Chapter Summaries

Nine Dragons Great Saint took Yang Zhen away from the Three Flowers Holy Land to meet a woman who knew him and had a temper. On the way, Yang Zhen learned that Nine Dragons’ apparent teleportation was sheer speed and discovered he could not yet cultivate the technique.

• Nine Dragons Great Saint arrived, revealed that he had refined his Dao body, and reassured Yang Zhen that Great Saint Fengli was unlikely to leave seclusion soon.
• Nine Dragons told Hua Youyue he would return Yang Zhen within half a month, then carried him away at tremendous speed on a dragon-like creature.
• Yang Zhen asked about the person they were going to meet, and Nine Dragons warned him that she had a temper.
• Yang Zhen asked whether he could cultivate the teleportation technique, and Nine Dragons explained that Yang Zhen lacked the necessary understanding of Momentum.
• Nine Dragons proposed a contest, and his pressure made Yang Zhen turn pale and the dragon-like creature tremble.

Yang Zhen learned from Nine Dragons Great Saint that his Momentum was only at the first of nine levels, then entered sudden enlightenment under the pressure of a mountain-shaped Momentum. He broke through to the second level and continued growing stronger, leaving Nine Dragons astonished.

• Yang Zhen struggled against Nine Dragons Great Saint’s overwhelming Momentum, and Nine Dragons warned him to keep a lower profile in the changed world.
• Nine Dragons explained that Momentum had nine levels and revealed Yang Zhen had only reached the first, though he could potentially advance within half a month.
• Nine Dragons formed a mountain from his Momentum and pressed it down on Yang Zhen to help him comprehend the next level.
• Yang Zhen entered sudden enlightenment, and his Momentum changed as he resisted the mountain’s crushing weight.
• Yang Zhen broke through to the second level, then surged again and lifted the enormous mountain, stunning Nine Dragons Great Saint.

Yang Zhen pushed his Momentum beyond the third heaven while Nine Dragons Great Saint tested him, and the two crashed to the ground together. At Heavenly Mountain Holy Land, elders debated Nine Dragons’s plan to bring Yang Zhen to deal with a sword spirit as Li Qingfeng waited angrily for Nine Dragons’s return.

• Yang Zhen stabilized his Momentum at the third heaven, then broke through again when Nine Dragons intensified his imposing presence.
• The dragon-like creature crashed to the ground with Nine Dragons and Yang Zhen, and Yang Zhen joked about Nine Dragons’s grass-covered appearance.
• Elder Yan and other elders questioned whether Yang Zhen could help with the sword spirit, while the Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord insisted they wait for Nine Dragons.
• The old woman revealed that Fuyao had reached the second heaven and could approach the sword spirit, prompting Elder Yan to leave.
• Li Qingfeng asked a disciple whether Nine Dragons had returned, then angrily sent the disciple away when he had not.

Li Qingfeng resented the miraculous youth Nine Dragons Saint Venerable was bringing, while rumors spread that Heavenly Mountain Holy Land’s elite were preparing to challenge the newcomer. As Yang Zhen and Nine Dragons approached the snowy mountains, Yang Zhen promised to behave like a good little boy, though his irreverent nature remained clear.

• Li Qingfeng scolded Quan Le for asking questions, then admitted he was angry about the disciple Nine Dragons Saint Venerable was bringing.
• Quan Le told other disciples that Li Qingfeng had reacted strangely to news of the miraculous youth, and the little fatty claimed Li Qingfeng had suffered the Heavenly Dao Altar’s fourth level.
• The little fatty said Fuyao, Du Kang, Ma Huicao, and other powerful disciples were preparing to challenge the youth, then led the group toward the sword pavilion.
• Yang Zhen rode with Nine Dragons at the edge of the snow mountains and joked about the cold and his village.
• Nine Dragons warned Yang Zhen to rein in his unruly personality, and Yang Zhen promised to pretend to be a good little boy.

Yang Zhen learned that Nine Dragons had brought him to help subdue a sword spirit at the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land, though he was expected to serve as backup rather than lead the attempt. Nine Dragons promised that he and the Holy Land would reward Yang Zhen for helping repay a favor, leaving Yang Zhen pleased with the arrangement.

• Yang Zhen questioned Nine Dragons about their destination and learned he was meant to meet a senior and try to subdue a sword spirit.
• Yang Zhen refused to risk his life, but Nine Dragons explained that even Sword Addict had failed to earn the sword spirit's acknowledgment.
• Nine Dragons told Yang Zhen that the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land's prodigies would lead the attempt and that Fuyao had a better chance than he did.
• Yang Zhen protested that he was not the sort of person to stand on the sidelines, and Nine Dragons promised that he and the Holy Land would reward him for helping.
• Yang Zhen accepted the arrangement, expecting to relax and watch the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land's prodigies try to subdue the sword spirit.

