Desolate Era Light Novel

Fate had never been kind to Ji Ning. Wracked by illnesses and infirm his entire life on Earth, Ning knew early on that he would die as a teenager. What he didn’t know was that there really was such a thing as life after death, and that the universe was a far larger place than he thought.

A lucky twist of fate (one of the few in Ning’s life) meant that Ning was reborn into a world of Immortals and monsters, of Ki Refiners and powerful Fiendgods, a world where Dynasties lasted for millions of years. A world which is both greater…and yet also smaller…than he ever could imagine. He would have the opportunity to join them, and in this life, Ning swore to himself, he would never let himself be weak again!

The Era he was born into was a Desolate one, but Ning would make it his era.


Book 1: Ji Clan of Swallow Mountain

• Chapter 1 – The Land of the Dead
• Chapter 2 – Reincarnation
• Chapter 3 – Birth
• Chapter 4 – Prefecture Lord
• Chapter 5 – Ji Clan
• Chapter 6 – The Road to Immortal Training
• Chapter 7 – Red Diagram of the Nine Shining Heavens
• Chapter 8 – The Moon in One Hand, the Sun in the Other
• Chapter 9 – Archery
• Chapter 10 – Footwork
• Chapter 11 – Sword Training
• Chapter 12 – Six Years
• Chapter 13 – Five Major Sword Techniques
• Chapter 14 – The Cage
• Chapter 15 – Cage Battle
• Chapter 16 – Causing Devastation
• Chapter 17 – Buying a Weapon
• Chapter 18 – Wings

Book 2: The Lake in the East Mountain

• Chapter 1 – Entering the City
• Chapter 2 – Mercy
• Chapter 3 – Life and Death
• Chapter 4 – Yichuan’s Rage
• Chapter 5 – The Father of Spring Grass
• Chapter 6 – Ji Ning and Serpentwing
• Chapter 7 – One Against Seven?
• Chapter 8 – Ji Ning’s Sword
• Chapter 9 – The Traceless Talisman
• Chapter 10 – Eastmount Marsh
• Chapter 11 – Entering the Marsh
• Chapter 12 – A Slaughter Begins
• Chapter 13 – Ji Ning Battles the Diremonster
• Chapter 14 – The Godbeast, ‘Azure Skysnake’
• Chapter 15 – One With the World
• Chapter 16 – The Fur Collectors
• Chapter 17 – Sword Energy Flying Everywhere
• Chapter 18 – Yin and Yang Twin Energy Formation

Book 3: Comprehending 'The Way' by the Pond

• Chapter 1 – Heart Filled With Murderous Intent
• Chapter 2 – Comprehending the ‘Dao’ by the Pond
• Chapter 3 – Fire and Water Descend, Giving Birth to Xiantian
• Chapter 4 – Lotus Petals of Fire and Water
• Chapter 5 – Plum Blossom Fragrance, Assailing the Nose
• Chapter 6 – Returning
• Chapter 7 – Blacktooth Tribe
• Chapter 8 – Spring Grass
• Chapter 9 – Riverside Tribe
• Chapter 10 – Collapsing the City Walls
• Chapter 11 – For The Tribe
• Chapter 12 – Serpentwing Lake
• Chapter 13 – Serpentwing’s Lair
• Chapter 14 – Underwater Manor
• Chapter 15 – The Full Story
• Chapter 16 – The Waiting Parents
• Chapter 17 – Dao War-Armor
• Chapter 18 – Determining Life and Death

Book 4: Underwater Estate

• Chapter 1 – His Waiting
• Chapter 2 – The Fifth Master
• Chapter 3 – To Make a Copy
• Chapter 4 – Lesser Thousand Swords Formation
• Chapter 5 – Ancient Rites
• Chapter 6 – Ji Ning – Entering Lake, Battling Serpentwing
• Chapter 7 – Painting Serpentwing Lake with Blood
• Chapter 8 – Ji Ning’s Gains
• Chapter 9 – The Marquis of Stillwater
• Chapter 10 – [Nine Scrolls on Formations]
• Chapter 11 – Ji Ning is Here!
• Chapter 12 – Pursuit
• Chapter 13 – Zifu Disciple
• Chapter 14 – Revered Master
• Chapter 15 – Wraith
• Chapter 16 – Clansmen
• Chapter 17 – A Frenzied Battle
• Chapter 18 – A Heroic, Frenzied Shout
• Chapter 19 – Corrosive Heart
• Chapter 20 – Wait For Your Child

Book 5: Zifu Disciple

• Chapter 1 – Kill!  Kill!  Kill!
• Chapter 2 – Lesser Thousand Sword Formation, Kill!
• Chapter 3 – A Battle to the Death!
• Chapter 4 – Die, Bei Zishan!
• Chapter 5 – Wanxiang Adept
• Chapter 6 – Returning
• Chapter 7 – Seeing Mother
• Chapter 8 – Learning Acceptance
• Chapter 9 – Warmth
• Chapter 10 – Unfathomably Deep
• Chapter 11 – Ji Ning’s Sword
• Chapter 12 – The World Suddenly Changes
• Chapter 13 – Immortal
• Chapter 14 – A Large Scale Mine
• Chapter 15 – Snowdragon Mountain
• Chapter 16 – Crossing Swords
• Chapter 17 – Longing!  Rain Line!
• Chapter 18 – The Ji Clan’s Concession
• Chapter 19 – Separation
• Chapter 20 – Each Showing Their Abilities
• Chapter 21 – The Zifu Lake
• Chapter 22 – Two More Remaining
• Chapter 23 – Life And Death – Two Choices
• Chapter 24 – The Stone Room Within the Mine
• Chapter 25 – Establishing the Zifu
• Chapter 26 – Stormclouds Approaching

Book 6: Breaking Through the Cocoon, Becoming a Butterfly

• Chapter 1 – The Four Palaces of the Aquatic Manor
• Chapter 2 – Treasures
• Chapter 3 – A Tempest Outside the Straw Hut
• Chapter 4 – Rainwater Sword Domain
• Chapter 5 – A Wooden Stake
• Chapter 6 – A Bewildering Selection of Magic Treasures
• Chapter 7 – The Ji Clan Gathers
• Chapter 8 – A Wonderful Treasure!
• Chapter 9 – Snowdragon Mountain Assembles
• Chapter 10 – Contact
• Chapter 11 – The Netherwyrm in the Dark Fog
• Chapter 12 – The Secret Killer Weapon – Ji Ning
• Chapter 13 – Terrified By the Slaughter
• Chapter 14 – Crushed
• Chapter 15 – Spare No One
• Chapter 16 – Wanxiang Adept
• Chapter 17 – Ji Ning Battles Jadechild (part 1)
• Chapter 18 – Ji Ning Battles Jadechild (part 2)
• Chapter 19 – Ji Ning Battles Jadechild (part 3)
• Chapter 20 – Lesser Teleportation Dao-Seal
• Chapter 21 – [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens] – Stage Seven
• Chapter 22 – Earth-Rank Magic Treasure
• Chapter 23 – Sealing
• Chapter 24 – Ji Ning Battles Myriad Manifestations!
• Chapter 25 – 72 Flying Swords
• Chapter 26 – A Disastrous Defeat
• Chapter 27 – Ji Ning’s Departure
• Chapter 28 – The Seven Great Divine Abilities of the Divine Abilities Hall
• Chapter 29 – Strongman
• Chapter 30 – Whitewater Hound Transforms
• Chapter 31 – Opening the Celestial Eye, Manifesting the Divine Sense
• Chapter 32 – Receiving the Divine Ability
• Chapter 33 – Evanescent Demonslayer Sword
• Chapter 34 – Ji Ning Returns, the Final Battle
• Chapter 35 – Snowdragon Mountain’s Prestige
• Chapter 36 – The Exalted Envoy of the Marquisate of Stillwater
• Chapter 37 – Matters Resolved
• Chapter 38 – Leaving Swallow Mountain

Book 7 – Stillwater City

• Chapter 1 – Mid-Journey
• Chapter 2 – Arrival
• Chapter 3 – Meeting Northmont Baiwei Again
• Chapter 4 – Ninestar Immortal Carriage
• Chapter 5 – Joining a School
• Chapter 6 – Encountering Northmont Fox
• Chapter 7 – Treasure Auction
• Chapter 8 – The Boy of Universal Fire
• Chapter 9 – Ji Ning Reveals His Fierceness
• Chapter 10 – The Monstrous Ji Ning
• Chapter 11 – The Battle Which Brought Fame
• Chapter 12 – The Pebble That Aroused a Thousand-Story Wave
• Chapter 13 – Northmont Blacktiger
• Chapter 14 – Black-White College
• Chapter 15 – Capturing Fiendgods
• Chapter 16 – The Twelfth Lunar Month, Entering a School
• Chapter 17 – Myriad Thunderbolts Launched Together
• Chapter 18 – Ji Ning and Mu Northson
• Chapter 19 – The Final Guardian
• Chapter 20 – Ji Ning, Disciple of the Black-White College
• Chapter 21 – Viewing the Sculpture at Night
• Chapter 22 – The Words Left By An Immortal
• Chapter 23 – Immortal Diancai
• Chapter 24 – The Grand Admissions Ceremony
• Chapter 25 – Daoist Title, Darknorth
• Chapter 26 – Within the Dao Repository Vault
• Chapter 27 – Training in the Still Room
• Chapter 28 – Tradition
• Chapter 29 – Ji Ning’s Early Insights Into the Sword
• Chapter 30 – The Battle at the Dao Debate Palace
• Chapter 31 – Shock and Awe (part 1)
• Chapter 32 – Shock and Awe (part 2)
• Chapter 33 – Two Major Factions
• Chapter 34 – Fated to be Master and Servant
• Chapter 35 – Immortal Diancai’s Guidance
• Chapter 36 – Junior Apprentice-Brother Ji Ning Welcomes All Challengers
• Chapter 37 – Two-Clawed Raindragon Guard
• Chapter 38 – My Heart Holds Only the Sword – The Sword Immortal’s Path
• Chapter 39 – [Three-Foot Sword] – The First Stance
• Chapter 40 – That Chop
• Chapter 41 – Yu Wei and Ji Ning

Book 8 – Raindragon Guard

• Chapter 1 – Jadesea
• Chapter 2 – Northmont Blacktiger’s Style
• Chapter 3 – Our Master, Ji Ning
• Chapter 4 – A Sturdy Base
• Chapter 5 – [Soulshaker Art]
• Chapter 6 – Three Years Later
• Chapter 7 – Master and Disciple, Pre-Departure
• Chapter 8 – Entering the Raindragon Guard
• Chapter 9 – Raindragon Guard, Stillwater Division
• Chapter 10 – The Immortals of the Raindragon Guard
• Chapter 11 – The Wild Marshes of the Gaol Mountains
• Chapter 12 – Entrance
• Chapter 13 – Two Humans Battle Three Monsters
• Chapter 14 – The [Lesser Thousand Swords Formation] Reveals Its Might
• Chapter 15 – Azure Skysnake
• Chapter 16 – The Azure Skysnake and Ji Ning
• Chapter 17 – Waylaying the Disciples of the Black-White College
• Chapter 18 – Sweeping Through All Opposition
• Chapter 19 – Breakthrough, Wanxiang Adept
• Chapter 20 – Manifestation
• Chapter 21 – Meeting Again After Many Years
• Chapter 22 – Lil Snakey-Snake, Don’t You Recognize Me?
• Chapter 23 – Monsters Executed By The Sword
• Chapter 24 – Ji Ning Explodes With His Full Power!
• Chapter 25 – A Suggestion
• Chapter 26 – Dire-Ice, Earthfire
• Chapter 27 – Harvesting Dire-Ice
• Chapter 28 – Primal Monster
• Chapter 29 – The Gathering
• Chapter 30 – Hunted
• Chapter 31 – Vengeance in the Next Life
• Chapter 32 – Awoken
• Chapter 33 – Fiendgods and Humans
• Chapter 34 – Entering the Raindragon Guard

