Chapter Summaries

Xie Feng challenged Ye Zhu’s claim that controlling people under the Buddha Emperor Bell was a form of salvation, arguing that regrets and imperfection did not justify taking away free will. He accused Ye Zhu of violating all six Buddhist perfections, and a fierce wind rose as their confrontation escalated.

• Ye Zhu urged Xie Feng to abandon his stubbornness and seek freedom from life and death, but Xie Feng questioned what a regret-free life meant.
• Xie Feng disputed Ye Zhu’s teachings on desire and enlightenment, arguing that the pursuit of perfect fulfillment was itself delusion and that people suffered by overthinking.
• Ye Zhu defended using the Buddha Emperor Bell to create a pure realm for people, while Xie Feng condemned him for stripping away their freedom, including that of infants and children.
• Xie Feng accused Ye Zhu of being attached to the role of savior and of trying to fill the emptiness in his own heart.
• Xie Feng challenged Ye Zhu to explain the six Buddhist perfections, then accused him of violating each one through his craving for control, wars, and obsession with unifying the Dao Realm.
• A fierce wind suddenly rose as Xie Feng finished condemning Ye Zhu.

Xie Feng provoked Ye Zhu by accusing him of using Buddhism to mask his obsession with power and his pain over the Empress's destruction of Buddhism. Their battle escalated as Xie Feng used the Eternal Sword Dao's Heart Slaying and Tracing Back forms, but Ye Zhu still held the advantage and left Xie Feng battered.

• Xie Feng accused Ye Zhu of disguising his lust for power as Buddhist devotion, driving Ye Zhu into a furious attack.
• Ye Zhu unleashed Buddha Light of One Lifetime, and Xie Feng countered with the Eternal Sword Dao's third form, Heart Slaying, but the clash sent Xie Feng flying tens of thousands of miles.
• Ye Zhu summoned the Golden Buddha Emperor Wheel, and Xie Feng used the Eternal Sword Dao's fourth form, Tracing Back, to create three sword formations that the wheel quickly broke through.
• Ye Zhu rushed Xie Feng and struck him in the chest, while Xie Feng cleaved the Golden Buddha Emperor Wheel in half and punched Ye Zhu before they separated.
• Ye Zhu declared Xie Feng weaker and taunted him about the limits of the Cherished Wine Cup Dao Sword, while Xie Feng suggested Ye Zhu's tyranny came from trying to heal old wounds.

Xie Feng battled Ye Zhu, whose plan to impose happiness on all living beings fueled their conflict. After Little Sword exhausted its power and Ye Zhu wounded and immobilized Xie Feng, a mysterious soul appeared in a burst of white light.

• Ye Zhu attacked Xie Feng with the Palm of Heaven, and Xie Feng countered with the sixth form of the Eternal Sword Dao, Eternity.
• Little Sword shattered the Palm of Heaven, then ran out of strength and returned to Xie Feng to recover.
• Ye Zhu struck Xie Feng while his defenses were down, leaving him covered in bloody wounds, but the Northern Nether Illusory Dao Fire forced Ye Zhu back and burned his kasaya.
• Ye Zhu and Xie Feng argued over Ye Zhu's plan to bring happiness to all living beings, and Ye Zhu sealed the space and immobilized Xie Feng.
• Ye Zhu crushed Xie Feng's three fire dragons and sent a powerful hand down toward him; as Xie Feng suffered under its pressure, a white light erupted and an ethereal soul appeared.

Kong Qiusu appeared as a powerful soul body and saved Xie Feng before confronting Ye Zhu. After his sword and Words Become Law badly wounded Ye Zhu, Kong Qiusu revealed his title and prepared to unleash his full killing intent.

• Kong Qiusu emerged, shattered Ye Zhu's energy hand, and stabilized Xie Feng's injuries.
• Kong Qiusu confirmed Ye Zhu had wounded Xie Feng and challenged him to flee before attacking.
• Kong Qiusu summoned the Literary Crown Sword and destroyed Ye Zhu's Ten Thousand Brahma Buddha Bells.
• Kong Qiusu used Words Become Law to inflict severe wounds on Ye Zhu's shoulder, thigh, and heart.
• Kong Qiusu declared himself the Confucian-Robed Asura and unleashed a surge of sword force.

