Chapter Summaries

Di Yi launched the Secluded God Realm’s hidden fleet and a second trump card as the Central Continent Alliance activated a vast mist formation and withdrew its fleets. In the void beyond the realm, Zhao Sheng arrived to aid Sky Severing Fairy, forcing Emperor Lord Gou Mang to flee.

• Di Yi sounded the Holy Sound Horn, sending eighty-one Nascent Soul ancestor corpses into battle while a hidden fleet of nearly twenty thousand Disc Boats and one thousand Floating Fortresses emerged to encircle the Central Continent Alliance fleet.
• Xie Juenan activated a vast mist-shrouded formation around the battlefield, and Di Yi ordered Thick Earth to carry out the Mountain Collapse and Earth Crack plan.
• Xie Juenan ordered the alliance fleets to retreat toward Cloud Phoenix Mountain, while Earth Treasury True Lord Ji Yun, Mad Monk, and a dragon shadow appeared within the mist belt.
• Sky Severing Fairy and Emperor Lord Gou Mang fought to a stalemate in the void beyond the realm until Zhao Sheng arrived in a blazing golden light.
• Emperor Lord Gou Mang recognized Zhao Sheng as an enemy and fled into the astral winds and clouds.

Zhao Sheng and his allies dropped a massive meteor onto the Nether God Realm fleet at Heaven Burial Plain, devastating the battlefield and forcing Di Yi to withdraw. The surviving cultivators then fought to prevent the Nether God Realm’s leaders from escaping through the spacetime passage, as a new destructive force erupted over the Meteor Crater.

• Zhao Sheng guided a huge Dark Iron meteor through the atmosphere, breaking it into fiery fragments that struck the Nether God Realm fleet and then crashed into the Blood Sea altar.
• Di Yi retreated into the divine statue as the Blood Sea formed a vast protective mountain, but the meteor’s impact destroyed Heaven Burial Plain and devastated the surrounding land.
• Zhao Sheng, Sky Severing Fairy, and Pig Emperor agreed to stop Di Yi, Que Yue, and the other Spirit Transformation cultivators from escaping, and Zhao Sheng left to intercept them.
• Mad Monk confronted Ten Thousand Spirits Ghost Ancestor while allied Nascent Soul Ancestors searched the battlefield for surviving enemies.
• Ji Yun pursued Emperor Lord Gou Mang toward the spacetime rift, while other cultivators fought the Nether God Realm’s forces across the shattered battlefield.
• A soul-shaking destructive aura suddenly erupted above the Meteor Crater, causing nearby Spirit Transformation True Lords to tremble.

Zhao Sheng and his allies confronted Que Yue, the Blood God Child, and other True Lords at the Meteor Crater as the Blood God began to manifest through the statue. When the battle erupted, Sky Severing Fairy, the Pig Emperor, and Nine Chi Devil Lord escaped beyond the heavens, leaving Chizha True Man to flee toward the spacetime passage.

• Zhao Sheng met Daoist Que Yue above the Meteor Crater, where they traded accusations as the Blood God Child appeared.
• Sky Severing Fairy and the Pig Emperor joined Zhao Sheng, then Thick Earth Emperor Lord and Chizha True Man arrived to reinforce Que Yue and guard the statue.
• Blood fat engulfed the statue, and human-faced blood snakes merged into a colossal head resembling Di Yi as its power rapidly grew.
• Nine Chi Devil Lord attacked the statue, but a blood-dripping palm broke through the devil flames and seized the Chi Demon Banner before the head fully formed.
• The Blood God Child merged with the head, and Chizha True Man urged Zhao Sheng to use the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning.
• Zhao Sheng gave the signal, but Sky Severing Fairy, the Pig Emperor, and Nine Chi Devil Lord vanished beyond the heavens while Chizha True Man fled toward the spacetime passage.

Zhao Sheng’s Purple Firmament Divine Lightning devastated the battlefield but failed to stop Blood God from regenerating through Di Yi. With the spacetime fissure sealed and reinforcements gathered, Sky Pillar World’s cultivators launched an all-out attack, leaving Zhao Sheng, Xie Juenan, and Pig Emperor to face Di Yi.

