Chapter Summaries

Xing Yunxiao warned Zhou Xu and the other Southern Li Holy Heaven students to avoid people from Primordial Holy Heaven, while Lin Xuan leisurely explored Holy Heaven City's antiques street. The chapter ended as Li Fufeng arrived with a group from Cang Xuan and was asked which Holy Heaven would win the competition.

• Zhou Xu questioned why Xing Yunxiao had apologized to Shentu Feng, and Xing Yunxiao told him Primordial Holy Heaven was not a gathering place for trash.
• Xing Yunxiao warned Zhou Xu and the others to stay away from people from Primordial Holy Heaven because some were beyond their ability to provoke.
• Lin Xuan visited Holy Heaven City's antiques street alone after the Vast Sea Saint King declined to accompany him and Qu Youmeng and Wang Yan stayed behind.
• Lin Xuan browsed the stalls without buying anything and enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere.
• Li Fufeng walked through the antiques street with a sage teacher from Cang Xuan as a shorter girl asked her which Holy Heaven would take first place.

Li Fufeng reflected on her rise in Cang Xuan Holy Heaven and worried about Lin Xuan, whom she had not heard from. At an antiquities stall, Lin Xuan refused to sell a bronze mirror to Duan Chengshou, and Li Fufeng recognized him.

• Li Fufeng considered her journey from the Profound Domain to Cang Xuan Holy Heaven and wondered how Lin Xuan was doing.
• Lin Xuan bought an old bronze mirror containing an incomplete High Antiquity body cultivation inheritance as a gift for Chen Xiao.
• Duan Chengshou and his companions demanded to buy the mirror, but Lin Xuan refused their offer of ten times the price.
• Duan Chengshou flaunted his status as a Cang Xuan Holy Heaven student while onlookers urged Lin Xuan to accept the deal.
• Li Fufeng saw Lin Xuan and called out his name in surprise.

Lin Xuan reunited with Li Fufeng at Cang Xuan Holy Heaven, where she mistook his plain appearance for a sign that he had struggled since leaving the Profound Domain. Believing he needed help, she asked Martial Uncle Ling to admit him into Cang Xuan.

• Li Fufeng emerged from the crowd, and Lin Xuan recognized his old acquaintance from the Profound Domain.
• Duan Chengshou stepped between them and asked whether they knew each other, and Li Fufeng called Lin Xuan an old friend.
• Lin Xuan and Li Fufeng exchanged greetings and recalled their past connection and the distance between their homelands.
• Li Fufeng saw Lin Xuan's simple clothes and lack of sect insignia and concluded that he must have been struggling.
• Li Fufeng decided to help Lin Xuan and asked Martial Uncle Ling to admit him into Cang Xuan.

Li Fufeng tried to secure Lin Xuan a place in Cang Xuan Holy Heaven, but he refused, unable to explain that he was already the Academy Master of Primordial Holy Heaven. A peak Half-Saint arrived and addressed him as Academy Master Lin, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Ling Peiyue declined to take Lin Xuan as a disciple but offered to arrange a place for him in Cang Xuan Holy Heaven's outer academy.
• Li Fufeng insisted that Lin Xuan wait for her master and promised to ask for help, while Lin Xuan tried to turn her down.
• The stall owner and Cang Xuan Holy Heaven students urged Lin Xuan to accept the opportunity, and Ling Peiyue repeated his offer.
• Before Lin Xuan could reveal his position as Academy Master of Primordial Holy Heaven, a peak Half-Saint arrived and asked why he was there.
• The woman told Lin Xuan that Dean Bai had been searching for him and that she had finally found him.

Lin Xuan’s identity as a Holy Heaven academy master stunned the Cang Xuan Holy Heaven cultivators, while Holy Teacher Yueyao recognized him as the swordsman who had slain a Saint Realm Wolf Ancestor. Lin Xuan departed with Ji Zhenyi after giving Li Fufeng his voice transmission jade token, leaving Yueyao astonished by their connection and his debt to her disciple.

• Ji Zhenyi addressed Lin Xuan as academy master, and the crowd realized he was a powerful Holy Heaven leader.
• Li Fufeng greeted her master, Holy Teacher Yueyao, who recognized Lin Xuan from the Vast Sea Secret Realm.
• Yueyao confirmed that Lin Xuan had slain the Saint Realm Wolf Ancestor with one sword strike.
• Lin Xuan explained that he and Li Fufeng were acquainted, gave her his voice transmission jade token, and left with Ji Zhenyi.
• Yueyao told Li Fufeng she had witnessed Lin Xuan’s strength and expressed surprise that he owed her disciple a favor.

