Chapter Summaries

Su Chen transferred Great Xia’s national fortune from Ji Yunzhou to Ji Ningbing and made her the new emperor before leaving. He then learned of a newly discovered mine of supreme-grade immortal crystals in Spirit Province and headed there to claim it as major powers converged on the site.

• Su Chen stripped Ji Yunzhou of Great Xia’s national fortune, and the golden dragon of fortune entered Ji Ningbing, raising her cultivation to the verge of the Quasi-Emperor Realm.
• Su Chen declared Ji Ningbing the emperor of Great Xia, and Ji Wuming, the Quasi-Emperors, and the officials accepted her rule.
• Su Chen left Great Xia while Ji Ningbing watched him go, grieving over her unreturned feelings for him.
• Su Yanche told Su Chen that an immortal mine filled with supreme-grade immortal crystals had appeared in Spirit Province and that Lingxi had left the Su Clan with the Demon Venerable, accompanied by secret protectors.
• Su Chen set off for Spirit Province as powerful experts from major powers gathered to fight over the newly discovered mine.

Chu Mo of the Nine Nether Holy Land seized control of the immortal mine and killed a Heavenly Baleful Intent Hall elder, then clashed with Shi Ruxue of Hundred Flowers Valley. As the two hegemon forces considered splitting the mine, two more hegemon forces arrived, threatening their agreement.

• A Heavenly Baleful Intent Hall elder claimed the immortal mine, but Chu Mo declared it belonged to the Nine Nether Holy Land and forced the elder to back down.
• Chu Mo ordered one of his elders to kill the middle-aged man after sensing his killing intent.
• Shi Ruxue confronted Chu Mo, and the two fought until elders from both sides intervened.
• Hundred Flowers Valley's representative proposed splitting the immortal mine equally with Wang Xuanzhi of the Nine Nether Holy Land.
• More than a dozen figures arrived, revealing that two additional hegemon forces had come to claim the mine.

Wang Xuanzhi, a woman, and two rival Quasi-Emperors fought over the immortal mine until a purple-robed woman arrived and claimed it, killing the Ghost Nether Sect elder with one sword strike. Another powerful fighter, Lei Yuning, challenged her, while Su Chen watched their battle with disappointment.

• Wang Xuanzhi, the woman, the Ghost Nether Sect elder, and the Blood Moon Mountain Manor middle-aged man fought for three days before agreeing to divide the mine through shares and treasures.
• A purple-robed woman arrived, declared that she was taking the immortal mine, and killed the Ghost Nether Sect elder with a sword strike.
• Wang Xuanzhi, the woman, and the middle-aged man withdrew a hundred thousand li but watched the purple-robed woman from afar.
• Lei Yuning attacked the purple-robed woman, Ye Meng, and the two began a battle that shattered heaven and earth.
• Su Chen watched Ye Meng and Lei Yuning fight while holding candied hawthorn, then called the Peak of the Ninth Level of Quasi-Emperor boring.

Ye Lingxi reached the Half-Saint Realm and continued exploring secret realms with the Demon Venerable, while Zhou Qian enlisted Hua Wuhui and Yang Xiao to seize the Demon Venerable’s divine artifact. When they ambushed the pair, the Demon Venerable fought back as tens of thousands of experts arrived to surround them.

• Ye Lingxi emerged from a secret realm after breaking through to the Half-Saint Realm, and persuaded the Demon Venerable to take her to another one.
• Zhou Qian learned that the Demon Venerable had returned and invited Hua Wuhui and Yang Xiao to help capture him and claim his divine artifact.
• Three days later, Ye Lingxi and the Demon Venerable left a secret realm and were attacked by Zhou Qian, Hua Wuhui, and Yang Xiao.
• The Demon Venerable told Ye Lingxi to escape while he held off the attackers, and she reluctantly agreed.
• Zhou Qian revealed that tens of thousands of experts had surrounded them, and the Demon Venerable charged at the three leaders as they launched their attack.

Su Chen stopped Ye Meng and Lei Yuning’s fight over an immortal mine, forced them and the onlookers to kneel, and let the two leave after learning they belonged to the Ye Clan and Lei Clan. He took the mine and departed, while Wang Xuanzhi and the others reconsidered their place in the Immortal Realm; elsewhere, Yang Xiao and Zhou Qian attacked the Demon Venerable.

• Ye Meng and Lei Yuning fought over the immortal mine while Su Chen walked toward it.
• Ye Meng and Lei Yuning charged at Su Chen, but his command to kneel forced them and the watching crowd to the ground.
• Su Chen learned that Ye Meng came from the Ye Clan and Lei Yuning came from the Lei Clan, then released them and let them leave.
• Su Chen stored the entire immortal mine in the system space and departed, leaving Wang Xuanzhi and the other Quasi-Emperors shaken.
• Outside a secret realm, Yang Xiao punched the Demon Venerable, and Zhou Qian appeared behind him and struck at him.

