Chapter Summaries

Chen Shuangbai traveled to Jade Wave Immortal Market to reunite Gao Yi with his family and arrange supplies for a secret attempt to form his Nascent Soul. He accepted the Azure Wave Gao Clan’s offer of a hidden spirit island for his secluded cultivation.

• Chen Shuangbai sailed out through a hidden passage with Feiguang, Changming, and Gao Yi, carrying resources and formations for his Nascent Soul breakthrough.
• At Jade Wave Immortal Market, Gao Yi reunited with his father, Gao Hao, who thanked Chen Shuangbai for guiding his son.
• Chen Shuangbai asked Gao Hao to sell cultivation resources and acquire supplies for his planned breakthrough, and Gao Hao agreed.
• Gao Hao gathered the requested resources within three days and offered Chen Shuangbai one of the Gao Clan’s hidden spirit islands.
• Chen Shuangbai told Gao Yi to stay with his family during his long seclusion, then accepted Gao Hao’s offer of the island.

Chen Shuangbai reached a secluded spirit island in the outer sea aboard the Gao Clan’s concealed flying boat and prepared to enter long-term cultivation. He left Feiguang and Changming to guard the island, while worrying about the sect’s ability to withstand the growing threat in the inner sea.

• Gao Hao provided Chen Shuangbai with a Concealing Shadow Boat and a sea chart to help him cross the dangerous outer sea unnoticed.
• Chen Shuangbai found the secluded island, inspected it with Divine Sense, and landed after confirming it held no dangerous presence.
• Chen Shuangbai gave Changming the Four Symbols Essence Sealing Formation to set up, while Feiguang placed Demon Power sentries around the island and checked for hidden dangers.
• Chen Shuangbai sealed the valley with another third-rank formation and told Feiguang and Changming to take turns keeping watch while pursuing their own cultivation.
• Chen Shuangbai entered a hut to begin seclusion and worried that his Mystic Sea Avatar could not keep using his Sword Intent without exposing it, while hoping the sect master would soon reach the Nascent Soul middle stage.

Chen Shuangbai cultivated in seclusion for eight years while Changming and Feiguang guarded his island through the annual storm season. Meanwhile, the Jade Spring Sect faced growing pressure from the Holy Origin Alliance and the Buddhist Alliance, which threatened to invade its territory.

• Chen Shuangbai’s Divine Ability refined resources and helped him cultivate in seclusion for eight years.
• Changming and Feiguang replenished the Four Symbols Essence Sealing Formation and watched over the island as the storm season arrived.
• True Person Mei managed the Jade Spring Sect and planned to recommend Ding Chengyu as Myriad Phenomena Hall master.
• Ding Chengyu reported that the Holy Origin Alliance had likely noticed the sect’s situation, and True Person Mei ordered Fellow Daoist Xuanhai to return to the main camp and Senior Brother Bo to stall for time.
• Wei Zheng reported that the Buddhist Alliance claimed the sect held a great treasure and had begun probing its territory, while he had already repelled three attacks and killed two Buddhist cultivators and a Vajra Ape Demon.

The Jade Spring Sect and its allies faced pressure from the Lotus Temple, the Holy Origin Alliance, and demonic forces as they tried to finish the Nine-Bend Azure Waves Dragon-Binding Grand Array. After demon lords cut off sea trade and the Holy Origin Alliance intensified its attacks, True Person Mei ordered the alliance to send more spiritual resources while True Lord Jihai dealt with the crisis at sea.

• True Person Mei told Wei Zheng to hold Sha Province and kill any Buddhist cultivators who entered the Jing Kingdom.
• The leaders discussed the nearly completed Nine-Bend Azure Waves Dragon-Binding Grand Array and the Holy Origin Alliance’s efforts to delay its construction.
• Ding Chengyu received word that demon lords had cut off coastal trade and forced True Lord Jihai and the others back inland.
• Lin Jingtao and Yi Chongyue considered the impact of the blockade, while True Person Mei suspected the Holy Origin Alliance had urged the demon lords to act.
• As fighting intensified in Ning Country, True Person Mei ordered the treasury opened again to send spiritual resources and left the sea crisis to True Lord Jihai and the others.