Book 9 – Ji Ning of Serpentwing Lake

• Chapter 1 – New Raindragon Guards
• Chapter 2 – Torch Dragon’s Eye
• Chapter 3 –  Seclusion Within the Black-White College
• Chapter 4 – Disappointed and Confused
• Chapter 5 – Never Forget
• Chapter 6 – A Surging Killing Intent
• Chapter 7 – The Real Yu Dong
• Chapter 8 – The Mysterious Adept Mooncrescent
• Chapter 9 – Why, Why?!?
• Chapter 10 – A Disaster Caused
• Chapter 11 – The Culprit, Ji Ning
• Chapter 12 – Father and Son
• Chapter 13 – The End of the Road for Shui Yi
• Chapter 14 – Return to Serpentwing Lake
• Chapter 15 – The Rise of the Ji Clan
• Chapter 16 – Comprehending the Dao in the Stellar Hall
• Chapter 17 – The Third Stance of the [Three-Foot Sword]
• Chapter 18 – The Avatar of a Fiendgod
• Chapter 19 – Nethercold
• Chapter 20 – Senior Apprentice-Sister Ninelotus
• Chapter 21 – Life With Ninelotus
• Chapter 22 – The Tenth Stage of the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens]
• Chapter 23 – Holyfire
• Chapter 24 – Burning With Jealousy
• Chapter 25 – Ji Ning Battles Chen Jin
• Chapter 26 – Chen Jin’s Threat
• Chapter 27 – Traversing the Immortal Path Together
• Chapter 28 – Taken Away
• Chapter 29 – The Forefather of the Dongyan Clan
• Chapter 30 – Nine Years in the Blink of an Eye
• Chapter 31 – Ji Ning’s Letter
• Chapter 32 – Daoist Snowplume
• Chapter 33 – A Primal Daoist and Ji Ning
• Chapter 34 – Ji Ning Battles a Primal Daoist
• Chapter 35 – Moving Out of Swallow Mountain
• Chapter 36 – Famous Throughout Stillwater Commandery
• Chapter 37 – Leaving the Myriad Lotuses Cave
• Chapter 38 – The Tricentennial Conclave of Immortal Destiny
• Chapter 39 – Meeting

Book 10 – Entering the Immortal Estate

• Chapter 1 – Youngflame Clan
• Chapter 2 – Power Makes Major Powers!
• Chapter 3 – Witchriver Immortal Estate!
• Chapter 4 – Seize It!
• Chapter 5 – Unblockable
• Chapter 6 – Fiendgod, Hydraga
• Chapter 7 – The Vault of Treasures
• Chapter 8 – Casualties
• Chapter 9 – Heavy Casualties
• Chapter 10 – This is the Vault of Treasures
• Chapter 11 – The Treasure Vault of a Celestial Immortal
• Chapter 12 – An Immortal-Ranked Magic Treasure Emerges
• Chapter 13 – The Humble Xue Hongyi
• Chapter 14 – The Immortal Grass Palace
• Chapter 15 – The Desire of the Monstrous Cultivators
• Chapter 16 – The Wildcore
• Chapter 17 – One Instant, a Thousand Years
• Chapter 18 – The Dao Repository of the Ji Clan
• Chapter 19 – Pentabolt Vajra, Soldiers of the Mind
• Chapter 20 – The Final Palace
• Chapter 21 – Preparing a Celebratory Feast
• Chapter 22 – Youngflame Nong’s True Face
• Chapter 23 – Windwing Evasion
• Chapter 24 – Enmity Born From Genocide
• Chapter 25 – Grand Dao Domain
• Chapter 26 – Killing Youngflame Nong
• Chapter 27 – Traveling Alone
• Chapter 28 – The Thousand Year Pact
• Chapter 29 – Patriarch Arcanum

