Chapter Summaries

Tieguai Li entered the Heavenly Palace and confronted the Jade Emperor’s guards, then fought the Azure Dragon King after the dragon arrived to discipline them. The Azure Dragon King’s vines pierced Tieguai Li’s defenses, leaving him surprised by the dragon’s strength.

• Tieguai Li continued into the Heavenly Palace while the White Tiger and Barefoot Great Immortal left to report to the king.
• The Jade Emperor learned that Tieguai Li had entered and gave True Person Yuxu a golden spear to fight him.
• Tieguai Li and True Person Yuxu battled until the Azure Dragon King appeared and accused them of abandoning their posts.
• The Azure Dragon King engulfed the two in black mist, and Tieguai Li attacked him with the Iron Crutch Staff.
• Tieguai Li shattered a stone pillar with a punch, then thrust his spear into the Azure Dragon King’s vines, which pierced his defenses without drawing blood.

Azure Dragon and Tieguai Li fought a destructive battle, trading attacks without either gaining a clear advantage. After Tieguai Li mocked Azure Dragon, Azure Dragon vanished and reappeared behind him with a spear thrust.

• Azure Dragon attacked Tieguai Li with a swarm of arrows, and Tieguai Li knocked them aside with his Iron Crutch.
• Azure Dragon and Tieguai Li collided and exchanged repeated blows, drawing blood and damaging the surrounding palaces.
• Azure Dragon grew furious as Tieguai Li held his own, and he attacked with his Golden Dragon Spear.
• Tieguai Li countered Azure Dragon's spear strikes with his Iron Crutch and pressed his advantage.
• Azure Dragon vanished, then appeared behind Tieguai Li and stabbed at him with his spear.

Tieguai Li was badly wounded by Azure Dragon, but Ao Changsheng arrived before Azure Dragon could kill him and challenged Azure Dragon over the Dragon Race’s secret arts. Their battle escalated as Ao Changsheng attacked with a talisman and Azure Dragon countered with his own powers, leaving Azure Dragon astonished by his opponent’s ability to control golden streaks.

• Azure Dragon pierced Tieguai Li’s shoulder and then struck him repeatedly with golden spear light, leaving him weakened and close to death.
• Ao Changsheng appeared and accused Azure Dragon of disgracing the Dragon Race, while Azure Dragon claimed Ao Changsheng had stolen its secret manuals.
• Ao Changsheng crushed a yellow talisman that became a multicolored ring and attacked Azure Dragon with it.
• Azure Dragon escaped the ring’s attack, blocked its golden streaks with flame, and burned his mouth in the process.
• Azure Dragon unleashed Heavenly Dragon Break, but he seized a mass of golden light and knocked the incoming streaks into the stone walls, surprising Ao Changsheng.

Ao Changsheng and the Azure Dragon fought over the Heaven and Earth Pagoda as the Azure Dragon attacked him with Heavenly Dao Backlash. Ao Changsheng endured the heavenly lightning with the Hongmeng Bell, while the Yaomo mistook the bell’s appearance for a sign of his rising power.

• The Azure Dragon waited for a chance to attack Ao Changsheng, but a beam of light suddenly struck toward him and Ao Changsheng blocked it.
• The Azure Dragon summoned the Heaven and Earth Pagoda and tried to pull Ao Changsheng inside, but the Hongmeng Bell stopped its power.
• The Azure Dragon unleashed Heavenly Dao Backlash, and Ao Changsheng used the Hongmeng Bell to shield himself from the purple-black lightning.
• Ao Changsheng rang the Hongmeng Bell across the Yaomo Realm, prompting the Yaomo to speculate that he had nearly reached the Heavenly King Realm.
• Ao Changsheng realized the heavenly lightning had tempered his body and endured another fierce barrage without retreating.

Ao Changsheng fought Azure Dragon, absorbed another heavenly lightning bolt, and displayed the power of the Chaos Bell to the onlookers. As the crowd debated fleeing or mocking him, he unleashed devastating attacks across the land, leaving everyone afraid of his growing strength.

• Ao Changsheng hurled the Chaos Bell at Azure Dragon, then used it alongside the Pupil of Heavenly Punishment to crush Azure Dragon’s azure flame Jiaolong.
• Azure Dragon shrank and flew into Ao Changsheng’s head, where Ao Changsheng found he could no longer control him.
• Ao Changsheng absorbed a stronger bolt of heavenly lightning without being harmed, while the gathered onlookers discussed fleeing or staying for the treasures.
• Ao Changsheng demanded that the crowd kneel and beg for mercy, then grew furious when people mocked and cursed him.
• Ao Changsheng crushed a Lightning Tribulation and battered the land and sea with powerful strikes, prompting the onlookers to fear him and call for escape.

