Chapter Summaries

After the seven demon lords destroyed the Eternal Night Devil Venerable's body, an Immortal King’s presence drove them away, and Ling Jiuxiao realized Azure Dragon had manipulated events to his advantage. The dying Eternal Night Devil Venerable found Jun Ling Yuan among the ruins and began possessing him.

• The Lord of the Nether River, the Void Cave Devil Emperor, and the Five-Prison Demon Emperor joined forces to destroy the Eternal Night Devil Venerable's body, leaving only his Primordial Spirit to escape.
• A terrifying presence made the seven demon lords flee, while Ling Jiuxiao deduced that Azure Dragon had arranged for an Immortal King to intervene and cursed the scheme.
• The Eternal Night Devil Venerable searched for a suitable body but rejected the surviving servants of Sky Devil Mountain as inadequate hosts.
• Jun Ling Yuan arrived at the ruins looking for Ling Jiuxiao, and the Eternal Night Devil Venerable attacked his consciousness to possess him.

Jun Ling Yuan and the Eternal Night Devil Venerable fought for control of Jun Ling Yuan’s body until their souls fused into a two-headed being. The newly transformed Jun Ling Yuan recovered his power, broke through to Half-Step Daluo, and headed for the Immortal Ancient Battlefield while vowing revenge on Azure Dragon.

• Jun Ling Yuan and the Eternal Night Devil Venerable burned their divine senses in a struggle for control of the body.
• Their battle exhausted them both, and a collapsing vortex compressed their souls and memories into mixed soul light.
• The fused soul formed a two-headed Primordial Spirit with the faces of Jun Ling Yuan and the Eternal Night Devil Venerable.
• Jun Ling Yuan awoke in the real world, devoured nearby creatures’ blood qi, and recovered his Magic Power.
• Jun Ling Yuan broke through to Half-Step Daluo, blamed Azure Dragon for their fate, and set off toward the Immortal Ancient Battlefield.

The demons fled toward the Two-Realm Passage as an Immortal King’s power closed in, but the passage collapsed under a hidden force before they could escape. An Immortal King’s thunderous hand destroyed the Stone Forest and annihilated three War Gods, while the Void Cave Devil Emperor and Lord of the Nether River remained trapped beneath its attack.

• Lord of the Nether River led the demons toward the cross-realm passage as they fled the approaching Immortal King.
• The demons entered the passage, but cracks spread through the Space God Pillars, and Lord of the Nether River realized someone had secretly refined the Space Law to trap them.
• The Void Cave Devil Emperor, Lord of the Nether River, and the Five Prisons War Gods burned their power to repair the passage as an Immortal King’s hand descended over Sky Devil Mountain.
• The Immortal King’s strike destroyed the nameless Stone Forest and the Two-Realm Passage, while the asura, Yaksha, and Gandharva War Gods were annihilated.
• The Asura War God detonated his body and sent his Primordial Spirit into spatial turbulence, while the Drought Demon War God charged into the tunnel; the Void Cave Devil Emperor and Lord of the Nether River remained under attack.

The Myriad Tribulations Immortal King killed the Void Cave Devil Emperor with Sever Dao, but Ancestor God Wudao reversed causality to save his True Spirit, leaving his cultivation erased. After the two supreme beings clashed and the Immortal King departed, Wudao ordered the Lord of the Nether River to contact the Formless Devil Ancestor and move a long-buried piece into action.

• The Void Cave Devil Emperor unleashed his Nine Great Void Caves against the tunnel to the Underworld, but the Myriad Tribulations Immortal King destroyed his body with Sever Dao.
• The Lord of the Nether River called for help, and Ancestor God Wudao arrived and reversed causality to restore the Void Cave Devil Emperor’s True Spirit.
• The Void Cave Devil Emperor discovered that his Dao Foundation and Nine Great Void Caves had been erased, while the Lord of the Nether River recognized the Immortal King’s overwhelming power.
• Ancestor God Wudao confronted the Myriad Tribulations Immortal King, and their Devil Spear and Prison Suppressing Pagoda clash shattered the spatial tunnel and devastated the surrounding sky.
• After the Myriad Tribulations Immortal King departed, Ancestor God Wudao told the Lord of the Nether River to visit the Formless Devil Ancestor and move the piece buried for ten Huiyuan Eras.

