Recaps

After killing Yamata no Orochi, Xu Long returned to the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom and faced foreign leaders demanding the rest of the Primordial Chaos Art. He rejected their request and warned them that the Divine Kingdom could create its own elite warriors, leaving the conference room silent.

• An octopus guard watching Xu Long’s battle with Yamata no Orochi became terrified and resolved to warn the Dragon King not to make an enemy of Xu Long.
• People around the world reacted to Xu Long’s victory, while leaders and citizens from several countries demanded that he release the rest of the Primordial Chaos Art.
• Xu Long returned home exhausted, recovered by draining energy from Spirit Stones, and agreed to meet visiting national leaders the following day.
• At the conference, the Indonesian leader demanded the Primordial Chaos Art on behalf of Southeast Asian countries and Hanguo, but Xu Long flatly refused.
• When the Indonesian leader accused Xu Long of selfishness, Xu Long warned that the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom could create elite warriors without foreign help, and the other leaders fell silent.

Xu Long rejected the nations’ attempt to use their populations as leverage, but accepted China’s offer of cooperation and agreed to help Western Europe address problems with the Primordial Chaos Art. He left the other leaders to negotiate detailed terms while the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom continued recruiting cultivators and supporting Xu Long’s training.

• Xu Long told the national leaders they had to offer bargaining chips of equal value if they wanted help.
• The Fire King requested priority support for China and offered to guide talented people to the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom and cooperate on extracting rare resources; Xu Long agreed.
• The Western European representative asked how to make the Primordial Chaos Art suitable for everyone, and Xu Long promised a new manual by the end of the month.
• Xu Long adjourned the meeting and left the leaders to discuss terms with his representatives.
• The Red Queen continued recruiting talented cultivators for the Divine Kingdom while Xu Long focused on cultivation.

Xu Long entered the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer as Linghu Chong and began assessing the Mount Hua Sect’s martial arts and the world’s dangers. After two arrogant men challenged him and his junior brothers, they launched a sword attack.

• Xu Long chose Linghu Chong’s identity and arrived at a restaurant with Lu Dayou and another Mount Hua Sect disciple.
• Xu Long used Linghu Chong’s memories to study Mount Hua Sect techniques and noted that the world’s sturdy space made Instant Transmission difficult.
• Two men in white demanded the Mount Hua Sect disciples give up their window table, and Lu Dayou mocked the Four Qingcheng Elites.
• The two men drew their swords and attacked Xu Long and his junior brothers.

Xu Long defeated two Qingcheng Sect disciples at a restaurant, then explored how martial arts techniques amplified Internal Force while practicing with Yue Lingshan at Mount Hua. He left impressed by the potential of martial arts and the Mount Hua techniques, though he considered their set forms too slow for combat.

• Xu Long fought two of the Four Qingcheng Elites with chopsticks and mocked them after knocking them into the dirt.
• The two Qingcheng Sect disciples unleashed a powerful sword attack that destroyed part of the restaurant and killed two onlookers, then fled without reporting the incident.
• Xu Long took Lu Dayou and their food back to Mount Hua, where he reflected on the power of martial arts and how a fragment world's rank did not depend on its genre.
• Yue Lingshan asked Xu Long to practice swordplay, and he went with her to the back mountain.
• Xu Long used Mount Hua techniques with his Internal Force suppressed to A-rank and realized that their routes and postures could greatly amplify its power.

Xu Long secretly entered Repentance Cliff and copied the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects’ techniques for the Red Queen to study. After two months, Yue Buqun sent him to represent Mount Hua at Liu Zhengfeng’s hand-washing ceremony, but Xu Long set out first to visit the Qingcheng Sect and pursue the Bixie Sword Manual.

• Xu Long used a sonic detector and the World-Breaking Blade to open the hidden cave at Repentance Cliff, photographed the carved sword techniques, and sealed the entrance again.
• Xu Long returned to his quarters, and the Red Queen calculated efficient movements for him to practice from the copied techniques.
• Two months later, Yue Buqun ordered Xu Long to represent Mount Hua at Liu Zhengfeng’s hand-washing ceremony on Southern Sacred Mountain Heng.
• Xu Long planned to visit the Qingcheng Sect before the ceremony to obtain the Bixie Sword Manual and kill Lin Pingzhi.
• Xu Long packed his bags and set off after Yue Buqun chose him for the mission because of his good performance.

Xu Long found the Lin family's Bixie Sword Manual and tried its internal cultivation method despite its dangerous effects. After repeated mishaps during practice with Weak Water, he was left determined to continue mastering it.

