Chapter Summaries

Zhao Yunhui expanded the formation’s range to trap Gu Chengfei, allowing Ji Xuanying to kill him while Xuan Yuanjun protected the juniors. With Gu Chengfei dead, they had one less ally of Longevity Daoist to contend with.

• Gu Chengfei revealed what he knew about Longevity Daoist’s plan, and Xuan Yuanjun agreed to let him leave.
• Ji Xuanying attacked Gu Chengfei, while Ji Shidao joined her and Zhao Yunhui secretly expanded the formation to trap him.
• Gu Chengfei realized Xuan Yuanjun had helped keep him within the formation and could no longer seize the juniors as hostages.
• Gu Chengfei lunged at Zhao Yunhui, but Xuan Yuanjun struck him away and warned him not to attack her or the others.
• Ji Xuanying fought Gu Chengfei for a little under an hour and killed him.

After Gu Chengfei’s death, Xuan Yuanjun revealed that his group had obtained blood jade containing the Divine Beast Clan’s accumulated essence blood and decided to distribute it among their allies. The group planned to delay giving most of it to Wen Zhaozhen while he remained in seclusion, hoping to learn where he stood.

• Ji Shidao sent Gu Chengfei’s corpse into the sea, and the group discussed why his essence blood could not be used.
• Xuan Yuanjun opened the bags of blood jade and explained that the essence blood had come from Ao Yuan and the Divine Beast Clan’s long accumulation.
• Xuan Yuanjun said the blood jade would be shared among their side, giving Huang Xiao three pieces and everyone else one each.
• Huang Xiao opened a piece and sensed that its essence blood amounted to just under five percent of what he had absorbed previously.
• Xuan Yuanjun said they would delay giving blood jade to Wen Zhaozhen while he was in seclusion and try to learn more about him.

Huang Xiao warned Xuan Yuanjun and the others that the Longevity Daoist might use Ji Xuanying and Ji Shidao’s survival as a trial to strengthen his Ruthlessness Dao. The group recovered from their fear and resolved not to treat their uncertain speculations as defeat.

• Ji Xuanying and Xuan Yuanjun concluded that the Longevity Daoist was tormenting them by making Gu Chengfei threaten Fu Beiwang.
• Huang Xiao suggested that the Longevity Daoist might have expected the process of events to advance his Ruthlessness Dao, though Ji Xuanying and Ji Shidao surviving had likely surprised him.
• Huang Xiao warned that the Longevity Daoist might turn the setback into a trial and emerge with his Ruthlessness Dao strengthened.
• Xuan Yuanjun and Ji Xuanying considered the possibility that the Longevity Daoist could overcome the trial and become even more dangerous.
• Huang Xiao urged the group not to assume defeat, and Ji Shidao and Xuan Yuanjun regained their resolve.

Xuan Yuanjun and the others debated why the Longevity Daoist had targeted Huang Xiao and feared that he might have attacked Zuo Qiu Yi. Xuan Yuanjun concluded that Zuo Qiu Yi’s ties to the Longevity Daoist could let him bypass the formations at the Holy City without being detected.

• Ji Shidao and Huang Xiao urged the group not to give up before confronting the Longevity Daoist, and Xuan Yuanjun reminded Ji Xuanying and Ji Shidao to protect themselves.
• Xuan Yuanjun and the others considered why Gu Chengfei had come to kill Huang Xiao, but they could find no clear reason beyond Huang Xiao’s connection to the Longevity Chapter.
• Huang Xiao worried that the Longevity Daoist might have secretly attacked Senior Immortal Alchemist after Huang Xiao received no reply from him at the Holy City.
• Leng Guhan and Xuan Yuanjun argued that an attack should have caused a commotion, but Xuan Yuanjun explained that the Longevity Daoist might know Zuo Qiu Yi’s formations well enough to evade detection.
• Zuo Qiu Shu asked Zhao Yunhui whether the Longevity Daoist could truly pass through Zuo Qiu Yi’s formations unseen.

The group responded to the possibility that Longevity Daoist had deceived Zuo Qiu Yi by sending Leng Guhan to investigate and preparing to test a formation-breaking plan. At the Grand Formation, Xuan Yuanjun asked Zhao Yunhui to study it independently while Huo Lian began setting up a formation with the treasures.