Venerable Illusion delivered the Formless Devil Ancestor’s offer to help Ancestor God Wudao, in exchange for assistance capturing an Immortal Realm cultivator alive without harming his True Spirit. He revealed that the target was Ling Jiuxiao, leaving the two Demon Emperors stunned.

• Ancestor God Wudao sensed Venerable Illusion arriving, and Venerable Illusion bowed and conveyed the Formless Devil Ancestor’s greetings.
• Venerable Illusion explained that the Devil Ancestor had gained insight from the Destiny Heavenly Book and anticipated the upheaval in the Underworld.
• Venerable Illusion offered the Devil Ancestor’s help repairing the Ancient Heavenly Road and placing a dormant pawn in the Immortal Realm at Ancestor God Wudao’s disposal.
• Venerable Illusion requested help capturing an Immortal Realm cultivator alive without harming his True Spirit.
• Ancestor God Wudao agreed on the condition that the target was not an Immortal King, and Venerable Illusion revealed that the target was Ling Jiuxiao.

After Sky Devil Mountain lay in ruins, opportunists and Burial Ground Disciples descended on its surviving members and looted the wreckage. Senior Sister Luo was summoned to the summit, where she discovered that Dugu Jue, a true disciple of Sky Devil Mountain, had survived.

• Cultivators approached the ruined Sky Devil Mountain and speculated that its forces had been wiped out.
• Sky Devil Mountain survivors confronted looters, but Burial Ground experts arrived and slaughtered the remaining disciples.
• Senior Sister Luo concluded that the mountain's treasures had not been carried away and asked who had entered first.
• The Burial Ground Young Master summoned Senior Sister Luo and other powerful figures to the summit.
• Senior Sister Luo arrived at the summit and recognized Dugu Jue sitting alone by the cliff.

Dugu Jue was questioned about Sky Devil Mountain’s destruction and secret treasure, then refused to betray his former sect and was executed by the Hidden Dragon Sword. As the Orthodox Sword Sect’s disciples moved to search his corpse, Mu Hanyu stepped forward to condemn them.

• Dugu Jue said he knew nothing about Sky Devil Mountain’s destruction, and Lu Chen confirmed his account.
• The Jade Void Saint Son asked Dugu Jue about the sect’s secret treasure, but Dugu Jue refused to answer.
• Dugu Jue asked Lu Chen to witness the future battle between Azure Dragon and Cang Hao, and Lu Chen promised to honor his request.
• The Hidden Dragon Sword killed Dugu Jue with a sword strike and ordered his disciples to search the body for clues to the Treasure Vault.
• The Jade Void Saint Son restrained Lu Chen as he tried to stop the disciples from desecrating Dugu Jue’s corpse.
• Mu Hanyu emerged from the crowd and condemned the orthodox cultivators’ conduct.

Mu Hanyu challenged the Hidden Dragon Sword after he accused her of having ties to Dugu Jue, and their clash ended in a stalemate. Wan Jinsheng sensed that someone had entered the Treasure Vault just before a white-clad figure emerged from a Gate of Laws, greeting the gathered Heavenly Prides as old acquaintances.

• The Hidden Dragon Sword questioned Mu Hanyu's defense of Dugu Jue, and she revealed her mastery of the power of Five Qi.
• The Hidden Dragon Sword drew the Demon Slashing Sword, and its power let him clash with Mu Hanyu as an equal.
• The Burial Ground Young Master concluded that Dugu Jue would leave without reaching the Treasure Vault, while Wan Jinsheng remained silent.
• Wan Jinsheng sensed that someone had already entered the Treasure Vault and pointed toward a disturbance in the sky.
• A Gate of Laws opened above the mountain, and a white-clad figure emerged and recognized the gathered Heavenly Prides as old acquaintances.

Shen Yun revealed the treasures he had obtained from the Sky Devil Treasury, drawing greedy demands from the Heavenly Prides. When Wan Jinsheng offered to buy the Cangming Wandering Dragon and guarantee Shen Yun’s safety, Shen Yun countered by asking to exchange it for the Bodhi Heart Lamp.

