Chapter Summaries

Chen Ning defeated the Pagoda Divine Tree with his Eternal Fire, but the tree died rather than reveal the secret of the Heavenly Lake Secret Realm. After returning to the mountaintop with the divine fruits, Chen Ning faced pressure from the surviving experts, while Zhuge Yi pledged the Star God Palace’s support.

• Chen Ning burned away the Pagoda Divine Tree’s attacks, and the tree begged for mercy before trying a failed sneak attack.
• Chen Ning demanded to know the secret of the realm, triggering the first stage of the legendary main quest to investigate the Heavenly Lake Secret Realm.
• The Pagoda Divine Tree refused to reveal what it knew and died, after which Chen Ning took the Immortal Source Crystal and all the divine fruits.
• The group returned to the mountaintop, where the survivors focused on Chen Ning as the greatest winner of the ordeal.
• The gray-robed elder questioned Chen Ning for keeping the fruits, and Zhuge Yi declared that the Star God Palace would stand with the Dragon-Seeking Sect.

The Asura Divine Son challenged Chen Ning for the Immortal Source Crystal and divine fruits, confident he could kill the Spirit Province Sect Leader. Chen Ning’s crimson-gold flames overwhelmed the Asura Divine Son’s darkness and drove him back, leaving the fight unresolved but Chen Ning in control.

• The Asura Divine Son challenged Chen Ning and told Xuanming not to intervene.
• The Asura Divine Son revealed that he was an eight-star Martial Venerable and attacked Chen Ning with a giant hand of darkness.
• Chen Ning melted the giant hand with his crimson-gold flames.
• The Asura Divine Son unleashed the Great Dao of Darkness, but Chen Ning’s flames drove back the darkness and revealed no weaknesses for him to exploit.
• The Asura Divine Son retreated as Chen Ning’s flames pressed forward, shocking the watching crowd.

Chen Ning defeated the Asura Divine Son after freezing his attack and shattering the Asura Divine Shadow. He refused to let the defeated Son go, leaving the assembled fighters stunned by his willingness to risk war with the Asura Divine Sect.

• The Asura Divine Son used a secret method to exchange cultivation levels with an injured ally, raising himself to Nine-Star Martial Venerable, then attacked Chen Ning with the Asura Divine Shadow.
• Venerable Xuanming blocked Zhuge Yi from aiding Chen Ning while Su Ling'er and Zhuge Bai stayed back, unable to withstand the attack.
• Chen Ning unleashed the Great Dao of Ice, froze the Asura Divine Shadow and the surrounding thousand miles, and shattered the frozen apparition.
• The Asura Divine Son admitted defeat and offered to stop fighting over the divine fruit, but Chen Ning asked whether he would have spared Chen Ning if their positions were reversed.
• The Asura Divine Son threatened the Dragon-Seeking Sect, but Chen Ning declared that he could kill him, shocking everyone with the prospect of war against the Asura Divine Sect.

Chen Ning killed the Asura Divine Son and claimed the contest’s treasure, leaving the other challengers afraid to oppose him. Venerable Xuanming held back from attacking, while Fairy Yuji wondered whether Chen Ning could survive his enemies and eventually become a Saint.

• Chen Ning fused the Great Dao of Ice with Eternal Fire and killed the Asura Divine Son with a flick of his finger.
• Venerable Xuanming raged over the Divine Son’s death, but Zhuge Yi remained between him and Chen Ning.
• Chen Ning challenged the crowd to dispute his right to the treasure, and Xiao Qian stayed silent as Chen Ning became the contest’s victor.
• Venerable Xuanming refrained from attacking Chen Ning, who taunted him for failing to avenge the Divine Son.
• Fairy Yuji regretted that she had not persuaded her master to help Chen Ning earlier, while the Snow God Pavilion elder warned her to keep her distance.

Chen Ning and the other survivors were teleported out of the Heavenly Lake Secret Realm just as he was about to confront Venerable Xuanming. After securing rich rewards, Chen Ning stayed behind at Heavenly Lake Holy Land to request water that could open a box containing a Saint’s relic.

• Chen Ning kept pressuring Venerable Xuanming, who refused to fight, until the secret realm’s time limit forced everyone to teleport out.
• Chen Ning reunited with Su Ling'er, Zhuge Bai, and the others, while the old guide noted the heavy casualties among the participants.
• Venerable Xuanming and the other factions departed, leaving Chen Ning to consider his gains, including the Immortal Source Crystal and the Great Dao of Ice.
• Chen Ning agreed with Su Ling'er that they would return to Spirit Province after handling one more matter, while Zhuge Yi took Zhuge Bai back to the Star God Palace.
• Chen Ning asked the old guide for Heavenly Lake water to open the wooden box holding the Saint’s relic, and the guide agreed to help him obtain it.

