Chapter Summaries

Ge Ya forced Heavenly Soul Venerable and Dao of Time to compensate Xie Feng for a fabricated injury, then parted ways with his junior brother to investigate the mysterious lightning. Xie Feng received a thousand starships, while Ge Ya set off alone to seek greater strength.

• Dao of Time demanded that Xie Feng return the Cross-Dimensional Converter, so Ge Ya seized him and ordered him to summon Heavenly Soul Venerable.
• Ge Ya accused Dao of Time of injuring Xie Feng, and Xie Feng and Cong Yun backed up the claim.
• Heavenly Soul Venerable judged that Ge Ya was too strong to oppose and ordered Dao of Time to apologize to Xie Feng.
• Ge Ya demanded compensation, and Dao of Time agreed to give Xie Feng one thousand starships.
• Xie Feng received the starships in a storage inscription, and Ge Ya announced that he would stay behind to investigate the lightning and seek opportunities.
• Ge Ya said goodbye to Xie Feng and the others, then vanished into the darkness.

Xie Feng returned to the Origin Realm and headed back to the Xuanji Sect, where Sushang and the others were recruiting disciples. As Gu Yu provoked Sushang, Xie Feng arrived and challenged him.

• Xie Feng decided to return to the Xuanji Sect to cultivate and traveled to Eastern Dawn Valley.
• Sushang oversaw the sect’s recruitment, where applicants could prove themselves by leaving a mark on the Sword Testing Stele or winning challenges.
• Gu Yu defeated ten applicants in a row, then challenged Cang Tong and beat him in ten moves.
• Gu Yu taunted the crowd and challenged Sushang, learning that she was an Indestructible Saint but refusing to back down.
• Xie Feng arrived, swept the crowd aside with his power, and challenged Gu Yu.

Xie Feng arrived at Eastern Dawn Valley and defeated Gu Yu’s Sword Qi panther with a branch, demonstrating his swordsmanship and revealing himself as the Xuanji Sect’s sect master. Impressed by Xie Feng and accepted into the sect, Gu Yu chose to stay and learn from him.

• Xie Feng entered the combat area as Gu Yu attacked him, but he calmly endured the strikes with protective Gang Qi and criticized Gu Yu’s temperament and swordsmanship.
• Gu Yu unleashed a Sword Qi panther, and Xie Feng used an ordinary branch to destroy it, sending Sword Qi across Eastern Dawn Valley and injuring Gu Yu.
• The spectators recognized Xie Feng as the Xuanji Sect’s sect master and number one on the Heavenly Ranking, then joked that his portrait made him look far uglier than he was.
• Gu Yu admitted defeat and asked to join the Xuanji Sect to learn swordsmanship from Xie Feng.
• Sushang praised Gu Yu’s aptitude, and Xie Feng agreed to let him stay.

Xie Feng spoke with new Xuanji Sect disciple Gu Yu, then broke through to the tenth-stage Indestructible Saint. Sushang brought him chestnut porridge, but their tender moment was interrupted when Bai Mo arrived with an invitation from Lu Yinjian.

• Xie Feng questioned Gu Yu about his background and accepted him as an official Xuanji Sect disciple.
• Fifty candidates passed the first day of the Xuanji Sect's Sword Dao recruitment trials.
• Xie Feng broke through to the tenth-stage Indestructible Saint while meditating in his courtyard.
• Sushang brought Xie Feng chestnut porridge, and the two grew physically affectionate before Bai Mo interrupted them.
• Bai Mo told Xie Feng that Lu Yinjian wanted to share spoils from the battle against the Nine Netherworld Phoenix Race, and Xie Feng asked Sushang what she thought.

Xie Feng joined Bai Mo and Gu Yuan on a battlefield in the northern Origin Realm to investigate a forbidden ground after a recent battle. The search stopped when Bai Mo stepped on an ancient pattern that began pulling him underground.

