Chapter Summaries

Symbol Ancestor explained why reaching the Ancestor Realm was nearly impossible for Tianxuan Continent’s experts, while Mu Zi resolved to find her own path forward. Their conversation was interrupted when a surge of demonic Qi revealed that the Otherworldly Demon Emperor had escaped and the Otherworldly Demon Clan was gathering greater forces beyond the plane.

• Symbol Ancestor explained that the Plane Embryo trapped most Tianxuan Continent experts at Reincarnation Realm, while fusing the eight Ancestral Symbols offered Lin Dong a rare path to the Ancestor Realm.
• Mu Zi accepted that there was no established path to becoming an Ancestor and decided she would carve one out herself, keeping a mysterious light seal in her soul as a final measure.
• Symbol Ancestor praised Mu Zi’s talent and credited her own martial aptitude and Lifebound Symbol Seal for her achievements.
• A surge of demonic Qi battered the seal behind the Plane Rift, and Symbol Ancestor suspected the Otherworldly Demon Emperor was probing it.
• Symbol Ancestor told Mu Zi that the Otherworldly Demon Emperor had escaped and that the Otherworldly Demon Clan had gathered forces greater than those from its first invasion.

Mu Zi discovered that the Symbol Master Tower’s cleansing effect came from a naturally formed array of Spiritual Power and Yuan Power inside its structure. After memorizing the array’s patterns, she headed to the second floor, leaving the first-floor cultivators stunned by her strength.

• Mu Zi ignored a young man’s awkward attempt to court her and focused on sensing the Symbol Master Tower.
• Mu Zi entered the tower’s inner space and found natural light nets formed from Spiritual Power and Yuan Power.
• Mu Zi deduced that Spiritual Power left behind by Symbol Masters who died in the tower had fused with Yuan Power to create a cleansing array.
• Mu Zi memorized the light nets and decided to examine the tower’s other floors.
• The first-floor cultivators mistook Mu Zi for a novice and offered to share their experience, but she smiled and rushed to the second floor.
• The crowd realized Mu Zi was far stronger than they had assumed, then returned to cultivation amid their disappointment.

Mu Zi rejected Qin Tian and defeated him with a single finger, drawing the attention of powerful sect representatives at Hundred Dynasty Mountain. As the factions argued over recruiting her, Yuan Gate’s Liu Tong secretly sent word that Qin Tian had fallen and the Hundred Dynasty Battle champion might change.

• Qin Tian asked Mu Zi to enter Yuan Gate with him, but she rejected him, saying he was not worthy.
• Qin Tian challenged Mu Zi, and she sent him crashing into a city wall with a single finger, leaving him badly injured and unconscious.
• Representatives from several major sects argued over which one should recruit Mu Zi, while the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace representative claimed Mu Zi would join her sect.
• Wu Dao of Dao Sect confronted Liu Tong over Yuan Gate’s past actions, and the other representatives stopped them from fighting.
• Liu Tong secretly sent a message that Qin Tian had been defeated and that the Hundred Dynasty Battle champion might change hands.

As the Eastern Xuan Region’s teams chose fighters for the Southeast Conflict, Mu Zi was overlooked and underestimated, but Cao Xuan named her Qianhai Sect’s strongest. Ling Qingzhu forced the others to accept Mu Zi for the final slot, leaving Mu Zi set to compete with her friend’s support.

• Southern Xuan Region recruits dismissed Mu Zi as too delicate, and Mu Zi silently exchanged amused, frustrated looks with Ling Qingzhu.
• Wu Hong explained that he had come alone from Wildlands Hall to avoid the Southern Xuan Region’s recruiting efforts.
• Mao Shan described the five arena matches and the Eastern Xuan Region chose Ling Qingzhu, three Nine Yuan Nirvana experts, and one Qianhai Sect fighter.
• Cao Xuan refused the final slot and said Mu Zi was Qianhai Sect’s strongest, prompting the other leaders to question Mu Zi’s ability.
• Ling Qingzhu released her Life Profound Realm aura and insisted Mu Zi take the slot, making the others agree.
• Mu Zi thanked Ling Qingzhu, who said the slot had belonged to Mu Zi and backed her as a close friend.

