Chapter Summaries

Mei Wuhua and Shameless Cat told Yang Zhen the legend of a youth who endured humiliation in the Three Flowers Holy Land and later lived only for Holy Maiden Tianxuan. The story stirred Yang Zhen’s memories of Tianxuan’s sorrowful sword strike, and he decided to seek her ice coffin.

• Mei Wuhua and Shameless Cat disagreed over whether the youth had arrived riding a green bull or carrying a coffin, until Yang Zhen suggested he had done both.
• Mei Wuhua recounted how the youth, born with severed meridians and no Dantian, stayed three years at the Three Flowers Holy Land without reaching Foundation Establishment and endured mistreatment with a smile.
• Mei Wuhua said Holy Maiden Tianxuan fought the Three Flowers Holy Land’s Holy Lord for seven days and nights to defend the youth, who later destroyed a holy land for her and declared that he had lived only for Tianxuan.
• Mei Wuhua and Shameless Cat said the youth vanished with his green coffin after cleaving through three hundred and sixty bolts of Heavenly Tribulation.
• Yang Zhen recalled the sorrow in Tianxuan’s sword strike, suffered a sudden pain in his chest, and urged everyone to find her ice coffin because he felt he owed her a favor.

Yang Zhen traveled toward Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s ice coffin restriction, intending to repay her favor, while sending Hua Youyue and Han Yan'er back to Three Flowers Holy Land. At the desolate site, he recognized a hidden wind-and-thunder formation and heard a crash and roar from the dragon’s head, prompting him to investigate.

• Yang Zhen explained how seeing Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s sword strike had helped him reach the Saint Realm, and Hua Youyue warned that factions might gather for the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda.
• Yang Zhen and his companions rode the Heaven-Swallowing Hou toward the ice coffin restriction, where powerful presences had gathered.
• Yang Zhen sent Hua Youyue, Han Yan'er, Mei Wuhua, and Shameless Cat back to Three Flowers Holy Land while he went ahead alone.
• Mei Wuhua compared Yang Zhen to a mysterious person, but dismissed the idea that he was that person's reincarnation.
• Yang Zhen landed in a barren mountain range, recognized a hidden formation shaped like a green dragon holding its tail, and suspected Holy Maiden Tianxuan had come there for a purpose other than reincarnation.
• Yang Zhen heard a crash and a furious roar of pain near the dragon’s head and sneaked toward the sound.

Yang Zhen watched the Yaoguang Holy Land elders confront a Lin Race youth guarding the Dragon Head Land, then intervened as they headed for the restrictions. The chapter ended with Yang Zhen stepping out, now sporting two horns and a fierce bearing, to stop them.

• Elder Diao ordered the Lin Race youth to move aside, and the youth refused, revealing that he had guarded the Dragon Head Land for tens of thousands of years.
• A nearby cultivator told Yang Zhen that the youth had forced Elder Diao and the other Great Saints back with a punch, though a young woman explained that he had caught them off guard.
• Elder Diao claimed the Yaoguang Holy Land meant to help Holy Maiden Tianxuan, and the Grand Elder warned that she would die within three days if the dragon vein remained unopened.
• The Grand Elder used a few quiet words to make the Lin Race youth hesitate, then led Elder Diao and Elder Jian toward the restrictions.
• Yang Zhen shouted, “Stop right there!” and emerged from behind the rock with two horns on his head, startling Senior Brother Ya and the young junior sister.

Yang Zhen disguised himself as a Lin Race relative and persuaded Qi Lin that he had come to solve the sacred vein crisis threatening Holy Maiden Tianxuan. Unable to enter her restriction and challenged by the Great Saints, he claimed he could restore the sacred vein, though he privately had no intention of doing so.

• Yang Zhen approached Qi Lin in disguise, claimed to be his distant cousin, and recited the Lin Race's ancestral precept.
• Qi Lin mistook Yang Zhen's display of earth elemental power for a breakthrough in Kun Yuan Force and explained that the sacred vein had dried up, putting Holy Maiden Tianxuan's ice coffin at risk within three days.
• Yang Zhen claimed he had found a solution to the sacred vein crisis, while the Grand Elder accused him of intending to destroy the restriction.
• Yang Zhen found that he could not break through Holy Maiden Tianxuan's restriction and answered the Great Saints' questions about restoring the sacred vein with, "Guess."
• When the Grand Elder challenged him to prove himself, Yang Zhen angrily claimed he could restore the sacred vein in minutes, and everyone laughed.

Yang Zhen refused to let Elder Diao and the Grand Elder enter the barrier, insisting he could restore the sacred vein himself. As the others gave him half a day to prove it, Yang Zhen rose into the air and began gathering earth essence above Azure Dragon Biting Its Tail Land.

