Recaps

Chen Ning gained initial mastery of the Light Divine Mark, balancing it with his Darkness Divine Mark and suppressing his Devil Qi. The Light Patriarch revealed that Chen Ning’s founding ancestor disappeared in the Heavenly Ruins Realm, and Chen Ning ended the chapter with another question.

• The Light Patriarch agreed to teach Chen Ning the Light Divine Mark after Chen Ning promised to credit the patriarch with his saying.
• Chen Ning mastered the Light Divine Mark, allowing him to balance its power with the Darkness Divine Mark and rein in his Devil Qi.
• The Light Patriarch explained that Chen Ning’s founding ancestor attained godhood, was hunted by opposing gods, and entered the Heavenly Ruins Realm, where both he and his pursuers vanished.
• The Light Patriarch advised Chen Ning to remain with the Light God Clan and grow stronger before investigating, but Chen Ning declined and prepared to ask one last question.

The Light Patriarch revealed that the Fate God Clan had altered Hua Luo’s destiny before her birth, causing a catastrophe, then hid its responsibility by blaming her. Chen Ning vowed to get justice for her and returned to Ji Hongyi’s residence, where he claimed the patriarch had agreed to their marriage.

• Chen Ning asked the Light Patriarch which clan had used Hua Luo as a sacrifice, and the patriarch identified the Fate God Clan as the one that had altered her destiny and created the calamity.
• The Light Patriarch explained that five gods had suppressed Hua Luo, who later escaped to a lower realm, and that the Fate God Clan had concealed the truth and branded her a Person of Calamity.
• Chen Ning decided to get justice for Hua Luo and vowed to raze the Fate God Clan.
• Chen Ning returned to Ji Hongyi’s residence and told Ji Hongyi and the others that the Light Patriarch had agreed to their marriage.
• Chen Ning said the War God Clan had brought its deaths on itself by trying to ambush him, and Heavenly Venerable Zhu suggested the patriarch had supported Chen Ning since his father died.

Ji Hongyi and Chen Ning shared a quiet moment beneath the peach tree, where she resolved to pursue her own path while honoring her father’s legacy. The next day, Chen Ning learned that Emperor Yu had killed four Saint Emperors sent by the Darkness God Clan.

• Chen Ning joined Ji Hongyi beneath the peach tree, and she thanked him for helping her avoid a marriage to the War God Clan.
• Chen Ning encouraged Ji Hongyi to pursue her own goals, and she resolved to protect the Light God Clan as its future leader.
• Ji Hongyi and Chen Ning watched the stars together, and she secretly kept the peach he had tossed her.
• Saint Venerable Qitian left the Light Divine Hall after the clan leader rejected his opposition to canceling the marriage agreement with the War God Clan.
• Heavenly Venerable Zhu told Chen Ning that Emperor Yu had killed all four Saint Emperors sent by the Darkness God Clan.

The Light Clan Leader summoned Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi to compete for the Divine Fruits of Dao Comprehension, which could raise mastered Great Daos to their highest realm. He warned that Ning Gucheng might try to kill Chen Ning, but Chen Ning had not yet said whether he would withdraw.

• Ji Qianyang asked Saint Venerable Qitian how Chen Ning had secured the clan leader’s approval for his marriage, and Saint Venerable Qitian said the War God Clan might retaliate.
• The Light Clan Leader told Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi that the Divine Fruits of Dao Comprehension had ripened and they would compete for them.
• Chen Ning recalled that the fruits could bring every Great Dao their eater had mastered to its highest realm, and that only the top three competitors would receive one.
• The Light Clan Leader warned that Ning Gucheng might target Chen Ning and said he could withdraw if he wished.
• Ji Hongyi told Chen Ning that Li Changsheng was expected to claim the first fruit, Ning Gucheng the second, and most competitors would fight for the third.

Chen Ning prepared to compete for the Divine Fruit of Dao Comprehension after the Light Patriarch confirmed his place, but Ji Qianyang attacked Ji Hongyi and damaged a peach tree tied to her memories of her father. When Chen Ning learned Ji Qianyang wanted to reclaim the qualification, he confronted him.