Yang Zhen arrived at the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land with Nine Dragons and marveled at its ancient buildings and formations. The disciples mocked him as a country bumpkin, but Fuyao recognized that he had reached the Saint Realm and sensed there was more to him than he appeared.

• Yang Zhen admired the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land’s buildings and identified the formation that gathered heavenly Momentum as he arrived with Nine Dragons.
• Several elders welcomed Nine Dragons, while the young disciples glared at Yang Zhen and he cheerfully glared back before greeting them.
• Yang Zhen followed Nine Dragons into the sacred hall, studying the Earth Treasury Arts as disciples outside laughed at his wide-eyed curiosity.
• Li Qingfeng dismissed Yang Zhen as unimpressive and vowed to prove his legend was a joke, while Fuyao judged that he was not as simple as he looked.
• Fuyao revealed that Yang Zhen had reached the Saint Realm, surprising Du Kang and Ma Huicao, then walked toward the great hall with interest.

Yang Zhen entered the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land’s hall with Nine Dragons and heard that the Holy Lord was refining the Everlasting Beauty Flower. After Yang Zhen hinted that he had noticed something about the hall’s restrictions, Elder Yan invited him to explain, and Fuyao arrived to hear his insights.

• Du Kang and Ma Huicao stopped themselves from following Fuyao into the hall and agreed they could deal with Yang Zhen later.
• Nine Dragons brought Yang Zhen into the hall, where Elder Yan said the Holy Lord was refining the Everlasting Beauty Flower.
• Elder Yan invited Yang Zhen to speak about the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land’s restrictions after Yang Zhen praised them and began to qualify his praise.
• Fuyao arrived and asked Yang Zhen to share his insights, while the gathered disciples anticipated his embarrassment.

Yang Zhen offered to explain how to improve the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land's restrictions, but Elder Yan left before hearing his advice. As Yang Zhen toured the holy land with Fuyao, disciples expected Ma Huicao and Du Kang to challenge him, but the two greeted him like an old friend.

• Yang Zhen pointed out a restriction in the hall and offered to explain more for a fee, angering Elder Yan.
• A messenger summoned Elder Yan and Nine Dragons to Heavenly Yang Peak, and Elder Yan asked Fuyao to show Yang Zhen around.
• Fuyao toured the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land with Yang Zhen, while its disciples began gossiping about his offer to advise Elder Yan.
• Yang Zhen and Fuyao headed toward Heavenly Yang Peak, where disciples expected Ma Huicao and Du Kang to teach him a lesson.
• Fuyao tried to end the outing when Ma Huicao and Du Kang approached, but the two greeted Yang Zhen warmly as their brother.

Yang Zhen agreed to visit the Heavenly Ladder Tower with Du Kang and Ma Huicao, despite Fuyao's warning that it was forbidden and too difficult for him. Fuyao hurried to stop the spectacle, but found that Yang Zhen had already entered the tower.

• Du Kang and Ma Huicao reunited with Yang Zhen and said they had arranged to take him to the Heavenly Ladder Tower.
• Fuyao tried to take Yang Zhen to see the snowy scenery instead, but he chose to go with Du Kang and Ma Huicao.
• The disciples rushed to the tower to watch Yang Zhen, while Fuyao worried that Du Kang and Ma Huicao had set him up.
• Fuyao arrived at the tower and learned Yang Zhen had gone inside, then accused Du Kang of lying to her.

Du Kang and Ma Huicao told Fuyao that Yang Zhen had entered the Heavenly Ladder Tower, leaving the disciples baffled about how he had managed it. Li Qingfeng emerged after breaking through to the sixth step, then learned Yang Zhen was inside and watched as Yang Zhen reached the second step.

• Du Kang and Ma Huicao confirmed to Fuyao that Yang Zhen had entered the Heavenly Ladder Tower, while the disciples wondered whether someone had taught him the entry method.
• The sixth step lit up, and Li Qingfeng emerged after successfully breaking through it, boasting to Fuyao that he had taken the lead.
• Li Qingfeng learned that Yang Zhen was inside the tower, scolded Du Kang and Ma Huicao for letting an outsider enter, and asked who had taught Yang Zhen the method.
• The second step lit up, and Li Qingfeng declared that he wanted to see how many steps Yang Zhen could climb.

Yang Zhen astonished the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land by reaching the third level of the Heavenly Ladder Tower in half a shichen, despite never learning its entry method. As the elders rushed to investigate, Yang Zhen happily turned toward the fourth level.

