Chapter Summaries

Crimson Soul failed to catch the Heaven Swallowing King Token and summoned the Blood-robed First Elder, who raced into Upper Capital to pursue the legacy. In the palace, the Purple Robe Grand Eunuch punished Guan Hanshan for trying to defend the city, leaving Great Qian’s soldiers too frightened to act.

• Crimson Soul told the Blood-robed First Elder that he had found the ancient Heaven Swallowing King's Legacy and gave him his location.
• The Blood-robed First Elder rushed into Upper Capital, killed the city guards who tried to stop him, and consumed their essence qi.
• Guan Hanshan tried to lead the Golden Feather Army out to defend Upper Capital, but his deputy reminded him that the emperor had forbidden them to move.
• The Purple Robe Grand Eunuch confronted Guan Hanshan, clawed him into a pool of blood, and threatened to execute nine generations of anyone who disobeyed the decree.
• The soldiers carried away the gravely wounded Guan Hanshan while the deputy commander wondered where Great Qian was headed.

Shen Yun rescued Wu Tianyin, killed Crimson Soul, and fought the Blood-robed First Elder after Crimson Soul’s ally attacked them. As their battle escalated, the First Elder realized Shen Yun was breaking through mid-fight.

• The Blood-robed First Elder cornered Wu Tianyin, but Shen Yun appeared and pinned Crimson Soul to the ground.
• Shen Yun crushed Crimson Soul’s body, then froze and annihilated his Spirit Body with his Golden Primordial Spirit.
• The Blood-robed First Elder attacked Shen Yun with the Lone Swan Blade, but Shen Yun evaded the strike and challenged him.
• The First Elder revealed he had reached the Mid Void Return Realm and clashed with Shen Yun’s Great Five Elements Sword Qi.
• As Shen Yun’s aura continued to rise during the battle, the First Elder realized Shen Yun was breaking through.

Shen Yun advanced to the sixth level of Deity Transformation, forged the Yin-Yang Five Elements Dao Body, and killed the Blood-robed First Elder. He then sensed a crisis in the capital as Wolves Devouring the Dragon began and the Imperial City’s Fortune pillar shattered.

• Shen Yun broke through to Deity Transformation without drawing heavenly tribulation, then rapidly advanced to the sixth level as the Blood-robed First Elder and Wu Tianyin watched in shock.
• Shen Yun fought the Blood-robed First Elder with his bare fists, refined his body through battle, and created the Yin-Yang Five Elements Dao Body.
• Shen Yun destroyed the Blood-robed First Elder with Five-Colored Divine Light and took the Lone Swan Heavenly Blade technique from his Spatial Ring.
• Shen Yun sensed that Wolves Devouring the Dragon had begun as Calamity Qi flooded the capital and shattered the Imperial City’s pillar of Fortune.

As Great Qian’s fortune collapsed, sect forces invaded the capital and clashed with armies sent by the kings and marquises. Wu Xiang Dao Lord announced that the Wu Sheng Dao sect master had entered the imperial palace, and the battle resumed with the sect forces pushing toward it.

• The Ghost King Sect and other major sects joined the chaos in the capital, slaughtering cultivators and civilians as they moved against Great Qian.
• Armies from the various kings and marquises arrived and fought back, while their generals declared they would defend Great Qian.
• The First Elder of Ghost King Sect confronted the white-robed general, and both sides acknowledged that the outcome depended on the powerful figures inside the imperial palace.
• Wu Xiang Dao Lord arrived and declared that Great Qian was destined to fall.
• Wu Xiang Dao Lord revealed that the sect master had emerged from seclusion and was in the Great Gan Imperial Palace, prompting the sect forces to charge again.

Wu Sheng Old Ancestor forced his way into the imperial palace and learned that Emperor Qianyuan had fled to the Du Tian Realm after Dugu Galuo helped him refine destiny. Dugu Galuo let Wu Sheng enter the realm, where he intended to pursue Qianyuan.

