Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ming received the Astral Heavenly Origin Fruit from Master Mo Qing and refined a Spirit Transformation Pill amid growing attention from the forces in Commerce City. He left the city to consume the pill and began rebuilding his body and recovering his strength on an abandoned continent.

• Master Mo Qing delivered the genuine Astral Heavenly Origin Fruit and warned Xiao Ming that powerful forces might target him after his pill refining drew attention.
• Xiao Ming told Qing Tan to cultivate and prepared to refine another pill while Qing Yanjing began recovering from her injuries.
• Ten days later, Xiao Ming refined a Spirit Transformation Pill that attracted a tribulation with golden lightning, alarming the people of Commerce City.
• Xiao Ming captured the pill, decided to recover his strength away from the city, and stepped through a spatial crack to an abandoned continent.
• Xiao Ming swallowed the Spirit Transformation Pill and began reconstructing his body with spiritual energy as vast currents of Spirit Qi gathered around him.

Xiao Ming transformed his body into a spiritual-energy form, rapidly advanced to Ninth Grade Sovereign, and used Ling to devour a continent and forge the Ten Thousand Spirits Floating World Body. The Power of Chaos restored Xiao Ming to Heavenly Sovereign, but a dark, unusually powerful Heavenly Venerable Tribulation gathered above him.

• Xiao Ming completed his conversion to spiritual energy, overcame the Sovereign Minor Three Difficulties, and entered the Sovereign Realm.
• Xiao Ming drew energy from the Tian Xuan Continent to enlarge Ling, then had Ling swallow the abandoned continent.
• Xiao Ming used the continent's laws and Ling as the foundation to forge the Ten Thousand Spirits Floating World Body.
• The transformed Ling released abundant Power of Chaos, which Xiao Ming absorbed to regain his Heavenly Sovereign cultivation.
• Dark clouds gathered above Xiao Ming, and he realized an unusually powerful Heavenly Venerable Tribulation was forming.

Xiao Ming faced a devastating Heavenly Venerable Tribulation combined with the Wrath of the Heavens, surviving wave after wave of black lightning before an Abyssal Purple Void began erasing his defenses. As the Purple Void destroyed the Ten Thousand Spirits Floating World Body, Xiao Ming awakened an innate divine ability called Chaos Tribulation Light.

• Xiao Ming raised a spiritual energy barrier against a stream of black water, then used Heavenly Flames to weaken a black lightning meteorite before shattering it with a punch.
• Xiao Ming and the Ten Thousand Spirits Floating World Body endured a barrage of black lightning until their rainbow lotus defense broke and several bolts struck him.
• A purple lightning eye appeared in the clouds and sent down an Abyssal Purple Void that Xiao Ming recognized as more dangerous than the previous attacks combined.
• Xiao Ming gathered Heavenly Flames and treasures from Dou Qi Continent and Tian Xuan Continent to strengthen the rainbow lotus, but the purple light erased it and began destroying the Ten Thousand Spirits Floating World Body.
• As the Ten Thousand Spirits Floating World Body vanished, Xiao Ming's mind merged with it and he awakened the innate divine ability Chaos Tribulation Light.

Xiao Ming awakened the Chaos Tribulation Light, used it to overcome the Heavenly Venerable Tribulation, and claimed the Purple Lightning Eye as the Eye of the Heavens. He created a Medicine Mountain in the Ten Thousand Spirits Floating World Body’s Small World, then returned to Commerce City, where Qing Tan and Qing Yanjing had been worried about his disappearance.

• Xiao Ming used the Chaos Tribulation Light to erase the Purple Void and the Thunder Eye’s attacks, then absorbed the Purple Lightning Eye and named it the Eye of the Heavens.
• Xiao Ming entered the Ten Thousand Spirits Floating World Body’s Small World and found its Heaven and Earth Energy far denser than that of his other Small Worlds.
• Xiao Ming raised a mountain range and filled it with seeds, creating a Medicine Mountain, and planned to bring Spiritual Beasts there later.
• Xiao Ming returned to the Secluded Courtyard in Commerce City, where Qing Tan and Qing Yanjing told him they had been worried because he left without a message.
• Xiao Ming praised Qing Tan for reaching Second Grade Sovereign, apologized to both women, and asked Qing Yanjing whether she had broken through.