Mu Zi prepared Qianhai Sect's disciples for the Sect Tournament and left them with a powerful spirit treasure before heading to the Otherworldly Demon Region. At Otherworldly Demon City, her arrival stunned the crowd, who learned she was both an unmatched young powerhouse and the region's greatest beauty.

• Cao Xuan and Dong Xuan took first and second place in Qianhai Sect's grand competition, while Yan Sen made the top ten and three hundred disciples qualified for the Sect Tournament.
• Mu Zi forged the Vast Sea Pearl so Qianhai Sect's team could wield her Vast Sea Intent while she explored the Otherworldly Demon Region on her own.
• Mu Zi and the Qianhai Sect team arrived at Otherworldly Demon City, where the crowd fell silent at the sight of her.
• A bystander identified Mu Zi and explained that she had defeated a Life Profound Realm Completion expert and was considered the strongest of the younger generation in the Eastern Xuan Region.
• The crowd praised Mu Zi's beauty and strength and wondered who could ever win her favor.

Ling Qingzhu arrived at the gathering for the Southeast Conflict after breaking through to the Life Profound Realm, and she reunited with Mu Zi and Mu Lingsha. Southern Xuan Region recruiters then approached the Eastern Xuan Region’s disciples, but Mu Zi was the only one they ignored.

• Ling Qingzhu arrived with the other disciples and revealed that she had reached the Life Profound Realm, astonishing Mao Shan and the others.
• Ling Qingzhu greeted Mu Zi, and the two Young Sect Masters waited together with Mu Lingsha for the Southeast Conflict to begin.
• Southern Xuan Region recruiters approached the Eastern Xuan Region groups and offered to recruit their talented disciples.
• Two recruiters focused on Cao Xuan, but she refused to leave Qianhai Sect; they then tried to recruit Ling Qingzhu before learning she was Taiqing Palace’s successor.
• Recruiters approached disciples from Qianhai Sect and Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, but they ignored Mu Zi and looked at her with disdain.

Yuan Fei fought Gui Li’s symbol puppet in a brutal contest and lost after nearly destroying it. Ling Qingzhu then entered the arena against a Life Profound Realm opponent and stunned him by splitting his fist seal with her sword.

• Yuan Fei charged Gui Li’s symbol puppet and fought it head-on, enduring Gui Li’s Spiritual Power harassment.
• Yuan Fei and the symbol puppet battered each other until both were badly damaged, and Yuan Fei collapsed, giving Gui Li the victory.
• A Life Profound Realm expert from the Southern Xuan Region stepped forward, and Gui Li withdrew with his nearly ruined puppet.
• Mu Zi encouraged Ling Qingzhu, who then entered the arena to face the Southern Xuan Region expert.
• Ling Qingzhu formed a deep blue longsword and split her opponent’s fist seal with a single sword strike.

Ling Qingzhu invited Mu Zi to seek a rare Life Profound Flower, and Mu Zi agreed to go with her. As they prepared to leave, Mu Zi noticed Ling Qingzhu’s bare feet and offered her a gift.

• The Taiqing Palace Master told Ling Qingzhu she could spend more time with Mu Zi while she entered seclusion, and Ling Qingzhu agreed.
• Mu Zi returned to Qianhai Sect, missed Mu Lingsha, and resumed cultivation with the Heavenly Net Umbrella nearby.
• Half a month later, Mu Zi advanced to Seven Yuan Nirvana and sampled a new Hundred Treasures Pill from Li Rui.
• Ling Qingzhu found Mu Zi and invited her to seek a Life Profound Flower that was about to mature.
• Mu Zi accepted Ling Qingzhu’s invitation, then noticed her bare feet and offered to give her a gift.

Mu Zi and Huangpu Jing traveled through the Ancient Battlefield, where Mu Zi defeated hostile contestants and advanced to the Great Accomplishment of Creation Realm. They learned of a secret treasure in the Heaven Rock Mountain Range and prepared to pursue it despite the powerful dynasties competing for it.

