Chapter Summaries

Shen Fei used the Azure Light Sword’s laws to perfect wind, rain, thunder, and lightning in his Inner World, advancing his cultivation as the Primordial World’s great calamity approached. After the Dao Ancestor appointed East King Duke and West Queen Mother as leaders of the male and female immortals, they established the Immortal Court, beginning a struggle for supremacy ahead of the Witch and Demon Clans.

• Shen Fei claimed Hei Xiaohu’s Azure Light Sword, crushed it, and drew out the Laws of Electricity and Yang.
• Shen Fei combined laws of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning to establish the four seasons in his Inner World, gaining insights and refining Creation Mystic Light into mana.
• Shen Fei layered the first level of Eternal Immortality onto his body and sensed that the Heavenly Dao had begun taking control as the great calamity neared.
• Di Jun invited Kunpeng to join the Demon Court, promising him Guiyuan’s opportunities if they killed him after reaching the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Di Jun offered Taiyi the Great Sun Star Palace to help him sever a corpse, while explaining his plan to unify the Primordial World.
• East King Duke and West Queen Mother proclaimed the establishment of the Immortal Court, surprising those who expected the Witch and Demon Clans to lead the struggle for supremacy.

East King Duke and West Queen Mother established the Immortal Court, but Di Jun and Taiyi quickly proclaimed the Demon Court with far greater strength and fortune. East King Duke sought to recruit Shen Fei, whose identity as Guiyuan had been revealed by Hongjun, and the chapter ended with Shen Fei realizing that revelation had drawn unwanted attention to him.

• East King Duke and West Queen Mother proclaimed the Immortal Court, and East King Duke used its fortune and merit to sever his Evil Corpse and reach the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Di Jun and Taiyi proclaimed the Demon Clan and established the Demon Court with Nuwa, Fuxi, and Kunpeng, attracting many races and far more fortune than the Immortal Court.
• West Queen Mother advised East King Duke to recruit powerful figures, and they agreed to seek out Guiyuan and other great powers.
• East King Duke traveled to the North Sea and called for Guiyuan, alerting Shen Fei, who sensed his arrival.
• Shen Fei asked how East King Duke knew his name, and East King Duke explained that Hongjun had identified Guiyuan as the sole cultivator pursuing Proving Dao by Force.
• Shen Fei realized Hongjun had exposed him to the great powers and drawn him into the coming conflict.

Shen Fei rejected East King Duke’s offer to join the Immortal Court and returned to cultivating beneath Golden Ao Island, deciding to descend on Rainbow Seven. In Hongqi World, Hei Xiaohu persuaded Hei Xin Hu to accept the Group Leader’s help and prepare to welcome his arrival.

• East King Duke offered Shen Fei a high position, an Innate Spiritual Treasure, and the Dao of Three Corpses, but Shen Fei refused and vanished.
• East King Duke returned to the Immortal Court in anger, while West Queen Mother urged him to wait for another chance and told him Pan Wang had agreed to join.
• Shen Fei resumed cultivating beneath Golden Ao Island and decided it was time to descend upon Rainbow Seven.
• Hei Xiaohu explained to Hei Xin Hu that joining the Group Leader’s Subordinate World could raise their limits and might let them resurrect Bai Li.
• Hei Xin Hu agreed to follow Hei Xiaohu’s plans to unify the forest, gather the Seven Swords, and welcome the Group Leader’s descent.

Shen Fei arrived at the Demon Sect's Back Mountain and began analyzing its laws while Hei Xiaohu arranged a Breaking Calamity Pill for his son. At Liu Zhengfeng's Golden Basin Hand-Washing Ceremony, an imperial decree appointed him Brigadier General, drawing scorn from the assembled martial artists.

