Chapter Summaries

Su Nan introduced his companions and offered the group Soul Palace Pills to secure their help in the struggle for the Su Clan headship. Lin Tian traded his pill to Yu Xiu for Swift Wind, Ten Thousand Shadows, then discovered the Saber Maniac’s furious annotations in the manual.

• Su Nan introduced Han Xianshu, Yu Xiu, and Li Xin, who retracted his claim that Lin Tian’s sword Dao surpassed his own.
• Su Nan gave the group Soul Palace Pills and asked them to help him in the Fire Nether Forbidden Land.
• Lin Tian traded his Soul Palace Pill to Yu Xiu for the mid-grade earth-tier movement technique Swift Wind, Ten Thousand Shadows.
• Lin Tian studied the manual and found three red lines rejecting retreat and calling for the slaughter of every enemy.

Lin Tian trained in Swift Wind, Ten Thousand Shadows and learned from Ziwei that most cultivators could not train without rest. At the Fire Nether Forbidden Land, Su Ming learned that Lin Tian had killed his wife, and Lin Tian’s taunt provoked him into threatening revenge.

• Lin Tian practiced Swift Wind, Ten Thousand Shadows overnight aboard the immortal ship and realized that its key was the word “wind.”
• Ziwei explained that most cultivators needed rest and that pursuing body tempering alongside another cultivation path could prove fatal.
• Su Nan’s group reached the floating immortal mountain and met the other Su Clan siblings, including Su Rou and Su Zheshan, while Qi Liancheng signaled his hostility toward Lin Tian.
• Su Rou threatened to kill Su Nan in the Fire Nether Forbidden Land, and Su Ming demanded to know who had killed his wife.
• Su Nan admitted that he had killed the woman, then Qi Liancheng blamed Lin Tian for her death.
• Lin Tian said he had not known the woman was Su Ming’s wife and taunted Su Ming that killing her had felt good, prompting Su Ming and Qi Liancheng to threaten him.

Lin Tian learned that the previous Zhenwu had killed the late emperor as the Su Clan opened the Fire Nether Forbidden Land for its clan-head contest. Su Ming entered with plans to capture Lin Tian, while Su Rushi flew off after sensing Li Baiyi holding members of the Joyous Immortal Sect hostage.

• A masked man claiming to be Zhenwu appeared beside Su Zheshan, and Lin Tian and Ziwei discussed the impersonator while the others reacted to his reputation.
• Su Nan told Lin Tian that the previous Zhenwu had killed the late emperor, leaving Lin Tian wondering whether he would inherit that legacy's karma.
• Su Wushi addressed the Su Clan heirs, opened the island barrier, and released Blood Spirit Wind into the Fire Nether Forbidden Land.
• Su Wushi explained that one month inside the forbidden land equaled one day outside, then Su Rushi flew away after sensing Li Baiyi holding Joyous Immortal Sect members hostage.
• Su Ming threatened to capture Lin Tian and refine him into a soul bead, then entered the forbidden land as Lin Tian remained with Su Nan's group.

Lin Tian entered the Fire Nether Forbidden Land, where he was separated from Su Nan and Ziwei and fought a man who had tried to deceive him into helping kill a bear-like beast. After killing both opponents, Lin Tian received sword-related rewards but remained unable to break through to the Void Penetration Realm because he had no cultivation technique.

• Lin Tian passed through the formation into the Fire Nether Forbidden Land and was separated from Su Nan and Ziwei by spatial turbulence.
• Lin Tian encountered a man serving Su Rou, who asked him to help fight a bear-like beast and then ambushed him for his sword.
• Lin Tian defeated and killed the man, taking his spatial ring.
• Lin Tian fought the injured bear-like beast outside its cave, killed it, and claimed the reward of increased sword sharpness and a year of sword insight.
• Lin Tian lamented that the reward could not advance his Sword Momentum to Sword Intent, and that he still lacked a cultivation technique.

Lin Tian consumed the immature Dragon Roaming Flower and gained a surge of strength, while Ziwei escaped the fake Zhenwu and Su Zheshan by revealing her identity and springing a formation trap. The fake Zhenwu realized that the real Zhenwu was nearby and discussed his plans with Su Zheshan as Lin Tian finished cultivating.

• Lin Tian recognized the Dragon Roaming Flower, consumed it, and began absorbing its immense power as Ziwei's messages nearly interrupted his cultivation.
• Ziwei fled through the forest from Su Zheshan and the fake Zhenwu, whose sword intent shattered her protective formation.
• Ziwei revealed her identity as Extreme Realm Ziwei, trapped her pursuers in a fire formation, and escaped.
• The fake Zhenwu concluded that Wenren Zi was Ziwei and Wenren Zhen was Zhenwu, and decided not to continue pursuing Ziwei.
• The fake Zhenwu questioned Su Zheshan about her goals and her search for phoenix blood essence, while she warned him that Lin Tian was Li Baiyi's disciple.
• Six hours later, Lin Tian stood up inside the cave.

