Chapter Summaries

Kuroshou Old Ancestor summoned Pure Bliss Old Ancestor, whose spiritual sense attacked Shen Yun but failed to defeat him. Pure Bliss Old Ancestor then offered Shen Yun adoption and the position of young lord, but Shen Yun rejected the offer and prepared to strike back.

• Kuroshou Old Ancestor called on Pure Bliss Old Ancestor to stop Shen Yun from leaving alive.
• Pure Bliss Old Ancestor sent a wisp of spiritual sense, whose pressure cracked Shen Yun's Primordial World and forced him back three steps.
• Pure Bliss Old Ancestor praised Shen Yun and offered to make him his adopted son and the young lord of Pure Bliss Mansion.
• Shen Yun mocked the offer, seized the Profound Immortal Law, and invoked Primordial Unity Qi against Pure Bliss Old Ancestor's spiritual sense.

Shen Yun unleashed all eight thousand Immortal Principles against Kuroshou Old Ancestor, but Pure Bliss Old Ancestor dispelled the attack with his Deliverance art. Shen Yun then endured Pure Bliss Old Ancestor’s counterattack and struck at Kuroshou Old Ancestor, leaving his fate hanging in the balance.

• Shen Yun ignited the eight thousand Immortal Principles he had taken from Kuroshou Old Ancestor, unleashing a catastrophe that drove back the onlookers and forced Ouyang Yuanshan to protect Ouyang Qinghe.
• Pure Bliss Old Ancestor invoked his Three Flowers Gather at the Crown technique and transformed Shen Yun’s attack into colorful butterflies with his Divine Script of Deliverance.
• Ouyang Yuanshan snapped Ouyang Qinghe out of her dangerous attempt to comprehend Pure Bliss Old Ancestor’s Dao.
• Shen Yun charged through the Divine Script of Deliverance toward Kuroshou Old Ancestor, enduring its painful laws with the Phoenix Treasure Technique.
• Pure Bliss Old Ancestor burned his spiritual sense and struck Shen Yun from behind, but Shen Yun sacrificed his Primordial World to withstand the blow.
• Shen Yun gathered the remaining Profound Immortal Law into his palm and slammed it down toward the ashen-faced Kuroshou Old Ancestor.

Shen Yun killed Kuroshou Old Ancestor before Pure Bliss Old Ancestor could stop him, then faced the enraged Golden Immortal. As Pure Bliss Old Ancestor prepared to sacrifice his divine sense to kill Shen Yun, Shen Yun formed a concentrated point of power and prepared to strike.

• Shen Yun overpowered Kuroshou Old Ancestor, seized him, and escaped Pure Bliss Old Ancestor's attack.
• Shen Yun extracted Kuroshou Old Ancestor's Profound Immortal Laws and the Nirvana Ancient Stele before Kuroshou Old Ancestor died.
• Ouyang Yuanshan and Ouyang Qinghe watched Shen Yun's victory and marveled at his strength.
• Pure Bliss Old Ancestor swore to pursue Shen Yun, but Shen Yun answered that Pure Bliss Old Ancestor would not leave either.
• Pure Bliss Old Ancestor ignited his divine sense and unleashed a rain of Great Dao runes as Shen Yun condensed Immortal Principles into a tiny dark point of light.

Shen Yun defeated Pure Bliss Old Ancestor’s will incarnation by piercing its Spiritual Platform, then used karmic power to strike at the Old Ancestor’s true body. The Golden Immortal survived the attack, but a sudden calamity destroyed his Immortal Spirit World, and he turned his killing intent toward Shen Yun.

• Shen Yun condensed fifteen thousand Laws of Wither and Flourish into a single strike that pierced Pure Bliss Old Ancestor’s Three-Colored Immortal Flower and Spiritual Platform.
• Ouyang Yuanshan realized Pure Bliss Old Ancestor had lost, while Ouyang Qinghe watched Shen Yun with growing admiration.
• Shen Yun used the Power of Karma to destroy Pure Bliss Old Ancestor’s will incarnation and send an attack through their karmic connection to his true body.
• Pure Bliss Old Ancestor’s true body opened its eyes and extinguished Shen Yun’s karmic attack with his Golden Immortal Laws.
• Calamity Lightning struck Pure Bliss Old Ancestor’s Immortal Spirit World, destroying it and stirring his killing intent toward the end of the void.

