Chapter Summaries

Wei He revealed his alliance with the Treading Spirit Sect, whose five cultivators attacked the returning Divine Mansion forces. As the soldiers and commanders were overwhelmed, Jiang Bei alone held Hua Xuan at bay with the Heavenfire Ruler and his two divine flames.

• Wei He admitted he had betrayed the Divine Mansion and joined forces with the Treading Spirit Sect for his own future.
• Li Hongtian warned Su Wen and Jiang Bei that Hua Xuan and Hua You were God-Annihilation Realm Major Refinements, but Jiang Bei refused to abandon his companions.
• Hua Xuan ordered the Treading Spirit Sect’s five cultivators to attack, and Su Wen, Jiang Bei, Zhong Ming, Lin Jing, and the Divine Mansion soldiers fought back.
• Hua You battered Su Wen until he was gravely wounded, while the three black-robed cultivators overwhelmed Zhong Ming, Lin Jing, and the soldiers.
• Jiang Bei fought Hua Xuan evenly with the Heavenfire Ruler, and the two continued exchanging powerful blows.

Jiang Bei battled Hua Xuan and initially gained the upper hand by using the Heavenfire Ruler’s two flames to consume Hua Xuan’s spiritual power. After Hua You joined the fight, the two opponents overwhelmed Jiang Bei, but he rallied and struck Hua You hard enough to force him back.

• Jiang Bei traded powerful blows with Hua Xuan, burning him and draining his spiritual power until Hua Xuan was injured and called Hua You for help.
• Hua You left Su Wen badly wounded and joined Hua Xuan in attacking Jiang Bei from both sides.
• Hua Xuan and Hua You coordinated their attacks, struck Jiang Bei in the ribs, and left him bleeding as Li Hongtian and Su Wen watched helplessly.
• Jiang Bei refused Hua Xuan’s offer to surrender and charged back into the fight with the Nine Karmas Divine Flame and Nirvana Furyfire surging around his ruler.
• Jiang Bei blocked Hua You’s palm seals and counterattacked, smashing the Heavenfire Ruler into Hua You’s crossed palms and forcing him backward.

Jiang Bei fought Hua You and Hua Xuan until Fang Xu, the Treading Spirit Sect’s God-Annihilation Realm Peak Fourth Elder, arrived and nearly killed him. Just before Fang Xu’s second palm strike landed, Zhou Xuantong appeared and destroyed it, revealing that the Divine Mansion’s supposedly bedridden Mansion Master had awakened.

• Jiang Bei battled Hua You and Hua Xuan, suffering growing injuries as the two attacked him together.
• Fang Xu arrived and overpowered Jiang Bei with a palm strike, then prepared a more powerful blow to finish him.
• A streak of light from the Divine Mansion shattered Fang Xu’s second palm imprint before it could hit Jiang Bei.
• Zhou Xuantong appeared before the plaza, shocking Fang Xu and the Treading Spirit Sect elders.
• Li Hongtian and Su Wen recognized Zhou Xuantong as the Divine Mansion’s Mansion Master, while Jiang Bei realized Zhou had saved him.

Zhou Xuantong arrived at the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion and easily overpowered Fang Xu, forcing the Treading Spirit Sect forces to retreat. He praised Jiang Bei for defending the mansion and thanked the wounded survivors, leaving them to recover after the battle.

• Fang Xu attacked Zhou Xuantong, but Zhou blocked his strikes without moving and withstood his strongest palm seal.
• Fang Xu admitted he could not defeat Zhou and ordered Hua You, Hua Xuan, and the other Treading Spirit Sect fighters to retreat.
• Zhou warned the Treading Spirit Sect not to attack the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion unless they came all at once, then checked on the wounded Li Hongtian and Su Wen.
• Zhou found the injured Jiang Bei and praised him for his past service and for holding off Hua Xuan and Hua You during the battle.
• Zhou told the survivors that the betrayals and unexpected alliances had pushed them to their limits and that they had done more than enough.

Zhou Xuantong revealed that he had used the Light-Returning Jade to repel Fang Xu and the Treading Spirit Sect, despite knowing it would worsen his Soul-Devouring Poison and leave him near death. With only two hours of restored strength remaining, he decided to transfer the Myriad Forms Sacred Body and revealed that Jiang Bei was his chosen candidate.

