Chapter Summaries

Chu Caiyi destroyed the immortal will from her previous life and received the Great Dao of Destruction from the Chaos Demon God. Meanwhile, Long Zaiyuan fled to a hidden island, with Xiao Chen and his companions following him into a cavern.

• An awakened Immortal Emperor tried to seize Chu Caiyi’s soul, but Chu Caiyi summoned the Chaos Demon God of Destruction in her sea of consciousness.
• Chu Caiyi agreed to destroy the immortal will from her previous life, and the Chaos Demon God erased it and gave Chu Caiyi an imprint of the Great Dao of Destruction.
• Chu Caiyi resumed cultivating while the Dark Moon Legion wondered what had happened inside the hall.
• Long Zaiyuan fled toward a barren island, hoping to find Lord Sword Demon, while Xiao Chen and Chen Qianqian followed him.
• Long Zaiyuan opened a hidden passage through the island, and Xiao Chen and his companions followed through restrictions that suppressed their cultivation.
• The hidden passage opened into an enormous cavern.

Xiao Chen and the others confronted the Sword Demon, who rejected Long Zaiyuan and named Xiao Chen the sword cultivator he had been seeking. After Xiao Chen revealed his Dao Integration Realm achievement and prepared to kill Long Zaiyuan, the Sword Demon asked him to wait so Long Zaiyuan could accept his death wholeheartedly.

• Xiao Chen entered the cave with Long Zaiyuan, who knelt and tried to claim the Sword Demon as his master.
• The Sword Demon revealed that Long Zaiyuan had been a pawn sent to obtain his Sword Dao and declared that he no longer needed him.
• The Sword Demon recognized Xiao Chen as the sword genius he had been seeking, and Xiao Chen said he had comprehended the True Essence of the Great Dao in the Dao Integration Realm.
• Long Zaiyuan learned Xiao Chen's identity and panicked as Xiao Chen drew his sword to kill him.
• The Sword Demon stopped Xiao Chen, explaining that he wanted Long Zaiyuan to accept his death wholeheartedly.

Xiao Chen defeated the Sword Demon in a contest of sword techniques and revealed that he cultivated the Invincible Sword Dao. The Sword Demon passed on his Immortal-Slaying Sword Dao and treasures, while Great Sage Mountain-Mover carried Xiao Chen away to safely comprehend them.

• Xiao Chen accepted the Sword Demon's challenge and defeated his sword strike with Ten Thousand Swords Return to One.
• Xiao Chen explained that his Invincible Sword Dao embraced every sword technique, and the Sword Demon agreed to pass on his Immortal-Slaying Sword Dao and treasured vault.
• The Sword Demon transferred his sword will and gave Xiao Chen ten storage rings containing treasures and Saint Rank techniques.
• The Sword Demon killed Long Zaiyuan and urged Great Sage Mountain-Mover to remove Xiao Chen before the Divine Sword Holy Land could interfere.
• A deacon discovered Long Zaiyuan's shattered soul lamp and reported his death to the Divine Sword Holy Land.
• Great Sage Mountain-Mover brought Xiao Chen and the others to a hill beside the East Sea and stood guard while Xiao Chen cultivated.

Chu Feng's disciples returned from their expeditions with major breakthroughs and a saint-grade spirit vein, which Cao Youqian arranged to install at the Miscellaneous Dao Institute. The academy head visited Chu Feng to discuss the institute's newfound spirit vein.

• Chu Feng learned that Cao Youqian had reached the Nirvana Realm and awakened the Wrathful Immortal Tyrant Physique, while Han Ping and Fang Mu had also advanced.
• Cao Youqian, Fang Mu, Han Ping, and Lin Mo made breakthroughs at the Heavenly Corpse Sect, and Cao Youqian learned from Great Sage Blazing Sun how to take its saint-grade yin vein.
• Wang Baole and Ye Beixuan broke through to the Third Level of the Dao Integration Realm, and Ye Beixuan perfected his Primordial Chaos True Intent.
• Cao Youqian returned to the Miscellaneous Dao Institute with his group and told Chu Feng about their gains, then proposed installing the saint-grade spirit vein there.
• After news of the spirit vein spread through the Dao-Seeking Academy, the academy head visited Chu Feng and asked the others to leave so they could discuss a matter.