After Chen Ning killed the Asura Divine Son and other prodigies in the Heavenly Lake Secret Realm, Central Province’s major powers considered how to respond, with several turning against the Dragon-Seeking Sect. As everyone awaited the Asura Divine Sect’s retaliation, the old man who had invited Chen Ning to the secret realm arrived at its mountain gate with the former stallkeeper.

• The War Academy’s dean raged over Wei Yan’s death, while its vice dean urged caution; the dean proposed letting the Asura Divine Sect lead the response against Chen Ning.
• Feng Moxiu, the Demon Battle Saint Sect’s sect master, ordered his followers to avenge Jiang Yue by taking Chen Ning’s life.
• The Wind and Thunder Divine Cult’s envoys debated whether to blame Chen Ning for deaths caused by the Pagoda Divine Tree and agreed to wait for the Asura Divine Sect’s stance.
• The Wind and Thunder Divine Cult’s envoys admitted they also wanted to suppress the Dragon-Seeking Sect to prevent it from rising among Central Province’s superpowers.
• The old man who had invited Chen Ning to the Heavenly Lake Secret Realm arrived at the Asura Divine Sect’s mountain gate with the burly man who had once run a stall.

The Heavenly Lake Holy Lord visited the Asura Divine Sect to stop the Asura Divine Lord from taking revenge on Chen Ning and the Dragon-Seeking Sect. He invoked an old matter that frightened the Asura Divine Lord, who recalled his forces and warned that Chen Ning would not be protected if he provoked the sect again.

• The Heavenly Lake Holy Lord and a middle-aged man arrived at the Asura Divine Sect and were ushered in to meet the Asura Divine Lord.
• The Heavenly Holy Lord asked the Asura Divine Lord to make peace over Chen Ning, but the Asura Divine Lord said he had already sent experts to destroy the Dragon-Seeking Sect.
• The Heavenly Holy Lord warned that if the Asura Divine Lord pursued revenge, the Asura Divine Sect would fall.
• The Asura Divine Lord accused the Heavenly Lake Holy Lord of threatening him, then grew alarmed when the Holy Lord mentioned an old matter.
• The Asura Divine Lord ordered his subordinate to recall Juekong Celestial Person and forbid him from entering Spirit Province.
• The Asura Divine Lord agreed to let the matter rest for now but warned that the Heavenly Lake Holy Land could not protect Chen Ning if he provoked the sect again.

Chen Ning received Heavenly Lake water, uncovered the Ring of Calamity, and returned with Su Ling'er to the Dragon-Seeking Sect, where the disciples and elders welcomed him as a rising power. He considered binding the elders with the Heavenly Book of Contracts to secure their loyalty as he prepared for retaliation from Central Province.

• The receiving elder gave Chen Ning Heavenly Lake water but told him the Heavenly Lake Holy Lord was away, so Chen Ning could not ask about the secret realm.
• Chen Ning used the Heavenly Lake water to open the pagoda wood box and found the Ring of Calamity, a Devil Race treasure that magnified desires and served as a spatial Law Artifact.
• Chen Ning sealed the ring's demonic nature with the Heaven-Sealing Instruction and concealed its presence.
• Chen Ning and Su Ling'er returned to Spirit Province the next day, where the Dragon-Seeking Sect's disciples and upper echelon welcomed them.
• Chen Ning resolved to have the elders sign contracts in the Heavenly Book of Contracts so he could rely on their abilities against the powers of Central Province.

Chen Ning used the Eternal Fire to clear the impurities obstructing Cang Yue’s Fire Spirit Body, leaving her cultivation poised for a breakthrough. He secretly planted an eye on her to monitor whether she remained loyal to him.

• Cang Yue confronted Chen Ning about giving Xiao Mei a Realm-Breaking Pill, and he reassured her that he would help her with her cultivation.
• Chen Ning used his title to identify the distracting thoughts and fire impurities burdening Cang Yue’s Fire Spirit Body.
• Chen Ning used the Eternal Fire to clear Cang Yue’s impurities, and she felt her cultivation grow stronger and a breakthrough draw near.
• Ying Wu noticed a fleeting flame-shaped mark on Cang Yue’s waist, unaware that Chen Ning had left it there to watch her movements.

Chen Ning continued building the Pin Heihei caravan and received news that the Supreme Elder had emerged from seclusion and summoned him to the council hall. The elders gathered as Chen Ning entered, while the Supreme Elder occupied the sect master's seat and Lin Yao stood at his side.

• Xiao Yuan reported that Pin Heihei had spread across Spirit Province and was preparing to expand into the other provinces, while the Eighth Elder had suppressed opposition from rival merchant associations.
• Chen Ning reviewed the caravan's collected treasures and information before learning that a disciple of the Supreme Elder had come to summon him.
• Lin Yao, who had poisoned Chen Ning in the past, delivered the summons and reflected on Chen Ning's rise and the long wait since his failed attempt.
• Chen Ning arrived at the council hall, where the elders had gathered and the Supreme Elder sat in the sect master's seat with Lin Yao standing behind him.

