Chapter Summaries

Jian Lingxu awakened his past-life memories as an Immortal King after his failed breakthrough, while Su Yuxuan waited near the Heavenly Sword Sect for a chance to meet him. Instead, she encountered Ye Qingxue, and the chapter ended with news that two True Disciples had challenged Jian Lingxu to a match the next day.

• Jian Lingxu realized he had reincarnated as the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Holy Son and resolved to heal his injuries before cultivating the Heavenly Sword Scripture.
• Su Yuxuan waited in a cultivation-market restaurant, hoping to meet Jian Lingxu before he awakened his Immortal King memories, but he never appeared.
• Su Yuxuan spotted Ye Qingxue and invited her to share a meal and conversation.
• Su Yuxuan told Ye Qingxue she had come to the Central Region partly to meet Jian Lingxu, but denied wanting to spar with him or make him her dao companion.
• A cultivator announced that Lin Jingtao and Sun Yuan had challenged Jian Lingxu, who had accepted their match for the following day.

Su Yuxuan and Ye Qingxue went to watch Jian Lingxu’s challenge match at the Heavenly Sword Sect, where Su Yuxuan livestreamed the event to a huge audience. Jian Lingxu had yet to appear, and Lin Jingtao and Sun Yuan publicly taunted him for supposedly backing out.

• Su Yuxuan recalled that Jian Lingxu had defeated Lin Jingtao and Sun Yuan in her previous life after awakening his Immortal King memories, then invited Ye Qingxue to watch the match.
• Su Yuxuan started a TikTok livestream at the Heavenly Sword Sect’s crowded martial arts arena, and its viewership quickly surged.
• Su Yuxuan introduced the challenge between Jian Lingxu and the two True Disciples to her livestream audience and asked viewers for tips.
• As Jian Lingxu remained absent, spectators speculated that he might withdraw, while Lin Jingtao and Sun Yuan hoped his absence would cost him the Holy Son position.
• Lin Jingtao called out Jian Lingxu for refusing to appear, and Sun Yuan mocked him for being afraid.

Jian Lingxu challenged Lin Jingtao and Sun Yuan to fight him together, claiming he was invincible among cultivators of the same realm. As the two entered the arena, the crowd and observers questioned his confidence, and the match was about to begin.

• Jian Lingxu descended onto the arena and taunted Lin Jingtao and Sun Yuan for challenging him.
• Lin Jingtao and Sun Yuan accepted Jian Lingxu's offer to fight them both at once and demanded that he later face each of them separately if he lost.
• Jian Lingxu agreed, explaining that he had begun cultivating the powerful Heavenly Sword Scripture and believed his skill and experience would let him defeat both opponents.
• Ye Qingxue compared Jian Lingxu's arrogance to Chen Jie's, while Su Yuxuan said he could beat the two opponents but doubted he was truly invincible in his realm.
• Lin Jingtao and Sun Yuan leaped into the arena as onlookers debated Jian Lingxu's strength and awaited the fight.

Jian Lingxu faced Lin Jingtao and Sun Yuan together and effortlessly turned aside their attacks before defeating Sun Yuan with a single powerful strike. He then charged Lin Jingtao, declaring that he would show him what it meant to be invincible.

• Lin Jingtao and Sun Yuan challenged Jian Lingxu together, but he dismissed their warnings and invited them to attack.
• Jian Lingxu deflected Lin Jingtao's sword and destroyed Sun Yuan's rain of Sword Qi, then casually blocked both of their repeated attacks.
• Su Yuxuan watched the battle and read livestream comments comparing Jian Lingxu's claim of invincibility with Chen Jie and Liu Yi.
• Jian Lingxu used Sword Steps to appear before Sun Yuan and struck him through his spiritual power shield, knocking him from the arena and making him spit blood.
• Jian Lingxu turned on Lin Jingtao, declared that he would demonstrate invincibility, and rushed at him with a towering sword strike.