• Mu Zi killed a group of arrogant contestants who tried to intimidate her and Huangpu Jing, then Huangpu Jing gathered the Nirvana Qi left behind.
• Mu Zi chose to head toward a northeastern treasure rather than wait for the Four Symbols Profound Sect inheritance to open.
• While traveling, Mu Zi and Huangpu Jing cultivated aboard the White Lotus, using the Heavenly Net Umbrella to refine Nirvana Pills into Nirvana Qi.
• After a month of cultivation, Mu Zi reached the Great Accomplishment of Creation Realm, while their supply of Nirvana Pills ran out.
• Mu Zi and Huangpu Jing used Huangpu Jing's idea to lure hostile contestants into attacking them, collecting more than five hundred thousand Nirvana Pills.
• Mu Zi and Huangpu Jing heard that a secret treasure in the Heaven Rock Mountain Range held Nirvana Pills and precious medicinal pills, and Huangpu Jing trusted Mu Zi to face the rival dynasties.

Qing Tan returned to the Eastern Xuan Region hoping to defeat Mu Zi, but Mu Zi easily overpowered her and returned her Black Scythe. After Qing Tan reunited Mu Zi with her senior brother Chen Kui, Mu Zi told her that Lin Dong would likely attend the opening of the Heavenly Flame Ancient Treasury, and Qing Tan decided to go there.

• Qing Tan challenged Mu Zi but was again defeated, and Mu Zi examined Qing Tan’s Black Scythe before returning it.
• Qing Tan noticed Mu Zi was barefoot and asked whether Qianhai Sect was abusing her, then invited her to return to Darkness Hall.
• Mu Zi corrected Qing Tan when she called her “Younger Sister,” and Qing Tan changed her address to “Older sister Mu.”
• Qing Tan introduced her senior brother Chen Kui to Mu Zi, and Chen Kui apologized for his earlier recklessness.
• Qing Tan asked about Lin Dong, and Mu Zi said he was likely to attend the Heavenly Flame Ancient Treasury opening.
• Qing Tan decided to go to the Heavenly Flame Ancient Treasury to see Lin Dong.

Mu Zi punished Qing Tan for joking about becoming her sister-in-law by tying her up and swinging her through the sky as they traveled. After Qing Tan recovered, she openly vowed to surpass Mu Zi and get revenge, leaving Mu Zi thinking that both Qing Tan and Lin Dong were waiting for a chance to turn the tables on her.

• Qing Tan teased Mu Zi about calling her big sister and joked that she would become Lin Dong’s sister-in-law, prompting Mu Zi to warn her.
• Mu Zi bound Qing Tan with a Yuan Power rope and dragged her through the sky for two hours while continuing toward their destination.
• After Mu Zi released her, Qing Tan recovered and angrily called her a bully, then vowed to surpass her and smack her butt.
• Mu Zi thought Lin Dong also wanted to surpass her and feared what the siblings might do if they gained the upper hand.
• Mu Zi resolved to keep cultivating so she could maintain her strength advantage over Qing Tan and Lin Dong.

Mu Zi gave Mu Lingshan a comfortable immortal bed, then identified Lin Dong’s black corpse as a puppet refined by the Devouring Lord using the Devouring Ancestral Symbol. After testing its power, Lin Dong realized it was no stronger than he was.

• Mu Lingshan tried Mu Zi’s golden immortal bed and happily declared it more comfortable than the Heavenly Net Immortal Bed.
• Mu Zi asked Lin Dong whether he had obtained everything, and he showed her the second key and a black dried corpse in a crystal coffin.
• Mu Zi identified the corpse as a Devouring Corpse, a puppet that the Devouring Lord had likely refined with the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• Mu Zi broke the coffin, and Lin Dong tested the Devouring Corpse’s defense with a Yuan Power attack that its Devouring Power erased.
• Mu Zi explained that the Devouring Corpse had Death Profound Realm Minor Completion defense and Life Profound Realm Completion attack power, leaving Lin Dong unimpressed by its strength.