Chen Ning confronted Lin Yuan over the seat of honor and defended his actions against Central Province’s superpowers. He left the elders shaken by insisting that even a Saint who threatened the Dragon-Seeking Sect would be killed.

• Chen Ning ordered Lin Yuan to move from the seat of honor and had Cang Yue knock Lin Yao aside when he intervened.
• Lin Yuan accepted the first seat below the seat of honor, then accused Chen Ning of endangering the Dragon-Seeking Sect by provoking Central Province’s superpowers.
• Chen Ning argued that the sect could not tolerate being bullied and declared that they would kill anyone who came seeking revenge.
• Lin Yuan warned that the Asura Divine Sect had a Saint, but Chen Ning said they would kill even a Saint who came in person.
• Chen Ning reminded the elders that the Dragon-Seeking Sect had destroyed the True Martial Saint Sect, leaving Lin Yuan and the elders wondering whether Chen Ning had gained control of the sect’s legendary secret treasure.

Lin Yuan abandoned his immediate attempt to eliminate Chen Ning and continued seeking the Dragon-Seeking Sect’s secret treasure, while rumors that the Asura Divine Sect had let the death of its Divine Son go unpunished made Central Province’s major forces hold back. As Chen Ning studied the system, Xiao Mei arrived to fetch wine and triggered a new notification.

• Lin Yuan decided to wait for a chance to discover Chen Ning’s weakness and the secret treasure’s whereabouts, while Chen Ning withheld the Supreme Immortal-Slaying Grand Formation and watched him leave.
• Rogue Cultivators in Central Province spread rumors about why the Asura Divine Sect was not retaliating, prompting the War Academy, the Wind and Thunder Divine Cult, and the Demon Battle Saint Sect to halt their plans against the Dragon-Seeking Sect.
• Chen Ning worried that his first main mission remained incomplete and chose not to travel to Central Province and risk walking into a trap.
• Xiao Mei came to Chen Ning’s courtyard to fetch wine, and her arrival prompted a system notification that delighted him.

Chen Ning brought Xiao Mei to You Province to gain control of some of the Devil Race’s military strength, using the Ring of Calamity as his possible leverage. When they reached Succubus Village, they found it devastated, and Xiao Mei reunited with a stunned clan leader.

• Chen Ning received a linked ultimate quest to gain control of at least one-tenth of the Devil Race’s forces and fulfill Xiao Mei’s wish, and learned he had to bring her to You Province.
• Chen Ning reassured Xiao Mei that he knew she was a devil and would not punish her, then agreed to visit her clan first.
• Chen Ning and Xiao Mei traveled to You Province through a portal, slipped past sleeping guards, and set out for Succubus Village disguised as devils.
• Chen Ning and Xiao Mei arrived to find Succubus Village damaged, with collapsed houses and blood on the flower-lined path.
• Xiao Mei rushed to the clan leader and tearfully announced that she had returned.

Xiao Mei learned that the Devil Emperor had branded her a traitor and left the Succubus Race to suffer attacks from nearby Devil tribes. Chen Ning promised to protect the village, but their enemies arrived before the matriarch could decide whether to trust him.

• The matriarch told Xiao Mei that Devil tribes had seized the Succubus Race's land and resources, abducted its women, and killed many defenders.
• Xiao Mei realized that her reports and the Dream-Eating Devil's death had turned the Devil Emperor against her and endangered her people.
• The matriarch urged Xiao Mei to flee, but Xiao Mei asked her to bring the villagers to You Province; the matriarch refused to abandon her people.
• Chen Ning promised to protect the Succubus Race, and the matriarch recognized him as the sect master of the Dragon-Seeking Sect.
• A Devil Race group smashed the Succubus Village stele and barged in, demanding that the Succubus Race hand over its people.

Chen Ning and Xiao Mei confronted the Sand Devil Clan, which had been oppressing Succubus Village, and Xiao Mei wiped out its attackers. Chen Ning spared Gui Qiu to make him gather every clan that had persecuted the succubi, using repeated punishment to force his compliance.

• The succubus chief told Chen Ning that Gui Qiu and the Sand Devil Clan had led the attacks on Succubus Village.
• Gui Qiu recognized Xiao Mei as the Succubus Race traitor and ordered his experts to capture her.
• Xiao Mei unleashed her power, killing the Sand Devil Clan experts and leaving Gui Qiu as the sole survivor.
• Chen Ning stopped Xiao Mei from killing Gui Qiu and ordered him to summon all the clans that had oppressed Succubus Village.
• Chen Ning repeatedly made Gui Qiu's arm explode and regenerate with a Living Spirit Pill as Gui Qiu resisted his demand.