• Xie Feng accepted Bai Mo's invitation to visit the battlefield, while Sushang left to prepare for Alchemical Dao enrollment and Little Sword ate most of the chestnut porridge.
• Xie Feng praised Bai Mo and invited him to join the Xuanji Sect, but Bai Mo chose to remain loyal to the Imperial Evil Realm.
• Bai Mo led Xie Feng to the northern Origin Realm, where Gu Yuan explained that the battlefield was the territory of the Nine Netherworld Phoenix Race and might contain a forbidden ground and hidden treasures.
• As Xie Feng, Gu Yuan, and Bai Mo explored the battlefield, Bai Mo stepped on a faint ancient pattern that pinned his leg and began pulling him down.
• Xie Feng activated his Double Pupils and studied the pattern as his expression grew grave.

Xie Feng discovered and destroyed an ancient Nine Spirits Nether-Gathering Formation on the battlefield, then shared the condensed power of its evil spirits with Gu Yuan and Bai Mo. As the three traveled deeper into the battlefield, they found a vast black pool that Xie Feng identified as an abyss.

• Xie Feng recognized that Bai Mo had disturbed a Nine Spirits Nether-Gathering Formation containing evil spirits beneath its inscriptions.
• Xie Feng used the Northern Nether Heaven-Subduing Fire to kill the evil spirits and dispel the formation.
• The evil spirits’ blood condensed into a palm-sized energy source, which Xie Feng divided equally among himself, Gu Yuan, and Bai Mo.
• Xie Feng, Gu Yuan, and Bai Mo continued deeper into the battlefield until Gu Yuan stopped them before a vast, light-absorbing black pool.
• Xie Feng identified the black pool as an abyss, while Gu Yuan said he had never noticed it during their previous battle.

Xie Feng descended into the abyss and discovered a chained sword spirit whose history was recorded in a mural. When he tried to approach it, the spirit summoned a red-haired monster, which tore through his Northern Nether Heaven-Subduing Fire net.

• Xie Feng spotted a sword's shadow beneath the abyss and decided to descend after Gu Yuan admitted he feared water and Bai Mo said he could not protect him.
• Xie Feng broke through a natural water barrier at the bottom and found a stone chamber containing a blood-red sword spirit bound by three chains.
• Xie Feng uncovered a mural revealing that the sword had belonged to a powerful figure whose body became the abyss, while the enemy's final sealing power trapped the sword's soul below.
• Xie Feng reached toward the sword spirit, which released thick red smoke that formed a red-haired monster and attacked him.
• Xie Feng trapped the monster and sword spirit in a net of Northern Nether Heaven-Subduing Fire, but the monster tore open the net.

Xie Feng defeated the red-haired monster and absorbed the sword spirit’s power, helping Little Sword advance from an Extreme Dao Sword to a Supreme Sword. After thanking Gu Yuan for the Ring of No Calamity, Xie Feng reunited with Lu Yinjian, who revealed that he had marked a place containing something good.

• The red-haired monster attacked Xie Feng, and Little Sword stabbed it but struggled as it absorbed more power than it could handle.
• Xie Feng summoned the Chaos Dragon Elephant to fight the monster and devour its power, while Gu Yuan cast the Ring of No Calamity into the abyss to suppress the sword spirit.
• The dragon and elephant combined their power with Little Sword, which used part of the sword spirit’s power to upgrade into a Supreme Sword.
• Xie Feng returned to shore and thanked Gu Yuan for the ring, then agreed to help him seek a promotion from his position as Evil Lord.
• Lu Yinjian, Shuangyan, and Liuyi arrived, and Lu Yinjian said he had marked a nearby place where something good could be found.

Xie Feng claimed the ancient sword spirit from Lu Yinjian and silenced him with four arguments. Lu Yinjian then asked for help eliminating six enemy formation masters before the next battle, and Xie Feng began considering the request as a business opportunity.

