Chapter Summaries

Young Master Ouyang learned he had no aptitude for cultivation, but chose to pursue the Dao anyway so those who came after him might go farther. The next morning, Prince Yu arrived at the Ouyang Residence and followed Shen Yun into the hall for a talk.

• Shen Yun told Young Master Ouyang that he had no aptitude for cultivation and warned him that pursuing the Dao would likely ruin his life.
• Young Master Ouyang weighed cultivation against a promising official career, then decided to continue seeking the Dao for the sake of those who might follow him.
• Shen Yun gave Young Master Ouyang an ancient book bearing the line, “Never forget your original heart, and you will reach the end.”
• Prince Yu arrived at the Ouyang Residence, and Shen Yun invited him into the hall to talk.

Shen Yun treated Princess Consort Yu’s mysterious illness and received Prince Yu’s promise of superior medicinal herbs in return. After Shen Yun left, Prince Yu realized the illness had been caused by witchcraft and turned his attention toward those responsible.

• Prince Yu met Shen Yun alone and tested his composure before summoning his wife, Ouyang Lan.
• Prince Yu asked Shen Yun to treat Ouyang Lan’s stubborn heart ailment, and Shen Yun identified its cause as miasma or witchcraft.
• Shen Yun sent a five-petaled Dharma Lotus into Ouyang Lan, drawing out gray mist and restoring her health.
• Prince Yu ordered his generals to bring Shen Yun all the high-grade medicinal ingredients in the estate’s treasury.
• Shen Yun left with the promised herbs, and Prince Yu vowed to punish whoever had harmed Ouyang Lan.

After refining rare medicinal herbs, Shen Yun reached the Qi Refining Ninth Layer and condensed Five Elements Mana before setting out to confront the person behind repeated assassination attempts. At Prince Yu's Mansion, Prince Yu learned that Shen Yun was heading for Prince Yong's Mansion and ordered his secret guards to assist him.

• Prince Yu sent rare medicinal herbs to the Ouyang Residence to thank Shen Yun for curing Princess Consort Yu.
• Shen Yun refined top-grade pills, advanced to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, and condensed Five Elements Mana.
• Shen Yun buried the latest assassins sent after him and decided to deal with the person who had ordered the attacks before leaving.
• Prince Yu's generals complained that Prince Yong was using trouble in the army to seize military power, while Prince Yu ordered them to wait as he prepared to meet the emperor.
• Prince Yu considered asking Shen Yun for help, then learned that Shen Yun was heading toward Prince Yong's Mansion and ordered secret guards to assist him.

Prince Yong arranged to bring down Prince Yu and dismissed Shen Yun as an insignificant threat, but Shen Yun flew into Prince Yong's Mansion and killed Prince Yong and the Sorceress with two strokes of Sword Light. He then departed untouched by the mansion's troops.

• The Sorceress told Prince Yong that she had cursed Deputy Commander Fang and that he would soon suffer a fatal brain illness.
• Prince Yong and the Sorceress discussed targeting Prince Yu and dismissing Shen Yun, though the Sorceress noted that Shen Yun had survived her curse arts.
• An inner guard reported that Shen Yun was flying toward Prince Yong's Mansion, and Prince Yong and the Sorceress went outside to face him.
• Shen Yun killed Prince Yong and the Sorceress with two strokes of Sword Light.
• Shen Yun passed through the soldiers' arrows and weapons and flew away into the clouds.

Young Master Ouyang completed and spread the Heart's True Wish Sutra after years of cultivation, while Shen Yun broke through the Reincarnation Realm and returned to the Cultivation World with greatly increased strength. Outside the Nine Realms Tower, the elders and spectators were shocked that Shen Yun had left the realm so quickly, and Qiongqi Young Master and Taotie Young Master assumed he had failed.

• Prince Yu accepted that Shen Yun had disappeared and ordered his men to stop searching for him.
• Young Master Ouyang completed the Heart's True Wish Sutra and ordered it printed and spread throughout the world.
• Three years later, Shen Yun broke through the Reincarnation Realm, discovered that only ten days had passed outside, and reshaped his Primordial Mana to increase his combat strength.
• Shen Yun summoned a Heavenly Stairs and began ascending toward the ninth floor of the Nine Realms Tower.
• The First Elder announced that Shen Yun had already left the Reincarnation Realm, astonishing the arena, while Qiongqi Young Master and Taotie Young Master celebrated what they thought was his failure.

Shen Yun cleared the ninth floor of the Nine Tribulation Tower and met the Qilin Progenitor's projection, who challenged him to a duel with their cultivation matched. The observers expected Shen Yun to lose, and the First Elder revealed that the Progenitor had defeated him in three moves.