After recovering her strength and breaking through to the Touching Heavenly Sovereign realm, Qing Yanjing joined Xiao Ming and Qing Tan in luring their pursuers out of the city. Huo Mo and the Gaunt Old Man confronted them over the Azure Rock Green Flame and a divine pill, and the Gaunt Old Man began attacking as Huo Mo ordered the area cleared.

• Qing Yanjing told Xiao Ming that his pills had helped her recover and reach the Touching Heavenly Sovereign realm, while Xiao Ming celebrated restoring his cultivation.
• Xiao Ming and Qing Yanjing decided to confront the people pursuing them, then left the city at dusk with Qing Tan to draw them away from the crowds.
• Huo Mo and the Gaunt Old Man followed Xiao Ming's group and appeared when they stopped on a mountain peak.
• Huo Mo demanded the Azure Rock Green Flame and the Spirit God Pill, threatening Qing Yanjing, Xiao Ming, and Qing Tan.
• Xiao Ming questioned whether Huo Mo could access the Fire Spirit Sacred Canon, and Qing Yanjing laughed at him.
• Huo Mo ordered the Gaunt Old Man to clear the area and attack; the old man's frigid black flames erupted and began collapsing the mountain.

Huo Mo and Elder Yan confronted four powerful experts who had come for the Alchemy Grandmaster, while Huo Mo insisted that the Fire Spirit Race would claim her and the spoils. The visitors refused to back down, leaving a clash over the Alchemy Grandmaster and the Divine Pill imminent.

• The Gaunt Old Man exposed hidden groups and ordered them to leave, then True Monarch Ziyun, Joyful Immortal, the Crimson Firmament Emperor, and the Eastern Thunder Branch Master appeared.
• Elder Yan learned the four had come seeking an Alchemy Grandmaster capable of approaching the Spirit God Pill realm.
• Huo Mo introduced himself and Elder Yan, then asked the four to stay out of their dispute with the Alchemy Grandmaster.
• The Eastern Thunder Branch Master and True Monarch Ziyun said their superiors had ordered them to bring back the Alchemy Grandmaster, while Joyful Immortal declared that she wanted the handsome young man.
• Huo Mo refused to let them take the Alchemy Grandmaster and threatened to summon the Fire Spirit Race's Old Ancestor if they interfered.

Qing Yanjing trapped the assembled experts in her vast formation, and Xiao Ming demanded they surrender their possessions. When five Touching Heavenly Sovereigns attacked him together, Xiao Ming shattered their attacks with the pressure of a Heavenly Sovereign.

• Qing Yanjing summoned the Futuo Great Formation, sealing the experts in the region and revealing her mastery of formations.
• True Monarch Ziyun and the others realized that Xiao Ming was unfathomably powerful and asked him to let them leave.
• Xiao Ming offered to spare everyone who surrendered all their possessions, but True Monarch Ziyun and the others rejected his demand.
• True Monarch Ziyun, the Eastern Thunder Branch Master, Joyful Immortal, Elder Yan, and Huo Mo prepared to attack Xiao Ming together.
• Xiao Ming released his Aura, shattered the five experts’ attacks, and revealed power beyond the Heavenly Sovereign level.

Xiao Ming revealed himself as a Heavenly Sovereign after defeating True Monarch Ziyun and the others, while Huo Mo summoned Fire Spirit Old Ancestor through a jade pendant. Fire Spirit Old Ancestor learned that Huo Mo had provoked Xiao Ming, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Huo Mo used his essence blood to summon Fire Spirit Old Ancestor, and Xiao Ming's pressure forced True Monarch Ziyun and the others to crash to the ground.
• Qing Yanjing explained that Fire Spirit Old Ancestor was an Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign, and Xiao Ming reassured her that his incarnation posed no threat.
• Fire Spirit Old Ancestor's projection appeared and demanded to know who had harmed Huo Mo.
• Elder Yan identified Xiao Ming as the attacker, and Xiao Ming introduced himself as the Heavenly Emperor, Xiao Ming.
• Elder Yan recounted Huo Mo's actions, and Fire Spirit Old Ancestor rebuked his clansman for acting recklessly.

