Chapter Summaries

The Great Black Lotus restored Tathagata by turning him into a Buddha-Demon and taking control of his body, then led an attack on Spirit Mountain. Fotu defeated and bound him with Merit Golden Light, recognized him as Luo Hou, and left him terrified and questioning Fotu’s identity.

• The Great Black Lotus freed Tathagata from his chains, then assimilated his body and took control of him as his Origin Essence recovered.
• The Great Black Lotus fused with Tathagata to form a Buddha-Demon Giant Buddha and reached the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal Early Stage.
• Sun Wukong returned to Spirit Mountain and told Fotu that Tathagata had vanished with a trace of Demonic Qi.
• After stabilizing his cultivation, Great Black Lotus Tathagata sent his Demonic Dao forces to attack Spirit Mountain.
• Fotu appeared to confront Great Black Lotus Tathagata, whose attacks could not harm him, and defeated him with Merit Golden Light.
• Fotu called Great Black Lotus Tathagata Luo Hou, leaving him terrified and asking who Fotu was.

Fotu destroyed the Great Black Lotus and ended Luo Hou’s attempt to restore the demonic path in the Primordial World, while the Heavenly Court’s decline led Lord Lao to separate mortals from gods. Chi Yu later rescued Luo Hou’s surviving true spirit, guided him away from obsession, and sent him back to the Demon Realm.

• Fotu revealed that Luo Hou’s rise was destined to fail, then destroyed the Great Black Lotus and absorbed its scattered Black Qi.
• Lord Lao discovered the Jade Emperor indulging in the Mortal Realm and abandoned the Heavenly Court, whose neglect allowed disorder and war to spread before the Ming Dynasty was established.
• Lord Lao, acting as Taiqing Lao Tzu’s avatar, severed Earth from Heaven and removed the Red Pavilion and the Jade Emperor from the Mortal Realm.
• Taiqing Lao Tzu gave the Jade Emperor a choice, and the Jade Emperor chose mortality; Taiqing stripped the Immortal Roots from him and The Ying Crowd, and the Jade Emperor was reborn as a Ming prince.
• Chi Yu revealed that Luo Hou’s true spirit had survived, advised him to abandon obsession rather than his demonic path, and sent him back to the Demon Realm.

Chi Yu and Yaochi traveled through the Zhu Ming Dynasty, where they witnessed a young prince confront the Lan Residence’s lawless heir and a corrupt official. As Emperor Zhu’s delayed crackdown on the powerful and privileged began, Chi Yu annihilated the offending families, then left with Yaochi while a group headed toward the Yan Region.

• Chi Yu and Yaochi arrived in the capital during the Imperial Examination, where the Lan Residence’s second Young Master harassed Yaochi.
• A sword-bearing young man defeated the Young Master’s lackeys and brought him before the Prefect, but the corrupt official declared the Young Master innocent.
• Chi Yu made the Young Master explode into blood mist and erased everyone in the Lan Residence.
• The young man reported the powerful and privileged’s abuses to Emperor Zhu, who delayed action and sent him to the Yan Region.
• As abuses intensified and public resentment grew, Emperor Zhu ordered an investigation, but the powerful and privileged families exploded and vanished.
• Chi Yu and Yaochi left the capital as a group of people set out for the Yan Region.

Chi Yu created a new world in the Returning Ruins Source Domain and sent a portion of his Origin Essence into it. Ten thousand years later, the essence had become part of Qing Chi’s history, and the chapter ended as Liu Yun followed a mysterious voice toward the stream’s source to become stronger.

• Chi Yu watched the Returning Ruins Source Domain restart and established a Creation Space within it.
• Chi Yu cast a thread of Origin Essence into a Nascent World, where it entered a strange stone and was born as a Spirit Embryo.
• Qing Chi developed through ten thousand years of evolution, and the surviving Dian Race founded the secluded Revival Village.
• Liu Yun was bullied by village children because his mother was an outsider, leaving him hurt by the stream.
• A voice told Liu Yun to follow the stream to its source if he wanted to become stronger, and he set off with a wooden stick.

Liu Yun met a mysterious man who became his Master, healed him, and taught him cultivation before vanishing for ten years. When the Master returned with a sword and further teachings, an attacker named Zhu Tan arrived in the village searching for Zi Ying, leaving the village chief and villagers defeated as Zi Ying rejected Zhu Tan.