• Lu Yinjian discovered that the sword spirit he had marked was gone, and Xie Feng admitted he had subdued it.
• Xie Feng argued that the sword spirit belonged to him, leaving Lu Yinjian speechless and prompting him to give it up.
• Lu Yinjian dismissed the others and told Xie Feng that the Nine Netherworld Phoenix Race had allied with other forces and blocked his army with a hundred and fifty formations.
• Lu Yinjian explained that six Indestructible Saint Venerable formation masters were behind the formations and worried that Gu Xinglan might support them.
• Lu Yinjian asked Xie Feng to eliminate the six formation masters within three days, and Xie Feng considered turning the request into a business opportunity.

Xie Feng refused to help Lu Yinjian deal with a formation master unless Lu stopped pursuing Xiao Shang, but Lu instead challenged him to a sword fight. Their battle beneath the moon ended with one sword breaking and its wielder thrown back.

• Xie Feng demanded that Lu Yinjian stop pursuing Xiao Shang as payment for his help, but Lu refused and declared that he had fallen in love with her.
• Lu Yinjian challenged Xie Feng to a fight over Xiao Shang, and the two agreed to compete in swordsmanship despite their difference in cultivation realms.
• Xie Feng and Lu Yinjian clashed with their Supreme swords as Gu Yuan, Shuangyan, Bai Mo, and Liuyi watched from behind a boulder.
• Xie Feng briefly stopped fighting, but Lu Yinjian provoked him into resuming their duel with Cherished Wine Cup and Autumn Duckweed.
• The two swords struck edge to edge, and one sword broke as its wielder was flung to the ground.

Xie Feng defeated Lu Yinjian in a sword fight, slapped him twice, and won his promise to stop pursuing Xiao Shang. The two became friends, then Lu Yinjian assigned Xie Feng two grand formation masters to kill, prompting Xie Feng to demand more pay.

• Xie Feng disarmed Lu Yinjian with Dissipation like Smoke and slapped him, then defeated him again with Heart Slaying and landed a second slap.
• Lu Yinjian withdrew his Origin Power, admitted defeat, and promised not to harbor improper thoughts about Xiao Shang.
• Xie Feng listed his many abilities and promised to catch up to Lu Yinjian in the Martial Dao within three years.
• Xie Feng and Lu Yinjian exchanged a high five and became friends.
• Lu Yinjian assigned Xie Feng to kill Su Ye of Calamity City and Yi Hui of Feather City, and Xie Feng demanded more pay for taking on two targets.

Xie Feng used Lu Yinjian’s map to infiltrate Feather City and kill grand formation master Yi Hui, then traveled to Calamity City to attack another group of formation masters. The chapter ended with a new, murderous figure appearing in the doorway after Xie Feng left the scene.

• Lu Yinjian gave Xie Feng a map to Feather City and agreed to put the payment for Xie Feng’s help on his tab.
• Xie Feng entered Feather City and killed Yi Hui, the city’s grand formation master, with the Emperor Beginning Sword.
• Xie Feng traveled to Calamity City, where Liu Ming, Su Ye, and a woman discussed replacing their formation and the Imperial Evil Lord’s attacks.
• Xie Feng killed Liu Ming by mistake, then struck at Su Ye; Su Ye used the woman as a shield and tried to escape, but Xie Feng’s fire and sword killed him.
• Xie Feng left the room, and a murderous figure appeared in the doorway.

Gu Xinglan tracked Xie Feng after finding the heads of Su Ye, Liu Ming, and the middle-aged woman, then attacked him with the power of her clone. Tao Xue intervened and drove Gu Xinglan away, revealing that she was one of hers.

