Chapter Summaries

Chen Sanshi used the Bodhi Fruit to create the Immortal Martial Heavenly Dao and break through to Harmonize with Dao, becoming the Martial Path Saint Ancestor. After the Five Elements Venerables resolved to eliminate him, Gu Hongying pursued him into the wilderness, where Chen Sanshi waited on a cliff.

• Wang Jun warned Chen Sanshi that Gu Hongying had arrived and urged him to Harmonize with Dao quickly.
• Chen Sanshi swallowed a Bodhi Fruit, comprehended the Heavenly Dao, and practiced martial techniques until he created the Immortal Martial Heavenly Dao and reached Harmonize with Dao.
• The Five Elements Venerables sensed that their martial paths had been swallowed up and agreed to suppress Chen Sanshi before he grew stronger.
• Gu Hongying argued with the Purple-Mane Daoist, then saw the Harmonize with Dao phenomenon and chased Chen Sanshi after he left True Form Sect.
• Wang Jun learned from Sword Devil Dantai Duanhong that Chen Sanshi had opened a new path, while Gu Hongying confronted Chen Sanshi on a wilderness cliff.

Chen Sanshi confronted Gu Hongying and threatened to wipe out Divine Firmament Prefecture if Gu Hongying lost to him. Elsewhere, Yinyun found a dead man in a deep pit, Chu Bin recovered an incriminating video, and souls wandered the eighteenth level of the underworld.

• Chen Sanshi warned Gu Hongying that his actions represented Divine Firmament and raised his spear after Gu Hongying challenged his arrogance.
• Yinyun removed the Blood Slaying Sword and found that the man at the bottom of the enormous pit had stopped breathing.
• Hai Shuiqing pulled two needles out of Sha Zhandang and slapped his leg.
• Chu Bin used Zhang Xi's computer to recover a video of Li Maocai and Yao Mei fooling around in a restroom and sent it to Li Maocai.
• Ye Hao sorted Medicinal Materials and prepared to refine pills to restore his qi, blood, and energy.
• Souls wandered the dark eighteenth level of the underworld, all appearing lifeless and deathly still.

Ding Xiu protected Chen Sanshi from the Divine Firmament Prefecture, defeating True Lord Yuchen and warning the sect not to trouble him again. After centuries of cultivation and upgrading his weapon, Chen Sanshi prepared to find the demonic seed and bring Nangong Qingyao home.

• Ding Xiu brought Chen Sanshi to the Divine Firmament Prefecture and defended him after Su Liuyun accused him of killing Gu Hongying.
• True Lord Yuchen challenged Ding Xiu, but Ding Xiu shattered the Primordial Sky-Swallowing River and forced Yuchen to promise that the sect would leave Chen Sanshi alone.
• Ding Xiu gave True Lord Yuchen a mysterious jade tablet and returned to Luoxiao Sect with Chen Sanshi, who learned Fang Fuyao had defeated Blood River Venerable and the Crow Clan's ancestor.
• Chen Sanshi spent centuries cultivating, advancing the Dao Ancestor Dragon Scripture and preparing to uncover the demonic seed's origins.
• A Six Harmonies Peak elder upgraded Chen Sanshi's Dragon Gallant Bright Silver Spear into an Innate Spiritual Treasure, awakening its spear spirit, whom Chen Sanshi named Duan Ni.
• Chen Sanshi left his cave residence to seek the demonic seed and prepare to receive Nangong Qingyao from the Ascension Platform.

Yun Feiyang, Mo Yan, Lin Qingfeng, and Su Yao fought the Outer Realm Will Fragments controlling the illusion realm, but its collapse revealed a stronger enemy. As they fled toward the Gate of Illusion, a familiar voice warned that the battle was not over.

• The Will Fragments emerged in force, sealed the valley, and began reshaping the illusion realm.
• Mo Yan identified the formation’s core, and Yun Feiyang and the others fought their way toward it while the enemies manipulated space and suppressed their powers.
• Yun Feiyang and Lin Qingfeng struck down a powerful shadow, ending its control over the illusion realm, but the central vortex began collapsing.
• Mo Yan warned that the group had to escape, and Lin Qingfeng said the awakened cultivators could leave on their own.
• As the four neared the Gate of Illusion, a familiar voice stopped them and asked if they truly thought everything was over.

