Chapter Summaries

Yang Jian forced the mysterious man to reveal what he knew about the Xihe Big Dipper Token, then ordered Li Jing and another subordinate to continue searching while keeping the discovery secret. Yang Jian traveled to West Ox Hezhou, where hundreds of thousands of cultivators awaited a supreme powerhouse before the Daluo Golden Immortal selection trials could begin.

• Yang Jian collapsed the mountain formation and stopped the mysterious man from escaping, then threatened him into explaining the Xihe Big Dipper Token.
• The mysterious man said the token was left behind after Xihe was killed by Chiyou and could grant resurrection and an undying body, but he admitted he did not know its location.
• Yang Jian agreed to hear the man's secret, then left the cave and ordered Li Jing and another subordinate to keep searching for the token and conceal what had happened.
• Yang Jian traveled to West Ox Hezhou, where hundreds of thousands of cultivators had gathered to await a supreme powerhouse before the Daluo Golden Immortal selection trials began.

Yang Jian challenged Han Zhongli to a duel, wagering that the loser would sever an arm and leave West Ox Hezhou. Their battle revealed Yang Jian's surprising strength, but Han Zhongli struck him hard enough to make him spit blood.

• Yang Jian announced that he was entering the Daluo Golden Immortal selection tournament and said he held second place for a Kunlun Sect disciple competition slot.
• Han Zhongli confronted Yang Jian, and Yang Jian challenged him to a duel with a wager that the loser would sever an arm and leave West Ox Hezhou.
• Yang Jian and Han Zhongli met beneath an ancient tree and began fighting with their treasured swords.
• Yang Jian and Han Zhongli exchanged powerful blows, and neither could gain the upper hand at first.
• Han Zhongli blocked Yang Jian's next attack and sent him stumbling back, spitting blood.

Yang Jian fought Han Zhongli, whose sword shattered Yang Jian’s Xuanyuan Sword, but Yang Jian used his speed to wound and knock Han Zhongli down. Han Zhongli fled vowing revenge, and Yang Jian continued toward Azure Dragon City, planning to find the Black Tortoise and strengthen himself first.

• Han Zhongli gloated after injuring Yang Jian, then flew into a rage when Yang Jian mocked his strength.
• Han Zhongli unleashed a devastating attack, and his sword clashed with Yang Jian’s seventh-layer move, shattering the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Yang Jian vanished and struck Han Zhongli from behind, cutting his shoulder and kicking him to the ground.
• Yang Jian threatened to cripple Han Zhongli, but Han Zhongli escaped while swearing revenge.
• Yang Jian continued toward Azure Dragon City and observed that the Black Tortoise barely reached the Peak Early Daluo Golden Immortal stage.

Yang Jian returned to the Azure Cloud Sect’s camp and faced Han Zhongli, confident that his increased strength would let him win. After their first clash shocked Han Zhongli, Han unleashed a blood-red crescent moon and scorching flames, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Yang Jian noticed that Demon Beasts and boulders were slowing the Black Tortoise and considered how to bring it to the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Azure Cloud Sect disciples warned Yang Jian that Han Zhongli was a powerful Quasi-Emperor Ranking expert, but Yang Jian assured them he could handle him with the Black Tortoise’s help.
• Yang Jian led the disciples to a nearby platform, where they found a fist-sized round bead.
• Han Zhongli confronted Yang Jian, and Yang Jian challenged him, relying on his cultivation and combat method to match Han’s strength.
• Yang Jian and Han Zhongli exchanged attacks; the collision sent Yang Jian back several steps and Han Zhongli stumbling dozens of meters, alarming them both.
• Han Zhongli unleashed a blood-red crescent moon that filled the area with scorching flames and destroyed the nearby plants.

Yang Jian battled Han Xiangzi, whose overwhelming strength initially wounded him, but Yang Jian soon countered with a powerful attack that made Han Xiangzi bleed. Han Xiangzi praised Yang Jian’s talent but warned that his physical strength alone would not be enough to survive.

• The onlookers sensed the terrifying Slaughter Qi around Yang Jian and wondered whether he belonged to the long-lost Asura Race.
• Yang Jian attacked Han Xiangzi with the Black Dragon Spear, but Han Xiangzi’s bone whip overpowered him and sent him flying, bloodied.
• Yang Jian told Han Xiangzi that his strength would not change the outcome and attacked again.
• Han Xiangzi’s bone whip and black Jiaolong clashed with Yang Jian’s spear, but Yang Jian’s attack wounded Han Xiangzi and forced him to retreat.
• Han Xiangzi admired Yang Jian’s talent but claimed that Yang Jian would be slain if he relied only on physical strength.

