Chapter Summaries

Lu Changzhi revealed the Dao-Severing Sword’s overwhelming power, was recognized as a Sword Immortal, and agreed to help Cloud Heaven Holy Land rescue Qin Jiuxiao from the Devil Race. Meanwhile, Xuan Yong fought a devil to protect Luo Zhen, and the Mystic One Sect hurried to assist him as Lu Changzhi’s party traveled toward the battle.

• Lu Changzhi activated the Dao-Severing Sword, frightening the Holy Lord and his companions into realizing they had mistaken his strength.
• Fang Ling arrived, apologized for the Holy Lord’s disrespect, and learned that Qin Jiuxiao and his companions were trapped by the Devil Race.
• Lu Changzhi agreed to accompany Fang Ling and Cloud Heaven Holy Land’s forces to rescue Qin Jiuxiao.
• A Devil Race attacker destroyed Xuan Yong and Luo Zhen’s flying boat, forcing Xuan Yong to hold it off while Luo Zhen escaped.
• Luo Zhen reached the Mystic One Sect’s flying boats and reported that Xuan Yong was fighting the Devil Race, so the sect’s elders sent help.
• As Cloud Heaven Holy Land’s flying boats approached the battle, Fang Ling came to speak privately with Lu Changzhi.

Lu Changzhi watched the Mystic One Sect and Cloud Heaven Holy Land become trapped in a battle with Xue Chou and the Devil Cultists as reinforcements and more flying boats arrived. He held back from joining the fight while Qin Li searched unsuccessfully for the Devil-Nurturing Altar, and the chapter ended with the Mystic One Sect and Azure Cloud Sect trying to draw other sects into the conflict.

• Fang Ling left after Lu Changzhi refused to offer guidance, while Lu Changzhi spotted the Mystic One Sect heading toward a battle and went to investigate.
• Xue Chou used blood Qi to restrain the Mystic One Sect's flying boats and fighters, then struck Elder Gu as the Mystic One Sect tried to withdraw.
• The Devil Cultists attacked the Mystic One Sect, and more flying boats arrived as Qin Li told Lu Changzhi she could not locate the Devil-Nurturing Altar through the blood sea's presence.
• Lu Changzhi declined Mu Fan's suggestion to join the battle and said the Cloud Heaven Holy Land would arrive soon.
• The Mystic One Sect asked the Azure Cloud Sect for help, drawing Devil Cultists toward them; the Azure Cloud Sect then tried to redirect the danger toward the Flower Spirit Sect.

Lu Changzhi sent Mu Fan and Qin Li into the battle to kill Devil Sect disciples while he considered using the Heaven and Earth Pagoda to take the blood from the pit. As Xuan Yong's group faced defeat, Fang Ling of the Cloud Heaven Holy Land arrived, and his sword drew thousands of weapons away from their owners just as the battle intensified.

• Lu Changzhi urged Mu Fan to target weak or wounded Devil Sect disciples and take storage rings, while Qin Li joined him under cover of darkness.
• Lu Changzhi entered the Heaven and Earth Pagoda, marveled at its vast space, and wondered if he could take away the sea of blood in the pit.
• Elder Gu struck at Xuan Yong and the others, and Xue Chou sent a huge wave of blood to overwhelm them.
• Fang Ling arrived from the Cloud Heaven Holy Land and split the bloody wave with his sword, protecting Xuan Yong's group.
• Xue Chou absorbed blood Qi and Devil Qi to strengthen himself, while the surrounding forces recognized the threat and prepared to join the fight.
• Fang Ling summoned thousands of swords from nearby fighters, leaving them exposed to Devil Sect attacks, and the Cloud Heaven Holy Land's flying boat arrived with more experts.

As the Cloud Heaven Holy Land fought the Devil Race, Lu Changzhi and Qin Li hid by a blood pool to ambush injured devils. Lu Changzhi captured Xue Luo with the Heaven and Earth Pagoda, then asked Qin Li how to use the Devil-Nurturing Altar, and she suggested another way.

