Chapter Summaries

Xie Zhenqing and Dong Linshan read the delayed Martial Secrets Almanac and learned that Chu Xisheng had been ranked first on the Azure Cloud Overall Ranking and possessed a Yazi Bloodline. As Chu Ming resolved to remain with the Formless Divine Sect, Blood Bat Mountain’s sect master Zong Shenhua ordered a response to Chu Xisheng and sensed powerful malice approaching him.

• Scholar Lei delivered the revised Martial Secrets Almanac to Xie Zhenqing, whose pages reported the deaths of several First-Rank experts and Zhuang Yan’s return to the martial world.
• Xie Zhenqing and Dong Linshan discovered that Chu Xisheng had risen to first place on the Azure Cloud Overall Ranking and possessed a Yazi Bloodline, while Wan Jiansheng had taken second place.
• Chu Ming raged over learning that the Formless Divine Sect had treated her as a decoy, but Long Heihu persuaded her she could still stay and pursue the Yazi Saber, so she vowed to remain.
• Zong Shenhua addressed Blood Bat Mountain’s elders after Xue Wujin and Quan Sikong died, ordering an investigation and a plan to kill Chu Xisheng while offering a Supreme Elder position for a suitable sacrifice or Chu Xisheng’s head.
• Zong Shenhua sensed immensely powerful malice rushing toward him.

Chu Xisheng and his companions recovered in Wind God Tower after the battle in the mist, while Chu Yunyun used Wen Zhuyi’s pills to fight the divine poison. As the group climbed toward the ninth floor, Chu Xisheng’s Blood Essence Points surged and a flood of mysterious messages appeared in his mind.

• Chu Yunyun took the Shennong Heart-Guarding Pills Chu Xisheng had received from Wen Zhuyi and admitted that her chances against Wen Zhuyi had fallen below twenty percent.
• Lu Luanli and Ji Qianqian questioned one another about the identities of Lu Chen, the archer in the mist, and the Mysterious Expert, while the survivors studied the Wind God Tower’s moves.
• Over five days, Chu Yunyun refined the pills and expelled some of the divine poison, while Chu Xisheng’s Blood Essence Points rose to 970,000 and brought him closer to buying Blood of Eternal Ages.
• Chu Xisheng and Chu Yunyun discussed their spoils and plans to restore her Battle Diagram as the group prepared to leave the eighth floor.
• After Bai Hanguang mastered Intent of Wind, Yan Guilai led the group toward the ninth floor, where Chu Xisheng saw dozens of messages appear in his mind.

Chu Xisheng used his system to master Wind's Exhausted Remnant Trace and claim Divine Ao Rogue Person's treasures on the ninth floor of the Cloudsea Immortal Palace. He acquired the Outer Spell Divine Eye and Taihao's blood source, then merged the eye into his armor.

• Chu Xisheng discovered that Divine Ao Rogue Person's remains offered numerous cards and techniques, and learned that the Outer Spell Divine Eye and Taihao's blood source would go to whoever first mastered Wind's Exhausted Remnant Trace.
• Chu Xisheng spent blood essence points to merge the nine wind ultimate moves, convert the resulting technique into a saber move, and integrate it into the Heaven-Executing Saber.
• Chu Xisheng broke the ninth-floor barrier with Wind's Exhausted Remnant Trace, astonishing Wen Zhuyi, Changsun Bingquan, Zhu Guangyin, and the others.
• The Outer Spell Divine Eye and Taihao's blood source flew to Chu Xisheng, who inspected both treasures and stored the blood source for later use.
• Chu Xisheng attached the Outer Spell Divine Eye to his Dao-Tribulation Mysterious Armor, placing it on his right shoulder after directing its merger.

On the thirtieth day in the Wind God Tower, Divine Ao Rogue Person sent the survivors into the fifth trial after rewarding them with powerful Magic Artifacts. As the teams crossed the mist-shrouded Baxia mountain, a Dragon Head Cloud Ao confronted Yan Guilai for sealing his cultivation to compete for its master's legacy.