Yang Jian fought Han Xiangzi, whose body was made from thirty-six Immortal Spirit Pearls, and overpowered him with his tremendous physical strength. Yang Jian killed Han Xiangzi completely, then sat down to recover the power he had spent.

• Yang Jian transformed into a hundred-meter-tall rock giant and challenged Han Xiangzi's claim that his body was nearly invincible.
• Yang Jian's overwhelming pressure and punch sent Han Xiangzi crashing through trees and left him bleeding.
• Han Xiangzi rose and attacked again, but Yang Jian blocked his strike outright.
• Yang Jian appeared before Han Xiangzi and destroyed his body, leaving no Nascent Soul behind.
• Yang Jian sat down to recover after using nine times his strength.

Yang Jian returned to the valley and discovered that Han Xiangzi and the others’ corpses had disappeared, then met a young man near a formation and discussed his treasures with Han Xiangzi and an old man. He left after they admitted they could not refine his Spirit Artifact, while Han Xiangzi called after him with an invitation to drink.

• Yang Jian noticed that his strength had increased, then returned to the valley and found it empty, with Han Xiangzi and the others’ corpses gone.
• Yang Jian found Han Xiangzi hovering beyond a restriction near a boulder carved with strange patterns.
• A young man appeared beside Yang Jian, said he had come looking after hearing his scream, and gave him healing pills.
• Yang Jian showed Han Xiangzi a black longsword, and Han Xiangzi tested its sharp edge with his soul power.
• Han Xiangzi and the old man recognized the sword as a Spirit Artifact but admitted they were too weak to refine it, so Yang Jian prepared to leave.
• Han Xiangzi invited Yang Jian for a drink as he headed for the door.

Yang Jian met Han Xiangzi in Heavenly Star City as Ao Changsheng and Dijun discussed the Eight Immortals Immeasurable Tribulation. Yang Jian then fought Yang Chan and faced the Three Purities’ combined Law Treasures, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Yang Jian refused Han Xiangzi’s offer, then met him three days later in Heavenly Star City and asked why he had summoned him.
• Dijun confronted Ao Changsheng about Han Xiangzi and Yang Jian’s impending battle, and Ao Changsheng said the Eight Immortals Immeasurable Tribulation was proceeding according to plan.
• Yang Chan attacked Yang Jian with Five Elements Divine Lightning, but Yang Jian countered with the Green Duckweed Sword and sent her flying.
• Yang Chan escaped Yang Jian’s follow-up strike with Five Lightning Escape, and her Law Treasure surprised the onlookers and the Three Purities.
• The Three Purities brought out their Law Treasures and joined forces against Yang Jian, whose allies warned him to be careful.

Yang Jian fought Dijun and the Three Purities but was overwhelmed by Dijun's Chaos mist and the Three Purities' combined attacks. As they threatened to keep attacking him, Zhu Bajie offered help, but Yang Jian refused to involve anyone else.

• The Three Purities watched as Yang Jian endured attacks from five Law Treasures, and they warned him that relying on his physique and Primordial purple Qi was taking a toll.
• Dijun unleashed Qi of Chaos from the black gourd, then vanished as the mist began to devour and corrode Yang Jian's power.
• Yang Jian attacked the Three Purities, but they shattered his sword rain and struck back with the Universe Ring, a dragon of sharp force, and the Chaos mist.
• The Chaos mist drained Yang Jian's Law Power and forced him to his knees; he admitted defeat but said there was glory in losing.
• The Three Purities summoned stars to suppress Yang Jian, while Zhu Bajie offered to help and Yang Jian refused; Dijiang threatened that they had other ways to make him beg for mercy.

Yang Jian fought Dijiang and the Three Purities, enduring their blades before retaliating with Nine Netherworlds Netherfire. As the Three Purities escalated their attack and overwhelmed him, Yang Jian activated the second realm of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body.

• Dijiang and the Three Purities vanished into the void, struck Yang Jian with their blades, and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Yang Jian refused to surrender, and the Three Purities chopped his body apart before he restored it.
• Yang Jian attacked the Three Purities with Nine Netherworlds Netherfire, forcing them to dodge, then exchanged attacks with them again.
• The Three Purities unleashed stronger coordinated blade attacks that overwhelmed Yang Jian.
• Yang Jian activated the second realm of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body.

Yang Jian fought the Three Purities and Zhu Bajie with his Nine Revolutions Golden Body, suffering injuries but eventually suppressing his opponents. The battle continued as Zhu Bajie demanded that he surrender, while Yang Jian mocked their strength.