Demonic Saint Xiao Mingyi attacked Chen Sanshi to seize the Guardian Envoy token and Heaven-Praying Pearl, but Supreme Elder Ding Xiu intervened and fought him. After Xiao Mingyi exploited Ding Xiu’s old injuries, Ding Xiu trapped him in the Mysterious Womb Grand Formation and ordered Chen Sanshi to leave for Linquan Ancient Path to retrieve the Sect’s Treasured Artifact and help the human race.

• Xiao Mingyi shattered Venerable Taihua and Lord Hanzhang’s defenses, destroyed their warship, and demanded the token and bead from Chen Sanshi.
• Ding Xiu arrived and rescued Chen Sanshi, then clashed with Xiao Mingyi, who used the Origin Refining Malevolent Needle to aggravate Ding Xiu’s ancient wounds.
• Xiao Mingyi struck down the injured Ding Xiu, but Ding Xiu rose and activated the Mysterious Womb Grand Formation Suppressing Demons, reshaping the surrounding region into a Chaos Starry Sky.
• Ding Xiu told Venerable Taihua to take Chen Sanshi to Linquan Ancient Path and instructed Chen Sanshi to retrieve the Sect’s Treasured Artifact and use the token and Heaven-Praying Pearl to open the Treasure Seal.

Chen Sanshi and the Luoxiao Sect reached Linquan Ancient Path to search for Wanluo Temporary Palace and its sealed treasures. As rival powers gathered, Luo Yunshu warned Chen Sanshi that enemies were hunting him and revealed he hoped to gain Chen’s fortune by saving him.

• Chen Sanshi learned that Xiao Mingyi had been expelled from Luoxiao Sect after trying to absorb its Sect Destiny, and that Star Picking Tower had predicted the demon and devil races would soon produce Great Emperors.
• Venerable Taihua and Lord Hanzhang explained that Luoxiao Sect needed to recover its Sect’s Treasured Artifact from Wanluo Temporary Palace, which required the Grand Guardian Token and Heaven-Praying Pearl to unseal.
• The Luoxiao Sect arrived at Linquan Ancient Path, where Fang Fuyao explained that they needed to capture the guardian beast Xianyou to locate Wanluo Temporary Palace.
• Chen Sanshi learned that cultivators from every realm, including Demon Saints and Devil Saints, had gathered, then went to investigate a disturbance and found Luo Yunshu and Tao Zhuohua had lured him out by hanging Luoxiao Sect disciples from a tree.
• Luo Yunshu warned Chen Sanshi that powerful enemies were coming for him and offered help; after the elders arrived, Luo Yunshu told Tao Zhuohua he hoped to save Chen and thereby claim his fortune.

Chen Sanshi learned how Human Race Destiny could lead to the Immortal Emperor realm and heard how Mei Xiao had once saved humanity. Meanwhile, Demon Saint Wanhai and Phoenix Saint sought Mei Xiao’s inheritance in the Wanluo Temporary Palace, capturing its guardian beast, Xianyou, to force him to open the entrance.

• Venerable Taihua and Lord Hanzhang explained that becoming an Immortal Emperor required gathering the scattered Human Race Destiny, and that Luo Yunshu had learned Chen Sanshi carried lower-realm destiny from Star Picking Tower.
• Venerable Taihua recounted how Mei Xiao had helped humanity recover from the ancient demonic invasion, and Chen Sanshi reflected on the failure of efforts to eradicate spirit grain.
• Venerable Taihua and Lord Hanzhang took Chen Sanshi toward Ziyan Mountain, where they hoped to find the Wanluo Temporary Palace’s guardian beast.
• Demon Saint Wanhai and Phoenix Saint agreed to search the Wanluo Temporary Palace for Mei Xiao’s inheritance, which they hoped could help them reach the Immortal Emperor realm.
• Phoenix Saint lit ancestral incense to summon Xianyou, then used a Bronze Bell to bind and pin him down after he refused to open the palace entrance.

The entrance to Wanluo Temporary Palace opened, drawing powerful cultivators into a struggle for Elder Mei’s inheritance and for Chen Sanshi. Chen Sanshi and Fang Fuyao entered first, while Luo Yunshu and Tao Zhuohua prepared to follow amid the gathering of powerful enemies and allies.

• The Phoenix Saint forced Xianyou to reveal an azure pearl, which led him and Demon Saint Wanhai to the entrance of Wanluo Temporary Palace.
• The Phoenix Saint and Demon Saint Wanhai confronted Venerable Taihua and Lord Hanzhang, and the four Immortal Saints began fighting as cultivators gathered around the valley.
• Fang Fuyao and Chen Sanshi used a Guardian Envoy token to open the bronze gate and were pulled into the secret realm.
• Cultivators fought and killed one another to obtain tokens, while Daoist Hegui confronted Luo Yunshu and warned him not to compete for the inheritance.
• Luo Yunshu told Tao Zhuohua that Daoist Hegui was Xiao Mingyi’s clone and that the Five Elements Venerables had come to kill Chen Sanshi; then he decided to follow the entrants.

Chen Sanshi collected mysterious crystals in the Myriad Forms Palace and helped Fang Fuyao escape two Venerables before the Five Elements Venerables confronted them over Chen’s rise on the martial path. Chen offered to teach them martial arts, but the group split over his proposal and the hostile Venerables prepared to attack.

• Chen Sanshi hunted blade mantis Demonic Beasts in the canyon, gathered more than twenty crystals, and concealed what he knew about them from Zhuang Ge.
• Chen Sanshi intervened when the Blood Venerable and Eastern Emperor Xuanming besieged Fang Fuyao, and the two drove their attackers away.
• Fang Fuyao told Chen Sanshi that the Luoxiao Sect had little information about Mei Xiao’s inheritance, so they decided to keep moving through the secret realm.
• The Five Elements Venerables arrived and demanded that Fang Fuyao leave before they dealt with Chen Sanshi, whom they blamed for swallowing their paths.
• Chen Sanshi offered to teach the Five Elements Venerables martial arts and Ultimate Divine Abilities if they let them pass, but the Water, Metal, and Earth Venerables rejected his offer and prepared to attack.

Fang Fuyao held off the Five Elements Venerables, the Blood Venerable, and Eastern Emperor Xuanming so Chen Sanshi could escape and search the Wanluo Temporary Palace for Elder Mei’s legacy. After gathering five hundred crystal stones, Chen Sanshi faced Zhuang Ge, whose three spirit beasts submitted to Chen Sanshi’s Myriad Beasts Paying Homage.

• Chen Sanshi left Fang Fuyao behind as Fang Fuyao fought the Five Elements Venerables, then the Blood Venerable and Eastern Emperor Xuanming joined the battle and helped suppress him.
• Chen Sanshi crossed a poisonous swamp, killed its Nine-headed Corrupted Flood Dragons, and collected the crystal stones they left behind.
• Chen Sanshi hunted Demonic Beasts at several trial grounds and gathered five hundred crystal stones before continuing deeper into the secret realm.
• Chen Sanshi sensed an unidentified powerful stalker, then Zhuang Ge confronted him and demanded his crystal stones.
• Zhuang Ge summoned his Purple Firmament Thunder-Armored Beast, Sky-Burning Flame Sparrow, and Mystic Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Tortoise to attack Chen Sanshi.
• Chen Sanshi unleashed Myriad Beasts Paying Homage, stopping the beasts’ attacks and making all three bow to him in terror.

Chen Sanshi caused three divine beasts to turn against their master, Zhuang Ge, despite apparently being only in the Harmonize with Dao Realm. The passage then shifted among unrelated incidents involving military preparations, injuries, poisonings, and personal schemes.

