Chapter Summaries

Xu Long refused Shi Gonghu’s demand to escort Zhao Ling'er back to Nanzhao, and the group departed while Shi Gonghu and Tang Yu returned. The Moon Worship Sect Leader confronted Shi Gonghu over their painful past, and Xu Long brought them together for tea as he began to explain his view of the world.

• Xu Long rejected Shi Gonghu’s order, and Zhao Ling'er said she would return with her husband rather than accept an escort.
• Shi Gonghu and Tang Yu abandoned their attempt to bring Zhao Ling'er back, and Rice Bucket dismissed the wolf pack.
• The Moon Worship Sect Leader appeared and greeted Shi Gonghu, who angrily accused him of harming people and deceiving the public.
• The Moon Worship Sect Leader challenged Shi Gonghu over knocking him off a cliff and turning him into a devil, while Shi Gonghu insisted he regretted not killing him.
• Xu Long arrived, invited the Moon Worship Sect Leader, Shi Gonghu, and Tang Yu to tea, and began explaining that the people of the world were ignorant.

Xu Long challenged the Moon Worship Sect Leader’s belief that love did not exist, shaking his Dao by asking whether he had ever loved anyone. After Shi Gonghu and Tang Yu escaped and Xu Long withdrew, a powerful stranger appeared at Zhao Ling’er’s carriage and called for her to come along.

• Xu Long argued that people should reject imperial rule and religion, then told the Moon Worship Sect Leader that he loved himself above all others.
• When Xu Long asked whether the Moon Worship Sect Leader had ever loved anyone, the leader remembered Shi Gonghu’s love and fell into a daze.
• Xu Long warned Tang Yu to flee, and Shi Gonghu took Tang Yu away from the Moon Worship Sect Leader.
• Xu Long left without attacking, deciding that striking the dazed Moon Worship Sect Leader would only interrupt his shaken state.
• A mysterious expert appeared beside Zhao Ling’er’s carriage and called for her to come along, prompting Rice Bucket to howl and leap at the stranger.

Yin Ruozhuo took Zhao Ling'er away to protect her, while Xu Long headed to Chang'an and found Liu Jinyuan gravely ill from Poison Lady's bite. Xu Long entered Liu Jinyuan's residence, where Caiyi was also present, and the chapter left Liu Jinyuan's fate unresolved.

• Yin Ruozhuo froze Rice Bucket and took Zhao Ling'er away, leaving Anu behind.
• Xu Long returned, learned what happened from Rice Bucket, and explained that Yin Ruozhuo had taken Zhao Ling'er to protect her.
• Xu Long left Anu and traveled to Chang'an, where he learned Liu Jinyuan had been poisoned by Poison Lady after freeing Caiyi from a spiderweb.
• Xu Long arrived at Liu Jinyuan's residence and learned that the top scholar was seriously ill despite the efforts of doctors.
• Lin Yueru asked Xu Long to save Liu Jinyuan, and Xu Long entered the residence, where he saw Caiyi.

Xu Long replenished Liu Jinyuan’s vitality and cured the poison in his lungs, then took Caiyi to Poison Lady’s cave. He attacked Poison Lady and left her badly wounded, but the fight was still underway.

• Xu Long diagnosed Liu Jinyuan’s poison and gave him liquid from the Wood Qi Bottle to restore his vitality.
• Xu Long used the Curse Speech Technique to remove the poison, then ordered Liu Jinyuan to rest while Lin Yueru watched over him.
• Xu Long told Caiyi she could repay Liu Jinyuan in other ways and led her toward Poison Lady’s cave.
• Xu Long destroyed Poison Lady’s cave and attacked her when she emerged.
• Poison Lady threw a poisonous spiderweb at Xu Long, but he evaded it and wounded her with his sword.

Xu Long killed Poison Lady and combined the Gold and Earth Spirit Pearls with the Five Elements Lotus Root, awakening two of its powers. He set out for Mount Shu to seek the Water Spirit Pearl, while Weak Water hoped it would help her control her body.

• Xu Long suppressed Poison Lady's regeneration, burned her webs and body, and obtained the Gold Spirit Pearl.
• Xu Long placed the Gold and Earth Spirit Pearls into the Five Elements Lotus Root, transforming it into a bracelet with metal and earth powers activated.
• Weak Water asked Xu Long to find the Water Spirit Pearl so she could gain control of her body, and he promised to look for it.
• Caiyi arrived after Poison Lady's death, agreed to tell Jinyuan that Xu Long was going to Mount Shu, and watched him depart with Weak Water.

Xu Long went to Mount Shu to test the Dugu Sword Saint Yin Ruozhuo and determine whether he would help stop the Moon Worship Sect Leader and the Water Demon Beast. He demonstrated a thermonuclear bomb, forcing Yin Ruozhuo to contain its blast to protect Mount Shu.