• Li Hongtian and Su Wen asked Zhou Xuantong how he had unleashed such great power, and he revealed the Light-Returning Jade had restored him to his peak for two hours.
• Zhou Xuantong explained that he had driven Fang Xu and the others away to deter the Treading Spirit Sect without provoking a full-scale war.
• Li Hongtian warned that the jade’s effects would leave Zhou Xuantong in an even worse state, and Zhou said only a Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill might save him.
• Zhou Xuantong told Li Hongtian and Su Wen to protect the Divine Mansion, then announced that he would transfer the Myriad Forms Sacred Body before his strength ran out.
• Li Hongtian, Su Wen, and Zhong Ming urged Zhou Xuantong to reconsider, but he insisted the Sacred Body must survive him and revealed that Jiang Bei was his chosen candidate.

Zhou Xuantong chose Jiang Bei to inherit the Myriad Forms Sacred Body, and the transfer began in a secret chamber. As Jiang Bei endured the painful process, Zhou Xuantong collapsed after the Light-Returning Jade left him with no strength, though the transfer appeared to be progressing smoothly.

• Zhou Xuantong named Jiang Bei as the successor to the Myriad Forms Sacred Body, and Li Hongtian, Su Wen, Zhong Ming, and the others supported his choice.
• Jiang Bei accepted the responsibility and followed Zhou Xuantong into the Divine Mansion's secret chamber for the transfer.
• Zhou Xuantong extracted the Myriad Forms Sacred Body and sent its golden power into Jiang Bei, who endured the excruciating merger without giving up.
• After two hours, Zhou Xuantong's strength failed, but he saw that Jiang Bei's transfer had stabilized and tried to leave the chamber.
• Zhou Xuantong collapsed in the corridor, unable to take another step.

Zhou Xuantong learned that the Flame Lord's Heavenly Tomb might contain a Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill capable of saving him, and the group resolved to seek it despite the dangers. Jiang Bei emerged after refining the Myriad Forms Sacred Body and reaching God-Annihilation Realm Minor Refinement, giving the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion new hope for the expedition.

• Li Hongtian and Su Wen found Zhou Xuantong weakened after the Light-Returning Jade's power ran out, and Zhou confirmed that Jiang Bei's transfer of the Myriad Forms Sacred Body had succeeded.
• Su Wen told Zhou that the Mu Clan and Ancient Demon Sect were preparing to enter the Flame Lord's Heavenly Tomb, and revealed that he could track Mu Ting to follow them.
• Zhou recalled rumors that the Flame Lord possessed a Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill, and Li Hongtian and Su Wen realized it might be in the tomb and could save Zhou.
• Li Hongtian and Su Wen insisted they would search for the pill despite the risks, and Zhou worried about the dangers they would face.
• Jiang Bei emerged from the secret chamber having fully refined the Myriad Forms Sacred Body and broken through to God-Annihilation Realm Minor Refinement.
• Jiang Bei thanked Zhou, and the others welcomed his increased strength as a major advantage for the journey to the Flame Lord's Heavenly Tomb.

Jiang Bei and the Divine Mansion prepared to seek the Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill in Flame Lord's Heavenly Tomb to save Zhou Xuantong, while Jiang Bei recovered from battle and mastered his newly refined Myriad Forms Sacred Body. After three days of waiting, the Mu Clan finally moved, and Jiang Bei learned Mu Ting was heading for the True Martial Star Realm.

• Zhou Xuantong coughed up blood, and Jiang Bei, Li Hongtian, and Su Wen rushed him to a healing courtyard, where physicians stabilized his condition.
• Jiang Bei and the others resolved to seek the Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill, and Su Wen promised to track Mu Ting and alert them when the Mu Clan acted.
• Li Hongtian urged Jiang Bei to rest, and Jiang Bei returned to his residence to reflect on his battle and test the power of the Myriad Forms Sacred Body.
• Over three days, Jiang Bei practiced with his new power while the Divine Mansion repaired damage and Zhou Xuantong remained critically ill.
• Zhong Ming summoned Jiang Bei to the Council Hall, where Su Wen reported that Mu Ting had left the Ancient Demon Sect's star realm and headed for the True Martial Star Realm.