• Wu Sheng Old Ancestor walked past the immobilized Golden Feather Army and defeated the four grand eunuchs with his Dao Domain.
• Wu Sheng Old Ancestor searched the palace and learned from Dugu Galuo that Emperor Qianyuan had already left the capital.
• Wu Sheng Old Ancestor deduced that Dugu Galuo had used the national fortune to awaken the Du Tian Seal and help Qianyuan refine destiny.
• Wu Sheng Old Ancestor demanded entry to the Du Tian Realm, and Dugu Galuo said she would not stop him.
• Wu Sheng Old Ancestor opened a wormhole with a strike at the dragon throne and entered the Du Tian Realm.

Shen Yun decided to intervene in the battle for the capital after learning of Emperor Qianyuan’s crimes and sent Wu Tianyin to join Great Qian’s army. Riding the Azure Dragon, he attacked the sect forces and left the capital stunned by his overwhelming power.

• Shen Yun condemned Emperor Qianyuan, and Wu Tianyin resolved to fight for Great Qian before accepting a healing pill and departing.
• Shen Yun learned from Jian Wushuang that the young ones were safe at Great Thunder Sound Temple, then joined the Azure Dragon to seize and refine the scattering fortune.
• At the battlefield, sect forces and local Cultivation Families plundered amid the chaos while the First Elder of Ghost King Sect used his Blood Soul Cauldron to overwhelm a white-robed general.
• Shen Yun arrived on the Azure Dragon and destroyed the Blood Soul Cauldron with the Five-Colored Divine Light, blasting the First Elder apart.
• Wu Xiang Dao Lord and the gathered cultivators looked up in shock as they recognized Shen Yun.

Shen Yun overwhelmed the sect forces at the battlefield, gathering the scattered Fortune before turning to face their united attack. He killed their leading experts and sent the remaining cultivators fleeing as their ranks collapsed.

• Shen Yun destroyed the Blood Soul Cauldron and gravely wounded the First Elder, stunning Wu Tianyin and the allied forces.
• The Vice Sect Master of Blood Blade Valley urged the sect experts to join forces against Shen Yun, while the First Elder recovered and called for his death.
• Shen Yun gathered the scattered Fortune within a thousand miles, and Azure Dragon swallowed it before Shen Yun turned toward Lei Jing Mountain.
• Wu Xiang Dao Lord opened her Domain of Seven Emotions to disrupt the cultivators, but Shen Yun resisted its illusions and unleashed Sword Four.
• Shen Yun killed the First Elder and the Vice Sect Master of Blood Blade Valley, then incinerated the defecting Patriarch as the sect forces fled in terror.

Shen Yun and Azure Dragon crushed the sect army’s assault on the imperial palace, forcing Wu Xiang Dao Lord to flee. Shen Yun pursued her with a new Primordial Spirit sword technique and left her badly wounded but still racing toward Lei Jing Mountain.

• Wu Xiang Dao Lord evaded Azure Dragon’s attacks and fought him evenly with her Seven Emotions artifacts while the Marquis Army retreated from the clash.
• Wu Xiang Dao Lord proposed that they stop fighting over the Destiny Artifact, but Shen Yun rejected her offer and joined Azure Dragon in a combined attack.
• Wu Xiang Dao Lord fled, causing the sect cultivators to lose heart as the Marquis Army routed them.
• Shen Yun pursued Wu Xiang Dao Lord on Azure Dragon and struck her consciousness with a sword attack wielded by his Primordial Spirit.
• Wu Xiang Dao Lord burned her Magic Power to escape toward Lei Jing Mountain while Shen Yun continued testing and refining his techniques against her.

At Lei Jing Mountain, sect masters and nobles argued over the Du Tian Divine Seal as their alliance threatened to collapse. Shen Yun arrived on a colossal dragon and struck down Wu Xiang Dao Lord, confronting the gathered giants.