• Shen Yun greeted Mu Hanyu and declined her offer to help him escape, saying he had his own way out.
• Shen Yun listed the Sky Devil Treasury’s treasures, including a Great Luo Immortal Treasure called the Cangming Wandering Dragon, and the arena’s Heavenly Prides pressed him to share or sell them.
• Wan Jinsheng offered three Universe Grade Immortal Materials and twenty billion Immortal Yuan Stones for the spear, promising Shen Yun safe passage.
• The Hidden Dragon Sword and other Heavenly Prides condemned Wan Jinsheng for trying to claim the spear for himself.
• Mu Hanyu recognized Wan Jinsheng’s Heart Divine Treasury technique and prepared to intervene as he pressured Shen Yun for an answer.
• Shen Yun agreed to part with the Cangming Wandering Dragon only if Wan Jinsheng exchanged it for the Bodhi Heart Lamp.

Shen Yun refused to hand over the Cangming Wandering Dragon and tried to leave with Mu Hanyu, but the Heavenly Prides turned on them to seize the treasures. Surrounded by enemies and facing the Hidden Dragon Sword’s Demon Slashing Sword, Shen Yun prepared to make an example of him.

• Shen Yun rejected the proposed exchange for the Bodhi Heart Lamp, while the Hidden Dragon Sword and the other Heavenly Prides praised him and pushed Wan Jinsheng aside.
• Shen Yun called the group’s schemes disgraceful and told Mu Hanyu they were leaving.
• The Hidden Dragon Sword accused Shen Yun of monopolizing the treasures, and the Heavenly Prides joined in to stop him.
• The Heavenly Prides surrounded Mu Hanyu while the Hidden Dragon Sword confronted Shen Yun with the Demon Slashing Sword and demanded the treasures.
• The Hidden Dragon Sword’s conviction strengthened his Sword Intent, while Wan Jinsheng again offered Shen Yun safe passage in exchange for the Cangming Wandering Dragon.
• Shen Yun ignored the accusations and warned that he would kill the Hidden Dragon Sword to deter the others.

Shen Yun revealed his true strength, defeated the Hidden Dragon Sword with one punch, and took the Demon Slashing Sword. He left with Mu Hanyu after challenging the Sword Sect to send an authorized representative to reclaim the weapon.

• Shen Yun unleashed his killing intent, shattered the Hidden Dragon Sword's Demon Slashing Sword Domain, and struck terror into the gathered cultivators.
• The Hidden Dragon Sword awakened the Daluo power of his sword, but Shen Yun destroyed its Sword Qi and knocked him into a cliff with his Chaos Divine Fist.
• Shen Yun took the Demon Slashing Sword and asked whether anyone else wanted to challenge him; Wan Jinsheng chose not to fight.
• The Sword Sect Disciples stabilized the Hidden Dragon Sword's injuries and discussed reporting Shen Yun to their elders.
• Shen Yun told the Sword Sect to send someone with authority to claim the Demon Slashing Sword, then departed with Mu Hanyu.

After Shen Yun became the focus of the Immortal Realm for claiming Sky Devil Mountain’s treasures, Ling Jiuxiao and Jun Ling Yuan met to investigate whether he was Azure Dragon. They left intending to use Sword Venerable Shouzheng’s meeting with Shen Yun to test his strength.

• Rumors spread that Shen Yun had claimed Sky Devil Mountain’s immense treasure vault and defeated Hidden Dragon Sword, while Sword Venerable Shouzheng traveled to apologize.
• Ling Jiuxiao arrived on a barren island and met Jun Ling Yuan, who had become a new person after his souls merged.
• Ling Jiuxiao and Jun Ling Yuan suspected Shen Yun was Azure Dragon, pointing to his extraordinary strength and the timing of his appearance.
• Ling Jiuxiao proposed using Sword Venerable Shouzheng to test Shen Yun, and Jun Ling Yuan agreed.
• A silver streak shot through the waves toward Fusheng Ferry.

At Fusheng Ferry, Shen Yun exchanged sincere gifts with Old Turtle and explained how he had destroyed Sky Devil Mountain, leaving Old Turtle astonished by his power. As guests from Sword Sect arrived, Old Turtle was about to share its concerns with Shen Yun.