After Lin Xuan’s Saint Realm identity was revealed, Holy Teacher Yueyao punished the Cang Xuan Holy Heaven disciples who had tried to take his bronze mirror, while Li Fufeng felt happy for her old friend. Three days later, the one-on-one second round of the Ten Institutes Grand Competition began, with Bai Wuya confident despite Chang Yao’s wager.

• Li Fufeng reflected on her history with Lin Xuan and felt glad that he had become a powerful Saint Realm expert.
• Duan Chengshou realized how badly he had misjudged Lin Xuan and feared the consequences of trying to take his bronze mirror.
• Holy Teacher Yueyao demoted Duan Chengshou and the woman who had egged him on to the outer institute for five years.
• The Holy Heaven Association announced that competitors needed ten wins in one-on-one battles to advance from the second round.
• Chang Yao silently taunted Bai Wuya about their wager, but Bai Wuya remained calm after speaking with Lin Xuan.

Cen Jinyue of Primordial Holy Heaven faced Gu You of Southern Li Holy Heaven in the tournament’s second round and was decisively defeated. Gu You revealed that she had entered the match to help Jin Buhuan, while Primordial’s students turned their anger toward him.

• Shentu Feng and the other Ten Saints watched the opening match between students from Divine Firmament Holy Heaven and Big Dipper Holy Heaven, and Shentu Feng grew hopeful about Primordial’s prospects.
• The referee paired Cen Jinyue with Gu You, whom other students described as an ordinary Southern Li student, giving Cen Jinyue some confidence.
• Gu You used her elusive movement and whip to wound and taunt Cen Jinyue, exploiting Cen’s inability to track her attacks.
• Gu You drove Cen Jinyue off the platform and won the match without being injured or tiring.
• Gu You told Cen Jinyue that Jin Buhuan sent his regards, prompting Yan Tinghe and Primordial’s students to accuse Jin of orchestrating the humiliation.
• Jin Buhuan dismissed their protests and declared that the weak had no right to make noise.

The Primordial Holy Heaven suffered defeat after defeat, drawing ridicule from the other Holy Heavens as Jin Buhuan’s targeting scheme fueled their anger. Shentu Feng then entered the arena as their last hope, facing Leng Yun of the Great Void Holy Heaven.

• Jin Buhuan openly defended targeting the Primordial Holy Heaven, while Wenren Nian vowed to make their opponents pay after seeing Cen Jinyue injured.
• Wu Yu, Yan Ji, Wenren Nian, and the other Primordial Holy Heaven contestants lost their matches, leaving Shentu Feng and Wan Renshan as the only members of the Ten Saints yet to fight.
• Spectators mocked the Primordial Holy Heaven for its string of losses and called it a disgrace among the Ten Great Saint Heavens.
• The announcer called Shentu Feng to fight Leng Yun, a noted Great Void Holy Heaven prodigy who was not one of its Ten Saints.
• Shentu Feng climbed into the arena, confident that he would defeat Leng Yun and erase the Primordial Holy Heaven’s humiliation.

Shentu Feng unleashed his Undefeated Sacred Physique against Leng Yun, but Leng Yun overwhelmed him with a single strike and forced him to admit defeat. The Primordial Holy Heaven was left despairing as its strongest contender fell in the second round.

• Shentu Feng activated his nearly complete Undefeated Sacred Physique, determined to win decisively for the Primordial Holy Heaven.
• Leng Yun mocked Shentu Feng, revealed a giant golden manifestation, and shattered his defense with one devastating blow.
• Shentu Feng was badly injured and realized he had lost to Leng Yun, whose Sacred Pupils and connection to Leng Yu were recognized by the spectators.
• Leng Yun asked whether Shentu Feng still wanted to fight, and Shentu Feng admitted defeat before leaving the platform.
• The Primordial Holy Heaven fell silent, fearing that its remaining competitors could not prevent it from finishing at the bottom.

After Shentu Feng’s defeat, spectators and rival Holy Heavens mocked Primordial Holy Heaven, while the dean of Golden Feather Holy Heaven declared his wager won. Wan Renshan then faced the feared Wen Shiling of True Martial Holy Heaven, and the chapter ended as he introduced himself and asked for instruction.