• Qiongqi Young Master and Taotie Young Master expected Shen Yun to fail, but froze when they saw him standing safely on the ninth floor.
• Jade Rabbit, Lin Qingyue, and the Spirit Beasts cheered for Shen Yun, while the elders marveled at his cultivation and progress through the Reincarnation Realm.
• Shen Yun entered the ninth floor, where the Qilin Progenitor's projection appeared and offered him a chance to choose one reward if he won a fight at Shen Yun's cultivation level.
• Lin Qingyue and the elders discussed the difficulty of the trial, and the First Elder said the Progenitor had defeated him in three moves when he reached the top floor.

Shen Yun fought the Qilin Progenitor in the Nine Tribulation Tower and revealed a vast gap in their power. After defeating him with a single finger, he left the spectators stunned.

• Shen Yun realized the Qilin Progenitor knew of the tower’s time artifact and resolved to win the trial.
• Shen Yun and the Qilin Progenitor clashed with devastating force, leaving the spectators and the Taotie Young Master and Qiongqi Young Master aghast.
• Shen Yun stood his ground while the Qilin Progenitor was sent flying, prompting the Progenitor to demand to know who he was.
• Shen Yun explained that his perfected Dao arts and extraordinary power gave him an overwhelming advantage.
• The Qilin Progenitor challenged Shen Yun to defeat him completely, and Shen Yun immobilized and pierced him with Five Elements Divine Light.

Shen Yun entered the Qilin Progenitor’s treasure vault and obtained the Autumn Cicada Flowing Years Bell, a time-manipulating magical treasure. After emerging from the Nine Tribulation Tower, he watched Qiongqi Young Master and Taotie Young Master flee and set his sights on strengthening himself before settling accounts with his enemies.

• The Qilin Progenitor praised Shen Yun and opened a portal to his treasure vault, allowing him to choose a treasure.
• Shen Yun found the Autumn Cicada Flowing Years Bell and learned that it could manipulate time using Time Law and Top-grade Spirit Stones.
• Shen Yun left the Nine Tribulation Tower and received praise from the Qilin Clan’s elders and other Spirit Beasts.
• Qiongqi Young Master and Taotie Young Master fled while Shen Yun decided to deal with them after improving his strength.
• Shen Yun left to visit his teacher at the Scripture Pavilion.

After Shen Yun’s Nine Tribulation Tower achievements made him famous across the Outer Sea, Qiongqi and Taotie visited Fusang Island and watched Holy Son Golden Crow defeat three powerful demon kings. Golden Crow accepted Shen Yun as a worthy opponent and said he would end him personally at the Enlightenment Tea Gathering.

• Shen Yun’s trial achievements spread across the Outer Sea, and he became known as the Peerless Heavenly Pride.
• Qiongqi Young Master and Taotie Young Master visited the Golden Crow Clan’s Fusang Island and watched Holy Son Golden Crow train.
• Xiang Baijie, the Six-Headed Lion King, and the Flying Tiger Demon King attacked Golden Crow together.
• Golden Crow used Ten Suns in the Sky, broke Xiang Baijie’s arm, and drove the other two demon kings back.
• Qiongqi and Taotie praised Golden Crow and discussed facing Shen Yun at the Enlightenment Tea Gathering.
• Golden Crow called Shen Yun an opponent worth ending with his own hands.

Shen Yun returned to Linglong Immortal Island, reunited with Mu Lingxi, and secured four seats for the Enlightenment Tea Gathering. Mu Lingxi briefly revealed a mysterious warning about the Heavenly Road and the Upper Realm before returning to normal, leaving Shen Yun facing new uncertainties.

• Shen Yun returned to Linglong Immortal Island and learned that his companions, except Mu Lingxi, were in seclusion.
• Shen Yun gave Linglong First Elder a jade bottle and requested four seats at the Enlightenment Tea Gathering.
• Shen Yun found Mu Lingxi waiting outside Su Yue Cave Heaven and noticed that her cultivation remained at the Qi Refining Realm.
• Mu Lingxi entered a mysterious state and warned Shen Yun that the realm would end in this epoch unless the Heavenly Road was completely severed, saying the matter involved the Upper Realm.
• Mu Lingxi returned to normal, accepted Shen Yun's pills, and left to enter seclusion while Shen Yun reflected on the Heart Demon Emperor and the Upper Realm.