• Xu Long reached Mount Shu, shattered the invisible force of its carved characters, and demanded an audience with the Dugu Sword Saint.
• Yin Ruozhuo appeared and asked why Xu Long had come, while Xu Long accused him of locking Zhao Ling'er in the Demon-Locking Pagoda to protect her and asked whether he would intervene.
• Xu Long threatened to side with the Moon Worship Sect Leader if Yin Ruozhuo refused to act, and argued that the Sword Saint could not abandon his disciples and their descendants.
• When Yin Ruozhuo asked how he would kill the Water Demon Beast, Xu Long revealed a thermonuclear bomb and detonated it in the sky.
• Yin Ruozhuo used Heaven and Earth Prison to contain the explosion and protect Mount Shu's disciples.

Xu Long secured Zhao Ling'er in the Demon-Locking Pagoda and entered Mount Shu’s Heaven and Earth Secret Realm to seek enlightenment before fighting the Moon Worship Sect Leader. The realm tested him with shifting visions, and he questioned whether his own Dao could coexist with heaven’s will.

• Xu Long used the Heavenly Eye to deter the Sword Saint, who agreed to help him fight the Moon Worship Sect Leader.
• The Sword Saint opened the Demon-Locking Pagoda, and Xu Long sent a robot past Jiang Ming’s soul to reach Zhao Ling'er.
• Xu Long reassured Zhao Ling'er with their secret phrase, left her food, and asked her to wait safely inside the pagoda.
• Dugu Sword Saint opened the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, and Xu Long entered to seek enlightenment.
• Xu Long rejected visions of seduction and bribery, then realized the realm was challenging his belief in sweeping away injustice and killing villains.

After questioning his Dao, Xu Long headed for the Southern Borderlands to gather the remaining Spirit Pearls and prepare for the Moon Worship Sect Leader. He replaced the Nanzhao emperor with a liquid-metal robot and ordered a migration, then fought the Golden Qilin at the Nüwa Temple.

• Xu Long emerged from the secret realm without a breakthrough, decided to seek the Five Spirit Pearls, and flew toward the Southern Borderlands.
• Xu Long killed the Nanzhao emperor and replaced him with a liquid-metal robot, which ordered the people to migrate north.
• Xu Long reached the Nüwa Temple and told the Golden Qilin he needed the Spirit Pearls to stop the Moon Worship Sect Leader.
• The Golden Qilin accused Xu Long of serving Shi Jieren, and they began fighting after Xu Long attacked with the Lulu Sword.
• Xu Long used Instant Transmission to appear behind the Golden Qilin, and both launched attacks at once.

Xu Long returned to the past, collected the Water Spirit Pearl, and arrived in Nanzhao as the Moon Worship Sect Leader turned the people against Lin Qing'er. He drove back the attacking crowd, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Xu Long defeated the Golden Qilin, received the Wood Spirit Pearl, and learned that Lin Qing'er would send him ten years into the past to save Ling'er.
• After Lin Qing'er sent Xu Long away, her stone statue shattered, and Shi Jieren sensed that something was wrong.
• Xu Long traveled to Yuhang Town, found the Water Spirit Pearl, and used it to strengthen Weak Water.
• At a denunciation assembly in Nanzhao, the young Wine Sword Immortal defended Lin Qing'er while the Moon Worship Sect Leader demanded her execution.
• When the sect's followers charged at Lin Qing'er, Xu Long struck the ground with Mountains and Rivers Shatter and forced them back without killing anyone.

Xu Long gathered the Fire Spirit Pearl and completed the Five-Color Bracelet, then returned to Nüwa's temple and learned that most of Nanzhao had evacuated. He went to the lake to confront the Water Demon Beast with thermonuclear bombs, but Shi Jieren's remark about Xu Long's descendants left him abandoning his plan to fill in the lake.

• Lin Qing'er sent Mo Yixi and Xu Long to take Zhao Ling'er away while she stayed behind to face the Water Demon Beast.
• The Golden-Winged Phoenix carried Zhao Ling'er and Granny overseas, where Xu Long obtained the Fire Spirit Pearl and completed the Five-Color Bracelet.
• Xu Long returned to Nüwa's temple and learned from the Red Queen that Nanzhao's people had evacuated, while White Miao refused to leave.
• Xu Long went alone to the lake and began throwing thermonuclear bombs into it as the Water Demon Beast stirred beneath the surface.
• Shi Jieren arrived, examined one of the bombs, and joked that Xu Long's son might not find a wife; Xu Long stopped throwing the bombs and declared he would not fill in the lake.

Xu Long detonated more than a thousand thermonuclear bombs across the Southern Borderlands, killing the Water Demon Beast, Golden Qilin, and Golden-Winged Phoenix. After the White Miao King awakened and the Sword Saint set out for the region, Xu Long headed back to attack the weakened Moon Worship Sect Leader.