• Liu Yun met a man at the stream's source, became his disciple, recovered from his injuries, and learned a cultivation technique that raised him to the peak of the Golden Core Realm.
• Liu Yun returned home to his parents, began cultivating, and later defeated the children who had bullied him.
• Over the next ten years, Liu Yun reached the early Spirit Division Realm, and his Master returned to give him a spell, a divine ability, and the Liu Yun Sword.
• Half a month later, Zhu Tan descended on the village, overpowered the village chief and villagers, and demanded to know where Zi Ying was.
• Zi Ying rejected Zhu Tan and refused to return to his clan, so Zhu Tan declared that he would take her by force.

Zhu Tan abducted Zi Ying and crippled her, while Liu Yun learned what had happened and resolved to rescue his mother. After his Master raised him to the Red Dust Immortal Realm, Liu Yun rescued Zi Ying and returned to the Green Race for vengeance.

• Zhu Tan defeated Liu Yun's father, knocked Zi Ying unconscious, and carried her away, leaving Liu Yun's father gravely injured.
• Liu Yun learned that Zhu Tan had abducted his mother, then relocated with his father and the village after their refuge was exposed.
• Zhu Tan imprisoned Zi Ying in the Green Race and destroyed her cultivation when she rejected his claims about their past.
• Liu Yun's Master perfected his cultivation technique, raising Liu Yun from Spirit Division to the Red Dust Immortal Realm.
• Liu Yun found Zi Ying in the secret chamber, carried her back to the mountain hollow, and immediately returned to the Green Race.

Liu Yun annihilated the Green Race, killing Zhu Tan when he tried to take Zi Zhen hostage, then returned to the mountain hollow without revealing what he had done. After the Green Race’s fall left the Beast Race unchecked, a giant beast attacked the village, and Liu Yun slew it with sword shadows.

• Liu Yun defeated the Green Race’s Elders and Old Ancestors, then slaughtered the clan’s fleeing members.
• Zhu Tan poisoned Zi Zhen with a tampered Gathering Spirit Pill and tried to use him as a hostage, but Liu Yun killed Zhu Tan before he could threaten him.
• Zi Zhen discovered the Green Race had been wiped out and later became deranged.
• Liu Yun returned to the mountain hollow and hid the Green Race’s destruction from his family and the villagers.
• A black-furred giant beast attacked the mountain hollow, and Liu Yun killed it with sword shadows.

Liu Yun annihilated the Beast Race to secure his parents’ safety, then returned to Revival Village and told them he planned to ascend. After his parents learned he had reached the peak of the Red Dust Immortal Realm, he and his father went to the village chief’s residence.

• Liu Yun secretly killed the giant beast attacking Revival Village, then left to deal with the Beast Race before ascending.
• Liu Yun slaughtered a Beast Race army approaching the village and discovered that Meng Qi had betrayed Revival Village by revealing its location.
• Liu Yun killed Meng Qi and the Beast Race members at the nearby tribe, then continued exterminating tribes across the world.
• Liu Yun killed the Beast Race Chief and Elders, rejected the five Old Ancestors’ offer to submit, and wiped out the Beast Race lineage.
• Liu Yun returned to Revival Village and told his parents about his ascension, stunning them with the revelation that he was a peak Red Dust Immortal Realm Supreme.
• Liu Yun and his father left home and headed to the village chief’s residence.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Yun is about to ascend to the Cang Yuan Realm, unaware of the tribulation awaiting him.
• The Green Domain and Beast Domain in Cang Yuan were created by the ascended Old Ancestors of the Green Race and Beast Race.
• Liu Yun revives the Dian Race, becomes an Old Ancestor level figure, and helps control the Qing Chi Realm.
• Liu Yun ascends to the Upper Realm and is guided to the Jie Yin Hall.
• Liu Yun is summoned by Ling Guan (Tu Yue) and offered discipleship, which he declines due to already having a Master.

Character Developments

• Liu Yun: Ascends to the Upper Realm, meets Tu Yue, and declines her offer to become her disciple.
• Tu Yue: Reveals herself as a Dian Race member, offers discipleship to Liu Yun, and provides him with information about Cang Yuan.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and politics in the Upper Realm.
• The consequences of Liu Yun's actions in the Lower Realm reaching the Upper Realm.
• The importance of lineage and heritage, as seen in Tu Yue's interest in Liu Yun's Dian Race roots.

Character Interactions

• Liu Yun interacts with Tu Yue, declining her offer to become her disciple.
• Liu Yun's ascent to the Upper Realm brings him into contact with the Green Domain and Beast Domain, setting the stage for potential conflicts.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Yun, after ascending to the Upper Realm, begins his cultivation at Ling Guan Palace under Tu Yue's protection.
• Liu Yun's Master appears, upgrades his cultivation method, and imparts several immortal arts and abilities, advancing Liu Yun's realm to the peak of the Void Immortal realm.
• Green Domain and Beast Domain discover Liu Yun's whereabouts and attack Ling Guan Palace.
• Tu Yue defends the palace using an immortal formation and an artifact left by the previous Ling Guan.
• Liu Yun breaks through to the peak of the Emperor Immortal realm and leaves the formation to fight the invaders.