• The Cloud Heaven Holy Land's experts clashed with the Devil Race as more devil cultists converged on the battle.
• Qin Li ambushed an injured Devil Race member near the blood pool, but he escaped into it to recover.
• Lu Changzhi joined Qin Li, and she explained why the blood pool drew injured devils back to heal.
• Xue Luo charged at Lu Changzhi and Qin Li after Qin Li's second ambush, but Lu Changzhi captured him with the Heaven and Earth Pagoda.
• Lu Changzhi asked Qin Li how to use the Devil-Nurturing Altar, and she said there was another way.

Lu Changzhi watched the fierce battle between Fang Ling and Xue Chou while Mu Fan killed devil cultists and earned experience with Explosive Flame Talismans. The fighting left both sides badly wounded, and the Blood Devils discovered that Xue Luo and the others had been killed.

• Qin Li suspected Fang Ling was holding back and suggested the Cloud Heaven Holy Land might have ties to the Devil Race, while Lu Changzhi decided to let the battle continue.
• Fang Ling and Xue Chou exchanged powerful attacks, but neither could defeat the other.
• The Mystic One Sect and other forces struggled against the seemingly endless devil cultists and began to fear heavy losses.
• Mu Fan used Explosive Flame Talismans to kill nearby devil cultists and said he would need at least a month in seclusion to rest and recover after returning.
• Lu Changzhi gained experience and eight random Saint Rank gift packs as Mu Fan continued fighting.
• The Blood Devils searched for Xue Luo and his group, then discovered they were dead.

After Cloud Heaven Holy Land’s trick killed nine of Xue Chou’s subordinates, Xue Chou realized Fang Ling had been keeping him occupied and drew on the blood sea to unleash the Blood Devil Armor. He overwhelmed Fang Ling, leaving the gathered cultivators facing defeat until Fang Ling called on the Senior Sword Immortal for help.

• The devils learned that Xue Xiu and eight others had died, and fighting erupted between them and Cloud Heaven Holy Land’s cultivators.
• Xue Chou learned of the deaths, recognized Fang Ling had distracted him, and tried to leave, but Fang Ling blocked him.
• Xue Chou absorbed a vast column of Qi and blood, formed Blood Devil Armor, and grew strong enough to drive Fang Ling back.
• Xue Chou continued attacking while Fang Ling’s sword strikes barely damaged the armor, and Lu Changzhi and Qin Li withdrew to safety.
• Xue Chou sent Fang Ling crashing into the ground, and Fang Ling called on the Senior Sword Immortal to aid them.

Lu Changzhi lent Fang Ling the Dao-Severing Sword and told him to capture Xue Chou alive. Fang Ling used the sword to shatter Xue Chou’s Nether Devil Blood Spear and reached him, remembering the order before delivering a fatal blow.

• After Fang Ling called for help, Lu Changzhi consulted the system and learned someone else could wield the Dao-Severing Sword for an extra two hundred experience points.
• Xue Chou summoned a blood cloud that oppressed everyone, prompting Lu Changzhi to send his sword to Fang Ling.
• Fang Ling took the Dao-Severing Sword and heard Lu Changzhi command him not to kill Xue Chou but to capture him alive.
• Xue Chou fired a Nether Devil Blood Spear at Fang Ling, who cleaved it apart with one sword strike.
• Fang Ling reached Xue Chou and remembered Lu Changzhi’s instruction just as his sword was about to strike.

Fang Ling used the Dao-Severing Sword to overwhelm Xue Chou, but Xue Chou sacrificed the devil cultists’ blood and Qi to escape. Xue Chou reappeared underground and vowed revenge on Cloud Heaven Holy Land before the ground above shook.

• Fang Ling cut off Xue Chou’s right arm with the Dao-Severing Sword, preventing the wound from recovering.
• Fang Ling pressed his attack while burning his blood and Qi, cutting away more of Xue Chou’s body.
• Xue Chou triggered the sea of blood, causing devil cultists to explode and their blood and Qi to gather around him.
• Fang Ling tried to stop Xue Chou, but Xue Chou vanished after vowing to return and take revenge on Cloud Heaven Holy Land.
• Xue Chou reappeared deep underground and renewed his threat against Cloud Heaven Holy Land as the ground above shook.

