Recaps

Lu Yunxiao disabled the Ancient Heavenly Palace’s spirit array and led the women into its magnificent inner region. As the Divine Domain’s people began gathering its treasures, Mandara explained the palace’s Five Palaces and Nine Prefectures and introduced the Heavenly Pool.

• Lu Yunxiao used Spirit Gold to take control of the spirit array and halt its operation, allowing the group to enter the Ancient Heavenly Palace’s inner region.
• Lu Yunxiao and the women explored the grand, spiritually rich inner world, where Ling Qingzhu marveled at its sights and the others showed little interest in seeking opportunities.
• The system announced that Lu Yunxiao had begun a three-shichen check-in, and he set off with the women while opening his Inner World for the people of the Divine Domain to gather treasures.
• Mandara told the group that the Ancient Heavenly Palace had Five Palaces and Nine Prefectures, each ruled by an Earthly Sovereign, and said they were in the Nine Prefectures Region near the renowned Heavenly Pool.

Lu Yunxiao and his companions explored the Heavenly River and learned about the Heavenly Pool Baptism before approaching the territory of the Five Palaces. Mandara recalled the palace masters’ fates as the group continued through the Ancient Heavenly Palace.

• Mandara explained that only disciples recognized by the Nine Prefectures and carrying their tokens could undergo the Heavenly Pool Baptism.
• The group passed through a prefecture, collected its sacred artifact and other items, and Lu Yunxiao gave them to Mandara.
• Lu Yunxiao and his companions visited the Heavenly River, where Zi Yan compared it unfavorably to the Luo River and Xiao Yi Xian asked Lu Yunxiao whether he would revive the Luo God.
• Lu Yunxiao said he would revive the Heavenly Emperor first and then left the Heavenly River with the group.
• As they neared the Five Palaces, Mandara explained that the Fourth Palace Master had died defending the Northern Realm and the other four had fallen inside the Ancient Heavenly Palace.

Lu Yunxiao accompanied Mandara to the Second Hall to find her true body and restore her strength. There, they discovered the slain Second Hall Master and identified the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor as his killer, leaving Lu Yunxiao confident the enemy would soon be dealt with.

• Lu Yunxiao comforted Mandara and promised that the Evil Race from Beyond the Domain would eventually be destroyed.
• Mandara said her true body was in the Second Hall, and Lu Yunxiao brought her and the others there.
• Lu Yunxiao broke the seals on the Second Hall’s gates, and the group entered its ruined interior.
• Mandara identified the purple-robed corpse as the Second Hall Master, who had died in battle.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor had killed the Second Hall Master with a single finger strike.
• Mandara cursed the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor, and Lu Yunxiao said the enemy would not remain free for long.

Lu Yunxiao discovered that the Second Hall Master’s Phoenix Worm contained the power of the Spirit Slaughter Guards, an army that had sacrificed itself to preserve his vitality. He extracted the worm and forced the guards’ power out, leaving their return to life underway.

• Lu Yunxiao and Mandara resolved to destroy the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor completely.
• Lu Yunxiao spotted the Spirit Slaughter Guards, and Mandara explained how they had sacrificed their souls and power to sustain the Second Hall Master through a Phoenix Worm.
• Queen Medusa proposed reviving the guards, and Lu Yunxiao agreed to return their power to them.
• Lu Yunxiao broke the Nine Dragon Immortal Devouring Array, extracted the Phoenix Worm from the Second Hall Master, and forced the Spirit Slaughter Guards’ power out of it.

Lu Yunxiao revived the Phoenix Worm, subdued the Spirit Slaughter Guards without a Military Token, and followed Mandara to the First Hall. There, they found her true body: the Ancient Mandara Flower.

• Lu Yunxiao restored the Phoenix Worm with the Nuwa Stone and gave it to Xiao Yi Xian.
• Mandara revealed that a Military Token was needed to command the Spirit Slaughter Guards, so Lu Yunxiao imposed Soul Restrictions on them instead.
• Mandara corrected herself and led Lu Yunxiao and the others from the Second Hall toward the First Hall.
• Lu Yunxiao guided the group beneath the sea to the First Hall and opened its stone door.
• Lu Yunxiao saw the Ancient Mandara Flower on a Blood Jade lotus pedestal and recognized it as Mandara's true body.

Lu Yunxiao found the Ancient Mandara Flower and helped Mandara fuse with her true body. After the fusion, Mandara reached Earthly Sovereign Grand Perfection.

