Chapter Summaries

The Kunlun Clan Leader cleared Chen Ning of wrongdoing after he explained how he had refined the Eight-Armed Demon Venerable. Chen Ning then demanded that the Darkness God Clan return his master and relinquish control of the Nine Provinces Realm, but the Kunlun Clan Leader proposed an exchange of small worlds instead.

• The Death God Clan elder and Darkness Clan Leader questioned Chen Ning about refining the Eight-Armed Demon Venerable, while the Light Clan Leader and a Moon God Clan elder defended him.
• Heavenly Venerable Yifeng wrongly assumed Chen Ning had concealed his involvement to show goodwill, while Chen Ning intended to use what he knew to expose Yifeng's accomplices in the Profound Nether God Clan.
• The Light Clan Leader asked the Kunlun Clan Leader to end the questioning, and the Kunlun Clan Leader examined Chen Ning and confirmed that the devil had been completely refined.
• Chen Ning asked to reclaim his master, the old sect leader, and claim control of the Nine Provinces Realm from the Darkness God Clan.
• The Kunlun Clan Leader called Chen Ning's request reasonable but proposed that the Light God Clan and Darkness God Clan exchange control of a small world.

The God Clan leaders debated whether to exchange control of the Nine Provinces Realm, with the Darkness Clan Leader pushing for a joint vote and the Light Clan Leader supporting the exchange for Chen Ning. The vote stood at three against and three in favor, leaving Heavenly Venerable Yifeng of the Profound Nether God Clan to decide the outcome.

• The Kunlun Clan Leader proposed exchanging control of small worlds, and the Light Clan Leader offered the Darkness God Clan an additional world to secure the Nine Provinces Realm for Chen Ning.
• The Darkness Clan Leader rejected the offer and called for all seven clans other than Kunlun to vote on the exchange.
• The Darkness, Death, and War God Clans voted against the exchange, while the Moon and Light God Clans voted in favor.
• The Fate God Clan representative supported the exchange, bringing the vote to three in favor and three against.
• The Darkness Clan Leader expected Heavenly Venerable Yifeng to cast the deciding vote against the exchange.

Heavenly Venerable Yifeng unexpectedly voted to give the Nine Provinces Realm to the Light God Clan, securing Chen Ning’s claim. After the vote, the Kunlun Clan Leader summoned Chen Ning, while the Darkness Clan Leader ordered the transfer but planned to cause trouble in the realm.

• Chen Ning reminded Heavenly Venerable Yifeng that the Nine Provinces Realm was his birthplace and asked him to choose carefully.
• Heavenly Venerable Yifeng supported the exchange and said Chen Ning deserved a reward for killing the Eight-Armed Demon Venerable, making the vote four to three.
• The Kunlun Clan Leader ordered the Darkness Clan Leader to transfer control of the Nine Provinces Realm and release Chen Ning’s master, then summoned Chen Ning to meet him.
• The Darkness Clan Leader told the ten great elders to transfer the realm and release the old man, explaining that Chen Ning had gained the Kunlun Clan’s protection.
• The Darkness Clan Leader ordered an elder to arrange disasters during the transfer, dismissing concerns that harming the realm might provoke the Dragon Clan.

The Kunlun Clan Leader revealed that he knew Heavenly Venerable Yifeng was involved in creating the Eight-Armed Demon Venerable and asked Chen Ning to investigate Yifeng’s upcoming visit to the Dragon Clan. Chen Ning agreed to consider the request, and the chapter ended with the Clan Leader explaining why Chen Ning was best suited for the task.

• The Kunlun Clan Leader questioned Chen Ning about Heavenly Venerable Yifeng and why he had helped him.
• The Kunlun Clan Leader revealed that the Kunlun God Clan had found traces of Yifeng at the battlefield a hundred years earlier, but he had kept the discovery secret.
• Chen Ning suspected that Yifeng had help from others in the Profound Nether God Clan, and the Clan Leader confirmed he was waiting for evidence against the person behind him.
• The Kunlun Clan Leader said Yifeng would soon visit the Dragon Clan and asked Chen Ning to investigate his purpose and seek evidence.
• The Kunlun Clan Leader explained that Chen Ning’s True Dragon Body and closeness to the Dragon Clan’s reborn progenitor made him the right person to go with Li Changsheng.