Su Moran rescued the Demon Venerable and killed Yang Xiao and Hua Wuhui, but Zhou Qian summoned Old Daoist Han with a golden token. Old Daoist Han learned about the divine artifact and killed Su Moran in one strike, leaving the Demon Venerable facing a Quasi-Emperor.

• Su Moran appeared to save the Demon Venerable and revealed that the clan leader had sent him to protect the young miss.
• Su Moran defeated Zhou Qian, Hua Wuhui, and Yang Xiao, killing Yang Xiao and Hua Wuhui.
• Zhou Qian crushed his golden token and summoned Old Daoist Han, the Devil Spirit Holy Land's Quasi-Emperor ancestor.
• Old Daoist Han forced Zhou Qian to reveal the secret of the divine artifact and its time-distorting tower.
• Su Moran attacked Old Daoist Han, who shattered his spear and fatally wounded him; the Demon Venerable caught Su Moran and faced Old Daoist Han.

Old Daoist Han tortured Demon Venerable and killed Ye Lingxi after Zhou Qian struck her down. Su Chen appeared, annihilated their forces, and called for the Heavenly Dao, while Ye Lingxi’s fate remained unresolved.

• Old Daoist Han captured Demon Venerable with a giant hand and tortured him, demanding he hand something over.
• Demon Venerable urged Ye Lingxi to run, but she fused with the Fire Phoenix and attacked Old Daoist Han; Zhou Qian intercepted her and critically wounded her.
• Su Chen arrived as Ye Lingxi died in his arms, then erased Old Daoist Han, Zhou Qian, and the gathered experts with a single word.
• Su Chen reached across space and time to destroy Old Daoist Han’s hiding place and everything within ten million li.
• Su Chen told Ye Lingxi he would not let her die and called for the Heavenly Dao, whose name rang across the Immortal Realm.

Wanqing restored Ye Lingxi, the Demon Venerable, and Su Moran, then returned Ye Lingxi’s soul to Su Chen and received Primordial purple qi from him. Back at the Su Clan, Ye Lingxi woke after three days and resolved to cultivate harder, while Su Chen rewarded the Demon Venerable with Primordial purple qi and found Ye Lingxi practicing swordsmanship the next morning.

• Wanqing appeared before Su Chen, restored Ye Lingxi, the Demon Venerable, and Su Moran, and gave Ye Lingxi’s soul back to Su Chen.
• Su Chen gave Wanqing Primordial purple qi, then left with Ye Lingxi while the Demon Venerable carried Su Moran after them.
• At the Su Clan, Su Yanche blamed himself for failing to protect Ye Lingxi, and Su Chen reassured him before he left.
• After three days by Ye Lingxi’s bedside, Su Chen watched her wake, and she said she wanted to cultivate hard instead of relying on him for protection.
• Su Chen rewarded the Demon Venerable with Primordial purple qi, which he said could help him reach the Half-Emperor Realm, and sent him away to absorb it.
• The next morning, Su Chen found Ye Lingxi practicing swordsmanship despite her recent recovery.

Su Chen encouraged Ye Lingxi to pursue invincibility, and her resolve awakened Invincible Sword Intent and brought her into the Saint Realm. He gave her a Great Dao Tree Seed that fused with her and replenished her Immortal Qi, while warning her not to advance her cultivation too quickly.

• Ye Lingxi told Su Chen she wanted to cultivate so she could protect him, and he urged her to prepare to become invincible.
• After Su Chen described beings far stronger than those in the Immortal Realm, Ye Lingxi vowed to surpass him.
• Ye Lingxi’s Invincible Sword Intent erupted, and she broke through to the Saint Realm before suppressing her cultivation to stabilize her foundation.
• Su Chen gave Ye Lingxi a Great Dao Tree Seed, which fused with her after she nourished it with Immortal Qi.
• The seed replenished Ye Lingxi’s Immortal Qi, and her cultivation broke through again; Su Chen then cautioned her against advancing too quickly.

Su Chen brought Ye Lingxi to the Heavenly Pride Gathering so she could gain combat experience. After they arrived, Yun Yao welcomed them, and Su Chen struck Wu Mingxiao with a sudden sword attack.

• Ye Lingxi tore the sky with her sword but felt her swordsmanship was incomplete, so Su Chen told her she needed real combat experience.
• The Demon Venerable told Su Chen about Yun Yao’s Heavenly Pride Gathering, and Su Chen decided to take Ye Lingxi there to fight.
• In the Southern Province, the gathered heavenly prides discussed Wu Mingxiao and the powerful newcomers from High Antiquity before Yun Yao and Wu Mingxiao arrived.
• Su Chen and Ye Lingxi entered the gathering, where Yun Yao greeted them and offered them seats beside her.
• Wu Mingxiao glared at Su Chen with killing intent, and Su Chen answered with a sudden flash of sword light that left Wu Mingxiao stunned.