Mu Zi took control of Lin Dong’s body to face the Otherworld Demon Kings, while the Devouring Lord held back from fighting because using his remaining strength could make his true spirit dissipate. Lin Dong appeared before the besieged Demon Domain experts as the demonic invasion threatened to overwhelm them.

• The Devouring Lord sensed the Otherworld demons entering the shattered space and explained that Second Cycle Reincarnation experts could break through its suppression.
• Mu Zi stopped the Devouring Lord from fighting and warned that his final use of strength could make his true spirit disappear.
• Mu Zi asked Lin Dong to buy her time, then entered his mind and took control of his body.
• More than ten Otherworld Demon Kings gathered above the Demon Domain, and Liu Qing urged the experts to fight so some could escape and summon help.
• An Otherworld Demon King’s attack was swallowed by a black hole, and Mu Zi, appearing as Lin Dong, arrived as Little Marten recognized him.

Lin Dong fought Liu Xiangxuan after she tried to take his Silver Tower, but Mu Zi’s arrival forced Liu Xiangxuan to retreat and confirmed that the tower was connected to the Thunder Ancestral Symbol. As Mu Zi and Lin Dong left the trade fair, Xiang Tao and Huang Ling confronted them, leaving Mu Zi facing a powerful Samsara Stage opponent.

• Lin Dong dodged Liu Xiangxuan’s ambush and refused to hand over the Silver Tower, which he had bought after sensing its connection to the Thunder Ancestral Symbol.
• Lin Dong attacked Liu Xiangxuan and broke through her defense with a powerful kick, but her Illusory Saint Spirit Umbrella rebounded his next attack.
• Mu Zi arrived and frightened Liu Xiangxuan into giving Lin Dong fifty million Profound Essence Pills before fleeing; Mu Zi identified the Silver Tower as one of three keys to the Thunder Emperor’s Cave Abode.
• Pavilion Master Huang and the trade fair organizers watched Mu Zi and Lin Dong leave, then decided to wait for Mu Zi to fall into danger before intervening.
• Xiang Tao and Huang Ling appeared in Mu Zi and Lin Dong’s path; Mu Zi dismissed Huang Ling and judged Xiang Tao, a Samsara Stage expert, to be a difficult opponent.

Mu Zi took control of Lin Dong’s body and used the Devouring Ancestral Symbol to destroy many Otherworld Demon Kings, including three True Kings. After Mu Zi replenished Lin Dong’s power, Seventh King Hall and Ten King Hall appeared with more True Kings, renewing the threat to the Demon Domain.

• Mu Zi borrowed Lin Dong’s body, and the gathered experts mistook her for the Devouring Lord.
• Mu Zi unleashed Devouring Starry Sky, draining and destroying numerous Otherworld Demon Kings.
• Mu Zi fired Devouring, Heaven-Destroying Light and killed three True Kings before Lin Dong’s power ran low.
• Mu Zi replenished Lin Dong’s energy with power devoured from the demons, while Lin Dong marveled at the strength she had drawn from his body.
• Seventh King Hall and Ten King Hall appeared with more True Kings, and the Demon Domain experts realized the demons were getting serious.

Mu Zi comprehended how Demon Qi fused essence, qi, and spirit, then used that insight to transform her cultivation. She nurtured a new Ancestral Symbol and gained Yuan Power strong enough to erase Demon Qi, leaving her with an extraordinarily resilient, near-undying nature.

• Mu Zi realized that Otherworldly Demons endured because their Demon Qi contained fused body, energy, and soul, allowing them to survive as long as any Demon Qi remained.
• Mu Zi used the Ten King Hall's Source Demon Qi as a reference to advance her cultivation.
• A new symbol formed in Mu Zi's Niwan Palace and provoked a reaction from the Ice Ancestral Symbol; Mu Zi recognized that she had nurtured an Ancestral Symbol herself.
• Mu Zi's qi and blood merged with her Yuan Power, uniting essence, qi, and spirit and transforming her Yuan Power.
• Mu Zi's transformed Yuan Power dispersed the Source Demon Qi without using intent, and her body and divine soul merged into her Yuan Power, making her nearly impossible to destroy.

