Chapter Summaries

Ye Xiaxuan confronted Sword Immortal Han after he demanded Su Yi pay with his life, but Soul Severing secretly made Han’s sword miss, convincing him she was an overwhelming expert. Han withdrew with the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect, and Ye Xiaxuan asked Su Yi whether her performance had been good.

• Sword Immortal Han demanded Su Yi’s life, and Ye Xiaxuan challenged him to fight instead.
• Ye Xiaxuan let Sword Immortal Han make the first move, while her calm presence unnerved him and weakened his resolve.
• Sword Immortal Han thrust at Ye Xiaxuan, but Soul Severing deflected his sword, making him believe she had spared his life.
• Sword Immortal Han apologized and called off the conflict, while Ye Xiaxuan wondered why he had suddenly bowed.
• Ye Xiaxuan returned to Su Yi and asked how she had done, and Su Yi explained that Soul Severing had caused Han’s strike to miss.
• Sword Immortal Han left with the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect, unaware that the other cultivators’ swords had also lost control after Ye Xiaxuan arrived.

Ye Xiaxuan drove Sword Immortal Han and the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect away, then learned how far above her Golden Core Realm the Ascension Stage was. She joined Su Yi and the Thirteenth Bureau’s group, where her sword effortlessly cut open a vicious beast carcass.

• Sword Immortal Han apologized to Ye Xiaxuan and retreated with the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect after she offered him a free move.
• Ye Xiaxuan learned from Su Yi that Sword Immortal Han had been at the Ascension Stage and realized how dangerous their confrontation could have been.
• Old Yang invited Ye Xiaxuan to accompany Su Yi and the Thirteenth Bureau as they explored the strange land near Qingzhou City.
• Su Yi asked Ye Xiaxuan to cut a piece of thigh meat from a vicious beast carcass, and Old Yang explained that its hide had resisted his strength.
• Ye Xiaxuan sliced through the carcass effortlessly with Soul Severing, convincing the Thirteenth Bureau staff that she was a peerless expert.

Ye Xiaxuan accepted an honorary instructor position with the Thirteenth Bureau after Su Yi backed Old Yang’s proposal to use her reputation to deter powerful cultivators. As night fell, the group prepared for danger in the wilderness, where every animal had mysteriously died.

• Ye Xiaxuan collected Demon Cores from fierce beast corpses while cultivators watched her with awe and took the remains she left behind.
• Old Yang offered Ye Xiaxuan an honorary instructor position with a million in annual pay so the Thirteenth Bureau could rely on her reputation to deter the immortal sects.
• Ye Xiaxuan worried she would have to fight Ascension Stage experts, but Su Yi supported Old Yang’s proposal, and she reluctantly accepted.
• Old Yang received a report that satellite images showed every animal in the area was dead, then arranged for the group to keep watch overnight.
• Ye Xiaxuan asked Su Yi why he had agreed to the position, and he told her to do her part now that she had accepted the salary.

Su Yi insisted that Ye Xiaxuan fulfill her nominal post if the Thirteenth Bureau faced a threat, then sent her to share a tent with Gu Tongtong. Elsewhere, Lin Yiyun confronted Li Youyou and ordered her killed after she refused to submit.

• Su Yi told Ye Xiaoxuan she would have to help the Thirteenth Bureau when needed, and helped her pitch a tent.
• Gu Tongtong invited Ye Xiaoxuan to share her tent, where Ye Xiaoxuan admired her figure and fell asleep holding her.
• Su Yi sensed Lin Yiyun leading Human Realm Immortals and subdued rogue cultivators more than a thousand kilometers away.
• Lin Yiyun's group encountered Li Youyou, who had come seeking Dust-Transcending Flowers and the Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Vine.
• Li Youyou refused Lin Yiyun's demand to become her subordinate, so Lin Yiyun ordered her killed.

Su Yi disguised himself as Old Yang and intervened when Lin Yiyun’s subordinates cornered Li Youyou. After killing two attackers, he forced Lin Yiyun to let Li Youyou leave, then invited her to join the Thirteenth Bureau, but she declined and went her own way.

• Li Youyou faced Lin Yiyun’s group and refused to submit, while Lin Yiyun ordered her subordinates to kill her.
• Su Yi appeared disguised as Old Yang and demanded that Lin Yiyun let Li Youyou go, but she refused and threatened to kill them both.
• Su Yi killed a Human Realm Immortal who tried to stab him from behind, then killed another attacker whose poisoned needles he deflected.
• Lin Yiyun recognized Su Yi’s threat and allowed him to take Li Youyou away.
• Su Yi invited Li Youyou to join the Thirteenth Bureau, but she declined and parted ways with him to search for a few things.