• The Light Patriarch told Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi to prepare to set out in three days for the contest for the Divine Fruit of Dao Comprehension.
• Chen Ning returned to their residence determined to win the fruit and advance his understanding of his other Daos.
• Chen Ning found Ji Hongyi fighting Ji Qianyang beside a damaged peach tree, and she told Ji Qianyang she would kill him for destroying it.
• Ji Qianyang overpowered Ji Hongyi and explained that he had come to make Chen Ning give up the contest qualification he believed had been his.
• Chen Ning said Ji Qianyang had gone too far, and his gaze turned cold as the confrontation began.

Chen Ning defeated Ji Qianyang and secretly cursed him with a method that would turn him into a devil. As Ji Hongyi worried she could not win the Divine Fruit of Dao Comprehension, Chen Ning hinted that he had a way to improve her combat strength.

• Ji Qianyang attacked Chen Ning with the Upper-Rank Divine Artifact Evil Slaying, but Chen Ning broke through his defenses with a punch and injured him.
• An Emperor Realm expert from Saint Venerable Qitian's branch intervened, and Chen Ning handed him Evil Slaying while pretending to submit.
• Chen Ning told Ji Hongyi that he had imprinted the Heaven-Burying Devil Scripture's method on Ji Qianyang's bow, which would gradually turn Ji Qianyang into a devil.
• Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi checked on the peach tree, and Ji Hongyi worried that she could not obtain the Divine Fruit of Dao Comprehension.
• Chen Ning told Ji Hongyi he had an idea to improve her combat strength in a short time.

Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi arrived at Giant Spirit Peak, where the heirs of the eight clans gathered to compete for Divine Fruits of Dao Comprehension. Ning Gucheng challenged Chen Ning, and Li Changsheng agreed to referee as the contest was about to begin.

• Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi arrived at Giant Spirit Peak and saw the Ancient Tree of Dao Comprehension and its surrounding realm of Dao essence.
• Chen Ning recognized Ren Yuan, Wang Jiuxuan, and Jun Tianming among the gathered heirs, and noticed that the Darkness God Clan had sent only two weak prodigies.
• The gathered heirs focused on Chen Ning, Ji Hongyi, and Ning Gucheng, and Ning Gucheng threatened to kill Chen Ning for killing nine of his clansmen.
• Ren Yuan challenged Chen Ning over their previous defeat, and Jun Tianming proposed awarding Divine Fruits of Dao Comprehension to the three strongest competitors.
• Ning Gucheng proposed that Li Changsheng receive a fruit without competing, and the others agreed that he would referee while the remaining heirs fought for two fruits.

The contest for the Divine Fruit of Dao Comprehension began after Ning Gucheng secured a rule allowing challenges against the final two winners. Chen Ning faced Wang Jiuxuan, whose friendly manner concealed an opening attack delivered at full strength.

• Ning Gucheng proposed allowing anyone to challenge the final two winners, and the gathered prodigies agreed.
• Chen Ning mocked Ning Gucheng's attempts to arrange a chance to kill him before Li Changsheng called everyone to draw lots.
• Chen Ning drew Wang Jiuxuan as his first opponent, and Fairy Qinghe warned him about Wang Jiuxuan's strength and mysterious methods.
• Chen Ning confirmed his relationship with the Divine Daughter of Light when Fairy Qinghe asked.
• The seven battles began simultaneously, with Ji Hongyi facing a member of the Darkness God Clan.
• Wang Jiuxuan asked Chen Ning to let him have two moves and offered friendship, then summoned a black war spear and launched his strongest strike immediately.

Chen Ning defeated Wang Jiuxuan by destroying his Yin Dragon Spear, then drew a bye in the second round of the Divine Fruits of Dao Comprehension contest. Ji Hongyi faced Ren Yuan, who attacked her with Death Qi and a river of blood.

