Chapter Summaries

Song Yang rose to prominence as a Kunlun inner disciple in an illusion, but when the Formless Divine Kingdom invaded and killed Kunlun’s sect master, he betrayed the holy land to save himself. The observers outside the illusion recognized that he had failed his test.

• Song Yang basked in the admiration of Kunlun disciples after rapidly advancing his cultivation.
• The Mystic Heaven Spirit Sect and the Formless Divine Kingdom invaded Kunlun, broke through its protective formation, and killed the sect master.
• The invaders offered to spare Kunlun members who surrendered, while many disciples chose to fight and were killed.
• Song Yang surrendered, offered to reveal the location of Kunlun’s treasury, and was promised a place at the expert’s side.
• Song Yang celebrated joining the Formless Divine Kingdom, and the observers outside the illusion concluded that he had failed his test.

Song Yang failed Kunlun Holy Land’s illusion trial after surrendering and selling out the sect, while the observers mocked his inability to recognize the illusion. In another candidate’s illusion, Feng Kai faced pursuing Demon Beasts and kicked his junior sister toward them to save himself.

• The older-generation powerhouses laughed at Song Yang for believing that Kunlun Holy Land’s formation had fallen and its sect master had been killed, then condemned him for surrendering and betraying the sect.
• The Song Household’s ancestor grew furious and vowed to beat Song Yang, who realized the scene had been an illusion as it vanished and was thrown out of the assessment.
• Feng Kai experienced an illusion in which he and his junior disciples completed a mission to retrieve the Purple Water Caltrop Flower Stamen, then fled from the Demon Beasts guarding it.
• When the junior sister called for Feng Kai to save her from a pursuing beast, he kicked her toward its open jaws.

Feng Kai escaped a Demon Beast by sacrificing his junior sister, then persuaded his junior brothers to act as bait while he carried the Purple Water Caltrop Flower Stamen away. He secretly dismissed their sacrifices as worthless, but encountered a badly wounded junior brother just as another Demon Beast appeared.

• Feng Kai kicked his junior sister into a pursuing Demon Beast’s jaws, then told the others she had died saving him.
• Feng Kai’s junior brothers proposed splitting up to lure the Demon Beasts away, leaving him to escape with the Purple Water Caltrop Flower Stamen.
• Feng Kai reluctantly agreed, and his junior brothers rushed out of the cave to draw the Demon Beasts’ attention.
• After waiting for the forest to fall silent, Feng Kai left the cave and mocked his junior brothers for sacrificing themselves.
• Feng Kai found a badly wounded junior brother who warned him to flee, but a huge Demon Beast charged out of the forest.

Feng Kai betrayed his junior brother and sister in an illusion, sacrificed them to escape, and secretly consumed the Purple Water Caltrop Flower Stamen. The white jade steps exposed his character and eliminated him, while Ye Fan, Han Li, and Chen Xuanbei discussed the trial and noticed a promising youth in blue.

• Feng Kai struck his wounded junior brother toward the Demon Beast, revealing that he had likely sacrificed their junior sister the same way.
• Feng Kai fled, consumed the Purple Water Caltrop Flower Stamen, and planned to blame his dead fellow disciples for the mission's failure.
• The white jade steps projected Feng Kai's illusion for the onlookers, who condemned his betrayal and selfishness.
• After Feng Kai made his choices in the illusion, the white jade steps expelled him, leaving him confused about what had happened.
• Ye Fan, Han Li, and Chen Xuanbei discussed the purpose of the trials, and Han Li predicted that a youth in blue could become an inner disciple.

Mu Tianhe survived a fall from a cliff but lost his cultivation, and a giant white ape healed him and gave him a secret manual suited to his ruined foundations. After years of rapid cultivation, Mu Tianhe surpassed his family’s killer and prepared to take revenge.

• Mu Tianhe escaped his pursuers by leaping from a cliff, survived the fall, and awoke in a cave beside a giant white ape.
• The giant white ape told Mu Tianhe that his bones had healed but his cultivation was destroyed, and Mu Tianhe thanked him for saving his life.
• After Mu Tianhe recovered, the giant white ape gave him a secret manual whose method required destroying one’s previous cultivation foundations.
• Mu Tianhe chose to practice the method, hoping to avenge his family, while the giant white ape asked him to eliminate an enemy once he succeeded.
• Mu Tianhe regained his former realm in less than a year, surpassed his previous peak the next year, and grew far stronger than his family’s killer over the following three years.

