Arc 23Chapters 552–573

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Ch. 552Chaos Stone Bridge

Great Lord Wushi urged Fellow Daoist Chen to cooperate against a shared threat, while Fede sought Ayana's help finding parchment scrolls. Elsewhere, Yang Chong learned more about his planet, soldiers fought to the death, and Chen Siming welcomed the King of Gamblers.

  • Great Lord Wushi proposed cooperation with Fellow Daoist Chen to strengthen themselves against a powerful opponent.
  • Fede left Claire and Vittorio's conversation and found Ayana upstairs to seek her help locating parchment scrolls.
  • Yang Chong finished reading three notebooks after a day and a night and gained a deeper understanding of the planet.
  • Liansheng lamented the South Korean death squads' losses as North Korean soldiers seized weapons and charged into battle.
  • Peak Master Mubing asked the other three to offer something after he introduced someone to them.
  • Chen Siming welcomed the King of Gamblers and ordered the finest presidential suite and an excellent dinner.

Ch. 553Li Qingque

Chen Sanshi led the way into a forest where yin and yang lay in chaos before Li Huayou could set up an array. Great Lord Wushi and the other followed him as he advanced without obstruction or losing his direction.

  • Li Huayou took out supplies and prepared to set up an array on the spot.
  • Chen Sanshi told the others to follow him and strode into the forest without hesitation.
  • Great Lord Wushi and the other exchanged glances before hurrying after Chen Sanshi.
  • Chen Sanshi traveled more than a hundred steps through the chaotic forest without encountering an obstruction or losing his direction.

Ch. 554The Battle of the Great Dao

Li Qingque proposed working with Chen Sanshi to obtain Taiyi Yunbo before competing fairly for it, and Chen Sanshi agreed. Li Qingque also called for killing the member of the Ancient Demon Race who had escaped amid the chaos.

  • Li Qingque refused to give Taiyi Yunbo directly to Chen Sanshi despite his help and proposed obtaining it together before competing fairly.
  • Chen Sanshi agreed to Li Qingque's proposal.
  • Li Qingque lamented the escape of a member of the Ancient Demon Race and said he should also be killed.

Ch. 555Birth of an Immortal Emperor

Li Qingque stopped guiding Chen Sanshi toward the Time Secret Realm and demanded their agreed contest for the Fortune Silk and the Chaos Green Lotus. Qin Feng accused Li Qingque of firing Qingxuan Sect's darts and questioned why he had lured them there, before the account shifted to disconnected incidents involving other characters.

  • Li Qingque placed the Time Secret Realm six hundred li north and challenged Chen Sanshi to compete for the Fortune Silk and the Chaos Green Lotus.
  • Qin Feng accused Li Qingque of firing Qingxuan Sect's darts and demanded to know why he had lured them there.
  • Lei Feng pressed the black stone in a round disk and used the Immortal Cloud Sword to sever the thugs' Wooden Staffs.
  • Zhuang Sheng realized his plan had been exposed and opened his carriage curtain to find armed soldiers surrounding him and Xing Shen watching from horseback.
  • Pingtian saw Liu Ying's hairpin in Long Gong's hands and suspected that Long Gong held her captive.
  • Tang Li instructed the Imperial Carriage driver to take them somewhere lively in the two markets instead of returning to Daozheng Ward.

Ch. 556The Might of an Immortal Emperor

Ding Xiu achieved Immortal Emperor and rushed to the Time Secret Realm after learning Chen Sanshi had found the Chaos Green Lotus. Chen Sanshi swallowed the demonic seed to fight him, but Ding Xiu overwhelmed him and left him unconscious.

  • Ding Xiu became the Immortal Emperor, issued a decree rewarding visitors to Luoxiao, and learned from the Old Blind Man that Chen Sanshi had obtained the Chaos Green Lotus.
  • Chen Sanshi entered the Time Secret Realm, opened its restriction, and sealed the realm into a golden talisman for later use.
  • As Ding Xiu approached, Chen Sanshi transferred Jiang Ye and his senior sister's primordial spirits into the Chaos Green Lotus and tried to destroy the demonic seed with immortal fire.
  • Chen Sanshi swallowed the indestructible demonic seed, briefly reached the Quasi-Emperor realm, and attacked Ding Xiu with his spear.
  • Ding Xiu suppressed Chen Sanshi's attack and struck him down, leaving him unconscious in a crater.