Jun Ling Yuan learned that a lower-realm talent had killed Kuroshou Old Ancestor and grievously wounded Pure Bliss Old Ancestor. He sent Heavenly Lightning Dharma King to invite the talent to Nine Heavens Gate, telling him to mention Nine Heavens Immortal Venerable if the man refused.

• Jun Ling Yuan sensed Pure Bliss Old Ancestor's weakened aura and deduced that his Divine Sense had been injured.
• Heavenly Lightning Dharma King reported that a Peerless Heavenly Talent from the lower realm had slain Young Master Li and apparently annihilated Kuroshou Old Ancestor.
• Jun Ling Yuan revealed that the same person had heavily wounded Pure Bliss Old Ancestor, astonishing Heavenly Lightning Dharma King.
• Heavenly Lightning Dharma King considered recruiting the talent but doubted Nine Heavens Gate could attract him.
• Jun Ling Yuan ordered Heavenly Lightning Dharma King to personally invite the talent and invoke the name Nine Heavens Immortal Venerable if needed.

After defeating Pure Bliss Old Ancestor, Shen Yun prepared to enter the Immortal Realm and learned about its regions from Ouyang Qinghe. He declined the Ouyang Family’s offer of protection and was about to leave when Heavenly Lightning Dharma King arrived.

• Shen Yun acknowledged that he could not kill the injured Pure Bliss Old Ancestor and prepared to enter the Immortal Realm.
• Ouyang Yuanshan and Ouyang Qinghe introduced themselves and offered Shen Yun help, while Shen Yun asked where the passage led.
• Ouyang Qinghe explained the Immortal Realm’s nine domains and invited Shen Yun to stay with the Ouyang Family.
• Shen Yun politely declined the invitation, preferring to travel independently, and thanked Ouyang Qinghe for her goodwill.
• As Shen Yun prepared to leave, a powerful newcomer arrived, whom Ouyang Yuanshan identified as Heavenly Lightning Dharma King.

Heavenly Lightning Dharma King invited Shen Yun to join Nine Heavens Gate, offering the chance for Ling Jiuxiao to personally take him to the Immortal Ancient Battlefield. Shen Yun resisted the temptation and refused, declaring that he would pursue his own Dao.

• Heavenly Lightning Dharma King arrived and invited Shen Yun to Nine Heavens Gate on behalf of its sect master, but Shen Yun initially declined.
• Heavenly Lightning Dharma King revealed that the sect master could offer Shen Yun a precious opportunity connected to Nine Heavens Immortal Venerable, astonishing Ouyang Yuanshan and Ouyang Qinghe.
• Shen Yun recognized Nine Heavens Immortal Venerable as Ling Jiuxiao, the founder of the Heavenly Road.
• Heavenly Lightning Dharma King offered to have Ling Jiuxiao personally take Shen Yun to the Immortal Ancient Battlefield to seek a heaven-defying fortune.
• Shen Yun steadied his Dao Heart and refused the offer, saying he would take his Dao himself and accepted no reward without merit.

Shen Yun rejected Heavenly Lightning Dharma King’s offer and entered the Immortal Realm with Shen Qingruo, who quickly advanced to the third heaven of Nascent Soul. As they set out for Taoyuan City, they encountered a familiar group approaching through the clouds.

• Shen Yun refused Heavenly Lightning Dharma King’s offer and flew away, leaving the Dharma King stunned while Ouyang Yuanshan and Ouyang Qinghe watched.
• Heavenly Lightning Dharma King flew back toward the Immortal Realm to report what had happened, and Ouyang Yuanshan departed with Ouyang Qinghe.
• Shen Yun crossed into the Immortal Realm at Inverted Mountain and used the Du Tian Divine Seal to bring Shen Qingruo to his side.
• Shen Qingruo absorbed the Immortal Realm’s abundant Spiritual Qi and advanced to the third heaven of Nascent Soul.
• Shen Yun decided to take Shen Qingruo to Taoyuan City, but familiar figures appeared in the clouds as they were leaving Inverted Mountain.