Chen Ning and Li Changsheng traveled to the Dragon Clan’s territory so Chen Ning could seek help from those who revered the Progenitor Black Dragon. They arrived to a hostile reception, leaving the Dragon Clan’s response to their claim unresolved.

• The Kunlun Clan Leader warned Chen Ning that the Dragon Clan might not acknowledge the Progenitor Black Dragon, and Li Changsheng explained that some members still believed in him.
• Chen Ning asked when the Darkness God Clan would return the Nine Provinces Realm and free its captives, and the Kunlun Clan Leader promised to press them.
• Chen Ning and Li Changsheng set off for the Dragon Clan’s territory, where Li Changsheng explained that the clan had many branches and that the White Dragon King’s strength had mysteriously declined.
• The Other Shore Immortal Ship descended into the Dragon Clan’s territory, and Li Changsheng announced that he had come with the Progenitor Black Dragon’s master.
• A golden dragon arrived and angrily accused them of blaspheming the Dragon Clan’s progenitor.

Chen Ning faced the Golden Dragon King and Red Dragon King over the fate of the Dragon Clan’s progenitor, whom he kept as his Little Black Dragon. The Little Black Dragon appeared at Chen Ning’s side, leaving the assembled dragons stunned by their closeness.

• Li Changsheng introduced Chen Ning to the Golden Dragon King and explained their friendship and the king’s reverence for the progenitor.
• Chen Ning admitted he was the progenitor’s master reborn, but the Golden Dragon King demanded that he hand the progenitor over.
• The Red Dragon King arrived, threatened Chen Ning, and insisted that he surrender the progenitor.
• Chen Ning refused to give up the Little Black Dragon unless the dragon chose to leave him.
• The Little Black Dragon appeared beside Chen Ning and nuzzled him as the gathered dragons recognized the progenitor.

Chen Ning and Li Changsheng defeated two Saint Emperor Realm fire dragons after the Red Dragon King tried to seize the Little Black Dragon. The Golden Dragon King brought them to his faction’s territory, while the Dragon Clan remained divided among its four kings.

• The Little Black Dragon signaled that the Golden Dragon King should submit to Chen Ning, but the Red Dragon King rejected the command and moved to attack.
• The Golden Dragon King stopped the Red Dragon King, and two dragons loyal to the Red Dragon King attacked Chen Ning.
• Chen Ning defeated one fire dragon with a single punch, while Li Changsheng defeated the other.
• The Red Dragon King stopped fighting and left after seeing Chen Ning and Li Changsheng’s strength, while the Golden Dragon King apologized to the Little Black Dragon.
• The Golden Dragon King led Chen Ning, Li Changsheng, and the Little Black Dragon to his faction’s core territory, where his followers gathered.
• The chapter described the Dragon Clan’s four divided factions and noted that Heavenly Venerable Yifeng had first met with the powerful Blue Dragon King.

Chen Ning and Li Changsheng secretly entered the Purple Dragon King's cave abode to overhear Heavenly Venerable Yifeng's attempt to win the Dragon Clan's support. After the Purple Dragon King discovered intruders and his guards began searching, Chen Ning expected someone to help them escape.

• Little Black Dragon distracted the Golden Dragon King's territory while Chen Ning and Li Changsheng sneaked into the Purple Dragon King's territory.
• Chen Ning and Li Changsheng overheard Heavenly Venerable Yifeng urge the Purple Dragon King to borrow the Dragon Clan's supreme treasure and use his Secret Method.
• The Purple Dragon King refused and recognized Heavenly Venerable Yifeng's implied threat to side with the Blue Dragon King and Red Dragon King.
• The Purple Dragon King sensed the hidden intruders, and his guards began searching the cave abode as Heavenly Venerable Yifeng left.
• Chen Ning told Li Changsheng that someone would help them avoid discovery, and a stone wall suddenly opened.