• Old Turtle asked White Dragon to welcome Sword Venerable Shouzheng, and Shen Yun rewarded White Dragon for his work.
• Shen Yun gave Old Turtle a Spatial Ring filled with texts, secret arts, and items related to deduction, and Old Turtle accepted him as a true friend.
• Old Turtle asked how Shen Yun had learned of the Underworld's plans, and Shen Yun explained that he had moved the Spatial Node and destroyed Sky Devil Mountain.
• Old Turtle was stunned by Shen Yun's account and concluded that he could find the God Venerable's inheritance.
• Old Turtle began to mention the reminders it had planned to offer, but White Dragon announced that the guests from Sword Sect had arrived.

Sword Venerable Shouzheng apologized to Shen Yun for the Hidden Dragon Sword’s earlier offense, then demanded that Shen Yun lure Mu Hanyu into a trap because he believed she was the Divine Sect’s Saintess. With Old Turtle dispelling his Sword Intent, Shen Yun refused to help.

• The Hidden Dragon Sword and Sword Venerable Shouzheng apologized to Shen Yun, and Shen Yun accepted their apology.
• Sword Venerable Shouzheng announced that the Hidden Dragon Sword would be punished in the Sword Cave, then questioned Shen Yun about his connection to Mu Hanyu.
• The Hidden Dragon Sword explained that Mu Hanyu’s Way of No Brilliance came from the Sacred Sect and linked it to Yuhua Immortal Venerable.
• Shen Yun considered possible ties between Yuhua Immortal Venerable, Ling Jiuxiao, and Mu Hanyu.
• Sword Venerable Shouzheng demanded that Shen Yun lure Mu Hanyu into a trap, but Old Turtle’s Wood Spirit Qi dispersed his Sword Intent.
• Shen Yun told Sword Venerable Shouzheng that he would not get involved and suggested he find someone else.

Shen Yun rejected Sword Venerable Shouzheng’s demand that he abandon Mu Hanyu and faced the Orthodox Sword Sect leader’s attack. He revealed a True Self Primordial Spirit that shattered Shouzheng’s Sword Dao Primordial Spirit’s assault, leaving the powerful elder stunned.

• The Hidden Dragon Sword and Sword Venerable Shouzheng condemned Shen Yun for helping Mu Hanyu, but Shen Yun declared that following his own heart was the righteous path.
• Sword Venerable Shouzheng unleashed his killing Sword Intent, which clashed with Shen Yun’s will and could not get within three inches of him.
• Sword Venerable Shouzheng condensed a Sword Dao Primordial Spirit, withdrawing the pressure that had terrified the Water Clan members.
• Shouzheng’s Primordial Spirit attacked Shen Yun’s Spiritual Platform with Sword Dao laws, expecting him to yield.
• Shen Yun’s golden True Self Primordial Spirit emerged and dissolved the attack, prompting Shouzheng to recognize that Shen Yun had successfully walked the True Self Primordial Spirit path.

Shen Yun used the power he had refined from the Two-Realm Passage to manifest a True Self Primordial Spirit and withstand Sword Venerable Shouzheng’s assault. As Jun Linyuan and Ling Jiuxiao realized Shen Yun was the Azure Dragon, Shen Yun’s Primordial Spirit transformed under Samadhi True Fire and reached the Daluo realm.

• Shen Yun declared that his heart was Heaven’s Heart and formed a Three-Leaf Magic Lotus beneath his True Self Primordial Spirit.
• Sword Venerable Shouzheng unleashed billions of Sword Qi, collapsing the space around Xi Land, and the Old Turtle activated the Guardian Formation to protect the Water Clan.
• Jun Linyuan and Ling Jiuxiao watched from a deserted island as Shen Yun’s Primordial Spirit blocked Shouzheng’s killing intent.
• Ling Jiuxiao identified the Space Law aura in Shen Yun’s power, and Jun Linyuan realized Shen Yun was the Azure Dragon who had refined the Space God Pillars.
• Shen Yun’s Primordial Spirit ignited with Samadhi True Fire, destroyed the Demon-Slaying Sword Intent, and achieved a Daluo Primordial Spirit.