• Zhao Sheng’s Purple Firmament Divine Lightning obliterated the surrounding land and shortened Changdu, but Di Yi’s Blood God skeleton began regenerating its flesh.
• Di Yi repelled Heaven Sword Emperor Lord’s strike, while Zhao Sheng summoned his treasures and Zhou You, the Dark Vulture Old Man, and other Spirit Transformation True Lords arrived.
• Sky Severing Fairy, Pig Emperor, and Nine Chi Devil Lord joined the defenders, and Xie Juenan sealed the spacetime fissure with the Ten Thousand Miles Mountain River Painting.
• Xie Juenan found that Di Yi’s aura had risen to the limit of Spirit Transformation but had not reached Return to Void, then urged the defenders to fight without restraint.
• Sky Pillar World’s ten Spirit Transformation True Lords attacked the five enemy chieftains, while Zhao Sheng, Xie Juenan, and Pig Emperor confronted Di Yi.

Di Yi used Void Realm Displacement to kill and absorb Jiaolong Emperor and Ji Yun, forcing Zhao Sheng and the other Sky Pillar cultivators into a desperate fight. They discovered Blood God's consciousness was controlling Di Yi's body and began targeting its vulnerable parts, but the battle remained unresolved as the enemy attacked again.

• Pig Emperor, Zhao Sheng, and Xie Juenan attacked Di Yi, but he vanished and killed Ji Yun before Heaven Sword Emperor Lord warned that he possessed Void Realm Displacement.
• Di Yi appeared behind Jiaolong Emperor, pierced him, and absorbed his body; Zhao Sheng and the other Sky Pillar cultivators regrouped to resist him together.
• Xie Juenan's Void Spirit Bell forced Di Yi solid, letting the cultivators strike him, and Zhao Sheng realized Blood God's consciousness was controlling Di Yi's body.
• Zhao Sheng directed the others to attack Di Yi's left arm, ribs, and spine, while Nine Chi Devil Lord destroyed his own body to escape the blood vines draining him.
• As the battle continued elsewhere, Ten Thousand Spirits Ghost Ancestor sent ghost-spirit clones into the spacetime rift, and Heavenly Sword warned Zhao Sheng of an attack from the left.
• Zhao Sheng struck at the attacker with his giant hand and Annihilation Grey Light, meeting the tip of a golden giant mace held by a jade-colored hand.

Zhao Sheng and the other cultivators fought Di Yi, whose God Slaying Mace killed Nine Chi Devil Lord while their treasures and formations tried to restrain him. The group briefly slowed Di Yi with the Six Ding Six Jia Talisman, but he revealed further powers and continued battling them as more treasures and corpse emperors joined the fight.

• Di Yi struck Zhao Sheng and the other cultivators with the God Slaying Mace, killing Nine Chi Devil Lord by shattering and absorbing his Primordial Spirit.
• Dragon Fishing Old Man and Sky Severing Fairy used the Overturning Sea Staff and Frigid Yin Pearl to freeze the mace rays, while Zhao Sheng and Xie Juenan coordinated against Di Yi.
• Xie Juenan activated the Six Ding Six Jia Talisman, solidifying the surrounding space and letting the cultivators attack Di Yi together.
• Zhao Sheng suspected Di Yi was holding back, but Di Yi broke free of their assault and attacked him with a divine gaze before Pig Emperor intervened.
• Di Yi used a blood-red lotus platform and a pink handkerchief to ensnare the Ten Thousand Flames Cauldron and disable Heavenly Sword, while Xie Juenan sent additional treasures against him.
• A Great Chi Jian appeared before Di Yi and began fighting Xie Juenan's Spirit Transformation-level Demon Corpse.

Zhao Sheng struck Di Yi with the White Bone Godslaying Sword, leaving the Blood God-possessed body gravely wounded before Zhao Xuanjing arrived and rescued him from a follow-up attack. The Sky Pillar True Lords regrouped and renewed their assault on Di Yi, while the battle against the Nether God Realm continued.