• Xu Long vanished after dropping more than a thousand thermonuclear bombs, which devastated the Southern Borderlands and killed the Water Demon Beast, Golden Qilin, and Golden-Winged Phoenix.
• Xu Long collected eight Low-Grade Spirit Stones, the Power of Aquatic Life, a Qilin Horn, and a Phoenix Egg from the three treasure chests.
• The White Miao King awoke amid the ruins of the White Miao royal palace and demanded to know who had caused the destruction.
• Dugu Sword Saint Yin Ruozhuo ordered Mount Shu sealed and named Mo Yixi as his successor if he did not return, then left for the Southern Borderlands.
• Xu Long used Instant Transmission to return to the explosion site and attack the weakened Moon Worship Sect Leader.

After the Moon Worship Sect Leader destroyed the Southern Borderlands with a nuclear blast, he remade the wasteland into a flourishing world and invited Xu Long to join it. Xu Long recognized that Shi Jieren had become trapped in his heart demon, but his attack failed to reach the Sect Leader, whose power was tied to the moon in his heart.

• More than a thousand thermonuclear bombs turned the Southern Borderlands into a lifeless, diamond-covered wasteland and erased the Moon Worship Sect Leader's body.
• The full moon's light restored the land, rapidly bringing plants and animals back to life.
• Shi Jieren descended from the moon and showed Xu Long the world he had created, while his blood-red eyes revealed that he had succumbed to a heart demon.
• Xu Long rejected Shi Jieren's attempt to draw him into the new world and attacked with Tenfold King Kai Fist and Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm, but his strike passed through the Sect Leader.
• Xu Long realized the Moon Worship Sect Leader's moonlight formed his territory and that he could become undying wherever his followers carried the moon in their hearts.

Xu Long struggled to harm the illusory Moon Worship Sect Leader until Dugu Sword Saint arrived, then the Sword Saint forced him to face the White Miao King, who sought revenge for the destruction of his country. Xu Long fought off the White Miao King’s attacks, but an insect broke through his defenses and struck him.

• Xu Long prepared to use Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire against the illusory Moon Worship Sect Leader, but Dugu Sword Saint appeared beside him.
• The Sword Saint identified the arriving childlike figure as the White Miao King, who had come to avenge his destroyed country.
• The White Miao King sent waves of soul-poisonous insects at Xu Long, who cut them down and summoned the Great Qin Bronze Men to attack.
• The White Miao King blocked the bronze figure’s spear with a giant python, then sent two gray rats underground to ambush Xu Long.
• Xu Long killed one rat with Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm and struck the other with sword light, but an insect slipped through his defenses and landed on him.

Xu Long survived the soul-biting insects and awakened the Unity of Heaven and Man, then killed the White Miao King with Heaven and Earth One Sword. After claiming the Illusory Snake, he watched as the Moon Worship Sect Leader and Dugu Sword Saint continued their perilous battle.

• Xu Long endured the insects’ soul attacks and unleashed Heaven and Earth One Sword, killing the White Miao King.
• Xu Long reached the final soul transformation of the Martial Cultivation inheritance and comprehended Unity of Heaven and Man.
• Xu Long opened the White Miao King’s treasure chest and obtained 36 Low-Grade Spirit Stones and the Illusory Snake, a Dharma Artifact with soul-based abilities.
• Xu Long stayed aside to watch the Moon Worship Sect Leader and Dugu Sword Saint fight amid blood-red moonlight, corpses, and evil spirits.

Xu Long killed the Moon Worship Sect Leader and Dugu Sword Saint with an indiscriminate Elemental Explosion, then opened their treasure chests. He gave Weak Water the Blood Moon inheritance and other treasures to use, and began examining the Sword Saint’s rewards.

• Xu Long triggered an Elemental Explosion that killed the gravely wounded Moon Worship Sect Leader and Dugu Sword Saint.
• Xu Long opened the Moon Worship Sect Leader’s chest and obtained the Blood Moon inheritance and a Crystal of the Power of Faith.
• Weak Water used the Blood Moon and, at Xu Long’s urging, absorbed the Crystal of the Power of Faith, Red Ghost Blood, Power of Aquatic Life, and Blood Soul Pearl.
• Weak Water returned to the Five-Color Bracelet to digest the treasures and promised to find Xu Long when she was finished.
• Xu Long opened Dugu Sword Saint’s chest and obtained the Heaven and Earth Treasure Sword and Supreme Goodness Is Like Water.

Xu Long returned to Mount Shu and used Dugu Sword Saint’s strongest strike to break the Demon-Locking Pagoda and free Zhao Ling'er, then fought Jiang Ming. After weakening Jiang Ming with the Heaven and Earth Treasure Sword, Xu Long sent out the Illusory Snake to subdue him, and their struggle remained undecided.