Shen Yun and Shen Qingruo encountered other ascenders and learned about the Mirage Trial, a contest where powerful sects recruited experts and offered Guest Elder positions. Shen Yun decided to attend with Wu Shoushan’s group, hoping a Guest Elder role would suit him while limiting unwanted attention.

• The ascenders mistook Shen Qingruo and Shen Yun for members of powerful Immortal Realm clans, and Shigu introduced herself before retreating after Shen Yun ignored her.
• Shen Yun recognized Shigu and the masked Faceless Gu Immortal as dangerous figures with deep demonic natures.
• Wu Shoushan approached Shen Yun after sensing his Late Mahayana cultivation and asked whether he planned to join the Mirage Trial.
• Wu Da, Wu Er, and Wu San explained that major sects and clans would compete for limited trial spots, including coveted Guest Elder positions.
• Shen Yun decided to attend the Mirage Trial and accepted Wu Shoushan’s invitation to travel with his group.

Shen Yun and the others rushed toward the Mirage Tower for the Mirage Trial, and Shen Yun’s effortless speed impressed Wu Shoushan and deterred the other ascenders from provoking him. They arrived to find the tower surrounded by cultivators from across the Eastern Divine Continent, as Shen Yun considered which sect to approach next.

• Wu Shoushan led the group toward the Mirage Tower, while the ascenders used artifacts and magic power to keep up.
• Wu Shoushan tried to assess Shen Yun, then praised him after seeing him travel effortlessly with Shen Qingruo beside him.
• Madam Shigu, Faceless Gu Immortal, and the others grew wary of Shen Yun after witnessing his ability.
• Shen Yun ruled out Pure Bliss Mansion and Nine Heavens Gate, and weighed joining the Ouyang Immortal Clan or the Palace of Destiny.
• Wu Shoushan announced their arrival, and the group saw the forty-nine-story Mirage Tower and the many cultivators gathering around it.

Shen Yun and Shen Qingruo arrived at the Mirage Trial, where three ruthless young masters confronted one another outside the Immortal Palace. Shen Yun agreed to enter with a friendly stranger, then recognized the woman whose arrival quieted the three rivals as Ouyang Qinghe.

• Shen Yun and Shen Qingruo reached the Immortal Palace and watched guards turn away a blue-robed cultivator without an invitation.
• Tang Feng struck the blue-robed cultivator aside, and the man fled after recognizing him.
• Lin Tianya arrived in a Bifang war chariot and faced Tang Feng, while Ye Husheng joined them and the three young masters stood in a tense standoff.
• A handsome young man warned Shen Yun to avoid the three young masters and invited him to travel together, and Shen Yun accepted.
• Ouyang Qinghe arrived, drawing the three young masters' attention, and Shen Yun recognized her.

At the immortal gate, the Three Young Masters competed to invite Ouyang Qinghe by offering her rare opportunities, but she declined them all and entered without accepting anyone’s favor. Shen Yun met Lu Guanqi, who admired his insight, while the scene left those watching recalling Ouyang Qinghe’s resemblance to the Azure Dragon of former days.

• Young Master Soul Seizer and Young Master Blood Hand praised Ouyang Qinghe and offered invitations, with Young Master Blood Hand revealing the Lin Family’s rumored Golden Immortal inheritance.
• Tang Feng countered by offering Ouyang Qinghe access to the Tang Family’s Nirvana Pool, whose origins and history were recounted.
• Shen Yun remarked on the Tang Family ancestor’s fate, prompting Lu Guanqi to introduce himself and strike up a conversation with him.
• Lu Guanqi explained that Ouyang Qinghe’s Immortal Meridian could be further strengthened by the Nirvana Pool, while Shen Yun regarded it as unremarkable compared with his Innate Dao Body.
• Ouyang Qinghe declined the Three Young Masters’ offers and entered the immortal gate, leaving onlookers to compare her bearing to the Azure Dragon of former days.