Book 11 – Primaltwin

• Chapter 1 – The Culprit is Ji Ning!
• Chapter 2 – The Eight Loose Immortals of the Black-White College
• Chapter 3 – Mastering the First Dao-Path
• Chapter 4 – Primaltwin
• Chapter 5 – Immortal Diancai and Ji Ning
• Chapter 6 – Primal Breakthrough
• Chapter 7 – Binding the Underwater Estate
• Chapter 8 – Carrying an Immortal Estate, Adventuring Through the World
• Chapter 9 – Foundation Established
• Chapter 10 – Imperial Capital of the Grand Xia
• Chapter 11 – A Major Business Deal
• Chapter 12 – Tears
• Chapter 13 – Dharmic Decree
• Chapter 14 – First Encounter With Woodpass
• Chapter 15 – Desiring Fame at the Treasure Auction
• Chapter 16 – Peacock Plume
• Chapter 17 – Stopping At Nothing to Acquire It
• Chapter 18 – The Princess Wishes to See Me?
• Chapter 19 – Peak Primal
• Chapter 20 – Sister and Brother Meet
• Chapter 21 – The Enemy of the Two Cousins
• Chapter 22 – King Yan, Yama-King
• Chapter 23 – Fivecraze Arrives
• Chapter 24 – Invitation
• Chapter 25 – Cloudwater Manor
• Chapter 26 – Provocation
• Chapter 27 – Assassination
• Chapter 28 – Bloodcoil Heavenlock Formation
• Chapter 29 – Primaltwin Vs Loose Immortal
• Chapter 30 – A Loose Immortal Dies
• Chapter 31 – Fame From the Battle
• Chapter 32 – A Silent Prayer
• Chapter 33 – From Whence Came, To Where Go
• Chapter 34 – A Gathering of Heroes
• Chapter 35 – The End Days for Snowdragon Mountain
• Chapter 36 – The Grand Xia Emperor

Book 12 - Immortal Destiny

• Chapter 1 – The Emperor’s Decree
• Chapter 2 – The World-Guarding Formation
• Chapter 3 – The Brightmoon Diagram of the Mountains and Rivers
• Chapter 4 – True Immortals, Bodhisattvas
• Chapter 5 – Life in the Diagram
• Chapter 6 – Junior Apprentice-Brother Ji Ning
• Chapter 7 – It Must Be Love
• Chapter 8 – The Grand Black Tortoise Divine Ability
• Chapter 9 – Repeated Breakthroughs
• Chapter 10 – The Most Powerful Two-Man Squad
• Chapter 11 – Ji Ning Battles Xiamang Zishan
• Chapter 12 – The Sound of the Flute in the Mountain Cave
• Chapter 13 – Immortals and Gods
• Chapter 14 – The Final Month
• Chapter 15 – Dire Circumstances
• Chapter 16 – The Seventh Stance of the [Three-Foot Sword]
• Chapter 17 – I Will Never Hurt You
• Chapter 18 – The Year Ends
• Chapter 19 – The Conclave of Immortal Destiny’s Awards
• Chapter 20 – Daoist Threelives and Daofather Crimsonbright
• Chapter 21 – The Top Twenty-Four
• Chapter 22 – Ji Ning and Saberslave
• Chapter 23 – Ji Ning’s Divine Ability
• Chapter 24 – The Sloppy Daoist Against Adept Ninedeaths
• Chapter 26 – Ji Ning Battles Youngflame Zhan
• Chapter 27 – The Six Finalists
• Chapter 28 – The Sloppy Daoist Battles Adept Woodpass
• Chapter 29 – Ji Ning Enters the Fray
• Chapter 30 – Desiring To Accept a Disciple
• Chapter 31 – Closed Door
• Chapter 32 – Number One
• Chapter 33 – Grand Emperor Xuanwu
• Chapter 34 – A Mighty Divine Ability
• Chapter 35 – Daofather’s Disciple
• Chapter 36 – Lu Dongbin Accepts a Disciple
• Chapter 37 – Sword Immortal Evergreen
• Chapter 38 – A Friend Comes From Afar
• Chapter 39 – The Most Mysterious Daofather
• Chapter 40 – A Swift Departure