With three demon caves preparing to land and cut off sea trade, True Lord Jihai rallied the Vast Waves Alliance to keep repairing its formation-node cities. Jade Wave, Swan, and Ink Affinity Immortal Markets agreed to open a trade route to Yuan Kingdom and supply the Alliance with spiritual resources.

• True Lord Qingyu reported that the Treasure Light, Sand Scale, and Golden Horn demon caves intended to come ashore.
• True Lord Jihai explained that the Alliance had avoided driving the demons out entirely to limit the risk of losing Nascent Soul cultivators and remain wary of the Holy Origin Alliance.
• True Lord Jihai told the other alliances that the Gao Clan of Jade Wave Immortal Market was arranging a sea route to Yuan Kingdom and urged everyone to continue repairing the formation-node cities.
• Bai Hong of Swan Immortal Market and Xu Ting of Ink Affinity Immortal Market joined Gao Jin of Jade Wave Immortal Market to offer a trade route and expanded spiritual-resource trade with the Vast Waves Alliance.
• True Lord Jihai thanked the three markets and recognized their support during the crisis.

After thirteen years of cultivation and preparation, Chen Shuangbai reached the pinnacle of the Golden Core stage and began forming his Nascent Soul. During the trial of his state of mind, a mysterious golden-white sphere appeared, and he opened his eyes as the transformation continued.

• Chen Shuangbai reached the peak Golden Core stage after thirteen years of cultivation.
• Chen Shuangbai studied and mastered three Jade Spring Sect secret methods, bringing his body and soul to their pinnacle.
• Chen Shuangbai reflected on his past selves and swallowed the Golden Dew Jade Liquid Pill to begin forming his Nascent Soul.
• Chen Shuangbai sank into darkness during the trial of his state of mind, then saw a glowing sphere of golden-white light beside a jade pool.
• The sphere's radiance touched Chen Shuangbai's brow, lit the twelve moon phases behind his head, and he abruptly opened his eyes.

Chen Shuangbai successfully formed his Nascent Soul, and the Supreme Yin phenomenon spread across the surrounding sea. After effortlessly killing a Feiyu Cave demon king who challenged him, he revealed himself as Xuhong of the Jade Spring Sect and greeted the gathered cultivators.

• Chen Shuangbai completed his Nascent Soul formation as his Supreme Yin Divine Abilities shattered the Four Symbols Essence Sealing Formation.
• The lunar phenomenon spread across the sea, blessing living creatures and drawing cultivators and demon lords to watch.
• A Golden Core demon king from Feiyu Cave demanded that Chen Shuangbai report to its ancestor, and Chen Shuangbai turned him into scattered ice crystals with a stream of jade light.
• Chen Shuangbai emerged from the moonlight as Nascent Soul True Lords and demon lords watched, then accepted their congratulations.
• Chen Shuangbai introduced himself as Xuhong of the Jade Spring Sect and invited the gathered visitors to come to the sect.

Chen Shuangbai, now addressed as True Lord Xuhong, faced five Nascent Soul cultivators after forming his Nascent Soul on an outer-sea island. He accepted Beigong You’s challenge to withstand one attack, and the dragon lord gathered a vast storm of silver lightning to strike him.

• Chen Shuangbai used his jade eyes to identify the five Nascent Soul cultivators as two humans and three demons, including True Lord Canxia and Beigong You.
• True Lord Canxia defended Chen Shuangbai after Beigong You objected to a human forming his Nascent Soul in Flood Dragon territory.
• Beigong You proposed exchanging one move and promised to end the dispute if Chen Shuangbai withstood it.
• After True Lord Canxia advised him to accept, Chen Shuangbai agreed to Beigong You’s challenge.
• Beigong You summoned dark thunderclouds and gathered silver lightning, promising Chen Shuangbai safe passage through the seas if he survived the attack.

After Chen Shuangbai formed his Nascent Soul, he demonstrated his Sword Intent by splitting Beigong You’s lightning attack, then learned that True Lord Canxia had protected him at True Person Mei’s request. Chen Shuangbai prepared to return to the Inner Sea with True Lord Canxia, leaving the old family rift unexplained.