Character Developments

• Liu Yun: Advances his cultivation significantly, demonstrates bravery and concern for Tu Yue's safety.
• Tu Yue: Shows determination to protect Liu Yun and the Ling Guan Palace, uses her knowledge of the palace's defenses and an artifact to hold off the enemy.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and Advancement: Liu Yun's rapid progress highlights the power of his cultivation method and the importance of his Master's guidance.
• Protection and Sacrifice: Tu Yue's dedication to safeguarding Liu Yun and the palace showcases her loyalty and willingness to make sacrifices for her people.
• Strength and Power: The Green Domain and Beast Domain's aggressive behavior emphasizes the importance of strength and power in the Upper Realm.

Character Interactions

• Liu Yun and Tu Yue: They show mutual respect and concern for each other's safety. Liu Yun's decision to leave the formation to fight reflects his understanding of Tu Yue's predicament, while Tu Yue's disapproval highlights her protective nature.
• Liu Yun and his Master: Their brief interaction reinforces the Master's elusive nature and his commitment to helping Liu Yun grow stronger.
• Tu Yue and the Green Domain/Beast Domain: Their conflict underscores the power dynamics in the Upper Realm, with the domains seeking to assert their dominance over the Ling Guan Palace.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Yun, now at peak Emperor Immortal, fights against the strongest experts from the Green and Beast Domains, who are at the Saint Immortal realm.
• Tu Yue is saved by an unknown handsome man and given an immortal artifact.
• The Domain Lords of both domains, at the Hong Immortal realm, intervene but are killed by Tu Yue using the immortal artifact.
• Liu Yun, in seclusion, reaches the peak of the Void Immortal Realm and later eliminates the Green and Beast Domains.

Character Developments

• Liu Yun: Shows remarkable combat prowess and cultivation speed, reaching the peak of the Void Immortal Realm. He demonstrates his ruthlessness by destroying the two domains.
• Tu Yue: Advances to the peak of the Emperor Immortal realm. She shows loyalty to Liu Yun and uses the immortal artifact to protect him, killing the Domain Lords.
• The handsome man: Mysterious and powerful, he saves Tu Yue and later appears in the Ling Guan Palace. His identity and motives remain unclear.

Significant Themes

• Power and cultivation: The characters' strength is directly tied to their cultivation realm, influencing their status and actions.
• Loyalty and betrayal: Tu Yue's loyalty to Liu Yun is highlighted, while the Domain Lords' betrayal of their domains leads to their downfall.
• Ruthlessness: Liu Yun's actions in destroying the two domains demonstrate his lack of mercy, echoing his master's teachings.

Character Interactions

• Liu Yun and Tu Yue: Tu Yue shows unwavering loyalty to Liu Yun, even risking her life to protect him. Liu Yun, in turn, eliminates the threats to Tu Yue and her domain.
• Liu Yun and the Domain Lords: The Domain Lords underestimate Liu Yun's strength and are ultimately killed by him, either directly or through Tu Yue.
• Tu Yue and the handsome man: Tu Yue is saved by the handsome man and given an immortal artifact, but his true intentions remain unclear.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tu Yue meets Azure Dust (Chi Yu), the Lord of countless Heavens, who offers her a divine brew that significantly boosts her cultivation.
• Tu Yue's cultivation rapidly advances from the peak of Emperor Immortal to the peak of Hong Immortal Realm after drinking the brew.
• Chi Yu and Tu Yue spend time together, and she ascends to the Source Lord stage.
• Liu Yun ascends to the Zhu Yuan Great World and begins his cultivation journey there.

Character Developments

• Tu Yue: Initially at the peak of Emperor Immortal, she rapidly advances through multiple realms after meeting Chi Yu. She decides to step away from managing the Ling Guan Palace and focuses on her relationship with Chi Yu.
• Liu Yun: Ascends to the Zhu Yuan Great World, ready to start anew and continue his cultivation journey.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and advancement: Both Tu Yue and Liu Yun experience significant growth in their cultivation levels.
• Relationships and choices: Tu Yue chooses to prioritize her relationship with Chi Yu over managing the Ling Guan Palace, while Liu Yun focuses on his cultivation journey.
• Power dynamics: Chi Yu, as the Lord of countless Heavens, holds immense power and influences Tu Yue's cultivation advancement.