After leaving the Heavenly Palace, Ao Changsheng sent Tieguai Li to Mount Hua to find his destined opportunity. Meanwhile, Han Xiangzi discovered a living Law Treasure plant beneath the East Sea and began investigating what it was.

• Ao Changsheng chased the fleeing crowd, warned them that the Great Dao and heavenly laws could not be changed, then departed with Tieguai Li as a thunderstorm battered the sea.
• Tieguai Li asked Ao Changsheng about the righteous path, and Ao Changsheng directed him to Mount Hua to seek his destined fortuitous opportunity.
• Tieguai Li asked about Yuding True Person and the Long-Armed Gibbon, and Ao Changsheng assured him they would not compete with him for merit.
• Han Xiangzi explored the undersea world and found a rapidly growing medicinal herb among the seaweed.
• Han Xiangzi identified the plant as a living Law Treasure with intelligence and a trace of Divine Ability, but continued examining it to learn its nature.

Han Xiangzi learned from Li Jing’s map that sea-race cultivators had occupied and plundered territory belonging to the Great Sui, so he set out for North Kurudvipa with his companions. On the voyage, he studied the Purple Firmament Palace and refined more of its Innate Principles.

• Han Xiangzi put away the sentient blade of grass and resolved to discover whether it could take form.
• Li Jing presented Han Xiangzi with a detailed map of North Kurudvipa and the surrounding lands, prompting Han Xiangzi to condemn the sea-race cultivators for occupying Great Sui territory.
• Han Xiangzi traveled openly to North Kurudvipa and joined Zhang Heng, Li Jing, Yang Guang, Zhao Min, Li Yuanba, and Li Yuanji aboard a ship.
• Han Xiangzi examined mysterious stone steles and told Zhang Heng he would give him the divine stones to refine into weapons.
• Han Xiangzi refined more Principles within the Purple Firmament Palace and announced he had refined thirty-four and was nearing the sixty-ninth.

Han Xiangzi traveled to North Kurudvipa seeking treasures, but his journey led him to Southern Jambudvipa and a reunion with He Xiangu. After Han Xiangzi gave her his collected information, He Xiangu realized he had obtained the inheritance of a Daluo Deity.

• Han Xiangzi decided to travel to North Kurudvipa after his jade box vanished, and he led Li Jing, Zhang Heng, and Li Yuanji north by ship.
• Han Xiangzi and his companions reached Southern Jambudvipa after a long voyage, and Li Jing warned him that the land was vast and dangerous.
• Han Xiangzi and Li Jing visited He Xiangu on a small island, where she kicked Han Xiangzi into her house and demanded to know why he had come.
• Han Xiangzi handed He Xiangu a scroll of information he had gathered about North Kurudvipa, and she was horrified to realize he had obtained a Daluo Deity's inheritance.

He Xiangu explained the Daluo Deity inheritance and agreed to accompany Han Xiangzi to North Kurudvipa, where powerful factions had gathered near Li Yuanba’s lair. The group reached the border, and Han Xiangzi transformed into a crow and flew off, promising to help slay Li Yuanba and settle the vengeance.

• He Xiangu explained that Han Xiangzi’s abundant Karmic Luck had brought him a Daluo Deity inheritance and urged him to return to Zhuo Commandery.
• Han Xiangzi insisted on going to North Kurudvipa to make his strength known and avenge He Xiangu, so she agreed to accompany him.
• Han Xiangzi, He Xiangu, and Li Shimin reached a crowd of experts gathered near Li Yuanba’s lair, and He Xiangu took Han Xiangzi along to investigate.
• He Xiangu told Han Xiangzi and Li Shimin to protect her Zhang lineage descendant, and they continued to the North Kurudvipa border.
• Han Xiangzi bowed to He Xiangu, promised to help slay Li Yuanba and avenge her, then transformed into a crow and flew away.

Han Xiangzi faced Yang Guang, the Heavenly King's Grand General of North Kurudvipa, after refusing to submit to him. Yang Guang attacked with powerful martial arts and summoned a golden giant ape, leaving Han Xiangzi to confront another threat.