• The Divine Firmament Dao Master faced sect masters and nobles who demanded the Du Tian Divine Seal, while Marquis Guangcheng and Azure Heaven Marquis defended Great Qian's claim.
• In the Divine Firmament Sect's main hall, Elder Lei Xi wanted to aid the Sect Master, but other disciples restrained him as the Vice Sect Master warned that the nobles might not stand united.
• The Ghost King Sect Master accused the nobles and marquises of seeking to monopolize the seal, and the rival factions traded challenges before Marquis Ping Ding calmed Azure Heaven Marquis.
• The Ghost King Sect Master revealed that Wu Sheng Dao and Wu Xiang Dao Lord would join the struggle, alarming the gathering before Wu Xiang Dao Lord arrived in a bloodied state.
• Shen Yun descended on a colossal dragon, pursued Wu Xiang Dao Lord, and punched her through the Domain of Seven Emotions into the ground before announcing that he had arrived at the right time.

Shen Yun arrived at Lei Jing Mountain seeking the Du Tian Divine Seal and confronted Wu Xiang Dao Lord after defeating her. When the sect leaders tried to intimidate him, he declared that he would kill Wu Xiang and the Ghost King Sect Master, then attacked.

• Shen Yun introduced himself to the Divine Firmament Dao Master and asked about the Destiny Artifact, and she said the ownerless Du Tian Divine Seal belonged to whoever was fated to claim it.
• Wu Xiang Dao Lord rose from the pit, asked whether her Sect Master had arrived, and Shen Yun told her to kill herself.
• The Ghost King Sect Master stepped forward to condemn Shen Yun, while Marquis Tian Ce proposed that the marquises join forces with him against the sect world.
• Shen Yun warned Marquis Tian Ce not to get involved, and Marquis Tian Ce inferred that Shen Yun knew more about the upheaval than he had revealed.
• The Ghost King Sect Master and other sect leaders pressured Shen Yun to leave, but Shen Yun declared he would kill Wu Xiang and the Ghost King Sect Master, then attacked.

Shen Yun fought Wu Xiang Dao Lord and the Ghost King Sect Master at Lei Jing Mountain, revealing that his power far exceeded the gathered sect giants’ expectations. After Wu Xiang Dao Lord fled, Shen Yun unleashed his ultimate art and erased her from existence.

• Shen Yun struck Wu Xiang Dao Lord with Sword Four while the Ghost King Sect Master attacked him with the Gate of the Underworld.
• Shen Yun used the Chaos Feather Robe to withstand the Ghost King Sect Master’s assault, then pressed Wu Xiang Dao Lord with Boundless Sword Qi.
• Wu Xiang Dao Lord destroyed her Domain of Seven Emotions to escape the sword and fled toward the imperial palace.
• Shen Yun let Wu Xiang Dao Lord go three hundred miles, then unleashed his ultimate art, forcing the Blood Blade Valley Master and Ghost King Sect Master to retreat.
• Shen Yun’s Immortal Light reached Wu Xiang Dao Lord and erased her completely.

Shen Yun faced the Ghost King Sect Master, who revealed a pseudo Innate Magical Treasure, the Netherworld Blood Gourd. Shen Yun responded by unleashing the Five Elements Chaos Tower, whose aura exposed it as a true Innate Magical Treasure and left the sect masters stunned.

• Shen Yun pointed his sword at the Ghost King Sect Master and challenged him to fight next.
• The Ghost King Sect Master summoned the Netherworld Blood Gourd, freezing the rain and filling the Dao platform with blood-colored power.
• The Divine Firmament Dao Master identified the gourd as a pseudo Innate Magical Treasure, and the Ghost King Sect Master explained its origins and thousand years of refinement.
• The Blood Blade Valley Master and the other sect masters regained their confidence, but Shen Yun dismissed the gourd and prepared to attack.
• Shen Yun unleashed the Five Elements Chaos Tower and Five-Colored Divine Light, revealing an aura that overwhelmed the Netherworld Blood Gourd.
• The sect masters recognized the tower as a true Innate Magical Treasure and were left stunned.