Mu Tianhe passed Kunlun’s first trial by enduring an illusion that tested his resolve, vengeance, and loyalty to the giant white ape. He reached the top first, and Ye Fan began leading the successful candidates toward the next stage while explaining their possible ranks in Kunlun.

• In the illusion, Mu Tianhe avenged the Mu Household by killing his enemy and the enemy’s family, then fulfilled the giant white ape’s request at the cost of an arm.
• Mu Tianhe rested after completing his revenge and promise, unaware that his life’s long ordeal had been an illusion lasting less than half an incense stick in reality.
• Han Li, Ye Fan, and Chen Xuanbei praised Mu Tianhe’s character, and he realized the illusion was over and that he had passed the trial.
• Mu Tianhe’s cultivation returned, and he raced up the white jade steps to become the first candidate to reach the top.
• More than ten thousand young people passed, and Ye Fan took charge of the successful candidates at Kunlun’s mountain gates.
• Ye Fan explained that candidates could become outer, inner, or menial disciples and reassured them that even menial discipleship was an honor.

Ye Fan brought the young candidates to the Heavenly Mandate Stele, where their aptitude and disciple ranks were determined by the number of Life Marks they manifested. Two rivals each produced only three Life Marks, and one angrily withdrew rather than accept becoming a menial disciple.

• Ye Fan explained that the Heavenly Mandate Stele assigned ranks based on Life Marks, with nine marks required to become a personal disciple.
• A young man who claimed to be a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius manifested three Life Marks and reluctantly accepted his menial disciple rank.
• A tall young man mocked his rival and boasted that he would become an inner disciple.
• The tall young man also manifested three Life Marks and, unconvinced by the result, announced that he would withdraw.

Ye Fan tested the candidates seeking discipleship at Kunlun Holy Land, where even those with powerful Sacred Bodies fell short of the nine Life Marks needed to become direct disciples. The arrogant young man who had refused a menial disciple position was thrown out, while his anxious elder waited outside, unaware of what had happened.

• The Dragon-Tiger Sacred Body young man condensed seven Life Marks and qualified as an inner disciple.
• The shy girl with the Immaculate Sacred Body condensed eight Life Marks, and Ye Fan praised her as an inner disciple.
• Ye Fan explained that Kunlun Holy Land had only thirteen direct disciples and that becoming one required more than talent.
• The tall young man regretted refusing a menial disciple position after seeing the Sacred Body candidates' results.
• Ye Fan threw the tall young man out, while the white-haired old man outside nervously waited for news of his junior.

A young man rejected a menial disciple position at the Kunlun Holy Land, only to be beaten and cast out by his ancestor. Meanwhile, the Mystic Heaven Spirit Sect learned that experts from the Formless Divine Kingdom were heading toward the Void Kun Realm.

• A tall youth was thrown out of the Kunlun Holy Land, and his ancestor asked why he had been expelled.
• The youth admitted he had refused to become a menial disciple, insisting his aptitude deserved a higher rank.
• His furious ancestor struck him, disowned him, and crippled his cultivation talent to demonstrate the Lineage's loyalty to the Kunlun Holy Land.
• The Mystic Heaven Spirit Sect's sect master received word that three elders had contacted people from the Formless Divine Kingdom and that its experts were rushing toward the Void Kun Realm.

The Mystic Heaven Spirit Sect’s sect master learned that the Formless Divine Kingdom had sent experts to the Void Kun Realm and believed they would destroy Kunlun Holy Land. With the sect weakened and facing a possible uprising, he spread false news that the experts were coming to the Mystic Heaven Spirit Realm, leaving its enemies to withdraw and hope Kunlun could somehow win.

• The sect master celebrated the Formless Divine Kingdom’s move against Kunlun Holy Land and expected the Mystic Heaven Spirit Sect’s opponents to be next.
• He recalled how the weakened sect’s disciples and elders had been hunted while powerful cultivators gathered near its headquarters.
• The sect master ordered his people to falsely announce that Formless Divine Kingdom experts were coming to the Mystic Heaven Spirit Realm.
• The hidden cultivators fell silent, and the would-be rebels feared that the experts’ arrival would end their chance to overthrow the sect.
• Some rebels wondered whether Kunlun Holy Land could defeat the Formless Divine Kingdom, but the others dismissed the possibility and withdrew.