Shen Yun faced the threat of an Upper Realm presence and resolved to become a Venerable, then entered deep seclusion. Five years later, Shen Qiu led Autumn Gate to Linglong Immortal Island, determined to win a place at the Enlightenment Tea Gathering.

• Shen Yun concluded that Mu Lingxi had likely been possessed by an Upper Realm being and told Fang Tianyi about the danger to the Heavenly Road.
• Fang Tianyi replied that he already knew and ordered Shen Yun not to spread the news.
• Shen Yun declared that he would become a Venerable, then entered seclusion with the Autumn Cicada Flowing Years Bell enclosing his quiet chamber.
• Five springs and autumns later, cultivators gathered at Linglong Immortal Island for the Linglong Chess Game and the coming Enlightenment Tea Gathering.
• Shen Qiu arrived with Autumn Gate, drew attention from the assembled factions, and vowed to obtain a place at the Enlightenment Tea Gathering.

Shen Qiu led Autumn Gate’s unruly cultivators to the grand gathering, where Azure Venerable claimed the group’s first victory against a Qiongqi clansman. As Sikong the Divine Thief and Coffin-Knocking Old Man entered the trials, Shen Qiu prepared to compete, then recognized the approaching Wu Tianyin.

• Shen Qiu formed Autumn Gate with a band of rogue cultivators and rallied them to make their mark at the gathering.
• Azure Venerable defeated a direct-line descendant of the Qiongqi Clan, winning Autumn Gate’s first match.
• Qiongqi Young Master berated the defeated clansman, who said Azure Venerable’s demonic art felt like facing a peak Void Immortal.
• Sikong the Divine Thief and Coffin-Knocking Old Man challenged rivals in the Linglong Chess Game and entered the trial field.
• Shen Qiu prepared to enter the field but stopped when Wu Tianyin arrived.

Shen Qiu reunited with Wu Tianyin at the Linglong Chess Game and confidently entered the arena after a Qiongqi warrior nearly killed Yulan. He challenged the Qiongqi Ninth, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Wu Tianyin met Shen Qiu and remarked on his rapid cultivation progress, while Shen Qiu insisted he was the opponent of his former clanmate.
• Yulan faced the Qiongqi Ninth after winning nine consecutive matches, but his fierce axe attacks overwhelmed her defenses.
• Yulan used a forbidden technique to evade a killing blow, then escaped the Secret Realm with a Jade Talisman while badly wounded.
• The Qiongqi Ninth's victory frightened the watching cultivators, and Wu Tianyin warned Shen Qiu against challenging him.
• Shen Qiu disappeared into the arena and loudly challenged the Qiongqi Ninth to a fight.

Shen Qiu defeated a Qiongqi Clan genius with his Nine Nether Domain of Law and suppressed him in a black pot. He then revealed that he had roasted and eaten the defeated Qiongqi, leaving the Qiongqi Young Master bound and unconscious from rage.

• Shen Qiu entered the Secret Realm and challenged the close-cropped youth, provoking the Qiongqi Young Master.
• The close-cropped youth attacked Shen Qiu with burning cultivation, but Shen Qiu unleashed his Nine Nether Domain of Law and suppressed him with a black pot.
• Old Six identified Shen Qiu as a member of Shen Yun's clan, while a tempting aroma drew everyone's attention to Shen Qiu's pot.
• Shen Qiu lifted the pot lid, revealed a roasted Qiongqi, and ate a leg while commenting on its taste.
• The Qiongqi Young Master threatened Shen Qiu, but the elders bound him for violating the Secret Realm's rules, and he fainted after hearing Shen Qiu mock him.

Autumn Gate’s members displayed their strength in the contest, defeating powerful opponents and drawing the arena’s attention. As Wu Tianyin secured a victory, the Dao Integration Realm powerhouses entered the arena, beginning the main event.

• Coffin-Knocking Old Man used his coffin treasure to overwhelm the middle-aged Kun demon, who admitted defeat and fled the Secret Realm.
• Sikong Shentong seized Grief Incarnate’s seven magic tools, defeated him, and kept the spoils when the contest elder confirmed the rules did not require their return.
• Autumn Gate’s victories frightened other contestants and made the group the focus of discussion across the arena.
• Wu Tianyin defeated the Ninth Layer Void Return Realm Five-Headed Lion, forcing it to escape with a teleportation Jade Talisman.
• Taotie Young Master, Dumb Doctor, Kun Wuji, and other Dao Integration Realm powerhouses moved into the arena as the main event began.

Dao Integration powerhouses gathered as the Demon young masters and the Dumb Doctor plotted against Shen Yun, believing he was hiding on Linglong Immortal Island. Their threats were interrupted when Shen Yun emerged and announced that he was entering Dao Integration.