Chen Ning and Li Changsheng met the Purple Dragon King, who sought their help in forming an alliance with the Golden Dragon King and following the Dragon Clan’s progenitor. The Purple Dragon King revealed that the Dragon God was dead and chose to uphold the legitimate line for stability rather than compete for the Dragon Clan’s Supreme position.

• Dragon Clan experts searched for Chen Ning and Li Changsheng but believed the cave abode’s restrictions made escape impossible.
• The Purple Dragon King revealed that he had noticed Chen Ning and Li Changsheng and invited them to advise him about Heavenly Venerable Yifeng’s proposal.
• Li Changsheng asked about the Dragon Clan’s mysterious supreme treasure, while Chen Ning warned that Yifeng’s alliance with the Red Dragon King and Blue Dragon King could weaken the Purple Dragon King.
• The Purple Dragon King asked Chen Ning to help ally him with the Golden Dragon King so they could follow the Dragon Clan’s progenitor and restore the clan’s glory.
• The Purple Dragon King told Chen Ning and Li Changsheng that the Dragon God was dead and said he preferred stability and supporting the legitimate line over competing for the Supreme position.

Chen Ning and Li Changsheng learned that Heavenly Venerable Yifeng sought the Dragon Clan's supreme treasure, but the clan council split over whether to lend it to him. Afterward, Yifeng secretly began using his Secret Method to strengthen the Blue Dragon King's forces, leaving one newly empowered dragon with a telltale pallor in his eyes.

• The Golden Dragon King told Chen Ning and Li Changsheng that Heavenly Venerable Yifeng had asked to borrow the Dragon Clan's supreme treasure, and he had thrown Yifeng out.
• Chen Ning explained that the Purple Dragon King would oppose Yifeng's proposal, while the Golden Dragon King refused to reveal what the supreme treasure was.
• Two days later, the Blue and Red Dragon Kings supported lending the treasure to Yifeng at the clan council, while the Purple and Golden Dragon Kings opposed it.
• Yifeng secretly joined forces with the Blue Dragon King, who gathered dozens of elite dragons and promised to lend him the treasure after uniting the clan.
• Yifeng used his Secret Method to raise a dragon's cultivation from the Saint Emperor Realm to the Saint Venerable Realm, though the dragon's eyes briefly turned pale.

Heavenly Venerable Yifeng used his Secret Method to strengthen the Blue Dragon King’s followers, then went to the Red Dragon King’s territory and began strengthening the Red Dragon King himself. The Red Dragon King endured the painful process as a fierce, annihilating red light appeared in his eyes.

• Heavenly Venerable Yifeng strengthened several Dragon Clan experts for the Blue Dragon King, raising two to the Saint Venerable Realm and three to the peak of the Saint Emperor Realm.
• The Blue Dragon King sent Heavenly Venerable Yifeng back to rest and planned to observe the strengthened subordinates before risking the Secret Method himself.
• Heavenly Venerable Yifeng left for the Red Dragon King’s territory, where the Red Dragon King and nearly a hundred followers welcomed him.
• Heavenly Venerable Yifeng strengthened three of the Red Dragon King’s followers, raising one to the Saint Venerable Realm and two to the peak of the Saint Emperor Realm.
• The Red Dragon King asked Heavenly Venerable Yifeng to use the Secret Method on him and promised to help him obtain the Dragon Clan’s supreme treasure.
• Heavenly Venerable Yifeng began strengthening the Red Dragon King, who endured the pain until a fierce presence and annihilating red light surged from him.

The Golden Dragon King and Purple Dragon King pushed for the Progenitor Black Dragon to reclaim control of the leaderless Dragon Clan, but the four Dragon Kings deadlocked. The White Dragon King was called to cast the deciding vote, while the Blue Dragon King privately planned to use the progenitor as a figurehead and pursue the position of Supreme.

• The Purple Dragon King secretly rallied support while the Golden Dragon King openly advocated for the Progenitor Black Dragon to lead the Dragon Clan.
• The Blue Dragon King and Red Dragon King opposed the proposal, leaving the four Dragon Kings tied at two votes each.
• The Purple Dragon King argued that the absent White Dragon King was entitled to vote, and the Blue Dragon King agreed to contact him.
• After the meeting, the Red Dragon King questioned the Blue Dragon King, who revealed he intended to become Supreme and make the progenitor a figurehead.