• Lu Yunxiao removed the spirit array protecting the plaza and led Mandara and the others to the Ancient Mandara Flower.
• Lu Yunxiao told Mandara to fuse with the flower, and she entered its heart.
• The Ancient Mandara Flower expanded as heavenly phenomena gathered and spiritual energy surged into it.
• The flower shrank and revealed Mandara, whose aura stabilized at Earthly Sovereign Grand Perfection.

After Mandara reached Earthly Sovereign Grand Perfection, she thanked Lu Yunxiao for helping her recover her true body and strength. The group learned that the Ancient Heavenly Palace's hidden Scripture Pavilion was watching them, and Lu Yunxiao decided to force it to reveal itself and surrender its treasures.

• Lu Yunxiao congratulated Mandara on reaching Earthly Sovereign Grand Perfection.
• Mandara rushed into Lu Yunxiao's arms, thanked him for his help, and agreed that they were on the same side.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Mandara about the Scripture Pavilion, and she explained that it was a High-tier Sacred Object capable of hiding even from Heavenly Sovereigns.
• Mandara said the Scripture Pavilion had likely avoided them because they had forced their way into the Ancient Heavenly Palace.
• Lu Yunxiao declared that he would find the Scripture Pavilion himself and force it to hand over its treasures.

Lu Yunxiao pulled the Ancient Heavenly Palace’s Scripture Pavilion from hiding and took the Immortal Golden Body cultivation method. After quickly mastering both it and the Great Sun Undying Body, he left with the women for the Heavenly Emperor Mausoleum.

• Lu Yunxiao explained that he preferred artifacts he could fully control, and Mandara recognized his domineering attitude.
• Lu Yunxiao located the hidden Scripture Pavilion and browsed its extensive collection of cultivation arts, Dharma Bodies, and divine abilities.
• Lu Yunxiao took the Immortal Golden Body method to prepare for obtaining the Eternal Undying Body through the Myriad Ancient Gathering.
• Lu Yunxiao cultivated the Great Sun Undying Body and Immortal Golden Body in less than half an hour, then judged the latter useful but not a major boost to his combat strength.
• Lu Yunxiao left the Golden Lava Lake and headed toward the Heavenly Emperor Mausoleum with the women.

Lu Yunxiao and his companions entered the Heavenly Emperor Mausoleum and found a figure resembling the Heavenly Emperor. Lu Yunxiao revealed that the figure was actually the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor in disguise.

• Queen Medusa and the others followed Lu Yunxiao through the spatial turbulence into the Heavenly Emperor Mausoleum.
• Lu Yunxiao shattered a mountain peak and exposed a plaza where a majestic figure stood.
• Mandara recognized the figure as the Heavenly Emperor, and the women admired his imposing presence.
• Lu Yunxiao told them the figure was not the Heavenly Emperor but the Sky Devouring Demon Emperor, also known as the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor.

Lu Yunxiao revealed that the apparent Heavenly Emperor was the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor, while the Heavenly Emperor lay dead beneath the Heavenly Emperor Sword. After explaining the demon’s origins and immense power, Lu Yunxiao prepared to kill it and sealed the Heavenly Emperor Mausoleum against its escape.

• Lu Yunxiao revealed that the figure in green was the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor and that the demonic head beneath the Heavenly Emperor Sword was the real Heavenly Emperor.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the Sky Devouring Demon Emperor had been formed from nine demons and that the Heavenly Emperor had destroyed seven before sealing the remaining two.
• Ying Huanhuan warned that the demon could not be allowed to escape, and Lu Yunxiao promised to kill it.
• Lu Yunxiao sent the women back, entered the plaza, and laid formations throughout the Heavenly Emperor Mausoleum to block the demon’s escape.
• The Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor’s body trembled as the Heavenly Emperor Sword released divine light and maintained its seal.

Lu Yunxiao confronted the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor, drew the Heavenly Emperor Sword, and declared his intention to eradicate the Evil Race from Beyond the Domain. The demon emperor spread Demonic Earth across a vast region, but Lu Yunxiao purified it instantly with golden light.

• Lu Yunxiao summoned the Heavenly Emperor Sword from the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor and took the sword in hand.
• The Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor sensed Lu Yunxiao's strength and recognized him as a threat comparable to the Heavenly Emperor.
• Lu Yunxiao declared himself Dao Sovereign and vowed to exterminate the Evil Race from Beyond the Domain.
• The Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor used Demonize the World to corrupt the land and spiritual energy across a million li.
• Lu Yunxiao engulfed the Demonic Earth in golden light and purified it completely.