Ch. 557Heaven-Piercing Jianmu Tree

Ding Xiu overwhelmed Chen Sanshi, but Jiang Changge used a restriction in the Demon Seed to unleash the chaotic demonic Jianmu Tree across countless worlds. As the Jianlong Emperor investigated the otherworldly upheaval, Wang Zhi challenged his taxes and blood-sacrifice cultivation, but the emperor refused to change course.

  • Ding Xiu defeated Chen Sanshi, seized the Demon Seed, and prepared to kill the injured white-robed figure, but Jiang Changge arrived and shielded him with an immortal treasure.
  • Jiang Changge used Elder Mei's restriction to make the Demon Seed erupt with blood mist, then opened it and unleashed the Supreme Primordial Clear Spirit Jianmu Tree.
  • The Jianmu Tree pierced through the worlds and began devouring energy, while the Jianlong Emperor ordered Zhao Chang to investigate it and monitor the border war.
  • Wang Zhi asked the Jianlong Emperor to exempt the Spirit Grain Tax, but the emperor defended the tax as necessary to support cultivators and the state.
  • Wang Zhi urged the Jianlong Emperor to stop using blood sacrifices, but the emperor insisted they were necessary to strengthen Great Han and promised only to reconsider after the border turmoil ended.

Ch. 558Upheaval in the Upper Realm

Wei Yuan accused veteran officials of growing arrogant, while Li Changsheng learned how others borrowed power to manipulate space. In separate scenes, Ji Zei ordered a well inspection, Bai Qianning recovered some strength with ginseng, and Bai Ziqing reluctantly drank medicine.

  • Wei Yuan told His Majesty that the officials left behind by the Grand Ancestor were abusing their veteran status.
  • Chen Bin encountered Manager Wu while waiting for the elevator and felt awkward about having humiliated him earlier.
  • Li Changsheng understood from Gu Yi's words that the others wielded spatial power by borrowing it.
  • Ji Zei ordered someone to check the cleaning of the well they had dug.
  • Yang Qingning brought a medicine box, and Bai Qianning regained some strength after holding a ginseng slice in her mouth.
  • Bai Ziqing reluctantly drank a dose of medicine after Zhao Yalan persuaded her.

Ch. 559Friend, Will Enter Wine

Old Blind Man warned Luo Yunshu that he and eleven others faced great trouble unless he surrendered his fortune. Other incidents included script changes, a poisoning linked to Prince Jing, and Cheng Feng extracting the Golden Spirit Grass.

  • Old Blind Man warned Luo Yunshu of an approaching calamity and urged him to give up his fortune.
  • Rong Yuanyuan told Yun Shanshan that Wen Yang's younger brother had been beaten to death and spread news of Wen Yang injuring a suspect.
  • Shang Ming altered the script after Rong Yuanyuan changed it first.
  • A pulse examination confirmed that Yuan Wuzheng had received poison supplied by Prince Jing.
  • Marquis Chiyang changed color when a blood-red pillar of light rose from the encampment's core.
  • Cheng Feng increased his divine essence output and gradually pulled out the Golden Spirit Grass.

Ch. 560Hunting

Hao Ren waited for anyone who might attempt a rescue, while Ye Qing demanded an explanation for actions against Our Dream Show. Liang Nuan checked on Zhao Chenxi after surgery, Qin Chen set a condition for helping the Sato Family, and Wang Peng sought Hu Xin over an impending betrayal.

  • Hao Ren decided to wait another quarter of an hour and threatened anyone who came to rescue them.
  • Ye Qing confronted someone and asked why they had acted against Our Dream Show.
  • Liang Nuan checked on Zhao Chenxi when Zhao Chenxi was wheeled out of the operating room, and Bai Muyu hurried forward after her.
  • Qin Chen said he would speak for the Sato Family before Interpol only if Lucas returned to lead the family.
  • Yun Qingrang told Qingqing that her true body had reincarnated for nearly ten thousand years.
  • Wang Peng sought Hu Xin to deal with an impending betrayal.