Chen Ning forced Gui Qiu to gather the clans that had oppressed the Succubus Race, then learned about a powerful, stubborn Devil King whose forces could help him secure control of the Devil Race’s military. After revealing the Ring of Calamity, Chen Ning asked Xiao Mei to claim the Devil Emperor’s throne, and she pledged eternal loyalty to him through a contract.

• Chen Ning made Gui Qiu agree to gather the higher-ups of every clan in one day, then sent him away.
• The Succubus matriarch told Chen Ning about a traditional royal clan led by one of You Province’s two Devil Kings.
• Chen Ning decided to approach the Devil King and asked Xiao Mei whether she wanted to become the Devil Emperor.
• Chen Ning revealed the Ring of Calamity and explained that Xiao Mei could use her Devil Race blood to claim authority over the Devil Race.
• Xiao Mei asked to sign a contract with Chen Ning and pledged to follow and serve him for eternity.

Gui Qiu lured the seven leaders of the Devil races to his tent and revealed that Chen Ning had arranged the meeting to punish them for oppressing the Succubus Race. After Chen Ning disabled the seven leaders, he said the future Devil Emperor’s personal guards would use them for practice, and a group of figures entered the tent.

• The seven Devil race leaders compared Gui Qiu’s conflicting excuses for summoning them and agreed to confront him.
• Gui Qiu recalled how an unseen man had punished him for considering a betrayal, then restored his limbs with a Living Spirit Pill and compelled him to summon the other leaders.
• Gui Qiu told the leaders that the Succubus Race had compromised, prompting them to argue over how to divide the profits from selling the succubi to Heavenly Devil lords.
• When the leaders questioned Gui Qiu’s unusual deference, he revealed Chen Ning, who accused them of harming the Succubus Race.
• The seven leaders tried to gather their Devil Qi but found themselves unable to move, and Chen Ning said the future Devil Emperor’s personal guards would practice on them.
• A group of figures carefully entered the tent.

Chen Ning pushed the succubus girls to confront the seven devil chiefs who had harmed their people, and they overcame their fear and killed them. After Gui Qiu tried to attack Chen Ning and died, Xiao Mei reported that the Succubus Race had taken control of the Sand Devil Race.

• Chen Ning gave the succubus girls weapons and urged them to kill the helpless devil chiefs, warning that their enemies would otherwise threaten Succubus Village and their loved ones.
• One succubus girl stabbed the Three-Eyed chief, and the others followed, killing all seven devil chiefs before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Chen Ning recognized that the first girl to strike had recovered from her fear quickly and considered her worth nurturing.
• Gui Qiu tried to attack Chen Ning with devil blood, but Chen Ning's barrier stopped it and Gui Qiu's body burst apart.
• Xiao Mei told Chen Ning that they had taken control of the Sand Devil Race, and Chen Ning accepted her calling him master.

Chen Ning forced the Shadow Devil Venerable to take him and Xiao Mei to meet the Dark Devil King. The Dark Devil King arrived in the palace side hall and heard Chen Ning introduce himself as the ninth-generation sect master of the Dragon-Seeking Sect.

• The Shadow Devil Venerable enjoyed himself in his residence in Eternal Night City, believing the Devil Race would one day conquer the other provinces.
• Chen Ning appeared before the Shadow Devil Venerable and demanded that he arrange an audience with the Dark Devil King.
• Chen Ning used the Heaven-Sealing Instruction to seal the Shadow Devil Venerable’s Devil Qi, forcing him to agree.
• Chen Ning and Xiao Mei used the Shadow Cloak to enter the Devil King’s palace with the Shadow Devil Venerable.
• The Dark Devil King came to the side hall, recognized Xiao Mei as a traitor, and asked who Chen Ning was.
• Chen Ning introduced himself as the ninth-generation sect master of the Dragon-Seeking Sect.

Chen Ning revealed that Xiao Mei possessed the Ring of Calamity and asked the Dark Devil King to support her as the Devil Race’s new emperor. The Dark Devil King worried that the current Devil Emperor might reach the Saint Realm, but Chen Ning declared he could kill him even then.

• Chen Ning told the Dark Devil King that the Ring of Calamity had reappeared and asked him to assist the new emperor.
• Xiao Mei showed the Ring of Calamity, and the Dark Devil King and Shadow Devil Venerable recognized it and bowed before the sacred relic.
• The Dark Devil King resisted supporting Xiao Mei, but Chen Ning warned that the current Devil Emperor could use the ring’s authority to kill him.
• The Dark Devil King questioned whether Chen Ning could handle the Devil Emperor if he reached the Saint Realm, and Chen Ning said he could slay him even after five years.
• The Dark Devil King hesitated and said he had one last question.