Xiao Ming rejected Fire Spirit Old Ancestor’s appeal to spare Huo Mo and demanded compensation, but Fire Spirit Old Ancestor refused and challenged him to a battle. Xiao Ming destroyed the Fire Spirit Bell with his Emperor Flame, leaving Fire Spirit Old Ancestor asking what the flame was called.

• Fire Spirit Old Ancestor asked Xiao Ming to let the Fire Spirit Race’s offense pass, but Xiao Ming refused to give him face.
• Xiao Ming demanded that Huo Mo and his protector have their cultivation crippled, along with two billion drops of Supreme Spirit Liquid and five ranked Spiritual Fires; Fire Spirit Old Ancestor refused.
• Fire Spirit Old Ancestor challenged Xiao Ming and summoned the Fire Spirit Bell to trap and refine him.
• Xiao Ming remained unharmed inside the bell and released his Emperor Flame, which melted the Fire Spirit Bell.
• Fire Spirit Old Ancestor asked Xiao Ming for the name of his flame, and Xiao Ming called it the Emperor Flame.

Xiao Ming defeated the Fire Spirit Old Ancestor's clone and secured compensation for the Fire Spirit Race's earlier offenses. He accepted an invitation to compete at the Fire Spirit Grand Ceremony in a year, where the Sacred Fire would be at stake.

• The Fire Spirit Old Ancestor admitted defeat, crippled Huo Mo and Elder Yan, and stripped Elder Yan of the Netherworld Earth Fire.
• The Fire Spirit Old Ancestor gave Xiao Ming the Netherworld Earth Fire and promised him two billion Supreme Spirit Liquid.
• The Fire Spirit Old Ancestor offered one more spirit fire or a chance to claim the Fire Spirit Race's flames by winning its Grand Ceremony, including the Sacred Fire.
• Xiao Ming agreed to attend the ceremony in a year and took Huo Mo's Storage Bag.
• The Fire Spirit Old Ancestor departed with Huo Mo and Elder Yan.

Xiao Ming punished the surviving robbers with Red Lotus Karmic Fire, then left the Merchant Continent with Qing Yanjing and Qing Tan as news of the unfamiliar Heavenly Sovereign spread. The three arrived at Great Luo Heaven on the Heavenly Net Continent, where Xiao Ming assessed the headquarters of the Great Luo Heaven Domain.

• Xiao Ming unleashed Red Lotus Karmic Fire on the robbers, killing about eighty percent of them and sparing the survivors, including Joyful Immortal.
• Xiao Ming dismissed the survivors, then joined Qing Yanjing and Qing Tan in cleaning up the battlefield and visiting Commerce City's largest trading house.
• Xiao Ming left the Merchant Continent openly through a teleportation array, and the deaths and his emergence stirred concern among nearby forces.
• The name of the Heavenly Emperor, along with Qing Yanjing and Qing Tan, spread as forces investigated the new Heavenly Sovereign.
• Xiao Ming, Qing Yanjing, and Qing Tan arrived outside Great Luo Heaven, where Xiao Ming remarked on the headquarters of the Great Luo Heaven Domain.

Xiao Ming explained why he had chosen the Great Luo Heaven Domain, revealing that its lord was an Ancient Mandala Flower and that he also sought a scripture fragment nearby. As he entered the domain with Qing Yanjing and Qing Tan, he subdued its guards and captured an immature Nine Netherbird.