• Xu Long gave Weak Water the inheritance item containing Dugu Sword Saint’s insights and told Mo Yixi and Anu that the Southern Borderlands had fallen and the Moon Worship Sect Leader and Dugu Sword Saint had died together.
• Xu Long flew to the Demon-Locking Pagoda to rescue Zhao Ling'er and struck Jiang Ming with the Heaven and Earth Treasure Sword.
• The strike wounded Jiang Ming, shattered the Demon-Locking Pagoda’s defenses, and freed Zhao Ling'er, whom Mo Yixi caught as she was thrown clear.
• Xu Long and the Great Qin Bronze Men attacked Jiang Ming together, while Zhao Ling'er watched anxiously.
• As his energy waned, Xu Long used the Illusory Snake to swallow and coil around Jiang Ming, but their struggle continued without a clear victor.

After surviving ten years in the world, Xu Long returned to the Reincarnation Temple with an S-rank evaluation and a large stockpile of points and Spirit Stones. He discovered that Nüwa had prevented Zhao Ling'er and Xu Bao'er from returning with him, then began arranging to exchange his points for more Spirit Stones.

• Xu Long survived the ten-year mission, reunited with Zhao Ling'er, and spent the remaining years with her and their daughter, Xu Bao'er, while strengthening his cultivation.
• The Main God transported Xu Long back to the Reincarnation Temple and awarded him 18 permission points and 50 Low-Grade Spirit Stones for his mission and kills.
• Xu Long learned that Nüwa had used her authority to keep Zhao Ling'er and Xu Bao'er from being transmitted, and Nüwa refused his request to let them go.
• Xu Long reasoned that Nüwa was a higher-ranked conscript and resolved that he could reunite with his family by fulfilling her mission or waiting for the storylines to end.
• Xu Long contacted Fang Huihong and asked to exchange his points for Spirit Stones, and Fang Huihong asked how many points he wanted to trade.

Xu Long traded all 2.9 billion of his points to Fang Huihong for Low-Grade Spirit Stones, requiring delivery within a month. He continued tightening the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom’s citizenship rules amid protests, while Weak Water gained only one faint believer in the Blood Moon Divine Church.

• Xu Long showed Fang Huihong his 2.9 billion points and agreed to pay 30,000 points per Low-Grade Spirit Stone for delivery within a month.
• Xu Long signed a contract with Fang Huihong and handed over all his points for the Spirit Stone purchase.
• Xu Long restricted citizenship in the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom to selected elites and set different family-entry allowances for each class.
• Xu Long added a requirement that second- and third-class citizens be descendants of China, intending to promote the Primordial Chaos Art.
• Protests erupted outside Asia, but Xu Long had armed robots suppress those who resisted.
• Weak Water told Xu Long that she had sensed only one faint believer in the Blood Moon Divine Church.

Xu Long’s public release of the Primordial Chaos Art drew attention from powerful factions as strange beings poured into the Main World. The Dragon Clan of the Four Seas claimed the oceans and threatened humanity, but an unknown voice challenged their rule.

• Xu Long made the Primordial Chaos Art available online, selling its higher-rank portions through the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom.
• Fire King and three other S-rank powerhouses recognized that Xu Long was preparing for a major war and agreed to meet with him.
• A massive influx of strange beings arrived as the Earth shifted, alarming the four powerhouses in China’s capital base.
• The Naga appeared across the oceans and demanded temples and monthly human sacrifices, threatening to flood lands and exterminate those who resisted.
• Ao Xing, Ao Qin, Ao Run, and Ao Shun divided the oceans among the four Dragon Clans before an unseen voice challenged their claim.

Xu Long forced the Snake Kings of the Four Seas to let Yanhuang-flagged ships pass, but their invasion soon cut off most maritime trade and disrupted economies worldwide. The Yanhuang Divine Kingdom and the Blood Moon Goddess became sources of protection and resistance, drawing people to Yanhuang, where they found the reality surpassed the rumors.

• Xu Long confronted the Snake Kings of the Four Seas and ordered them to let ships flying the Yanhuang flag pass.
• Ao Tingxin and Ao Xing accepted that they could not challenge Xu Long and resolved to endure and cultivate for a chance at revenge.
• Within three days, sea creatures seized control of the seas, wrecking ships and crippling trade while human forces struggled to stop them.
• The Blood Moon Goddess appeared and offered protection to believers, helping establish the first safe shipping route from Asia to Oceania.
• The Yanhuang Divine Kingdom spread Gene Strengthening Agents and other means of resistance, and quickly gained fame alongside the goddess.
• People traveled to Yanhuang on ships bearing its flag, and those who entered found the kingdom exceeded its many legends.