• Elder Diao and the Grand Elder explained that they had come to wait for Yang Zhen and the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda while helping keep Holy Maiden Tianxuan alive.
• Yang Zhen refused them entry and said he could restore the sacred vein, prompting the Grand Elder to give him half a day before forcing his way into the barrier.
• Holy Maiden Qingquan, her master, and Yaoguang Holy Son arrived, and they doubted that a Saint Realm youth could repair the sacred vein.
• Yang Zhen reassured Qi Lin that no one would disturb Holy Maiden Tianxuan and promised to show him a magic trick.
• Yang Zhen flew above Azure Dragon Biting Its Tail Land, closed his eyes, and drew terrifying earth essence beneath his feet.

The Lin Race faced the imminent collapse of the sacred vein that sustained Holy Maiden Tianxuan, and Ma Dai prepared to sacrifice himself to save it. Yang Zhen secretly revived the vein, but as Qi Lin hurried to alert the patriarch, a group approached the Dragon Head Land, including someone Yang Zhen recognized.

• Ma Dai told the Lin Race clansmen they had only days before the sacred vein failed, then urged the younger members to leave while the elders stayed behind.
• The clansmen refused to abandon the sacred vein, and Ma Dai began burning his Qi and Blood to try to sustain it.
• The sacred vein suddenly absorbed torrents of worldly essence Qi and grew stronger, leaving Ma Dai and the clansmen astonished and elated.
• Yang Zhen revealed that he had revived the sacred vein, told Qi Lin to summon the patriarch because someone was coming to force their way through the restrictions, and noticed an old acquaintance among the approaching group.

Yang Zhen disguised himself as a Lin Race youth and revived the saint vein, but the Third Elder recognized him by his scent. After Yang Zhen escaped into Holy Maiden Tianxuan's restriction, the First Elder tried to follow and was blasted into the sky.

• Yang Zhen and the elders were startled when the Third Elder identified him as Yang Zhen despite his Lin Race disguise.
• The Third Elder attacked Yang Zhen, explaining that he recognized Yang Zhen by his scent.
• Yang Zhen ducked underground to evade the elders, then resurfaced at the edge of the restriction.
• Yang Zhen entered Holy Maiden Tianxuan's restriction while the First Elder charged into it and was flung into the sky.

Yang Zhen struggled through the restrictions while the Lin Race celebrated the revived holy vein and learned that his cousin was facing three Great Saints from Yaoguang Holy Land. Ma Dai led the Lin Race to rush out and help him.

• The grand elder said he could break the restrictions in three days and promised the Yaoguang Holy Son that Yang Zhen would die.
• Yang Zhen painstakingly undid and restored the restrictions as he advanced toward their deepest part.
• Ma Dai and Old Madou discussed the revived holy vein and argued over whether the Immortal Realm existed.
• Qi Lin told Ma Dai that his cousin had revived the holy vein, but had forgotten to ask his cousin's name.
• Qi Lin warned that his cousin was outside facing three Great Saints from Yaoguang Holy Land, so Ma Dai ordered the Lin Race to go beat them.

Ma Dai and Old Madou attacked the three Yaoguang Holy Land Great Saints after mistaking Yang Zhen for a Lin Race kinsman. Yaoguang Holy Son explained that Yang Zhen had entered the restriction in disguise, but learned that no one could enter after him, leaving the group waiting outside.

• Ma Dai and Old Madou rushed out to beat the three Great Saints, and Old Madou accused Elder Jian of killing Qi Lin's cousin.
• The Third Elder revealed that the supposed Lin Race cousin was Yang Zhen, and Ma Dai and Old Madou questioned his claim.
• Yaoguang Holy Son explained that Yang Zhen could disguise himself using the Earth Treasury Technique and suggested they bring him out of the restriction as proof.
• Ma Dai told Yaoguang Holy Son that no one could enter the restriction, so they would have to wait outside.

The Grand Elder, Elder Jian, and Holy Maiden Qingquan entered Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s restrictions to pursue Yang Zhen, confident that they could catch up with him. On the seventh mountain, Yang Zhen sneezed and wondered who was thinking about him.

• Ma Dai and the Scale Clan refused to leave the restrictions, while the Grand Elder urged them to help drag Yang Zhen out.
• The Grand Elder said he knew the ancient restrictions and prepared to enter with Elder Jian and Holy Maiden Qingquan, who brought the Earth Spring Mirror.
• The Grand Elder, Elder Jian, and Holy Maiden Qingquan entered the restrictions and vanished from sight.
• Inside, the Grand Elder said he could pass six mountains in five days, faster than Yang Zhen, and planned to break through two mountains in a day.
• On the seventh mountain, Yang Zhen sneezed and wondered which bastard was thinking about him.

