Chapter Summaries

Song Changming returned to Song Manor from Leizhou, having reached the Middle Realm Grandmaster level, and learned that the Void-tail Demon’s mirror fragment could open a passage between realms. When demons used it to raid Cuibai Main City, Su Qingqing and Little Phoenix stopped them, but a powerful presence emerged from the gate.

• Song Changming arrived at Song Manor and went to military headquarters after Hu Zhong told him that something had happened.
• Song Changming revealed his breakthrough to Middle Realm Grandmaster and examined the copper mirror fragment, but could not activate it.
• Hu Zhong told Song Changming about the Void-tail Demon and its ability to use the fragment to travel between the Land of Nine Nether and the human realm; Song Changming learned that King Cui had gone to investigate.
• Song Changming praised Su Qingqing and Little Phoenix, then listened to Lu Yuchen’s report at the Marshal’s Cabinet.
• Five demons emerged through a light gate and threatened Song Changming’s group, but Little Phoenix burned the Pig Demon to ash while Su Qingqing’s eye technique immobilized the others.
• A powerful aura surged from the light gate as a voice condemned the demons, and Song Changming watched with interest.

Song Changming and his allies stopped a Void-tail Demon raid on Cuibai Main City, then King Cui returned with nearly all the copper mirror fragments the demons had held. King Cui gave the fragments to Song Changming and urged him to perform well at the coming Cloud Battle, which could determine who entered the Heavenly Ruins Realm as tensions between humans and demons grew.

• Su Qingqing restrained the invading demons while Little Phoenix burned the black-furred Great Demon, and Qiaoqiao Bird arrived and killed it with the Heavenly Phoenix Feather after Song Changming immobilized it.
• Song Changming took the surviving copper mirror fragment from the Void-tail Demon, and Hu Zhong ordered the captured demons removed for interrogation.
• Song Changming received a daily evaluation of a boring day and noted that he had accumulated 121,755 lifespan points and more than three centuries of remaining life.
• King Cui returned from the Land of Nine Nether with seventeen or eighteen copper mirror fragments, and Hu Zhong arranged them into a mirror missing two pieces.
• King Cui gave Song Changming the fragments and told him to perform well at the coming Cloud Battle, where the Cloud Emperor might grant more chances to enter the Heavenly Ruins Realm.

During the military review, Li Yancheng accepted Spirit Crystals to show favoritism, but Wang Wenyu exposed his corruption and had him arrested. The review concluded peacefully, and as Song Changming prepared to pursue a ticket to the Heavenly Ruins Realm, the Cloud Emperor announced that the Emperor's Feast would be held early because the realm's opening was near.

• Yang Hui tempted Li Yancheng with Spirit Crystals to interfere with the military review, and Li Yancheng agreed.
• Wang Wenyu confronted Li Yancheng, who confessed to accepting the bribe; Wang ordered his arrest and urged him to confess to Song Changming.
• Li Yancheng was stripped of office and imprisoned, putting the military department on edge.
• The military review concluded, and King Cui awarded Yang Zhen a Marshal Pearl for the Nineteenth Army's performance.
• King Cui told Song Changming to accompany him to Cloud Emperor City after the review, and Song resolved to obtain a ticket to the Heavenly Ruins Realm.
• The Cloud Emperor declared that the Emperor's Feast would be held early because he sensed the Heavenly Ruins Realm would soon open.

Song Changming traveled to Cloud Emperor City for the advanced Emperor’s Feast, where he hoped to earn a place in the Heavenly Ruins Realm. As demons and other forces gathered in the Land of Nine Nether for the realm’s opening, Song Changming received a message that Little Phoenix Bird had been taken away.

• King Cui told Song Changming that the Emperor’s Feast had been moved up and would take place in three days, so they would leave the next morning.
• Heavenly Venerable Mo gathered demons in the Land of Nine Nether and told them to follow him into the Heavenly Ruins Realm when it opened.
• Demons arrived at Guangxu Sect to ask about the fallen heir who had carried their Father King’s bloodline and their tribe’s name.
• Song Changping and Song Chang'an followed a zombie Senior into the Land of Nine Nether, where he sensed a disturbance of Ancient Aura.
• Song Changming reached Cloud Emperor City with King Cui and learned from King Xia that he might contend for entry into the Heavenly Ruins Realm.
• Song Changming received a message from Su Qingqing that Little Phoenix Bird had been taken away by ?? Bird.