Shen Yun manifested a Daluo Primordial Spirit, extinguished the Samadhi True Fire, and broke through as he formed his Five Qi Universe. When Hidden Dragon Sword came under the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, Shen Yun declared that no one, not even Sword Venerable Shouzheng, could save him.

• Shen Yun shattered Sword Venerable Shouzheng’s sword-qi attack with his Supreme Primordial Spirit, astonishing Shouzheng and impressing Old Turtle and the Water Clan.
• Hidden Dragon Sword resented Shen Yun and released killing intent, which Shen Yun noticed and condemned as the Sword Sect’s way of eliminating dissent.
• Shen Yun’s Primordial Spirit absorbed the Samadhi True Fire, refined the fire of tribulation, and broke through his cultivation bottleneck.
• Shen Yun unfolded his Five Qi Universe and inflicted the Five Decays of Heaven and Man on Hidden Dragon Sword.
• Sword Venerable Shouzheng attacked Shen Yun to rescue his disciple, but Shen Yun vowed that no one could save Hidden Dragon Sword and warned Shouzheng he would die too.

Shen Yun fought Sword Venerable Shouzheng while the Hidden Dragon Sword suffered the battle’s collateral damage and the Five Decays of Heaven and Man. After evading the Slaughter Immortal Sword, Shen Yun killed the Hidden Dragon Sword with a single palm, leaving Sword Venerable Shouzheng facing the aftermath.

• Sword Venerable Shouzheng and Shen Yun exchanged Dao arts as the Old Turtle and the Water Clan watched, while the Hidden Dragon Sword was battered by stray attacks and aged under the Five Decays of Heaven and Man.
• Shen Yun mocked the Hidden Dragon Sword’s fear and declared he would kill him, despite Sword Venerable Shouzheng insisting the Sword Sect should judge his disciple.
• Shen Yun unleashed the Great Five Elements Dao, and Sword Venerable Shouzheng drew the Slaughter Immortal Sword to tear through the attack.
• Shen Yun used Space Law and Time Runes to evade Sword Venerable Shouzheng’s sword strike and appear before the Hidden Dragon Sword.
• Shen Yun immobilized the Hidden Dragon Sword and killed him with a palm strike, annihilating his body and soul.

Shen Yun killed Sword Venerable Shouzheng’s disciple, and Shouzheng withdrew after weighing the risks of fighting him. Shen Yun then promised to compensate Old Turtle for the damage, and they celebrated together with a feast.

• Old Turtle praised Shen Yun after he killed Sword Venerable Shouzheng’s disciple.
• Sword Venerable Shouzheng considered Shen Yun’s possible connection to Reincarnation Immortal King and decided not to fight him.
• Sword Venerable Shouzheng left, while Old Turtle realized he had missed the chance to demand compensation for the damage.
• Shen Yun promised to pay for everything destroyed and accepted Old Turtle’s invitation to celebrate.
• Old Turtle ordered a grand feast, and he and Shen Yun shared wine and conversation.

Jun Linyuan and Ling Jiuxiao plotted to turn the Eight Great Immortal Sects against Mu Hanyu and use the chaos to strike at Shen Yun. Shen Yun left Fusheng Ferry after receiving an urgent message and met a woman waiting in the clouds.

• Jun Linyuan and Ling Jiuxiao discussed Shen Yun’s power and decided to reveal Mu Hanyu’s whereabouts to the Eight Great Immortal Sects.
• Jun Linyuan proposed falsely claiming Mu Hanyu was the reincarnation of Yuhua Immortal Venerable to stir up public anger against her and Shen Yun.
• Ling Jiuxiao deduced that Mu Hanyu might go to Jade Capital Mountain, Danxia Islet, or Qionghua Immortal Island, then departed to act separately from Jun Linyuan.
• Jun Linyuan secretly planned to use Yuhua Immortal Venerable for his own benefit before flying away across the ocean.
• At Fusheng Ferry, Shen Yun discussed cultivation with Old Turtle and received an urgent message on his Transmission Talisman.
• Shen Yun left Fusheng Ferry and encountered a graceful woman in the clouds, who asked what trouble he had gotten into.