Kong Qiusu defeats Ye Zhu with a hundred sword strikes, but stops pursuing him after Xie Feng collapses. Ye Zhu escapes to a secluded mountain to recover, where he unexpectedly encounters several figures.

• Ye Zhu draws the Luotu Buddha Saber and attacks Kong Qiusu with Burning Candle Illuminates the Heavens, but Kong gathers energy into a giant fist and blasts him away.
• Kong catches up, breaks the Luotu Buddha Saber, and lands ninety-nine sword strikes that leave Ye Zhu grievously mutilated.
• Ye Zhu throws the Blood Tathagata Beads to create fifteen illusory copies, but Kong uses Words Become Law to destroy them as Ye Zhu escapes.
• Kong abandons the pursuit when Xie Feng collapses, carries him away, and leaves Ye Zhu to flee and heal in a mountain range.
• Ye Zhu restores his limbs, retrieves the two pieces of the broken saber, and encounters several figures.

Gu Meng and his companions confronted the wounded Ye Zhu, who killed Gu Meng and Qing Wu before escaping. Ye Zhu learned that Buddha Island had been conquered and worried about whether Xiao Mo was still alive.

• Gu Meng offered a one-million reward for capturing Ye Zhu alive, and his group attacked the wounded Buddha Emperor.
• Ye Zhu claimed he had defeated Xie Feng and unleashed a deadly red beam; Gu Meng blocked it and died protecting Yellow Hair, Red Hair, and Green Hair.
• Yellow Hair charged Ye Zhu, but Qing Wu saved him from Ye Zhu’s counterattack and was killed; Ye Zhu then fled.
• Green Hair fired a signal arrow, and Red Hair and Green Hair blamed Yellow Hair for the deaths of Gu Meng and Qing Wu.
• Ye Zhu heard that Haidera and Pei Jue had conquered Buddha Island and worried that Xiao Mo, an ordinary person dear to him, might have died.

Ye Zhu escaped after the battle and reunited with Xiao Mo, while Xie Feng recovered at Pill Maple Academy and learned that Ye Zhu remained at large. Yellow Hair, Red Hair, and Green Hair reported that Qing Wu and Gu Meng had died protecting them, and Kong Qiusu urged them to turn their guilt into caution and keep fighting.

• Ye Zhu found Xiao Mo, who had escaped, and followed the child toward a hidden cave.
• Xie Feng awoke at Pill Maple Academy, where Sushang and the others checked on him and Kong Qiusu explained that Ye Zhu had escaped despite his severe injuries.
• Xie Feng asked Gu Meng to lead Ghost Sorrow City's Shadow Legion in the search for Ye Zhu, while the others prepared to patrol, tend the wounded, and gather supplies.
• Yellow Hair, Red Hair, and Green Hair reported that Qing Wu and Gu Meng had sacrificed their lives to protect them after they confronted Ye Zhu in Heavenly Roaming Forest.
• Kong Qiusu told the three that their guilt was punishment enough and urged them to learn from their mistake and continue fighting.

Sushang tried to leave Dark Ink Mountain to avenge Xie Feng, but Kong Qiusu stopped her and promised to confront Ye Zhu himself. Meanwhile, Ye Zhu’s injuries worsened in hiding, and Xiao Mo went to find Soul-Restoring Grass but was turned away by an herb gatherer.

• Sushang gave Xie Feng medicine and candy, then secretly left Pill Maple Academy to seek out Ye Zhu.
• Kong Qiusu intercepted Sushang, warned her about Ye Zhu’s strength, and offered to escort her while he dealt with him.
• Ye Zhu’s injuries worsened in a secluded cave, so he sent Xiao Mo to find Soul-Restoring Grass.
• Xiao Mo found an herb gatherer with Soul-Restoring Grass and offered his poison-proof straw sandals in exchange.
• The herb gatherer rejected Xiao Mo’s sandals and chased him away.