Character Interactions

• Tu Yue and Chi Yu: They meet, share a divine brew, and spend time together, leading to Tu Yue's cultivation advancement and their relationship deepening.
• Tu Yue and Liu Yun: They discuss Liu Yun's ascension and Tu Yue's decision to hand over the Ling Guan Palace to a successor, with no mention of Liu Yun taking over.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Yun, guided by destiny, arrives at a misty mountain range with a seven-colored Immortal bridge and an Innate Array.
• He spends 10,000 years trying to break the array without success.
• His elusive Master appears, advancing Liu Yun's cultivation to the peak of Heavenly Immortal.
• After another 10,000 years, Liu Yun breaks the array and enters the Qing Xuan Realm.
• He becomes the master of the realm, with eight divine generals and four inner consorts serving him.

Character Developments

• Liu Yun's cultivation progresses significantly, reaching the peak of Heavenly Immortal.
• He demonstrates determination and perseverance in breaking the Innate Array.
• Liu Yun shows confusion and awkwardness when faced with the four inner consorts' affections.

Significant Themes

• Destiny and guidance: Liu Yun's journey is marked by a sense of destiny leading him to the Qing Xuan Realm.
• Cultivation and progression: Liu Yun's cultivation levels increase significantly, reflecting the importance of cultivation in the story's world.
• Isolation and longing: The four inner consorts' loneliness and yearning for Qing Xuan Emperor Lord's return highlight the theme of isolation.

Character Interactions

• Liu Yun interacts with his elusive Master, who advances his cultivation but does not reveal himself.
• Liu Yun meets the eight divine generals and four inner consorts in the Qing Xuan Realm, who serve and show affection towards him.
• Liu Yun's interactions with the four inner consorts are awkward, as he is inexperienced in matters of the heart.

Liu Yun advanced from the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm to the Early Quasi-Saint Realm after absorbing Natural Law and devouring an evil Daoist who tried to possess him. He entered a Blood Qi-filled city and broke open a black gate, releasing a being who claimed to be a Venerable Realm.

• Liu Yun reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm, discovered that touching the imperial throne could revive the Qing Xuan statues, and left the sleeping Qing Xuan Realm without waking the Four Absolute Consorts.
• Liu Yun touched a fluctuation of law on the Seven Colored Immortal Bridge, achieved Daluo, and drew Quasi-Saint experts to the Yun Long Mountain Range, where they argued over him before he left.
• A sinister Daoist attacked Liu Yun and tried to possess his body, but Golden Light in Liu Yun's Divine Soul Sea devoured the Daoist, raising Liu Yun to the Early Quasi-Saint Realm.
• The pursuing Grand Power Realm experts could not catch Liu Yun, who flew east and entered a lifeless city filled with Blood Qi.
• Liu Yun followed the Blood Qi to a black gate and shattered it with the Liu Yun Sword, releasing a hunched old man in a tattered red robe who called himself a Venerable Realm.

Liu Yun encountered Blood Slaughter Heaven Venerable in the Dim Land and gained the Blood Aura Law and Slaughter Law, then was transported to a greater Scarlet Great Hall, where he advanced to the Sage Realm. After learning how the Daoist had been sealed, Liu Yun returned and sealed Blood Slaughter Heaven Venerable again, then blasted his body apart, though the Sage survived by reviving.

• Blood Slaughter Heaven Venerable led Liu Yun to his Scarlet Great Hall, revealed his true form, and granted him blood aura and slaughter aura.
• Liu Yun comprehended the Blood Aura Law and Slaughter Law, reached Small Accomplishment in both, and advanced to the Late Quasi-Saint Realm.
• A Scarlet Source transported Liu Yun from a side hall to a grander Scarlet Great Hall, where its power raised him to the Sage Realm.
• Liu Yun saw Qing Emperor Xuan Lord bind and seal a Daoist, and his Master evolved the Unranked Cultivation Method, raising Liu Yun to the peak of the Sage Realm.
• Liu Yun returned to the Dim Land, sealed Blood Slaughter Heaven Venerable in the darkness, and exploded his body, but Blood Slaughter Heaven Venerable revived.

Liu Yun drove off Grand Power Realm experts who tried to recruit him, then encountered Black Shi at the Carefree Sea. Blood slaughter arrived and joined Black Shi in attacking Liu Yun, while nearby experts were caught in the battle and injured.