Jian Lingxu defeated Lin Jingtao and Sun Yuan, then declared himself unbeatable among peers, while Ye Qingxue and Su Yuxuan discussed how Liu Yi overshadowed even such a powerful genius. Su Yuxuan ended her livestream and invited Ye Qingxue to explore a Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivator’s ice Dao tomb, and Ye Qingxue agreed.

• Jian Lingxu defeated Lin Jingtao with a sword strike after Lin challenged his sudden increase in strength.
• Jian Lingxu left the training ground after declaring that none could rival his Dao within the same realm, prompting the crowd to debate his power and arrogance.
• Su Yuxuan refused livestream viewers’ calls to challenge Jian Lingxu and ended her livestream rather than risk defeat or provoke him.
• Ye Qingxue and Su Yuxuan agreed that Liu Yi surpassed the era’s other geniuses, and Su Yuxuan called his presence a blessing because he could protect them from calamity.
• Su Yuxuan invited Ye Qingxue to explore a Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivator’s ice Dao tomb with Bai Qianqian, and Ye Qingxue agreed.

Liu Yi deduced and began cultivating the Return to Oneness Realm method, seeking to unite essence, Qi, spirit, and Dao while postponing the return of his internal worlds. Meanwhile, Qian Duoduo closed his Flying Immortal City store and prepared to expand into the Central Region before Sect Master Lin Nan contacted him.

• Liu Yi completed his deduction of the Return to Oneness Realm method and decided to leave his 129,600 internal worlds in the Chaos Sea until they were ready to be drawn back.
• Liu Yi circulated the method, fusing essence, Qi, spirit, and Dao as a cocoon of Great Dao light enveloped him and transformed his golden blood back to crimson.
• Qian Duoduo decided to close his Flying Immortal City store and open four Duoduo Department Stores in the Central Region, appointing his four clerks as shopkeepers.
• Qian Duoduo removed the store sign and announced the closure to passersby, who complained about his profits but feared Liu Yi's backing.
• Qian Duoduo received a Microchat video call request from Sect Master Lin Nan and wondered what he wanted.

Lin Nan and the elders of the Heavenly Revelation Sect agreed that the sect needed sweeping reforms to attract more disciples in the system era. After proposing better disciple treatment and compensation for operating the Spiritual Qi Conversion Grand Formation, they decided to ask Qian Duoduo for business advice.

• Lin Nan told the elders that the sect had recruited only 176 disciples and warned that dwindling numbers threatened its future.
• Song Wei, Lan Sheng, and Wang Bo discussed how the Fairness System and Dao Seed Martial Dao System had made it harder for sects to recruit disciples.
• Lin Nan called for sweeping reforms, and the elders agreed that the sect needed to improve its treatment of disciples and adapt to the new era.
• Song Wei proposed that disciples of all aptitudes take turns operating the Spiritual Qi Conversion Grand Formation, and Lan Sheng proposed paying them Energy Points.
• Lan Sheng suggested asking Qian Duoduo for advice, and Song Wei agreed that the candidate for holy son should help the sect.

Qian Duoduo advised the Heavenly Revelation Sect on how to attract more disciples and resolve internal divisions, and Lin Nan approved his proposals. The sect decided to recruit annually, remove aptitude requirements, and offer new disciples interest-free loans to buy artificial Heavenly Spirit Roots.

• Lin Nan contacted Qian Duoduo by Microchat video call and explained the sect’s predicament to him.
• Qian Duoduo proposed equal treatment for cultivators with artificial and innate Heavenly Spirit Roots and paid tasks to staff the Spiritual Qi Conversion Grand Formation.
• Qian Duoduo recommended holding the Immortal Ascension Conference every year and promoting the sect widely on TikTok, forums, and throughout Jin State.
• Qian Duoduo urged the sect to accept disciples regardless of aptitude and help those with poor aptitude obtain artificial Heavenly Spirit Roots.
• Lan Sheng and Song Wei cautioned against giving artificial Heavenly Spirit Roots away for free, and the elders agreed that interest-free loans would be fairer.
• Lin Nan decreed that all newly admitted disciples could apply for interest-free loans to purchase artificial Heavenly Spirit Roots.