Yuan Gate attacked Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, but Ling Qingzhu emerged from seclusion and swiftly overwhelmed its five Samsara Stage experts. At Qianhai Sect, Mu Lingsha confronted Lu Feng and revealed the Primordial Ancestral Symbol.

• Five Yuan Gate experts attacked Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace’s protective array and prepared to kill its people, especially the Palace Master’s Lineage.
• Ling Qingzhu appeared before the Taiqing Palace Master and said she would deal with Yuan Gate’s attackers.
• Ling Qingzhu struck down four Samsara Stage experts and wounded their Reincarnation-level leader, while her Pure Yuan Spiritual Treasure sword cracked under her power.
• At Qianhai Sect, Lu Feng arrived as Qian Yuanzi struggled against Yuan Gate’s attackers and challenged him.
• Mu Lingsha appeared to face Lu Feng, summoned an ancient rune, and made him recognize the Primordial Ancestral Symbol.

Mu Zi defeated Lin Dong in their Ancestral Symbol spar and showed how her precise control had let her master the Small Heart Devil State and create the Supreme Heart Devil Scripture. The chapter ended with Lin Dong offering to spar physically, but Mu Zi gently refused because she did not want to hurt him.

• Mu Zi used the Ice Ancestral Symbol and two Quasi-Ancestor Symbols to overpower Lin Dong’s Devouring Ancestral Symbol and destroy his black hole.
• Mu Zi explained that her control training had let her permanently maintain the Reincarnation Seal’s activated state and reach Death Profound Realm Invincible strength without the Great Desolate Scripture.
• Mu Zi created the Heaven-rank Supreme Heart Devil Scripture, but Lin Dong could not begin cultivating it.
• Mu Zi grew bored of their Ancestral Symbol game, so Lin Dong offered to spar with her physically.
• Mu Zi refused Lin Dong’s offer because she did not want to hurt him.

Little Marten, Little Flame, and Kun Peng Zi waited outside the Devouring Divine Hall, expecting Lin Dong to receive the Devouring Lord’s inheritance. Mu Zi emerged with the Devouring Lord restored to life in a child’s body, leaving them shocked.

• Little Marten guessed that Lin Dong would receive the inheritance because Mu Zi would yield it to him, and Little Flame agreed that she had always treated Lin Dong generously.
• Mu Zi left the Great Hall with the child-sized Devouring Lord and told the others that Lin Dong was inside receiving the inheritance.
• Little Marten and Kun Peng Zi mistook the Devouring Lord for Mu Zi’s child, and Kun Peng Zi asked if he was her offspring.
• Devouring Heaven identified himself as the first controller of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and explained that Mu Zi had brought him back from death.
• Little Marten, Little Flame, and Kun Peng Zi reacted with amazement at the Devouring Lord’s revival.

Mu Zi prepared to return to Eastern Xuan Region after learning that Yuan Sect had colluded with the Otherworldly Demons, while the Devouring Lord warned her that Demon Prison might target her. As Mu Zi traveled there on Kun Peng Zi, she guided him in comprehending reincarnation and helped him rise to the level of a peak expert.

• Mu Zi told the Devouring Lord, Little Marten, and Little Flame to keep his revival secret, then said she could handle opponents at the Third Cycle Reincarnation Realm.
• Mu Zi revealed Yuan Sect's collusion with the Otherworldly Demons and announced she would return to Eastern Xuan Region to visit her sect and deal with them.
• The Devouring Lord warned Mu Zi that Demon Prison might set a trap for her and decided to contact his old friends before joining her in Eastern Xuan Region.
• Mu Zi rode Kun Peng Zi toward Eastern Xuan Region and used her Reincarnation Insights and Dao Guidance to help him comprehend reincarnation.
• Kun Peng Zi comprehended his own reincarnation and gained the strength to contend with Reincarnation Realm experts.