Song Changming attended the early Emperor's Feast, where the Cloud Emperor announced that the Heavenly Ruins Realm would soon open and expanded the number of entry tickets. The Cloud Battle began as a race to find six Magatama in the clouds, and Song Changming set out after the Cloud Emperor singled him out with a reward.

• Song Changming learned that Qiaoqiao Bird had taken Little Phoenix Bird to the Land of Nine Nether, and he suspected they were seeking the Heavenly Ruins Realm entrance.
• Song Changming attended the Emperor's Feast with King Cui, noticed that the kings' companions were all Grandmasters, and exchanged greetings with Situ Ming and King Rui.
• King Cui told Song Changming that demons in the Land of Nine Nether were stirring, and the Cloud Emperor confirmed that the Heavenly Ruins Realm would likely open within days.
• The Cloud Emperor announced five additional entry spots and thirty more candidates to be recommended, then began the Cloud Battle by sending six Magatama into the clouds.
• The Cloud Emperor promised Song Changming a thousand jin of spiritual wine if he obtained a Magatama, and Song Changming left the hall to search for one.

Song Changming used the Witch Clan Spirit Rhino Eye to track the Magatama during the Cloud Battle, while Bai Qing and Situ Ming demonstrated their formidable strength. After Situ Ming interrupted Song Changming’s attempt to capture a Magatama and challenged him to fight, Song Changming unleashed all five seals and struck him away with the Heaven Overturning Seal.

• Song Changming entered the mist-shrouded Cloud Battle and used the Witch Clan Spirit Rhino Eye to see the Magatama and the contestants clearly.
• Gao Zigu caught a Magatama, but Bai Qing defeated him and knocked it from his grasp.
• Song Changming pursued a Magatama, but Situ Ming’s arrival disrupted his attempt and led to a clash between them.
• Song Changming and Situ Ming exchanged more than a hundred punches before Situ Ming unleashed his strange fire and Flame King attack.
• Song Changming activated all five seals and used the Heaven Overturning Seal to break Situ Ming’s attack and blast him high into the air.

Song Changming and Situ Ming fought to a standstill before Song Changming gained the upper hand, and they turned their attention back to collecting Magatama. After Hua Qingchi challenged Bai Qing for one, Song Changming caught another and Gao Zigu tried unsuccessfully to pry it from his hand.

• King Cui apologized to Situ Shenbo after Song Changming’s Heaven-Overturning Seal sent Situ Ming crashing down, but Situ Ming recovered with his green flames and returned to the fight.
• Situ Ming unleashed his Great Yan King Spear and shattered Song Changming’s Heaven-Overturning Seal, but Song Changming’s defenses endured and he summoned lightning phantoms to battle Situ Ming’s divine fire.
• Song Changming overwhelmed Situ Ming in their final exchange, and Situ Ming admitted defeat before Song Changming left to collect Magatama.
• Bai Qing secured a Magatama, but Hua Qingchi grabbed his wrist and fought him for it while the other competitors withdrew.
• Song Changming caught a Magatama just before Gao Zigu could reach it, and Gao Zigu failed to pry it from Song Changming’s hand.

Song Changming secured a Magatama in the Cloud Battle, defeated Gao Zigu, and discouraged others from challenging him before sunset. After the Emperor's Feast ended, he remained at King Cui's Estate in the Imperial City to await the Heavenly Ruins Realm's early opening.

• Song Changming defeated Gao Zigu and left him injured, frustrating King Rui while King Cui celebrated his attendant's victory.
• Song Changming used his abilities to repel competitors who tried to seize his Magatama, then sat with Situ Ming, who also held one.
• Song Changming, Situ Ming, Bai Qing, Hua Qingchi, and two attendants were among the six final Magatama holders who qualified to enter the Heavenly Ruins Realm.
• At the Emperor's Feast, Song Changming learned that the Heavenly Ruins Realm might open in less than half a month because of unusual disturbances and the demon threat within.
• King Cui returned to his territory with King Xia and Hong Zhen, leaving Song Changming at King Cui's Estate to await the realm's opening.