Qian Duoduo proposed reforms to professional training and sect operations, and the Heavenly Revelation Sect’s leaders approved a detailed plan. He declined the offer to become sect master, preferring to focus on cultivation and earning Energy Points, while Lin Nan prepared to announce the reforms.

• Qian Duoduo urged the sect to create structured training programs for professions such as artifact refining, pill refining, Spirit Plants, formations, mechanisms, puppetry, spirit cooking, and talismans.
• Song Wei, Lan Sheng, the elders, and Lin Nan praised Qian Duoduo’s proposals and urged him to become holy son and eventually sect master.
• Qian Duoduo declined the leadership roles, explaining that he preferred a leisurely life and wanted to focus on cultivation and his business.
• Lin Nan accepted Qian Duoduo’s refusal and agreed that the sect should first implement its immediate reforms.
• Qian Duoduo and the sect’s upper echelon spent a day refining a detailed reform plan, which the elders unanimously approved.
• Lin Nan finalized the plan and sent a reform notice to the sect’s Microchat group.

After three years of transformation, Liu Yi reached the Middle Return to Oneness Realm and began mastering the fusion of essence, Qi, spirit, and Dao. He discovered that cultivation sects across the Eastern Desolation were reforming their systems, inspired by the Heavenly Revelation Sect.

• Liu Yi completed his transformation, formed the Human Body Microcosm, and reflected on the remaining flaw of leaving his internal world in the Chaos Sea.
• Liu Yi rested, then challenged his mirror image on the Trial Tower’s three-thousandth floor and defeated it.
• Liu Yi checked TikTok and watched a video reporting that Eastern Desolation sects were reforming to recruit disciples and train them in specialized fields.
• Liu Yi learned that Qian Duoduo had proposed the Heavenly Revelation Sect’s successful reforms three years earlier, prompting other sects to follow its example.

Liu Yi watched reactions to Qian Duoduo’s success, then cultivated by refining World Origin and deducing martial arts. Meanwhile, Central Continent Devil Dao leaders finalized plans for a war against the righteous sects and prepared to mobilize their forces.

• Liu Yi read comments praising Qian Duoduo’s judgment and the Eastern Desolation sects’ reforms, then chose not to contact him.
• Liu Yi swallowed two hundred drops of World Origin and used his Divine Sense and the Subsystem Computing Power Matrix to develop Return to Oneness Realm methods and martial Dao abilities.
• Hua Jincheng gathered Central Continent Devil Dao leaders and urged them to begin the war before their position weakened further.
• Zhong You, Yin Changfeng, and the other leaders agreed to target righteous sects and send those unable to bind systems to the battlefield.
• Hua Jincheng assigned the Heavenly Devil Sect to attack the Wei Household, the Nine Nether Devil Sect to strike the Azure Cloud Sect, and the Profound Yin Sect to assault the Mystic Maiden Hall.
• The leaders settled their military arrangements, teleported back to their sects, and began mobilizing for war.

As the righteous and devil paths moved toward war, Zhu Yizhou hosted a feast at the Azure Cloud Sect and defended his rise after Zheng Xing accused him of hiding his system. A Devil Dao force led by Zhong You then attacked the sect, demanding that Ye Changqing hand over those who could not bind the system.

• Zhu Yizhou celebrated reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm Combat Power Ranking as Lin Yan and Wang Ruoxi admired his success.
• Zheng Xing challenged Zhu Yizhou about whether he could defeat Su Yuxuan and accused him of concealing his system from the sect and Wang Ruoxi.
• Zhu Yizhou explained that he had bound the system while seeking opportunities outside the sect and credited his progress to both hard work and fortuitous encounters.
• A furious warning announced the devil-path attack, and Zhu Yizhou led the disciples out to defend the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Zhong You's Devil Cultivators emerged from spatial gates and attacked the activated Azure Cloud Grand Formation, while Zhong You demanded that Ye Changqing surrender those unable to bind the system.