• Chu Yunyun recognized that her new silvery-white armor's primary ability was Divine Severance, and she put it on while Chu Xisheng wondered whether Divine Ao Rogue Person could foresee the future.
• Cang Haishi reached the Ninth Floor and chose to sit apart from Wen Zhuyi instead of fighting him.
• Divine Ao Rogue Person announced that fifty-five people had cleared the fourth round, distributed Third-Rank Magic Artifacts and Soul-Cleansing Jade-Heart Pills, and opened the way to the fifth trial.
• Wen Zhuyi entered the thick mist first, and the others followed on foot after the tower's laws prohibited flight and the terrain made moving difficult.
• Chu Yunyun left her divided-spirit manifestation with Chu Xisheng and went toward the scream from a member of Xuanyuan Tomb.
• A Dragon Head Cloud Ao appeared before the group and accused Yan Guilai of breaking the rules by sealing his cultivation to compete for its master's legacy.

Yan Guilai and Chu Xisheng’s group reached the fifth trial, where they were separated into a sea of fire and Chu Xisheng became trapped in a wedding-day illusion. While Chu Yunyun and the others waited for him to wake, Lu Luanli entered his Mind World and discovered the illusion’s newlyweds.

• The Dragon Head Cloud Ao threatened to expel everyone above fifth grade, then backed down when it noticed Chu Yunyun and gave Emperor’s Flowing Essence to Little Black Tortoise and Bai Xiao Zhao.
• Yan Guilou entered the immense vermilion gate and vanished, so Chu Xisheng and the others followed into a trial that separated each group.
• Chu Xisheng’s group crossed a sea of fire after Zhou Liangchen reversed the flames into ice, and Little Black Tortoise carried them to the exit.
• Chu Xisheng entered an illusion of his former workplace, where he appeared to be marrying Qin Muge and Lu Luanli, and chose to enjoy the dream rather than resist it.
• Chu Yunyun and Jian Zangfeng realized Chu Xisheng had not awakened, while Lu Luanli used the Dream-Entering Spell to enter his Mind World.
• Lu Luanli learned from the illusion’s crowd that Chu Xisheng was supposedly marrying two women, grew furious, and stormed toward the room.

Lu Luanli entered Chu Xisheng’s dream and caught him imagining a wedding with her and Chu Yunyun, then agreed to keep the secret in exchange for three favors. The group advanced through the Fifth Trial, where they encountered masked enemies, and Chu Xisheng’s Zangtian Divine Flame and God-Slaying power activated as he attacked them.

• Lu Luanli entered Chu Xisheng’s dream, saw his imagined wedding with her and Chu Yunyun, and chased him with her saber after they woke.
• Chu Xisheng silenced Lu Luanli and bargained for her silence, offering to do up to three things for her; she also asked why the dream version of Chu Yunyun resembled Qin Muge.
• Chu Yunyun led the group through a gate after Little Black Tortoise woke, and Ji Qianqian broke the Upright and Shadowless Heavenly Dipper Art blocking their next passage.
• Chu Xisheng spotted six iron-masked people, including the Spellcaster Shi Zhiming, and charged at them, knowing they were enemies.
• Zangtian Divine Flame and God-Slaying power ignited around Chu Xisheng in response to the threat, startling him and Shi Zhiming.

Chu Xisheng’s party defeated the temporal-sequence fighters, but Shi Zhiming escaped and reached the top of Divine Cloud Tower, where he confronted a woman in white. As she used Wish-Fulfillment to overpower him, a crimson sword strike interrupted her, and she recognized its wielder as the Wooden Sword Immortal.

• Chu Xisheng and Ji Qianqian killed Jian Shifei, Zhimoshan, and Yun Tiange with coordinated attacks, while Lu Luanli and Jian Zangfeng helped defeat Gu Jian.
• Shi Zhiming vanished before Chu Xisheng could find him, leaving Chu Xisheng suspicious of the defeated party’s familiar abilities.
• Chu Yunyun warned Chu Xisheng that Wind’s Exhausted Remnant Trace left him exposed, while Jian Zangfeng guided Little Black Tortoise toward a gate of light.
• Shi Zhiming bypassed the Cloudsea Immortal Palace’s restrictions and confronted a woman in white atop Divine Cloud Tower, where she explained that Divine Ao Rogue Person had acted under orders.
• The woman in white used Wish-Fulfillment and the Grand Void Purification Bottle against Shi Zhiming, but a crimson sword strike cut through her powers and made her identify the attacker as the Wooden Sword Immortal.