• Zhao Yunhui confirmed that Longevity Daoist could exploit traces in the Immortal Alchemist’s formations, prompting Zuo Qiu Shu to insist on returning to the Slaughter Domain.
• Xuan Yuanjun chose Leng Guhan to investigate Zuo Qiu Yi and warned him to tell his master about recent events; Leng Guhan left the Zhanlu Sword behind and set off.
• Xuan Yuanjun decided to test breaking the Grand Formation with the divine weapons and Seven Great Treasures, bringing Zhao Yunhui, Huo Lian, and Huang Xiao along.
• Xuan Yuanjun instructed Zhao Yunhui to study the Grand Formation using her own insights, while Huo Lian began setting up formations around it.
• Huang Xiao asked whether weaker handlers would affect the Seven Great Treasures’ power, and Xuan Yuanjun replied that he would not let them control the treasures personally.

Huang Xiao, Huo Lian, and Xuan Yuanjun planned to use formations and stored internal power to break Longevity Daoist’s formations while guarding against hidden allies. Meanwhile, Leng Guhan returned to the Slaughter Domain and tried to persuade He Zhe to let him see his master, ending by revealing that Xuan Yuanjun was still alive.

• Xuan Yuanjun explained that formations could draw on stored internal power from old allies to activate supreme treasures without bringing them into direct contact with them.
• Huo Lian and Xuan Yuanjun warned that Longevity Daoist might still have hidden allies and urged everyone to speed up their efforts to break the formations.
• Huang Xiao hoped Zuo Qiu Yi could help, and Xuan Yuanjun said the Immortal Alchemist’s knowledge of Longevity Daoist’s formations would be valuable.
• Leng Guhan returned to the Slaughter Domain and asked He Zhe to help him enter the formation around his master’s retreat after his voice transmission went unanswered.
• He Zhe resisted disturbing the Ancestor’s seclusion, but Leng Guhan insisted the matter concerned the Slaughter Domain’s survival and revealed that Xuan Yuanjun was still alive.

Leng Guhan tried to convince He Zhe that Xuan Yuanjun and the Ancestors of the Various Domains had joined forces against the Longevity Daoist, warning that the Daoist might attack the Ancestor. After Gu Chengfei's death confirmed part of his account, He Zhe heard the rest of Leng Guhan's explanation, but the chapter ended before he agreed to open the formation around the Ancestor's seclusion.

• Leng Guhan told He Zhe that Xuan Yuanjun planned to join forces with the Ancestors of the Various Domains to deal with the Longevity Daoist, whose true cultivation was the Ruthlessness Dao.
• He Zhe dismissed Leng Guhan's claims until Leng Guhan said he had witnessed Gu Chengfei's death, though he added that someone other than Xuan Yuanjun had killed him.
• A month later, He Zhe summoned Leng Guhan and confirmed that Gu Chengfei was dead.
• Leng Guhan asked He Zhe to open the formation around the Ancestor's seclusion, then explained that the Ancestor had met Xuan Yuanjun and that Gu Chengfei had died for siding with the Longevity Daoist.
• Leng Guhan told He Zhe that the Zhu Family's invitation to the Ancestors of the Various Domains had been arranged by Xuan Yuanjun to secure their alliance, and that Xuan Yuanjun had sent him to warn the Ancestor of a possible attack.

Leng Guhan warned the Four Fiends that Longevity Daoist threatened the Slaughter Domain, and they went to seek instructions from the Slaughter Evil Lord. They discovered his chamber was ransacked and he was missing, so Leng Guhan planned to report the news to Senior Xuanyuan.

• Leng Guhan persuaded He Zhe and the Other Three Fiends to open the formation and consult the Slaughter Evil Lord.
• The Four Fiends found no response from the chamber and waited three days before Leng Guhan tried to open its door.
• Leng Guhan shattered the unprotected chamber door with Sword Qi, and the group found the room in disarray.
• He Zhe ordered the others to keep the Ancestor's disappearance secret and suggested he might return.
• Leng Guhan decided to hurry back and tell Senior Xuanyuan what they had found.