The Mystic Heaven Spirit Sect’s elders accompanied the Formless Divine Kingdom’s army into the Void Kun Realm, where locals recognized the warship and feared it had come to destroy the Kunlun Holy Land. The warship arrived during the Kunlun Holy Land’s disciple recruitment assembly, and the onlookers’ anticipation turned to panic when they recognized its origin.

• The Mystic Heaven Spirit Sect’s master secretly left for the Void Kun Realm, determined to witness the Kunlun Holy Land’s destruction.
• The Formless Divine Kingdom’s thousand-strong army entered the Void Kun Realm aboard a black warship, with the Mystic Heaven Spirit Sect’s three elders celebrating its arrival.
• A knowledgeable old man warned locals to stay quiet after recognizing the Formless Divine Kingdom’s emblem, and they feared the Kunlun Holy Land was being targeted.
• The black warship reached the Kunlun Holy Land during its disciple recruitment assembly and unleashed an overwhelming pressure.
• The gathered experts turned from gloating at the warship’s apparent arrogance to shock and panic when they recognized where it came from.

The Abyss-Suppressing Great General of the Formless Divine Kingdom arrived with three Mystic Heaven Spirit Sect elders, whose taunts met defiance from Chen Xuanbei and Han Li. After rebuking the elders for speaking out of turn, the general recognized the two young disciples' extraordinary talent, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• The Formless Divine Kingdom's black warship arrived, frightening the gathered experts with its overwhelming presence.
• Three Mystic Heaven Spirit Sect elders aboard the ship shouted for the Kunlun Holy Land to come out and pay respects to the Abyss-Suppressing Great General.
• Chen Xuanbei and Han Li appeared, and Chen Xuanbei mocked the elders as defeated dogs.
• The Mystic Heaven Spirit Sect elders urged the general to wipe out the Kunlun Holy Land, but Great General Zheng Yuan knocked them back with a glare and silenced them.
• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General examined Chen Xuanbei and Han Li and recognized their talent as rare even in the Formless Divine Kingdom.

The Abyss-Suppressing Great General offered Han Li and Chen Xuanbei places in the Formless Divine Kingdom's army after being impressed by their talent, but both disciples outright refused. Their rejection enraged the general and left the gathered experts fearing for Kunlun Holy Land's fate.

• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General admired Han Li's and Chen Xuanbei's cultivation talent and offered to recruit them into his army, promising to protect them before His Majesty the Saint Emperor.
• The Mystic Heaven Spirit Sect's three elders and the Void Realm experts reacted with surprise and envy to the offer, while many believed joining the army could also help protect Kunlun Holy Land.
• Han Li refused, declaring that the Formless Divine Kingdom was not enough to make them switch sides.
• Chen Xuanbei also refused, saying he would have to be out of his mind to leave Kunlun and join the general.
• The gathered experts worried that the refusals would provoke the Abyss-Suppressing Great General and endanger Kunlun Holy Land, and the general erupted in anger as killing intent rose in his eyes.

The Abyss-Suppressing Great General attacked Han Li and Chen Xuanbei after they rejected his invitation, but Ye Chen appeared and stopped him. Ye Chen refused to obey the Formless Saint Emperor’s decree unless the emperor came in person, and the Great General prepared to fight him.

• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General unleashed his power against Han Li and Chen Xuanbei for refusing to join his army.
• Ye Chen dispelled the Great General’s power and appeared before the gathered experts.
• Han Li and Chen Xuanbei greeted Ye Chen as their master, confirming he was the Lord of Kunlun.
• The Great General cited the Formless Saint Emperor’s decree and demanded that Ye Chen return to the Divine Kingdom.
• Ye Chen refused unless the Saint Emperor came in person, and the Great General declared he would beat Ye Chen half to death before releasing his cultivation power.

The Abyss-Suppressing Great General revealed Hundun Saint Emperor-level strength and attacked Ye Chen, but Ye Chen effortlessly blocked every blow with one raised hand. The Great General retreated with bloody, broken hands, horrified by the gap between them.

• Everyone recognized that the Abyss-Suppressing Great General had reached the Hundun Saint Emperor Realm.
• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General struck Ye Chen with Qianyuan Hand, but Ye Chen stopped the attack with a relaxed raised hand.
• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General increased his power and unleashed a furious barrage of punches, yet Ye Chen's pale white defense held firm.
• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General injured his fists and arms against Ye Chen's defense, then retreated in horror.