Cao Youqian negotiated with the dean to give Dao-Seeking Academy two tenths of the sacred-grade spirit vein, while Chu Caiyi and Xiao Chen made breakthroughs during their excursions. Their returns brought fresh rewards and treasures to their companions, and everyone arrived at Miaomiao Mountain after Great Sage Golden Wing carried them there.

• Cao Youqian agreed to give Dao-Seeking Academy two tenths of the sacred-grade spirit vein in exchange for the academy installing it, and Chu Feng praised his negotiation.
• Chu Caiyi broke through to the Spirit Nurturing Realm with Destruction True Intent Great Perfection, took treasures from the underground palace, and shared them with Qin Qin, Bing Yan, and the others.
• Xiao Chen emerged from seven days of seclusion having reached the Nirvana Second Level and comprehended three points of True Essence of Sword Dao, then gave Great Sage Mountain-Mover and his companions shares of Sword Demon's treasures.
• Chu Feng received a reward of one hundred years of cultivation and thirty points of True Essence of the Great Dao for Xiao Chen's breakthrough, bringing his total to 530.
• Great Sage Golden Wing carried the returning group to Miaomiao Mountain and dropped them near the ground, where they landed safely; Chu Feng asked whether they had experienced his speed, leaving everyone frozen.

After Chu Feng’s Dao De Jing lectures helped his disciples gain insights, Ye Beixuan learned that Feng Qiongyu’s family had arranged a martial contest for her hand. He decided to enter the contest himself, and the pair prepared to leave for her family’s home.

• Chu Feng held a banquet to celebrate the installation of the saint-grade spirit vein and announced a forty-nine-day series of Dao scripture lectures.
• Chu Feng lectured on the Dao De Jing, and the four Great Sages later entered seclusion after gaining insights.
• Chu Feng received rewards for helping Mountain-Mover, Bing Yan, Golden Wing, and Blazing Sun comprehend the True Essence of the Great Dao.
• Feng Qiongyu received a letter saying her family had arranged prospective husbands and a martial contest for her hand.
• Ye Beixuan offered to enter the contest, and he and Feng Qiongyu decided to bid Master farewell and travel to her family the next day.

Chu Feng and Ye Beixuan traveled to Fire Phoenix Valley for a martial arts contest to choose a husband, where Ye Beixuan was to prove his progress. Feng Qiongyu brought them to her courtyard, but her relatives discovered her return and arrived to confront her.

• Chu Feng agreed to accompany Ye Beixuan to Fire Phoenix Valley, while Qin Qin, Xu Caichen, and Bing Yan stayed behind at the Miscellaneous Dao Institute.
• Chu Feng, Ye Beixuan, Xiao Chen, Cao Youqian, Wang Baole, two young girls, and two inner disciples set out for Fire Phoenix Valley.
• Feng Qiongyu offered Chu Feng her courtyard as lodging, and he accepted.
• The Feng Lineage's phoenix parasol tree sensed Feng Qiongyu's return, prompting Third Brother Feng and a woman in a fiery-red dress to come find her.
• Third Brother Feng sent a fire phoenix into the courtyard, and Feng Qiongyu went to the gate with Ye Beixuan, where she found an angry face waiting.

Ye Beixuan struck Feng Yanxiang after he berated Feng Qiongyu, then revealed his Dao Integration Realm strength and drove off the Feng Lineage youths. Feng Yanxiang reported the conflict to the Feng Lineage head, whose family worried about losing face until Qingyan arrived with a contemptuous challenge.