Shi Zhiming and Yan Guilai’s teams withdrew from the Cloudsea Immortal Palace after losing separate battles, while Chu Xisheng’s group faced a dark trial that drained their strength and threatened them with deadly wind blades. Elsewhere, Lu Chen agreed to aid Wen Zhuyi against Great Ning’s imperial bloodline, then threatened her after she revealed that Lu Luanli carried the blood of her enemies.

• Shi Zhiming retrieved his group’s belongings, admitted that Chu Xisheng had defeated them, and led them away after Yan Guilai’s team emerged from the palace.
• Yan Guilai learned that Wang Dongtian had defeated his team, while Zong Sanping identified Shi Zhiming as a likely divine incarnation.
• Chu Xisheng learned that Yan Guilai’s team had withdrawn and that two members of Li Mountain’s team had died after encountering Sword Qi Cang Haishi.
• Chu Xisheng’s group entered a lightless trial where Swallow Heaven, Eat Sun and Wind God Formless drained their strength, so he used his saber to deflect the wind blades as Little Black Tortoise carried them onward.
• After a two-hour battle, Lu Chen agreed to join forces with Wen Zhuyi until Emperor Jianyuan died, but threatened her when she said Lu Luanli carried the blood of her enemies.

Chu Xisheng and his companions crossed the dark space toward the gate of light while Sword Qi Cang Haishi attacked them, but Chu Yunyun ambushed him and forced him to flee. As they continued onward, Chu Xisheng used Taihao's Blood Source to raise his Blood of Eternal Ages to the Fifteenth Rank, and the chapter ended with him discovering what his new talent could do.

• Wen Zhuyi entered the dark, wind-filled space and noticed Chu Xisheng near the gate of light as he came under attack.
• Sword Qi Cang Haishi bombarded Little Black Tortoise with Innate Great Sun Divine Light and Sun Divine Thunder, while Chu Xisheng deflected and reflected the attacks with his Yazi Saber.
• Chu Yunyun ambushed Cang Haishi with her God-Reversing Spear; he escaped her fatal strikes using Illusory Sun and a decoy, while she noticed Eastern Heaven King Wang Dongtian lurking nearby.
• Chu Yunyun returned to Little Black Tortoise, and Chu Xisheng told the others to leave the mystery of their ally's identity aside as they headed for the gate.
• Chu Xisheng spent his accumulated Blood Essence Points to raise his Blood of Eternal Ages to the Fourteenth Rank, then consumed Taihao's Blood Source and advanced it to the Fifteenth Rank.
• Chu Xisheng's character panel updated with strengthened abilities and a longer lifespan, and he read the information granted by his new bloodline rank with delighted surprise.

Chu Xisheng awakened the tier-fifteen Blood of Eternal Ages, gaining powerful defenses and survival abilities, while Little Flathead was finally able to leave his body openly. The Sixth Trial began as a Chinese chess battle, with Chu Yunyun commanding the Formless Divine Sect team against Cang Haishi’s group, and Cang Haishi prepared to challenge the mysterious expert.

• Chu Xisheng’s Blood of Eternal Ages reached tier fifteen, granting him new recovery, defensive, and survival abilities, including the Eternity Wall and Pangu’s Divine Seal.
• Chu Yunyun advised Chu Xisheng to continue cultivating horizontal-training arts, and Little Flathead emerged from his body without needing to hide.
• Chu Xisheng and the others entered a floor of the Divine Cloud Tower, where Divine Ao Rogue Person announced the Sixth Trial: teams would battle as Chinese chess pieces.
• Wen Zhuyi drew a red lot, Chu Yunyun drew a yellow lot, and Wang Dongtian drew red; Cang Haishi drew the remaining lot and was matched against Chu Xisheng’s team.
• Chu Yunyun took command of the Formless Divine Sect team and assigned its members their chess roles, while Cang Haishi chose to serve as his team’s general.
• Cang Haishi threatened his teammates, took the black general’s position, and declared the chess battle begun, confident he could expose and fight the mysterious expert.

Chu Yunyun used the Two Books of Precepts and Laws to turn the chess trial into a lethal battle, bending its rules to eliminate Cang Haishi’s pieces while Chu Xisheng survived their attacks. She finally sent Chu Xisheng against Cang Haishi, whose sword struck a golden membrane that he recognized as possibly the Eternity Wall.