Song Changming reflected on reaching the Grandmaster Realm and explored the prosperous streets of Cloud Emperor City, where he encountered Situ Ming. Situ Ming offered him better Spirit Fish, but Song Changming declined to avoid closer ties with the Situ family.

• Song Changming assessed his strength as a Late Realm Grandmaster and reflected on the century-long path that had brought him to the Grandmaster Realm.
• Song Changming wondered about the Cloud Emperor's mysterious power, then restrained the God Devourer Blade and promised it would see battle soon.
• Song Changming left King Cui's Estate alone and observed Cloud Emperor City's wealth and spiritual abundance while walking through its market district.
• Song Changming bought a Great Fin Dragon Pattern Fish from a street seller, and Situ Ming arrived in a carriage and greeted him.
• Song Changming paid the seller despite Situ Ming's intimidating presence and declined Situ Ming's offer to have his family send him better fish.

Song Changming reflected on his strength as a Late Realm Grandmaster and toured Cloud Emperor City, marveling at its prosperity. While buying a Great Fin Dragon Pattern Fish, he encountered Situ Ming, who accompanied him through the market.

• Song Changming assessed his strength after the Cloud Battle and wondered how powerful the Cloud Emperor was, while the God Devourer Blade urged him to fight.
• Song Changming left King Cui's Estate alone to explore Cloud Emperor City and observed the wealth and abundant spiritual resources of its markets.
• Song Changming chose to buy a Great Fin Dragon Pattern Fish, and the startled fisherman offered it to him for free after Situ Ming arrived.
• Song Changming paid the fisherman twenty mid-grade Spirit Crystals, and the grateful seller hurried off to share his good fortune with his family.
• Situ Ming offered to send Song Changming better fish from his family, but Song Changming politely declined to avoid becoming entangled with the Situ family.

Song Changming and Situ Ming went fishing outside Cloud Emperor City while demons gathered at White Bone Forest, where the Heavenly Ruins Realm was expected to open. Great King Jiuyou arrived and calmed the Bone Insect King, while the runaway Little Phoenix Bird and the Qiaoqiao Bird great demon appeared nearby.

• Song Changming and Situ Ming hired a civilian boat, grilled Spirit Fish, and went fishing in the Sea of Spiritual Qi.
• Demons gathered outside White Bone Forest to await the Heavenly Ruins Realm, and bone insects devoured bird demons that came too close.
• Aquatic demons argued over rumors about Heavenly Venerable Mo and Great King Jiuyou before Great King Jiuyou arrived with his followers.
• Great King Jiuyou scattered an insect swarm, declared he had no quarrel with White Bone Forest, and the Bone Insect King called off the attack.
• Ming Tie advised the weaker flower and plant demons to leave, and some departed while others stayed to seek an opportunity.
• The runaway Little Phoenix Bird and the Qiaoqiao Bird great demon arrived on a nearby mountain.

Song Changming and Situ Ming went fishing outside Cloud Emperor City while demons gathered at White Bone Forest for the impending opening of the Heavenly Ruins Realm. Great King Jiuyou arrived and quieted the Bone Insect King, while Qiaoqiao Bird and the runaway Little Phoenix Bird appeared near the forest.

• Song Changming and Situ Ming hired a civilian boat and went fishing, where Situ Ming accidentally burned a rare fish while trying to grill it.
• Demons gathered outside White Bone Forest, and swarms of bone insects devoured several bird demons that came too close.
• Aquatic demons argued over rumors about Great King Jiuyou and Heavenly Venerable Mo before Great King Jiuyou arrived with his demon forces.
• Great King Jiuyou struck down a swarm of bone insects, then told the Bone Insect King he had come for the Heavenly Ruins Realm and not to fight White Bone Forest.
• The old tree demon urged his weaker followers to leave, and many departed while others stayed to seek an opportunity.
• Qiaoqiao Bird and the runaway Little Phoenix Bird landed on a mountain near White Bone Forest.