• Third Brother Feng scolded Feng Qiongyu for bringing Ye Beixuan into her courtyard, and Ye Beixuan slapped him.
• Ye Beixuan released his Dao Integration Realm pressure, and Feng Yanxiang led the Feng Lineage youths away after learning his strength.
• Feng Qiongyu asked Ye Beixuan to apologize with her to her parents, and he agreed.
• A seductive woman suggested Feng Qiongyu had become Ye Beixuan's Dao companion to grow stronger, but Feng Yanxiang warned that opposing a Dao-Seeking Academy elder could provoke the academy.
• Feng Yanxiang told the Feng Lineage head that Ye Beixuan had struck him and was an elder of Dao-Seeking Academy, prompting the elders to worry about the family's reputation.
• Qingyan mocked the Feng Lineage elders for backing down, and the head asked what plan she had.

Feng Qingyan persuaded the Feng Lineage to let contestants enlist others to fight in the martial contest for Feng Qiongyu’s hand. Mother Feng discovered that Ye Beixuan was Qiongyu’s partner and a disciple of Great Sage Qiankun, then left reassured after learning his senior brothers would also participate.

• Feng Qingyan proposed changing the contest rules so the suitors could have others fight on their behalf, and the Feng Lineage agreed to keep Qiongyu in her courtyard residence.
• Feng Qiongyu and Ye Beixuan waited for Mother Feng, who arrived and questioned Ye after realizing their relationship was close.
• Ye Beixuan introduced himself as a Dao Integration Third Layer elder of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute and a disciple of Great Sage Qiankun, stunning Mother Feng.
• Mother Feng accepted Ye Beixuan’s explanation for striking Qiongyu’s third brother and grew pleased with him during their conversation.
• Mother Feng told Qiongyu and Ye Beixuan to stay in the courtyard residence until the contest, then learned Ye’s first and second senior brothers were present to compete.

As the martial contest for Feng Qiongyu’s hand began, Chu Feng and the Dao-Seeking Academy group arrived at the venue, drawing attention from the Feng Lineage and other forces. Great Sage Benlei recognized Chu Feng and bowed to him as his master, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Chu Feng invited Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian to take part in the contest, and allowed Chen Qianqian and Bai Qian to go out and play.
• As contenders and their allies gathered in Fire Phoenix Valley, the Feng Lineage announced that fellow disciples could assist contestants.
• Chu Feng and his companions traveled to the contest venue in a carriage pulled by a Dao Integration Realm black tiger demon.
• Feng Qiongyu’s father recognized Chu Feng as the young man who had injured Feng Yanxiang, while her mother defended her daughter’s choice.
• Great Sage Benlei brought his grandson toward Chu Feng, then bowed to him as his master, astonishing the Feng Lineage and the crowd.

Chu Feng reunited with Great Sage Benlei before the Feng Lineage began its martial competition for Feng Qiongyu’s hand. Ye Beixuan entered the arena first and challenged all her suitors to face him together as more opponents appeared.

• Great Sage Benlei greeted Chu Feng respectfully, accepted his criticism of his cultivation, and was invited to seek guidance at the Dao-Seeking Academy.
• The Feng Lineage announced that the winner of the competition could marry Feng Qiongyu, whose Phoenix Bloodline had awakened, and set the rule that the contestant still standing at sunset would win.
• Ye Beixuan rose from his seat, entered the arena, and told everyone who wanted to marry Feng Qiongyu to come at him together.
• Mountain-Splitting Axe and White Horse Silver Spear challenged Ye Beixuan, who dismissed them as too weak before several more figures entered the arena.

Ye Beixuan revealed that he was Great Sage Qiankun’s disciple and turned the contest for Feng Qiongyu’s hand into a series of requests for guidance. After demonstrating his skill, he accepted a challenge from Ao Ding of the South Sea Dragon Palace and proposed they fight in the air.