• Beigong You hurled a devastating ball of lightning at Chen Shuangbai, who cut it in half with a ray of golden-white Sword Intent.
• Beigong You recognized Chen Shuangbai’s Sword Intent and withdrew, while True Lord Canxia’s presence discouraged the other Nascent Soul cultivators from approaching.
• Chen Shuangbai thanked True Lord Canxia, who revealed that his daughter had asked him to look after Chen Shuangbai and that his secular surname was Mei.
• Chen Shuangbai realized True Person Mei was True Lord Canxia’s daughter, and True Lord Canxia admitted that he had angered her in the past.
• True Lord Canxia invited Chen Shuangbai to return to the Inner Sea; Chen Shuangbai collected the island’s formations and took Changming and Feiguang into his sleeve before boarding True Lord Canxia’s flying boat.

Chen Shuangbai traveled with True Lord Canxia, who used spirit wine and spiritual power to help him stabilize his newly formed Nascent Soul. After learning that several demon caves had blockaded Ning Country’s coast, Chen Shuangbai calmed himself and redirected their journey to Jade Wave Immortal Market to reunite with his disciple.

• True Lord Canxia gave Chen Shuangbai eighty-year-old Golden Osmanthus Fragrance to nourish his Nascent Soul.
• Chen Shuangbai asked True Lord Canxia to take him to Jade Wave Immortal Market to collect his disciple from the Azure Wave Gao Clan.
• True Lord Canxia told Chen Shuangbai that six demon caves had joined the blockade of Ning Country’s coastal waters, forcing sea traffic to seek landfall through Yuan Kingdom.
• True Lord Canxia soothed Chen Shuangbai’s anxiety, and Chen Shuangbai steadied himself with the Great Yin Dao Fruit’s help.
• A month later, the Gao Clan prepared a grand reception at Jade Wave Immortal Market for Chen Shuangbai, a newly formed Nascent Soul True Lord and the master of the Gao Clan young master’s fourth son.

After emerging from seclusion as a Nascent Soul cultivator, Chen Shuangbai reunited with Gao Yi and stabilized his cultivation at the Gao Clan’s immortal market. He then set course directly through the waters off Ning Country, and Gao Yi realized his master intended to confront whatever lay ahead.

• Gao Hao and Gao Yi welcomed Chen Shuangbai, who had emerged from seclusion after breaking through to Nascent Soul.
• The Gao Clan’s ancestor greeted Chen Shuangbai, and the clan celebrated his breakthrough.
• Chen Shuangbai spent a month stabilizing his Nascent Soul and Divine Abilities with the Gao Clan’s hospitality.
• Gao Yi bid farewell to his family and boarded True Lord Canxia’s flying boat with Chen Shuangbai.
• When Gao Yi questioned their route, Chen Shuangbai said they would return through the waters off Ning Country, and Gao Yi praised his master’s resolve.

Chen Shuangbai and True Lord Canxia froze the demon-infested waters off Ning Country, drawing the attention of three Nascent Soul demon lords. After Iron Spine fled upon recognizing Chen Shuangbai, True Lord Shendu arrived with Holy Origin Alliance cultivators to confront him.

• Chen Shuangbai’s snowy radiance froze the sea off Ning Country and put its demons to sleep before a golden-armored demon demanded to know who had caused the disturbance.
• Chen Shuangbai and True Lord Canxia faced the demon lords Golden Horn, Qiujing, and Iron Spine as they emerged from the sea.
• Qiujing recognized Chen Shuangbai and realized he had reached the Nascent Soul stage; Golden Horn and Iron Spine also recognized him as the Jade Spring Dao Child and Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal.
• Iron Spine fled after warning the others that Earth Scale had died to a human cultivator wielding Sword Intent on someone else’s behalf.
• True Lord Shendu arrived with Holy Origin Alliance cultivators and confronted Chen Shuangbai.