Shen Yun fought the Ghost King Sect Master with the Five Elements Chaos Tower and gained a deeper understanding of its innate power. Their final clash created a spatial black hole, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• The Ghost King Sect Master unleashed the Netherworld Blood Gourd against Shen Yun, forcing the gathered experts to retreat from its suction.
• Shen Yun stood against the gourd’s power with the Five-Colored Divine Light and the Five Elements Chaos Tower, while the battle shook the capital and terrified the sect army.
• The sect Cultivators called for Wu Sheng Old Ancestor as Wu Tianyin continued fighting and admired Shen Yun from afar.
• Shen Yun realized how the Five Elements Chaos Tower transformed Five Elements Power into Chaos Energy and asked Wu Yao to activate its Innate Dao Patterns with him.
• Shen Yun and Wu Yao formed an embryonic Chaos attack, while the Ghost King Sect Master burned ghostly souls to strengthen the Netherworld Blood Gourd.
• Their powers collided, creating a Spatial Black Hole and shaking the Guardian Formation, and the gathered experts could not tell who had won.

Shen Yun resumed his battle with the Ghost King Sect Master, using the Netherworld Blood Gourd’s devouring power to transform his body with Chaos Energy. He kicked the gourd flying into the void, leaving the assembled powers stunned.

• The Ghost King Sect Master withdrew from his clash with Shen Yun and the Azure Dragon, warning that continued fighting could let others profit.
• When Marquis Ping Ding asked the Divine Firmament Dao Master about the Du Tian Seal, Shen Yun declared that the battle was not over and challenged the Ghost King Sect Master again.
• Shen Yun reentered the Life Peeping Realm and attacked with the Book of Zhou Tian Yan Dao and a Chaos Energy seal, while the Ghost King Sect Master fully activated the Netherworld Blood Gourd.
• Shen Yun leaped at the blood gourd, let it devour his blood vitality, and drew Chaos Energy into his body.
• Shen Yun swept his leg into the Netherworld Blood Gourd and kicked it flying into the void.

Shen Yun overwhelmed the Ghost King Sect Master with his newly transformed strength, while the Azure Dragon blocked more than ten sect masters from interfering. As Shen Yun continued fighting in a state of Enlightenment, he called on the Azure Dragon to let all the other experts come through.

• Shen Yun fused Chaos Power into his body and used his Supreme Primordial Spirit to strike the Ghost King Sect Master, breaking through his sixth-rank talismans and heavily damaging his Spiritual Sense.
• Shen Yun attacked the Ghost King Sect Master with a relentless barrage of physical techniques and sent him flying into the Netherworld Blood Gourd.
• The Blood Blade Valley Master and other sect masters attacked Shen Yun, but the Azure Dragon rose to block them.
• The kings and marquises debated whether to intervene, but Marquis Ping Ding urged them to wait and see.
• Shen Yun continued beating the wounded Ghost King Sect Master while cultivating in a state of Enlightenment, then told the Azure Dragon to let all the experts come through.

Shen Yun used Primordial Chaos Law to overwhelm the assembled sect masters with wind, lightning, and sword arts. He killed the kneeling masters and defeated the Ghost King Sect Master, while the Blood Blade Valley Master died after Marquis Tian Ce taunted him.

• The sect giants attacked Shen Yun, while the battered Ghost King Sect Master seized a chance to rally his remaining strength.
• Shen Yun summoned Guixu Demonic Gale and Purple Firmament Domain Refining Lightning, wiping out the experts’ attacks and driving them into disarray.
• The Pill Cauldron Sect Master, Flowing Cloud Guild Master, and Heavenly Crafts Pavilion Master begged Shen Yun to spare them, but he killed them with sword qi.
• The Blood Blade Valley Master’s strongest blade shattered against Shen Yun’s Chaos Energy, and Shen Yun defeated the Ghost King Sect Master with a palm strike.
• Marquis Tian Ce mocked the Blood Blade Valley Master, who spat blood and exploded into dust as the gathered experts looked at Shen Yun with reverence.