• Gu Xinglan examined the three heads and sealed the space around her as she pursued the person who had killed them.
• Xie Feng was trapped near the Nine Netherworld Phoenix Race's frontier, where Gu Xinglan confronted him and accused him of arranging the heads as a warning.
• Gu Xinglan revealed she was a clone and shattered Xie Feng's flaming shield with a punch, forcing him to retreat.
• Gu Xinglan attacked again, but Tao Xue arrived and repelled her energy palm with a single strike.
• Tao Xue told Gu Xinglan that Xie Feng was one of hers, and Gu Xinglan warned her before her clone disappeared.
• Tao Xue greeted Xie Feng affectionately, then swung her sandbag-sized fist toward his chest.

Xie Feng and Tao Xue confronted Gu Xinglan to keep her from aiding Calamity City while the Imperial Evil Realm attacked. Gu Xinglan tried to recruit Xie Feng, but their negotiations ended when she unleashed a storm of black lightning.

• Tao Xue revealed that she came from the Longevity Domain, then joined Xie Feng in heading to stop Gu Xinglan from interfering in the battle.
• Xie Feng and Tao Xue found Gu Xinglan on a mountain behind Calamity City as the Imperial Evil Realm's army reached the city walls.
• Gu Xinglan offered Xie Feng a place in the Devil Subduing Realm, and Xie Feng countered by inviting her to join his Xuanji Sect.
• Gu Xinglan realized Xie Feng was stalling for Lu Yinjian and attacked with countless black lightning bolts, while Xie Feng summoned the Emperor Beginning Sword.

Xie Feng and Tao Xue battled Gu Xinglan to keep her from reinforcing Calamity City, but the Imperial Evil Lord arrived and joined their side. As cheers rose from below the mountain, Gu Xinglan realized Calamity City had fallen and the battle was lost.

• Xie Feng learned that Gu Xinglan had reached the tenth tier of the Indestructible Saint Lord realm, and Tao Xue opened a domain to hold her back.
• Tao Xue attacked Gu Xinglan with her Distant Moon Zither while Xie Feng watched for an opening to help.
• The Imperial Evil Lord appeared, declared himself Xie Feng’s friend, and joined the fight against Gu Xinglan.
• Gu Xinglan used an image to send lightning attacks against the Imperial Evil Realm’s demon army in Calamity City, but Tao Xue and the Imperial Evil Lord kept pressing her.
• The Imperial Evil Lord’s clash with Gu Xinglan shattered Tao Xue’s domain, and the fighters returned to the mountaintop.
• Cheers from below the mountain unsettled Gu Xinglan, who realized Calamity City had fallen and the tide could not be turned.

Gu Xinglan withdrew from Calamity City after the Imperial Evil Lord threatened mutual destruction, leaving Xie Feng and his allies to discuss how to resist the Devil Subduing Realm. Xie Feng revealed that he had rescued Yue Heng, and Tao Xue celebrated before the Imperial Evil Lord warned him about her violent past with men.

• Xie Feng gave Gu Xinglan his name and warned her that Lu Yinjian was nearby, while the Imperial Evil Lord threatened to reshuffle the deck if she pushed the devils too far.
• Gu Xinglan left Calamity City, and Tao Xue praised the Imperial Evil Lord before playfully punching him and Xie Feng.
• The Imperial Evil Lord suggested that the Imperial Evil Realm join forces with the Longevity Domain, but Tao Xue said the domain had no one in charge while Ling Quan was in seclusion.
• Xie Feng asked Tao Xue about Yue Heng and explained that he had rescued her after meeting her at the Cloud Dream Sea.
• Tao Xue wept with joy that Yue Heng was alive and praised Xie Feng, while the Imperial Evil Lord warned him that Tao Xue had once killed men after draining their Yang Qi.
• Tao Xue demanded to know what rumors the Imperial Evil Lord was spreading about her.

After Calamity City fell, Xie Feng learned that Tao Xue was Ancestor Muyun of the Longevity Domain and asked the captured officials about a rare phoenix that could help him advance his cultivation. The chapter ended when one official recognized the Karmic Fire Crimson Phoenix as a sacred symbol of the Nine Netherworld Phoenix Race.

