Chapter Summaries

After Su Chen destroyed the Immortal Dynasty’s forces, he spared Yu Lingxi’s life but crippled her cultivation, partly for Qin Yao’s sake. Su Chen left with Jianxin, while Qin Yao watched him go and the onlookers rushed toward the treasury.

• Yu Lingxi begged Qin Yao to save her, but Qin Yao confronted her over imprisoning her and forcing her into an unwanted marriage.
• Su Chen crippled Yu Lingxi’s cultivation, leaving her aged and devastated, and Qin Yao thanked him for sparing her mother’s life.
• Su Chen told Jianxin it was time to leave, and Jianxin hurried after him.
• Qin Yao watched Su Chen disappear, then found Yu Lingxi laughing and weeping as the crowd looked on.
• An old man rushed toward the Immortal Dynasty’s treasury, and the others followed him.

Qin Yao claimed the immortal dynasty’s treasury by pretending Su Chen was her brother-in-law, then secretly took all the spatial rings and escaped with Yu Lingxi. She left Yu Lingxi outside a remote village, where Yu Lingxi returned to her senses, while Qin Yao departed for another continent.

• Qin Yao stopped the crowd from entering the treasury and claimed she was Su Chen’s sister-in-law, offering to take only half the treasures.
• After the crowd agreed, Qin Yao entered the treasury, took every spatial ring, and told the others there were plenty of treasures inside.
• The crowd found the treasury empty, realized Qin Yao had tricked them, and pursued her as she fled with Yu Lingxi.
• Qin Yao hid in a secluded mountain range, then decided to leave Yu Lingxi in a remote village and travel to another continent.
• Qin Yao left Yu Lingxi at the village entrance, and Yu Lingxi regained her senses before walking into the village.

On the way back to the Sword Sect, Su Chen warned Jianxin that a calamity would destroy the Immortal Realm within a thousand years unless Jianxin and Lin Fan stopped it. Jianxin overcame his doubts and vowed to face the calamity, while the chapter ended with Xue Mo hearing that Xu Poyun was dead.

• Jianxin asked why Su Chen had left without speaking much to the woman, and Su Chen explained that he had only helped her because her sister was his woman.
• Su Chen told Jianxin he planned to leave the Sword Sect and urged him to cultivate diligently alongside his senior brother.
• Su Chen warned Jianxin that a calamity would arrive in less than a thousand years and destroy the Immortal Realm unless Jianxin and Lin Fan resolved it.
• Su Chen said he would intervene only if Jianxin and Lin Fan failed, but doing so would mean Jianxin could never surpass him.
• Su Chen challenged Jianxin when he faltered, and Jianxin regained his resolve and vowed to do everything in his power to face the calamity.
• At the Snow Clan, the third elder reported that Xu Poyun was dead, shocking Xue Mo.

Xue Mo learned that Xu Poyun had died on the Desolate Continent and decided to visit his estranged daughter Xiao Ying there. When he reached the Sword Sect, two Immortal Emperors confronted him, leaving him shocked to find Cangyan and Fenxing there.

• The Third Elder told Xue Mo that Xu Poyun and Xu Yuan had died, the Nine Yang Divine Sect's Immortal Emperors had disappeared, and Jiang Wei was now its sect master.
• Xue Mo decided to visit the Desolate Continent to reconcile with Xiao Ying, admitting he regretted forcing her to marry Xu Yuan.
• A month later, Xue Mo approached the Sword Sect and felt two overwhelming presences force him to retreat.
• Immortal Emperor Cangyan and Immortal Emperor Fenxing appeared before Xue Mo, who respectfully explained why he had come.

Su Chen and Jianxin returned to find Immortal Emperor Cangyan and Immortal Emperor Fenxing guarding the gate, while Xue Mo sought to apologize to his daughter, Xue Ying. Xue Mo was left stunned by the Immortal Emperors’ deference to Su Chen and their role as gate guards.

• Immortal Emperor Cangyan and Immortal Emperor Fenxing bowed to Su Chen and addressed him as Senior, leaving Xue Mo shocked.
• Jianxin recognized Xue Mo as Xue Ying’s father and threatened him when he thought Xue Mo had come to force her into marriage.
• Xue Mo explained that he had come to apologize to Xue Ying and repair their relationship, and Jianxin warned him not to hurt her again.
• Su Chen told Jianxin they should go back, and Xue Mo followed them.
• Su Chen praised the two Immortal Emperors for guarding the gate, and Xue Mo was stunned to realize that they had been serving in that role.