Shen Yun, Shen Qingruo, and Lu Guanqi entered the Mirage Tower, where Lu explained that the Innate Spiritual Treasure contained forty-nine corridors leading to different Secret Realms. The chapter left Shen Yun and Shen Qingruo admiring the tower’s immense star-filled vista.

• Ouyang Qinghe’s cool dismissal left Tang Feng and the other young masters embarrassed, and they departed for the Mirage Tower.
• Lu Guanqi, Shen Yun, and Shen Qingruo entered through the immortal gate after the guard leader recognized Lu and secured them a place of honor.
• The guard leader warned a young guard that Shen Yun had reached Late Mahayana despite his youth, then privately resolved to leave Pure Bliss Mansion after the mission.
• Lu Guanqi explained that the Mirage Tower was an Innate Spiritual Treasure with forty-nine corridors, each opening into a different Secret Realm.
• Shen Qingruo pointed out the vast sea of stars inside the tower, and Shen Yun praised the sacred sight.

Shen Yun entered Mirage Tower with the other candidates and assessed the four Mystic Immortals overseeing the trial, including the formidable Granny Wuyin and Daoist Jietian. Daoist Jietian opened the proceedings by announcing the first trial, the Ten Thousand Stars Gravitational Array.

• Shen Qingruo touched a projected immortal flower, whose medicinal power stabilized her cultivation, before Lu Guanqi explained that Mirage Tower’s plants were illusions made from dao charm.
• Shen Yun surveyed the arena’s experts and recognized Granny Wuyin of Pure Bliss Mansion and Daoist Jietian of the Palace of Destiny.
• Onlookers discussed Granny Wuyin’s connection to Kuroshou Old Ancestor and her arrival after Shen Yun defeated him, while Shen Yun considered Daoist Jietian’s legendary strength.
• Daoist Jietian noticed Shen Yun and Lu Guanqi, prompting Ouyang Yuanshan and the Heavenly Lightning Dharma King to watch them and Granny Wuyin to consider recruiting Shen Yun.
• Daoist Jietian addressed the candidates and announced that the first trial was the Ten Thousand Stars Gravitational Array.

The cultivators began a gravity endurance trial, while Leng Yue followed Granny Wuyin’s order to approach Shen Yun. Shen Yun saw through Leng Yue’s staged fall and used his Divine Sense to make her crash into the ground.

• Daoist Jietian started the trial, and rising gravity quickly eliminated hundreds of cultivators.
• Leng Yue, commander of the Shadow Blade Guard, resented Granny Wuyin’s order to recruit Shen Yun but agreed to obey.
• As the pressure increased, most participants and the Shadow Blade Guards were eliminated, leaving just over twenty figures.
• Leng Yue pretended to lose control and fall toward Shen Yun, hoping to use the incident to approach him.
• Shen Yun recognized her act, strengthened the restrictions around her with his Divine Sense, and slammed her into the ground.

Shen Yun remained unshaken through the trial’s escalating pressure while the other contestants were forced out, drawing the attention of the sect leaders who resolved to recruit him. The chapter ended with Shen Yun leaving the field unharmed as the officials competed to claim him.

• Leng Yue’s attempt to obstruct Shen Yun failed, and he struck her into the rocks while Granny Wuyin ordered Li Guolai to recruit him for the Li Family.
• As the pressure increased, Shen Yun stood calmly while most contestants were eliminated, and Ouyang Qinghe said her family should recruit him if he performed similarly at the Gathering Yuan Pass.
• The Three Young Masters were blasted out when the three-thousandth star lit up, and Lu Guanqi then left the field without pushing himself further.
• Wu Shoushan withdrew after reaching his limit, leaving Shen Yun as the last contestant still inside the field.
• Shen Yun stepped out effortlessly, prompting the sect leaders to decide they would recruit him at any cost.