Yang Zhen advanced through the restrictions on the seventh, eighth, and ninth mountains, using the lightning on the eighth to temper his body while carefully preserving Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s design. The great elder and Elder Jian reached the third mountain and searched for Yang Zhen, but after Elder Jian went off alone, a hysterical wail from the gale made the great elder cry out his name.

• Yang Zhen put away the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda and continued working through the seventh mountain’s complicated restrictions.
• The great elder, Elder Jian, and Holy Maiden Qingquan discussed the restrictions and the impossibility of another heaven-defying figure appearing in the present age.
• The great elder broke through to the second mountain, where the group found a peaceful world but no sign of Yang Zhen.
• Yang Zhen spent a day cultivating in the lightning on the eighth mountain, then struggled through the ninth mountain’s changing restrictions without damaging Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s design.
• Elder Jian and the others reached the third mountain and searched for Yang Zhen, while the great elder insisted Yang Zhen could not have passed the fourth.
• Elder Jian left to search the third mountain, and a hysterical wail from the gale prompted the great elder to call out to him.

The Grand Elder realized Yang Zhen had broken the restrictions and decided to recruit him into Yaoguang Holy Land. In the Ten Mountains World, Yang Zhen encountered Holy Maiden Tianxuan again, and she suddenly opened her eyes.

• Ma Dai arrived with Old Madou and Holy Maiden Qingquan's master, and revealed that Yang Zhen had broken the restrictions.
• The Grand Elder reconsidered Yaoguang Holy Land's hostility toward Yang Zhen and decided to handle recruiting him himself.
• The Grand Elder and the others headed toward the land of the Ten Mountains, impressed by Yang Zhen's speed in breaking through the mountains.
• Yang Zhen found Holy Maiden Tianxuan floating inside an ice coffin and felt an inexplicable familiarity with her.
• Holy Maiden Tianxuan suddenly opened her eyes as Yang Zhen stood before the coffin.

Yang Zhen saw Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s sword dance in a vision and awakened with a new saintly sword art as the Three Lives Flower appeared in the Ten Mountains World. When the Ten Mountains Restriction trapped everyone and the flower began condensing a soul, Yang Zhen blocked the Grand Elder from destroying it, saying he owed Tianxuan two favors.

• Yang Zhen watched Holy Maiden Tianxuan emerge from her ice coffin in a vision, perform a sword dance, and teach him a sweeping saintly sword art.
• Yang Zhen woke to find the ice coffin unchanged as the Grand Elder identified the Three Lives Flower and Ma Dai and the others saluted.
• The Three Lives Flower appeared above the Ten Mountains, drawing in cultivators, including the eager Yaoguang Holy Son.
• The Ten Mountains Restriction activated and trapped everyone as the Grand Elder warned that the flower was condensing a soul and ordered the crowd to flee.
• Yang Zhen blocked the Grand Elder from reaching the Three Lives Flower, insisting that he owed Holy Maiden Tianxuan two favors.

Yang Zhen overpowered the First Elder and argued against destroying the Three Lives Flower to protect Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s inheritance. His defense of the flower triggered Heavenly Dao Exaltation, leaving the Yaoguang Holy Land cultivators shaken and Yang Zhen bewildered.

• Yang Zhen struck the First Elder down with a powerful sword technique, shocking everyone present.
• The First Elder asked Yang Zhen to set aside their conflict, while Yang Zhen and Elder Jian argued over the danger posed by the Three Lives Flower.
• Yang Zhen challenged the others to consider what destroying the Three Lives Flower would do to Holy Maiden Tianxuan.
• Heaven and earth erupted in response, and the Yaoguang Holy Son collapsed after losing control of his mind.
• The First Elder identified the phenomenon as Heavenly Dao Exaltation, and the Third Elder said heaven and earth had approved of Yang Zhen’s argument.

Yang Zhen agreed to unravel Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s ten-thousand-year grand scheme while the grand elder protected the cultivators from the Three Lives Flower. The others believed there was no inheritance to gain, but Yang Zhen knew he had already obtained it twice and had come only to repay a favor.

• Yang Zhen challenged the grand elder to propose a solution to the Three Lives Flower’s threat.
• The grand elder offered to protect the cultivators if Yang Zhen unraveled Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s ten-thousand-year grand scheme, and Yang Zhen agreed.
• Yaoguang Holy Son resented the grand elder’s concessions, while Yang Zhen decided that Yaoguang Holy Son’s hostile glare marked him for death.
• The grand elder told Yaoguang Holy Son that Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s ice coffin held no inheritance, calming him and prompting Holy Maiden Qingquan’s contempt.
• As the Three Lives Flower’s qi grew denser, Yang Zhen reflected that he had already obtained Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s inheritance twice and had entered the restriction to repay a favor.