The Four Fiends agreed to keep the Slaughter Domain stable while Leng Guhan sought help from Xuan Yuanjun for their missing Ancestor. In Wen Zhaozhen’s chamber, the Longevity Daoist revealed to Zuo Qiu Yi that he was also the Blood God, then hinted that only one other young person besides Zuo Qiu Yi could sense his Longevity True Qi.

• Leng Guhan told He Zhe and the others that the Ancestor was probably alive and promised to seek help from Xuan Yuanjun.
• The Four Fiends agreed to keep the Slaughter Domain’s affairs as usual and avoid unsettling their ranks.
• Wen Zhaozhen revealed to Zuo Qiu Yi that he was the Longevity Daoist and had also been playing the Blood God.
• The Longevity Daoist explained that his true Phantom Aura Pearl let him impersonate the Blood God, but could not be used to impersonate anyone else.
• The Longevity Daoist warned that his Longevity True Qi might reveal his identity and said only one other youngster besides Zuo Qiu Yi could sense it.

The Longevity Daoist explained that he had ordered Xu Zhiru, Du Mei, and Gu Chengfei to kill Huang Xiao before Huang Xiao could expose his identity as the Blood God. Their attack failed when Zhao Yunhui’s formation protected Huang Xiao and held Gu Chengfei until Xuan Yuanjun returned, leaving the Longevity Daoist to suspect Xuan Yuanjun had prepared the formation.

• The Longevity Daoist told Zuo Qiu Yi that he planned to kill Huang Xiao to prevent the truth about his connection to the Blood God from being exposed.
• The Longevity Daoist revealed that Xu Zhiru, Du Mei, and Gu Chengfei had been sent to attack Huang Xiao while Xuan Yuanjun was away.
• Zuo Qiu Yi realized that Huang Xiao’s complete knowledge of the Longevity Chapter could expose the Longevity Daoist’s true identity.
• The Longevity Daoist told Zuo Qiu Yi that the three attackers had failed and that Gu Chengfei had died.
• The Longevity Daoist said Zhao Yunhui’s formation had protected Huang Xiao and trapped Gu Chengfei until Xuan Yuanjun returned.
• The Longevity Daoist concluded that Xuan Yuanjun had likely prepared the formation for Zhao Yunhui to activate.

Longevity Daoist revealed that he had manipulated Zuo Qiu Yi into cultivating powerful longevity true qi so he could use it to counter the Ruthlessness Dao’s backlash. Zuo Qiu Yi realized he had been Longevity Daoist’s pawn, and faced the imminent attempt to seize his true qi.

• Zuo Qiu Yi tried to learn whether Longevity Daoist had recruited other old fellows, and Longevity Daoist said he had no allies among them.
• Longevity Daoist claimed that Xuan Yuanjun and the others were useful to his larger plan, and that he wanted them alive to struggle under false hope.
• Longevity Daoist told Zuo Qiu Yi that his wife and son were alive, but said the Ruthlessness Dao backlash had turned out to be a potential benefit.
• Longevity Daoist revealed that the formation in the secret chamber was designed to extract Zuo Qiu Yi’s longevity true qi and use it to reduce or end his backlash.
• Zuo Qiu Yi understood that Longevity Daoist had guided his growth to strengthen his true qi, but realized too late that he could not match Longevity Daoist.

Zuo Qiu Yi questioned the Longevity Daoist about his plans and learned why he believed Zuo Qiu Yi could one day rival Xuan Yuanjun and Chiyou. The Longevity Daoist revealed that activating his grand formation could kill nearly everyone in the Ancient World.

• Zuo Qiu Yi challenged the Longevity Daoist's belief that stealing his Longevity True Qi would overcome the backlash of the Ruthlessness Dao.
• The Longevity Daoist said he regarded Zuo Qiu Yi alongside Xuan Yuanjun and Chiyou because Zuo Qiu Yi had risen so far after coming from the Martial World.
• Zuo Qiu Yi learned that the Longevity Daoist wanted to leave the Ancient World for his master's realm, where he believed he could continue advancing.
• The Longevity Daoist said his grand formation would turn the Ancient World into a hell on earth and that he would not be surprised if everyone there died.

Zuo Qiu Yi confronted the Longevity Daoist over his plans to sacrifice the Ancient World and argued that seeking to counteract the Ruthlessness Dao’s backlash made him just as fearful as Zuo Qiu Yi. The Longevity Daoist intensified the formation to extract Zuo Qiu Yi’s Longevity True Qi, while privately insisting that he would resume his pursuit of the Ruthlessness Dao after easing the backlash.