Su Chen killed Wu Mingxiao, then watched as Ye Lingxi defeated a young challenger and fought Shen Lang, the Great Saint prodigy from High Antiquity. Ye Lingxi unleashed the Fire Phoenix’s power and battled Shen Lang on equal footing, with their fight still raging.

• Su Chen claimed he had killed Wu Mingxiao in emergency self-defense, and Yun Yao erased the corpse before welcoming the arriving Shen Lang.
• When Yun Yao invited the gathered cultivators to spar, Su Chen sent Ye Lingxi to fight a young man who had volunteered.
• Ye Lingxi defeated the young man with a single sword strike and then challenged Shen Lang.
• Shen Lang attacked Ye Lingxi with his saber, knocking her back several times as their clash shook the surrounding land.
• Ye Lingxi summoned the Fire Phoenix’s power and combined it with her Invincible Sword Intent, allowing her to fight Shen Lang evenly.

Ye Lingxi defeated Shen Lang after he used a pill to reach the Saint King Realm, but she collapsed from her injuries. Su Chen protected her and stood firm against Shen Wan, while Su Yanche’s arrival forced the Shen Clan patriarch to abandon his threat of war.

• Ye Lingxi’s sword strike defeated Shen Lang, who swallowed a red pill and rapidly advanced to the Saint King Realm First Layer and then the Fourth Layer.
• Ye Lingxi fought Shen Lang again and unleashed her Invincible Sword Intent, shattering him even as she lost consciousness.
• Su Chen caught Ye Lingxi, healed her injuries with a pill, and reassured her that she had won before she fell asleep.
• Shen Wan arrived and demanded an explanation from Su Chen for Shen Lang’s death, but Su Chen refused to answer him respectfully.
• Su Yanche appeared and challenged Shen Wan to fight, prompting Shen Wan to leave rather than risk war with the Su Clan and its allies.
• Su Chen said Shen Wan wanted war and suggested granting his wish.

Su Chen declared war on the Shen Clan, but the clan’s ancestor disowned Shen Wan to save it. Su Yanche killed Shen Wan in one strike, and the witnesses left knowing they must never provoke the Su Clan.

• Su Chen announced that he would go to war with the Shen Clan, and Su Yanche summoned hundreds of thousands of armored experts to support him.
• The Shen Clan ancestor declared that Shen Wan had acted alone and stripped him of his position as clan leader.
• Shen Wan begged Su Yanche to spare him, but Su Chen ordered him killed.
• Su Yanche’s sword intent shattered Shen Wan’s strongest punch and pierced his head, killing him in one strike.
• Su Yanche left with the Su Clan experts, while Su Chen departed with Ye Lingxi and Yun Yao resolved to warn her clan against provoking the Su Clan.

Su Chen took Ye Lingxi to the Netherworld Forbidden Land to improve her combat awareness, then defeated its powerful inhabitants as they traveled deeper. At the forbidden land’s great hall, Su Chen forced its Great Emperor guardian to kneel before him.

• Su Chen and Ye Lingxi entered the Netherworld Forbidden Land so Ye Lingxi could gain battle experience.
• A purple-haired man attacked them, but Su Chen shattered his assault; the man self-destructed without harming either of them.
• Su Chen killed the other people they encountered and led Ye Lingxi to the great hall at the forbidden land’s deepest point.
• A woman emerged from the hall and attacked Su Chen with mysterious power and sword strikes, but his word, “Perish,” erased each attack.
• Su Chen said, “Kneel,” and forced the woman, revealed as a Great Emperor, to the ground.

Su Chen forced Mo Yu to explain that the realm was a Pseudo-Immortal Realm and obtained the Ten-Thousand-Layer Tower so Ye Lingxi could train inside it. As Ye Lingxi climbed its first layers, Du Yuan contacted Su Chen and urgently asked him to save the Star Holy Land.

• Su Chen subdued Mo Yu, who revealed that the true Immortal Realm was accessed through a teleportation array and required Great Emperor strength to enter.
• Su Chen encouraged Ye Lingxi when learning about the true Immortal Realm shook her confidence, then asked Mo Yu for the Ten-Thousand-Layer Tower.
• Mo Yu gave Su Chen the tower and explained that each layer held the soul remnant of a monstrous genius; Ye Lingxi entered, and Su Chen secretly sent golden light into her body.
• Ye Lingxi defeated the opponents on the tower's first two layers with her Invincible Sword Intent and advanced through the teleportation arrays.
• Su Chen released Mo Yu from the force holding her down, then received a message from Du Yuan asking him to save the Star Holy Land.