• Chen Sanshi turned his gaze toward Zhuang Ge, and the three divine beasts surrounded their master.
• Mount Montrose collapsed, revealing traces of the demon army.
• Princess Shou invited Madam Lin and Lin Wanting to use them to provoke Lin Chujiu and gain her trust.
• Yifei instructed Yichong to conceal his relationship with the family and cooperate with a staged military action.
• Nangong Yaofeng cultivated to recover from his injuries, then endured Tiger and the others mocking his baldness at the base.
• Yan Zifeng asked about Mother Ye's health and praised the sanatorium, while Yan Xiqing grew more depleted after taking medicine.

A white-robed Harmonize with Dao Cultivator battled Chi Lian, a Fire Element Venerable, as her Nine Origin True Flames repeatedly overwhelmed his Skyfire Domain but could not hold it down. The chapter also followed several other characters and conflicts, ending with Wu Yu recalling the four swords of Divine Sword Manor of the World.

• Chi Lian repeatedly attacked the white-robed man with her Nine Origin True Flames, but she could not maintain her advantage over his Skyfire Domain.
• Yao Ruofang felt guilty as she remembered how her betrayal had brought suffering to her older sister and Zaozao.
• Qin Louyue tried to escape through Wugu Tribe territory but was forced to retreat after encountering Canglang and his men.
• Guding and his companions arrived at the Di Family and waited in guest rooms while the family head held a meeting.
• Ye Xiang rode a demonic mosquito to the sea of blood and leaped down to rescue Blake.
• Wu Yu recalled that the White Emperor, White Lotus, White Li, and White Jun were four swords sharing the same origin.

Chen Sanshi defeated the Demonic Path Blood Venerable and several Five Elements Venerables, then entered the Wanluo Temporary Palace using the Grand Guardian Token to seek Elder Mei’s inheritance. He began climbing the Path of a Thousand Tribulations, where a thunder-pool trial immediately tested him without the aid of external treasures.

• Chen Sanshi killed Blood Venerable and Eastern Emperor Xuanming, then defeated the Metal and Water Element Venerables while the Fire, Earth, and Wood Element Venerables submitted to him.
• The Wood and Earth Element Venerables told Chen Sanshi that Fang Fuyou had escaped alive after being seriously wounded by their group.
• Chen Sanshi vowed to continue into the secret realm for Elder Mei’s inheritance and instructed his companions to wait outside while he entered alone.
• Chen Sanshi placed the Grand Guardian Token in the Teleportation Array and arrived before the nine-hundred-and-ninety-nine-step Path of a Thousand Tribulations.
• Chen Sanshi climbed into a thunder pool, where the trial disabled his treasures and talismans and forced him to endure the lightning with his own strength.

Chen Sanshi endured a lightning pool nearly as powerful as a lightning tribulation and forced himself forward despite intense pain. The chapter then shifted through disconnected scenes, ending with Fu Jiushang giving up her questions and going to rest at her father's instruction.

• Chen Sanshi adapted to the lightning pool's torment and dragged himself forward one step at a time.
• Finley frowned at Rita's deliberate mockery while he remained a prisoner.
• Zhao Yu boasted at a banquet about his contributions.
• Ruiyan promised to let his listener leave once he secured the realm and to protect the Zuo Family for his lifetime.
• Badrov and two others arrived and saw the battle's aftermath and the bedraggled Demon Eye and his companions.
• Fu Jiushang abandoned her questions when she realized her father could provide no more answers and went to rest.

Chen Sanshi regained consciousness in a wilderness after suffering severe pain and apparent injuries. The chapter left him waking with no explanation yet for what had happened to him.

• Chen Sanshi regained consciousness after an unknown amount of time had passed.
• Chen Sanshi struggled through intense pain and opened his eyes.
• Chen Sanshi saw a dense canopy of shade above him and realized he seemed to be in a wilderness.

Chen Sanshi fled into a bamboo grove while Tang army generals pursued him, and several sects suffered devastating attacks elsewhere. The Demon Blade Princess struck A Li, and Zhao Gan became enraged at Bai Zhian.

