Chapter Summaries

Shen Yun killed Lu Renyi, the refined Vice Division Chief, then escaped while Commander Mo held off the Mirror Division Chief. Commander Mo self-destructed, destroying the Mirror Division and leaving Upper Capital City in shock.

• Shen Yun killed Lu Renyi with Guixu Sword Qi and Purple Firmament Purgatory Lightning, destroying both his body and soul.
• The Mirror Division Chief accused Shen Yun of a capital crime while fighting Commander Mo, and Shen Yun gathered the spoils and vanished.
• Shen Yun secretly ordered Commander Mo to offer his life for Lord Ghost Immortal as reinforcements rushed toward the Mirror Division.
• Commander Mo self-destructed, killing the Mirror Division Chief and shattering the division’s formations.
• The blast shook Upper Capital City, and the Mirror Division crumbled into dust before the city’s cultivators.

The Mirror Division was destroyed after a night raid, and Guan Hanshan discovered that the Division Chief and Commander Mo had died in the blast. An Image Recording Stone exposed the deaths to Upper Capital City, and Emperor Qianyuan swore revenge on the unknown culprit.

• Mirror Division survivors told Guan Hanshan that a thief had fought the Division Chief and then self-detonated.
• Guan Hanshan searched the ruined Mirror Division, found no personnel casualties, and discovered the Division Chief and Commander Mo were dead.
• Guan Hanshan ordered the deaths concealed as a classified mission and sent troops to suppress the city’s unrest.
• An Image Recording Stone appeared the next morning, stirring fierce discussion throughout Upper Capital City.
• Emperor Qianyuan watched the recording, dismissed his ministers and Dugu Galuo, then vowed to kill the culprit and exterminate their nine clans.

Shen Yun heard the capital hail him as the Eternal Night Demon Lord after the Image Recording Stone spread footage of his battle. At Happy Forest, Bai Fasheng asked him to protect the Joyful Union Sect and offered an ancient Divine Demon Method in exchange for his help, prompting Shen Yun to hear him out.

• People across the capital watched the battle footage and dubbed the mysterious killer the Eternal Night Demon Lord, while Shen Yun listened from Happy Forest.
• Shen Yun praised Xuan Wude’s buyer for spreading the Image Recording Stone and promised to visit the Old Grand Sorceress before noon the next day.
• After Xuan Wude left, Bai Fasheng appeared and asked Shen Yun to help preserve the Joyful Union Sect amid the coming upheaval.
• Shen Yun declined to agree, but when Bai Fasheng offered an ancient Divine Demon Method in exchange for one move, Shen Yun asked him to explain it.

Shen Yun received the Great Sun Divine Demon Visualization Method from Bai Fasheng and promised to help the Joyful Union Sect. He then visited the Old Grand Sorceress, who had prepared a recommendation for Shen Yun to teach at White Deer Academy.

• Bai Fasheng gave Shen Yun the Great Sun Divine Demon Visualization Method, and Shen Yun quickly grasped its profound principles.
• Shen Yun praised the method and promised to help the Joyful Union Sect, leaving Bai Fasheng reassured about its future.
• Shen Yun set out with Shen Wude to meet the Old Grand Sorceress, whose integrity and service to Great Qian had earned Shen Yun's respect.
• The Old Grand Sorceress showed Shen Yun a recommendation letter for a teaching post at White Deer Academy and asked whether he would accept.

Shen Yun accepted the Old Grand Sorceress’s invitation to teach at court after receiving his protection and a recommendation letter. After Shen Yun left for White Deer Academy, the Old Grand Sorceress met with Divine Firmament Dao and urged them to protect Shen Yun as Great Qian faced threats from sects and the Demon Court.