• Xu Long left the Mount Hua Sect, changed his appearance with the Seventy-Two Changes, and went to the Fuwei Escort Agency.
• Xu Long avoided Lin Zhennan and his family, searched the Lin family's abandoned residence, and found the Bixie Sword Manual hidden in the roof.
• Xu Long read the manual and learned that its fierce, yang internal energy caused uncontrollable desire and required practitioners to castrate themselves to master it.
• Xu Long tried circulating the technique without castrating himself, and its energy repeatedly caused his balls to explode while he and Weak Water were together.
• Weak Water asked whether the technique was truly so difficult after Xu Long's body had recovered from more than ten such mishaps.

Xu Long rescued Lin Zhennan’s family from the Four Qingcheng Elites and went on to attack the Qingcheng Sect. He appeared at Yu Canghai’s headquarters as Yu Canghai wondered whether the Bixie Sword Technique required its internal cultivation method.

• Xu Long decided to spread the incomplete Bixie Sword Technique among his forces and planned to destroy the Qingcheng Sect.
• The Four Qingcheng Elites beat Lin Zhennan and tried to assault Madam Wang while Lin Pingzhi watched helplessly.
• Xu Long appeared, killed all four elites, freed Lin Zhennan and Lin Pingzhi, and advised Lin Zhennan to leave the jianghu.
• Xu Long flew to the Qingcheng Sect and found Yu Canghai practicing moves from the Bixie Sword Technique.
• Xu Long told Yu Canghai that the moves needed the Bixie Sword Technique’s cultivation method to unleash their true power.

Xu Long killed Yu Canghai and wiped out the Qingcheng Sect after testing the sect leader’s strength and resistance to poison. He left with a new martial art, the Heart-Crushing Palm, for the Divine Kingdom’s collection.

• Yu Canghai attacked Xu Long with Pine Wind Swordplay, but Xu Long wounded him and assessed the strengths and weaknesses of martial arts experts.
• Xu Long sealed Yu Canghai’s acupoints and forced him to swallow Corpse-Dissolving Powder, killing him.
• Xu Long opened Yu Canghai’s treasure chest, learned the Heart-Crushing Palm, and headed for the other disciples’ quarters.
• Xu Long slaughtered all two hundred-plus members of the Qingcheng Sect in less than half an hour.

Xu Long killed Mu Gaofeng on his way to the Mount Heng Sect and acquired a Green Water Poison Sac. He then encountered Yilin fleeing from Tian Boguang and stepped in to block him.

• Xu Long traveled toward the Mount Heng Sect, intending to confront Zuo Lengchan and stop his plans for the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects.
• Xu Long ambushed Mu Gaofeng, severed his arm, and killed him with a sword through the head.
• Xu Long opened Mu Gaofeng’s treasure chest and obtained a Green Water Poison Sac, then stored the corpse for later use as a puppet.
• Xu Long encountered Yilin fleeing from Tian Boguang and leaped in front of him to stop his pursuit.

Xu Long killed Tian Boguang, rescued Yilin, and attended Liu Zhengfeng’s hand-washing ceremony, where news arrived that the Qingcheng Sect had been wiped out. As Liu Zhengfeng tried to wash his hands and leave the jianghu, Fei Bin arrived with Alliance Leader Zuo’s command flag and demanded that he postpone the ceremony.

• Xu Long killed Tian Boguang with a sword strike, opened his treasure chest, and obtained the Fast Saber manual and four Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Xu Long sent Yilin to find her master, then went to Mount Heng for Liu Zhengfeng’s hand-washing ceremony.
• Liu Zhengfeng received a message reporting that the Qingcheng Sect had been wiped out, alarming the gathered representatives.
• Liu Zhengfeng declared that he would withdraw from jianghu disputes and broke a sword before approaching the golden basin.
• Fei Bin arrived with the Five Sacred Mountains alliance command flag and ordered Liu Zhengfeng to postpone his hand-washing ceremony on Zuo Lengchan’s orders.
• Liu Zhengfeng refused to obey, arguing that his private ceremony did not concern the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects.

Xu Long challenged Fei Bin’s attempt to stop Liu Zhengfeng’s golden basin handwashing and exposed the Mount Song Sect’s coercive tactics before the gathered sect leaders. The chapter ended with Fei Bin threatening Liu Zhengfeng’s family as the other sects prepared to fight.