• Ye Beixuan released his Dao Integration Realm pressure and introduced himself as a disciple of Great Sage Qiankun, leaving the contestants and Feng Lineage stunned.
• Songyang Hand asked Ye Beixuan for guidance, and Daoist Priest Qingfeng and the other contestants followed suit.
• Ye Beixuan blocked their combined attacks with Primordial Chaos Light, demonstrated techniques for Songyang Hand and Daoist Priest Qingfeng, and earned their thanks.
• Ye Beixuan invited anyone else to spar, and Ao Ding of the South Sea Dragon Palace stepped onto the stage to challenge him.
• Ye Beixuan declined help from the Dao-Seeking Academy and suggested that he and Ao Ding battle in the air.

Ye Beixuan defeated Marquis Bilang with the Primordial Chaos Mirror, demonstrating that his Divine Physique and True Intent made him a formidable opponent. The Ninth Imperial Grandson then summoned two powerful elders to challenge Ye Beixuan, who opened his eyes to face them.

• Ye Beixuan released the power of his Divine Physique as Marquis Bilang transformed into a four-clawed flood dragon and attacked with Surging Azure Waves.
• Ye Beixuan used the Primordial Chaos Mirror to absorb Marquis Bilang's attack and trap him inside a world formed by its light.
• Marquis Bilang admitted defeat, and Ye Beixuan released him before returning to the arena to await another challenger.
• Cao Youqian, Chu Feng, and Xiao Chen discussed Ye Beixuan's strength while Marquis Bilang returned to the South Sea Dragon Palace delegation.
• The Ninth Imperial Grandson summoned two elders, who appeared on the arena and demanded that Ye Beixuan bring out his protector.
• Ye Beixuan slowly opened his eyes as everyone turned their attention back to the arena.

Ye Beixuan faced the South Sea Dragon Palace’s twin Great Sages, Heishui and Baiyan, but Chu Feng sent Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian to fight them instead. After Chu Feng agreed not to interfere if his disciples lost, the four fighters took to the sky and chose their opponents, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Heishui and Baiyan identified themselves as twin Great Sages and challenged Ye Beixuan to bring out an expert from the Dao-Seeking Academy.
• Chu Feng told Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian to fight the two elders, and the pair eagerly stepped onto the platform.
• Spectators recognized Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian and realized Chu Feng was Great Sage Qiankun; they saluted him.
• Chu Feng promised not to interfere if Heishui and Baiyan defeated his disciples, and the two Great Sages accepted the challenge.
• The four fighters rose into the sky, where Cao Youqian chose Baiyan and Xiao Chen faced Heishui.

Cao Youqian and Xiao Chen fought the Black and White Twin Sages in Fire Phoenix Valley, revealing strength that overwhelmed their opponents. Cao Youqian spared Great Sage Baiyan after defeating him, while Xiao Chen continued attacking Great Sage Heishui and unleashed Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin.

• Cao Youqian and Xiao Chen revealed their Immortal Physiques, and the Black and White Twin Sages transformed into black and white true dragons.
• Great Sage Baiyan attacked Cao Youqian with dragon breath, but Cao Youqian emerged unharmed and revealed his comprehension of the True Essence of the Great Dao.
• Cao Youqian shattered Great Sage Baiyan's true dragon manifestation with the Extreme Dao Divine Fist, then stopped short of striking him and accepted his surrender.
• Great Sage Heishui summoned divine black water, but Xiao Chen's sword strikes drove him back and left him sweating.
• Xiao Chen thrust his sword forward and unleashed Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin.

Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian defeated the Great Sages who challenged them, securing Ye Beixuan’s victory in the Feng Lineage’s martial contest for a bride. At the wedding banquet, the Feng Lineage pressed for a quick marriage, leaving Ye Beixuan and Chu Feng suspicious and demanding an explanation.

• Xiao Chen defeated Great Sage Heishui, and no one else dared challenge him or Cao Youqian.
• The Feng Lineage head declared Ye Beixuan the contest’s victor and announced his betrothal to the Feng Lineage’s legitimate daughter, Qiongyu.
• Chu Feng accepted the Feng Lineage’s invitation and offered support to Ye Beixuan’s new relatives by marriage.
• At the banquet, the Feng Lineage head asked for Ye Beixuan and Qiongyu to marry within three months, then agreed to within a year after Chu Feng questioned the rush.
• When Chu Feng said Ye Beixuan might not marry for three to five years, the Feng Lineage head pleaded with him to wed sooner, and Ye Beixuan asked why.