• Yang Jian activated the Nine Revolutions Golden Body and clashed with Zhu Bajie's three-pointed, double-edged blade, injuring Zhu Bajie and losing his weapon while Yang Jian also took damage.
• The Three Purities attacked Yang Jian again, and their blade strike sent his Nine-Colored Divine Spear flying and left him staggering and pale.
• The Qingqiu fox and Brother Monkey urged Yang Jian to dodge, but he stood his ground as the battle intensified.
• Yang Jian fought back against the Three Purities and Zhu Bajie, briefly gaining the upper hand despite exhausting himself.
• Zhu Bajie told Yang Jian to surrender, and Yang Jian taunted the Three Purities and Zhu Bajie as too weak to kill him.

Yang Jian revealed the Nine-Colored Divine Spear and used it to withstand Zhu Bajie’s attack, but a combined assault from his opponents sent him flying. He then donned the Xuanming Battle Armor and explained its origin and defensive power, leaving the others shocked.

• Yang Jian summoned the Nine-Colored Divine Spear, and Zhu Bajie attacked him with the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade.
• Yang Jian activated the seventh revolution of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body and blocked Zhu Bajie’s strike, breaking the blade and surprising him with the spear’s defensive strength.
• Zhu Bajie and the others demanded that Yang Jian surrender, then attacked him together when he refused.
• The combined assault sent Yang Jian flying and left him slightly pale, but he mocked his opponents and summoned the Xuanming Battle Armor.
• Yang Jian said the Xuanming Battle Armor was a defensive Innate Spirit Treasure left by an ancestor of the Black Tortoise Clan, given to him by a friend, and claimed he could not yet activate the Black Tortoise Battle Armor.

Yang Jian revealed that he had the Xuanming Battle Armor, then put it away and showed Zhu Bajie that his strength exceeded what they had expected. As another immortal attacked with a saber, Yang Jian met the strike with his Dragon Soul Saber, leaving the attacker stunned.

• Zhu Bajie and his companions reacted with shock and greed when Yang Jian said he possessed the Xuanming Battle Armor.
• Zhu Bajie admitted they could not defeat Yang Jian and warned that the Heavenly Court would still pursue him.
• Yang Jian put the Xuanming Battle Armor into the Purple-Azure Gourd, then punched Zhu Bajie’s golden attack aside and sent him flying, bleeding.
• Yang Jian declared that none of the gathered experts could match him, while Zhu Bajie refused to believe it.
• An immortal from the Immortal Realm attacked Yang Jian with a saber, and Yang Jian met the strike with his Dragon Soul Saber, stunning the attacker.

Yang Jian trapped Zhu Bajie and his companions in the Nine Palaces Diagram and demanded their surrender, but Zhu Bajie resisted and proved physically stronger. Their next clash knocked the Dragon Soul Saber from Yang Jian’s grasp, leaving him to defend himself with the Chaos Spirit Pearl’s power.

• Yang Jian claimed he could break through the Heavenly Net and Earthly Web Formation and used the Nine Palaces Diagram to trap Zhu Bajie and the others.
• Yang Jian demanded that Zhu Bajie surrender, but Zhu Bajie resisted and tried to use his Cultivation Method against him.
• Yang Jian attacked Zhu Bajie with the Dragon Soul Saber, but Zhu Bajie met the blow with his palms and forced Yang Jian back.
• Zhu Bajie charged Yang Jian with his spiked club wreathed in black demonic flame, and Yang Jian countered with a Dragon Soul Flying Sword.
• Zhu Bajie’s attack knocked the Dragon Soul Saber from Yang Jian’s grasp, so Yang Jian channeled the Chaos Spirit Pearl’s power into his hand to block.

Yang Jian fought Zhu Bajie and was badly injured as Zhu Bajie repeatedly overpowered him. Yang Jian activated a restriction he had prepared, filling the area with immortal energy and putting a barrier between them.

• Yang Jian’s powerful attack failed to overcome Zhu Bajie and sent him flying, leaving him shocked by Zhu Bajie’s strength.
• Yang Jian revealed his identity, and Zhu Bajie was stunned because he had believed Yang Jian was dead.
• Yang Jian charged Zhu Bajie with the Scarlet Firmament Sword but was wounded and driven back by Zhu Bajie’s attacks.
• As Zhu Bajie charged again, Yang Jian crushed a jade talisman and activated a prepared restriction around himself.
• Zhu Bajie noticed the strange mist and pressure surrounding Yang Jian and asked what it was.