• He Xiangu led her men toward North Kurudvipa while two young men plotted to capture Han Xiangzi and awaited a powerful expert they had invited.
• Yang Guang appeared, identified himself as the Heavenly King's Grand General, and offered to protect Han Xiangzi if he submitted.
• Han Xiangzi rejected Yang Guang's offer, and Yang Guang unleashed a devastating attack that shattered mountains and brought down lightning and a lotus.
• Han Xiangzi dodged the lightning, shattered Yang Guang's fist imprint, and refused again to become his subordinate.
• Yang Guang tapped his staff, summoning a golden giant ape that strode toward Han Xiangzi.

Han Xiangzi endured Yang Guang’s lightning attack, escaped underground, and fought the black dragon before fleeing as reinforcements approached. An armored man intercepted him, and their weapons clashed.

• Yang Guang struck Han Xiangzi repeatedly with lightning, badly injuring him, until Han Xiangzi fled underground.
• Han Xiangzi reached the black dragon and wounded him with his sword, then summoned talismans and continued attacking.
• The black dragon caught Han Xiangzi with his claws and turned both his arms to blood mist, leaving him close to death.
• Hearing flowing water and dragon cries, Han Xiangzi recognized that reinforcements had arrived and fled to avoid being seen.
• An armored man attacked Han Xiangzi with a long saber, but Han Xiangzi blocked the strike, snapped his chains, and countered with sword intent.

Han Xiangzi fought the black dragon, suffering severe injuries before using the Nine Provinces Cauldron to turn the battle and tear off the dragon’s horn. He mocked the wounded dragon and left, while the black dragon traveled to the East Sea and encountered an unfamiliar figure.

• Han Xiangzi and the black dragon exchanged attacks, and the black dragon wounded Han Xiangzi’s shoulder and chest before knocking away his sword.
• Han Xiangzi summoned the Nine Provinces Cauldron, struck the black dragon, and tore off his horn with his treasured sword.
• Han Xiangzi identified the black dragon as a mixed-blood dragon, taunted him, and vanished into the grass.
• The black dragon vowed to kill Han Xiangzi, roared with dragon might, and traveled north to the East Sea.
• At the East Sea, the black dragon encountered Han Xiangzi and asked who he was.

Han Xiangzi fought the black dragon, who claimed to be a Dragon King pursuing Nüwa, and discovered that the dragon’s power far exceeded his own. As Han Xiangzi tried to escape, the black dragon caught up with him and seized his spear with a claw.

• Han Xiangzi pierced the black dragon’s turtle-shell defense with his spear, but the dragon’s tail sent him crashing to the ground.
• Han Xiangzi attacked again with refined spear techniques, forcing the black dragon to retreat before the dragon escaped as swiftly moving fish-dragons.
• The black dragon revealed that he was pursuing Nüwa and threatened Han Xiangzi, who insulted him and challenged him to fight.
• Han Xiangzi’s spear attacks suppressed the black dragon, but the dragon unleashed a growing presence and forced Han Xiangzi to retreat toward shore.
• The black dragon caught up and grabbed at Han Xiangzi, who struck the dragon’s claw with his spear; the impact nearly knocked the weapon from his hands.

The black dragon overwhelmed Han Xiangzi in battle and demanded the supreme treasure he believed Han Xiangzi had stolen. Han Xiangzi denied taking it, though he had in fact stolen it, and the black dragon remained suspicious.

• Han Xiangzi split into nine figures and fled, but the black dragon tracked him down and shattered his escape with a water sword.
• The black dragon’s attacks swept Han Xiangzi into the waves and left him badly injured after water dragons struck him.
• Han Xiangzi admitted defeat and asked the black dragon to spare him, but he denied having any treasures when the black dragon demanded them.
• Han Xiangzi fled again, and the black dragon struck him unconscious before damaging his chest with his tail.
• The black dragon questioned Han Xiangzi about appearing near the island where the supreme treasure had been, while Han Xiangzi concealed that he had stolen it.

Han Xiangzi traveled to the Eastern Continent of Divine Victory on Old Ancestor Bodhi’s orders to find Lü Dongbin and seek his help with cultivation. There he met Third Prince Ao Guang, who forced him to search for Lü Dongbin on his behalf before disappearing.

• Old Ancestor Bodhi gave Han Xiangzi a cultivation formula and sent him to find Lü Dongbin in the Eastern Continent of Divine Victory.
• Han Xiangzi reached the demon-filled plains and decided to avoid the dangerous territory.
• Third Prince Ao Guang emerged from a tear in space and told Han Xiangzi he had come to save him.
• Ao Guang ordered Han Xiangzi to find Lü Dongbin, threatening him with death if he failed.
• Han Xiangzi agreed to the task, exchanged names with Ao Guang, and watched him vanish as azure smoke.