• Shen Fei appeared before Hei Xiaohu and Hei Xin Hu in a storm of lightning, then told them Gu He could treat Hei Xiaohu's ailment with a Breaking Calamity Pill.
• Shen Fei spread his Primordial Spirit across the forest, observed the Seven Heroes, and settled down to analyze the world's laws.
• Hei Xiaohu reported in the Group Chat that the Seven Swords had defeated the Azure Light Sword Master and asked Gu He to refine a Breaking Calamity Pill.
• Gu He said Medusa was pressuring him to help her advance further, and Shen Fei revealed that Gu He had seen her naked after her tribulation.
• At Liu Zhengfeng's ceremony, Daoist Tianmen teased Yue Buqun about rumors of a Divine Turtle appearing on Mount Hua, while Ning Zhongze waited with Yue Lingshan.
• Liu Zhengfeng received an imperial decree appointing him Brigadier General, and the martial artists present looked down on him for accepting an official post.

Ning Zhongze intervened when the Songshan Sect tried to halt Liu Zhengfeng’s Golden Basin Hand-Washing Ceremony and seize his family, revealing overwhelming martial skill. The ceremony remained unresolved as Fei Bin attacked her and lost his right hand.

• Liu Zhengfeng announced that he would retire from Jianghu affairs and reached toward the golden basin to wash his hands.
• Shi Dengda arrived with the Five-Colored Command Banner and ordered Liu Zhengfeng to postpone the ceremony, but Liu refused.
• Yue Buqun learned that Ning Zhongze had gone to the privy as screams sounded from the rear of the Liu Residence.
• Ning Zhongze entered with Liu Zhengfeng’s wife and children after defeating more than twenty Songshan Sect members, including Lu Bai, Fei Bin, and Ding Mian.
• Fei Bin attacked Ning Zhongze with his Heart-Piercing Sword, but she blocked his strike and severed his right hand.

Ning Zhongze protected Liu Zhengfeng’s family and ceremony, exposed Lao De Nuo as Zuo Lengchan’s spy, and took charge of Mount Hua. After defeating Feng Buping in one move, she summoned Uncle Feng from Siguo Cliff to legitimize her leadership.

• Ning Zhongze stopped Shi Dengda and the Songshan Sect from harming Liu Zhengfeng’s family, then allowed Liu Zhengfeng to complete his hand-washing ceremony.
• Ning Zhongze exposed Lao De Nuo’s spying for Zuo Lengchan, and Lao De Nuo confessed that he had been ordered to find the Bixie Swordplay and Purple Cloud Manual.
• Ning Zhongze blocked Yue Buqun from killing Lao De Nuo and said she would judge his crimes herself.
• Ning Zhongze reprimanded Linghu Chong for associating with Tian Boguang and directed him to train at the Training Pavilion.
• Ning Zhongze challenged Feng Buping and defeated him with one sword strike, claiming leadership of Mount Hua and proposing that he and Yue Buqun serve as deputies.
• Ning Zhongze summoned Uncle Feng at Siguo Cliff, and he appeared, astonished by her profound true qi.

Ning Zhongze defeated Feng Qingyang and welcomed Shen Fei, who claimed the Xiaoao World and linked it to his Inner World. The Xiaoao World fused with the Heavenly Sword World, while Shen Fei continued cultivating until a visitor from East King Duke's side demanded an explanation for a slain Zifu cultivator.

• Ning Zhongze defeated Feng Qingyang with her strength and declared her intention to reunite Mount Hua.
• Shen Fei appeared as an enormous Divine Turtle, reassured Ning Zhongze, and took control of the Xiaoao World's World Origin.
• The Xiaoao World merged with the Heavenly Sword World, creating a Comprehensive Martial World and altering its inhabitants' memories and history.
• Shen Fei told Zhang Sanfeng and Ning Zhongze about the fusion, while Huang Rong pursued a possible object of origin connected to Guo Jing.
• Shen Fei sensed growing negative auras in the North Sea and began absorbing them through the Return Ruins.
• A visitor connected to East King Duke summoned Shen Fei, demanding an explanation for the death of a Zifu cultivator.

Pan Wang confronted Guiyuan and was overwhelmed by Shen Fei, Guiyuan’s Giant Turtle form, but the battle continued as Pan Wang unleashed his poisonous gu and transformed to attack. The chapter ended with Pan Wang’s snake tail colliding with the Profound Heavy Stele.

