Chapter Summaries

The Star-Destroying Cannon devastated Japan and destroyed Mount Fuji, but its blast awakened the wounded Yamata no Orochi beneath the earth. Xu Long fought the monster and repeatedly stabbed it with the World-Breaking Blade.

• The Star-Destroying Cannon's shock wave and infrasound killed nearly everyone on Honshu and plunged Japan into chaos, while China began rescue efforts.
• Xu Long watched the blast's aftermath without remorse and saw that Mount Fuji had been replaced by a vast crater.
• Yamata no Orochi emerged from underground with only three heads and one tail remaining, already badly wounded.
• Xu Long attacked Yamata no Orochi with the World-Breaking Blade, but the monster met his sword strike with a powerful bolt of lightning.
• Xu Long teleported behind Yamata no Orochi and repeatedly stabbed it, dodging its corrosive, poisonous blood.

Xu Long fought Yamata no Orochi and grievously wounded him, but Yamata no Orochi devoured most of his body to concentrate his strength and transformed into a burly man. As the two faced off, Xu Long discovered Yamata no Orochi spoke an ancient form of Chinese, and Yamata no Orochi recalled nearly being killed by Liu Che’s subordinates.

• Xu Long used Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm to destroy more than thirty meters of Yamata no Orochi’s tail, then attacked with Heaven and Earth One Sword.
• Yamata no Orochi struck Xu Long with lightning, flames, and poison, badly injuring him, but Xu Long survived and began expelling the invading energies.
• Yamata no Orochi devoured his lightning head, poison head, and most of his body to gather his power, then transformed into a burly man at the limit of S-rank.
• Xu Long asked why Yamata no Orochi spoke Chinese, and Yamata no Orochi recalled that Liu Che’s subordinates had nearly beaten him to death after he ate people.

Xu Long fought Yamata no Orochi, who revealed that he was Xiangyao’s eighth son and had survived from the primordial era. Yamata no Orochi described the Great Cataclysm’s destruction of the ancient gods and began to explain the later struggle between the new gods and the old gods.

• Yamata no Orochi recognized Xu Long’s world as the Main World and recalled how Huo Qubing had defeated and exiled him.
• Yamata no Orochi identified himself as Xiangyao’s eighth son, and Xu Long recognized the connection to the ancient legends.
• Yamata no Orochi challenged Xu Long to defeat him if he wanted answers, and they exchanged powerful blows.
• While fighting, Yamata no Orochi explained that the Great Cataclysm wiped out or scattered the ancient immortals and gods, killed his seven older siblings, and left his father gravely injured.
• Yamata no Orochi said the Heavenly Court and Divine Hall vanished during the Great Cataclysm, then revealed that the following age brought a struggle between the new gods and the old gods.

Xu Long fought Yamata no Orochi while learning about the Main World’s ancient wars and its collapse. Yamata no Orochi discovered he had lost his Golden Core and spiritual root, and both were left bewildered by the gap between his memory and recorded history.

• Xu Long exchanged blows with Yamata no Orochi as Yamata no Orochi described how the Great Cataclysm shattered the Main World and elevated the surviving old gods.
• Yamata no Orochi explained that human new gods fought the old gods during the Yin-Shang period, a war Xu Long recognized as the Investiture of the Gods War.
• Yamata no Orochi recounted how Ghost Demons ravaged the Main World, leading Huo Qubing to catch and banish him with other hard-to-destroy demons.
• Yamata no Orochi tried to break through after returning to the Main World but found that his Golden Core and spiritual root were gone.
• Xu Long explained that the Main World remained too damaged to support cultivation beyond the Golden Core threshold, while Yamata no Orochi questioned how more than six thousand years in exile could correspond to just over two thousand years passing.

Xu Long killed Yamata no Orochi after learning about his past and the disappearance of his spiritual root. Watching the livestream, Earth's leaders recognized the scale of Xu Long's power and began moving their people toward the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom.

• Xu Long learned that Yamata no Orochi had lost his spiritual root because the shattered world could no longer sustain it, and Yamata no Orochi declared he would kill Xu Long.
• Xu Long unleashed his full power, striking Yamata no Orochi with extreme yang and absolute yin before destroying him with Draw the Sword and Slash the Heavens.
• Xu Long finished livestreaming the fight, boarded his flying craft, and explained that stronger enemies would come and he could not face them alone.
• The Fire King and the others watched Xu Long's attack shatter space, and Celestial Master Yuanling remarked that Xu Long might be nearing the Terrestrial True Immortal realm.
• Master Miaofa decided to move his disciples and their relatives to the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom, and Celestial Master Yuanling ordered talented disciples from the other factions to go there as well.

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.