Song Changming broke through to sixth-tier talisman mastery while waiting in the Imperial City, then received the Cloud Emperor’s order to join more than a hundred Martial Arts Grandmasters heading for the Heavenly Ruins Realm. The realm’s entrance was opening earlier than expected, and the group was told to depart immediately.

• Qiaoqiao brought Little Phoenix Bird to White Bone Forest to seek treasure in the Heavenly Ruins Realm, where the old tree demon noticed Qiaoqiao’s aura but dismissed his suspicion.
• Song Changming returned to the Imperial City after five days of fishing with Situ Ming and declined invitations from officials and prominent families.
• Song Changming completed the sixth-tier talisman formation Heavenly Light in King Cui’s Estate, officially becoming a sixth-tier talisman master.
• A palace envoy summoned Song Changming to the Cloud Palace, where he joined more than a hundred Martial Arts Grandmasters assembled to enter the Heavenly Ruins Realm.
• The Cloud Emperor announced that the realm’s entrance would open several days earlier than expected and ordered everyone to depart immediately.

Song Changming and the other Martial Arts Grandmasters gathered aboard warships as they awaited the Heavenly Ruins Realm’s opening, sharing wine and fishing while discussing the dangers awaiting them inside. When strange energy began to distort the sky and unleash a violent storm, the warships and their crews struggled to hold steady.

• Song Changming and the other selected Grandmasters showed their Magatamas to the military officers and boarded the warships to wait for the entrance to appear.
• Song Changming, Situ Ming, Yi Lang, and Bian Bohong drank and fished together, and Song Changming caught a top-grade Thunder Pattern Fish.
• Yi Lang warned Song Changming that members of Longevity Clans might hold a grudge against him over the destruction of the Longevity Su Clan.
• Bian Bohong told Song Changming that Jiang Zijin of the Longevity Jiang Clan had entered, and Song Changming recalled the clan’s Jiang He.
• Yi Lang caught a Golden Swordfish, then a strange storm erupted as the energy around the entrance grew increasingly distorted.
• The soldiers aboard the warships activated their rune formations as whirlpools and violent waves threatened to overwhelm them.

Song Changming and the other Martial Arts Grandmasters arrived at the Heavenly Ruins Realm entrance and waited aboard Imperial City warships while the entrance prepared to open. As Song Changming drank and fished with Situ Ming, Yi Lang, and Bian Bohong, he learned that Longevity Clan members might resent him; that night, the sea erupted into chaos.

• Song Changming and the other quota holders showed their Magatamas to the military officers and were assigned to warships near the Heavenly Ruins Realm entrance.
• Song Changming, Situ Ming, Yi Lang, and Bian Bohong drank and fished together, and Song Changming caught a top-grade Thunder Pattern Fish.
• Yi Lang warned Song Changming that some entrants from Longevity Clans might hold a grudge against him over the destruction of the Longevity Su Clan.
• Bian Bohong mentioned that Jiang Zijin of the Longevity Jiang Clan had entered, prompting Song Changming to recall Jiang He and wonder how the clan would regard him.
• That night, strange energy surged from the dark dome, storms and massive whirlpools struck the sea, and the soldiers activated the warships' rune formations.

Song Changming and the other Grandmasters approached the Heavenly Ruins Realm entrance as strange battle sounds stirred them to violence, but the Cloud Emperor restored their senses and ordered Hua Sichen to investigate the realm. Song Changming entered through the opening and emerged alone, falling beneath a sky in a place with almost no spiritual energy.

• The ships rose above the raging sea as Song Changming and Situ Ming heard battle sounds from the warped space that drove nearby Grandmasters into a frenzy.
• Song Changming resisted the sounds with the Heavenly God Art of Lifting, and the Cloud Emperor arrived to calm the Grandmasters and order Hua Sichen to investigate the changes within the Heavenly Ruins Realm.
• The warped space stabilized, and the Cloud Emperor announced that the entrance was open and that the Magatamas would guide the entrants.
• Song Changming, Situ Ming, Yi Lang, and Bian Bohong entered the warped space with their Magatamas, though they could not be sure they would meet again inside.
• Song Changming traveled through a strange passage and emerged falling beneath a new sky, where he sensed almost no spiritual energy.