Chen Shuangbai and True Lord Canxia faced four Nascent Soul enemies above the coast, including True Lords Shendu and Youluo and two Demon Lords. As the attackers struck, Chen Shuangbai unleashed a devastating sword attack that forced them to recognize his threat, and True Lord Youluo called for everyone to reveal their full abilities.

• True Lord Youluo remarked on Chen Shuangbai's age and Nascent Soul cultivation, while the Golden Crow Demon Lord realized the Holy Origin Alliance intended to kill him.
• The Golden Crow Demon Lord challenged True Lord Canxia, who said he was escorting a junior back to the lands within the seas.
• True Lord Youluo launched a pitch-black lightning strike at Chen Shuangbai and True Lord Canxia, but Canxia's Azure Rosy Cloud Treasure Fan blocked it.
• True Lord Youluo sent a torrent of ghosts at them, and Canxia used his fan to create a sanctuary against it.
• Chen Shuangbai drew his sword and unleashed gold-and-white Sword Essence, destroying the ghost river and driving the four opponents apart.
• True Lord Youluo urged the others to show their full abilities.

The Holy Origin Alliance’s mobilization tied down the Vast Waves Alliance’s Nascent Soul cultivators, leaving Chen Shuangbai isolated at sea against True Lord Shendu and Demon Lord Qiujing. As the battle continued, Chen Shuangbai countered their attacks while the allies who might aid him remained occupied inland.

• True Lord Qingyu fought True Lord Liudu in Ning Country while the Holy Origin Alliance’s forces and local demon lords kept the Vast Waves Alliance’s Nascent Soul cultivators occupied.
• True Lord Jihai battled True Lord Xuetu, who claimed that the Holy Origin Alliance’s ancestor and the Transformation Sect’s sect master had gone to attack the Jade Spring Sect and Flower Washing Sword Sect.
• True Lord Jihai vowed to make True Lord Xuetu pay, gathering powerful water-element divine light around himself.
• True Lord Shendu summoned five poison banners and unleashed Five Poisons Devour the Heart against Chen Shuangbai near the shore.
• Chen Shuangbai used his Supreme Yin mirror and blue-jade Dharma body to defend against the poison light and pursue Demon Lord Qiujing’s white mist.

Chen Shuangbai fought Demon Lord Qiujing, True Lord Shendu, and Chan Master Baotong after Shendu stole and suppressed her Azure Sea Hanging Rainbow Dragon-Binding Ring. Baotong’s Buddhist formation failed against her sword, leaving four vajras dead and three badly wounded.

• Chen Shuangbai struck Demon Lord Qiujing’s giant clam form with the Azure Sea Hanging Rainbow Dragon-Binding Ring, breaking part of its shell and injuring her.
• True Lord Shendu used a multicolored flying creature and the Five-Colored Miasma Light Treasure Vase to seize and suppress Chen Shuangbai’s ring.
• Chan Master Baotong revealed himself and demanded that Chen Shuangbai return to Lotus Temple with him, while True Lord Shendu objected that this violated their agreement.
• Chanxia warned Chen Shuangbai that Baotong’s seven converted vajras were dangerous, and Baotong ordered them to form the Wondrous Origin Returning Light Buddhist Conversion Grand Formation.
• Chen Shuangbai unleashed the Zhengguang Jielin Jade Pool Flying Immortal Sword, shattered the Buddhist formation, killed four vajras, and severely wounded the other three.

Chen Shuangbai overcame True Lord Shendu’s poison and used Great Yin’s concealment to strike down Demon Lord Qiujing. He stood before the remaining Shendu and Chan Master Baotong, who realized they could not sense his presence.

• Chen Shuangbai shattered Baotong’s golden attacks and destroyed True Lord Shendu’s poisonous creatures and Dharma body with his sword.
• True Lord Shendu used [Spirit-Pointing Shackles Gu Poison] against everyone present, including his ally Qiujing, but Chen Shuangbai resisted it with [Dew-Drinking Radiance].
• Chen Shuangbai appeared behind Shendu and pierced him with his sword, unleashing Great Yin radiance and poison light.
• Chen Shuangbai concealed himself from the Nascent Souls’ senses and approached Demon Lord Qiujing unnoticed.
• Chen Shuangbai killed Qiujing with a sword strike, scattering her body and soul as ice crystals.
• Chen Shuangbai turned toward True Lord Shendu and Chan Master Baotong, who recoiled in horror.