• The chapter described the formidable Dao Integration contestants, including the Dumb Doctor, Qiongqi Young Master, Taotie Young Master, and Kun Wuji.
• Taotie Young Master recounted how the Golden Peng Holy Son had been left demented after the Golden Peng Old Ancestor forcibly awakened him from the Reincarnation Realm.
• Kun Wuji suspected Shen Yun was responsible for the Golden Peng Holy Son’s fate, while Qiongqi Young Master blamed Shen Yun and the Shen Family for his humiliation.
• The Dumb Doctor offered to join forces with Taotie Young Master and Qiongqi Young Master against Shen Yun, and they planned to attack him on Linglong Immortal Island.
• As magic power swept over Linglong Immortal Island, Shen Yun rose above the clouds and declared that he would enter Dao Integration.

Shen Yun began his He Dao tribulation in the Void Turbulence Domain and faced four simultaneous difficulties formed by the Four Sacred Beasts. As he resisted the attack and studied the innate formation, Linglong Immortal Island’s onlookers praised his talent while the Demon Race reacted in shock.

• Four immortal lights formed an innate grand formation, and Shen Yun rose to meet his He Dao tribulation using the Five Elements Reverse Tribulation method.
• The Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu attacked together, cracking Shen Yun’s Five Elements Canopy with their combined power.
• Shen Yun used his tribulation-resolving art to withstand the Four Sacred Beasts while deducing the formation’s mechanisms.
• Wu Tianyin, Azure Venerable, Sikong the Divine Thief, and the Coffin-Knocking Old Man watched the tribulation and praised Shen Yun’s talent.
• Shen Qiu declared he would train until he reached the late stage of Deity Transformation and left for seclusion, while Azure Venerable’s reaction fueled the onlookers’ suspicions.
• The Demon Race recognized the aura of the Three Calamities and Six Difficulties and reacted with disbelief.

Shen Yun endured the Six Difficulties of his Dao Integration breakthrough and used the Five Elements’ Dao of Multiplication and Insult to turn the tribulation against its own forces. As he refined his body and cultivation with the tribulation power, he spotted Dumb Doctor hiding nearby and called him out.

• The demons feared Shen Yun’s breakthrough, and Taotie Young Master and Qiongqi Young Master tried to reassure themselves that the tribulation would destroy him.
• Kun Wuji pointed out that Shen Yun had likely obtained the Five Elements Tribulation Resolving Pill formula from Poison Hand Pill King, and Dumb Doctor quietly fled.
• Shen Yun faced the four sacred beasts within the Void Turbulence as the Six Difficulties continued to intensify.
• Shen Yun used the Dao of Multiplication and Insult to reverse the Five Elements’ restraints, turning aside the sacred beasts’ attacks.
• Shen Yun drew tribulation power into his body to temper his dao body and perfect his cultivation, then noticed Dumb Doctor hiding and ordered him to come out.

Shen Yun defeated the Dumb Doctor, who ambushed him after the Five Elements Tribulation ended, with a single strike of spiritual sense. As the tribulation clouds cleared, the demons saw a corpse fall and realized it was not Shen Yun.

• The Dumb Doctor emerged from hiding and unleashed his Nirvana Law and Formless Poisonous Aura to kill Shen Yun.
• Shen Yun struck the Dumb Doctor's sea of consciousness with the Heavenly Sword, causing the poison to turn against its creator.
• The dying Dumb Doctor recognized Shen Yun as Azure Dragon and then fell dead.
• The Heavenly Tribulation ended, and the Qiongqi Young Master and Taotie Young Master assumed Shen Yun had died.
• A corpse fell into view, and the demons recognized the Dumb Doctor's poisoned, sore-covered face.

Shen Yun returned after crossing the Wood Calamity and stunned both the demon and human factions, while several enemies secretly resolved to kill him. When Taotie Young Master entered the Linglong Chess Game to claim a quota, Shen Yun appeared as his opponent.

• The demons realized the Dumb Doctor had died from poison, then saw Shen Yun descend from the sky and feared his power.
• Kun Wuji slipped away, while the human spectators praised Shen Yun and Second Elder Gu Ming considered resolving the Gu Family's grudge with him.
• Pill Puppet Left Emissary restrained the Nether Mountain Alliance experts and vowed to personally avenge his disciple.
• Heart Demon Great Elder Huanxin watched from the shadows and planned to kill Shen Yun with his external incarnation.
• Taotie Young Master entered the Linglong Chess Game and challenged the others, and Shen Yun appeared to face him.