• Yang Zhen reached the second level, leaving Fuyao, Du Kang, and Ma Huicao stunned and Li Qingfeng sullen.
• Yang Zhen lit up the third level, prompting Li Qingfeng to demand that his master or the Holy Lord be summoned.
• Fuyao told her master that Yang Zhen had entered only half a shichen earlier and did not know the tower's method.
• Fuyao's master hurried toward Heavenly Yang Peak while Li Qingfeng accused Yang Zhen of entering without permission.
• Yang Zhen said the tower was fun, reflected on how much he had learned, and looked toward the fourth level.

Yang Zhen entered the Heavenly Ladder Tower and rapidly advanced to its fourth step while studying the Earth Treasury Technique and profound principles of restrictions. His progress stunned the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land, and the Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord and Nine Dragons arrived to witness it.

• Yang Zhen forced his way past the tower’s restrictions and studied the first three steps, combining their insights with the Heavenly Book.
• Yang Zhen reached the fourth step and marveled at the depth of its teachings, while Du Kang and Ma Huicao realized their plan to make him fail had backfired.
• Li Qingfeng claimed Yang Zhen had rushed upward without understanding the tower, and the gathered cultivators agreed that he had wasted his opportunity.
• The Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord and Nine Dragons arrived, and Nine Dragons praised Yang Zhen’s extraordinary talent.
• Elder Yan hoped Yang Zhen would give them another surprise.

The Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord and elders discussed whether Yang Zhen might find the Heaven-Ascending Token hidden in the Heavenly Ladder Tower. Nine Dragons declared that nothing in the tower could escape Yang Zhen's eyes, leaving everyone stunned.

• Elder Yan reminded the Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord of the legend of the Heaven-Ascending Token, alarming Li Qingfeng and Fuyao.
• Du Kang and Ma Huicao realized that their scheme involving Yang Zhen had entangled them in a dangerous rivalry over the token.
• Elder Yan said Yang Zhen had entered the tower without using a method because his understanding of the Earth Treasury Technique and heaven-and-earth principles rivaled his own.
• Fuyao took comfort from Nine Dragons's surprise, while she and Li Qingfeng hoped Yang Zhen would be unable to find or refine the token.
• The Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord asked Nine Dragons whether Yang Zhen could find the token, and Nine Dragons said nothing in the tower could escape him.

Yang Zhen advanced through every level of Heavenly Mountain Holy Land’s Heavenly Ladder Tower and completed the Heavenly Book: Earth Treasury Chapter. After discovering a hidden world inside the eighth level, he opened it and caused the tower to explode, leaving Nine Dragons furious.

• Yang Zhen reached the fourth and fifth levels, surprising the onlookers outside the tower.
• Yang Zhen broke through the sixth and seventh levels, silencing Li Qingfeng and astonshing the elders.
• Yang Zhen reached the eighth level and completed the Heavenly Book: Earth Treasury Chapter with its Earth Treasury Technique.
• Yang Zhen realized that a hidden world lay within the eighth level and opened it with the Earth Treasury Technique.
• Yang Zhen’s action blew up the Heavenly Ladder Tower, and Nine Dragons cursed him for destroying it.

Yang Zhen caused the Heavenly Ladder Tower to erupt, but the destruction revealed its legendary ninth level and a Heaven-Ascending Token. As the tower descended, the token flew obediently into Yang Zhen's hand, stunning everyone watching.

• Yang Zhen's explosion of the Heavenly Ladder Tower startled the Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord, Nine Dragons, and the gathered disciples, while Nine Dragons defended him and blamed Du Kang and Ma Huicao for tricking him into entering.
• Seven-colored auspicious clouds appeared, and the Heavenly Ladder Tower manifested in the sky with its legendary ninth level.
• Elder Yan rejoiced at the tower's ninth level, but the Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord urged him to wait as she noticed the presence of the Heaven-Ascending Token.
• Nine Dragons urged Yang Zhen to refine the Heaven-Ascending Token, but Yang Zhen said it seemed eager for him to do so.
• Yang Zhen beckoned to the Heaven-Ascending Token, and it flew into his hand, leaving Li Qingfeng and the others astonished.

Yang Zhen easily refined the second Heaven-Ascending Token and brought the ninth level of the Heavenly Ladder Tower into being, granting even ordinary Heavenly Mountain Holy Land disciples access to its insights. As the Holy Land celebrated and prepared for coming changes, Yang Zhen left the tower wondering whether more Heaven-Ascending Tokens existed and remembered he owed Du Kang and Ma Huicao better treatment.