• The Two Books of Precepts and Laws assigned red to Cang Haishi’s side and gave it the first move, and Chu Yunyun and Cang Haishi began their chess battle.
• Chu Yunyun sent Lu Luanli against Zuo Yunzhong, who died beneath Lu Luanli’s saber attack and the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder.
• Chu Yunyun used Words Become Prophecy to alter the chess rules, allowing Zhou Liangchen to destroy a red chariot; she then led Chu Xisheng and Ji Qianqian into further captures.
• Chu Xisheng killed Lie Shenmei despite the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder, then endured a lightning strike that broke through six layers of his External Astral Force.
• Chu Yunyun continued capturing the red pieces until Cang Haishi was the only one left, then ordered Chu Xisheng to attack him and strengthened the Heavenly Punishment Thunder to its limit.
• Cang Haishi’s sword broke through Chu Xisheng’s saber curtain and seven layers of astral force, but bounced off a golden membrane that Cang Haishi suspected was the Eternity Wall.

Chu Xisheng fought Sword Qi Cang Haishi through two deaths and resurrections, growing stronger as Cang Haishi’s attacks and the Heavenly Punishment wore them both down. As Chu Xisheng’s saber shattered in their third round, he summoned the divine saber Blood-Yazi from the void.

• Chu Xisheng used the Eternity Wall, his sabers, and Little Flathead’s help to endure Cang Haishi’s sword attacks while his combat skills improved.
• Chu Yunyun told Jian Zangfeng that Chu Xisheng still had a strong chance of winning, while Wen Zhuyi and Wang Dongtian’s chess match remained unresolved.
• Zangtian’s divine power appeared behind Chu Xisheng, but Cang Haishi eventually shattered the Eternity Wall and cut Chu Xisheng apart.
• Chu Xisheng’s split souls survived inside the Nine Luminaries Divine Wheel Sword, and Eternal Presence restored him; he challenged Cang Haishi to fight again.
• Cang Haishi summoned a Three-Legged Golden Crow, but the Blood Pine Tree cut it apart while assisting Chu Xisheng against Cang Haishi.
• After Eternal Presence restored Chu Xisheng a second time, Cang Haishi intensified his attacks until Chu Xisheng’s Golden Wind Jade Dew Saber broke, and Chu Xisheng summoned Blood-Yazi from the void.

Chu Xisheng used the Blood-Yazi Divine Saber to overcome Cang Haishi’s sword and win their battle, though Cang Haishi escaped after conceding and warned him about the Divine Covenant Heavenly Stele. Chu Xisheng then discovered that his abilities had greatly improved and turned his attention to Wen Zhuyi and Wang Dongtian as they prepared to fight.

• Chu Xisheng grasped the Blood-Yazi Divine Saber, whose power strengthened his defenses and let him reflect Cang Haishi’s attacks.
• Chu Xisheng pressed his attack as Cang Haishi’s sword weakened under the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder and the saber’s reflected power.
• Cang Haishi restored his cultivation to first rank and struck Chu Xisheng away, but the thunder and Cloudsea Sword Puppets immobilized him, forcing him to concede.
• Cang Haishi escaped the Cloudsea Immortal Palace after urging Chu Xisheng to obtain the Divine Covenant Heavenly Stele.
• Chu Xisheng used the Blood-Yazi Divine Saber to expel Cang Haishi’s sword intent and saw that his character panel showed major increases in his abilities and bloodline.
• Chu Xisheng looked toward the central chessboard, where Wen Zhuyi and Wang Dongtian were about to clash.

Chu Xisheng and the Formless Divine Sect defeated the Eastern Sky Society in the Cloudsea Heavenly Palace trials and received rewards before entering the Ancient Emperor Divine Court. There, the rules and a clash over the stone desk exposed Chu Yunyun as Qin Muge, who faced Wen Zhuyi under the threat of the palace’s defenses.

