Arc 1Beast Tide and Sect Feud
Lu Changsheng protected Zhou Qingyu during the beast tide, advanced his cultivation, and trained Ning Yuxin while profiting from a scheme against the Divine Firmament Sect. After killing Wang Ming in the Sword Cave, he received the patriarch’s protection and a place in the Dynasty War, as tensions between the sects grew.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries