Chapter Summaries

Xiao Lin explained that the Immortal Emperor had only inscribed his surname on the Azure Vault Ranking, then joined Qin Tian and the Lord of Immortality as leaders gathered the Great Thousand World's forces to destroy the Heavenly Evil God's remaining Life Imprint. As the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array completed its thousand-year cycle, the formation awakened, and Qin Tian ordered the gathered Heavenly Sovereigns to prepare to activate it.

• Xiao Lin revealed that the Immortal Emperor had reached only Half-step Transcendence because he could inscribe only his surname on the Azure Vault Ranking, and he assured Qin Tian and the Lord of Immortality that the Heavenly Evil God would die.
• Qin Tian convened the Great Thousand World's Heavenly Sovereigns at the Great Thousand Palace, where Xiao Lin, the Lord of Immortality, the Green Shirt Sword Saint, and experts from the Beast Domain gathered.
• Qin Tian told the alliance that the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor could not attend because the Outer-domain Evil Clan had attacked their territories, and he urged everyone to erase the Heavenly Evil God's remaining Life Imprint.
• Qin Tian explained that the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array would complete its thousand-year cycle within hours and protect the alliance while it activated the seal.
• After three hours, the Hill of Northern Wilderness shook, the Bronze Coffin trembled, and the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array awakened and calmed the land.
• Qin Tian rose and ordered the assembled Heavenly Sovereigns to prepare to activate the formation and erase the Heavenly Evil God's final Life Imprint.

Xiao Lin and the other Heavenly Sovereigns activated the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array as the Heavenly Evil God’s Demonic Qi burst from beneath the Hill of Northern Wilderness. Xiao Lin entered the sealed space at the array’s core and came face to face with the chained Heavenly Evil God.

• Qin Tian transported the Heavenly Sovereigns to the Bronze Coffins and ordered them to pour their Spiritual Power into the array when commanded.
• The array’s light faded, fissures opened across the Hill of Northern Wilderness, and Demonic Qi emerged, killing a Heavenly Sovereign who was touched by it.
• Xiao Lin ordered everyone to activate the array, and the Heavenly Sovereigns poured their Spiritual Power into the Bronze Coffins to form a barrier against the Demonic Qi.
• Qin Tian, the Green Shirt Sword Saint, and the Lord of Immortality unleashed their Dharma Bodies and strengthened the array, allowing Xiao Lin to take control of its power.
• Xiao Lin traveled into the sealed darkness and found the chained Heavenly Evil God, whose five eyes and overwhelming Demonic Qi marked him as the source of the evil power.

The Outer-domain Evil Clan attacked Hill of Northern Wilderness while the Heavenly Sovereigns operated the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array to seal the Heavenly Evil God. As the defenders prepared to strike back against the Corrosion Demon Clan’s sacrifice-driven assault, Xiao Lin heard the sealed figure speak from within the array.

• The Lord of Immortality sensed an invasion, and the Outer-domain Evil Clan emerged through a spatial rift as the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor demanded that the Great Thousand World release their god.
• Qin Tian, the Green Shirt Sword Saint, the Lord of Immortality, and the True Dragon Emperor rejected the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor’s offer and defied his threats.
• The Saint Heaven Demon Emperor ordered the Corrosion Demon Clan to self-destruct and send corrosive black liquid against the array’s barrier, but the barrier purified it.
• Qin Tian and the Lord of Immortality realized the assault was disrupting the array’s Spiritual Power circulation, and the Green Shirt Sword Saint called for an attack on the demons.
• Inside the array, Xiao Lin saw the sealing chains weakening as demonic energy surged, then heard the sealed figure ask, “What are you looking at?”

Xiao Lin watched the Heavenly Evil God stir as the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array weakened, while Qin Tian and the allied experts fought off the Outer-domain Evil Clan. When a Heart Demon Seed nearly seized Qin Tian, the Immortal Emperor’s protection awakened the Azure Vault Ranking, and the imprisoned Heavenly Evil God recognized the Immortal Emperor.

• The Heavenly Evil God spoke to Xiao Lin from within the weakening array, and Qin Tian ordered the Heavenly Sovereigns to reinforce its seal with Spiritual Power.
• Qin Tian, the Green Shirt Sword Saint, and the Lord of Immortality defended the array’s barrier as the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor summoned six powerful demons and the Beast Domain forces joined the battle.
• The Dark Heaven Demon Emperor sent Heavenly Demon Emperors against the True Dragon Emperor and the Beast Domain experts, who clashed with them in a fierce battle.
• The Saint Heaven Demon Emperor revealed that the Heart Demon Clan Patriarch had planted a Heart Demon Seed in Qin Tian, then tried to use it to make Qin Tian activate the array.
• The Immortal Emperor’s power emerged from Qin Tian and thwarted the Heart Demon Patriarch, summoning the complete Azure Vault Ranking with the character Ye displayed upon it.
• The Heavenly Evil God erupted with demonic qi inside the array and spoke the words, “Immortal Emperor!”

The Heavenly Evil God’s awakening drove the Outer Realm Demons to attack the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array, while Qin Tian rallied the Heavenly Sovereigns to reinforce it. Inside the array, Xiao Lin confronted the weakened Heavenly Evil God and stunned him by revealing that he knew his identity as the Son of the Saint God.

• The Heavenly Evil God’s demonic power erupted, damaging Bronze Coffins and terrifying the Heavenly Sovereigns gathered at the Hill of Northern Wilderness.
• The Outer Realm Demons launched a frenzied assault on the array, and Qin Tian ordered the Heavenly Sovereigns to pour their Spiritual Power into it.
• The Heavenly Evil God awakened within the array and sensed a white-robed man whose power seemed connected to the Immortal Emperor.
• Xiao Lin faced the Heavenly Evil God, suppressed his demonic energy with white light, and explained how the Immortal Emperor had reached beyond Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign to seal him.
• Xiao Lin called the Heavenly Evil God the Son of the Saint God, leaving the ancient demon god visibly shocked and afraid.

Xiao Lin confronted Heavenly Evil God inside the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array and revealed knowledge of his origins beyond the Heaven Origin Realm. Heavenly Evil God unleashed the Demon Source and opened eight eyes, but Xiao Lin appeared above the array and suppressed the rampaging demonic qi with Chaos Light.

• Xiao Lin explained that Heavenly Evil God and Grand Eon Ancient Sage had fled the Heaven Origin Realm, unsettling Heavenly Evil God with his knowledge.
• Heavenly Evil God attacked with demonic qi, but Xiao Lin erased it with Chaos Qi and challenged him to land a single blow.
• Heavenly Evil God shattered the Demon Source, opened five eyes, and then released the seals on his body as he pursued his former peak power.
• Qin Tian rallied the Heavenly Sovereigns to defend the array while Outer Realm Demons attacked, and Heavenly Evil God opened eight eyes, unleashing a demonic shadow that destroyed Heavenly Sovereigns and threatened the Great Thousand World.
• Xiao Lin rose above the array and mocked Heavenly Evil God's eight eyes as Chaos Light appeared behind him and suppressed the demonic qi, leaving Heavenly Evil God wary and afraid.

Xiao Lin revealed power beyond the Immortal Emperor’s, seized the Azure Vault Ranking, and drove Heavenly Evil God into a desperate flight. He pursued and killed Heavenly Evil God in the void, then announced that the Great Thousand World’s calamity had ended.

• Heavenly Evil God attacked Xiao Lin, but Xiao Lin effortlessly blocked his demonic power and exposed his fear.
• Xiao Lin summoned and materialized the Azure Vault Ranking, then held it in his palm, showing that he stood beyond the World Will.
• Heavenly Evil God fled through the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array and into the void, but Xiao Lin pursued him.
• Xiao Lin stopped Heavenly Evil God near the Great Thousand World’s boundary and destroyed him with a finger imbued with the world’s power.
• Xiao Lin absorbed and refined Heavenly Evil God’s remains, proclaimed the Great Thousand World’s safety, and received the cheers of its people.

