Chapter Summaries

Shen Yun brought Shen Qingruo to Star Palace’s inheritance ground and gave her the Heavenly Phoenix Star inheritance, which awakened her Star Phoenix Dao Foundation. The Star Phoenix Bird then opened Star Palace’s supreme inheritance, the Book of Zhou Tian Yan Dao, for Shen Qingruo.

• Shen Yun found Shen Qingruo on Wood Fifth Peak and brought her to his Daoist Temple.
• Shen Yun took Shen Qingruo to the Star Realm and explained that he trusted her with the Heavenly Phoenix Star inheritance.
• The Star Phoenix Bird judged Shen Qingruo qualified and infused her with the Heavenly Phoenix Star, raising her cultivation to Foundation Establishment and forming a Star Phoenix Dao Foundation.
• Shen Yun realized the inheritance’s method of strengthening a Dao Foundation might help him advance his own magic power.
• The Star Phoenix Bird announced that Shen Qingruo had also been fated to receive Star Palace’s supreme inheritance, the Book of Zhou Tian Yan Dao.

Shen Yun used the nearly Dao-level Qi Gazing Art to see through the Zhou Tian Yan Dao Chart and comprehend its secrets without the Star Palace inheritance. He then sensed a spreading surge of malice connected to the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain Range.

• Shen Qingruo explained that she could understand the Book of Zhou Tian Yan Dao through her Heavenly Phoenix Star Baptism, while the Star Phoenix Bird said Shen Yun lacked the required star inheritance.
• Shen Yun tried to comprehend the star chart, advancing his spiritual power, but the chart concealed its true trajectories and cut off his connection.
• Shen Yun elevated the Qi Gazing Art to the realm of Nearly the Dao and used it to pierce the chart's concealment, comprehending the Zhou Tian Yan Dao Art.
• Shen Yun's sea of consciousness more than doubled, and his Divine Sense expanded as heavenly-secret phenomena surrounded him.
• Shen Yun sensed a surge of malice spreading through Karma and traced its direction to the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain Range.

Shen Qiu found a sealed cave in the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain Range and broke into it to claim a mid-grade magical artifact. His greed freed the Deity Transformation Realm Qiongqi Demon King, who vowed revenge on the Human Race as Shen Qiu and Azure Venerable fled.

• Shen Qiu killed a Black Scale Python and followed a faint glimmer into a secluded valley.
• Shen Qiu misread the weathered warning on a stele and decided the cave held a treasure meant for him.
• Shen Qiu broke the spirit array and took the Crimson Warblade, a Postnatal Mid-grade Magical Artifact.
• The freed Qiongqi Great Demon emerged, and Azure Venerable recognized it as an Ancient Variant of the Deity Transformation Realm.
• Azure Venerable carried Shen Qiu away as he ran, while the Qiongqi Demon King rose beneath black clouds and vowed to make the Human Race pay.

Qiongqi emerged in the Northern Wasteland as a terrifying Deity Transformation great demon, forcing the region’s forces into crisis. Shen Yun returned from the Star Realm, learned of the threat, and began assessing how to face the coming storm.

• Qiongqi slaughtered beasts and consumed Spirit Veins as it recovered, while Azure Venerable rescued the unconscious Shen Qiu from the devastation.
• Qiongqi ordered the forces of the three great continents to retreat three thousand li, spreading fear throughout the Northern Wasteland.
• Zhuge Xuan showed the Lone Swan Sword Sect’s leaders visions of Qiongqi’s destruction and warned that a direct confrontation offered almost no chance of survival, then issued orders to counter it.
• Shen Yun left the Star Realm, brought Blood Kill Hall Master and Ni Yusheng to the Lone Swan Sword Sect, and learned Qiongqi had appeared.
• Shen Yun used the Book of Zhou Tian Yan Dao to view Qiongqi’s rampage, then asked Azure Dragon about its strength and concluded that a storm was approaching.