Fang Ling and the Cloud Heaven Holy Land defeated the devil cultists, while the Sword Immortal captured the fleeing Xue Chou with a Buddhist artifact. After the battlefield was cleared, a warning from the flying boat raised concerns that the spoils might carry Devil Qi.

• The Buddhist light and Devil-Binding Rope suppressed Xue Chou, bound him, and carried him back to the battlefield.
• Fang Ling slew the remaining devils as they tried to flee, then thanked the Sword Immortal and sent the sword back to the flying boat.
• The Sword Immortal did not appear in person, but the golden rope soon arrived with Xue Chou bound and gagged.
• Fang Ling and the Cloud Heaven Holy Land's experts killed the remaining devil cultists and cleared the battlefield alongside the other factions.
• A hoarse voice from the flying boat warned everyone that the devil cultists' belongings might infect them with Devil Qi, prompting someone to ask about the danger.

Lu Changzhi’s External Avatar captured the Devil Race experts and left after accepting a guest elder token from Fang Ling. As the factions departed, Lu Changzhi’s group hurried back to the Five Symbols Sect, while the Cloud Heaven Holy Lord asked Elder Xuan about two new celestial signs.

• Fang Ling and the other factions handed their collected Devil Race belongings to the Sword Immortal, and Lu Changzhi’s External Avatar gathered them.
• Lu Changzhi summoned a tower that absorbed the blood pool and surrounding land, then drew Xue Chou and the other Devil Race experts inside.
• Fang Ling offered Lu Changzhi a Cloud Heaven Holy Land guest elder token and a jade talisman, and Lu Changzhi accepted both before leaving.
• The various factions discussed their losses and grievances before departing, while Lu Changzhi’s group headed straight back to the Five Symbols Sect.
• At the Cloud Heaven Holy Land, the Holy Lord asked Elder Xuan about the celestial signs, and Elder Xuan said he had one piece of good news and one strange piece of news.

Lu Changzhi and his companions returned to Cloud Heaven Holy Land after dealing with the Devil Race, while Gu Chen awakened complete Spear Intent. The chapter ended with Gu Chen challenging a chicken to fight.

• Elder Xuan told the Holy Lord that the storm had subsided and that the Holy Land's fortunes showed mixed signs, while the Heavenly Azure Ruins were nearing their opening.
• Mu Fan asked Lu Changzhi about his Sword Immortal technique, then announced plans to spend a month relaxing and asked Lu Changzhi to bring him food.
• Xue Luo failed to remove the Devil-Binding Rope from Xue Chou inside the Heaven and Earth Pagoda and tried to reassure him that they were not about to be killed.
• Lu Changzhi and the others returned to the sect, where Cang Wenyu warned them about surviving Devil Cult members and urged them to avoid traveling alone.
• Gu Chen's breakthrough revealed complete Spear Intent, and Cang Wenyu and Lu Changzhi concealed it with formations.
• Gu Chen appeared with his spear and shouted for a chicken to come out and fight.

After nearly two months of secluded cultivation, Gu Chen fought Xiao Ming and revealed major progress in his cultivation and Intent. Lu Changzhi reached 20,000 experience points by having Qin Li kill a Devil Creature, triggering a hidden draw opportunity.

• Gu Chen challenged Xiao Ming and fought him evenly, impressing Cang Wenyu with his growth and rudimentary Battle Intent.
• Gu Chen used Spear Intent Infusion to stop Xiao Ming’s charge and send him crashing into the ground, then thanked him for the fight.
• Xiao Ming drew an oval and an arrow in the dirt, and Qin Li explained that he was telling Gu Chen to scram.
• Mu Fan asked Qin Li to keep Xiao Ming away while he entered seclusion, and Cang Wenyu grew curious about the secrets of Hidden Origin Peak.
• Lu Changzhi had Qin Li kill a Devil Creature to gain the 100 experience points he needed, reaching 20,000 and unlocking a hidden draw opportunity.

Lu Changzhi used his hidden draw to obtain the God of Cooking System and applied its upgraded form to Luo Ling'er, giving her cooking knowledge, kitchenware, and flood dragon blood. After she began cooking with the new ingredients, the disciples gathered for a meal, and Lu Changzhi noticed the sect master had arrived.