• Xu Long challenged Fei Bin’s authority and warned that his threats against Mount Hua could endanger the other sects.
• Fei Bin attacked Liu Zhengfeng as he reached for the golden basin, and the two fought until Fei Bin split the basin with his sword.
• Liu Qing'er reported that Mount Song Sect men had surrounded the rear hall, and Fei Bin brought Liu Zhengfeng’s family under guard.
• Xu Long accused Fei Bin of planning to frame Liu Zhengfeng for colluding with Qu Yang, and Fei Bin’s shocked reaction strengthened suspicion among the gathered leaders.
• Xu Long drew the World-Breaking Blade and rallied the other sects against Zuo Lengchan, while Abbess Jingyi and the others readied their weapons.
• Fei Bin threatened Liu Zhengfeng’s family, asking whether Liu Zhengfeng no longer cared about them.

After Fei Bin’s actions turned the gathering against the Mount Song Sect, Xu Long fought and killed him, then decided to pursue the Thirteen Grand Protectors for their treasure chest. Xu Long killed Zhong Zhen during his fight with Abbess Jingyi and warned her not to fall for the enemy’s provocation.

• Xu Long joined the attack on Fei Bin and held his own against the Mount Song Sect protector.
• Fei Bin tried to accuse Xu Long of using an unfamiliar sword technique, but Xu Long mocked him and unleashed six consecutive White Rainbow Pierces the Sun strikes.
• Xu Long severed Fei Bin’s arm and killed him, earning a treasure chest reward tied to the Thirteen Grand Protectors.
• Xu Long used his telekinetic power to reach Zhong Zhen, who was provoking Abbess Jingyi into abandoning her measured defense.
• Xu Long killed Zhong Zhen with the World-Breaking Blade and warned Abbess Jingyi not to lose her composure.

Xu Long killed several of the Thirteen Grand Protectors of Mount Song as the martial artists attacked their sect. The remaining nine escaped in different directions, and Xu Long set his sights on Zhang Jingchao.

• Xu Long killed Le Hou with the World-Breaking Blade while the martial artists slaughtered Mount Song's underlings.
• Ding Mian tried to cover the retreat, but shoved Lu Bai into the opposing crowd, where Linghu Chong killed him.
• Xu Long pretended to be gravely wounded, then knocked out the nearby juniors and collected the fallen experts' bodies.
• The remaining nine Grand Protectors escaped in different directions, and Xu Long changed his appearance before slipping away.
• Xu Long pursued Zhang Jingchao, who had fled into the crowd and was considering abandoning the Mount Song Sect.

Xu Long hunted down the fleeing Grand Protectors of the Mount Song Sect, killing Zhang Jingchao and then intervening as Ding Mian was defeated by Abbess Jingyi and Daoist Tianmen. After killing Ding Mian and claiming his body, Xu Long tossed Daoist Tianmen a ball of paper, leaving its purpose unclear.

• Xu Long ambushed and killed Zhang Jingchao, taking his kidney and obtaining a treasure chest.
• Xu Long hunted down the fleeing Grand Protectors, leaving only six of Mount Song's Thirteen Grand Protectors alive.
• Abbess Jingyi and Daoist Tianmen cornered Ding Mian, and Abbess Jingyi stabbed him in the chest.
• Xu Long threw his World-Breaking Blade and killed Ding Mian before Abbess Jingyi could finish him.
• Xu Long took Ding Mian's corpse and tossed Daoist Tianmen a ball of paper, which Abbess Jingyi suspected was a trick.

Xu Long killed the last remaining Grand Protector, Tang Ying'e, after defeating him with the World-Breaking Blade, then clashed with Zuo Lengchan. Tang Ying'e died while warning Zuo Lengchan that the Mount Song Sect’s scheme had been exposed and its forces were under attack.

• Daoist Tianmen recognized the diagrams on the crumpled paper as a martial art, then left with Abbess Jingyi to pursue the remaining enemies.
• Xu Long collected the corpses of White-Haired Immortal Bu Chen, Vulture Sha Tianjiang, Divine Whip Deng Bagong, and Golden-Haired Lion Gao Kexin, then tracked down Tang Ying'e.
• Tang Ying'e recognized Xu Long despite his changed appearance, but Xu Long defeated him with the World-Breaking Blade and pursued him as he fled.
• Zuo Lengchan arrived and exchanged a move with Xu Long, then paused when Tang Ying'e explained that the Mount Song Sect’s scheme had been exposed and its disciples were being attacked.
• Tang Ying'e died after warning Zuo Lengchan to flee, leaving Xu Long and Zuo Lengchan stunned.

Xu Long defeated Zuo Lengchan after killing Tang Ying'e, then used his lingering internal force to kill Zuo Lengchan as he escaped. With his quest complete and a way back to the Reincarnation Temple secured, Xu Long left the martial arts experts behind.