• Zuo Qiu Yi learned that the Longevity Daoist planned to sacrifice everyone in the Ancient World for his own benefit.
• The Longevity Daoist accused Zuo Qiu Yi of being too afraid to follow the Ruthlessness Dao to its end, and Zuo Qiu Yi pointed out that the Longevity Daoist also feared its backlash.
• Zuo Qiu Yi accused the Longevity Daoist of seeking his Longevity True Qi to save himself, and the Longevity Daoist angrily told him to shut up.
• The Longevity Daoist strengthened the formation, making it harder for Zuo Qiu Yi to resist the force pulling his Longevity True Qi from his body.
• The Longevity Daoist told himself that he was not afraid and planned to counteract the backlash before activating the Grand Formation and crossing into another world.

After learning that the Longevity Daoist had taken Zuo Qiu Yi, Xuan Yuanjun and the others searched for a way to rescue him and understand why Huang Xiao had been targeted. Xuan Yuanjun concluded that the Longevity Daoist wanted Zuo Qiu Yi’s powerful Longevity True Qi to counter the Ruthlessness Dao’s backlash, while seeking to kill Huang Xiao because their complete Longevity True Qi could resonate and expose him.

• Leng Guhan returned and told Xuan Yuanjun and the others that the Longevity Daoist had taken Zuo Qiu Yi, leaving them unsure how to rescue him or locate the Longevity Daoist.
• Huang Xiao and the others reasoned that the Longevity Chapter linked the attacks on Huang Xiao and Zuo Qiu Yi, but they could not explain why the Longevity Daoist wanted to kill one and capture the other.
• Xuan Yuanjun proposed that the Longevity Daoist treated them differently because Zuo Qiu Yi’s strength made him worth capturing, while Huang Xiao was too weak to be useful.
• Xuan Yuanjun concluded that the Longevity Daoist wanted Zuo Qiu Yi’s powerful Longevity True Qi to ease the backlash from cultivating the Ruthlessness Dao.
• Huo Lian and Leng Guhan realized that Huang Xiao’s complete Longevity True Qi could resonate with the Longevity Daoist’s and risk exposing his identity, explaining why he wanted Huang Xiao dead.

Xuan Yuanjun concluded that the Longevity Daoist was disguised as one of the old fellows and could be detected through Huang Xiao’s Longevity True Qi. The group postponed identifying him and instead planned to consult Senior Ji about using the Supreme Treasure’s box and formations to conceal their investigation.

• Xuan Yuanjun told Leng Guhan that Huang Xiao could help locate the Longevity Daoist by sensing his Longevity True Qi, and revealed that the Daoist was likely among them in disguise.
• Huang Xiao and the others realized the Longevity Daoist may have impersonated one of the old fellows, whose real identity remained unknown.
• Xuan Yuanjun warned that gathering the old fellows again or exposing the Daoist could prompt him to activate the Grand Formation, so the group agreed not to rush.
• Xuan Yuanjun proposed using the box that concealed the Supreme Treasure’s aura with formations to hide Huang Xiao’s sensing, and Zhao Yunhui suggested asking Senior Ji for advice.
• Xuan Yuanjun decided to pause efforts to break the Grand Formation and ordered everyone to return with him rather than leave Zhao Yunhui behind.

Ji Xuanying proposed using the Phantom Aura Pearl with a concealed box so Huang Xiao could detect the Longevity Daoist without revealing his own Longevity True Qi. Xuan Yuanjun agreed to prepare the formation, while Ji Xuanying urged him to summon the other elders again under the pretext of dealing with the Longevity Daoist.

• Xuan Yuanjun told Ji Xuanying and the others about the Immortal Alchemist and the possibility of finding the Longevity Daoist, giving Zuo Qiu Shu some hope.
• Ji Xuanying proposed adding Huang Xiao's Phantom Aura Pearl to the box and formation to conceal his aura while disguising his Longevity True Qi as the Longevity Daoist's.
• Ji Xuanying explained that the Phantom Aura Pearl contained some of the Longevity Daoist's aura, which could let Huang Xiao sense the Daoist without creating a resonance he could detect.
• Xuan Yuanjun said he could prepare the formation within half a month, and Zuo Qiu Shu asked what would happen afterward.
• Xuan Yuanjun worried that summoning the elders again might alert the Longevity Daoist, but Ji Xuanying advised him to call them back on the grounds of dealing with the Daoist.