• Chen Ning used Light Divine Marks to dispel the Yin Sha Qi and shattered Wang Jiuxuan's Yin Dragon Spear with a punch, defeating him.
• The first-round duels ended, eliminating both members of the Darkness God Clan and one member of the Moon God Clan.
• Chen Ning learned Ji Hongyi had won her first-round duel and joked that he needed a Divine Fruit to maintain his authority as her husband.
• Li Changsheng held the second-round draw, and Chen Ning drew a bye that advanced him directly to the final four.
• Ren Yuan confronted Ji Hongyi and attacked her with Death Qi, blood-colored wraiths, and a river of blood.

Ji Hongyi defeated Ren Yuan by advancing her Divine Light Sword Instruction to the eleventh level, while Chen Ning’s guidance proved decisive. After Ning Gucheng defeated Fairy Qinghe, the tournament’s final four were set, with Chen Ning matched against Ning Gucheng.

• Ren Yuan unleashed the Nether Luo Blood River and demanded that Chen Ning kneel to spare Ji Hongyi, but Chen Ning stayed calm because he trusted the guidance he had given her.
• Ji Hongyi broke free of the blood river and used the Divine Light Sword Instruction, reaching its eleventh level and summoning a divine Golden Crow that destroyed Ren Yuan completely.
• Li Changsheng praised Ji Hongyi’s sword strike, and she told Chen Ning she would concede if they faced each other.
• Ning Gucheng defeated Fairy Qinghe without killing her, then the tournament’s final four were named as Chen Ning, Ji Hongyi, Ning Gucheng, and Jun Tianming.
• Chen Ning was paired against Ning Gucheng, a matchup the watching crowd had eagerly anticipated.

Ji Hongyi faced Jun Tianming in the contest for the Divine Fruits of Dao Comprehension, but his Heaven's Favor Halo initially gave him the advantage. She revealed the power of her Light Divine Mark and shattered the halo, leaving her with one fruit while Ning Gucheng remained intent on killing Chen Ning.

• Jun Tianming tried to unsettle Ji Hongyi by claiming his divination foretold his victory, but she attacked him without hesitation.
• Jun Tianming summoned his Heaven's Favor Halo and used it to withstand Ji Hongyi's sword strikes, convincing Ning Gucheng that he would win.
• Ji Hongyi recalled Chen Ning's guidance, then unleashed the power of her Light Divine Mark to strengthen her attack.
• Ji Hongyi's Sword-Ray shattered Jun Tianming's halo and sent him crashing into a mountain, securing her a Divine Fruit of Dao Comprehension.
• The clan heirs recognized Ji Hongyi's victory and considered Chen Ning's prospects, while fearing that Ning Gucheng would kill him.

Chen Ning and Ning Gucheng fought over the last divine fruit on Giant Spirit Peak, with Chen Ning using his Great Dao of Time and hidden techniques against the Little War God’s overwhelming strength. As Ning Gucheng’s halberd attack closed in, demonic sounds rang out, hinting that Chen Ning had another killing move beyond summoning a demon god.

• Ning Gucheng challenged Chen Ning and attacked with the Coiling Dragon Battle Halberd, while Chen Ning met his strike with a punch.
• Chen Ning used Dragon Roar and his True Dragon Body to defend against Ning Gucheng’s attacks, then escaped a descending giant hand with the Great Dao of Time.
• Chen Ning created four figures and launched three-colored lightning balls at Ning Gucheng, who blocked them with a storm of halberd strikes.
• Ning Gucheng pressed Chen Ning to use his demon-god summoning method, but Chen Ning slowed time around him with the Great Dao of Time.
• Ning Gucheng channeled Divine Power into his halberd and unleashed a devastating attack as demonic sounds filled the air, startling the spectators with the possibility that Chen Ning had another hidden killing move.

Chen Ning fought Ning Gucheng while unleashing the Heaven-Burying Devil Scripture, forcing Ning Gucheng to use his full strength and summon the Drum of War. After the Supreme-Grade Divine Artifact sent Chen Ning flying and left him wounded, Li Changsheng declared that Ji Hongyi could not save him, leaving Chen Ning seemingly doomed.