Shen Yun rejected Li Guolai’s offer to join Pure Bliss Mansion, despite Li Guolai’s generous gift and claims of his clan ancestor’s admiration. Li Guolai feared the rejection would ruin his prospects and, blaming Shen Yun, began plotting to cripple him and take him back by force.

• Daoist Jietian watched Shen Yun’s calm response and anticipated that the coming trial would be interesting.
• Lu Guanqi suggested Shen Yun could break Li Wuhen’s record, but Shen Yun questioned whether becoming a Guest Elder required such effort.
• Li Guolai approached Shen Yun, apologized for his servant’s offense, and offered him a Multi-Treasure Glazed Pearl.
• Li Guolai invited Shen Yun to join Pure Bliss Mansion as a core disciple on behalf of his clan’s ancestor, but Shen Yun refused and told him to inform Granny Wuyin.
• Li Guolai realized that Granny Wuyin would likely punish him and that his prospects as a young master were in jeopardy, then plotted to cripple Shen Yun and bring him back by force.

After the first trial, Shen Yun watched the Sea of Laws and comprehended the Dao of Myriad Laws Return to One, greatly increasing his combat strength. As the second trial began, Li Guolai and the three Young Masters plotted to eliminate him.

• Li Guolai warned Tang Feng, Young Master Blood Hand, and Young Master Soul Seizer that Shen Yun had refused Pure Bliss Mansion and might have other plans.
• Daoist Jietian advanced the top thousand cultivators to the second round and opened the Sea of Laws with a wave of his hand.
• Shen Yun studied the Sea of Laws and realized that he should smelt myriad laws into one rather than endlessly increase their number.
• Shen Yun's Dao cultivation advanced, raising his combat strength by about fifty percent, though he calculated that condensing a law phenomenon would require at least one hundred thousand laws.
• Daoist Jietian announced the Gathering Yuan Pass, which tested cultivation and affinity with Heaven and Earth Laws by the number of laws absorbed.
• Li Guolai and the three Young Masters joined together and plotted to force Shen Yun out of the trial.

The Three Young Masters mistook Shen Yun for an unknown ascender and plotted to use Young Master Blood Hand’s Seven Sha Heaven Seizing Great Law against him during the trial. When the participants entered the Sea of Laws, Shen Yun absorbed its Law Water on a scale that stunned everyone, leaving even the watching major figures unable to believe what they saw.

• Li Guolai and the other young masters decided Shen Yun was an obscure ascender and began scheming against him.
• Young Master Blood Hand revealed that he planned to use the Seven Sha Heaven Seizing Great Law to corrupt Shen Yun with Killing Intent, and Young Master Soul Seizer understood the scheme.
• The trial began, and the participants entered the Sea of Laws, where most struggled to absorb even a trace of its power.
• Wu Shoushan gathered five drops of Law Water, earning the respect of the other contestants.
• Shen Yun summoned an illusory divine sea as Law Water surged toward him in long dragons, astonishing the contestants and the major figures watching above.

Shen Yun devoured the Sea of Laws, drawing the attention of the Mystic Immortals and the hostility of Young Master Blood Hand, who secretly joined forces with three others to attack him. Their actions unleashed the deadly Seven Sha Qi around Shen Yun, and as the giants debated whether to intervene, Daoist Jietian saw something astonishing.

• Shen Yun's overwhelming law-gathering stunned the Trial Participants and convinced Ouyang Yuanshan and Granny Wuyin to recruit him.
• Granny Wuyin ordered Li Guolai to bring Shen Yun into Pure Bliss Mansion, and Li Guolai urged Young Master Blood Hand to stop him.
• Young Master Blood Hand unleashed a Golden Immortal divine art that drove the laws into a raging vortex around Shen Yun, while three allies secretly lent him their magic power.
• Seven Sha Qi emerged within the vortex, corroding the laws and injuring Wu Shoushan as the Trial Participants fled.
• Granny Wuyin discouraged Ouyang Yuanshan from rescuing Shen Yun, but Daoist Jietian suddenly exclaimed that he had witnessed a wonder.