• Liu Yun released his Saint Realm pressure, forcing the Grand Power Realm experts to stop pursuing him as a disciple, though they later offered him Supreme Treasure Spiritual Roots and hoped for his guidance.
• Liu Yun reached the Carefree Sea, where Black Shi emerged from the water and greeted him after sensing his Saintly pressure.
• Blood slaughter appeared and told Black Shi that Liu Yun was Qing Xuan's reincarnation and had killed him, then urged Black Shi to join him in taking revenge.
• Black Shi and Blood slaughter attacked Liu Yun, and their battle shook Zhu Yuan as Grand Power Realm experts approached to observe.
• The approaching experts were struck by the Saints' techniques, crashed to the ground, and suffered damage to their Origin Essence.

Liu Yun killed Black Shi and repeatedly destroyed Blood Slaughter until his Master erased Blood Slaughter’s true spirit from the Heavenly Dao River. He explored a ruined underwater palace in the Carefree Sea, learned how Black Shi had been sealed there and escaped, then returned to the Central Treasure Hall of the Qing Xuan Realm.

• Liu Yun killed Black Shi and repeatedly destroyed Blood Slaughter until his Master dispersed Blood Slaughter’s true spirit in the Heavenly Dao River.
• Liu Yun sensed a familiar aura beneath the Carefree Sea and found a ruined palace resembling the Central Treasure Hall of the Qing Xuan Secret Realm.
• Liu Yun sat on the palace throne, awakened headless statues, and searched the ruins for their missing heads.
• A streak of Golden Light entered Liu Yun’s eyes, allowing him to see Nether Souls, which entered him and brought his Netherworld Law to perfection.
• Liu Yun learned from the Nether Souls that Black Shi had once been sealed beneath the palace, escaped after Qing Xuan vanished, and slaughtered every living creature in the Carefree Sea.
• Liu Yun restored the statues’ heads, left the ruined palace, and returned to the Central Treasure Hall of the Qing Xuan Realm.

Liu Yun awakened the Carefree Sea palace’s subordinates and learned that Heng Xuan had gone to the Foot of Heng Chuan seeking the World Creation Source to help him prepare for the great war of the Myriad Heavens. He learned that she had disappeared there and that the rulers of every heaven and controllers of countless worlds had fought against him.

• Liu Yun compared the thrones in the Qing Xuan Realm and the Carefree Sea, then awakened his subordinates and asked the Four Absolute Consorts about the sea palace.
• The Four Absolute Consorts identified Heng Xuan as the Empress, said she had disappeared at the Foot of Heng Chuan billions of years earlier, and explained that Qing Emperor Xuan Light activated the Carefree Sea throne.
• The Four Absolute Consorts left the Qing Xuan Realm to explore the Four Domains of Zhu Yuan while Liu Yun took Qing Emperor Xuan Light from the Azure Lodging Great Hall.
• Liu Yun activated the Carefree Sea throne and awakened its subordinates, who told him Heng Xuan had gone to the Foot of Heng Chuan to seek the World Creation Source for his breakthrough.
• Liu Yun learned that the rulers of every heaven and controllers of countless worlds had fought against him in the great war of the Myriad Heavens.

Liu Yun traveled toward the Foot of Heng Chuan to search for Heng Xuan, but first received a breakthrough and a transformed sword from his Master. He entered a Time-Space Black Hole and emerged in an unfamiliar modern world, where a woman noticed him.

• Liu Yun set out for the Foot of Heng Chuan, suspecting Heng Xuan held the key to his lost memories.
• The youthful Master granted Liu Yun a strand of Time-Space Rule, helping him advance to the Heavenly Dao Realm Middle Stage and upgrade his Liu Yun Sword.
• Liu Yun crossed the Time-Space Turbulence and entered a black hole, arriving in a world without spiritual energy or cultivation.
• Liu Yun encountered an old woman collecting bottles and cans, then watched her granddaughter try to take her home.
• The granddaughter noticed Liu Yun in his ancient clothing and quickly walked over to him.

Liu Yun found Heng Xuan’s sealed Nether Soul in a stone hidden in an ancient tomb, then traveled through time and space to a world of giant beasts while searching for her other souls. He located her aura in a blood-red lake, where a massive worm-like beast emerged and attacked him.

• A woman gave Liu Yun her business card, and after he appeared in the sky near an airplane, videos of him went viral and authorities began searching for him.
• Liu Yun followed Heng Xuan’s aura to an ancient tomb and found her sealed Nether Soul inside a glowing stone held by a skeleton.
• Unable to break the seal, Liu Yun stored the stone and left the world through a Time-Space Black Hole.
• Liu Yun arrived in a world of giant beasts, killed an attacking bird beast, and slaughtered a vast flock with the Liu Yun Sword.
• Liu Yun sensed Heng Xuan’s aura in a blood-red lake, where a huge worm-like beast erupted from the water and lunged at him.