As the Demon Race threatened to overrun Human territory, the Three Great Sects intervened with a powerful Spirit Array and their Sect Masters, turning the battle against the demons. Qiongqi King proposed that Deity Transformation experts stay out and the battlefield decide victory, and the sect leaders agreed to fight under those terms.

• Desperate cultivators and old soldiers charged into the Demon Race army while the Three Great Sects held their disciples back.
• Azure Flood Dragon King, Azure Luan King, and Qiongqi King ordered the demon army to advance another three thousand li.
• A Spirit Array raised Crystal Walls that slaughtered tens of thousands of demons, and Lone Swan Sword Venerable, the Heavenly Sword Sect Master, and Yin Yang Sect Master arrived to face the demon kings.
• Lone Swan Sword Venerable and the Sect Masters fought the demon kings as the Spirit Array turned the battle in the Human Race's favor.
• Qiongqi King refused to return the conquered territory and proposed that Deity Transformation experts stay out while the battlefield decided victory; the Three Great Sect Masters accepted.

After learning that war between the Human Race and Demon Race was approaching, Shen Yun moved into a cultivation grotto-heaven in the Sword Sect to prepare. Meanwhile, Qiongqi King sought to use the coming war to restore his power, and Shangguan Xuan ordered the Shangguan Family to cultivate a forbidden demonic scripture as he plotted revenge on the Shen Family.

• Shen Yun judged that he needed Eight-Turn Mana to contend with a Nascent Soul cultivator and decided to focus on bitter cultivation before the war began.
• Shen Yun entered Purple Cloud Grotto-Heaven, where he activated his Disciple Token to teleport into his new Daoist Temple and began cultivating.
• Qiongqi King watched over hundreds of millions of demonic beasts and declared that the war’s blood qi would help him recover to his peak.
• The Shen Family flourished under Shen Yun’s reforms, while the weakened Shangguan Family struggled to prepare for the coming war.
• Shangguan Xuan ordered the entire Shangguan Family to cultivate the forbidden Nine Tribulations Demonic Aspect Scripture and vowed to take revenge on the Shen Family.

After more than half a year in seclusion, Shen Yun perfected his Dao Foundation beyond the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment limit and fused three types of mana. He left for Canglang Mountain as war with the Demon Race loomed, accompanied by Shen Wude.

• Shen Yun completed the fusion of three types of mana and transformed his Dao Foundation beyond the ultimate limit of Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.
• Shen Yun left seclusion and learned from Situ Feng that the border array was failing and the Demon Race’s vanguard had entered Human Race territory.
• Shen Yun learned that Li Kaiyang was holding the line at Canglang Mountain and resolved to go there, mindful of his past conflict with Li Kaiyang’s disciple Shangguan Dongjun and the Shangguan Family.
• Situ Feng helped Shen Yun obtain the Sword Sect’s approval to go to Canglang Mountain.
• Shen Wude returned after being trapped for more than a year in an ancient tomb, and Shen Yun saw a three-legged golden toad in his aura.
• Shen Wude asked to accompany Shen Yun, then followed him as he set off.

Shen Yun summoned Ni Yusheng and ordered him to assassinate Shangguan Xuan, while the Shangguan Family prepared to exploit an impending conflict with the Demon Race to destroy the Shen and Su Families. Ni Yusheng infiltrated the Shangguan estate but was discovered and surrounded by demonic elites.

• Shen Yun met Ni Yusheng, learned that Blood Kill might recover his foundation, and asked him to kill Shangguan Xuan.
• Ni Yusheng promised to complete the assassination within three days, and Shen Yun set out for the Shen Family with Shen Wude.
• Shangguan Xuan and his allies cultivated the Nine Tribulations Demonic Aspect Scripture, sacrificing many clansmen as they transformed the survivors with Demonic Blood.
• Shangguan Hao and Granny Aramaki discussed using the Demon Race's attack and Sword Sect elder Li Kaiyang to help destroy the Shen-Su Families.
• Ni Yusheng spied on the Shangguan leaders, was struck by Shangguan Xuan's Demonic Qi, and found himself surrounded by the family's elites.