Ye Changqing and the Azure Cloud Sect defended their mountain gate against Zhong You’s growing army of Devil Cultivators while calling for righteous reinforcements. The sect-protecting formation shattered, and both sides began a bloody close-quarters battle as devilish mighty figures joined the assault.

• Ye Changqing replenished the Azure Cloud Grand Formation with Spirit Stones, requested aid through Microchat, and urged the sect disciples to attack the Devil Cultivators outside.
• The Devil Cultivators shattered the formation’s first two defensive barriers as Ye Changqing tried to keep the disciples calm and fighting.
• Righteous reinforcements emerged through spatial gates inside the mountain gate, and both sides poured more cultivators through spatial gates to join the battle.
• The third defensive barrier shattered, and righteous and devilish cultivators charged into close combat, suffering heavy casualties.
• Zhong You called on the nearby devilish mighty figures to attack, and they joined him in a fierce assault on the Azure Cloud Sect.

The righteous and Devil Dao forces fought a massive battle at the Azure Cloud Sect, with Zhu Yizhou battling Zhao Yanyu and Yu Zhan while Ye Changqing clashed with Zhong You. After more than half a day, the Devil Dao withdrew having inflicted heavier losses on the righteous side, leaving Ye Changqing and the survivors furious and grieving.

• Ye Changqing rallied the righteous leaders as Devil Dao forces attacked, and the two sides fought in a battle involving more than two hundred thousand cultivators.
• Zhu Yizhou fought Zhao Yanyu and Yu Zhan, who mocked him over Su Yuxuan and his place on the Combat Power Ranking.
• Ye Changqing and Zhong You fought evenly while trading taunts about the Azure Cloud Sect's destruction and the war's outcome.
• After fighting for more than half a day, both sides were exhausted; Zhong You estimated that the righteous side had lost over thirty thousand, compared with just over twenty thousand Devil Dao casualties.
• Zhong You ordered the Devil Dao forces to withdraw, while Ye Changqing and the surviving righteous cultivators cursed them and vowed revenge.

The Devil Dao leaders celebrated their surprise attacks and planned to keep weakening the righteous sects before offering peace talks. At the Azure Cloud Sect, the righteous leaders recognized that both sides were using the war to purge those who could not bind to the system, and agreed they needed to do the same.

• Hua Jincheng warned the Devil Dao leaders to stay alert for retaliation, and they agreed to support one another while planning further attacks.
• Zhong You and Yin Changfeng said the Devil Dao aimed to weaken the righteous sects and force peace talks, not fight until both sides were crippled.
• Hua Jincheng said the Devil Dao would keep striking until the righteous side was ready to accept peace negotiations.
• Ye Changqing called for the righteous sects to retaliate after their heavy losses, while Wei Yan backed him.
• Liu Qingqing and Cai Qiang explained that the Devil Dao had started the war to buy time for reforms and purge sect members who could not bind to the system.
• Ye Changqing and the other righteous leaders agreed to purge those members to avoid system penalties or extermination missions.

Ye Changqing and the other sect masters launched a counterattack against the Devil Dao Sect, igniting wars across four regions and fueling a boom in System Store trade. While Little Yellow celebrated the conflict as a reprieve for the Dao Seed Martial Dao System, Zhong Lingxiu arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect to meet Ye Changqing.

• Ye Changqing, Wei Yan, Liu Qingqing, Cai Qiang, and the other sect masters agreed to strike back at the Devil Dao Sect and discussed their targets.
• Righteous and devil-path sects traded Spatial Teleportation ambushes, spreading war across the Central Continent, Southern Barbarians, Northern Plains, and Western Rivers as neither side gained an advantage.
• Demand for pills, Law Treasures, and talismans surged, allowing Alchemists, artifact refiners, and talisman makers to profit from the war.
• Little Yellow broke through to the Dao Soul Realm, watched a battle video on TikTok, and messaged Liu Yi that the war would prevent immortal cultivators from uniting against the Dao Seed Martial Dao System.
• Zhong Lingxiu arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect and asked its disciples to inform Ye Changqing that she wished to see him.