Yang Hua returned to the Star Holy Land as a Saint King and attacked Xia Meng and Murong Xue, while Su Chen sent sword intent from afar. After Xia Meng broke through twice but was defeated, Murong Xue fell unconscious, and Xia Meng stood between Yang Hua and her as he approached.

• Du Yuan told Su Chen that Yang Hua had returned as a Saint King and intended to seize the Star Holy Land and force the Holy Lord to marry him; Su Chen sent sword intent toward the lower realm.
• Xia Meng and Murong Xue attacked Yang Hua, but he overpowered them and left Murong Xue gravely injured.
• Xia Meng forcibly broke through to the Saint King Realm and then advanced another minor realm, yet Yang Hua eventually defeated her with his divine statue.
• Murong Xue attacked Yang Hua from behind, but his divine statue struck her into a crater and left her unconscious.
• As Yang Hua approached Murong Xue, Xia Meng blocked his path and charged at him again.

Su Chen killed Yang Hua from afar to save Xia Meng, then left Mo Yu responsible for teaching the girl in the Ten-Thousand-Layer Tower. A year later, he encountered Lin Fan, a fallen Child of Fortune being bullied in Seven Stars City, and suggested that the ring on Lin Fan’s finger could explain why he could no longer cultivate.

• Su Chen used a sword intent to kill Yang Hua across space and time as Yang Hua attacked Xia Meng, who wondered whether Su Chen had saved her.
• Su Chen told Mo Yu to teach the girl to cultivate when she emerged from the Ten-Thousand-Layer Tower, warning that he would kill Mo Yu if the girl was hurt too badly.
• A year later, Su Chen spotted Lin Fan, identified as a seventeen-year-old Child of Fortune, being beaten by young men in Seven Stars City.
• After learning that Lin Fan was the Ye Household’s adopted son and had lost his cultivation three years earlier, Su Chen followed him to a cliff.
• Su Chen introduced himself and told Lin Fan to ask the person in his ring why he could no longer cultivate.

Su Chen exposed the old man in Lin Fan’s ring as the one who had been draining his Immortal Qi, then killed him and accepted Lin Fan as his first disciple. Lin Fan embraced the Dao of Slaughter, killed the Ye Household youths who had bullied him, and faced Ye Yangqiu and the household elders at the gates.

• Su Chen forced the old man living in Lin Fan’s ring to emerge and revealed that he had absorbed Lin Fan’s Immortal Qi for three years.
• Lin Fan asked Su Chen to become his master and vowed to grow stronger so he could slaughter the Ye Household; Su Chen killed the old man and accepted him as his first disciple.
• Su Chen healed Lin Fan and told him to follow the Dao of Slaughter, causing Lin Fan’s killing intent and cultivation to surge.
• Su Chen and Lin Fan arrived at the Ye Household, where Lin Fan killed the young man who had bullied him and attacked his companions.
• Ye Yangqiu and the Ye Household elders emerged and confronted Lin Fan over the killings.

Su Chen killed Ye Yangqiu and the Ye Household elders, allowing Lin Fan to take revenge on the household and break through to the Saint Realm First Layer. As Su Chen prepared to leave, he warned Lin Fan to use his Dao of Slaughter only against enemies and obtained a powerful sword from a man in the God Realm as one of his promised gifts.

• Su Chen instantly killed Ye Yangqiu and the Ye Household elders, then told Lin Fan to kill the remaining household members.
• Lin Fan slaughtered the Ye Household disciples and reached the Saint Realm First Layer.
• Lin Fan thanked Su Chen, who said he would leave and warned Lin Fan not to kill anyone without hostile intent toward him.
• Su Chen told Lin Fan he would give him two gifts, then confronted a man in the God Realm and killed him to claim his sword.
• The sword spirit obeyed Su Chen and flew through space and time to the Immortal Realm, where Su Chen warned it not to show off.

Su Chen gave Lin Fan the sealed Bloodthirst Sword and a small tower, then left. He went to the Shen Clan, killed its elders and ancestor Shen Li, and faced the surviving disciples as they begged for their lives.

• Su Chen sealed the Bloodthirst Sword so its power would match Lin Fan's, gave it to him, and left him with a small tower to study.
• Shen Li told the Shen Clan elders he had contacted their Great Emperor and proposed a secret attack on the Su Clan before its Great Emperor could be alerted.
• Su Chen appeared before Shen Li and the elders, killed the elders, and revealed his strength surpassed the Quasi-Emperor level.
• Shen Li attacked Su Chen with his full strength, but Su Chen stopped the punch without being hurt and revealed he knew about the planned sneak attack.
• Su Chen crushed Shen Li's neck, then the surviving Shen Clan disciples collapsed and begged him to spare their lives.