Yang Jian used the power of the restriction and the Scarlet Firmament Sword to injure Zhu Bajie, but Zhu Bajie recovered and resumed the fight. The battle continued in midair, where Zhu Bajie began gaining the upper hand despite Yang Jian’s fierce attacks.

• Yang Jian channeled the Chaos Green Lotus’s power through the Scarlet Firmament Sword and struck Zhu Bajie’s black mist, damaging his Nherent Primordial Spirit.
• Yang Jian pierced and churned the black mist, causing Zhu Bajie immense pain, then warned him to leave or perish.
• Zhu Bajie charged Yang Jian, who struck him with a crimson Sword-Ray and sent him flying over a hundred meters.
• Yang Jian’s two companions supported him as he swallowed pills and recovered, while watching Zhu Bajie.
• Zhu Bajie attacked again with his battle axe, and the two fought fiercely until Zhu Bajie began gaining the upper hand.

Yang Jian overwhelmed Zhu Bajie despite the difference in their cultivation, forcing Zhu Bajie to reveal his hidden Body Integration Realm strength and use a blood-red jade pendant. Zhu Bajie remained badly outmatched, and Yang Jian thrust the Blood Soul Spear at him as the fight continued.

• The onlookers were stunned when Yang Jian gained the upper hand against Zhu Bajie, and Yang Jian mocked Zhu Bajie for relying on Spirit Severing Peak strength.
• Zhu Bajie struck Yang Jian from behind and sent him crashing to the ground, but Yang Jian rose and charged again, making Zhu Bajie fear for his safety.
• Zhu Bajie crushed a blood-red jade pendant, revealed his hidden Body Integration Realm strength, and attacked Yang Jian with his battle-axe.
• Yang Jian blocked Zhu Bajie's attack with a powerful kick that drove Zhu Bajie back, then dodged behind him and shattered his kneecap with another kick.
• Zhu Bajie sprang up and charged again, and Yang Jian thrust the Blood Soul Spear at him.

Yang Jian killed Zhu Bajie with a pitch-black flame, then left at his teacher’s instruction while the old drunkard stayed behind. The old drunkard underestimated Yang Jian’s true strength and vowed revenge.

• Yang Jian’s Blood Soul Spear pierced Zhu Bajie’s head, shocking Zhu Bajie’s subordinates.
• When a young man tried to flee, Yang Jian threatened to keep everyone there and engulfed Zhu Bajie in pitch-black flames, reducing him to ashes.
• The onlookers speculated about Yang Jian’s strength, while the old drunkard praised his progress and told him to stay away from their sect.
• Yang Jian called the old drunkard teacher, then obeyed his order to leave and disappeared into the mountain forest.
• After Yang Jian left, the old drunkard sat down to recover and secretly threatened to kill him if he found the chance.

Yang Jian fought Zhu Bajie, using the Chaos Spirit Pearl’s power and Chaos Divine Lightning to boost his strength, but Zhu Bajie still sent him crashing to the ground. Yang Jian decided to end the fight, while Zhu Bajie warned that he would no longer hold back.

• Zhu Bajie reappeared and confronted Yang Jian, who challenged him despite knowing he was outmatched.
• Yang Jian and Zhu Bajie clashed in midair, and Yang Jian drew on the Chaos Spirit Pearl’s power while fighting with his God-Slaying Spear.
• Yang Jian revealed that he had comprehended the second level of Chaos Divine Lightning, surprising Zhu Bajie with the strength of his attacks.
• Zhu Bajie struck Yang Jian with his iron staff and sent him flying to the ground, where Yang Jian coughed up blood.
• Yang Jian said he wanted to end the fight, and Zhu Bajie warned that he would stop holding back.

Yang Jian fought Zhu Bajie with the God-Slaying Spear and Samadhi True Fire, but Zhu Bajie overpowered him. Elsewhere, Cao Yan faced a confrontation at the Cao residence, where Cao Guojiu tried to shame her and Madam Cao revealed that she was the Cao Household’s eldest legitimate daughter.

• Yang Jian attacked Zhu Bajie with the God-Slaying Spear after Zhu Bajie wounded him, then summoned Samadhi True Fire.
• Zhu Bajie smashed the Samadhi True Fire apart with his iron staff and sent Yang Jian crashing to the ground.
• Cao Guojiu intervened when Cao Bin tried to force himself on Cao Yan, then accused her of being shameless and slapped her.
• Cao Yan defended herself, and Madam Cao told Cao Guojiu that Cao Yan was a legitimate daughter of the Cao Household.
• The mistress scolded Cao Yan for speaking crudely, and Cao Yan lowered her head.