The Feng Lineage head explained that Ye Beixuan needed to marry Feng Qiongyu to enter the Phoenix Ancestral Land trial, and Chu Feng helped arrange their wedding. After Ye Beixuan left for Fire Phoenix Valley, Cao Youqian and Xiao Chen asked to train on another continent, so Chu Feng took them to the academy head, who wondered if Chu Feng could not guide them himself.

• The Feng Lineage head revealed that their ancestor came from the Desolate Continent and that the Phoenix Ancestral Land trial would open in a year.
• The Feng Lineage head explained that Ye Beixuan could join the trial by marrying Feng Qiongyu, and Chu Feng urged them to wed soon.
• Two months later, Ye Beixuan and Feng Qiongyu held their second wedding at Dao-Seeking Academy, and Ye Beixuan departed with her for Fire Phoenix Valley.
• Cao Youqian and Xiao Chen asked to train on another continent, and Chu Feng agreed to arrange a teleportation formation through the academy head.
• The academy head welcomed Chu Feng and his disciples and asked whether Chu Feng could not guide the two youngsters himself.

Chu Feng arranged for Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian to travel to the Sword Continent and Barbarian Continent for training. Xiao Chen arrived at the Sword Dao Academy, where the Sword Son and others questioned his welcome.

• Chu Feng asked the dean to open teleportation arrays so Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian could seek opportunities on other continents, and they chose the Sword and Barbarian Continents.
• The dean spoke with Chu Feng about his approaching sainthood and future plans, then played a game with him.
• Three days later, Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian each led their companions through a teleportation array, while Chu Feng wished them success.
• At the Sword Dao Academy, the dean warned his skeptical elders and Sword Son that Xiao Chen was an exceptional disciple and sword cultivator.
• Xiao Chen greeted the Sword Dao Academy's leaders, but someone in the crowd objected that his reception was against the rules.

Xiao Chen challenged the Sword Dao Academy’s sword rules and revealed his mastery of the True Essence of Sword Dao. He defeated Elder Ku in an aerial exchange, leaving the academy’s cultivators stunned as Elder Ku admitted defeat.

• Elder Ku insisted that Xiao Chen and his companions had to pass the Ten Absolutes Sword Formation or surrender their swords to enter the mountain.
• Xiao Chen dismissed the ten-person formation and declared that the ten Kings and Marquises could not withstand one strike from him.
• Xiao Chen released his Invincible True Essence of Sword Dao, forcing the ten swords from their scabbards and prompting Elder Ku to challenge him.
• Xiao Chen and Elder Ku revealed that they had comprehended five and four points of the True Essence of Sword Dao, respectively, then fought in the sky.
• Xiao Chen defeated Elder Ku with Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, and Elder Ku thanked him for showing mercy and admitted defeat.

Xiao Chen defeated the Sword Dao Academy’s disciples and agreed to represent it at the Western Peak Sword Debate. Meanwhile, Cao Youqian overwhelmed the Giant God Academy’s cultivators, then won them over with sacred wine.

• Xiao Chen defeated the Sword Dao Academy’s disciples, and Elder Ku asked him to explain Sword Dao cultivation to them.
• The academy head revealed that the Western Peak Sword Debate would be held in six months, with the winner receiving ten places at Sword Emperor’s Cliff, and Xiao Chen agreed to represent the academy.
• The Sword Dao Academy’s members celebrated Xiao Chen’s agreement and invited him to a banquet, where he promised that none of them would go home sober.
• Cao Youqian broke the Giant God Academy’s Eighteen Giants Formation and defeated its cultivators, prompting the academy head to ask about his body-tempering method.
• At a banquet, Cao Youqian criticized the Barbarian Continent’s wine and shared sacred wine from the Dao-Seeking Academy, which the Heaven-Supporting Great Sage praised.