Ch. 561Great Luo Heavenly Derivation Array

Chen Sanshi killed the Long-Browed Elder after Murong Yuanxiu's death, collected Murong Yuanxiu's fortune, and escaped before Kunpeng Palace's elders arrived. He continued without resting, with only nine more to go.

  • The Long-Browed Elder charged forward in rage and died in the blink of an eye.
  • Chen Sanshi withdrew All Laws Forbidden and used the Taiyi Yunbo to collect Murong Yuanxiu's fortune.
  • Chen Sanshi slipped into the void and fled before the elders of Kunpeng Palace could arrive.
  • Chen Sanshi continued without resting, with only nine more to go.

Ch. 562Battle of the Dao

Yun Feiyang, Lin Qingfeng, Su Yao, and Mo Yan became Lords of the Four Symbols and purified Chaos remnants across the Star Domain. When a fissure revealed that the true Chaos Origin was awakening, Black Robe called them back to confront it, leaving the Star Domain’s fate in their hands.

  • Black Robe bestowed the Four Symbols rune on the four guardians, granting them power to command the Star Domain Origin.
  • Lin Qingfeng annihilated a Chaos remnant in the northern snowfields, Su Yao burned one away in the Southern Border, Mo Yan sealed shadows in the Western Desert, and Yun Feiyang destroyed one in the Eastern Region.
  • The four reunited with Black Robe after their missions and declared their intent to keep guarding the Star Domain.
  • A shadowy fissure appeared, and Black Robe sensed that an unknown existence was awakening within it.
  • The four sensed the true Chaos Origin awakening and gathered at the Star Domain’s center.
  • Black Robe told the four to stop Chaos’s origin, and they vowed to annihilate it.

Ch. 563Proving the Dao as an Immortal Emperor

The chapter consisted of disconnected scenes involving Chen Sanshi confronting Wang Jun, and various characters facing conflicts, schemes, and personal decisions. It ended with Xu Chengbó singing onstage as a faint sadness stirred in his listeners.

  • Chen Sanshi asked Wang Jun whether he would surrender his fortune to save his life, and Wang Jun challenged him to apply the same standard to himself.
  • Ba Tian Tiger braced himself for a fight while the narrator wondered whether Guan Ling had truly been responsible.
  • Hundred Flowers Dao Venerable told a man that he would have killed him if he had not believed the man acted wholly for Chan'er's sake.
  • Long Yingwei arrived on crutches, while Mo Wentian stayed beside Zhou Yingxue after giving her medicine to counteract the drugged incense.
  • The Fifth Prince attended court despite his reluctance, and Liu Bai considered a difficult decision.
  • Xu Chengbó sang softly with a guitar, leaving the audience with a faint sadness.

Ch. 564Final Battle (1)

Chen Sanshi reached the Immortal Emperor realm after nearly two thousand years and faced the Demon Tree as his likely final great opponent. Kong Xuan unleashed the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls but remained trapped in a mist-filled formation.

  • Chen Sanshi reached the Immortal Emperor realm after nearly two thousand years.
  • Chen Sanshi looked toward the Demon Tree and anticipated a final battle that would end in his annihilation or lasting invincibility.
  • Chen Sanshi took out the Chaos Green Lotus to inspect Senior Sister's primordial spirit.
  • Evil God Nuo Feng clenched his palm and transformed a stream of deep-gray Evil Qi into an arm.
  • Kong Xuan sent twenty Sea-Calming Divine Pearls against the collapsed void above his head.
  • Kong Xuan found himself trapped in a white-mist formation and could not escape through cloud-riding or Earth Escape.

Ch. 565The Final Battle (2)

Ding Xiu explained the origin of Mei Xiao's Dao Embryo while resisting the White-Robed Man, and Bai Yi enlisted others for an attempt involving their mental intent before being thrown from the Primordial Taiji Divine Spring. After Ying Che left the capital, the Emperor departed on a northern inspection tour and left the Grand Secretary and Prince Wei to oversee the state.