• The Devil God's whispers and Chen Ning's devil intent overwhelmed a Darkness God Clan member, who attacked someone nearby before the others subdued him.
• Ning Gucheng recognized that Chen Ning had gained the Devil God's power and activated all three of his Divine Meridians.
• Chen Ning blocked Ning Gucheng's Coiling Dragon Battle Halberd, and Ning Gucheng unleashed his War Soul to fight him at full strength.
• As the fight turned against him, Ning Gucheng summoned the Drum of War, which Li Changsheng identified as a Supreme-Grade Divine Artifact from the war of Gods and Devils.
• Ning Gucheng struck the drum, unleashing battlefield visions and killing intent that wounded Chen Ning and threatened everyone present.
• Li Changsheng shielded the prodigies and warned Ji Hongyi that she would die if she intervened, leaving her in despair over Chen Ning's apparent defeat.

Chen Ning revealed his mythic rewards, using Universe in the Sleeve to absorb Ning Gucheng's killing Qi before summoning the Ruyi Jingu Bang. He smashed the Drum of War and left Ning Gucheng badly injured, stunning the onlookers with his victory.

• Chen Ning recalled receiving Universe in the Sleeve and the Ruyi Jingu Bang after completing the second stage of his mythic quest.
• Chen Ning used Universe in the Sleeve to draw in the killing Qi unleashed by Ning Gucheng's Drum of War.
• Ning Gucheng poured all his strength into the Drum of War as Chen Ning revealed the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
• Chen Ning enlarged the Ruyi Jingu Bang and struck the Drum of War, splitting its drumhead.
• Ning Gucheng spat blood and suffered severe injuries as the heavenly talents watched Chen Ning defeat him.

Chen Ning killed Ning Gucheng after securing the Light Clan leader’s promise to protect the Grand One God Clan, then claimed a Divine Fruit of Dao Comprehension alongside Li Changsheng and Ji Hongyi. As Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi returned to the Light God Clan, they discovered their guards had been slaughtered and were surrounded by a Saint Emperor-led ambush.

• Chen Ning rejected Ning Gucheng’s pleas and killed him by piercing his brow, destroying his life force and divine soul.
• Chen Ning’s decision had been backed by the Light Clan leader’s promise to protect the Grand One God Clan if Ning Gucheng was killed.
• The contest ended with Li Changsheng, Chen Ning, and Ji Hongyi obtaining the Divine Fruits of Dao Comprehension, while the other prodigies avoided challenging Chen Ning or Ji Hongyi.
• Li Changsheng told Chen Ning he looked forward to fighting him, and Chen Ning agreed they would battle when the opportunity came.
• On the journey back, Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi noticed that no Light God Clan experts were guarding their route.
• An attacker announced that the Light God Clan guards had been slaughtered as a Saint Emperor-led group closed in around Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi.

Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi were ambushed by the Evil Prison Bureau over their Divine Fruits of Dao Comprehension, but Emperor Yu arrived and rescued them from the Blue-Faced Ghost Emperor. The bureau then revealed three more Saint Emperors, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• The Blue-Faced Ghost Emperor led Saint King experts in an ambush, demanding Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi surrender their Divine Fruits of Dao Comprehension.
• Chen Ning absorbed the attackers’ strikes and Law Treasures, while Ji Hongyi’s Divine Light Sword Instruction killed four bureau members.
• The Blue-Faced Ghost Emperor attacked Chen Ning with Saint Emperor strength, overwhelming his Devil Qi and forcing him back.
• Emperor Yu appeared, shattered the Blue-Faced Ghost Emperor’s arm, and declared he would protect his disciple.
• The Blue-Faced Ghost Emperor summoned three more Saint Emperors, revealing the Evil Prison Bureau had deployed all four of its Saint Emperors.

Emperor Yu overwhelmed the four Ghost Emperors of the Evil Prison Bureau, killing three and capturing the last after Chen Ning helped stop their followers from fleeing. The Blue-Faced Ghost Emperor revealed that the Darkness God Clan had ordered the ambush on Chen Ning.