• Tang Ying'e died, and Xu Long obtained the final Thirteen Grand Protectors treasure chest.
• Xu Long fought Zuo Lengchan and destroyed his weapon, gradually overcoming Zuo Lengchan's Icy Internal Force with the power of Extreme Yang, Absolute Yin.
• Zuo Lengchan pretended to fight to the death, then fled while Xu Long pulled back.
• Xu Long turned the internal force inside Zuo Lengchan into a sword that killed him, completing the quest and earning 40 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Xu Long told the arriving martial arts experts that the Thirteen Guardians of Mount Song and Zuo Lengchan were dead, then leaped away.

After destroying the Mount Song Sect, Xu Long opened the treasure chests from Zuo Lengchan and the Thirteen Grand Protectors, gaining spirit stones, a powerful formation diagram, and a card that could summon Zuo Lengchan. He fused six treasures and three Mid-Grade Spirit Stones into the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram, whose upgraded attributes appeared at the end.

• After Xu Long flew away, people invented a story about a divine expert who had killed Zuo Lengchan, and the tale spread after news of the Mount Song Sect's destruction.
• Xu Long opened the Thirteen Grand Protectors' chests and obtained 307 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, four Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and the nine fragments of the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram.
• Xu Long fused the nine fragments into the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram, a Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifact that could absorb the properties of other treasures.
• Xu Long opened Zuo Lengchan's chest and obtained 50 Low-Grade Spirit Stones and a Summoning Card that could summon Zuo Lengchan or absorb a new target.
• Xu Long kept the Five-Color Bracelet and fused six other treasures into the formation diagram, then filled its remaining slots with three Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
• After glowing for ten minutes, the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram displayed its new attributes to Xu Long.

After bonding with the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram, Xu Long advanced to Mid Innate and sought Feng Qingyang to learn the Nine Swords of Dugu. He explained his plans to kill Ren Woxing and finally told Feng Qingyang that he came from beyond the heavens.

• Xu Long bonded with the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram and learned its powers, including summoning Zuo Lengchan.
• The magic treasure merged into Xu Long’s body, boosting his cultivation from Early Innate to Mid Innate.
• Xu Long returned to Mount Hua, called Feng Qingyang out of seclusion, and asked to learn the Nine Swords of Dugu.
• Xu Long told Feng Qingyang that he intended to kill Ren Woxing, explaining his knowledge of Ren Woxing’s history and Dongfang Bubai’s ambitions.
• When Feng Qingyang questioned how he knew so much, Xu Long said he came from beyond the heavens.

Xu Long learned that Feng Qingyang had come from the Main World and discovered that Xu Long possessed the power of Extreme, which could destroy Ghost Demons. Feng Qingyang taught Xu Long the Nine Swords of Dugu and took him to Shaolin Temple, where he challenged Master Fangzheng.

• Feng Qingyang revealed that he had come from the Main World and described how he and two companions had fought Ghost Demons since the end of the Song dynasty.
• Xu Long told Feng Qingyang about the Main World's impending crisis and warned that merging Fragment Worlds would bring many monsters and gods.
• Feng Qingyang explained that Ghost Demons could only be destroyed with the power of Extreme, and Xu Long demonstrated that he possessed it.
• Feng Qingyang eagerly agreed to teach Xu Long the Nine Swords of Dugu, then took him to Shaolin Temple to meet Master Fangzheng.
• Feng Qingyang urged Xu Long to hit Master Fangzheng, who mistook the challenge for one of Feng Qingyang's tricks.

Xu Long learned that the Ghost Demons would return as the Main World reclaimed its fragments, and that only the power of the extreme could destroy them. After half a year of training, he set out with Master Fangzheng, Daoist Chongxu, and Feng Qingyang to confront the Ghost Demon at Black Wood Cliff while the Red Queen led an army there.

• Master Fangzheng and Feng Qingyang offered to teach Xu Long their martial arts, then explained the Ghost Demons' history, powers, and vulnerability to the extreme.
• Xu Long suspected the Main God had given him authority to prepare for the Ghost Demons' return, but chose to focus on training and killing the Ghost Demon in Dongfang Bubai's body.
• Xu Long spent half a year mastering the Nine Swords of Dugu and stabilizing his Mid Innate cultivation while waiting for the Red Queen's preparations.
• Xu Long departed for Black Wood Cliff aboard a spaceship with Master Fangzheng, Daoist Chongxu, and Feng Qingyang.
• The Red Queen led an army toward Black Wood Cliff after Xu Long had seized control of the Ming dynasty and subdued foreign tribes by replacing their leaders with liquid metal robots.