Su Chen returned to Star Spirit Peak with Jianxin and Xue Mo, where Xue Mo apologized to Xue Ying for forcing her toward marriage with Xu Yuan. After Xue Ying asked for time alone, Su Chen resumed resting while Jianxin trained; later, Zhou Qian'er learned Su Chen was leaving, but he did not yet say where.

• Xue Mo and Immortal Emperor Fenxing thanked Su Chen for promising them a fortuitous opportunity, then went to have tea after Su Chen entered the Sword Sect.
• Xue Mo apologized to Xue Ying for trying to force her to marry Xu Yuan, but Xue Ying asked to calm down before deciding whether to forgive him.
• Xue Mo left Star Spirit Peak, and Xue Ying went to her pavilion while Jianxin tried to comfort her.
• Su Chen told Jianxin to focus on his sword training, then rested in his rattan chair.
• Zhou Qian'er massaged Su Chen's shoulders after he woke, and Su Chen told her he was leaving.

Su Chen told Zhou Qian'er he was leaving, making her realize she meant little to him and could not keep up with his strength. She decided to return to the Sacred Hall and accept its inheritance, while saying goodbye to Jianxin and Xue Ying.

• Su Chen said he was tired of staying and would most likely not return, then left Zhou Qian'er without comforting her.
• Zhou Qian'er told Aunt Feng she wanted to return to the Sacred Hall and accept the inheritance best suited to her.
• Zhou Qian'er decided to leave immediately because she did not want the distance between herself and Su Chen to grow.
• Zhou Qian'er said goodbye to Jianxin, who suspected his master was heartless.
• Zhou Qian'er told Xue Ying that Su Chen was leaving and that she wanted to stand by his side.

Zhou Qian'er left to receive an inheritance that would erase her feelings, while Xue Ying decided to return to her lineage to become stronger. Before preparing to leave Star Spirit Peak, Su Chen taught Jianxin the powerful Undying True Body method and encouraged him to train his physique.

• Zhou Qian'er told Xue Ying she would receive the inheritance and left Star Spirit Peak with Aunt Feng without saying goodbye to Su Chen.
• At dinner, Xue Ying announced she would return to her lineage for training, but agreed to stay until the patriarch left so she could keep cooking for Jianxin.
• Jianxin said he planned to leave and gain combat experience to overcome his sword Dao bottleneck.
• Su Chen told Jianxin to train his physical body as well as his sword and passed him the Undying True Body cultivation method.
• Jianxin learned that the method could grant an indestructible body but required rare materials, and Su Chen promised to help if he struggled to cultivate it.

Su Chen prepared to leave the Sword Sect and gave Immortal Emperor Cangyan and Immortal Emperor Fenxing Realm-Breaking Pills that could help them reach the Mid-stage Immortal Emperor Realm. He left the sect in their care and promised to help them advance further when he returned.

• Jianxin and Xue Ying found Su Chen gone, said their farewells, and prepared to leave the attic as well.
• Su Chen summoned Immortal Emperor Cangyan and Immortal Emperor Fenxing outside the Sword Sect and told them he was leaving.
• Su Chen gave each Immortal Emperor a Realm-Breaking Pill and said it could help them break through to the Mid-stage Immortal Emperor Realm.
• Su Chen entrusted the Sword Sect to the two Immortal Emperors and promised to help them advance another three stages when he returned.

Su Chen gave Immortal Emperors Cangyan and Fenxing Realm-Breaking Pills and told them to protect the Sword Sect. They used the pills in a deserted wasteland and broke through to the Mid-stage Immortal Emperor Realm before returning to their duty.

• Cangyan and Fenxing knelt before Su Chen and promised to protect the Sword Sect, then watched him leave.
• Cangyan and Fenxing traveled to a barren wasteland to break through without disturbing others.
• Fenxing examined the Realm-Breaking Pill and concluded that it surpassed the known grades of immortal and emperor pills.
• Cangyan and Fenxing swallowed their pills, unleashing immense power that shattered the surrounding space.
• Cangyan and Fenxing successfully reached the Mid-stage Immortal Emperor Realm and wondered whether Su Chen came from outside the Immortal Realm.
• Fenxing and Cangyan decided to stop speculating about Su Chen and returned to protect the Sword Sect.

Zhou Qian'er returned to the Sacred Hall to accept its inheritance, only to learn that the new Holy Son, Chu Lingyuan, had been chosen to receive it. She asked her ancestral master to forgive her and insisted she was better suited, leaving the inheritance contested.