Ye Zhu killed Chen Ling and Ge Kuangwo, then sent Xiao Mo away to protect him before summoning the monks of Buddha Island. As the monks gathered in the forest, Ye Zhu prepared for his final battle.

• Xiao Mo showed the herb gatherer a Buddha Emperor Bell, frightening him into fleeing to report Ye Zhu's whereabouts, but Ye Zhu killed him and absorbed the soul-restoring herb.
• Chen Ling and Ge Kuangwo confronted Ye Zhu, who killed Chen Ling with the Palm of Heaven and strangled Ge Kuangwo before devouring his soul.
• Ye Zhu told Xiao Mo to leave, but Xiao Mo refused, so Ye Zhu cast him into a space formed from his own rib and sent him out of the Dao Realm.
• After Xiao Mo was beyond the Dao Realm, Ye Zhu called for the monks of Buddha Island, and countless monks gathered in the forest.

Ye Zhu sacrificed five thousand Buddha Lords to restore his strength, but Sushang, Shui Yunjun, Little Sword, Xie Feng, and Yan Ru’s Literary Sages interrupted him and trapped him in the Heavenly Punishment Grand Formation. As Xie Feng fought with Kong Qiusu’s power, Ye Zhu’s attack was crushed, but he vanished and reappeared in front of Xie Feng.

• Ye Zhu sent a hundred thousand monks to attack the Dao Realm and began sacrificing five thousand Buddha Lords to mend his soul and recover his strength.
• Sushang, Shui Yunjun, and Little Sword interrupted Ye Zhu’s sacrifice with their swords, and Xie Feng arrived as reinforcements mobilized for the final war.
• Yan Ru led three thousand Literary Sages to form the Heavenly Punishment Grand Formation around Ye Zhu.
• Ye Zhu attacked with the Luotu Saber Art, but Sushang met his strike and Xie Feng moved to protect her.
• Kong Qiusu possessed Xie Feng, who used the Literary Crown Sword to crush Ye Zhu’s candle-shaped saber attack with mountains and rivers of sword light.
• Ye Zhu vanished into the sky, then appeared directly in front of Xie Feng.

Xie Feng battled Ye Zhu, who survived decapitation and self-detonation before unleashing an attack that threatened the entire Dao Realm. Jiang Fei’s arrival shattered Ye Zhu’s composure, allowing Xie Feng to pierce his armor and swallow him in a black hole.

• Xie Feng destroyed Ye Zhu’s golden Buddha attack and severed his head, but Ye Zhu restored himself.
• Xie Feng survived Ye Zhu’s self-detonation and continued attacking him as Ye Zhu formed golden armor and threatened to destroy the Dao Realm.
• Shui Yunjun, Yan Ru, the Literary Sages, and Sushang’s allies tried to contain Ye Zhu’s spreading power.
• Jiang Fei appeared, and Ye Zhu recognized her as his eternal enemy and blamed her for his suffering.
• Ye Zhu charged at Jiang Fei, but his will crumbled and Xie Feng’s Literary Crown Sword pierced his armor and heart.
• Xie Feng formed a black hole and swallowed Ye Zhu.

Xie Feng defeated Ye Zhu, ending the war in the Dao Realm, but learned that Chen Ling and Ge Kuangwo had died. As he and Sushang mourned them, a golden lightning bolt heralded Xie Feng’s approaching Transcendence Tribulation Crossing.

• Xie Feng compressed Ye Zhu’s black hole until it exploded, killing Ye Zhu and freeing the Dao Realm from his control.
• Xiao Mo searched for Ye Zhu on the battlefield, confronted Pei Jue, and died of fright when Pei Jue drew his sword; afterward, the Dao Realm’s army defeated the hundred thousand monks.
• Xie Feng and Jiang Fei spoke after the battle, and Sushang told Xie Feng that Chen Ling and Ge Kuangwo had died.
• Xie Feng and Sushang gathered the remains of Chen Ling and Ge Kuangwo, made a clothing tomb, and mourned them.
• Golden lightning struck near Xie Feng, and he explained to Sushang that it was an omen of his coming Transcendence Tribulation Crossing.