Yang Zhen faced the Three Lives Flower’s eruption and discovered that its mutation was connected to Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s weakening ice coffin. The chapter left him suspecting that someone had exploited her plan for their own purpose.

• Yang Zhen charged toward the Three Lives Flower and laid down a barrier while the Grand Elder and others prepared to flee if it erupted.
• The Three Lives Flower bloomed and unleashed a devastating heavenly and soul attack, but Yang Zhen disappeared before the currents struck.
• The Grand Elder and the others saw Yang Zhen standing at the flower’s center as he questioned what Holy Maiden Tianxuan was trying to accomplish.
• The Three Lives Flower withered and gathered Blood Qi, causing cultivators across the Ten Mountains World to writhe in agony.
• Yang Zhen noticed bloodstreaks covering Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s ice coffin and concluded that someone had taken advantage of her long-laid scheme.

The Three Lives Flower drained the cultivators in the Ten Mountains World as Yang Zhen damaged it and drew out a powerful blood figure. Holy Maiden Tianxuan urged everyone to flee, but Yang Zhen refused to leave her behind and prepared to fight.

• The First Elder and Elder Jian reinforced their formation while cultivators outside begged to be let in and cursed the Yaoguang Holy Land.
• Holy Maiden Qingquan used the World-Escaping Shuttle to shelter people, but those saved refused to make room for others, leaving her dismayed.
• Yang Zhen kicked a hole through the Three Lives Flower, stopping its drain and summoning a towering figure made of Qi and Blood.
• Most cultivators fled the Ten Mountains World, while Yang Zhen stayed as Holy Maiden Tianxuan sent a warning for everyone to go.
• The blood figure raised a hand toward Yang Zhen, who laughed and unleashed Blood Qi from the Great Deficiency Sword, refusing to leave.

Yang Zhen fought the blood man and survived, while the grand elder realized the blood man was hijacking Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s soul-condensing scheme to create a heavenly soul. Yang Zhen crawled back into the fight, determined to settle things by hacking the blood man to death.

• Yang Zhen charged the blood man, who struck him with a powerful slap and wrapped him in a swelling blood hand.
• Yang Zhen used his Qiongqi Heavenly Void to break the blood man’s attack, then burst apart the blood hand with his own Qi and Blood before crashing into a crater.
• The blood man began condensing a heavenly soul, and the grand elder explained that he had diverted Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s scheme so she or her chosen soul would bear the danger of struggling against heaven.
• Yang Zhen crawled out from underground with the Great Deficiency Sword and declared he would kill the blood man directly.

Yang Zhen disrupted the blood man's attempt to condense a Heavenly Soul by smashing the Three Lives Flower, but a strand of blood entered his body before the Ten Mountains World collapsed. Ma Dai and Old Madou then revealed that the blood man was Great Saint Fengli, Old Ghost Xue, leaving Yang Zhen to face the consequences of angering a powerful enemy.

• The Grand Elder explained that a Heavenly Soul carried Heaven's Mandate, and Holy Maiden Tianxuan told Yang Zhen to sever the blood man's three souls.
• Yang Zhen realized the blood man's divine soul was attached to the Three Lives Flower and struck the flower with the Great Deficiency Sword.
• A malicious strand of blood wrapped around Yang Zhen's neck and entered his body as he attacked the flower again.
• Yang Zhen destroyed the Three Lives Flower, ending the blood man's Heavenly Sound Grand Chant and causing him to threaten Yang Zhen before the Ten Mountains World collapsed.
• Yang Zhen emerged to find the Azure Dragon Biting Its Tail Land and its Saint vein exhausted, then met Ma Dai and Old Madou.
• Ma Dai told Yang Zhen he had offended Great Saint Fengli, Old Ghost Xue, who had once sealed a thousand miles in blood.

Yang Zhen learned that his attack on the Three Lives Flower had angered Great Saint Fengli, a dangerous powerhouse, but refused to let the threat deter him from protecting Three Flowers Holy Land. After returning to the Holy Land, he joked about facing Fengli before greeting an unexpected visitor as a fellow townsman.

• The Yaoguang Grand Elder offered to take Yang Zhen into Yaoguang Holy Land, but the Yaoguang Holy Son warned that Fengli's anger could endanger the sect.
• Yang Zhen declared that he would protect Three Flowers Holy Land and left the Azure Dragon Biting Its Tail Land, though he privately worried about Fengli and considered retreating with Hua Youyue.
• Shameless Cat and the others discussed Fengli's terrifying reputation at Three Flowers Holy Land, while Hua Youyue and Han Yan'er worried about the danger to Yang Zhen.
• Yang Zhen returned and brushed off questions about Fengli, claiming he would beat the Great Saint if he came after him.
• An unknown voice challenged Yang Zhen's boast, and Yang Zhen laughed and welcomed the speaker as a fellow townsman.