Lu Yunxiao used the Lightning Emperor's Treasure Art to destroy the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor's giant demonic hand and body. The Emperor survived with one life remaining and tried to flee, but Lu Yunxiao sealed the Heavenly Emperor Mausoleum with spirit arrays.

• The Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor unleashed the Heaven-Devouring World-Destroying Hand against Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned the Lightning Emperor's Treasure Art and shattered the demonic hand with a lightning dragon.
• The lightning struck the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor, turning its body to ash and destroying the surrounding space.
• Queen Medusa said the Emperor still had one life remaining, and a strand of Demonic Qi emerged from the collapsed space to escape.
• Lu Yunxiao activated hundreds of spirit arrays to seal the Heavenly Emperor Mausoleum and force the escaping Demonic Qi to reveal itself.

Lu Yunxiao killed the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor, earning powerful system rewards for his first Sequence kill. After dispelling the spiritual arrays, he told Mandara he would revive the Heavenly Emperor and began transforming the demon head into a figure of light.

• Lu Yunxiao destroyed the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor with the Heavenly Emperor Sword, erasing its life force as it threatened the Great Thousand World.
• The system awarded Lu Yunxiao Shifting Stars and Changing Dippers and the sword move All Things Becoming Dao, and explained that five and ten consecutive Sequence kills would bring further rewards.
• Lu Yunxiao dispelled the spiritual arrays, and Mandara and the others joined him as he dismissed the defeated emperor as weak.
• Lu Yunxiao said he would revive the Heavenly Emperor, then used golden light to purify the demon head and reveal a figure of light.

The Heavenly Emperor appeared before Lu Yunxiao and praised him for his strength and potential, then reunited with Mandara. After hearing how Lu Heng had betrayed Mandara and aided the Demon Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor killed Lu Heng with the Heavenly Emperor Sword.

• The Heavenly Emperor emerged as a lingering spirit and thanked Lu Yunxiao for defeating the Demon Emperor, while praising his exceptional strength and youth.
• The Heavenly Emperor greeted Mandara, who took his hand and enjoyed his affectionate gesture.
• At Mandara’s request, Lu Yunxiao released the restrained, severely injured Lu Heng.
• Mandara told the Heavenly Emperor how Lu Heng had ambushed and cursed her, defected to the Evil Race from Beyond the Domain, and plotted to free the Demon Emperor.
• The Heavenly Emperor borrowed the Heavenly Emperor Sword from Lu Yunxiao and killed Lu Heng, destroying both his body and spirit.

The Heavenly Emperor offered Lu Yunxiao his One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones, but Lu Yunxiao declined and suggested that one of his wives inherit it instead. After Queen Medusa and the others refused, Ling Qingzhu stepped forward to accept, and Lu Yunxiao revealed that the technique could cultivate three Supreme Dharma Bodies at once.

• The Heavenly Emperor recognized Lu Yunxiao’s Immortal Golden Body and offered to pass on One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones, but Lu Yunxiao declined because he already had too many techniques to cultivate.
• Mandara urged Lu Yunxiao to accept the legacy, but he suggested that one of his wives inherit it instead.
• The Heavenly Emperor saw that Lu Yunxiao’s wives were powerful enough to inherit his technique and invited them to step forward.
• Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Ying Huanhuan, and Queen Medusa each refused the inheritance, citing their existing techniques or preferences.
• Ling Qingzhu stepped forward and agreed to accept the Heavenly Emperor’s inheritance.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones allowed its cultivator to cultivate three Supreme Dharma Bodies simultaneously, surprising the women.

Ling Qingzhu received the Heavenly Emperor’s true spirit empowerment to learn One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones, while Lu Yunxiao considered finding more top-ranked Supreme Dharma Bodies. After the Heavenly Emperor gave Lu Yunxiao his sword, Lu Yunxiao claimed that the long-dead emperor could be revived, astonishing him and Mandara.

• Lu Yunxiao explained that Ling Qingzhu could cultivate two additional Supreme Dharma Bodies through One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones, and planned to seek top-ranked bodies for the others.
• The Heavenly Emperor empowered Ling Qingzhu with the technique and his cultivation experience, leaving his phantom greatly weakened.
• The Heavenly Emperor gave Lu Yunxiao the depleted Heavenly Emperor Sword, but Lu Yunxiao urged him to keep it.
• Lu Yunxiao said the Heavenly Emperor could be revived and asked whether he wanted to return to the Great Thousand World to fight the Evil Race from Beyond the Domain.
• The Heavenly Emperor rejected the possibility of revival, while Mandara excitedly grabbed Lu Yunxiao’s sleeve and asked if he could truly bring the emperor back.