• Qing Yanjing questioned why Xiao Ming had chosen the Great Luo Heaven Domain, and he revealed that its lord was an Ancient Mandala Flower raised by the Ancient Heavenly Emperor.
• Xiao Ming recalled that the nearby Thunder Demon Sect possessed a fragment of the Supreme Heart Demon Scripture and said they might stay in the domain for a few days.
• Xiao Ming, Qing Yanjing, and Qing Tan approached the Great Luo Heaven and landed at its sole guarded entrance.
• Xiao Ming used a flash of multicolored flame to make the guards return to their positions without noticing him.
• A black-flamed divine bird attacked Xiao Ming, who shrank and caught her, and Qing Yanjing identified her as a Nine Netherbird.
• The Nine Netherbird failed to escape Xiao Ming's grasp and angrily told him not to touch her.

Xiao Ming captured Nine Nether and brought her to Great Luo Peak, where he restrained the Three Sovereigns and announced that he had come to recruit them. The Great Luo Domain Lord Mandala appeared and attacked him, but his counterblow stripped away her golden radiance and revealed her petite form.

• Xiao Ming caught Nine Nether, learned her name, and made her lead him and two women to the Three Sovereigns of Great Luo Heaven.
• Xiao Ming entered Great Luo Peak and immobilized the Three Sovereigns with a glance when they prepared to attack.
• Xiao Ming told the Three Sovereigns that he had come to recruit them and ordered them to summon their Domain Lord.
• Sleeping Sovereign crushed a jade slip, summoning the Great Luo Domain Lord Mandala through a spatial passage.
• Mandala attacked Xiao Ming with a forest of dark thorns, but he sent them back and scattered the light hiding her appearance.

Xiao Ming revealed himself as a Heavenly Sovereign and persuaded Mandala to bring the Great Luo Heaven Domain under his command by promising to remove her curse and restore her true body. He began cleansing the curse with the Life Spirit Flame, leaving Mandala to absorb its energy as she recovered.

• Xiao Ming suppressed Mandala and offered to establish the Heavenly Court in the Great Luo Heaven Domain in exchange for helping her.
• Xiao Ming revealed his Heavenly Sovereign aura, and Mandala immediately agreed to join his command.
• Xiao Ming touched Mandala's forehead and used the Life Spirit Flame to burn away the curse's black thorns.
• Xiao Ming left some of the flame inside Mandala and told her to absorb half its energy to eliminate the curse and strengthen herself.
• Mandala leaned against Xiao Ming as she focused on removing the remaining curse, then opened her eyes with relief.

Mandala recovered from her curse and rose to the Upper Earth Sovereign realm, then received Xiao Ming’s order to unify the Northern Realm. As Xiao Ming left the newly established Heavenly Court in Qing Yanjing’s care, a mysterious visitor persuaded True Person Ziqi that Xiao Ming threatened his territory, prompting Ziqi to act.

• Mandala discovered that her poison was gone and that she had advanced to the Upper Earth Sovereign realm before fully absorbing the Heavenly Emperor’s flame.
• Xiao Ming ordered Mandala to unify the Northern Realm within ten days and sent her with Qing Tan to the Great Luo Golden Pond.
• Qing Yanjing realized Xiao Ming planned to leave, and he asked her to oversee the Heavenly Court and look after Qing Tan.
• A mysterious black-mist visitor entered the Ziyun Sect unseen and told True Person Ziqi that Xiao Ming had killed Venerable Ziyun and was expanding into the Northern Realm.
• True Person Ziqi feared Xiao Ming would threaten his territory and decided to act before the Heavenly Emperor could expand further.

Mandala summoned the Northern Realm’s six Earth Sovereigns to Great Luo Heaven by promising a secret realm with a chance to reach Upper Earth Sovereign, then revealed the claim was false and defeated them. She left them with a choice: submit to her or die.

• Liu Tiandao, Heavenly Serpent Elder, Underworld Palace Master, Myriad Saints Old Ancestor, the Demon Emperor, and the Divine Pavilion Master gathered at Great Luo Heaven after hearing about the secret realm.
• Mandala appeared before the six leaders, confirmed that the secret realm was a lie, and provoked their anger.
• The six Earth Sovereigns attacked Mandala, but she overpowered them and left them injured.
• Mandala demanded that the defeated leaders choose between submission and death.