• Pan Wang challenged Guiyuan and threatened the Mystic Turtle Clan, prompting Shen Fei to strike him and shatter his Golden Toad Body.
• Pan Wang’s Grand Unity Dao Fruit tried to flee, but a purple-robed figure interrupted the Sea Calming Pearls and helped it escape.
• Shen Fei destroyed Pan Wang’s Evil Corpse avatar, then endured waves of poisonous gu behind his Turtle Shell Celebratory Cloud.
• Pan Wang transformed into a golden snake and attacked Shen Fei with venom while Shen Fei brought down the Profound Heavy Stele.
• Pan Wang’s snake tail struck the Profound Heavy Stele, shaking Heaven and Earth.

Shen Fei overwhelmed Pan Wang in battle and killed him despite the intervention of Five Poisons Daoist. Pan Wang’s death shook Heaven and Earth and cleared obstacles for cultivators of the gu and poison paths.

• Pan Wang and Five Poisons Daoist attacked Shen Fei, but Shen Fei’s defenses and Spiritual Treasures kept them from gaining the advantage.
• Shen Fei struck Pan Wang repeatedly with Chaos Axe Light, while distant Innate Divine Beings watched in shock and Kunpeng grew resentful.
• Shen Fei shattered Pan Wang’s true form and exposed his Grand Unity Dao Fruit as Pan Wang threatened him with the Immortal Lord’s retaliation.
• Five Poisons Daoist rushed to save Pan Wang, but Shen Fei’s Turtle Shell barrier held him back.
• Shen Fei crushed Pan Wang’s Grand Unity Dao Fruit, killing him and causing Heaven and Earth to tremble with blood rain.

Shen Fei killed Pan Wang and the Five Poisons Daoist, then resurrected the sea creatures harmed by their battle. News of Guiyuan’s victory spread, while East King Duke refused West Queen Mother’s advice to apologize, leaving the Immortal Court’s response unresolved.

• Shen Fei stopped the fleeing Five Poisons Daoist, battered him until he fell, and claimed the furnace bearing the Five Poison Statue.
• Shen Fei resurrected the sea creatures killed by the battle’s aftershocks, cleared the area of resentment and deathly aura, and descended into the sea.
• Innate Divine Beings discussed Guiyuan’s defense, strength, and mastery of intertwined laws as they recognized how powerful he was.
• On Kunlun Mountain, Taiqing, Yuqing, and Shangqing discussed Guiyuan’s abilities, and Taiqing said they could defend against him and continue cultivating in peace.
• At the Immortal Court, West Queen Mother urged East King Duke to offer Guiyuan gifts and an apology, but East King Duke refused and blamed Guiyuan for killing Zifu cultivators.
• West Queen Mother left to cultivate, while East King Duke remained angry at Guiyuan.

After defeating Pan Wang, Shen Fei worried about the powerful factions he had antagonized. West Queen Mother came to apologize for Pan Wang’s attack, but Shen Fei refused her compensation and remained estranged from the Immortal Court.

• Shen Fei put away the Five Poisons Furnace and considered how much trouble Pan Wang had caused him and how dangerous the Witch Clan, Demon Clan, and Immortal Court could be.
• West Queen Mother arrived at Shen Fei’s seabed dwelling, and he attacked her before she could explain herself.
• West Queen Mother said she had come to apologize and insisted that she had known nothing about Pan Wang’s actions.
• Shen Fei refused the Innate Spiritual Jade box, saying Pan Wang had already paid for his actions and that he wanted no ties with the Immortal Court.
• West Queen Mother clarified that the apology was personal and revealed that East King Duke had pushed her aside despite her role in building the Immortal Court.

Shen Fei accepted West Queen Mother’s gifts of Three Lights Divine Water and the Undying Medicine, then invited her to Golden Ao Island for a Dao Discussion. As she shared the Dao of Lesser Yin, Shen Fei deepened his understanding of Yin-Yang and began deriving the Fire Venerable Thunder Emperor Fist.