Jiang Bei, Li Hongtian, and the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion elites raced to the True Martial Star Realm to reach Flame Lord's Heavenly Tomb before the Mu Clan and Ancient Demon Sect. They arrived after three days and learned their rivals had already entered the realm but had not yet reached the tomb.

• Li Hongtian left Zhao He and Elder Zhou to guard the Divine Mansion and led Jiang Bei, Su Wen, and the elites along the secret star route toward the True Martial Star Realm.
• Two concealed Ancient Demon Sect men spotted the group, reported their direction to the Deputy Sect Master, and began secretly following them after he ordered them to track the party.
• After three days of travel, Su Wen identified the True Martial Star Realm and sensed that the Mu Clan and Ancient Demon Sect had entered it but were still moving toward the tomb.
• Jiang Bei led the group through the realm's azure radiance and into its atmosphere, where they felt the dense spiritual energy.

Jiang Bei and the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion raced to the Flame Lord's Heavenly Tomb in the True Martial Star Realm, hoping to stop the Mu Clan and Ancient Demon Sect from claiming its treasures. They arrived as Xuanfire worked to open the tomb's Bronze Gate, while Treading Spirit Sect followers secretly trailed them.

• Li Hongtian warned Jiang Bei's group to avoid trouble and focus on finding the Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill and stopping the Mu Clan.
• Two Treading Spirit Sect followers landed in the True Martial Star Realm and secretly pursued Jiang Bei's group while awaiting their deputy sect master and elders.
• Su Wen sensed that Mu Ting had stopped near the tomb, so Li Hongtian and Jiang Bei hurried the group toward the gathering of powerful auras.
• Jiang Bei's group reached the vast plain and spotted the Bronze Gate, where Mu Ting's forces and the Ancient Demon Sect had gathered.
• Xuanfire struck the gate with seals to undo its restrictions as Mu Ting and Great Elder Gao Mu urged him to hurry and warned him of the consequences of failure.

The Ancient Demon Sect and Mu Clan prepared to open Flame Lord's Heavenly Tomb when Jiang Bei, Li Hongtian, and the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion arrived. Gao Mu sent Zhao Yuan to stop them while Profound Fire Demon God continued attacking the Bronze Gate, and the two sides began fighting.

• Profound Fire Demon God bombarded the Bronze Gate while Mu Ting asked Gao Mu about the Mu Clan's share of the tomb's opportunities, and Gao Mu said the Ancient Demon Sect would choose first.
• Mu Ting spotted Jiang Bei, Li Hongtian, and the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion approaching, prompting the Ancient Demon Sect elders to suspect the Mu Clan had leaked their location.
• Mu Ting denied the accusation, and Gao Mu ordered Zhao Yuan to stop the newcomers while Chen Hong watched Profound Fire Demon God and the gate.
• Gao Mu asked Profound Fire Demon God about controlling the tomb's teleportation, and Profound Fire Demon God promised to send them to the core region together.
• Jiang Bei warned his group about Zhao Yuan's strength, and Su Wen led the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion forces into battle against Zhao Yuan and the Ancient Demon Sect Deacons.

Jiang Bei overwhelmed Zhao Yuan with the Heavenfire Ruler and killed him, shocking the Ancient Demon Sect fighters with his sudden breakthrough to the God-Annihilation Realm. Gao Mu ordered Chen Hong to gather their people and attack the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion, while Mu Ting faced furious questions about Jiang Bei’s strength.

• Zhao Yuan confronted Jiang Bei and attacked, but Jiang Bei’s Heavenfire Ruler overpowered him and revealed his God-Annihilation Realm Minor Refinement cultivation.
• Jiang Bei relentlessly battered Zhao Yuan, broke both his arms, and smashed his head with the Heavenfire Ruler, killing him.
• Gao Mu and Chen Hong rushed to rescue Zhao Yuan but stopped when they saw him die, then recognized Jiang Bei as a far greater threat than they had expected.
• Gao Mu ordered Chen Hong to lead everyone in an attack against the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion.
• Mu Ting watched Zhao Yuan’s death in disbelief, and an Ancient Demon Sect elder demanded to know why he had claimed Jiang Bei was only at Saint Emperor Realm Major Refinement.

After Jiang Bei killed Zhao Yuan, the Treading Spirit Sect arrived at the Flame Lord's Heavenly Tomb, turning the conflict into a three-way standoff. With the gateway still opening, Gao Mu chose to wait and see whether the new arrivals would clash with the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion.

• Mu Ting confirmed that Jiang Bei had rapidly grown stronger, while Li Hongtian and Su Wen celebrated his killing of Zhao Yuan and resumed attacking the Ancient Demon Sect.
• Dozens of powerful newcomers arrived, and Jiang Bei recognized Fang Xu, Hua You, and Hua Xuan among the Treading Spirit Sect group.
• The newcomers' leader, Qin Xun, identified himself as a representative of the Treading Spirit Sect and claimed his sect had its own channels for learning about the tomb.
• Li Hongtian and Su Wen warned Jiang Bei that Qin Xun and the Treading Spirit Sect made their side badly outmatched, but Jiang Bei insisted they still had to obtain the Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill.
• Gao Mu and Qin Xun exchanged hostile words, but both restrained their forces to avoid a costly battle that could benefit the other factions.
• After consulting Chen Hong, Gao Mu decided to hold position and let the Treading Spirit Sect and Myriad Forms Divine Mansion act first while the gateway continued opening.

Chen Hong and Gao Mu ordered the Profound Fire Demon God to open the Flame Lord's Heavenly Tomb for the Ancient Demon Sect alone, prompting the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion and Treading Spirit Sect to attack. The three factions became locked in battle while Xuanfire worked to break the portal's final restriction.

• Chen Hong persuaded Gao Mu to have Xuanfire send only the Ancient Demon Sect into the tomb, and Gao Mu ordered Xuanfire to hurry.
• Qin Xun realized the Ancient Demon Sect planned to exclude the other factions and led the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion in an attack on Gao Mu's forces.
• Jiang Bei joined the assault with Li Hongtian, Su Wen, and the Divine Mansion elites, and the three factions erupted into battle.
• Jiang Bei overwhelmed several Ancient Demon Sect fighters and charged toward Xuanfire as Qin Xun broke through the formation to seize him.
• Gao Mu blocked Qin Xun and fought him to a standstill while Xuanfire continued breaking the portal's final restriction under pressure from Mu Ting.

The Profound Fire Demon God opened Flame Lord's Heavenly Tomb, and Gao Mu tried to send only the Ancient Demon Sect inside. Instead, the Profound Fire Demon God also teleported the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion and the Treading Spirit Sect, revealing that he planned to let the factions fight while he escaped with the opportunities.

• The Profound Fire Demon God opened the Bronze Gate, and Gao Mu ordered him to teleport the Ancient Demon Sect into Flame Lord's Heavenly Tomb.
• Jiang Bei led the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion toward the Profound Fire Demon God, while Qin Xun led the Treading Spirit Sect in from another direction.
• The Profound Fire Demon God sent dark-red light orbs toward the Ancient Demon Sect, the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion, and the Treading Spirit Sect.
• Gao Mu and Chen Hong confronted the Profound Fire Demon God after realizing he had included the other factions.
• The Profound Fire Demon God admitted he had acted deliberately, explaining that he wanted the three factions to fight over the tomb while he watched and escaped.

The Ancient Demon Sect, Myriad Forms Divine Mansion, and Treading Spirit Sect entered the Flame Lord's Heavenly Tomb after Xuanfire's betrayal disrupted the standoff. Jiang Bei arrived alone, searched for the Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill, and found a map that marked the tomb's opportunities and inheritances.

• The Profound Fire Demon God revealed Xuanfire's betrayal, then entered the Bronze Gate while Gao Mu vowed to kill him.
• Gao Mu ordered the Ancient Demon Sect to enter the Heavenly Tomb and eliminate rivals, while Jiang Bei, Li Hongtian, and Su Wen focused on finding the Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill.
• Jiang Bei and the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion entered the tomb, followed by Qin Xun and the Treading Spirit Sect.
• Jiang Bei arrived alone in an ancient ruin and realized that Xuanfire had scattered the groups across the tomb.
• Jiang Bei found a stone stele bearing a detailed map that showed the tomb's terrain, opportunities, and inheritances.