Ni Yusheng escaped after discovering the Shangguan Family’s secret, prompting Shangguan Xuan to order an attack on the Shen and Su Families. At Misty Peak, Shen Yun rejected Li Kaiyang’s proposed cooperation with the Shangguan Family and prepared to meet them after they arrived.

• Ni Yusheng broke through Shangguan Xuan’s attacks and fled, despite being wounded.
• Shangguan Xuan ordered his clan to destroy the Shen Family first and then slaughter the Su Family.
• Li Kaiyang persuaded Shen Changkong to agree to limited battlefield cooperation with the Shangguan Family while privately pursuing his own plans.
• Shen Yun arrived at the discussion hall and rejected the proposed cooperation, arguing that mistrust would make an alliance unworkable.
• After learning that the Shangguan Family had come to Misty Peak, Shen Yun sensed something was wrong and led the others to meet them.

Shen Yun confronted Shangguan Xuan and the Shangguan Family, who proposed a Blood Contract and accused the Shen Family of endangering the greater good. After testing Li Kaiyang’s position, Shen Yun rejected the pretense of cooperation and moved to attack the enemy outside the Mountain Gate.

• Shangguan Xuan arrived at Misty Peak with five elders and three hundred troops to face the Shen Family.
• Shen Yun recognized the Shangguan Family’s concealed Demonic Qi, while Li Kaiyang secretly considered using their proposed cooperation to destroy them later.
• Shangguan Xuan demanded negotiations and proposed a Blood Contract, while Li Kaiyang urged the Shen Family to prioritize the greater good.
• Shen Yun ordered the Shen Family to record the encounter and had Shen Changkong and several elders surround Li Kaiyang.
• Shen Yun stepped outside the Mountain Gate, declared that none of the Shangguan Family would leave, and launched an attack.

Shen Yun exposed the Shangguan Family’s demonic scheme and devastated its forces, killing its elders as he confronted Shangguan Xuan. The chapter ended when Shangguan Xuan threatened to reveal a secret unless Li Kaiyang intervened.

• Shen Yun struck the Shangguan Family army, revealing that its fallen members transformed into demonic beasts and killing most of its forces.
• Shangguan Xuan and five elders transformed into demonic forms and attacked Shen Yun, who defeated the elders and shattered Shangguan Xuan’s green snake form.
• Shen Yun killed Granny Aramaki and destroyed Shangguan Hao’s Myriad Souls Banner, releasing the tormented spirits and killing Shangguan Hao.
• Shen Yun killed three fleeing Shangguan elders and intercepted Shangguan Xuan as he tried to escape.
• Shangguan Xuan threatened to reveal a secret unless Li Kaiyang acted, making the Shen Family turn their attention to Li Kaiyang.

Shen Yun defeated Shangguan Xuan and crippled his cultivation, bringing the Shangguan Family to ruin. After Li Kaiyang secretly tried to help Shangguan Xuan escape, Shen Yun confronted him about the leverage Shangguan Xuan held over him.

• Li Kaiyang pretended to attack Shangguan Xuan, then secretly pushed him toward escape under cover of his Myriad Weapons Art.
• Shen Yun summoned the Destiny Divine Dragon, which blocked Shangguan Xuan's path and smashed him from the sky.
• Shen Yun caught Shangguan Xuan, crippled his cultivation, and the Shen Family captured the remaining Shangguan Family members.
• Shen Yun asked Li Kaiyang what leverage Shangguan Xuan held over him.

Shangguan Xuan exposed Li Kaiyang’s secret method of stealing geniuses’ aptitude, and Shen Yun attacked the Sword Sect elder before he could act. The chapter ended with Shen Yun identifying Li Kaiyang’s hidden treasure as the Spirit Devouring Vein Seizing Needle.