Zhong Lingxiu visited the Azure Cloud Sect to promote the Puppet Sect’s new War Weapons, and a demonstration video showed their devastating power. Ye Changqing was stunned by the weapons’ capabilities and was invited to inspect them in person at the Puppet Sect.

• Huo Deyang recognized Zhong Lingxiu at the Azure Cloud Sect’s gate and sent word to the sect master while she waited.
• Ye Changqing received Zhong Lingxiu in Azure Cloud Hall, where she offered the Puppet Sect’s War Weapons for sale.
• Zhong Lingxiu showed a video demonstrating the God-Extinguishing Repeating Crossbow, the God-Slaying Cannon, and the heavily armed War Flying Ship.
• Ye Changqing was astonished by the weapons’ power and questioned whether the promotional claims were true.
• Zhong Lingxiu assured Ye Changqing that the claims were honest and offered to take him to the Puppet Sect to see the weapons firsthand.

Ye Changqing and the Central Continent's righteous-path sects bought the Puppet Sect's entire stock of War Weapons to keep them out of the devil path's hands. Meanwhile, Liu Yi emerged from seclusion after creating a Return to Oneness Realm cultivation method and the World-Extinguishing martial Divine Ability.

• Ye Changqing failed to negotiate a price reduction with Zhong Lingxiu and proposed that the righteous-path sects pool their Energy Points to buy the War Weapons.
• Wei Yan, Liu Qingqing, and the other sect masters supported purchasing the weapons, and the group agreed to buy the entire stock.
• Zhong Lingxiu handed Ye Changqing a storage Law Treasure containing 3,158 God-Extinguishing Repeating Crossbows, 1,021 God-Slaying Cannons, ten War Flying Ships, and about one million God-Extinguishing Arrows.
• Ye Changqing paid Zhong Lingxiu and began discussing with the righteous-path sect masters how to deploy the weapons against the devil path.
• Liu Yi completed a Return to Oneness Realm method and created the World-Extinguishing Divine Ability, which wielded both creation and destruction.

Liu Yi perfected and strengthened the World-Extinguishing Divine Ability, then learned that the righteous and devil sides had gone to war. He watched the righteous sects attack the Heavenly Devil Sect and saw Hua Jincheng and other devil leaders warn their forces to prepare for a possible trap.

• Liu Yi defeated his mirror image on the Trial Tower's 3,000th floor after ten days of refining the World-Extinguishing Divine Ability.
• Liu Yi learned from Little Yellow that the great war between the righteous and devil sides had begun and considered concealing a breakthrough to the Mortal Transcendence Realm before facing the Heavenly Tribulation.
• Liu Yi watched a livestream of a large righteous force attacking the Heavenly Devil Sect's protective formation and wondered why the righteous sects had committed so many fighters.
• Hua Jincheng warned the Heavenly Devil Sect disciples that the righteous attack might be a scheme, while Zhong You, Yin Changfeng, and other devil leaders urged caution.

Ye Changqing unleashed the righteous path’s war machines against the Heavenly Devil Sect, destroying its formation and inflicting heavy casualties before the Devil Cultivators charged into close combat. The two sides became entangled in a brutal battle, reducing the machines’ effectiveness as Liu Yi and the livestream viewers reacted to their power.

• Ye Changqing ordered more than four thousand cultivators to fire their God-Extinguishing Repeating Crossbows, God-Slaying Cannons, and warships at the Heavenly Devil Sect.
• The war machines shattered the Heavenly Devil Great Formation and caused heavy casualties and panic among the Devil Cultivators.
• Hua Jincheng urged the Devil Cultivators to charge the righteous ranks and mingle with them, and Zhong You agreed.
• The Devil Cultivators charged while Ye Changqing attacked Zhong You and the righteous cultivators engaged the enemy.
• The two sides became locked in close combat, forcing the war machines to reduce their attacks to avoid hitting their allies.
• Liu Yi watched the assault and read livestream comments marveling at the war machines’ power and speculating that they would be hard to produce in large numbers.