  • Ding Xiu told Long Wuyang and Great Lord of the Dark Void that Mei Xiao's Dao Embryo used sealed Sect Destiny as a substitute for Human Race Destiny.
  • Bai Yi summoned Xue Qingyu after Xue Ling'er revealed her mother's secret.
  • Old Ancestor Moyan escaped, and no one pursued him because his escape technique made catching him difficult.
  • Bai Yi instructed everyone cultivating within the Divine Manor to release their mental intent while he assisted them.
  • Bai Yi was thrown out of the Primordial Taiji Divine Spring with a tremendous bang.
  • The Emperor took the Crown Prince, Prince Zhao, and a large court entourage north, leaving the Grand Secretary and Prince Wei to oversee the state.

Ch. 566Final Battle (3)

Chen Sanshi asked Jiang Ye for help while evading the Chaos Demonic Blade. Jiang Ye proposed entering Jianmu to lend Chen Sanshi some of its power, but warned that restrictions had made Jianmu uncontrollable.

  • Chen Sanshi sent Jiang Ye a voice transmission asking whether he had a way to help.
  • Jiang Ye asked Chen Sanshi to enter Jianmu with him and said he might be able to lend him some of its power because Jianmu was his physical body.
  • Chen Sanshi narrowly dodged the Chaos Demonic Blade and pressed Jiang Ye to explain his warning.
  • Jiang Ye said that restrictions had already taken control of Jianmu and left it in an uncontrollable state.

Ch. 567The Final Battle (4)

Jiang Ye became True Person Miaochang's sole disciple and advanced rapidly under his care. The chapter then shifted among separate scenes involving battles, concealment, Asura's killing of the Four Ancestors, and an attack on Modao.

  • True Person Miaochang accepted Jiang Ye as his sole disciple and personally supported her cultivation.
  • Sun Ce defeated Wang Lang at Huiji and ordered Huang Gai to station troops in Jiujiang.
  • More than twenty martial artists attacked Bai Heming, who later merged with turbulent currents under the system Xue'er's calculations to avoid two great cosmic wills.
  • Luo Qingxin closed her eyes and did not resist when Xia Wanwan propelled her off the city wall with her wind ability.
  • Asura killed the Four Ancestors after they used the Five Ancient Gods' power to coerce his cooperation.
  • A person hidden in the dark fired an Ornos bullet at Modao's head after feeling insulted by his words.

Ch. 568The Final Battle (5)

The chapter contained disconnected scenes and fragments involving battles, a political transfer to Hongjiang Province, and several characters facing personal decisions. It ended without resolving the conflicts shown.

  • Chen Shitou fought off a black-clad man while protecting Little Jiang Ye, and the boy showed no fear despite his inexperience.
  • Nie Zhenbang prepared to take up his post in Hongjiang Province as Wang Suzhou and his group escorted him onto a plane.
  • Liu Yong considered Zhang Tianyue's apparent collapse and believed exhaustion had played a major part.
  • Shen Zongsi was ordered to hand over military command, Phoenix City's defenses, and civil affairs to Wang Zhenyu.
  • Ten Domain King experts appeared over the battlefield and attacked Lin Feng with their laws.
  • Blood Ancestor saw that Zhang Fan did not resist and prepared to strike with power drawn from his golden core.

Ch. 569The Final Battle (6)

Ding Xiu began refining all living beings to remake the world, but Chen Sanshi awakened and joined Jiang Ye to challenge him. Empowered by the World Tree and armed with the Primordial Dragon Martial Spear, Chen Sanshi battled Ding Xiu, whose Chaos Demonic Blade cracked; Ding Xiu defended his plan by claiming the Demon Seed had been a deterrent against the destruction of humanity.

  • Jiang Changge fell under Ding Xiu's control as the awakened Demon Seed World Tree began draining life and cultivation across the worlds.
  • Ding Xiu taunted Jiang Changge, but Jiang Changge reminded him that Chen Sanshi was still alive.
  • Chen Sanshi woke inside the Demon Seed and found Jiang Ye recovering her purity; she explained that they had to alter the restriction together and helped slow the World Tree's growth.
  • Jiang Ye sent Primordial Pure Qi and the Primordial Dragon Martial Spear to Chen Sanshi, who reached the Archaic Immortal Emperor realm and confronted Ding Xiu.
  • Chen Sanshi and Ding Xiu clashed across the battlefield, and the World Tree's power helped Chen Sanshi crack the Chaos Demonic Blade.
  • Ding Xiu refused to stop the refinement and argued that his Demon Seed plan had deterred the demon emperors from destroying the human race.