• Shen Fei opened West Queen Mother’s spiritual jade box and found a lake of Three Lights Divine Water inside.
• West Queen Mother gave Shen Fei an Undying Medicine sprout containing the Law of Creation.
• Shen Fei invited West Queen Mother to Golden Ao Island, where she learned he had moved the island from the East Sea to the North Sea.
• West Queen Mother explained her Dao of Lesser Yin, which fused the Laws of Yin, Metal, Fire, and Thunder.
• Shen Fei used the Dao Discussion to deepen his understanding of the Four Symbols and began comprehending the Fire Venerable Thunder Emperor Fist.

Shen Fei learned West Queen Mother’s insights into the Dao of Three Corpses and comprehended the Method of Uniting with the Dao, which could help his incarnations align with other worlds’ Heavenly Daos. After exchanging teachings and contact tokens with West Queen Mother, he received several pages of Emperor Roselle’s diary from Alger and wondered whether they were origin objects.

• West Queen Mother explained the Dao of Three Corpses, and Shen Fei adapted its principles to comprehend the Great Divine Ability of Uniting with the Dao.
• Shen Fei described his Way of the World and his Nine Laws to West Queen Mother, impressing her and giving her new insights.
• Shen Fei gave West Queen Mother a piece of his shed Turtle Shell so she could contact him, and she left to attend to Immortal Court matters.
• Alger sent Shen Fei several pages of Emperor Roselle’s diary and asked him to check whether they were origin objects.

Shen Fei descended into the Mysterious World after sending Alger power that strengthened his body and abilities. He arrived beside the Azure Avenger and began studying the world’s unusual balance of chaos and order.

• Shen Fei explained that the Mysterious World was actually Earth and that Roselle’s Diary contained enough World Origin to help him enter it gradually.
• Shen Fei sent Alger an Exclusive Red Packet, and its power rapidly digested Alger’s Wind Follower Potion and strengthened his cultivation, body, and control over the wind.
• Alger assembled his crew to guard the Azure Avenger while he waited for Shen Fei to arrive.
• Shen Fei manifested as a giant turtle beside the Azure Avenger, and Alger greeted him as the Group Leader.
• Shen Fei told Alger he would follow behind the ship and examined the world’s chaotic laws, seeing the visit as an opportunity to develop his Inner World.

Shen Fei used the Mysterious World’s three pillars to plan his Uniting with the Dao, asking Alger to prepare Potions so he could form the Corpse of God. After consuming them and advancing rapidly, Shen Fei concluded that high-Sequence Extraordinary Characteristics would be the fastest way to grow stronger.

• Shen Fei asked Alger to prepare every Potion he had from the low Sequences up to Wind Follower.
• Alger agreed and spent several days gathering the Potions, then stopped the Azure Avenger and handed them to Shen Fei.
• Shen Fei swallowed the Potions and used his knowledge of their Sequences to assemble their powers without losing control.
• Winds and hurricanes swept across the Giant Turtle before calming, and Shen Fei’s Corpse of God walked over the water and boarded Alger’s ship.
• Shen Fei explained that Uniting with the Dao let his three corpses advance without acting’s usual costs, and that high-Sequence Extraordinary Characteristics were the fastest route forward.

Shen Fei and Alger prepared to travel to Bansi Port, where they planned to kill a Fallen Bishop and report the danger to the Church of the Storm. After strengthening Alger and consuming two potions himself, Shen Fei arrived with him in Bansi, a port concealing secrets tied to the Medici Family and the City of Calamity.

• Shen Fei suggested that Alger report Bansi to the Church of the Storm and help kill a Fallen Bishop to earn merit and possibly obtain the Sea Singer formula.
• Shen Fei agreed to exchange a Cultivation Method for the remaining Spectator and Mind Reader Sequence potions, and Alger offered the Psychiatrist formula.
• Shen Fei gave Alger a Cultivation Method derived from the Xuanwu Cultivation Technique, then consumed the two potions Alger had prepared.
• Alger gained confidence in facing the Fallen Bishop after the Cultivation Method increased his strength.
• Shen Fei and Alger arrived at Bansi Port aboard the Azure Avenger and discussed investigating the Medici Family and gathering evidence for the Church of the Storm.