• The dean of Golden Feather Holy Heaven taunted Bai Wuya and claimed victory in their wager after Shentu Feng conceded.
• Spectators criticized Primordial Holy Heaven’s poor results, and gamblers who had bet on it regretted their losses.
• The referee announced that Wen Shiling of True Martial Holy Heaven would fight Wan Renshan of Primordial Holy Heaven.
• The audience recalled Wen Shiling’s strength and horrifying poison-pill methods, while Wenren Nian urged Wan Renshan to concede if necessary.
• Wan Renshan brushed off Wenren Nian’s concern, tied back his hair with straw rope, entered the arena, and introduced himself to Wen Shiling.

Wen Shiling covered the arena in deadly poison while spectators doubted Wan Renshan could survive the match. Wan Renshan then revealed a Saint Art that shocked the saint teachers, and the chapter ended as they identified it as Great Saint Lotus Severance’s signature art.

• Wen Shiling insulted Wan Renshan and filled the arena with his poisonous Divine Ability.
• Spectators discussed Wen Shiling’s poison and mocked Wan Renshan’s condition, while Primordial Holy Heaven’s students feared for him.
• Shentu Feng watched Wan Renshan and believed he was certain to lose, despite his conflicted feelings about him.
• Wan Renshan released his presence at the Thearch Realm second layer, startling the saint teachers.
• The saint teachers recognized Wan Renshan’s technique as Great Saint Lotus Severance’s signature Saint Art.

Wan Renshan revealed that he had nearly mastered Great Saint Lotus Severance’s Saint Art and defeated Wen Shiling in the tournament. His victory ended Primordial Holy Heaven’s losing streak and established him as its strongest student.

• Wan Renshan unleashed the Lotus Severance Saint Art, shocking the spectators with its power and near-major accomplishment.
• The art’s spiritual wind tore through Wen Shiling’s shield and left him with superficial wounds.
• Wen Shiling conceded, recognizing that he could not defeat Wan Renshan.
• The referee elder declared Wan Renshan the winner, giving Primordial Holy Heaven its first victory.
• Shentu Feng realized that Wan Renshan remained Primordial Holy Heaven’s undisputed number one.

Wan Renshan won nine matches in a row after confronting his past arrogance and resolving to keep improving. As he prepared for his final match, he learned he would face the seemingly obscure Gao Fu of the Golden Feather Holy Heaven, whom he assumed he could easily defeat.

• Wan Renshan continued winning decisively, earning admiration from students and prodigies of the other Holy Heavens.
• Wan Renshan reflected on how Lin Xuan’s overwhelming superiority had humbled him and driven him to pursue strength without arrogance.
• Wan Renshan won nine matches, while Qu Youmeng and Wang Yan noted he might reach ten victories if he avoided the strongest prodigies.
• After waiting through several rounds, Wan Renshan resolved to win his final match and heard the referee announce Gao Fu of the Golden Feather Holy Heaven as his opponent.
• Wan Renshan assumed Gao Fu was an insignificant Golden Feather Holy Heaven student, while spectators anticipated the rivalry between the two Holy Heavens and dismissed the matchup as an easy win for him.

Gao Fu, a hidden genius from Golden Feather Holy Heaven, faced Wan Renshan in the competition and easily blocked his Lotus Severance Saint Art. He revealed an eerie purple ice flame and declared that the fight could end if Wan Renshan had no stronger attacks.

• The crowd saw Gao Fu’s disfigured face and assumed Wan Renshan would defeat the unknown cultivator.
• Bai Wuya sensed that Gao Fu’s appearance in the arena had a purpose, while Chang Yao secretly regarded him as Golden Feather Holy Heaven’s greatest genius.
• Wan Renshan unleashed the Lotus Severance Saint Art to end the fight quickly.
• Gao Fu caught the incoming lotus platform with a purple Spiritual Power shield without moving his feet.
• Gao Fu acknowledged Wan Renshan’s strength, then summoned a purple ice flame and said the battle could end if that was all Wan Renshan could do.

Gao Fu defeated Wan Renshan in the final match, leaving Primordial Holy Heaven’s Ten Saints defeated and its hopes shattered. Chang Yao celebrated Golden Feather Holy Heaven’s victory and claimed he had won his wager with Bai Wuya.