• Chen Wuhen learned that Su Chen and Xue Ying had left the Sword Sect, then watched Jianxin depart to seek experience.
• Zhou Qian'er and Aunt Feng returned to the Sacred Hall, where Wei Qingyang told them Chu Lingyuan had been selected to receive the inheritance.
• Wei Qingyang brought Zhou Qian'er and Aunt Feng to meet Zhou Zhan and Immortal Emperor Yushuang, along with Chu Lingyuan.
• Zhou Qian'er knelt before Immortal Emperor Yushuang, apologized, and asked to receive the inheritance.
• Immortal Emperor Yushuang said Chu Lingyuan was also well suited to the inheritance, and he introduced himself as the Sacred Hall's new Holy Son.

Zhou Qian'er challenged Chu Lingyuan for Immortal Emperor Yushuang’s inheritance and defeated him, revealing that she had reached the Immortal Venerable Realm. The chapter ended with Zhou Zhan treating the unconscious Chu Lingyuan and celebrating his daughter’s breakthrough.

• Zhou Qian'er asked Immortal Emperor Yushuang to grant her the inheritance if she defeated Chu Lingyuan, and Immortal Emperor Yushuang agreed.
• Immortal Emperor Yushuang transported everyone to a grassland, where Chu Lingyuan and Zhou Qian'er began their fight.
• Zhou Qian'er overwhelmed Chu Lingyuan with her sword and drove him back with a kick.
• Chu Lingyuan unleashed his strongest spear attack, but Zhou Qian'er revealed her Immortal Venerable Realm cultivation and struck him unconscious.
• Zhou Zhan gave Chu Lingyuan a healing pill, then asked Zhou Qian'er when she had broken through, and she said it had been a while ago.

Zhou Qian'er agreed to accept the inheritance despite fearing it could erase her feelings and identity. Immortal Emperor Yushuang showed her the woman Miaoyin lying in a crystal coffin and revealed that she had sacrificed herself to save Yushuang from a power Yushuang still could not defeat.

• Zhou Qian'er reassured Aunt Feng and told Zhou Zhan that she wanted to become stronger, but admitted the inheritance might make her lose her feelings for him.
• Zhou Qian'er said she would refuse the inheritance, but Zhou Zhan warned her that it concerned her future and that Immortal Emperor Yushuang would be furious if she refused again.
• The next day, Zhou Qian'er met Immortal Emperor Yushuang in the forbidden land and confirmed that she had made up her mind to accept the inheritance.
• Immortal Emperor Yushuang led Zhou Qian'er to a hall, where Zhou Qian'er saw a beautiful woman lying in a crystal coffin.
• Immortal Emperor Yushuang said the woman was Miaoyin, her childhood friend, who had sacrificed herself to save Yushuang after Yushuang offended a powerful enemy.
• Immortal Emperor Yushuang revealed that she had not taken revenge because the enemy power had several Immortal Emperors and was stronger than her.

Zhou Qian'er told Immortal Emperor Yushuang that Su Chen could reverse time, making him more powerful than anyone she had imagined. Immortal Emperor Yushuang rushed to find him, hoping he might be able to resurrect the woman she had lost.

• Immortal Emperor Yushuang revealed that the Wuji Immortal Sect had killed the woman she mourned, and Zhou Qian'er learned why she had not sought revenge.
• Zhou Qian'er suggested that someone might be able to bring the woman back to life, and Immortal Emperor Yushuang explained that the Heavenly Dao forbade anyone from advancing beyond the Immortal Emperor Realm.
• Zhou Qian'er told Immortal Emperor Yushuang that the silver-haired man, Su Chen, had reversed time before.
• After hearing Zhou Qian'er's account, Immortal Emperor Yushuang concluded that Su Chen might be far more powerful than a being above the Immortal Emperor Realm.
• Zhou Qian'er resolved to keep trying despite feeling that she could never stand beside Su Chen, while Immortal Emperor Yushuang urgently asked where he was.

Immortal Emperor Yushuang and Zhou Qian'er set off for the Barbarian Continent to find Miaoyin's disciple, while discussing Miaoyin's past and the Dao of Emotionlessness. Meanwhile, Xue Ying entered a dangerous secret realm that would remain closed for five years, leaving Xue Mo and Xue Lingfeng worried about her unexplained determination to grow stronger.