• The four Ghost Emperors attacked Emperor Yu, who repelled their blows with three punches.
• The Ghost Emperors trapped Emperor Yu in the Four Ghosts Purgatory Grand Formation, but he shattered it with a single punch.
• Emperor Yu killed the Red-Faced, Black-Faced, and White-Faced Ghost Emperors and destroyed their escaping departed souls; the Blue-Faced Ghost Emperor survived badly wounded.
• Chen Ning slowed time so Ji Hongyi could capture fleeing members of the Evil Prison Bureau alive.
• Emperor Yu demanded to know who had ordered the ambush, and the Blue-Faced Ghost Emperor blamed the Darkness God Clan.

Emperor Yu explained to Chen Ning that he had left the Grand One God Clan to build a separate force that could protect it if needed. After Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi returned to the Light God Clan with the Blue-Faced Ghost Emperor, Ji Chengkun killed the prisoner and the Evil Prison Bureau members before they could be handed over for judgment.

• Emperor Yu sealed the Blue-Faced Ghost Emperor and told Chen Ning to take him to the Light Clan leader for judgment.
• After Ji Hongyi left to search for survivors, Emperor Yu told Chen Ning he had left the Grand One God Clan to establish a force that could shelter the clan.
• Emperor Yu explained that killing four Saint Emperors of the Darkness God Clan had helped him demonstrate his strength and build a reputation for his new force.
• Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi returned to the Light God Clan with the Blue-Faced Ghost Emperor and encountered Ji Chengkun, who demanded vengeance for his dead disciples.
• Ji Chengkun killed the Blue-Faced Ghost Emperor and the other Evil Prison Bureau members, then left despite Ji Hongyi's threat to report him.
• Ji Chengkun told Saint Venerable Qitian that the prisoner had been dealt with, and they discussed how Emperor Yu's appearance had derailed their plan.

Chen Ning explained to Ji Hongyi why the Light Clan could not afford to punish Saint Venerable Qitian harshly, then joined her in reporting the ambush to the Light Clan leader. Ji Chengkun entered the hall and accepted responsibility for killing the Evil Prison Bureau members, leaving the clan leader to decide his punishment.

• Ji Hongyi questioned Chen Ning about why he had let Ji Chengkun know the surviving ambushers were witnesses, and Chen Ning explained that the clan leader needed Saint Venerable Qitian to defend the clan against its growing enemies.
• Chen Ning told Ji Hongyi that killing Ning Gucheng could bring trouble from the War God Clan and the Fate God Clan, though he could not yet explain the Fate God Clan's reasons.
• The Light Clan leader praised Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi for bringing glory to the clan and promised to protect Chen Ning from the War God Clan.
• Chen Ning said the Darkness God Clan had ordered the Evil Prison Bureau's ambush, and Ji Hongyi explained that Ji Chengkun had killed the captured attackers after learning his disciples were among their victims.
• The Light Clan leader summoned Ji Chengkun, who appeared and said he had acted impulsively but willingly accepted punishment.

After the Light Clan Patriarch punished Ji Chengkun and ordered the Evil Prison Bureau destroyed, Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi entered seclusion to refine the Divine Fruit of Dao Comprehension. Across the Vast Land, Emperor Yu’s victories drew the attention of God Clans and outcasts alike, and he gathered enemies of the God Clans to establish a power of his own.

• The Light Clan Patriarch confined Ji Chengkun for a hundred years and ordered the guards to uproot the Evil Prison Bureau for ambushing the clan’s divine maiden.
• Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi entered separate secret chambers to refine the Divine Fruit of Dao Comprehension.
• The Vast Land was shaken by news that Chen Ning had killed Ning Gucheng and that Emperor Yu had slain eight Saint Emperors.
• Yan Rulong, Madam Scorpion, Fang Tianque, and other outcasts gathered in the snowy mountains to meet Emperor Yu.
• Emperor Yu arrived and announced that he intended to establish his own power, asking those gathered to help him.

Emperor Yu founded the Flower in the Mirror, Moon in the Water faction to unite Rogue Cultivators and placed his disciple Chen Ning at its head. The faction grew quickly, prompting the Darkness God Clan and other God Clans to move against it.

• Emperor Yu told the assembled Rogue Cultivators that Chen Ning, a Great Saint, would be the faction’s true leader, and he persuaded them to join by vowing that Chen Ning would one day attain godhood.
• Fang Tianque and the other cultivators pledged their allegiance, and Emperor Yu named the faction Flower in the Mirror, Moon in the Water.
• Emperor Yu assigned Madam Scorpion to select members and Fang Tianque to handle communications and orders.
• News of the faction spread across the Vast Land, drawing Rogue Cultivators from many places as its numbers grew.
• The Darkness God Clan and several other God Clans grew alarmed, and the Darkness God Clan made a move to stop the faction’s expansion.

After completing his seclusion, Chen Ning reached the Great Saint Middle Stage and emerged on the day of his wedding to Ji Hongyi. The ceremony was interrupted by Emperor Yu's arrival, as more than ten Saint Emperors prepared to attack him.

• Chen Ning absorbed the Divine Fruit of Dao Comprehension, advanced six Great Daos to their highest realm, and reached the Great Saint Middle Stage.
• Chen Ning learned about recent events in the Vast Land and prepared to marry Ji Hongyi in the City of Light.
• Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi began their wedding ceremony before the elders and guests from several God Clans.
• Emperor Yu arrived to attend his disciple's wedding and confronted the Grand One Clan Leader.
• Chu Tianxiong and the Emperor of Undercurrents revealed that they and other Saint Emperors had gathered to kill Emperor Yu, then agreed to wait until the wedding ended.

Emperor Yu refused the Emperor of Undercurrents’ demand to disband Flower in the Mirror, Moon in the Water and fought the assembled Saint Emperors outside the city. As Emperor Yu overwhelmed his opponents, Yan Rulong, Madam Scorpion, and Fang Tianque arrived to support him.

• Chen Ning asked the Light Clan Leader to help Emperor Yu, but the Light Clan Leader said he could not intervene.
• The Emperor of Undercurrents demanded that Emperor Yu disband Flower in the Mirror, Moon in the Water, and Emperor Yu chose to fight outside the city.
• Emperor Yu severely wounded a Thunder God Clan expert and a Barbarian God Clan Saint Emperor, then defeated more than six Saint Emperors.
• Chu Tianxiong and the other Saint Emperors attacked Emperor Yu together.
• Yan Rulong and Madam Scorpion joined the battle, and Fang Tianque arrived as the third Saint Emperor of Flower in the Mirror, Moon in the Water.

Emperor Yu defended Fang Tianque and Flower in the Mirror, Moon in the Water against the God Clans, then revealed overwhelming strength by defeating three Late Saint Emperors. The battle ended with Chu Tianxiong dead and the organization positioned to be treated with caution by the God Clans.

• The Fate God Clan elder demanded that Emperor Yu hand Fang Tianque over, but Emperor Yu refused and Stargazing Elder joined the battle.
• Yan Rulong, Madam Scorpion, and Fang Tianque aided Emperor Yu as he fought Chu Tianxiong, the Emperor of Undercurrents, and Stargazing Elder.
• Emperor Yu unleashed his full power, and Heavenly Venerable Yuan declared him invincible among Saint Emperors.
• Emperor Yu defeated the Emperor of Undercurrents and Stargazing Elder, then killed Chu Tianxiong with three successive punches.
• Chen Ning realized Emperor Yu had displayed his strength to secure a place for Flower in the Mirror, Moon in the Water while showing mercy to the other God Clans.

After Emperor Yu defeated the God Clan experts, the clans accepted Flower in the Mirror, Moon in the Water as a force they could coexist with, and Chen Ning continued cultivating. His companions then marveled at how much stronger he had become.

• Emperor Yu apologized to the God Clan leaders and explained that Flower in the Mirror, Moon in the Water only sought a home and had fought back in self-defense.
• The God Clan leaders left, and Emperor Yu told Chen Ning to report anyone in the Light God Clan who bullied him.
• Chen Ning spent several days cultivating and working to master his seven pinnacle Great Daos.
• News of the battle spread, and the God Clan patriarchs allowed Flower in the Mirror, Moon in the Water to exist while some clans offered goodwill.
• Nalan Yao, Old Man Yang, Bai Ziyu, Xue Rang, and Ding Erliang gathered outside Chen Ning’s courtyard and praised his astonishing growth.