Lu Yunxiao resurrected the Heavenly Emperor, greatly strengthening the Divine Domain, then received a trove of system rewards and summoned the Sword Immortal True Lord Ziyin. The chapter ended with Lu Yunxiao recognizing Ziyin’s extraordinary swordsmanship and cultivation.

• Lu Yunxiao used an Intermediate Resurrection Card to restore the Heavenly Emperor to life, astonishing Mandara.
• The Heavenly Emperor joined Lu Yunxiao’s forces, raising the Divine Domain’s strength to seven Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign-level existences including Lu Yunxiao.
• The system rewarded Lu Yunxiao with a Thirty-Six Peerless Divine Abilities Gift Pack, an Intermediate Summoning Card, the Demon Refining Pot, and the Fire Spirit Orb.
• Lu Yunxiao opened the gift pack and obtained ten Peerless Divine Abilities, which he considered granting to the Divine Domain’s deserving leaders.
• Lu Yunxiao used the Intermediate Summoning Card and summoned True Lord Ziyin, a Sword Immortal and sword-forging expert from the Ancient Sword Saga world.

Lu Yunxiao learned that True Lord Ziyin wielded a Half-step Transcendent Sacred Item, making the Divine Domain powerful enough to emerge openly. After bringing the Ancient Heavenly Palace back to the Sky Net Continent, Lu Yunxiao met Immortal Zixia, whose sudden arrival suggested a major crisis.

• Lu Yunxiao inspected True Lord Ziyin's information and discovered that his Ancient Jun Sword was a Half-step Transcendent Sacred Item.
• Lu Yunxiao decided the Divine Domain no longer needed his constant oversight and resolved to focus on improving himself.
• After a month of seclusion, Ling Qingzhu mastered One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones and created two avatars.
• Lu Yunxiao and the Heavenly Emperor brought the Ancient Heavenly Palace back to the Sky Net Continent, drawing the attention of its factions.
• Lu Yunxiao sent the Heavenly Emperor to face the gathered experts while he met Immortal Zixia in the Grand Unity Heaven Domain.

Immortal Zixia told Lu Yunxiao that the Ancient Futu Clan had taken Qing Yanjing from the Divine Domain, and he resolved to confront the clan himself. He refused to let the other women accompany him and vowed to trample the Ancient Futu Clan beneath his feet.

• Immortal Zixia reported that the Ancient Futu Clan had injured defenders and forcibly taken Qing Yanjing after she broke through to the Heavenly Sovereign realm.
• Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, Ying Huanhuan, and Ling Qingzhu called for war against the Ancient Futu Clan.
• Lu Yunxiao realized Qing Yanjing's breakthrough had exposed her presence and accepted that he had failed to anticipate the danger.
• Lu Yunxiao declared that he would personally confront the Ancient Futu Clan and ordered the women to remain behind.
• A check-in mission directed Lu Yunxiao to the Ancient Futu Clan.

Qing Yanjing refined her Eight Divine Meridians and perfected her Heavenly Venerate Spirit Body before confronting Grand Elder Futu Xuan over her marriage to Lu Yunxiao. Futu Xuan dismissed Lu Yunxiao and threatened him, while Qing Yanjing warned that her husband would not let the clan’s actions go unanswered.

• Qing Yanjing burned away her eight purple divine meridians with heartfire, transforming them into a Spirit Meridian Divine Ability and making her Heavenly Venerate Spirit Body flawless.
• Futu Xuan appeared in the Black Pagoda and rebuked Qing Yanjing for marrying Lu Yunxiao instead of joining a planned marriage alliance with Maha Tian.
• Qing Yanjing defended Lu Yunxiao as an unparalleled talent and declared Maha Tian unworthy to compare with him.
• Futu Xuan argued that Lu Yunxiao could not rival Maha Tian and dismissed Qing Yanjing’s devotion as delusion.
• Qing Yanjing warned that Lu Yunxiao would retaliate for Futu Xuan taking her from the Divine Domain, but Futu Xuan arrogantly claimed he would spare Lu Yunxiao unless he sought death.

Lu Yunxiao forced his way into the Ancient Futu Clan after Futu Xuan challenged him, demanding to settle the clan’s trespass into his Divine Domain. He confronted Futu Xuan and the clan’s assembled experts, then declared that he would tear through the Ancient Futu Clan.