• Mad Monk suppressed the Blood Eyed Giant Eagle with his Mahākāla Subduing Demon Seal and Buddha manifestation.
• Zhao Sheng attacked Di Yi with the White Bone Godslaying Sword, sacrificing his right arm and badly damaging Di Yi’s body.
• Di Yi counterattacked Zhao Sheng, but Zhao Xuanjing burst from the earth, struck Di Yi away, and protected Zhao Sheng with Profound Yellow Earth Qi.
• Zhao Xuanjing joined Zhao Sheng and the other Sky Pillar True Lords, and Zhao Sheng persuaded them to fight Blood God rather than let the Nether God Realm escape.
• Zhao Xuanjing and Zhao Sheng charged Di Yi as Heaven Sword Emperor Lord, Mad Monk, Pig Emperor, Dragon Fishing Old Man Zhou You, Xie Juenan, and Sky Severing Fairy returned to battle.
• Mad Monk held back the Hemp-Clothed Old Man, while Pig Emperor, Dragon Fishing Old Man, and Sky Severing Fairy grievously wounded Emperor Lord Gou Mang; Zhao Sheng, Zhao Xuanjing, and Heaven Sword Emperor Lord engaged Di Yi.

Zhao Sheng, Zhao Xuanjing, Xie Juenan, and their allies badly wounded Di Yi, but he escaped into the Nether Dark Sky and later returned to reality. When Di Yi tried to negotiate, Xie Juenan attacked, prompting Di Yi to reveal the Investiture of the Gods and summon the spirits of powerful beings.

• Zhao Sheng, Zhao Xuanjing, Xie Juenan, and the Heaven Sword Emperor Lord combined their attacks to wound Di Yi, who escaped through the void after being cleaved in two.
• Mad Monk was ambushed by the Soul Loss Nail, while a massive dark-golden creature dragged the two Corpse Emperors into an Earth Abyss.
• Di Yi returned to reality severely wounded, but Zhao Sheng and the others quickly surrounded him and suppressed his movements.
• Di Yi asked the group to let him go and threatened that they would perish together, so Zhao Sheng ordered everyone to pause.
• Xie Juenan ignored Di Yi's plea and attacked, while Zhao Xuanjing summoned the Heaven Pillar Mountain projection to seal the surrounding void.
• Di Yi declared that they had forced his hand and unfurled the Investiture of the Gods, summoning figures who had once been world-pinnacle Spirit Transformation beings.

Zhao Sheng and the allied Spirit Transformations destroyed Di Yi with Xie Juenan’s tribulation thunder, then argued over the spoils and organized the aftermath of the war. After the treasures were divided, Zhao Sheng raised an important matter with Zhao Xuanjing, who angrily refused.

• Di Yi commanded the Emperor remnant souls to self-destruct, but Zhao Sheng, Zhao Xuanjing, and Xie Juenan survived, and Zhao Sheng and Zhao Xuanjing pursued Xie Juenan back to the battlefield.
• Xie Juenan reinforced the Ten Thousand Miles Mountain River Illusion, and the Spirit Transformations entered it to trap Di Yi while Xie Juenan summoned Tribulation Thunder that destroyed him.
• The surviving allies disputed who should hold Di Yi’s treasures, but Mad Monk offered to safeguard them, and the group arranged to seal the Space Crack and clean up the battlefield.
• The Sky Pillar forces hunted or accepted the surrender of Secluded God Realm remnants, while the Spirit Transformations negotiated for six months before dividing the treasures.
• Zhao Sheng kept the Blood God Bone Bead and Wood Seed for himself and placed most of his other spoils in the family vault, then asked Zhao Xuanjing about an important matter.
• Zhao Xuanjing angrily refused Zhao Sheng’s request.

Zhao Sheng fulfilled his five-hundred-year agreement with the Star God, trading much of his lifespan to study the laws of the Great Dao before being sent through a spacetime vortex toward the Secluded God Realm. He left the Southern Sky Zhao Clan prepared for his absence, while cultivators in both worlds investigated the vortexes after he vanished.