• Wen Zhuyi defeated Wang Dongtian in the Heavenly Palace contest, and he conceded before leaving the palace.
• Divine Ao Rogue Person gave the surviving victors rewards, including cultivation pills, medicinal-garden keys, and magic artifacts; the Extreme Eastern Ice City team could not enter because they had withdrawn from the board.
• Chu Xisheng and the others entered the Ancient Emperor Divine Court and found an ancient stone chair and desk bearing a bluestone fragment and a token.
• Divine Ao Rogue Person called people forward by age and cultivation conditions, and several members of the group advanced to higher tiers of the stone platform.
• Wen Zhuyi tried to seize the bluestone, but Chu Yunyun attacked her with a black spear, prompting Wen Zhuyi to question her identity as Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder gathered overhead.
• Chu Yunyun dispelled her disguise and declared, "I am Qin Muge!"

Chu Yunyun revealed herself as Qin Muge and fought Wen Zhuyi over the Divine Covenant Heavenly Stele Fragment, while Chu Xisheng protected Lu Luanli as she struggled to claim the Cloudsea Immortal Palace legacy. The Divine Ao Rogue Person named Lu Luanli his heir and invited Qin Muge, Wen Zhuyi, and Chu Xisheng to guard the palace and her path.

• Chu Yunyun revealed that she was Qin Muge, and Wen Zhuyi questioned her about her death and the divine poisons and curses she carried.
• Chu Yunyun said Emperor Jianyuan had helped cause her downfall but was not the mastermind, then challenged Wen Zhuyi after Wen refused to leave without the Divine Covenant Heavenly Stele Fragment.
• Chu Yunyun and Wen Zhuyi fought, tearing apart the Divine Cloud Tower as Chu Xisheng used his saber to shield Lu Luanli on the stone platform.
• Chu Yunyun wounded Wen Zhuyi with her Heaven-Piercing Formless Art, while Wen Zhuyi unleashed her Lunar power and nearly overwhelmed her.
• Lu Luanli reached the platform's summit, and the Divine Ao Rogue Person named her heir to the Cloudsea Immortal Palace and invited Qin Muge, Wen Zhuyi, and Chu Xisheng to serve as its guardians.

Chu Xisheng and his companions learned the terms of their guardianship over the Cloudsea Immortal Palace, while Divine Ao Rogue Person revealed his resurrection plans and privately strengthened Lu Luanli. The group left the tower, where Wen Zhuyi headed to investigate the Immortal Puppet Pavilion and Ji Qianqian asked Chu Xisheng for a private conversation.

• Wen Zhuyi questioned Divine Ao Rogue Person about the Divine Precept, and he explained that the Two Books of Precepts and Laws were tied to the palace and that the guardians would gain authority and wealth as Lu Luanli advanced in cultivation.
• Divine Ao Rogue Person described the guardians' current access to treasure vaults and battle puppets, and said Chu Xisheng would settle disagreements among them.
• Chu Xisheng asked about the Divine Covenant Heavenly Stele and Divine Ao Rogue Person's condition; Divine Ao Rogue Person explained that he was dead but hoped to resurrect through a method involving the Outer Spell Divine Eye and his inheriting disciple.
• After the others left, Lu Luanli accepted Divine Ao Rogue Person as her master, and he gave her the Wind-Cutting Saber, Divine Seal Armor, and teachings in precepts and laws.
• Wen Zhuyi flew toward the Immortal Puppet Pavilion, while Ji Qianqian stopped Chu Xisheng and requested a private conversation.

Ji Qianqian revealed her identity to Chu Xisheng and prepared to leave, but Dugu Shou ordered her to return and monitor him. Back at the Cloudsea Immortal Palace, she found Chu Xisheng sparring with Lu Chen as Chu Yunyun and Wen Zhuyi approached.

• Ji Qianqian admitted she was the Embroidery Guard commander and said she planned to return to Capital City, but Chu Xisheng revealed that he was the man buried with the Overlord Martial King and refused to urge her to abandon revenge.
• Ji Qianqian secretly withheld details about Chu Xisheng and his identity when she reported the Immortal Palace's outcome to Dugu Shou.
• Dugu Shou ordered Ji Qianqian to serve openly under Chu Xisheng, keep watch on him, and prevent him from becoming a rebel.
• Dugu Shou dismissed Wangqi Luohou's warning about Ji Qianqian's loyalty, then summoned Du Honglian as a precaution.
• Ji Qianqian returned to the Cloudsea Immortal Palace and found Chu Xisheng sparring with Lu Chen while the Cloudsea Strongmen repaired the Divine Cloud Tower.
• Yan Guilai watched Chu Yunyun and Wen Zhuyi arrive, wondering whether Chu Yunyun was truly the late Overlord Martial King, Qin Muge.