• The Old Grand Sorceress offered Shen Yun a teaching position and protection from a repeat of the events of the previous night, and Shen Yun accepted.
• Shen Yun left the hall, told Shen Wude he was going to White Deer Academy, and departed as Divine Firmament Dao disciples arrived.
• Elder Lei Xi told the Old Grand Sorceress that Divine Firmament Dao had anticipated the sects’ interest in the Du Tian Divine Seal and was preparing to trap them.
• The Old Grand Sorceress warned that other forces, including the Demon Court, also coveted the Du Tian Divine Seal and discussed the possibility that Great Qian’s changing destiny was man-made.
• The Old Grand Sorceress asked Divine Firmament Dao to look after Shen Yun, and Elder Lei Xi and the others agreed as they prepared for the coming assault.

Shen Yun visited White Deer Academy, where he befriended Pu Changsong and met Murong Zhi, then considered bringing the Wu Siblings to study there. At the academy gate, he presented a letter of recommendation and said he had come to teach, leaving the students and onlookers stunned.

• Shen Yun met Pu Changsong at White Deer Academy and praised his strange-tales novel while offering advice on its characters.
• Murong Zhi arrived, learned Shen Yun’s identity, and hurriedly dragged Pu Changsong away after joking that she had only been teasing him.
• Shen Yun thought the academy’s Vast Righteous Qi might help the Wu Siblings with their bloodline problem and resolved to bring them there another day.
• Princess Wangshu watched Shen Yun arrive while Elder Zhiyan warned her that his Divine Light and aura made him even more formidable than the rumors suggested.
• Shen Yun presented a letter of recommendation at the academy gate and announced that he had come to teach, shocking everyone present.

Shen Yun joined White Deer Academy as a teacher and gave a lecture that revealed his profound understanding of calculation and the Great Dao. Princess Wangshu and Elder Zhiyan realized his strength far exceeded their expectations, while Shen Yun already knew of their plans through Murong Jiu.

• Shen Yun presented the Grand Diviner's recommendation and entered White Deer Academy, where students recognized him as the Scholarly Arts Tournament champion.
• The mountain chief appointed Shen Yun to teach the Dao of Calculation, and Situ Jing escorted him to the classroom.
• Shen Yun taught how numbers underlay the laws of heaven and earth, captivating his students with his ideas.
• Murong Zhi recognized Shen Yun and became engrossed in his lecture, while Princess Wangshu and Elder Zhiyan were stunned by his mastery.
• Elder Zhiyan urged Princess Wangshu to proceed cautiously and try to turn Shen Yun into an ally, unaware that Murong Jiu had already revealed their plans to him.

Shen Yun perfected the Book of Zhou Tian Yan Dao and glimpsed the River of Destiny, sensing that Great Qian’s destiny would soon change. At White Deer Academy, he joined a secret discussion about the Divine Firmament Dao’s plan to recover its Destiny Artifact and warned that Great Qian’s destiny would collapse in seven days.

• Shen Yun’s lectures at White Deer Academy helped him reach perfection in the Heavenly Cycle Dao Derivation Technique and glimpse fate.
• Azure Dragon recognized that Shen Yun had touched the essence of immortality, while Shen Yun sensed an impending change in Great Qian’s destiny.
• The mountain chief summoned Shen Yun to a meeting where White Deer Academy agreed to help the Divine Firmament Dao ambush those seeking its supreme treasure.
• Elder Lei Xi requested Shen Yun’s help, and Shen Yun correctly named the secret operation’s time as the hai hour seven days later.
• After the others left, Shen Yun declared that in seven days wolves would devour the dragon and Great Qian’s destiny would collapse.

Shen Yun identified the sect world’s attack as a sign that Great Gan’s fortune was weakening, then won command of the defensive operation and laid out detailed plans. Meanwhile, the enemy factions gathered at Lei Jing Mountain under Venerable Jin Fu, where the arrival of two Ghost King Sect figures alarmed the others.