After consuming the Soaring Dragon Flower, Lin Tian gained the strength of two dragons and rushed to help Yu Xiu and Li Xin, who were surrounded by Qi Liancheng's group. Qi Liancheng killed Yu Xiu with Bone-Bewitching Powder weakening Li Xin, and their fight continued as Lin Tian raced toward them.

• Lin Tian tested his increased strength, messaged Ziwei, and learned that Qi Liancheng was surrounding Yu Xiu and Li Xin near an enormous human skeleton.
• Lin Tian charged toward them while practicing "Swift Wind, Ten Thousand Shadows."
• Li Xin tried to bargain with Qi Liancheng, but Su Rou spotted him gathering momentum and ordered the group to kill both him and Yu Xiu.
• Qi Liancheng released Bone-Bewitching Powder, and the other cultivators refused to enter the pink gas or take his pills.
• Qi Liancheng seized Yu Xiu and crushed his head while Li Xin tried to stop him.
• Li Xin fought Qi Liancheng with the Thirteen Swords of Spring Rain as Qi Liancheng mocked his sword technique.

Lin Tian, appearing as Zhenwu of the Extreme Realm, fought off the attackers who had turned from Ziwei to target him. As their combined assault closed in, he revealed a powerful Kui Bull Dharma Idol that overwhelmed the Bi Fang Divine Fire.

• Ziwei attacked Qi Liancheng with a flaming formation, then panicked when seven figures pursued her and messaged her boss for help.
• Lin Tian arrived as Zhenwu of the Extreme Realm, killed one attacker, and viciously cut down or wounded two more with the Heavenly Sword.
• The remaining attackers abandoned Ziwei and unleashed their full abilities against Lin Tian, including a Bi Fang Dharma Idol, a dark arrow, ghostly Qi, a giant golden palm, and azure blades.
• Lin Tian mocked the Bi Fang Dharma Idol and summoned a mountain-sized Kui Bull phantom surrounded by golden lightning.
• Lin Tian's lightning pillar annihilated the incoming Bi Fang Divine Fire, leaving its summoner stunned by the power of Lin Tian's Dharma Idol.

Lin Tian summoned the Kui Bull Dharma Idol, killed the man wielding the Bi Fang Dharma Idol, and survived as Su Rou’s group retreated. After burying the dying Li Xin, Su Rou decided to seek out Su Ming and join forces against Su Zheshan and Lin Tian.

• Lin Tian’s Kui Bull Dharma Idol clashed with the Bi Fang Dharma Idol, while Su Rou and her allies fled the collapsing mountainside.
• Lin Tian killed the Bi Fang wielder and took his spatial ring as the others retreated.
• Lin Tian collected Yu Xiu’s belongings and Li Xin’s spatial ring; after Li Xin died, Lin Tian buried him with his sword.
• From a distance, Su Rou’s group discussed Lin Tian’s strength and the connection between his Kui Bull Dharma Idol and the Extreme Realm Zhenwu.
• Su Rou ordered her allies to find Su Ming and join forces against Su Zheshan and Lin Tian.

Lin Tian recovered from battle and searched the spatial rings of his defeated enemies, finding pills, spirit stones, and a sword-intent manual. He then met Ziwei, who agreed to stand guard while he cultivated.

• Su Zheshan and the fake Zhenwu concluded that Lin Tian had summoned the Kui Bull Dharma Idol and discussed him as a threat while tracking the phoenix essence blood.
• Lin Tian recovered after the battle, inspected ten spatial rings, and found a Cloud Spirit Pill and Li Xin's notes on sword intent.
• Lin Tian searched the remaining rings and found more Cloud Spirit Pills, a spirit herb, cultivation pills, and a drop of Bi Fang essence blood.
• Ziwei arrived and offered to guard Lin Tian while he cultivated.
• Lin Tian asked Ziwei about being called a big shot and learned that she had always disguised herself as a man.

Lin Tian absorbed Bi Fang blood essence and five Cloud Spirit Pills, reaching the strength of three dragons before leaving the cave. He found Su Rou and Su Ming fighting the fake Zhenwu and his group, and the battle continued as he descended the mountain.

• Lin Tian absorbed Bi Fang blood essence and five Cloud Spirit Pills while Ziwei ate and slept behind a fire wall.
• After a night of cultivation, Lin Tian reached three dragons of strength, destroyed Ziwei’s fire formation, and left the cave.
• Lin Tian told Ziwei that he would save him once more if he could, then headed toward the battle he heard in the distance.
• Su Rou and Su Ming confronted the fake Zhenwu and Su Zheshan, who denied summoning the Kui Bull Dharma Idol.
• Su Ming attacked, and Su Rou’s group joined him; the fake Zhenwu ordered his six allies to fight while retreating.
• Qi Liancheng and the others attacked with the fake Zhenwu as the two groups clashed in a deadly battle.