Chen Ning returned to the Nine Provinces Realm to meet the White Dragon King and reunite with old friends, but found the realm covered in a spreading, corrosive black-red substance. He entered the Great Yan Imperial Palace and asked its guards to announce his return to Bai Qingluo.

• Chen Ning set out alone aboard the Other Shore Immortal Ship after learning that the way to the Nine Provinces Realm was open, while Li Changsheng returned to the Kunlun God Clan.
• Chen Ning spotted black-red patches covering the Nine Provinces Realm and hurried to Spirit Province, where he saw the substance corrode a civilian and spread by absorbing their essence.
• Chen Ning reached the Great Yan Imperial Palace and tested its guards by deliberately letting them detect him.
• The female guard commander held her ground and sent guards to fetch Celestial Person Ling while Chen Ning asked her to announce that Chen Baba had returned.
• The commander told Chen Ning that Bai Qingluo was discussing an important matter with the acting sect leader of the Dragon-Seeking Sect and asked him to wait.

Chen Ning returned to the Nine Provinces and reunited with Ling Xiaoxiao at the Great Yan imperial palace. He joined Xiaoxiao on her way to meet Bai Qingluo, Su Ling'er, and Cang Yue, who were discussing the Demonic Slurry crisis.

• Chen Ning restrained the female commander and the Imperial Guards when he moved toward the palace, then stopped when Ling Xiaoxiao ordered them to stand down.
• Ling Xiaoxiao recognized Chen Ning by the name Chen Baba, greeted him as her master, and told him the Dragon-Seeking Sect had become the world's foremost power and Cang Yue had reached the Saint Realm.
• Chen Ning praised the female commander for protecting Bai Qingluo and went with Ling Xiaoxiao toward the Hall of Stars.
• Bai Qingluo, Su Ling'er, and Cang Yue discussed how the Demonic Slurry had spread throughout the Nine Provinces and could not be destroyed, while even Central Province's heavenly lake holy water had failed to eliminate it.

Chen Ning returned to the Nine Provinces Realm and reunited with Cang Yue, Su Ling'er, and Bai Qingluo, who had built powerful roles in the Dragon-Seeking Sect and Great Yan Imperial Dynasty. After catching up, he asked them to explain the dangerous Demonic Slurry threatening the realm.

• Cang Yue, Su Ling'er, and Bai Qingluo discussed how the living Demonic Slurry had begun moving and infecting civilians and cultivators.
• Chen Ning entered the Hall of Stars, surprising Cang Yue, Su Ling'er, and Bai Qingluo, who welcomed him with joy.
• Su Ling'er and Bai Qingluo told Chen Ning about their work leading the Dragon-Seeking Sect and the secular dynasties, while he thanked them and Cang Yue for their efforts.
• Chen Ning asked the women what the Demonic Slurry was and where it had come from.

Chen Ning returned to the Dragon-Seeking Sect and learned that the Darkness God Clan had likely brought the Demonic Slurry to the Nine Provinces Realm before surrendering control. Reunited with the sect, he resolved to help the realm grow stronger and declared that every Dragon-Seeking Sect member would become a dragon.

• Chen Ning learned that the Demonic Slurry had appeared less than half a month earlier and suspected the Darkness God Clan had introduced it before handing over control of the Nine Provinces Realm.
• Su Ling'er took Chen Ning around the Dragon-Seeking Sect, and he returned to Vermilion Bird Peak with her, Cang Yue, and Ling Xiaoxiao.
• The Dragon-Seeking Sect's disciples welcomed Chen Ning as Sect Leader, and he saw familiar disciples Lu Ping, Jun Wuya, and Qi Feng, who had grown stronger in Spirit Province.
• Chen Ning considered seeking help from the Light God Clan to remove the Nine Provinces Realm's limits and direct Vast Land Cultivation Resources there, while keeping its people safe from his enemies.
• A young disciple named Xiao Douzi asked when he could become as impressive as Chen Ning, who told him that every Dragon-Seeking Sect member would become a dragon once he swept away the darkness over the Nine Provinces Realm.