Su Yi settled his karmic debt with Old Yang, while foreign teams learned the danger of entering the new domain and Huaxia asserted its strength. Later, Su Yi’s group and Lin Yiyun’s party converged with Li Youyou at a Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Vine, setting up a contest over the treasure.

• Su Yi sold Old Yang the Jade Marrow Elixir for ten thousand yuan, and Old Yang’s old ailments healed after he took it.
• Foreign teams entered the domain, where cultivators injured or killed them; Lin Yiyun ordered her demonic cultivators to slaughter a Japanese team.
• The foreign teams withdrew, and Huaxia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected demands for the domain’s resources and warned that any invading army would be annihilated.
• Su Yi’s group continued exploring the domain and later encountered Lin Yiyun’s group and Li Youyou at a Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Vine.
• Lin Yiyun’s Human Realm Immortal subordinates and Li Youyou faced a rare treasure that could reshape their bodies and accelerate their cultivation.

Li Youyou was cornered by Lin Yiyun’s group while digging up a Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Vine, but Su Yi and his companions arrived and Lin Yiyun withdrew. Thirty Human Realm Immortals defied her and attacked, only for Su Yi to kill them all, after which Lin Yiyun left with her remaining followers.

• Li Youyou prepared to fight Lin Yiyun’s group over the Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Vine until Su Yi and his companions arrived.
• Lin Yiyun ordered her followers to withdraw, but thirty Human Realm Immortals refused and stayed to seize the vine and avenge their dead companions.
• The thirty Human Realm Immortals summoned a massive demon god and attacked Old Yang and the others.
• Gu Tongtong and Ye Xiaxuan struck back as Su Yi secretly flicked Soul Severing, dispersing the demon god and killing all thirty attackers.
• Lin Yiyun watched Su Yi, then departed with the six Human Realm Immortals and rogue cultivators who had followed her.

Ye Xiaxuan’s sword strike destroyed the demonic god’s phantom and its allies, strengthening the Thirteenth Bureau’s authority as it set rules for cultivators in the newly appeared territory. Back at the Green Mountain Bookstore, Yuan Haoran arrived with a system that identified Su Yi as the Great Demon King and told him to kill Su Yi for a huge reward.

• Ye Xiaxuan’s sword strike destroyed the demonic god’s phantom and the Human Realm Immortals, leaving Gu Tongtong impressed and confirming the Thirteenth Bureau’s strength to nearby cultivators.
• Li Youyou thanked Old Yang and the others for helping her obtain the Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Vine, then went searching alone for Dust-Transcending Flowers.
• Old Yang laid down rules for the immortal sects, forbidding them from killing mortals or monopolizing their businesses, while the sects asked to recruit disciples on a large scale.
• The Thirteenth Bureau chose a fifty-hectare plot for its base and returned, and Old Yang asked Su Yi what he thought of the sects recruiting disciples.
• Su Yi returned to the quiet Green Mountain Bookstore, where Yuan Haoran arrived with a system that named Su Yi the Great Demon King and urged Yuan Haoran to kill him for one hundred million experience points.

Su Yi defeated Yuan Haoran’s formation effortlessly and decided to let him grow into a true Chosen One by eliminating the other people touched by the same fortune. Among them, Qin Lin received an immortal inheritance and pursued Yu Huiyin, using a secret about Su Yi to persuade her to meet him.

• Yuan Haoran challenged Su Yi with the Innate Eight Trigrams Formation, but Su Yi broke it instantly and sent him away.
• Su Yi asked Yuan Haoran whether he wanted to become a true Chosen One, then decided to leave him alive and remove the other people carrying the same fortune.
• Su Yi sensed more than a dozen people touched by that fortune across Qingzhou and recognized Qin Lin among them.
• Qin Lin gained an immortal Dao inheritance, became a Qi Refining cultivator, and received a mission to bed Yu Huiyin.
• Yu Huiyin noticed Qin Lin following her, called her family, and agreed to meet him for half an hour after he offered to reveal a secret about Su Yi.

Qin Lin hypnotized Yu Huiyin and tried to force her into marriage and assault her, but Su Yi interrupted them. Qin Lin attacked Su Yi, convinced his new cultivation would let him kill him.

• Yu Huiyin agreed to hear Qin Lin's supposed secret over a meal at Jianghu Cuisine.
• Qin Lin used a hypnosis technique to make Yu Huiyin believe she loved him and would marry him.
• Qin Lin reached for Yu Huiyin, but a knock at the door helped her regain clarity, and she slapped him.
• Su Yi entered the private room, and Yu Huiyin asked whether he had saved her.
• Qin Lin declared he would kill Su Yi and lunged at his throat with a claw strike.