• Zhao Sheng persuaded Zhao Xuanjing to let him pursue his agreement with the Star God and entrusted his Sumeru Ring, containing most of his possessions, to his ancestor.
• Zhao Sheng trained Zhao Yueru and seven other clan disciples for half a year, gave them eight ancient treasures, and then secretly left Mountain City; the clan later announced that Ancestor Qiong Tian had entered seclusion.
• Zhao Sheng contacted the Star God in the Shattered Star Sea and asked to observe the heavens and comprehend the Dao as compensation for undertaking the mission to kill the Blood God.
• The Star God empowered Zhao Sheng to study the world of laws, and he created more than a thousand task sequences while his lifespan rapidly dwindled.
• After Zhao Sheng thanked the Star God, it opened a spacetime vortex, and he flew through it toward the other side.
• Cultivators in the Shattered Star Sea and the Wu Continent Sea detected the vortexes and sent investigators, but they found no trace of Zhao Sheng.

Zhao Sheng plundered the five great Sea Eyes, told Gatekeeper Old Man that he had come to slay the Blood God, and merged his consciousness with the Star God as the Blood God attacked. The Blood God overwhelmed his consciousness, but the Hundred Lifetimes Book rose in his Soul Sea, and the chapter ended with the Blood God erased from existence and Zhao Sheng’s lifetime concluded.

• Zhao Sheng raided the five great Sea Eyes, forcing the sects there to surrender their treasures and texts.
• Zhao Sheng met Gatekeeper Old Man and declared that he had come to slay the Blood God, then warned the other True Lords that the Wu Continent Sea would soon face a change in Heaven.
• The sects withdrew forces from the Sea Eyes and fortified their strongholds, while their True Lords speculated about Zhao Sheng’s motives.
• Zhao Sheng returned to his cave dwelling, entrusted its protection to the Star God, and spent more than forty days merging his consciousness with it.
• The Blood God learned of Zhao Sheng’s presence and spread the Heavenly Dao Blood Mask across the sky, while the Star Algae rose and joined into a vast consciousness nebula.
• The Blood God submerged Zhao Sheng’s consciousness, but the Hundred Lifetimes Book rose in his Soul Sea; afterward, a blood shadow vanished from all living beings’ dreams and Zhao Sheng’s lifetime ended.

After the seventh life ended, Zhao Sheng used the Hundred Lifetimes Book’s new functions to inherit and advance abilities, bless Zhao Xuanjing, and prepare for reincarnation. He awoke as twelve-year-old Zhao Xilei in a cultivation chamber after a failed possession, was taken prisoner aboard a flying ship, and discovered the Sumeru Ring’s mark on his finger.

• The Hundred Lifetimes Book unsealed new functions and awarded Zhao Sheng rewards for his seventh-life achievements.
• Zhao Sheng inherited Limb Rebirth and Phase Displacement, advanced them into Flesh Rebirth and Space-Time Grand Shift, and blessed Zhao Xuanjing with half his fortune.
• Zhao Sheng gained a Thunder Spiritual Root and the Cosmic Sky Immortal Realm Projection skill, designated the Sumeru Ring for inheritance, and reincarnated.
• Zhao Sheng awoke in a cultivation chamber beside the corpse of a failed possessor and recognized his new identity as Zhao Xilei.
• Long Kui entered, removed the corpse and its treasures, and carried Zhao Sheng to a sealed cabin aboard a flying ship.
• Zhao Sheng realized the Sumeru Ring had reincarnated with him when he noticed its mark on his index finger.

Zhao Sheng discovered that his Xumi Space was empty and spent months confined aboard the Shuang Ling Ship, where he could not cultivate. The ship's leaders sent him to the Big Tree Realm, and after waking in a new home, Zhao Sheng was dressed as a young master and introduced to Chen DaCheng, who claimed to be his father.

• Zhao Sheng found no treasures in his Xumi Space, examined the cabin, and suspected the flying ship was made from an enormous tree.
• The Ship Master decided to send the Child of Fortune to the sect as an offering and ordered the ship to take Zhao Sheng, whose Thunder Spiritual Root had failed possession, to the Big Tree Realm.
• Zhao Sheng studied his spiritual power and endured months of confinement and failed cultivation attempts aboard the Shuang Ling Ship.
• Dragon Kui Old Ancestor knocked Zhao Sheng unconscious and carried him from the cabin.
• Zhao Sheng awoke in an elegant room, where a youth announced that the young master was awake.
• Chen DaCheng entered, called himself Zhao Sheng's father, and had attendants dress Zhao Sheng in fine clothes.