After Shen Yun defeated the Ghost King Sect Master, the survivors retreated rather than challenge him. Shen Yun uncovered the Du Tian Divine Seal hidden in the Yin-Yang Dao Diagram and drew it out with a formation.

• The Ghost King Sect Master acknowledged Shen Yun’s victory, admitted Wu Sheng Old Ancestor had gone to the Great Gan Imperial Palace, then shattered his Spiritual Platform and transformed into the Dao.
• Marquis Guangcheng and several other marquises and kings withdrew, while Shen Yun passed them without confronting them.
• Shen Yun examined the intact Yin-Yang Dao Diagram, and the Divine Firmament Dao Master revealed that it concealed the Du Tian Divine Seal.
• Shen Yun formed the Six Harmonies Yuan Gathering Formation, gathering spirit qi into rain and impressing the watching marquises and kings.
• Shen Yun poured the formation’s gathered essence and qi into the Dao diagram, causing the nine-inch-square Du Tian Divine Seal to emerge in a pillar of golden light.

Shen Yun saw through the Du Tian Divine Seal’s strange behavior and refused to touch it while others tested it. He seized part of its destiny with the Azure Dragon Ring, exposing the Divine Firmament Dao Master as the seal’s Artifact Spirit.

• Shen Yun sensed that the Du Tian Divine Seal’s aura was abnormal and stayed back, resting instead of trying to claim it.
• Azure Heaven Marquis and several others tested the seal, but it devoured their mana, and it struck a young noble who tried to use Divine Sense.
• The Divine Firmament Dao Master urged Shen Yun to obtain the seal, and Shen Yun pretended to agree before unleashing the Azure Dragon Ring.
• Shen Yun used the ring to seize thirty percent of the destiny surrounding the seal, revealing that the Azure Dragon Ring was a Destiny Artifact.
• The Divine Firmament Dao Master’s demeanor changed, and Shen Yun identified him as the Du Tian Seal’s Artifact Spirit.

Shen Yun exposed the Divine Firmament Dao Master as the Du Tian Seal’s artifact spirit and fought him while Azure Dragon and Wu Yao gathered the seal’s stored destiny. The artifact spirit summoned the Du Tian Treasure Seal for a desperate struggle.

• Shen Yun questioned how long the Du Tian Seal had existed, prompting the marquises to consider that its artifact spirit might have posed as the Divine Firmament Dao Master.
• Shen Yun attacked the Divine Firmament Dao Master with Five-Colored Divine Light, and the clash revealed Mysterious Yellow Qi covering his body.
• The Divine Firmament Dao Master abandoned his disguise and used the Du Tian Seal’s power, while Shen Yun told Azure Dragon to gather destiny and summoned Wu Yao to help.
• Azure Dragon and Wu Yao seized more than half the destiny as Shen Yun restrained the Divine Firmament Dao Master and endured his divine thunder.
• The enraged Divine Firmament Dao Master summoned the Du Tian Treasure Seal to fight Shen Yun in a desperate struggle.

Shen Yun used the Six Harmonies Yuan Gathering Formation to reinforce the restrictions around the Du Tian Seal, defeating the Divine Firmament Dao Master’s attempt to escape. After rejecting the artifact spirit’s offer, Shen Yun killed it and refined its primordial spirit into a Du Tian command token, leaving him to claim the seal.

• The Divine Firmament Dao Master charged the golden pillar but struck the reinforced restrictions and was beaten back by their backlash.
• Marquis Tian Ce recognized that Shen Yun had used the Six Harmonies Yuan Gathering Formation to strengthen the restrictions and probe the danger.
• The Divine Firmament Dao Master lost the accumulated destiny and much of his magic power, then revealed his hatred of Great Gan and offered the Du Tian Seal to Shen Yun in exchange for freedom.
• Shen Yun rejected the offer, struck down the Divine Firmament Dao Master with the Chaos Magic Sword, and annihilated his divine sense.
• Shen Yun used the Phoenix Treasure Technique to revive and refine the artifact spirit’s divine sense into a Du Tian command token, then turned his attention to the Du Tian Seal.