• Chen Sanshi discarded his broken saber and fled into a bamboo grove as Tang army generals chased him.
• Mi Dou realized that the stored energy had been exhausted when there was no response.
• The Blue-robed Scholar explained that the Zhonghua Heavenly Dynasty had cut off support to three great powers over the demon race's contamination of the Heavenly Dynasty Tree.
• The Blood Fiend Sect, Tianhe Sect, Tianyu Sect, and Black Fiend Sect suffered devastating losses in attacks.
• The Demon Blade Princess swung her enormous tachi through A Li's body.
• Zhao Gan became enraged and believed that Bai Zhian deserved whatever punishment he received.

Chu Wei apologized after his men repeatedly lost their way, and a brocade-clad young man suspected that scattered rocks formed a formation. Separate scenes showed battles, Li Yi's breakthrough into the Primal Chaos Realm, and Sima Youyue proving that she was a second-rank alchemist.

• Chu Wei slapped himself and apologized for his men repeatedly getting lost, while the brocade-clad young man identified the scattered rocks as a possible formation.
• Lei stopped Fukuda Kazuo after earlier attacks had failed to cause a ripple.
• An axe light shattered the three Demon Venerables' scales, and a surge of Divine Soul Power destroyed the Black Mist.
• Xuanyuan questioned how Ling Xiao Hall had changed and withdrew the sword qi pressed against Hu Ao's dantian.
• Li Yi broke through into the Primal Chaos Realm, and a vast law descended upon him.
• Sima Youyue proved that she was a second-rank alchemist, forcing the Nalan Family and the Alchemist Guild members to reconsider their attitude toward the Sima Family.

Chen Sanshi urged retreat because they could not handle King Zhenxi, but Aji refused to abandon the clinic's patients, and Old Man Xu questioned whether Chen Sanshi was an immortal master. A powerful impact shook the underground cavern, while Qin Feng prepared to see in the dark and Yang Xuran escaped amid developing chaos.

• Chen Sanshi urged Aji to leave and seek another way to save the patients because their strength was insufficient against King Zhenxi.
• Aji acknowledged the danger but said he did not want to leave the patients.
• Old Man Xu emerged from the medicine storeroom and asked whether Chen Sanshi was an immortal master.
• Qin Feng grew worried after the White Fox King failed to withstand Hun Zhen's techniques.
• Qin Feng bought and activated a Night Vision Talisman to see his surroundings in the darkness.
• Yang Xuran boarded a carriage under cover of night, and Xunan took her to a place in the city as chaos began at Duke of Xin State Mansion.

Dark-purple-robed figures rang pale bells beside a glowing Bronze Elixir Furnace in Lianyu City, while Han Gang attended to academic affairs and Fang Yang planned a visit to ruins containing the waters of the Youtu River. Qin Ming caught Li Xianzhi, and Song Weichen withdrew to Zhuang Yuheng's side for fear of causing a backlash.

• Dark-purple-robed figures rang pale bells beside the Bronze Elixir Furnace in Lianyu City's central palace.
• He Peiyuan explained that she had never accompanied Yang Jingxing on wild excursions.
• Han Gang concentrated on academic matters while monitoring the Firearms Bureau, the Mint Bureau, and the Compilation Bureau.
• Fang Yang planned to visit the ruins containing the waters of the Youtu River despite being told that nothing valuable remained there.
• Qin Ming released Yang Zijun, caught the flailing Li Xianzhi in his arms, and spun twice.
• Song Weichen started toward him, then stopped and returned to Zhuang Yuheng's side because she feared causing him a backlash.

King Zhenxi clashed with a white-robed spear wielder, and their collision shattered the great hall's floor. Jiang Lanzhou encountered grave illnesses over two days and faced another troubling matter at home.

• King Zhenxi suppressed his fear and attacked the incoming white-robed figure with the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade.
• King Zhenxi's blade collided with the spear, shattering the jade floor and knocking several cultivators to the ground.
• Qin Yibai's objections failed to stop the wedding, and the Immortal Emperor arrived with congratulatory gifts.
• Zhang Ruyun discussed a plan with Tian Yaozi to escape alone and search Dongting Lake's shores for a way to rescue him.
• Jiang Lanzhou encountered grave illnesses over two consecutive days and found another troubling matter waiting at home.