Ch. 570The Final Battle (7)

Chen Sanshi defeated Ding Xiu, ended the demonic seed’s catastrophe, and spent a century purging the Cultivation World. As the Heavenly Dao’s collapse drew nearer, he defended letting spiritual energy run its course but remained concerned about the Outer Realm Ancient Demons.

  • Chen Sanshi defeated Ding Xiu by consuming the Luoxiao Sect’s destiny and stripped him of his cultivation, then returned to the World Tree with Jiang Ye to reseal the demonic seed.
  • Jiang Changge asked to take the captive Ding Xiu to the mortal world, while Chen Sanshi found the Primordial Chaos Dao Seed in Ding Xiu’s Storage Bag.
  • Chen Sanshi took control of the Slay Immortal Sect and spent a hundred years cleansing the Cultivation World, after which Ding Xiu and Jiang Changge both died.
  • When the Heavenly Dao’s collapse became known, cultivators urged Chen Sanshi to restore spiritual energy, but he argued that everything must eventually end and resisted destroying the spiritual veins.
  • Chen Sanshi told Jiang Ye and the gathered elders that he could not destroy the spiritual veins while good cultivators remained, and said he still feared the Outer Realm Ancient Demons.

Ch. 571Heaven Realm (I)

Chen Sanshi considered how humanity could face the ancient demons if spiritual energy ran dry and refused to restore it through a bloody method. Black Robe later placed a restriction on Xie Qingxuan that prevented her from speaking while allowing her to observe her surroundings.

  • Chen Sanshi recalled an ancient demon's strange behavior and considered the danger of its kind descending into a world without cultivators.
  • Chen Sanshi rejected using a bloody method to restore Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.
  • Shang Jiaqi kicked a soldier who tried to put shackles on Zhao Mingyue.
  • Fang Renxiao and Madam Lian returned from Fang Ziming's home and began weeping with the others.
  • The Heavenly Prefecture Purple Fire awakened its intelligence, became trapped by the roots' counterforce, and formed a humanoid figure from flower stalks and branches.
  • Black Robe placed a restriction on Xie Qingxuan that allowed her to see her surroundings but prevented her from speaking.

Ch. 572Heaven Realm (II)

A Qi Refinement cultivator was destroyed while threatening a man demanding his daughter back, and A Jiu accepted a petition seeking justice for the Yan Family. Consort Yun was demoted, while separate military clashes included the retreat of Sea Monsters and a deadly volley from Lang Tian's archers.

  • A Qi Refinement cultivator turned to ash just as he prepared to kill the middle-aged man demanding his daughter back.
  • A Jiu accepted the petition and promised justice for the Yan Family if its claims were true.
  • Shen Qinglan learned that Consort Yun had been confined and demoted to a lesser consort.
  • Ji Haotian prepared to break through to the middle stage of Qi Condensation after speaking with Old Dan.
  • The Fish Dragon Beast roared, and the Sea Monsters withdrew to end the third wave of the siege.
  • Lang Tian's archers fired on the approaching enemy army, killing tens of thousands of warriors.

Ch. 573Heavenly Court Co-Lord (Finale)

Chen Sanshi healed Qi Cheng and the others and ordered them to take away his unworthy descendant. Dongfang Jingxing and Qi Cheng recognized him as His Majesty, and Qi Cheng asked how he had crossed the barrier between heaven and earth to return to the lower realm.

  • Chen Sanshi fed Qi Cheng and the others medicinal pills to heal their injuries.
  • Chen Sanshi ordered those who could still get up to take his unworthy descendant away.
  • Dongfang Jingxing and another man knelt before Chen Sanshi and asked whether he was truly His Majesty.
  • Qi Cheng paid his respects and asked how Chen Sanshi had crossed the barrier between heaven and earth to return to the lower realm.
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