Xie Feng received Gu Yuan’s invitation to the Origin Realm, where he was promised half the power of the emerging Golden Devil Emperor Silkworm Queen. He traveled there with Sushang and reached the well-like entrance from the Endless Nebula, where a bat emerged and dropped a nameplate bearing the character “Gu.”

• Xie Feng read Gu Yuan’s invitation to Hidden Cloud Valley and decided to seek the Golden Devil Emperor Silkworm Queen’s power before his Transcendence Tribulation Crossing.
• Xie Feng and Sushang spoke about their dreams, and Jiang Fei said goodbye before leaving.
• Xie Feng briefly bade farewell to Shui Yunjun and the others, then took Sushang through the Upper Realm and past the Xuanji Sect toward the Endless Nebula.
• Xie Feng and Sushang walked through the Endless Nebula until they found a vast white structure shaped like a well.
• Little Sword cut open the well’s lid, and a bat flew out through thick smoke before Little Sword killed it.
• Xie Feng picked up the bat’s dropped nameplate, which bore the character “Gu.”

Xie Feng and Sushang entered the Origin Realm, where they discovered its immense power and found an inn in the desert. They booked a stay, but the proprietress's suggestive offers left Xie Feng wondering what kind of inn they had found.

• Little Sword killed a bat carrying a token, and a purple doorway appeared above the well.
• Xie Feng, Sushang, and Little Sword entered the Origin Realm and arrived in a vast desert filled with black cacti.
• Xie Feng and Sushang absorbed Origin Power but found they could not wield it or convert it from Dao Power.
• Xie Feng and Sushang used the Star Language Spell to understand the inn's waiter and entered the desert inn.
• The proprietress offered Xie Feng a discounted room and a full wash-and-care package, but he refused the in-room services.

Xie Feng and Sushang reached an inn in the Origin Realm, where they learned that their currencies were unusable and Little Sword was left as collateral. After learning about the Origin Realm’s energy and cultivation system, Xie Feng realized the proprietress might be a soul-eating monster when she eyed Kong Qiusu.

• Sushang discovered that the inn accepted Origin Coins, and the proprietress rejected her Black Diamond Dragon Insignia.
• Xie Feng offered Little Sword as collateral for rooms, and the proprietress took him upstairs while he shouted in protest.
• Xie Feng settled into his room, where Kong Qiusu appeared with a book about the Origin Realm.
• Xie Feng learned that Origin Power could not directly convert to Dao Power and that accumulating enough Origin Power could break the barrier between energies.
• The proprietress came to invite Xie Feng to eat, praised his looks, and warned him that Kong Qiusu’s soul might attract creatures that feed on souls.
• Xie Feng recognized the proprietress’s hungry gaze and confronted her as a possible monster.

Xie Feng and Sushang encountered Tao Xue, a demon proprietress who flirted with Xie Feng, while dining at her inn in the Origin Realm. When a young guide offered to lead them to Hidden Cloud Valley, the group discovered she would accept only Origin Coins, and Tao Xue became interested in Sushang’s Emperor Grade pills.

• Tao Xue sent Little Sword to Xie Feng, leaving it humiliated and unwilling to face her again.
• Xie Feng and Sushang ate at the inn, where Tao Xue revealed she was a demon named Tao Xue and declared that she liked Xie Feng.
• Sushang asked about finding Hidden Cloud Valley, and a frail young girl offered to guide them through the Cold New Moon Desert and Demon Spirit Domain for ten Origin Coins.
• Sushang offered the girl Emperor Grade pills instead, but the girl insisted on Origin Coins.
• Tao Xue overheard Sushang mention the pills, asked why Xie Feng had hidden them, and showed interest in buying them.