As the Heavenly Ruins Realm entrance opened, Song Changming and the other Grandmasters heard battle sounds that stirred them into murderous madness, but the Cloud Emperor brought them back to their senses. Song Changming entered the realm with his Magatama and emerged falling through a strange sky where spiritual energy was nearly absent.

• Song Changming and Situ Ming heard battle sounds near the distorted space, and the sounds drove several Grandmasters toward a murderous frenzy.
• Song Changming used the Witch Clan's Heavenly God Art of Lifting to resist the sounds, while the Cloud Emperor's voice jolted the affected Grandmasters back to their senses.
• The Cloud Emperor ordered Hua Sichen to investigate changes in the Heavenly Ruins Realm, then announced that its entrance had opened.
• Song Changming, Situ Ming, Yi Lang, and Bian Bohong activated their Magatamas and entered the distorted space, which sent each traveler toward a separate destination.
• Song Changming passed through a disorienting spacetime passage and emerged falling through the sky of a realm with almost no spiritual energy.

Demons, Heavenly Venerable Mo, and three jiangshi entered the Heavenly Ruins Realm, where Song Changming arrived alone in a vast sandy wasteland. After finding ancient ruins, Song Changming encountered Great King Jiuyou.

• Great King Jiuyou warned the gathered demons that entering the Heavenly Ruins Realm was deadly, then led his followers inside as the others followed.
• Qiaoqiao Bird protected Little Phoenix as they entered, and the old tree demon followed them into the realm.
• Heavenly Venerable Mo arrived with his group and entered the realm after Great King Jiuyou had already gone inside.
• A black-clad jiangshi transformed a bear demon into a sinister evil ghost, then led Song Changping and Song Chang'an into the realm.
• Song Changming arrived alone in the sandy wasteland, found that his powers and perception were suppressed, and eventually discovered ancient ruins.
• Song Changming approached the ruins and saw Great King Jiuyou watching him.

Demons and Heavenly Venerable Mo entered the Heavenly Ruins Realm through the new entrance in the Land of Nine Nether, while three corpse men followed after turning a bear demon into a baleful ghost. Song Changming arrived alone in the realm, explored its vast sand wilderness, and finally encountered Great King Jiuyou beside an ancient ruin.

• Great King Jiuyou warned the gathered demons about the dangers of entering the Heavenly Ruins Realm, then led his followers inside as Qiaoqiao Bird escorted Little Phoenix and the old tree demon entered too.
• Heavenly Venerable Mo and several other powerful demon figures arrived and entered the realm with their groups.
• Three corpse men approached the entrance, and their leader froze a bear demon into a baleful ghost that followed them as a puppet before Song Changping and his brothers entered.
• Song Changming arrived alone in a desolate sandy region, discovered that the realm suppressed perception and power, and flew across the wilderness in search of ruins.
• Song Changming found ancient ruins half buried in the sand and came face-to-face with Great King Jiuyou, who looked up and identified him as a Human Grandmaster.

Song Changming entered the Heavenly Ruins Realm ruins alongside Great King Jiuyou and discovered a skeleton whose memory taught him the Super-grade Tiger Cannon Punch. When Great King Jiuyou prepared to destroy the human ruins, Song Changming stopped his hand and ordered him to leave.

• Great King Jiuyou forced his way into the ruins, and Song Changming followed, enduring the repulsive force with his strong body and Grandmaster power.
• Song Changming and Great King Jiuyou uncovered an ancient settlement of stone houses and searched the ruins for anything valuable.
• In the largest house, Song Changming connected with a human skeleton’s Spiritual Power and witnessed its Tiger Cannon Punch, learning the Super-grade Martial Art.
• Song Changming thanked the skeleton and left the house, while Great King Jiuyou gathered demon power to destroy the ruins.
• Song Changming grabbed Great King Jiuyou’s raised hand and told him to get lost because the ruins were human territory.