Ye Chen effortlessly withstood the Abyss-Suppressing Great General’s attacks, convincing the Void Kun Realm experts that he had reached the Hundun Saint Emperor realm. The Great General unleashed his Ten Kills of Primordial Yang, but Ye Chen redirected its projectiles and evaded or nullified his follow-up strikes, leaving the battle unresolved.

• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General attacked Ye Chen in a furious barrage, but Ye Chen blocked every strike with one hand.
• The Void Kun Realm experts concluded that Ye Chen possessed Hundun Saint Emperor-level strength and celebrated that the Kunlun Holy Land was protected.
• Ye Chen taunted the Abyss-Suppressing Great General, who claimed he had not yet used his full strength.
• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General unleashed the Ten Kills of Primordial Yang, and Ye Chen redirected all ten streaks of light back at him with a finger.
• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General shattered the redirected attacks and charged Ye Chen with a rapid palm assault, but Ye Chen dodged or let the blows pass through empty space.

Ye Chen faced the Abyss-Suppressing Great General after agreeing to fight head-on, but effortlessly neutralized his Yin-Yang Reversal and Disorder technique by making his words law. The general suffered a backlash, recovered, and grew cautious as he questioned Ye Chen’s realm.

• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General demanded that Ye Chen stop dodging and fight him directly.
• Ye Chen made his figure solid and accepted the challenge, prompting the general to attack with Disrupt Yin and Yang.
• The general reversed the yin and yang forces of the Void Kun Realm and sent their chaos surging toward Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen calmly spoke, restoring the forces to normal and breaking the general’s control over them.
• The backlash injured the Abyss-Suppressing Great General and reversed the flow of power within his body, which he suppressed with his cultivation method.
• The general asked Ye Chen what realm he had reached and stopped attacking recklessly while he assessed his opponent.

Ye Chen overwhelmed the Abyss-Suppressing Great General, who revealed that the Hundun Saint Emperor Realm had nine layers and that he had reached the fifth. The general suspected Ye Chen was at least at the sixth layer, then learned Ye Chen had known a Saint Emperor who once reached the eighth layer.

• Ye Chen used Words Become Law to calm the chaotic yin and yang, shocking the Abyss-Suppressing Great General and the watching experts of the Void Kun Realm.
• The Void Kun Realm experts grew confident that Ye Chen could protect Kunlun from the Formless Divine Kingdom.
• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General asked Ye Chen which layer of the Hundun Saint Emperor Realm he had reached, and Ye Chen replied that he was stronger than him.
• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General explained that the realm had nine layers, said he was at the fifth, and guessed Ye Chen was at least at the sixth or possibly the seventh.
• Ye Chen remarked that the fifth layer was weak and mentioned a friend who had once reached the eighth, causing the Abyss-Suppressing Great General to recognize the threat.

Ye Chen refused the Abyss-Suppressing Great General’s demand to meet the Formless Saint Emperor and declared that the general would die for threatening Kunlun Holy Land. Enraged, the general summoned his Mystic Fire Qilin and charged Ye Chen with a devastating spear thrust, which Ye Chen caught between two fingers.

• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General invited Ye Chen to meet the Formless Saint Emperor, but Ye Chen demanded that the emperor come to him instead.
• The general threatened Ye Chen with an imperial decree, and Ye Chen mocked him and said he would not leave alive after offending Kunlun Holy Land.
• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General realized Ye Chen intended to kill him and erupted in fury.
• The general summoned the Mystic Fire Qilin, mounted it, and charged Ye Chen with a flaming spear.
• Ye Chen caught the spear tip between his index and middle fingers just before it pierced his head.

Ye Chen effortlessly stopped the Abyss-Suppressing Great General’s combined spear thrust with two fingers, then released him, leaving the general enraged and humiliated. The general retreated to his warship, where the thousand soldiers began coordinating their Sha Qi for their next move.

• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General and his Mystic Fire Qilin unleashed a powerful spear thrust, but Ye Chen caught its tip between two fingers and blocked its force.
• The general struggled to free his spear, but Ye Chen released it, sending him hurtling backward before he regained control.
• The Void Kun Realm experts and the warship’s thousand soldiers were stunned by Ye Chen’s overwhelming strength, while the three Mystic Heaven Spirit Sect elders feared for their sect’s fate.
• The Abyss-Suppressing Great General returned to the warship, and the thousand soldiers took formation and began circulating their Sha Qi cultivation method together.