After Xiao Lin killed the Heavenly Evil God, the Great Thousand World launched a sweeping counterattack that destroyed the Blade Demon Tribe and cornered the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor. Xiao Lin then used the Heavenly Evil God's origin source and his new traversal ability to prepare to send his consciousness to the Heaven Origin Realm before the Heavenly Evil God was born.

• Xiao Lin ordered the Great Thousand World to counterattack the Demon Domain, and Flame Emperor Xiao Yan and Martial Ancestor Lin Dong led the assembled forces into it.
• After learning that most Outer Realm Demons had fled to lower planes, the Great Thousand World Alliance began hunting them across the worlds.
• Two years later, the Green Shirt Sword Saint killed the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, and Xiao Yan burned away the Blade Demon Tribe's remaining forces.
• Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, the Green Shirt Sword Saint, and Qin Tian surrounded the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor with Xiao Lin's help and demanded his surrender.
• Xiao Lin studied the Heavenly Evil God's origin source and discovered that his system could send his consciousness through time and space to the Heaven Origin Realm's past.

Xiao Lin, a Divine Soul incarnation of the ruler of the Great Thousand World, practiced source-pattern inscription in Great Zhou Prefecture before King Zhou summoned him to the palace. There, he saw Prince Zhou Yuan suffering from Grudge Dragon Poison and recognized that the curse had formed after someone stole the prince’s Sacred Dragon Destiny.

• Xiao Lin entered Great Zhou Prefecture and used his powerful Divine Soul to inscribe a flawless fourth-grade source pattern.
• A guard summoned Xiao Lin to the palace, where he joined Master Qin before King Zhou and the ailing Zhou Yuan.
• Master Qin used an ancient bronze mirror to suppress Zhou Yuan’s bloody aura and ease his pain.
• Xiao Lin recognized the affliction as Grudge Dragon Poison and understood that it was consuming Zhou Yuan’s life after his Sacred Dragon Destiny had been taken.

After the Grudge Dragon Poison subsided, Zhou Yuan learned that the Wu Family had stolen his Sacred Dragon Fortune and left Great Zhou weakened. Determined to gain strength despite his missing eight meridians, he agreed to accompany King Zhou to the Ancestral Land and became Xiao Lin's student.

• Master Qin suppressed Zhou Yuan's Grudge Dragon Poison, but confirmed that his eight meridians had still not appeared.
• Zhou Yuan woke and asked King Zhou to explain his condition, so King Zhou revealed that King Wu and the Wu Family had stolen his Sacred Dragon Fortune and seized much of Great Zhou's territory.
• Zhou Yuan vowed to seek strength and avenge the Wu Family, and King Zhou promised to take him to the Ancestral Land for the ancestral sacrifice in three days.
• King Zhou insisted that Zhou Yuan continue studying Source Runes because they might offer another path to cultivation and help suppress the poison.
• King Zhou asked Xiao Lin to teach Zhou Yuan, and Zhou Yuan knelt to pay respects before Xiao Lin accepted the role.

After fine-tuning his body for a year and a half, Xiao Lin created the Primordial Breath Method and began cultivating in the Meridian Opening Realm. He opened his first meridian in a single session and stood ready to continue his cultivation.

• Xiao Lin assessed the scarce cultivation resources and decided to create his own Qi Guiding Technique rather than buy one.
• Xiao Lin created the Primordial Breath Method and used it to draw a surge of source qi into his body, loosening his first meridian.
• Xiao Lin repeatedly struck the meridian, then shattered its final obstruction and opened it completely.
• Xiao Lin's body absorbed the flowing source qi, grew stronger, and expelled accumulated impurities.
• Xiao Lin declared that he had completed the first level of the Meridian Opening Realm.

Xiao Lin began teaching Zhou Yuan and Su Youwei about the Source Rune Way, explaining the Divine Soul and demonstrating its power through a terrifying battlefield illusion. After showing them the gap between their current abilities and mastery, he began instructing them in the fundamentals of source runes.