• Li Kaiyang’s sword strike failed to penetrate Shen Yun’s Five Elements Canopy, revealing Shen Yun’s Seven-Turn Mana.
• Shangguan Xuan revealed that Li Kaiyang had secretly devoured geniuses to create a pseudo-Heavenly Spirit Root and planned to take Shangguan Dongjun as his disciple.
• Shen Yun vanished and struck Li Kaiyang with Sword One, breaking through his jade pendant’s protective barriers and wounding him.
• Shen Yun used the Book of Zhou Tian Yan Dao to identify Li Kaiyang’s concealed treasure as the Spirit Devouring Vein Seizing Needle.

Shen Yun confronted Li Kaiyang after exposing his Spirit Devouring Vein Seizing Array, then used the Book of Zhou Tian Yan Dao and Qi Gazing Art to evade Li Kaiyang’s overwhelming attacks. The chapter ended with Li Kaiyang drawing the Spirit Devouring Vein Seizing Needle as Shen Yun dismissed it and prepared to finish him.

• Li Kaiyang admitted Shen Yun had uncovered the secret of his ancient treasure and unleashed his demonic, blood-red mana.
• Li Kaiyang vowed to refine Shen Yun and escape, while Shen Yun killed Shangguan Xuan with Five-Colored Divine Light.
• Shen Yun evaded Li Kaiyang’s powerful mana strike by stepping through its weakest points using the Book of Zhou Tian Yan Dao.
• Li Kaiyang unleashed the Myriad Weapons Art, but Shen Yun used the Qi Gazing Art to find flaws and move safely through the divine weapons.
• Li Kaiyang, enraged by Shen Yun’s superiority, produced the Spirit Devouring Vein Seizing Needle, and Shen Yun called it trash.

Shen Yun defeated Li Kaiyang by turning the Spirit Devouring Vein Seizing Needle’s devouring power against it, then crushed the treasure and crippled Li Kaiyang. With the Shangguan Family defeated, Shen Yun warned the Shen Family that the demon calamity still lay ahead and organized them to prepare.

• Li Kaiyang unleashed the Spirit Devouring Vein Seizing Needle, whose Taotie Phantom swallowed Shen Yun’s Great Five Elements Sword Qi and grew dangerously powerful.
• Shen Yun ignited the undigested sword qi inside the Taotie Phantom with his Sword of Spiritual Sense, causing it to explode and throwing Li Kaiyang into the stone steps.
• Shen Yun seized the broken Spirit Devouring Vein Seizing Needle and crushed it with the Destiny Divine Dragon, while the Shen Family cheered his victory.
• Shen Yun destroyed Li Kaiyang’s sea of qi, sea of consciousness, and Spiritual Platform, then ordered Shen Wude to take him and the evidence back to the Sword Sect.
• Shen Yun cautioned the Shen Family that the demon calamity was approaching, and the family began organizing to meet the threat.

Shen Yun oversaw the Shen Family’s preparations while urging Shen Pingsheng to pursue Foundation Establishment, revealing that he had already become a second-rank formation master. Meanwhile, the Great Green Snake Demon led an early invasion, destroyed the Su Family, and turned toward the Shen Family.

• Shen Yun told Shen Pingsheng to focus on breaking through to Foundation Establishment while he supervised the family’s formations.
• Shen Pingsheng learned Shen Yun had become a second-rank formation master in less than three days and left to attempt his breakthrough.
• The Great Green Snake Demon invaded Canglang Mountain early and ordered its army to attack the Shangguan Family, only to find its grounds deserted.
• The Demon Race army attacked the Su Family, shattered its protective formation, and slaughtered its cultivators.
• The Great Green Snake Demon killed the Su Family Supreme Elder and then led its army toward the Shen Family.

Shen Yun strengthened the Shen Family’s defenses and received the bloodied survivors of the Su Family, who reported the Great Green Snake Demon’s approach. The chapter ended with Shen Yun ordering everyone to prepare for battle.