• Situ Jing, Lu Mingyuan, White Deer Mountain Chief, and Elder Lei Xi accepted Shen Yun’s warning that Great Gan’s fortune was changing and the sect world had begun its attack.
• Shen Yun urged the group to strike first, assigning plans for Pill Cauldron Sect, Heavenly Crafts Pavilion, Ghost King Sect, and Wu Sheng Dao.
• Elder Lei Xi proposed that Shen Yun direct the operation, and the gathered seniors agreed to follow his command.
• Shen Yun accepted responsibility and explained detailed deployments, impressing the assembled leaders with his foresight.
• Venerable Jin Fu gathered the enemy factions on Lei Jing Mountain and ordered them to obey his commands.
• Two Ghost King Sect figures arrived, and the gathered cultivators reacted with alarm.

The Ghost King Sect and its allies planned to seize the Du Tian Divine Seal during the turmoil expected to strike Great Gan in seven days. Gui Qian Jue took command of the operation, but the seal unexpectedly awakened before the planned time, and he proposed investigating its location.

• The Two Elders of the Underworld arrived, and Venerable Jin Fu greeted them as the sects discussed targeting the Du Tian Divine Seal during the coming turmoil.
• White Clad You Tian and Black-robed Ming Di warned that Divine Firmament Dao would be distracted by the dragon qi collapse, while demon royal clans and Wu Sheng Dao could also move against them.
• Gui Qian Jue presented a plan to use Wu Sheng Dao as a decoy and explained that the Great Gan Saint Ancestor had used the Du Tian Seal to suppress dynastic destiny.
• White Clad You Tian and Black-robed Ming Di assigned Gui Qian Jue command of the operation, and Venerable Jin Fu agreed to follow his orders.
• Gui Qian Jue sensed that the Du Tian Lightning Summoning Art had activated ahead of schedule, and The Two Elders of the Underworld realized the Du Tian Seal had awakened.
• Gui Qian Jue said he had sensed the Destiny Artifact's location and asked the assembled allies to help investigate it.

Gui Qian Jue and the sect leaders pursued a supposed revival of the Du Tian Seal, while Dan Yangzi lured the Pill Cauldron Sect and Heavenly Crafts Pavilion into Shen Yun’s trap. Shen Yun subdued Venerable Jin Fu, Venerable Dan Yuan, and Venerable Bai Shou, then ordered Dan Yangzi to lead the group to the others.

• Gui Qian Jue persuaded the sect leaders to pursue the Du Tian Seal, and Venerable Dan Yuan volunteered to investigate.
• Dan Yangzi claimed the Du Tian Seal was reviving and led Venerable Dan Yuan, Venerable Bai Shou, and their followers toward a mountain cave.
• Gui Qian Jue stayed behind with the Two Elders of the Underworld, revealing he had planted a tracking mark on the other sects.
• Dan Yangzi lured the two sects into a cave filled with runes, where Shen Yun’s Five-Colored Immortal Light forced Venerable Jin Fu, Venerable Dan Yuan, and Venerable Bai Shou to kneel.
• Venerable Jin Fu accused Dan Yangzi of betrayal, but Dan Yangzi defended his allegiance to Shen Yun, who then told him to lead them to the others.

Shen Yun rejected Dan Yangzi’s offer to lure in the Ghost King Sect, killed Venerable Jin Fu, and opened the spirit array. Hearing Jin Fu’s scream, Gui Qian Jue changed his mind about retreating, believing the Destiny Artifact had truly appeared.

• Dan Yangzi offered to approach the wavering Two Elders of the Underworld, but Shen Yun rejected the plan because Gui Qian Jue would see through the repeated trick.
• Venerable Jin Fu awoke and offered to help defeat the Ghost King Sect, while Dan Yangzi warned Shen Yun not to trust him.
• Shen Yun said he needed bait and killed Venerable Jin Fu with a strike of Primordial Mana.
• Shen Yun opened the spirit array and told the others that the Ghost King Sect would come to them.
• Gui Qian Jue and the Two Elders of the Underworld heard Jin Fu’s scream, and Gui Qian Jue concluded that the Destiny Artifact had appeared.