Chen Shuangbai defeated True Lord Shendu and Chan Master Baotong after they unleashed their treasures and Divine Abilities against him. Baotong’s final attack struck an illusion, and Chen Shuangbai froze and shattered him with the Great Yin treasured sword.

• Chen Shuangbai killed Qiujing with a sudden sword strike, and Shendu escaped the next blow by sacrificing a poisonous insect.
• Shendu and Chan Master Baotong attacked Chen Shuangbai with their Law Treasures, but he calmly advanced through their assaults.
• Baotong used his Heavenly Eye Divine Ability to locate Chen Shuangbai, and he and Shendu unleashed a barrage that appeared to destroy him.
• Chen Shuangbai revealed that Baotong’s target had been an illusion, then pierced him through his golden defenses with the Great Yin treasured sword.
• Chen Shuangbai froze Baotong and shattered his manifestation into ice crystals.

Chen Shuangbai killed True Lord Shendu after defeating Qiujing and Baotong, while the Golden Crow Demon Lord and True Lord Youluo escaped. Youluo warned that Sunken Jade Valley was in danger, and Chen Shuangbai and True Lord Canxia raced toward the inner seas.

• Chen Shuangbai killed True Lord Shendu with his moonlit sword, and Shendu cursed him before dying.
• The Golden Crow Demon Lord sacrificed Essence Blood to escape, while Chen Shuangbai's attack forced True Lord Youluo to flee through a collapsing point in the void.
• Before disappearing, True Lord Youluo warned that Sunken Jade Valley might not be safe, leaving Chen Shuangbai and True Lord Canxia gravely concerned.
• Gao Yi, Feiguang, and Changming welcomed Chen Shuangbai aboard True Lord Canxia's flying boat after the battle.
• True Lord Canxia surmised that a Nascent Soul Late Stage expert might be guarding the sect grounds, and he sped the flying boat toward the inner seas.

Chen Shuangbai returned to Sunken Jade Valley after forming his Nascent Soul and found the sect badly damaged by battle. He reunited with Yi Chongyue and True Lord Canxia, then saw True Lord Qingchen in the Myriad Phenomena Hall and noticed that one of his eyes had changed.

• Chen Shuangbai arrived at the sect entrance, where disciples welcomed him as their Dao Child after learning he had formed his Nascent Soul.
• Chen Shuangbai healed the gathered disciples’ lingering injuries with moonlight before entering the damaged sect with True Lord Canxia.
• Chen Shuangbai reunited with Yi Chongyue and stopped his master from bowing to him, then introduced True Lord Canxia.
• A woman called to True Lord Canxia, who hurried into the hall to see his daughter.
• Chen Shuangbai entered the Myriad Phenomena Hall and found True Lord Qingchen safe, but noticed that one of Qingchen’s eyes was pure white with three pale azure rings.

Chen Shuangbai returned to the Jade Spring Sect after forming a Heaven Nascent Soul and discussed the alliance’s losses and his victories with True Lord Qingchen. The conversation revealed that Qingchen’s cultivation had changed in a frightening way, and Chen Shuangbai pressed him to explain what had happened.

• Chen Shuangbai recalled the losses suffered by the Vast Waves Alliance and the attacks on the Jade Spring Sect and Flower Washing Sword Sect.
• Chen Shuangbai met True Lord Qingchen in the Myriad Phenomena Hall and saw a terrifying snake-dragon pupil before Qingchen suppressed the strange green Qi.
• Chen Shuangbai returned the sect’s accumulated reserves in several Storage Bags and recounted his experiences at sea.
• True Lord Qingchen learned that Chen Shuangbai had formed a Heaven Nascent Soul and praised his achievement.
• True Lord Qingchen reassured Chen Shuangbai that the Holy Origin Alliance and Lotus Temple would not act rashly now that he had succeeded.
• Chen Shuangbai asked True Lord Qingchen what had happened to his cultivation.