Xie Feng and Sushang hired Ze Ling as their guide, and Sushang cared for the orphaned girl before they set out for Hidden Cloud Valley. Meanwhile, Ge Ya pursued silver lightning through the universe, suspecting it was an intelligent life-form; the chapter ended with Ze Ling describing the route and Sushang questioning how she had become a guide at five.

• The proprietress bought Sushang's pill for a hundred thousand yuan coins and revealed her interest in Xie Feng and Sushang's unusual possessions after they left.
• Xie Feng and Sushang learned the guide's name was Ze Ling, and Sushang washed and dressed the orphaned girl in her old clothes.
• Ze Ling led Xie Feng and Sushang out of the inn while the proprietress watched them leave and wondered about Sushang's Black Diamond Dragon Insignia and Xie Feng's Dao Grade sword.
• Ge Ya chased silver lightning across the universe, attacked it with his wooden sword, and suspected it contained intelligent life.
• Xie Feng, Sushang, and Ze Ling traveled by Little Sword toward Hidden Cloud Valley, and Ze Ling explained the route through Azure Crane Forest.
• Sushang asked Ze Ling how she had become a veteran guide when she was only five years old.

Xie Feng and Sushang protected Ze Ling from the Flame Cloud Leopards, who had enslaved her and slaughtered her village. After Xie Feng killed their leader and nearly a hundred members, Ze Ling thanked him and he asked her to explain what had happened to her.

• Ze Ling led Xie Feng and Sushang to the forest near Hidden Cloud Valley and warned them that a powerful figure occupied the valley.
• The Flame Cloud Leopards appeared and forced Ze Ling back; she told Xie Feng and Sushang that they had destroyed her village, captured children, and that she had escaped two years earlier.
• Xie Feng stepped between Ze Ling and the Flame Cloud Leopards, and their red-eyed leader attacked him with a fireball.
• Little Sword killed the leader in one strike while Sushang extinguished the fireball, then killed the second-in-command when the others stayed silent.
• The Flame Cloud Leopards charged, and Xie Feng directed Little Sword to slaughter the nearly one hundred remaining creatures.
• Ze Ling thanked Xie Feng through tears, and he asked her to tell them what had happened to her.

Xie Feng, Sushang, and Ze Ling traveled to the Flame Cloud Leopard Clan’s stockade, where Xie Feng wiped out the clan and looted its treasury. He freed the captive villagers and told them they could return home, but their shocked response left their reunion and recovery unresolved.

• Ze Ling recounted how the Flame Cloud Leopard Clan had enslaved villagers and killed everyone who tried to escape except her.
• Xie Feng took Ze Ling and Sushang to the Flame Cloud Leopard Clan’s headquarters, killed the guards, and declared that he would take over the stockade.
• Xie Feng destroyed the Flame Cloud Leopards with northern nether illusory dao fire, wiping out the clan.
• Xie Feng found and looted the treasury, taking treasure and twenty billion Origin Coins while Sushang and Ze Ling freed the captives.
• Xie Feng gathered the captive villagers and told them they were free to return to their villages, prompting one man to ask cautiously what he had said.

Xie Feng freed the villagers from the Flame Cloud Leopards’ stronghold and established the Xuanji Sect in the Origin Realm with Sushang and four orphaned children. After teaching the children to cultivate and forging them swords, he demonstrated a sword strike powerful enough to split a mountain peak.

• Xie Feng told the freed villagers to leave the stronghold, and Sushang reassured them that the Flame Cloud Leopards would no longer threaten them.
• Xie Feng met Cang Tong, Lei Xing, and A Ning, three orphaned children who had nowhere to go, and invited them and Ze Ling to join his sect.
• Xie Feng established the Xuanji Sect in the Origin Realm and learned from Kong Qiusu that the children carried a strange presence similar to that of Earthborn Devil Creatures.
• Sushang began teaching the children to absorb Origin Power while Xie Feng inspected the stronghold’s spirit crystal and star iron mines.
• Xie Feng forged four swords and gave one to each child, then demonstrated how to channel Origin Power into a sword strike that split a mountain peak.