Gui Qian Jue led the Two Elders of the Underworld to a cave, believing they could seize a hidden artifact, but found themselves trapped in a battle with Divine Firmament Dao and academy experts. Outside, Gui Qian Jue confronted Shen Yun and prepared to fight.

• Gui Qian Jue reasoned that Venerable Jin Fu had died while refining an artifact and led the Two Elders of the Underworld toward the cave.
• Gui Qian Jue and the elders spotted Elder Lei Xi and charged into the cave, where a Nine Heavens Mountain Array trapped the elders before Black-Robed Ming Di destroyed it.
• White Clad You Tian and Black-Robed Ming Di found Situ Jing and Lu Mingyuan waiting with Elder Lei Xi, and the five experts clashed inside the cave.
• The elders realized the three defenders were stalling and noticed Gui Qian Jue had not entered the cave.
• Outside the cave, Gui Qian Jue faced Shen Yun, rejected the idea of surrendering, and challenged him to settle matters by strength.

Shen Yun defeated Gui Qian Jue, who refused to reveal the Ghost King Sect’s intelligence before Shen Yun killed him. He then intervened in the battle between five great experts and repelled them all with a single strike.

• Gui Qian Jue unleashed a ghost army against Shen Yun, but Shen Yun shattered it and crushed Gui Qian Jue’s defenses with one strike.
• Shen Yun demanded the Ghost King Sect’s intelligence, but Gui Qian Jue refused and warned that the Human Emperor had targeted Shen Yun.
• Shen Yun erased Gui Qian Jue with Nirvana Sword Qi and headed toward the cave.
• The Two Elders of the Underworld battled Situ Jing and two others, while both sides unleashed their full power and wrecked the cave.
• Shen Yun arrived amid the five experts’ attacks, seized their destructive energy, and repelled them all with one strike.

Shen Yun overwhelmed the Two Elders of the Underworld after revealing that he had killed Gui Qian Jue, then fought them while the others watched. The elders unleashed their strongest Yin-Yang attack, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Shen Yun dissolved the elders’ combined attack and rejected their offer to withdraw, naming Gui Qian Jue as the reason he would fight them.
• Shen Yun restored the Nine Heavens Mountain Array, sealed the battlefield, and struck the elders with the Great Five Elements Dao.
• The elders’ Yin-Yang Divine Shield failed against Shen Yun’s attack, which pierced You Tian’s shoulder and tore into Ming Di’s side.
• Situ Jing, Lu Mingyuan, and Lei Xi watched as Shen Yun pressed the wounded elders, who complained that he was too arrogant.
• The Two Elders of the Underworld summoned a Three-legged Golden Crow and an Ice Frost Giant Dragon, then unleashed the Life and Death Reincarnation Technique.

The Two Elders of the Underworld burned their Great Dao to unleash the Life and Death Reincarnation Technique, but Shen Yun answered with a more complete reincarnation sword and defeated them. As they fled in opposite directions, Shen Yun manifested a terrifying Divine Sense to test his power over Lei Jing Mountain.

• The Two Elders of the Underworld used a forbidden technique that burned their Great Dao, suppressing Situ Jing and injuring Lu Mingyuan with their overwhelming auras.
• The Two Elders of the Underworld joined their powers into a yin-yang sword and struck at Shen Yun, who met it with Guixu Sword Qi and Salvation Sword Qi fused through the Five Elements Reincarnation Technique.
• Shen Yun’s sword overwhelmed the elders’ attack, shattered the Nine Heavens Mountain Array, and left Situ Jing and the others unsure who had won.
• Shen Yun condensed the Nine Laws within his body, and the weakened Two Elders of the Underworld fled, with White Clad You Tian escaping through the sky and Black Robed Xuan Di using Earth Evasion.
• Situ Jing and the other two tried to intercept the fleeing elders, but they escaped; Shen Yun then manifested a terrifying Divine Sense over Lei Jing Mountain to test it.