• Lu Changzhi drew the God of Cooking System and secretly assigned its upgraded form, the Mighty God of Cooking System, to Luo Ling'er.
• Lu Changzhi received the Complete Compendium of God of Cooking Knowledge, growth-type kitchenware, flood dragon blood, and the Honorable God of Food trait.
• Lu Changzhi gave Luo Ling'er the kitchenware, food knowledge, and flood dragon blood, and she eagerly ran off to cook.
• Mu Fan, Qin Li, and Gu Chen gathered at the table as the aroma of Luo Ling'er's cooking spread.
• Lu Changzhi looked up and remarked that the sect master had arrived at the right time.

Cang Wenyu visited Hidden Origin Peak to discuss Gu Chen’s chances at the Heavenly Azure Ruins, then joined Luo Ling’er’s meal and discovered that her flood dragon blood dishes powerfully strengthened Qi and blood. After eating, Lu Changzhi benefited from the system-enhanced food and opened a Saint Rank gift pack, obtaining the Longevity Art.

• Cang Wenyu told Lu Changzhi and Gu Chen that the Heavenly Azure Ruins would soon open and that Gu Chen might earn the Heavenly Azure Saint Token.
• Luo Ling’er served dishes made with flood dragon blood, and Cang Wenyu praised them before eating several bowls.
• Cang Wenyu’s Qi and blood surged from the food, and he hurried away after blood shot from his nose.
• Lu Changzhi ate the food and absorbed its strengthened Qi and blood with the help of his Five Elements Sacred Physique.
• Lu Changzhi used a random Saint Rank gift pack and obtained the Saint Rank upper-grade Longevity Art.

Lu Changzhi opened Saint Rank gifts and used the Trial Formation Stele to relocate Xue Chou and the other devils, who decided to rebuild their strength by increasing their numbers. As the devils began recovering, Lu Changzhi considered whether the Heaven and Earth Pagoda could bypass the Heavenly Azure Ruins’ age restriction and called Fugui over.

• Lu Changzhi opened several Saint Rank gifts, including a Longevity Art, a Disguise Mask, a Formation-Breaking Disc, a Mind-Linking Killing Formation, and a Trial Formation Stele.
• Lu Changzhi tested the Trial Formation Stele’s changeable, realistic scenery and decided it could hold the devils more securely than the Heaven and Earth Pagoda.
• Lu Changzhi moved Xue Chou and the other devils into the stele’s world, then left without killing them.
• Xue Ming urged Xue Chou to recover and increase the number of their clansmen so they could grow strong enough to return to the Cloud Heaven Holy Land, and Xue Chou agreed to consider it.
• Lu Changzhi wondered whether the Heaven and Earth Pagoda could bypass the Heavenly Azure Ruins’ age limit and called Fugui over.

Lu Changzhi rewarded Jin Fugui with cultivation treasures and the Longevity Art, while news spread that the devil cult threatened the Eastern Region and had been defeated with help from a Sword Immortal. Cang Wenyu told Lu Changzhi about the rumors and hinted at the Five Symbols Sect’s hidden strength before asking him to prepare food for Xu Kun.

• Lu Changzhi gave Jin Fugui Life Spirit Spring, the Longevity Art, and Dao Comprehension Tea, and Jin Fugui thanked him with three kowtows.
• Xuan Yong learned that Luo Zhen had broken through and sent him to thank the elders who had helped them.
• News spread that the devil cult possessed a late Transcendent Realm fiend and many Void Transformation Realm enslaved fighters, but a Sword Master and a Sword Immortal had resolved the crisis.
• Gu Chen wondered whether Lu Changzhi was stronger than the legendary Sword Immortal.
• Cang Wenyu told Lu Changzhi about the Sword Immortal and warned him to be cautious outside the sect, saying the Five Symbols Sect merely had a few more people.
• Cang Wenyu asked Lu Changzhi to make extra food so Xu Kun could regain his strength.