Chu Yunyun and Wen Zhuyi agreed to cooperate in strengthening the Cloudsea Immortal Palace, while Chu Xisheng sparred with Lu Chen and later joined Yan Guilai and Jian Zangfeng in private. Chu Yunyun revealed that she was Qin Muge and asked to reenter the Formless Divine Sect, leaving Li Changsheng overwhelmed with joy when he received the news.

• Chu Yunyun and Wen Zhuyi discussed their mutual hostility, agreed to cooperate on the Immortal Palace's defenses, and Wen Zhuyi asked to use its puppet-making capacity.
• Lu Chen sparred with Chu Xisheng, stopped when Lu Luanli called out, and flew up to speak with his daughter.
• Yan Guilai led Chu Xisheng, Jian Zangfeng, and Chu Yunyun to a secluded spot, where Chu Yunyun revealed her identity as Qin Muge and the Blood-Yazi Divine Saber confirmed her.
• Chu Yunyun declared that she wanted to return to the Formless Divine Sect, and Yan Guilai arranged support for her recovery and sent Jian Zangfeng to inform Li Changsheng.
• Li Changsheng received the news that Chu Yunyun was Qin Muge, lost his composure with joy, and made the Formless Divine Mountain tremble with laughter.

Lu Chen warned Lu Luanli about Chu Xisheng while helping her develop her martial arts, as Chu Xisheng and the others strengthened the Cloudsea Immortal Palace and prepared to purge Chu Yunyun’s poison and curse. After Wen Zhuyi gave blood to the Divine Covenant Heavenly Stele and drew essence blood from Chu Xisheng, Lu Luanli saw them together and asked Lu Chen to teach her Heaven-Rending power.

• Lu Chen cautioned Lu Luanli against trusting Chu Xisheng, then began teaching her saber arts and the Great Bright King Wheel.
• Chu Xisheng, Zong Sanping, Ren Xiaowo, and Fang Buyuan set up an array, while Chu Yunyun and Wen Zhuyi reinforced the Cloudsea Immortal Palace and gave Chu Xisheng and Lu Luanli access to the Two Books of Precepts and Laws.
• Yan Guilai and Chu Yunyun entered the array so he could use the Heaven-Measuring and Heaven-Pacifying Swords to help separate and weaken her poison and curse.
• Chu Xisheng stopped Wen Zhuyi at the palace gates, explained the Divine Covenant Heavenly Stele, and persuaded her to leave her blood on it and provide remedies for Chu Yunyun.
• Wen Zhuyi drew essence blood from Chu Xisheng, and Lu Luanli saw them together from the Top of Divine Cloud Tower before asking Lu Chen to explain Heaven-Rending power again.

Chu Xisheng watched over the Immortal Palace while Chu Yunyun’s poison curse was being treated, then revealed his past and their perilous situation to Lu Luanli. After Wen Zhuyi contacted him with another offer of medicines, Chu Xisheng prepared to advance his Cultivation Body.

• Chu Xisheng returned to the poison-expelling array with Wen Zhuyi’s divine treasures and pills, gave Ji Qianqian access to the Divine Covenant Heavenly Stele, and agreed to owe Fang Buyuan a favor.
• Chu Xisheng spent the following days cultivating and guarding the Immortal Palace from intruders while Yan Guilai worked to remove Chu Yunyun’s poison curse.
• Lu Chen departed, and Lu Luanli challenged Chu Xisheng to spar before accusing him of being shameless; Chu Xisheng explained that his exchange with Wen Zhuyi had been for Chu Yunyun’s treatment.
• Chu Xisheng told Lu Luanli his former name was Chu Zheng and revealed that he and Chu Yunyun had died and been revived through the Six Yin Soul-Returning Incantation, leaving them indebted and potentially controlled by its caster.
• After Lu Luanli registered the Divine Covenant Heavenly Stele, she saw Wen Zhuyi’s message inviting Chu Xisheng to trade for more remedies; Chu Xisheng replied, “Discuss later.”
• Chu Xisheng prepared to take secret medicine and advance his Cultivation Body, with Little Flathead eager to join him.