Chen DaCheng took Zhao Sheng into the Chen Family and taught him its language and writing, then named him Chen Xi, publicly Chen Mingxi. As Chen Shou explained the Big Tree Realm and its Great Chun Divine Trees, Zhao Sheng learned why the realm’s families were ranked by the tribulations their trees survived; Chen DaCheng then began teaching him cultivation basics.

• Chen DaCheng brought Zhao Sheng to a feast, then tested his reading, memory, and writing in the study; Zhao Sheng quickly mastered the texts and impressed him.
• Chen DaCheng gave Zhao Sheng the name Chen Xi, to be known to outsiders as Chen Mingxi, and escorted him back to his bedroom.
• The next morning, Zhao Sheng asked his attendant Chen Shou to explain the realm and the Chen Family as they walked through the courtyard.
• Chen Shou described the Big Tree Realm’s family hierarchy and Great Chun Divine Trees, and Zhao Sheng realized the buildings stood on a colossal branch.
• Chen DaCheng arrived and told Zhao Sheng that he would begin teaching him the fundamentals of cultivation.

Zhao Sheng rapidly advanced his cultivation under Chen DaCheng’s instruction, drawing the Chen Family’s attention and prompting them to arrange potential marriages around him. The chapter ended with the family’s ancestors secretly deciding on a course of action after observing his composure around the young women.

• Chen DaCheng taught Chen Mingxi for a month, then gave him the Twelve Heavens Calamity Averting Scripture and two Universe Bags filled with Thunder Spirit Stones and lacquered boxes.
• Chen Fu arrived to protect Zhao Sheng, who cultivated in seclusion and advanced from Qi Refining Level Two to Level Six by age thirteen.
• Chen DaCheng traveled to the Sen Family and later summoned Zhao Sheng to meet Chen Sen Shi and her daughter, Ying Er, proposing a future marriage between the children.
• Chen Sen Shi rejected the marriage proposal, and Zhao Sheng returned to Hidden Dragon Pavilion without openly reacting to the curious gaze of Ying Er.
• The Chen Family moved several unmarried girls into courtyards beside Hidden Dragon Pavilion and built an embroidered tower for them.
• The Chen Family ancestors secretly watched Zhao Sheng remain unmoved by the young women and made a decision that astonished the family.

Chen Qi and the other six Chen clan girls pursued Zhao Sheng, who had cultivated to the eighth level of Qi Refinement over two years. After taking them on an excursion up the Sky Ladder, Zhao Sheng secretly met a Masked Man and traded a Blood Return Pill formula for five grains of Nether Shadow Sand.

• Chen Zhener refused to become an equal wife, so Chen Guanglian agreed to send Chen Qier in her place, while Chen Daqian confirmed that the ancestors had ordered seven Chen clan daughters to marry Zhao Sheng.
• Over the next two years, Chen Qi and the other Chen clan girls sent Zhao Sheng gifts as his cultivation advanced to the eighth level of Qi Refinement.
• Chen Qi visited Zhao Sheng with a robe she had woven for him, and Chen Ying and Chen Shuang soon arrived with the other girls.
• Zhao Sheng suggested an excursion, and he and the seven girls climbed the Sky Ladder before returning to Hidden Dragon Pavilion by flying chariot.
• Zhao Sheng secretly traveled to a Spirit Herb Garden and exchanged a Blood Return Pill formula with the Masked Man for five grains of Nether Shadow Sand.

Zhao Sheng traded for Nether Shadow Sand, failed to summon a projection of the Cosmic Sky Immortal Realm, and prepared for the Chen Family Competition while concealing his imminent breakthrough to Foundation Establishment. He arrived at Cloud Dew Platform as the competition began, where the Chen Family’s Nascent Soul Ancestor appeared and a solemn invocation started.