Su Yi subdued Qin Lin and left Yu Huiyin wondering about the cultivation world. As millions of people rushed to seek immortal opportunities, Su Yi advised Old Yang to work with the immortal sects and sent Ye Xiaxuan along to test her judgment.

• Su Yi snapped Qin Lin’s wrist, hypnotized him, and took him away after telling Yu Huiyin she probably would not see him again.
• Yu Huiyin considered seeking an immortal opportunity after reflecting on the growing presence of cultivators and sects.
• Old Yang visited Su Yi at dawn and reported that millions of people had abandoned work or school to search for cultivation opportunities.
• Su Yi told Old Yang that the immortal sects should announce selection requirements and would soon establish barriers to keep crowds away.
• Su Yi advised Old Yang to take Ye Xiaxuan and ask her how to handle the disruption.

Han Zhen told Daoist Fire Cloud how Ye Xiaxuan had overwhelmed him, and her approach made both cultivators lose control of their swords. Ye Xiaxuan, Su Yi, and Old Yang reached the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect, where Ye Xiaxuan prepared to meet Han Zhen again.

• Han Zhen told Daoist Fire Cloud that Ye Xiaxuan had severed his connection to his sword spirit and left him unable to use his sword.
• Han Zhen’s Shadow-Hunting Sword fell to the floor, and Daoist Fire Cloud found he could not summon his own sword as Ye Xiaxuan approached.
• Soul Severing boasted to Ye Xiaxuan that even the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords had bowed before it, but Su Yi silenced the sword spirit with a warning.
• Ye Xiaxuan asked Old Yang whether she only needed to stand by the mountain gate, and Old Yang told her he would handle the rest.

Su Yi brought Ye Xiaxuan and Old Yang to the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect, where he deliberately provoked its disciples and left the sect leaders terrified of offending Ye Xiaxuan. The group was escorted inside, and Han Zhen cautiously asked Old Yang what he had come to discuss.

• Su Yi, Ye Xiaxuan, and Old Yang arrived at the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect's mountain gate, where two disciples challenged them.
• Su Yi insulted the disciples and threatened to wipe out the sect, then taunted one when he could not draw his sword.
• Han Zhen and Daoist Fire Cloud arrived and hurriedly apologized to Ye Xiaxuan, believing she was a peerless expert backing Su Yi.
• Ye Xiaxuan told Han Zhen to keep his disciples in line and directed him to discuss their business with Old Yang.
• Han Zhen nervously asked Old Yang what he wished to discuss with the sect.

Old Yang and Ye Xiaxuan visited the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect to discuss rules for recruiting disciples and protecting the sect grounds, then gathered the other sect masters. As Ye Xiaxuan left Su Yi to handle a challenge from Gong Sheng, Su Yi considered how to deal with the Chosen One.

• Old Yang asked Han Zhen to announce recruitment requirements and establish mountain-protecting formations to keep mortals away from sect grounds.
• Ye Xiaxuan told Han Zhen to gather the major sect masters, and Han Zhen invited the Ascension Stage experts to the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect.
• Su Yi criticized the tea in the main hall, irritating Han Zhen's disciples.
• Gong Sheng challenged Su Yi to a spar, hoping to impress Ye Xiaxuan and make Su Yi lose face.
• Ye Xiaxuan approved the spar, while Su Yi recognized Gong Sheng as the Chosen One and wondered whether to kill him.

Su Yi used Ye Xiaxuan’s unsealed Soul Severing to stop Gong Sheng’s proposed sword spar, frightening Han Zhen and Daoist Fire Cloud into realizing the sword’s overwhelming power. The sword intent drew sect masters from across the world to the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect, while Zhang Zhesheng hurried over believing Han Zhen had gained a major breakthrough.

• Su Yi challenged Gong Sheng to compare sword moves, then borrowed Soul Severing from Ye Xiaxuan.
• Su Yi removed Soul Severing’s seals, and its sword intent immobilized Gong Sheng and terrified Han Zhen and Daoist Fire Cloud.
• Han Zhen stopped the spar, and Su Yi returned Soul Severing to Ye Xiaxuan after deciding to spare Gong Sheng.
• Su Yi told Ye Xiaxuan to speak with the arriving sect masters instead of leaving everything to Old Yang.
• Sect masters from more than a dozen immortal sects arrived at the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect after sensing the sword intent.
• Zhang Zhesheng sensed the sword intent from a thousand miles away and hurried to investigate, suspecting Han Zhen had reached a new realm.