• Xiao Lin welcomed Zhou Yuan and his study companion Su Youwei to his first lesson.
• Xiao Lin asked them what they thought of the Source Rune Way, and Zhou Yuan described its power and the way Source Masters often dismissed it as a minor path.
• Xiao Lin explained the Divine Soul's four realms and the two main ways to strengthen it, including rare Soul Forging Techniques.
• Xiao Lin drew Zhou Yuan and Su Youwei into an illusion of a deadly battle, where they encountered a powerful woman before he pulled them away with a giant hand.
• Xiao Lin explained that a powerful Divine Soul could blur the boundary between illusion and reality, then told them to focus on the basics.
• Zhou Yuan and Su Youwei composed themselves as Xiao Lin began teaching them the foundational concepts of source runes.

Xiao Lin remained outside Great Zhou Prefecture’s struggle between King Zhou’s loyalists and Prince Qi’s faction while steadily cultivating. He secretly broke into the Jade Spirit Waterfall and used its Marrow Qi and his Source Gathering Patterns to rapidly open his meridians.

• Prince Qi’s faction, aided by Vice Prefect Xu Hong and B-Courtyard, strengthened its position against Prefect Chu Tianyang and A-Courtyard ahead of the Prefecture Examination.
• Xiao Lin continued cultivating after reaching the first level of the Meridian Opening Realm and sought out the Jade Spirit Waterfall for its Marrow Qi.
• Xiao Lin secretly entered the guarded waterfall by breaking through its array with his Divine Soul.
• Xiao Lin used Source Gathering Patterns to draw in source qi and Marrow Qi, loosening the barrier of his second meridian.
• Xiao Lin’s cultivation surged as he continued opening meridians through the night.

Xiao Lin traveled alone to the Black Abyss to seek resources and ancient ruins, while King Zhou brought Zhou Yuan to the Great Zhou Ancestral Land for a ceremony meant to restore his talent. The chapter ended as a hidden passage appeared behind the founding ruler’s spirit tablet.

• Xiao Lin studied the Great Zhou’s factions and learned how the Black Poison King’s poison and Prince Qi’s interference had driven a rift between Wei Canglan and King Zhou.
• Xiao Lin left the royal capital and flew toward the Black Abyss, where his Divine Soul concealed his presence as he searched for ancient ruins.
• King Zhou and Zhou Yuan arrived at the Great Zhou Royal Mausoleum and climbed Qing Shan to the Ancestral Hall.
• Zhou Yuan admired the Ancestral Land’s feng shui and urged King Zhou to value his ancestors’ efforts and keep striving.
• King Zhou and Zhou Yuan paid their respects to the ancestral tablets, then King Zhou touched the founding ruler’s tablet and revealed a passage behind it.

Xiao Lin gathered resources from protected ruins in the Black Abyss and advanced from the Meridian Opening Realm Fourth Layer to the Eighth Layer before opening his Qi Mansion. He reached the Qi Nurturing Realm with a Golden Qi Mansion and then set off to check whether his bargain disciple had recovered his talent.

• Xiao Lin bypassed a Source Pattern Barrier, entered a ruin's treasury, and absorbed its Source Food to raise his cultivation to the Meridian Opening Realm Fifth Layer.
• Xiao Lin spent three days raiding ancient ruins in the Black Abyss and advanced from the Meridian Opening Realm Fourth Layer to the Eighth Layer.
• Xiao Lin used the Primordial Breath Method to open his Qi Mansion and pushed its grade from azure through purple to gold.
• Xiao Lin recognized his Golden Qi Mansion's superior potential and left the Black Abyss to see whether his bargain disciple had recovered his talent.

Xiao Lin sought a cultivation art he could develop and evolve, then attacked Black Poison City to seize the Black Poison King's manuals. After killing the Black Poison King with his Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, Xiao Lin headed toward Canglan County, where Wei Canglan prepared for his arrival.

• Xiao Lin gathered cultivation arts from ruins in the Black Abyss as inspiration for creating an evolving cultivation art of his own.
• Xiao Lin raided Black Poison City and demanded the cultivation art kept by the Black Poison King.
• The Black Poison King attacked Xiao Lin with Miasma Demon Qi, but Xiao Lin killed him with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Xiao Lin searched the City Lord's Manor, collected its valuable cultivation manuals, and left Black Poison City for Canglan County.
• Wei Canglan received news of the Black Poison King's death and watched for Xiao Lin as he approached.