• Wan Renshan rejected Gao Fu’s demand to concede and resumed attacking him with the Lotus Severance Saint Art.
• Gao Fu countered with the Golden Feather Holy Heaven’s Saint Art, and their attacks initially appeared evenly matched.
• As the fight continued, Gao Fu gained the advantage and steadily forced Wan Renshan onto the defensive.
• Gao Fu overwhelmed Wan Renshan, who was badly injured and exhausted, until Wan Renshan conceded.
• Gao Fu left the platform without explaining his deep hatred for Wan Renshan.
• Chang Yao mocked Bai Wuya, declared that Primordial Holy Heaven had finished at the bottom, and claimed victory in their wager.

Gao Fu continued his overwhelming winning streak as Primordial Holy Heaven suffered defeat after defeat. The chapter ended with Qu Youmeng taking the stage to face him.

• Bai Wuya remained outwardly calm despite Gao Fu's strength and Chang Yao's taunts.
• Primordial Holy Heaven's competitors, including Cang Lie, lost their matches, deepening the crowd's despair.
• Gao Fu won two more matches with his purple-flame Saint Art, bringing his streak to seven victories.
• The referee announced that Gao Fu would face Qu Youmeng, and she walked toward the stage.
• Gao Fu dismissed Qu Youmeng and insulted Primordial Holy Heaven as he waited for the match to begin.

Qu Youmeng of the Primordial Holy Heaven defeated Gao Fu of the Golden Feather Holy Heaven with a single sword strike, stunning the gathered Holy Heavens. Gao Fu refused to accept the loss and revealed that he had sacrificed everything and endured poison and curses to gain his power.

• Qu Youmeng faced Gao Fu as the Golden Feather Holy Heaven's students taunted the Primordial Holy Heaven, while Feng Wuji worried for her.
• Gao Fu unleashed his purple flames and spread a freezing carpet of ice across the platform.
• Qu Youmeng swept through Gao Fu's flames with one sword strike and knocked him off the platform.
• The referee announced Qu Youmeng as the winner, and the crowd erupted in shock.
• Gao Fu tried to return to the platform, but Chang Yao pulled him back with a whip.
• Gao Fu raged that he had sacrificed everything and endured poison and curses for power, yet still lost.

Qu Youmeng defeated Gao Fu with a single sword strike, securing Bai Wuya’s wager and Primordial Holy Heaven’s quota for the High Antiquity Holy Heaven Secret Realm. As the competition continued, Duan Nianwei was called to face Mo Yao of Desolate Ancient Holy Heaven.

• Chang Yao sealed Gao Fu’s speech and had him taken away after Qu Youmeng defeated him.
• The Holy Heavens recognized Qu Youmeng’s strength, and Primordial Holy Heaven’s students celebrated her as Lin Xuan’s disciple.
• Bai Wuya told Chang Yao that he had won their wager, while Chang Yao refused to answer.
• Feng Wuji considered whether Qu Youmeng had held back, then decided her sword strike had likely used all her strength.
• Duan Nianwei resolved to give her best when her turn came.
• The referee announced that Mo Yao of Desolate Ancient Holy Heaven would face Duan Nianwei of Primordial Holy Heaven.

Duan Nianwei faced Mo Yao, the fifth-ranked Saint of Desolate Ancient Holy Heaven, in the Ten Institutes Grand Competition. She refused his offer to concede, and Mo Yao unleashed his terrifying cultivation as he charged at her.

• The referee elder announced Mo Yao as Duan Nianwei's opponent, alarming spectators who knew his power and brutal reputation.
• Mo Yao told Duan Nianwei to concede, claiming he was sparing her because of her looks.
• Duan Nianwei drew her sword and refused to back down, determined to uphold her Sword Dao and prove herself.
• Mo Yao flew into a rage and charged at Duan Nianwei with overwhelming force, frightening the spectators below the arena.

Duan Nianwei faced Mo Yao in the arena and matched his attack despite her lower cultivation. When Mo Yao unsealed his true strength, she used her household’s secret method to temporarily reach the Thearch Realm, leaving the duel poised for another clash.

• Duan Nianwei refused to surrender and met Mo Yao’s Saint Art with her Sword Intent, leaving both fighters standing without retreating.
• Mo Yao revealed that he had been suppressing his cultivation and unleashed his true strength.
• Duan Nianwei realized she could no longer keep pace with Mo Yao as she had before.
• Duan Nianwei used her Duan Household’s secret method to raise her cultivation temporarily to the Thearch Realm.
• Duan Nianwei’s Sword Dao presence strengthened as she prepared to continue fighting Mo Yao.