• Zhao Sheng gave the Masked Man half of an earth-element Golden Core cultivation art in exchange for a promise to find rare treasures, and the Masked Man learned that Zhao Sheng had detected the Red Turbaned Strongman hiding nearby.
• Zhao Sheng attempted a ritual with Nether Shadow Sand to summon the Cosmic Sky Immortal Realm Projection, but it failed for lack of sand, so he decided to try again after reaching Foundation Establishment.
• After receiving notice of the Family Competition, Zhao Sheng agreed to participate, practiced his sword technique, and heard Chen Mingyan offer twenty thousand Spirit Stones for a Foundation Establishment Pill if Zhao Sheng won one.
• Zhao Sheng secretly continued cultivating despite already being able to break through to Foundation Establishment, then traveled with Chen Fu, Chen Shou, Chen Ying, Chen Qi, Chen Shuang, and others to Cloud Dew Platform.
• The Chen Family’s Nascent Soul Ancestor, Chen ZhengYi, arrived at Cloud Dew Platform, and the Ming generation knelt to greet him as an invocation began.

Zhao Sheng entered the Chen Family Competition and swiftly defeated his early opponents with his sword, drawing attention from the clan elders. In the sixth round, he revealed Sword Qi Thunder Sound against Chen Mingtian, leaving the elders astonished as he moved closer to the top thirty.

• The elders announced the competition rules and rewards, and the contestants drew lots for their matches.
• Zhao Sheng bet two hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones on himself to take first place, then watched the early matches with Chen Ying Er and the other women.
• Zhao Sheng defeated a Qi Refining Level Eight opponent and two later challengers with single sword strikes, drawing notice from stronger contestants and the elders.
• As evening approached, Zhao Sheng saw a black-armored young man carrying a Low-Grade Spirit Sword near Arena Eight but paid him no attention.
• In the sixth round, Zhao Sheng faced Chen Mingtian of the Southern Chen Clan and pierced through his three Golden Armor Talismans with a thunderous sword strike.
• The elders recognized Zhao Sheng's Sword Qi Thunder Sound, and Chen DaCheng laughed that he would scold Zhao Sheng for hiding the ability from him.

Zhao Sheng advanced into the top ten of the Chen Family Competition, defeating Chen Mingpan and a Black Robe Strongman with his swordsmanship and Thousand-Year Thunder Wood Sword. As Chen Mingyan shared information about his next opponents, he secretly gave Zhao Sheng a Jade Slip whose message revealed that someone wanted him to throw a match.

• Bai Mei instructed Chen Daqian to make Zhao Sheng's competition harder, and Chen Daqian secretly arranged several challenges for him.
• Zhao Sheng defeated Chen Mingpan, countering his Spirit Tool bow with golden sword light and knocking him unconscious.
• Zhao Sheng destroyed two Bronze Armor Corpses with his Thousand-Year Thunder Wood Sword, forcing the Black Robe Strongman to concede.
• The final matches established the top ten, and Zhao Sheng returned to a crowd of peers congratulating him.
• Chen Mingyan gave Zhao Sheng a Jade Slip, and Zhao Sheng discovered that someone wanted him to throw a match.

Zhao Sheng won the Chen Family tournament after crushing Chen Mingsha, drawing two consecutive byes, and watching Chen Mingyin defeat Chen Minglong before conceding. As Chen Daqian prepared to announce the results, Si Li Wu Wo introduced his nephew Si Li Qiu, who had come to observe the Chen Family’s talents.

• Zhao Sheng rejected a Jade Slip offer to manipulate the tournament and destroyed the evidence before leaving with Chen Ying and the others.
• Zhao Sheng defeated Chen Mingsha with his flying swords, and Chen Mingsha surrendered after Zhao Sheng’s Formless Sword appeared at his chest.
• Zhao Sheng advanced to the top three through a bye, then drew another bye while Chen Mingyin defeated Chen Minglong and conceded her place in the final.
• Zhao Sheng took first place without fighting another match, while the spectators booed Chen Mingyin for surrendering.
• Si Li Wu Wo stopped Chen Daqian from announcing the results and summoned Si Li Qiu, who greeted the Chen Family elders and praised their talents insincerely.