• Zhou Qian'er told Immortal Emperor Yushuang that Miaoyin's disciple was heading to the Barbarian Continent, and Yushuang decided they would go find him together.
• As they traveled, Immortal Emperor Yushuang explained that Miaoyin had cultivated the Dao of Emotionlessness to gain strength and avenge her slain family, while retaining her feelings for Yushuang.
• Xue Ying entered the Snow Clan's dangerous secret realm despite Xue Mo's warnings, and the entrance vanished behind her.
• Xue Lingfeng and Xue Mo worried that Xue Ying would be trapped inside for five years and discussed her sudden desire to improve her cultivation.

Su Chen entered the Mystic Hall’s forbidden zone and instantly subdued a powerful guard who ordered his troops to kill him. Yan Qingwu arrived and revealed that Su Chen was the young hall master, leaving the guard terrified of the consequences.

• Xue Mo and Xue Lingfeng discussed asking someone whether she wanted their help.
• Su Chen appeared in the Mystic Continent’s forbidden zone, where a middle-aged Mystic Hall member ordered him to leave or die.
• Su Chen instantly seized the middle-aged man and suppressed him, stunning the black-armored experts who recognized the guard’s immense strength.
• The middle-aged man invoked his membership in the Mystic Hall, but Su Chen continued to tighten his grip.
• Yan Qingwu arrived, knelt before Su Chen, and greeted him as the young hall master, leaving the middle-aged man deathly afraid.

Su Chen revealed himself as the Mystic Hall’s young hall master and killed the middle-aged man who had ordered the attack on him. He ordered Yan Qingwu to kill the remaining experts, and she moved to carry out his command.

• Yan Qingwu confirmed Su Chen was the young hall master, and the black-armored experts and their commander panicked and begged for mercy.
• Su Chen asked the middle-aged man whether he would have died if he had been weak; after the man admitted he had no objection to his own death, Su Chen crushed his neck and destroyed his soul.
• Su Chen asked Yan Qingwu who had trained the experts, and she said they were the Ninth Elder’s people.
• Su Chen ordered the experts killed, and when Yan Qingwu hesitated, he reminded her that this was the second time she had disobeyed him.
• Yan Qingwu vanished and appeared above the assembled experts.

Su Chen reunited with his father, Su Yanche, after dealing with people who attacked him at the Mystic Hall. He learned that his mother had arranged two fiancées for him and began plotting to leave to avoid marriage.

• Yan Qingwu killed the Mystic Hall men who charged at her, then apologized to Su Chen for her actions.
• Su Chen told Yan Qingwu to say that the ninth elder’s men were weak trash, and that the elder could challenge him if he objected.
• Su Chen entered the great hall and reunited with his father, Su Yanche, who approved of his actions against the attackers.
• Su Chen and Su Yanche drank together, and Su Chen learned that his mother had gone to arrange a marriage for him.
• Su Yanche revealed that Su Chen had two fiancées and insisted he must marry, so Su Chen decided to find an excuse to leave the Mystic Hall.

Su Chen settled into the courtyard his mother had prepared, but learned his father had assigned Yan Qingwu to watch him and threatened to involve his mother if he escaped. While trying to think of a way to avoid the marriage, Su Chen asked Yan Qingwu to cook and discovered her food was inedible; he sent her back to practice and resumed drinking and planning.

• Yan Qingwu took Su Chen to his new courtyard and told him she had been ordered to stay by his side so he would not run away.
• Yan Qingwu revealed that Su Yanche would tell Su Chen's mother if he tried to escape, leaving Su Chen worried his mother might force him to marry.
• Su Chen asked Yan Qingwu to learn how to cook while he drank in the pavilion and pondered how to avoid the marriage.
• Yan Qingwu served Su Chen a table of burnt food and black soup, and he swallowed a bite to spare her feelings.
• Yan Qingwu tasted the food herself, admitted it was awful, and returned to the kitchen to keep practicing after Su Chen told her to taste each dish first.
• Su Chen made the ruined food disappear and returned to the pavilion to drink and consider how to avoid the marriage.

Su Chen discussed Yan Qingwu’s past with her and discovered that her jade pendant hinted at her parents’ unusual origins. Su Daoran arrived at the courtyard to meet Su Chen, leaving the reason for his visit unresolved.

• Su Chen praised Yan Qingwu’s improved cooking and invited her to eat with him.
• Su Chen asked Yan Qingwu about her past, and she explained that the Madam had found and adopted her as a baby.
• Yan Qingwu showed Su Chen the jade pendant bearing her name, and he said her parents were no ordinary people but refused to explain further.
• Su Daoran arrived at the courtyard, and Yan Qingwu recognized him as the Mystic Hall’s Ninth Elder.
• Su Daoran told Su Chen that he had seen him when he was less than a year old, then sat down to talk.