Xuan Yuanjun and the others prepared to test a formation meant to hide Huang Xiao from the Longevity Daoist while he investigated the old fellows. The test showed promise, so Huang Xiao set out in disguise, leaving the group to hope the plan would succeed and help them find the Longevity Daoist and rescue Zuo Qiu Yi.

• Xuan Yuanjun decided to summon the old fellows to store their true qi in the formations, while Ji Shidao agreed to notify Demon God and the others.
• Xuan Yuanjun used Huang Xiao and Huo Lian to test the combined box and Phantom Aura Pearl formation, and Huang Xiao sensed the formation more clearly while Huo Lian sensed nothing.
• Xuan Yuanjun judged the results promising but not conclusive, and told Huang Xiao to disguise himself as a boatman before investigating the old fellows.
• Huang Xiao concealed his aura and took on the appearance of an unfamiliar, dark-skinned man, whom Xuan Yuanjun could no longer recognize by aura.
• Xuan Yuanjun sent Huang Xiao to take the risk because discovering the Longevity Daoist could help them gain the initiative and rescue Zuo Qiu Yi.

Xuan Yuanjun prepared formations to collect the old experts’ true qi for an attempt to break the Longevity Daoist’s grand formation, while Huang Xiao tried to identify the disguised Longevity Daoist among them. The old experts cooperated, but Huang Xiao sensed nothing even after drawing on nearly all his Longevity True Qi.

• Zuo Qiu Shu asked Huang Xiao to identify the Longevity Daoist so they could find a way to rescue Zuo Qiu Yi.
• Xuan Yuanjun set up seven formations around the Transfer Grand Formation and began preparing a formation to break through the Longevity Daoist’s formation.
• Xuan Yuanjun summoned the Demon God and the other old experts to pour their true qi into the formations, and they complied despite their displeasure.
• Huang Xiao used his Longevity True Qi to probe the old experts, but he sensed no response and continued until he had used nearly all of it.

Xuan Yuanjun activated his formation against the Longevity Daoist’s grand formation and estimated that continued efforts had a seventy to eighty percent chance of breaking it. After investigating Huang Xiao’s use of Longevity True Qi, Xuan Yuanjun concluded the Longevity Daoist was not among the old fellows present, leaving the group to suspect someone absent.

• Xuan Yuanjun activated his formation, but the others sensed only a slight effect on the Longevity Daoist’s formation.
• Xuan Yuanjun told the Demon God that continued work gave them a seventy to eighty percent chance of breaking the formation, while warning that they still needed to be cautious about Xu Zhiru’s secret tampering.
• Xuan Yuanjun went aboard the ship and asked Huang Xiao about the disturbance caused by his Longevity True Qi.
• Xuan Yuanjun explained that the Demon God had sensed Huang Xiao’s immense aura rather than a response from the Longevity Daoist, and said the Longevity Daoist was not among the old fellows present.
• After Xuan Yuanjun left with a sack, Tan Ming reminded Baili Zhen that some old fellows had not come, and the group suspected one of them might be the Longevity Daoist.

Xuan Yuanjun distributed the blood jade among the old fellows to ease their resentment, then privately explained to the Demon God why he had called him back. He revealed that he suspected the Longevity Daoist might be impersonating one of them, with Wen Zhaozhen as his prime suspect.

• Xuan Yuanjun divided the blood jade equally among the old fellows, and the Demon God accepted the arrangement.
• The Demon God and the other old fellows left, while Hong Yi and the others stayed aboard the ship awaiting Xuan Yuanjun.
• The Demon God secretly returned and questioned Xuan Yuanjun about the aura of Longevity True Qi he had sensed.
• Xuan Yuanjun told the Demon God he had summoned everyone for another important reason and had kept quiet because he could not rule out the Longevity Daoist impersonating one of them.
• Xuan Yuanjun named Wen Zhaozhen as his prime suspect, and the Demon God questioned whether the Longevity Daoist could truly impersonate him.