Shen Fei and Alger investigated the Medici Family’s influence in Bansi Port and waited at the Green Lemon Restaurant for Alger to enter Evernight City. Shen Fei identified a chance to study the City of Calamity’s power and considered sending his true body’s primordial spirit into Evernight City.

• Shen Fei reassured Alger that the Medici descendants in Bansi Port had likely stayed hidden and told him to ask Klein for more diaries at the next Tarot Club gathering.
• Shen Fei and Alger visited the Green Lemon Restaurant, where the diners ate blood curd, and rented a room to observe how Alger entered Evernight City.
• Shen Fei sensed that the City of Calamity’s influence permeated Bansi Port and decided the power leaking into the city was worth studying.
• After night fell and fog rose, Alger’s body remained behind as a small part of him was drawn into Evernight City.
• Shen Fei realized he might use the coordinates Alger followed to send his true body’s primordial spirit into Evernight City, and considered testing the idea.

Alger and Audrey welcomed Sun to the Tarot Club, where they arranged exchanges involving Roselle's Diary and potion formulas. After Alger relayed greetings from the existence behind him, a Giant Turtle appeared and shook the Gray Mist, leaving Klein to confront him.

• Alger arrived at the gathering with Audrey and the new member Sun, whom Mr. Fool introduced.
• Audrey offered Roselle's Diary pages in exchange for the Mind Reader formula, and Alger and Sun both said they possessed it.
• Alger requested the diary pages for himself, while Sun asked for the initial Sequence of the Sun Pathway.
• Klein offered the Scholar of Yore formula as payment so Audrey could trade with Sun without worrying about offending Mr. Fool.
• Alger said the existence behind him sent Mr. Fool greetings and also wanted Roselle's Diary.
• A Giant Turtle appeared behind Alger as the Gray Mist and Evernight City shook, and Klein told Alger that this was not how one offered greetings.

Alger intimidated Klein by revealing the power and honorific name of the Lord of All Realms, prompting Klein to agree to give Him Roselle's Diary while Alger promised to seek Potion formulas for Derrick. Shen Fei gained new formulas and insights from briefly reaching Evernight City, then planned to gather materials to investigate Bansi and the Medici Family.

• Alger told the Tarot Club that the tremor in Evernight City had been a greeting from the Lord of All Realms, whose honorific name left Klein and the others stunned.
• Klein agreed to let the Lord of All Realms have Roselle's Diary, and Alger offered to find Derrick the Scholar of Yore and Light Bringer formulas.
• After the Tarot Club meeting, Shen Fei discovered that touching Evernight City had given him Potion formulas for the low Sequences of the Fool, Door, and Error pathways, along with insights into the Western Continent's seal.
• Shen Fei explained his plan to sever the Corpse of Cthulhu and combine the Three Corpses with his true body to Alger.
• Alger agreed to seek low-Sequence Potion ingredients in Bansi, and Shen Fei said they would use them and Roselle's Diary to probe the Medici Family.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches established the Witch Court, drawing immense merit and Fortune through their claim to Pangu’s legacy. East King Duke prepared the Immortal Court for war against them and revealed that the Three Pure Ones had agreed to help.

• Shen Fei remained hidden in the North Sea, cleansing its waters and avoiding the growing conflicts elsewhere.
• Di Jiang led the Twelve Ancestral Witches in establishing the Witch Clan and Witch Court at Pangu Hall, naming its leaders to govern the forces of the land.
• The Witch Court received vast merit and Fortune, repairing its Dutian Divine Fiend Banners and taking a share of the Human Path Fortune from the Immortal and Demon Courts.
• East King Duke listened as Old Ancestor Tian Lang urged the Immortal Court to attack the newly established Witch Court, and the court’s officials called for war.
• East King Duke ordered preparations for war and told West Queen Mother that the Three Pure Ones had agreed to support the Immortal Court.