Shen Yun broke through to the Supreme Wonderful Realm of the primordial spirit and killed White Clad You Tian and Black Robed Xuan Di. As the capital settled, the major sects prepared to move against Upper Capital City, and Ghost King Sect Master Yan Luo Tian learned of his followers’ deaths and readied his forces.

• Shen Yun merged his Nine-Colored Nascent Soul into his primordial spirit and attained the Supreme Wonderful Realm.
• Shen Yun’s Yinglong primordial spirit pierced through White Clad You Tian’s sea of consciousness and killed him.
• Shen Yun’s Diting manifestation shattered Black Robed Xuan Di’s sea of consciousness, killing both Elders of the Underworld.
• Elder Lei Xi, Situ Jing, and Lu Mingyuan marveled at Shen Yun’s power as the battle’s aftermath drew other experts to the ruined mountain.
• The Pill Cauldron Sect’s leader ordered the elders to go to Upper Capital and seize the treasure and slay the enemy.
• Yan Luo Tian learned that You Tian and Xuan Di had died, heard their deaths were linked to the Divine Firmament Dao, and prepared the Ghost King Sect’s forces to move.

The Blood Blade Sect prepared to seize the Du Tian Divine Seal while moving against Shen Yun and the Sword Sect. Shen Yun completed his Primordial Spirit cultivation and learned that Wolves Devouring the Dragon would descend tomorrow at the hour of Chen, but remained confident he could protect the Fortune Treasure.

• The Blood Blade Sect Master learned that Crimson Soul had gone ahead to Upper Capital after hearing of Shen Yun and the Sword Sect, and ordered the First Elder to assist him and eliminate the threat.
• The Blood Blade Sect Master explained that the Du Tian Divine Seal could let its holder suppress Great Gan's fortune and stabilize the world, making it the sect's foremost target.
• Shen Yun achieved major accomplishment in the Great Sun Divine Demon Visualization Method, increasing his Primordial Spirit power by nearly thirty percent.
• Azure Dragon warned Shen Yun that Wolves Devouring the Dragon would descend tomorrow at the hour of Chen and that powerful old monsters might be present.
• Shen Yun said that his trip to Lei Jing Mountain had prepared him to keep the Fortune Treasure from being taken.

Wu Tianyin visited White Deer Academy and discovered that Wu Xining was there, while Shen Yun warned him against involving her in the imperial family’s conflicts. After leaving, Wu Tianyin was confronted by Crimson Soul of Blood Blade Valley.

• Wu Xining studied at White Deer Academy, where Murong Zhi invited her to visit and Pu Changsong withdrew to work on his novel.
• Shen Yun sensed Wu Tianyin arriving and greeted him in the lecture hall, where Wu Tianyin recognized an unusual aura from Wu Xining.
• Shen Yun told Wu Tianyin that Wu Xining carried imperial family blood and warned him not to draw her into the Wu family’s disputes.
• Shen Yun revealed that Emperor Qianyuan had caused the Wolves Devouring the Dragon upheaval, leaving Wu Tianyin shaken as he departed.
• Crimson Soul emerged from the forest and challenged Wu Tianyin to a fight after failing to find Shen Yun.

Crimson Soul nearly killed Wu Tianyin, but the Heaven Swallowing King’s token intervened and swept Wu Tianyin away. Shen Yun arrived afterward, discovered the powers involved, and followed their trail.

• Crimson Soul trapped Wu Tianyin in a blood formation and attacked him with the Lone Swan Heavenly Blade.
• Wu Tianyin devoured Crimson Soul’s blood river with his Taotie Dharma Aspect but suffered severe injuries as the blade shattered it and pierced his chest.
• The Heaven Swallowing King’s token erupted with overwhelming power, tore through the formation, and carried Wu Tianyin away.
• Crimson Soul recognized the token’s inheritance and pursued Wu Tianyin after his formation broke and his aura was exposed.
• Shen Yun examined the battlefield with his Divine Sense, recognized the Lone Swan Heavenly Blade and Heaven Swallowing King’s power, and followed them through a Five Elements passage.