• The Heaven-Ascending Token flew to Yang Zhen, and he refined it with ease while the Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord and Nine Dragons watched in surprise.
• The Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord ordered the disciples to train on the sealed mountain and told Fuyao and Li Qingfeng to reach the fourth heaven of Momentum.
• Yang Zhen entered the ninth level of the Heavenly Ladder Tower, and its transformation spread the Earth Treasury Technique and profound principles to disciples outside it.
• The disciples and elders celebrated the tower's change, while Du Kang and Ma Huicao tried to avoid notice and hoped they would escape blame.
• Yang Zhen left the tower pondering why there were multiple Heaven-Ascending Tokens, then remembered he should treat Du Kang and Ma Huicao better.

Yang Zhen reached the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land and repeatedly shocked its elders by addressing the Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord as a young lady and speaking irreverently. After she revealed her identity, she asked whether he could subdue the sword spirit, and his boast made her laugh aloud.

• Yang Zhen greeted Nine Dragons and mistook the Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord for a young lady, prompting the elders' outrage and surprise when she calmly questioned him.
• Yang Zhen praised the Holy Lord with expressions about beauty, then asked whether she was the Holy Lord's granddaughter; she revealed that she was the Holy Lord herself.
• Yang Zhen tried to change the subject by calling out to Du Kang and Ma Huicao, who rushed to kneel before the Holy Lord and beg for punishment.
• The Holy Lord stopped Yang Zhen as he tried to leave and asked how confident he was about subduing the sword spirit.
• Yang Zhen claimed he could catch even ten sword spirits, and the Holy Lord laughed aloud, leaving everyone stunned.

Luo Shan Yang, the Sword Addict and disciple of Sword Devil Li Qingtian, arrived at the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land, apparently seeking its Sword Spirit. The Holy Lord and Nine Dragons expected Yang Zhen to compete with him, leaving Yang Zhen wary after learning Luo Shan Yang considered everyone of his generation an ant.

• A Great Saint arrived and announced that Luo Shan Yang had come, prompting the Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord and others to react with concern.
• The Holy Lord told Yang Zhen that his opponent had arrived, while Yang Zhen protested that he had no reason to fight Luo Shan Yang.
• The Great Saint explained that Luo Shan Yang was Sword Devil Li Qingtian's only disciple, known as the Sword Addict and powerful enough to stand against a Great Saint.
• Yang Zhen realized Luo Shan Yang had come for the Sword Spirit and tried to leave with Nine Dragons, complaining that he could not compete with a Sword Devil's disciple.
• Nine Dragons encouraged Yang Zhen to try, and the Holy Lord revealed that Luo Shan Yang had once called everyone of his generation an ant.

Yang Zhen arrived with the Heavenly Mountain Holy Land at the mountain where the sword spirit was said to be, intending to stop Luo Shan Yang from claiming it. He met Zhou Tong, a powerful elder who mistook him for a proper, conventional young man.

• Yang Zhen reached the mountain with Nine Dragons, Fuyao, Li Qingfeng, and the Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord, and learned that many cultivators had gathered to seek the sword spirit.
• Yang Zhen heard that Luo Shan Yang was regarded as the leading young swordsman, but found that he was not at the encampment.
• Nine Dragons warned Yang Zhen to keep a low profile and focus on the sword spirit, while Yang Zhen insisted that he was good at keeping one.
• Zhou Tong arrived, addressed the Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord as little Ziyuan, and said Yang Zhen might rival Luo Shan Yang.
• The Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord introduced Zhou Tong as a supreme elder of the Heavenly Severance Sect, and Yang Zhen greeted him politely.
• Zhou Tong called Yang Zhen proper and conventional, and the Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord remarked that the two of them might have much in common.

Yang Zhen and his companions heard that Luo Shan Yang was the younger generation’s leading swordsman and went to see him after the sword spirit’s power formed Willow Heart Swords. When the Yaoguang Holy Son recognized Yang Zhen, the entire mountaintop erupted in surprise.

• Zhou Tong warned Yang Zhen about Luo Shan Yang, then vanished with extraordinary speed.
• The Heavenly Mountain Holy Lord and Nine Dragons explained that many challengers had lost to Luo Shan Yang and that he was nearly invincible among the younger generation.
• Sword Intent gathered into the shape of the Willow Heart Sword, prompting the crowd to speculate that Luo Shan Yang had won the sword spirit’s recognition.
• Yang Zhen’s group followed the crowds to find Luo Shan Yang, where they also saw the Yaoguang Holy Son.
• The Yaoguang Holy Son stammered Yang Zhen’s name, and the whole mountaintop erupted while Li Qingfeng wondered why Yang Zhen was so famous.