• Qing Yanjing warned Futu Xuan that her husband would come to the Ancient Futu Clan and that the clan would bear the consequences of its actions.
• Lu Yunxiao broke through the Futu Realm’s spiritual array and crushed the Enforcement Army that tried to stop him.
• Lu Yunxiao defeated three Heavenly Sovereigns with one casual palm strike and demanded that Futu Xuan appear.
• Futu Xuan arrived with more than twenty Heavenly Sovereigns, while Xuan Guang challenged Lu Yunxiao and was dismissed.
• Lu Yunxiao told Futu Xuan that he had come to retaliate for the Ancient Futu Clan’s trespass into his Divine Domain.

Lu Yunxiao killed Xuan Guang after he insulted Qing Yanjing, then confronted the Ancient Futu Clan and declared that it would pay for abducting her and attacking his Divine Domain. As the clan’s Heavenly Sovereigns attacked, Lu Yunxiao shattered Futu Xuan’s black-and-white light wheel with his Five Elements Life-Death Wheel.

• Mo Tong and Futu Xuan challenged Lu Yunxiao, but he demanded that they hand Qing Yanjing over.
• Xuan Guang insulted Qing Yanjing, so Lu Yunxiao crushed his Supreme Dharma Body and killed him in one strike.
• Lu Yunxiao vowed to punish the Ancient Futu Clan for abducting Qing Yanjing and attacking his Divine Domain, and Futu Xuan ordered the clan to kill him.
• Lu Yunxiao told the Qing Vein members to stand aside, then charged the attacking Heavenly Sovereigns.
• Futu Xuan launched a black-and-white light wheel while the clan’s Heavenly Sovereigns attacked, but Lu Yunxiao’s Five Elements Life-Death Wheel shattered their attacks and broke Futu Xuan’s wheel.

Lu Yunxiao killed Mo Tong and several more Ancient Futu Clan Heavenly Sovereigns, prompting Futu Xuan to activate the clan’s Saint-grade spirit array and summon the Saint Futu Dharma Body. Lu Yunxiao fought off both attacks and gained the upper hand, leaving Futu Xuan struggling to withstand him.

• Lu Yunxiao struck Futu Xuan aside, then killed Mo Tong with a single palm.
• Lu Yunxiao slaughtered several more Heavenly Sovereigns, bringing the number he had killed to six.
• Futu Xuan activated the Ancient Futu Clan’s Sect Protecting Spirit Array and attacked Lu Yunxiao alongside it.
• Futu Xuan summoned the Saint Futu Dharma Body, and Lu Yunxiao recognized it as a Supreme Dharma Body he wanted.
• Lu Yunxiao blocked the array’s attacks and overwhelmed Futu Xuan in close combat, leaving him nearly unable to endure the blows.

Lu Yunxiao battered Futu Xuan despite the Ancient Futu Clan’s Sect Protecting Spirit Array, forcing Futu Xuan to summon the clan’s Ancestral Pagoda. Futu Xuan then unleashed the array’s full power alongside the pagoda, while Lu Yunxiao remained confident he could overcome both.

• Lu Yunxiao overwhelmed Futu Xuan in close combat and punched him thousands of miles away, leaving the Ancient Futu Clan’s Heavenly Sovereigns stunned.
• Futu Xuan recovered behind the Saint Futu Dharma Body and called upon the Ancestral Pagoda, the Ancient Futu Clan’s ancient clan-defending treasure.
• The Ancestral Pagoda descended over the Futu Realm, and Futu Xuan trusted its accumulated power to suppress Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao dismissed Futu Xuan’s threat, and Futu Xuan activated the full power of the Sect Protecting Spirit Array alongside the Ancestral Pagoda.

Lu Yunxiao revealed his Yin-Yang True Body and effortlessly destroyed the Ancient Futu Clan's Sect Protecting Spirit Array while restraining its Ancestral Pagoda. He seized Futu Xuan and began settling their score.

• Futu Xuan attacked Lu Yunxiao with the Sect Protecting Spirit Array and the Ancestral Pagoda.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned his Yin-Yang True Body, sending its black figure to shatter the spirit-power mountains with one punch.
• Lu Yunxiao's punch destroyed the Sect Protecting Spirit Array, while the white figure caught and held up the Ancestral Pagoda.
• Futu Xuan failed to free the Ancestral Pagoda and shouted in disbelief as Lu Yunxiao confronted him.
• Lu Yunxiao grabbed Futu Xuan by the collar and slapped him, knocking out teeth mixed with blood.