Jiang Bei followed the map to the valley containing the Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill, hoping to save Zhou Xuantong, and found Li Hongtian’s group fighting Fang Xu and the Treading Spirit Sect for it. Fang Xu overpowered Li Hongtian and prepared to kill him while Jiang Bei watched from behind a boulder.

• Jiang Bei found the pill’s location on the map and noticed the Emperor Flame Seed marked at the Heavenly Tomb’s center, but prioritized reaching the pill.
• Jiang Bei followed the map to a valley and discovered Li Hongtian, Su Wen, Zhong Ming, Lin Jing, and other Divine Mansion elites battling the Treading Spirit Sect.
• Fang Xu demanded the brocade box containing the Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill and revealed he wanted to prevent Zhou Xuantong from recovering.
• Fang Xu overwhelmed Li Hongtian as Hua You, Hua Xuan, and the Treading Spirit Sect elites kept the other Divine Mansion members occupied.
• Fang Xu prepared to strike the helpless Li Hongtian, while Jiang Bei remained concealed behind a boulder.

Jiang Bei arrived in the valley just in time to save Li Hongtian and the others, then defeated Fang Xu and slaughtered the Treading Spirit Sect members. Li Hongtian entrusted him with the Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill, and the group faced a choice about whether to leave the Flame Lord's Heavenly Tomb or explore further.

• Jiang Bei interrupted Fang Xu's attack on Li Hongtian and learned that the group had secured the Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill.
• Jiang Bei overwhelmed Fang Xu in battle and killed him with the Heavenfire Ruler.
• Jiang Bei caught the fleeing Hua You and Hua Xuan and killed them, then finished off the remaining Treading Spirit Sect members.
• Li Hongtian handed the brocade box containing the Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill to Jiang Bei, who stored it in his Cosmic Bag.
• Su Wen asked whether they should leave the Heavenly Tomb to deliver the pill or continue searching for opportunities.

Jiang Bei and the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion group entered the Flame Lord’s Heavenly Tomb to pursue the Emperor Flame Seed before the Ancient Demon Sect and Treading Spirit Sect could claim it. They found the seed inside a living Divine Statue, which awakened and attacked them as Jiang Bei realized they would have to defeat it to obtain the inheritance.

• Jiang Bei, Li Hongtian, and Su Wen agreed to seek the tomb’s most valuable inheritances after securing the Nine-Turn Life-and-Death Pill.
• Jiang Bei chose the Emperor Flame Seed as their next target and led the group toward the Emperor Flame Hall.
• Jiang Bei and the others entered the hall and found a towering altar topped by a crimson Divine Statue.
• Jiang Bei spotted a flickering flame inside the statue’s chest, and Su Wen reached for it despite Jiang Bei’s warning.
• The statue opened its eyes, blasted Su Wen off the altar, and descended as the hall shook.
• Jiang Bei identified the statue as the Flame Lord’s guardian and declared that they had to defeat it to claim the Emperor Flame Seed.

Jiang Bei and the Myriad Forms Divine Mansion tried to defeat the crimson Divine Statue guarding the Emperor Flame Seed, but its power and defenses overwhelmed them. Jiang Bei devised a plan to hide and let the Treading Spirit Sect and Ancient Demon Sect fight the guardian first, then led his group out of the hall.

• Su Wen, Li Hongtian, Zhong Ming, Lin Jing, and the Divine Mansion elites attacked the Divine Statue, but it repelled them and left several injured.
• Jiang Bei struck the Divine Statue repeatedly with the Heavenfire Ruler, yet could not break its defenses and suffered worsening injuries.
• Li Hongtian and Su Wen joined Jiang Bei in attacking, but the Divine Statue blasted them and the other fighters away.
• Jiang Bei proposed hiding and waiting for the Treading Spirit Sect and Ancient Demon Sect to battle the guardian, then taking the Emperor Flame Seed while they were weakened.
• Jiang Bei ordered everyone to erase signs of their battle, then led the group out beyond the Emperor Flame Hall's gates.