Book 13 - Tristar Crescent Abode

• Chapter 1 – The Senior Apprentice of the Daofather
• Chapter 2 – The Status of Daoist Threelives
• Chapter 3 – The Patriarch Accepts a Disciple
• Chapter 4 – Divinity Palace, Three Realms Palace
• Chapter 5 – Trials
• Chapter 6 – Puny
• Chapter 7 – Thirty Years at Mount Innerheart
• Chapter 8 – The Ninth Stance of the [Three-Foot Sword]
• Chapter 9 – Two Immortal-Ranked Magic Treasures
• Chapter 10 – The Senior Disciples
• Chapter 11 – Houyi’s Archery
• Chapter 12 – The Choice Within the Three Realms Palace
• Chapter 13 – Void-Level
• Chapter 14 – Going Into the World
• Chapter 15 – The Survivors of the Qi Empire
• Chapter 16 – Flamewing Guard
• Chapter 17 – Forced
• Chapter 18 – Treasure Trove
• Chapter 19 – Great Sinners
• Chapter 20 – The Slaughter on Viledragon River
• Chapter 21 – Bluecliff Xiaoyu
• Chapter 22 – The Twelve Monster Kings of the Eastern Flows
• Chapter 23 – Towering Amounts of Sin
• Chapter 24 – The Sword as the Rake, the Heavens as the Field
• Chapter 25 – The Monster Kings Flee For Their Lives
• Chapter 26 – Success
• Chapter 27 – Riverfang Mountains
• Chapter 28 – Returning to Mount Innerheart
• Chapter 29 – Training in the Arcane Art
• Chapter 30 – The Power To Roam the Three Realms
• Chapter 31 – Returning to the Riverfang Mountains
• Chapter 32 – Fiendgod Corpse
• Chapter 33 – Rahu Bow
• Chapter 34 – When The Arrow Flies…
• Chapter 35 – …The Heart Flies With It
• Chapter 36 – Leaving the Master’s Tutelage

Book 14, Return to the Grand Xia

• Chapter 1 – Homecoming
  
• Chapter 2 – Ji Ning Is Back
• Chapter 3 – Blood God Church
• Chapter 4 – Those Retainers From Back Then
• Chapter 5 – The Number One Assassin’s Guild of the Grand Xia
• Chapter 6 – An Arrival From the Deva Realm
• Chapter 7 – A Single Arrow
• Chapter 8 – Qi, the Primordial Divine Archer
• Chapter 9 – Laying Down the Formations
• Chapter 10 – The Celestial Tribulation
• Chapter 11 – Four Great Tribulations
• Chapter 12 – Celestial Immortal Body
• Chapter 13 – My Master
• Chapter 14 – Extermination
• Chapter 15 – Enemy
• Chapter 16 – No Mercy When Striking
• Chapter 17 – Squad Earthnine Makes Their Move
• Chapter 18 – The Ba-Serpent and Ji Ning
• Chapter 19 – A Spatial Tear
• Chapter 20 – Trapped
• Chapter 21 – The Cauldron of Divine Venomflame of the Nine Heavens
• Chapter 22 – The Curtain Call?
• Chapter 23 – Celestial Immortal
• Chapter 24 – Whither the Immortal Treasure?
• Chapter 25 – The Old Patriarch of the Northmont Clan of Stillwater
• Chapter 26 – The State of Affairs
• Chapter 27 – The Sixteenth Stage of the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens]
• Chapter 28 – Just a Tenth
• Chapter 29 – Preparing to Head Out
• Chapter 30 – Within the Eastwoods Sect

Book 15, The Sword Eradicates Celestial Immortals

• Chapter 1 – The Full Story