Zhang Zhesheng came to the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect believing Han Zhen had interfered with his sword flight, but he recognized Su Yi as the ancient Ghost Valley Zi and knelt before him. Su Yi denied the identity, and Zhang Zhesheng accepted the denial while continuing to show him respect, leaving Han Zhen and Daoist Fire Cloud stunned.

• Zhang Zhesheng lost control of his sword flight near the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect and blamed Han Zhen.
• Zhang Zhesheng struck Han Zhen and Daoist Fire Cloud with his aura and a cold snort, making them cough blood.
• Han Zhen told Zhang Zhesheng that the powerful sword intent had come from a senior inside the hall.
• Zhang Zhesheng saw Su Yi, mistook him for Senior Xuanweizi, and knelt before him.
• Su Yi denied being the person Zhang Zhesheng remembered, and Zhang Zhesheng rose and respectfully apologized for the mistake.

Ye Xiaxuan addressed the immortal sect heads and secured their agreement to build mountain-protecting formations and coordinate disciple recruitment. After Su Yi left the hall, Gong Sheng attacked him, but Zhang Zhesheng killed Gong Sheng and stopped the silver needle.

• Han Zhen told Ye Xiaxuan that nearly all the sect heads had arrived, and she instructed them to build mountain-protecting formations and coordinate disciple recruitment with Mr. Yang.
• Han Zhen agreed to the plan, eager to win Ye Xiaxuan's favor and learn her sword Dao.
• Su Yi left the hall to look around while Ye Xiaxuan stayed behind with the sect heads.
• Gong Sheng followed Su Yi down the mountain and attacked him with a silver needle.
• Zhang Zhesheng shattered Gong Sheng's soul, and the silver needle stopped inches from Su Yi.

Su Yi revealed his identity to Zhang Zhesheng, who took responsibility for Gong Sheng’s death. Su Yi paid Zhang Zhesheng with a rare pill to kill five cultivators, then ended their connection and departed.

• Su Yi examined the poisoned needle and told Zhang Zhesheng that he did not remember him.
• Zhang Zhesheng claimed responsibility for killing Gong Sheng so Su Yi’s strength would remain hidden.
• Su Yi observed that Zhang Zhesheng was nearing the end of his lifespan, while Zhang Zhesheng said he hoped to ascend to the Immortal Realm.
• Su Yi offered Zhang Zhesheng a Three-Pattern Spirit-Clearing Pill in exchange for killing five people.
• Su Yi named Feng Yue, Ling Chen, Ouyang Yu, and two others as targets, and Zhang Zhesheng accepted the task.
• Su Yi told Zhang Zhesheng not to seek him again and walked away.

Zhang Zhesheng killed Feng Yue and suffered the Heavenly Dao’s backlash, then accepted Su Yi’s instruction to kill one more Chosen One before ascending. Ye Xiaxuan emerged from the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect and asked Su Yi to carry her because she was too weak to walk.

• Zhang Zhesheng arrived at the Carefree Sect and killed Feng Yue, whose Heavenly Dao protection stripped away some of Zhang Zhesheng’s luck and innate qi.
• Su Yi realized that the being he had severed from himself was using the Chosen Ones to scheme against his luck.
• Zhang Zhesheng returned to Su Yi, offered back the immortal pill, and explained that he could kill only one more person before ascending.
• Su Yi told Zhang Zhesheng to keep the pill, resolve his affairs, and kill any one of the remaining targets afterward.
• Ye Xiaxuan and Old Yang left the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect’s main hall, and Ye Xiaxuan clung to Su Yi and asked him to carry her.

Su Yi carried the exhausted Ye Xiaxuan home, then drank alone while thinking of the friends and loved ones he had lost. When Ye Xiaxuan kissed him as he slept, Su Yi woke before things went further, leaving both of them unsettled about their feelings.

• Su Yi carried Ye Xiaxuan out of the Extreme Emperor Immortal Sect, and Old Yang left them alone.
• Su Yi laid Ye Xiaxuan in bed, then dug up and drank the wine he had saved to share with Old Lin.
• As Su Yi drank, he remembered departed friends and reflected on the loneliness of outliving those he loved.
• Su Yi returned to the bedroom and fell asleep beside Ye Xiaxuan, placing a hand around her waist.
• Ye Xiaxuan woke, kissed Su Yi, and blushed after he came to his senses and left before they went further.
• Su Yi questioned whether his near-mistake had come from instinct or from his feelings for Ye Xiaxuan.