• Tao Xue left to visit Xiao Heng at the Xuanji Sect, and the Imperial Evil Lord praised Xie Feng’s Chaos Physique.
• Lu Yinjian joined Xie Feng and the Imperial Evil Lord after taking Calamity City and credited Xie Feng with helping win the battle against Gu Xinglan.
• The Imperial Evil Lord revealed that Karmic Fire Spiritual Liquid, made from Karmic Fire Crimson Phoenixes, could raise Xie Feng’s cultivation.
• Xie Feng suggested questioning officials captured in Calamity City to learn where the phoenixes lived, and Lu Yinjian agreed to take him there.
• Xie Feng asked the kneeling officials about the Karmic Fire Crimson Phoenix, and one man reacted with alarm at the name.

Xie Feng and the Imperial Evil Lord tortured the Nine Netherworld Phoenix Race members for the Karmic Fire Crimson Phoenix’s location. They learned it was at the Illusory Star Pool in Mengliu Volcano, and the Imperial Evil Lord ordered everyone left in the courtyard killed to protect Xie Feng’s plans.

• Xie Feng and the Imperial Evil Lord questioned the captives, and the Imperial Evil Lord killed those who refused to answer.
• A clansman killed a man who tried to volunteer, so Gu Yuan maimed and then killed the assailant.
• The Imperial Evil Lord killed ten more captives as Xie Feng insisted that the questioning continue.
• A fat man revealed that the Karmic Fire Crimson Phoenix dwelled at the Illusory Star Pool in Mengliu Volcano, but the Imperial Evil Lord killed him for speaking after the count ended.
• Xie Feng left to prepare for the Illusory Star Pool, and the Imperial Evil Lord told Lu Yinjian that Gu Yuan had been ordered to kill everyone remaining in the courtyard.

The Heavenly Ranking reappeared in the Origin Realm with an Origin-level presence, prompting the Imperial Evil Lord and Lu Yinjian to discuss the old powers emerging and Xie Feng’s uncertain loyalties. It began announcing its Great Emperor Section, revealing Ancestor Minghe in fifteenth place.

• Xie Feng accepted Lu Yinjian’s offer of a guest room in Calamity City so he could rest and refine the evil spirit energy source.
• The Heavenly Ranking appeared across the Origin Realm with a power beyond the Supreme Level, which the narration identified as Origin.
• The Imperial Evil Lord and Lu Yinjian discussed how the ranking might expose hidden old monsters, whether Xie Feng would remain their ally, and the possibility that he was connected to the Imperial Evil Lord.
• The Heavenly Ranking announced its Great Emperor Section and explained that it would list fifteen exceptional contenders.
• The ranking revealed Ancestor Minghe in fifteenth place, identifying him as a second-stage Indestructible Saint Lord of the Nine Netherworld Phoenix Race, affiliated with the Earthborn Devil Creatures.

The Heavenly Ranking revealed more powerful figures, including Si Ming, Cheng Hao, Yu Qingzhu, Mo Yi, and Cong Yun. After learning that Xie Feng had killed two of his clan’s formation masters and Phoenix Lord Feng Changyan, Si Ming ordered his elders to kill him, then saw himself placed eleventh.

• The Heavenly Ranking announced Guiqiu Ling in fourteenth place, Hun Wuchen in thirteenth, and Xuanyuan Feng in twelfth, prompting excitement across the territories.
• Elder Huang told Si Ming that Xie Feng had killed Su Ye and Yi Hui, and Elder Liu described Xie Feng’s ties to powerful figures across the Origin Realm.
• Elder Huang revealed that Xie Feng had also killed Phoenix Lord Feng Changyan, so Si Ming ordered both elders to kill him at any cost.
• The Heavenly Ranking placed Si Ming eleventh, leaving him displeased with his standing among the three great Earthborn Devil Creature races.
• The ranking revealed Cheng Hao in tenth place, Yu Qingzhu in ninth, Mo Yi in eighth, and Cong Yun in seventh.