Han Xiangzi went to the Western Sect to search for Lü Dongbin, while Lü Dongbin secretly observed him and wondered about his identity and motives. The chapter ended with Lü Dongbin uncertain whether Han Xiangzi was an enemy.

• After Ao Guang left, Han Xiangzi decided to find Lü Dongbin and traveled to the Western Sect.
• Han Xiangzi asked the Buddhas to help locate Lü Dongbin, and a Buddha led him to a side hall before dismissing him.
• As Han Xiangzi left, the Buddha secretly vowed to capture and torment him.
• Lü Dongbin appeared near Han Xiangzi's former location and realized Han Xiangzi was the reincarnated Daoist Qingfu, but questioned why he was seeking Lü Dongbin.

The Third Elder pursued Lü Dongbin but failed to find him after a devastating attack, while a white-clad cultivator also watched Lü Dongbin with hostile intent. Lü Dongbin prepared with Zhao Lingyun to capture a powerful white beast, and Ao Changsheng saw Han Xiangzi’s arrival as an opportunity to bring him together with Lü Dongbin.

• The Third Elder confronted Lü Dongbin over his daughter’s death, chased him to a cliff, and blasted the land with a Buddhist palm, but Lü Dongbin escaped.
• The Third Elder concluded that Lü Dongbin had used a trick and left to investigate further.
• A white-clad peak Golden Core cultivator watched Lü Dongbin and vowed that he would become a slave and sacrifice in West Ox Hezhou.
• Lü Dongbin recognized the giant white dragon from Ten Thousand Demons Mountain, and Zhao Lingyun explained that it was a powerful sect guardian beast called the White Tiger.
• Lü Dongbin agreed to capture the White Tiger while Zhao Lingyun restrained it.
• Han Xiangzi entered Ao Changsheng’s cultivation ground while searching for Lü Dongbin, and Ao Changsheng decided to arrange for Han Xiangzi to take Lü Dongbin as his master.

Han Xiangzi headed to Mount Hua after Ao Changsheng hinted that it held fine wine, while Lü Dongbin confronted a young man seeking information about the third prince. Lü Dongbin defeated the intruder, who later vanished from an array chamber, but the young man appeared again before Lü Dongbin in the cavern.

• Ao Changsheng directed Han Xiangzi toward Mount Hua, where Lü Dongbin was staying, and Han Xiangzi hurried there.
• A young man in white demanded that Lü Dongbin reveal what he knew about the third prince and threatened to kill his disciples.
• Lü Dongbin blocked the young man's attack, tore off his left arm, and left him behind.
• The injured young man used a jade talisman to open a stone wall and confronted a pale man who emerged from the array.
• The young man consumed the jade talisman and vanished as a wisp of smoke.
• Lü Dongbin examined the runes in a mountain cavern, where the same young man appeared before him again.

Lü Dongbin confronted the young man whose formation he had broken, overwhelming him in close combat before the man revealed a spirit treasure and claimed superior cultivation. Lü Dongbin then unleashed a crushing aura and declared that the young man would leave whether he wanted to or not.

• The young man discovered Lü Dongbin had broken his formation and attacked him with a short blade.
• Lü Dongbin knocked the blade aside, struck the young man with his fist, and kicked him down, exposing the gap between their strength.
• Lü Dongbin reminded the young man of their agreement that he would become his disciple, while the young man insisted he would not let Lü Dongbin kill him.
• The young man claimed Spirit Severing cultivation and used a spirit treasure to catch and detonate Lü Dongbin's pebble.
• Lü Dongbin rose above the young man, overwhelmed him with his pressure, and gathered lightning in his hands as he ordered him to leave.

Lü Dongbin overwhelmed and killed the young man with lightning, then faced Han Xiangzi when he arrived and challenged him. Han Xiangzi’s defensive shields restored themselves under Lü Dongbin’s assault and began sweeping toward him.

• The young man swallowed pills to boost his cultivation, but Lü Dongbin struck him with relentless lightning.
• The young man formed rune barriers, then flew into a berserk rage and summoned Law Artifacts as the lightning broke through his defenses.
• Lü Dongbin stomped the young man into the air and blasted him into a lava river, where he melted away.
• Han Xiangzi arrived, recognized Lü Dongbin, and attacked him with an archaic greatsword, but Lü Dongbin knocked him back.
• Han Xiangzi formed countless defensive shields, and Lü Dongbin battered them with purplish-black divine lightning as they repeatedly restored themselves and swept toward him.