• Shen Yun spent the Shangguan Family’s wealth on a Mountain Protecting Formation and enforced strict rules against anyone who stole the materials.
• Shen Yun tested the completed formation against his sword qi, exhausting the five Golden Core Formation Masters before it met his standard.
• Shen Yun learned that the Su Family had arrived at Misty Peak after suffering an attack by the Great Green Snake Demon.
• Su Yu’er demanded to know where Li Kaiyang was, and the First Elder told her that Shen Yun had captured him for his crimes and collusion with the demonified Shangguan Family.
• Su Yu introduced Ni Yusheng, who had helped the Su Family escape, and Su Yu realized that Shen Yun was the youth he remembered from the Shen Family competition.
• Shen Yun appeared in the council hall and ordered everyone to prepare for the approaching Demon Race.

Shen Yun organized the Shen Family’s defenses as the Great Green Snake Demon arrived with Chi Lian and threatened the clan. Shen Yun ambushed the demon and wounded it, then pursued it as it dove toward the Shen Family grounds.

• Shen Yun reassured Su Yu'er that he would avenge the Su Family and dismissed Ni Yusheng’s guilt over Shangguan Xuan’s actions.
• Shen Yun sensed the enemy approaching, and the elders, Shen Changkong, Ni Yusheng, Su Yu, and the Shen Family Guard took positions for battle.
• The Great Green Snake Demon inspected the Shen Family’s formations while Chi Lian begged forgiveness for misjudging the family’s strength.
• Shen Yun struck the Great Green Snake Demon twice with his sword, injuring it and cutting off part of its left claw despite its Azure Flood Dragon Nether Breath.
• Shen Yun confronted the demon with his Five-Colored Canopy and attacked with the Azure Cloud Sword Art.
• The Great Green Snake Demon burned its Demonic Core and dove toward the Shen Family grounds, and Shen Yun chased after it.

The Shen Family’s formations devastated the Snake Demon army until the Great Green Snake Demon returned and threatened the clan grounds. Shen Yun arrived in pursuit, killed the demon leader and five Golden Core Snake Demons, then crushed the leader beneath his foot as the Su Family witnessed its revenge.

• The Shen Family’s interlocking formations and the Su Family’s cultivators slaughtered the Snake Demon army, though five Golden Core Snake Demons and their forces continued to fight.
• The Great Green Snake Demon charged toward the Shen Family’s territory, and the Human Race forces feared it would break through their defenses.
• Shen Yun returned in pursuit and used the Azure Dragon Ring to summon the Destiny Divine Dragon, suppressing the Green Snake long enough to pierce its vital point with his sword.
• Shen Yun destroyed the Five Elements killing formation and killed the five Golden Core Snake Demons with Great Five Elements Sword Qi.
• The wounded Great Green Snake Demon tried to flee, but Shen Yun caught it and stomped its head into the ground, while the Su Family mourned their fallen clansmen and celebrated their revenge.

Shen Yun defeated the Green Snake Demon and devoured its Azure Flood Dragon bloodline to strengthen the Azure Dragon Ring. He captured the surviving Chi Lian snake for its intelligence on the Azure Flood Dragon and Cangluan demon clans, leaving him with a new lead for the coming war.

• The Great Green Snake Demon threatened Shen Yun with the Azure Flood Dragon Clan, while the Su Family and Shen Family elders feared retaliation.
• Shen Yun learned from the Azure Dragon that Flood Dragon bloodline could repair the Azure Dragon Ring and decided to target the Azure Flood Dragon Clan.
• Shen Yun killed the Green Snake Demon and used the Destiny Divine Dragon to devour its bloodline, earning the Su Family's gratitude.
• Shen Yun caught the fleeing Chi Lian snake, confirmed it had not harmed anyone, and learned it knew the demon army's deployments and the Cangluan Demon Clan's movements.
• Shen Yun bound Chi Lian with a Beast Taming Talisman and began planning how to use its intelligence in the coming war.