mo Wuji attacked Chu Kuangren with sword qi and trapped him inside a formation, keeping Luo Xue outside.
• Chu Kuangren shattered Leng Wufeng's descending iceberg with his sword qi and challenged the three attackers to prove they could defy Heaven and break his sword.
• Leng Wufeng attacked again with ice crystals as Chi Longying and Mo Wuji prepared to strike.