After forcing Wei Canglan to surrender his Golden Spear Qi cultivation method, Xiao Lin secluded himself in the Black Abyss to create his own cultivation method. News of his feats reached Great Wu, where Wu Huang dismissed Zhou Yuan as a False Dragon and ordered his agents to handle the mysterious expert.

• Xiao Lin threatened to cover Canglan County City with a sword array, and Wei Canglan surrendered his cultivation method to save the city.
• Xiao Lin returned to the Black Abyss and began combining cultivation methods and Source Runes to create a method of his own.
• Rumors of Xiao Lin’s strength alarmed King Zhou and Prince Qi, who mobilized their forces before he failed to appear for a month.
• Prince Qi sent Great Wu information about the mysterious white-robed expert and Zhou Yuan’s recovery.
• Wu Huang called Zhou Yuan a False Dragon, dismissed his threat, and ordered his subordinate to deal with the suspected Divine Prefecture Realm expert.

After two months in seclusion, Xiao Lin completed the first portions of the Chaos Immeasurable Scripture for the Qi Nurturing Realm and Heaven Pass Realm, then left the Black Abyss for the royal capital. Meanwhile, Prince Qi declared the Great Qi Dynasty’s independence, and King Zhou faced pressure from Marquis Liu to negotiate rather than risk war.

• Xiao Lin forged the initial portions of the Chaos Immeasurable Scripture and refined his source energy, greatly increasing its purity and potential power.
• Xiao Lin left the Black Abyss and headed toward the Great Zhou Dynasty’s royal capital, wondering what had changed during his seclusion.
• Prince Qi declared himself sovereign, founded the Great Qi Dynasty, and announced his rebellion against Great Zhou with support from the Great Wu Dynasty.
• King Zhou demanded advice from his court, but Marquis Liu urged him to cede territory and negotiate peace with Prince Qi.
• King Zhou questioned Marquis Liu’s counsel, while the silent court revealed the uncertainty and divided loyalties within Great Zhou.

Prince Qi, Qi Yuan, marched on Great Zhou City with support from six Primordial Realm traitors who had once served Great Zhou. King Zhou faced their ultimatum atop the city wall as the capital braced for an attack, while a faint light appeared in the distant sky.

• Zhou Yuan and Su Youwei discussed Prince Qi's rebellion and worried that Teacher Xiao Lin had not returned, while Yaoyao wondered who Xiao Lin was.
• Qi Yuan's army advanced from Qi Commandery toward Great Zhou City as King Zhou armed himself and led the city's defense.
• Qi Yuan confronted King Zhou outside the city and threatened to destroy the imperial family unless the city surrendered.
• Qi Yuan revealed six Primordial Realm experts who had betrayed Great Zhou during King Wu's rebellion, including Zhao Tianlun, Lin Nian, Wang Chaotian, and Huo Tonghai.
• Zhao Tianlun said the six had left Great Wu and joined Great Qi, claiming this did not violate King Wu's oath not to interfere with Great Zhou.
• Qi Yuan gave King Zhou half a day to surrender before attacking, and a faint light appeared in the distant sky.

Xiao Lin returned to Great Zhou City as Qi Yuan’s army laid siege to the capital, while Zhou Yuan revealed that Tuntun and Yaoyao could help defend it. The battle began as Wei Canglan’s Canglan Army arrived, but Qi Yuan sent an expert and troops to hold the reinforcements back.

• Xiao Lin approached the besieged Great Zhou City despite an old man warning him to turn back.
• Zhou Yuan told the generals that Tuntun was a Primordial Realm Source Beast and Yaoyao could contend with a Primordial Realm expert, lifting their spirits.
• King Zhou refused Qi Yuan’s demand to surrender and revealed Great Zhou’s giant crimson Source Beast, while Yaoyao summoned a fourth-grade Source Rune.
• Qi Yuan ordered his troops to attack Great Zhou City’s seven gates, and King Zhou ordered the defenders to prepare for battle.
• Wei Canglan’s Canglan Army arrived, prompting King Zhou to rally his soldiers, while Qi Yuan dispatched a Primordial Realm expert and troops to block the reinforcements.