Xu Long’s army overwhelmed the Demon Cult, and he killed Yang Lianting with a shot powered by the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram. Dongfang Bubai emerged and fought Feng Qingyang, Master Fangzheng, and Daoist Chongxu, who shattered his body to expose the Ghost Demon.

• An army of 1.5 million surrounded the Demon Cult for two months, while Feng Qingyang and the other two killed those who tried to escape.
• Xu Long stopped Feng Qingyang from killing Yang Lianting and shot Yang Lianting dead with his star-powered sniper rifle, earning a treasure chest.
• Dongfang Bubai rushed out in grief and attacked the soldiers with embroidery needles before fighting Feng Qingyang, Master Fangzheng, and Daoist Chongxu.
• Xu Long obtained a Gale Ring from the treasure chest and permanently imprinted its speed ability onto the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram.
• Dongfang Bubai let the three men’s attacks tear his body apart, revealing the Ghost Demon within, and Xu Long prepared to act.

Xu Long defeated the Ghost Demon possessing Dongfang Bubai, returned to the Reincarnation Temple with Feng Qingyang and the others, and collected his mission rewards. He modified the Bixie Sword Technique, used a soul treasure to help Rice Bucket transform, and spent 500 Low-Grade Spirit Stones upgrading the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram.

• Xu Long killed the Ghost Demon possessing Dongfang Bubai, completing the mission, then asked Feng Qingyang, Daoist Chongxu, and the other senior to return with him to the Main World.
• Xu Long and the seniors returned to the Reincarnation Temple, where Xu Long received an S-rank rating, 52 authority points, and 50 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Xu Long spent 50 authority points to modify the Bixie Sword Technique so people could cultivate it without castration, while adding restrictions on fertility and concurrent cultivation with the Primordial Chaos Art.
• Xu Long opened the Ghost Demon chest and fed its Soul Power Essence to Rice Bucket, whose soul transformed successfully despite the painful process.
• Xu Long visited the trading area and spent 500 Low-Grade Spirit Stones to add skills to the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram and replace several less useful ones.

Xu Long completed the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram, settled three martial arts seniors, and promoted the modified Bixie Sword Manual before Little Yellow gave birth to twelve pups. The chapter ended with Xu Long investigating a strange black smoke anomaly at Maoling, the tomb of Emperor Wu of Han.

• Xu Long completed the formation diagram by adding Iron Curtain Defense and Colossus Dharma Body, spending 500 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Xu Long settled Master Fangzheng, Daoist Chongxu, and Feng Qingyang, then began promoting the modified Bixie Sword Manual outside the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom and China.
• Little Yellow gave birth to twelve pups, delighting Xu Long and Rice Bucket, while Haitang asked Xu Long when they could have a child.
• The Fire King called Xu Long to Maoling, where Professor Sun explained that black smoke had driven passersby and several C-rank experts mad.
• Xu Long asked Professor Sun what kind of black smoke had appeared at the tomb.

Xu Long investigated the black aura bound inside a tomb and destroyed the Ghost Demon sealed there. He obtained another Soul Power Essence, while the Fire King witnessed the vast gap between their strength.

• Professor Sun explained that cameras and ropes vanished inside the pit, signals were blocked, and automated excavators had broken down.
• The Fire King said a powerful force had thrown him away and sealed his ability when he approached the tomb.
• Xu Long sensed black aura striking an invisible barrier and warned that a terrifying power was bound inside.
• Xu Long used a particle cannon to expose a black coffin held aloft by a barrier and golden runes.
• Xu Long split the coffin with one sword strike, then trapped the escaping black aura in Iron Curtain Defense.
• Xu Long contained and killed the Ghost Demon with Extreme Yang, Absolute Yin, gaining a Soul Power Essence.

Xu Long and his companions discovered a Calming Mind Demon Stone covering a hidden passage, and Celestial Master Yuanling explained its role in suppressing souls and heart demons. They descended and found a second enormous stone, leaving Yuanling to suspect the passage served a purpose beyond restraining a failed cultivator.

• Xu Long spotted a black slab beneath the damaged site and learned from Celestial Master Yuanling that it was a Calming Mind Demon Stone.
• Celestial Master Yuanling explained the dangers of the Golden Core Stage and said the stone could suppress a soul and heart demon, though he feared something powerful might be sealed below.
• Xu Long took the stone and decided to investigate the opening, and Fire King and Celestial Master Yuanling joined him.
• The three descended through a damp passage and found a second Calming Mind Demon Stone at its end.
• Celestial Master Yuanling said a stone this large could suppress a soul and heart demon for over a hundred thousand years, then questioned whether the passage was meant to restrain one person.