After the Pill Tower defeated the Hall of Souls, Xiao Ming’s reputation spread across the Central Plains, and he revived fallen elders before reaching Dou Zun Nine Star. He considered how to use the Hall of Souls Great Heavenly Venerable’s corpse to increase his strength.

• News of the Pill Tower’s victory and the Great Heavenly Venerable’s death spread across the Central Plains, making Xiao Ming’s name famous.
• Yin Yin Nan, Tang Zhen, and Tang Huo'er reacted with shock and admiration to reports of Xiao Ming’s strength.
• During the months after the battle, Xiao Ming helped revive the fallen Pill Tower elders, and the repeated depletion and restoration of his Dou Qi raised him to Dou Zun Eight Star Peak.
• Xiao Ming entered seclusion and broke through to Dou Zun Nine Star, but judged his Dou Qi still insufficient.
• Xiao Ming took out his Dou Sheng Marrow Capsules and debated whether to turn the Great Heavenly Venerable’s corpse into a Heaven Demon Puppet or use it for cultivation.

Xiao Ming extracted the Great Heavenly Venerable’s essence blood and combined its purified energy with medicinal liquids and Dou Sheng Marrow to create a cultivation gel. After tasting a small piece, he began refining its energy and discovered Ling had absorbed and released extra Dou Qi as well.

• Xiao Ming summoned Ling and extracted the Great Heavenly Venerable’s essence blood, then stored the body for later use as a Heaven Demon Puppet.
• Ling absorbed the essence blood while Xiao Ming refined medicinal herbs and Dou Sheng Marrow Capsules in the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
• Xiao Ming combined the purified essence blood with the medicinal liquids to make a brick-sized lump of white gel threaded with gold.
• Xiao Ming ate a small piece of the gel and called Ling back into his body to help refine its energy.
• Ling released Dou Qi she had absorbed while purifying the essence blood, and Xiao Ming began suppressing and refining both energy streams.

Xiao Ming absorbed the Dou Sheng gel during more than a year of seclusion and broke through from Dou Zun to Dou Sheng. He emerged in the Pill Realm, leaving its residents astonished as the Great Elder prepared to discuss matters with him.

• Xiao Ming absorbed a small piece of Dou Sheng gel and rapidly advanced to Nine-Turn Dou Zun.
• Xiao Ming consumed a larger piece of gel and continued cultivating while Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian waited for him to emerge.
• Qing Lin worried that she could not keep pace with Xiao Ming and considered leaving the Pill Realm to find snake experts to cultivate with.
• A mountain exploded as Xiao Ming released the pressure of a Dou Sheng breakthrough, startling Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and the Small Pill Tower members.
• Xuan Kongzi wondered whether Xiao Ming had obtained a Bodhi Heart, while the Great Elder welcomed the Pill Tower's increased strength and went to meet him.

After breaking through to Dou Sheng, Xiao Ming reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin before hearing how the Hall of Souls was escalating its attacks across the Central Plains. The Pill Tower asked him to lead an alliance against the Hall of Souls, and he was left surprised by the proposal.

• Xiao Ming emerged from seclusion as a Dou Sheng and reunited with Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian in Xiao Yi Xian's courtyard.
• The Great Elder, Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and other elders visited to congratulate Xiao Ming and discuss recent events.
• The Great Elder explained that the Hall of Souls had intensified its retaliation against the Pill Tower, which had responded by forming an Outer Tower to recruit allies.
• The Great Elder recounted how Ice River Valley and the Heavenly Underworld Sect, backed by the Hall of Souls, had attacked Burning Flame Valley, where Fire Cloud Ancestor had repelled them despite his injuries.
• The Great Elder asked Xiao Ming to lead an alliance against the Hall of Souls, and Xiao Ming questioned why the Pill Tower's elders had chosen him.