Chen Ning traveled to Central Province to visit old acquaintances, meet the White Dragon King, and deal with the Demonic Slurry. At the Star God Palace, he rescued Zhuge Bai and his companions from an ambush, and reunited with his old friend.

• Chen Ning went to Central Province, where Li Changtian and Wine Maniac were guarding the Dragon-Seeking Sect's mountain gate amid the Demonic Slurry's rampage.
• Chen Ning headed to the North Pole Region and saw Zhuge Bai leading Star God Palace experts against people controlled by the Demonic Slurry.
• The Demonic Slurry lured Zhuge Bai's group into an encirclement, and infected people closed in from every direction.
• Two Star God Palace experts threw Zhuge Bai out of the encirclement so he could survive, while they stayed behind to fight.
• Chen Ning struck the infected with Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning, creating an opening for the Star God Palace group to escape.
• Zhuge Bai recognized Chen Ning, who praised him for finally shouldering the responsibilities of the young palace master.

Chen Ning returned to the Nine Provinces Realm and found the Demonic Slurry threatening the Star God Palace and the Great Snow Mountain. The Little Black Dragon devoured the Slurry, and Chen Ning then went to meet the White Dragon King.

• Chen Ning defeated the Slurry-controlled people with his Thunder Method, but his lightning and Eternal Fire could not harm the spreading Demonic Slurry.
• Chen Ning raised earthen walls to hold back the Slurry, but the Little Black Dragon rushed out and devoured it all.
• Chen Ning bade farewell to Zhuge Bai and headed for the Great Snow Mountain with the Little Black Dragon.
• Chen Ning found the Great Snow Mountain and the Snow Mountain Dragon Clan affected by the Slurry, then greeted the White Dragon King.
• The White Dragon King praised Chen Ning for reaching the Saint Emperor Realm and Chen Ning thanked him for protecting the Nine Provinces Realm and the Dragon-Seeking Sect.

Chen Ning learned that the Dragon Pearl’s backlash had forced the White Dragon King to sacrifice his cultivation to save the Dragon Clan, while the Blue Dragon King emerged even stronger. The White Dragon King worried that restoring Little Black’s authority could trigger civil war, but Chen Ning argued that allowing the Blue and Red Dragon Kings to consolidate power would make conflict inevitable.

• Chen Ning asked the White Dragon King why his cultivation had regressed, and the White Dragon King recounted the Dragon Clan’s dispute over the Dragon God’s Dragon Pearl.
• The Blue Dragon King secretly used the Dragon Pearl to seek the God Realm, depleted its power, and caused a calamity that threatened the Dragon Clan.
• The White Dragon King sacrificed his cultivation to stabilize the Dragon Pearl, while the injured Blue Dragon King kept the power he had gained and became the strongest Dragon King.
• The White Dragon King said the Dragon Clan’s gratitude faded, the Red Dragon King targeted him, and he eventually left for the Nine Provinces Realm.
• Chen Ning urged the White Dragon King to support Little Black taking charge of the Dragon Clan, but the White Dragon King feared that confronting the Blue and Red Dragon Kings would cause civil war.
• Chen Ning argued that allowing the Blue and Red Dragon Kings to grow stronger would also lead to bloodshed, and he deduced that Heavenly Venerable Yifeng intended to exploit the Dragon Clan’s crisis.

Chen Ning found the source of the Demonic Slurry in Soul-Severing Valley and worked with Little Black Dragon to suppress it. With the source contained and consumed, the Demonic Slurry across Central Province lost its vitality.

• Chen Ning returned to the Heavenly Lake Holy Land, where he saw Demonic Slurry infecting the land and its cultivators.
• Butcher led Chen Ning to Mu Tianji, who explained that the Demonic Slurry was spreading from a source in Central Province.
• Chen Ning decided to go to the source with Little Black Dragon instead of returning to the Vast Land for help.
• At Soul-Severing Valley, Chen Ning killed the infected cultivators while Little Black Dragon devoured the Demonic Slurry.
• Chen Ning used the Sin Stele to imprison the source and stored it in the Heaven-Swallowing Bag for Little Black Dragon to eat later.
• The Demonic Slurry across Central Province suddenly lost its vitality.