Cang Wenyu treated Xu Kun to Luo Ling’er’s nourishing cooking, and Xu Kun’s enthusiastic meal left him bleeding from the nose. Meanwhile, the Cloud Heaven Holy Land announced it would enter the Heavenly Azure Ruins, prompting rival sects to react and the Dongfang Clan to plot revenge against the Heavenly Azure Saint’s inheritor.

• Cang Wenyu served Xu Kun an enormous bowl of Luo Ling’er’s food, and Xu Kun ate until its powerful nourishment made him bleed from the nose.
• Cang Wenyu sealed Xu Kun’s nostrils and sent him aside to refine the excess blood and Qi before inviting everyone else to eat.
• The Cloud Heaven Holy Land announced it would participate in the Heavenly Azure Ruins, stirring indignation across the Eastern Region.
• The Azure Cloud Sect supported the Holy Land’s participation, while the Mystic One Sect, Flower Spirit Sect, and Five Symbols Sect discussed how to respond and benefit.
• A Dongfang Clan patriarch ordered a subordinate to watch which young people the Cloud Heaven Holy Land sent, then vowed to make the Heavenly Azure Saint’s inheritance bring despair to its inheritor.

Lu Changzhi discovered that Spirit Rank chives boosted cultivation, helping him advance while causing an unexpected restless side effect. As the Heavenly Azure Ruins approached, Gu Chen came to discuss them, and Lu Changzhi said he had something useful for him.

• Lu Changzhi decided to seek better cooking ingredients and received ten jin of Spirit Rank fresh chives from the system.
• Cang Wenyu agreed to help Lu Changzhi find ingredients in the sect, then he and Xu Kun hurried away after eating Luo Ling'er's chive dish and sensing its cultivation benefit.
• Lu Changzhi cultivated for four hours under the chives' effects and advanced from the Creation Realm Sixth Level to the Seventh Level, while Mu Fan lay awake restlessly.
• Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun returned eagerly over the following days, and Lu Changzhi's cultivation rose to the Creation Realm Eighth Level.
• Gu Chen came to discuss the Heavenly Azure Ruins, and Lu Changzhi told him he had something he could use there.

Lu Changzhi gave Gu Chen the Heavenly Azure Saint Token, and Gu Chen recommended it for Mu because the Heavenly Azure Saint's speed and concealment suited him better. Lu Changzhi then tested a basket of supreme-grade Saint Rank transmission stones with Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun, who confirmed they could bypass the sect's call-blocking formation; Cang Wenyu asked whether Lu Changzhi had only two.

• Lu Changzhi gave Gu Chen the Heavenly Azure Saint Token, and Gu Chen suggested that Mu was better suited to the inheritance because he was fast and skilled at hiding.
• Lu Changzhi received a basket of supreme-grade Saint Rank transmission stones from his idle cultivation reward and decided to show them to Cang Wenyu.
• Cang Wenyu asked Xu Kun to test a transmission stone, and Xu Kun checked its range, speed, and stability.
• The transmission stone bypassed the sect's call-blocking formation and transmitted messages more than twice as fast as the sect's existing method.
• Cang Wenyu praised the stone's performance and asked Lu Changzhi whether he had only two.

Lu Changzhi gave Cang Wenyu a basket of thousands of communication stones for the sect and asked whether elders could enter the Heavenly Azure Ruins, but learned the entrance array would keep out those over the age limit. Xu Kun brought the stones to Dharma Form Peak, where the elders tasked with intercepting the sect’s communications struggled to find a way past them.

• Lu Changzhi gave Cang Wenyu thousands of communication stones, and Cang Wenyu thanked him for the valuable contribution to the sect.
• Cang Wenyu told Lu Changzhi that his Essence Concealment Formula had passed inspection and that his contributions could earn him recognition as a peak-guardian elder.
• Xu Kun arrived, learned that Lu Changzhi had donated the stones, and asked about his intentions concerning the Heavenly Azure Ruins.
• Cang Wenyu explained that the entrance array would bar people who failed the age requirements and that bringing in living people would require a rare saint-rank treasure.
• Lu Changzhi left without revealing the Heaven and Earth Pagoda, while Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun celebrated the stones’ potential to help protect the disciples.
• Xu Kun took communication stones to the elders at Dharma Form Peak, where their interception tests left the elders frustrated before they vowed to keep trying.