Chapter Summaries

Mu Zi completed her breakthrough, fusing Yuan Power and Spiritual Power with her body and developing her own inward-focused Martial Dao. After absorbing vast chaotic energy, she reached a new level of strength, and a mysterious ball of light began to form from her cultivation.

• Mu Zi finished merging Yuan Power and Spiritual Power into her body, gaining effortless control over its size and form.
• Mu Zi absorbed chaotic energy and refined it into Yuan Power, greatly increasing her body's capacity.
• Mu Zi compared her self-reliant Yuan Power System with the Great Thousand World's outward-focused Spirit Power System and named her path the Martial Dao.
• Mu Zi sensed her immense new strength and watched a ball of light emerge as the crystallization of her system, with something beginning to form inside it.

Symbol Ancestor explained that the Heavenly Net Umbrella could gain a true spirit if it were refined with the Spirit Transformation Divine Fire, and Mu Zi vowed to seek the flame for it. She then saw how the Heavenly Symbol Immortal Tree had grown stronger by absorbing the Otherworldly Demon Emperor’s power, leaving it with the potential to become a World Tree.

• Symbol Ancestor told Mu Zi that the Heavenly Net Umbrella was close to becoming a living being and explained how his divine objects gained their spirits through the Spirit Transformation Divine Fire.
• Symbol Ancestor revealed that the Spirit Transformation Divine Fire lay on his clan’s continent and said the Heavenly Net Umbrella could become a Peerless Saint Artifact if refined with its Sub-fire.
• The Heavenly Net Umbrella’s spirit expressed its longing to become a true being, and Mu Zi promised to help it, treating it like family.
• Mu Zi visited the Heavenly Symbol Immortal Tree at Qianhai Sect and saw that it had absorbed the purified power of the Otherworldly Demon Emperor with help from her Demon Refining Array.
• Mu Zi observed that the Half Ancestor-level tree strengthened the surrounding space and benefited the world, with the potential to grow into a World Tree.

Mu Zi spent her Demon Subduing Points on rare items and left the Great Thousand Pavilion with Ling Er, unconcerned by the prospect of becoming a Demon Subjugation King. Half a year later, she appeared in the Demon Domain and used an ancient Earthen Jar to devour a vast fleeing demon horde.

• Mu Zi spent all her Demon Subduing Points on the items she needed, drawing rare supplies from the Great Thousand Palace headquarters.
• Lu Tong predicted Mu Zi could become the first Demon Subjugation King, but Mu Zi and Ling Er showed little interest in the title.
• Mu Zi completed the exchange, took Ling Er by the hand, and left the Great Thousand Pavilion.
• Half a year later, Mu Zi pursued a fleeing demon horde through the Demon Domain beneath a spreading thundercloud.
• Mu Zi silenced the demons with her gaze and used an ancient Earthen Jar to swallow hundreds of millions of them.

Mu Zi traveled through the Sacred Abyss toward the Secluded Shadow Continent, where the Extraterritorial Evil Clan had begun a major invasion. As the Zhou Brothers prepared to hold off the attacking Demon Kings and Demon Generals, they reassured the defenders that they had requested aid from the Great Thousand Palace.

• Mu Zi passed through a Sacred Abyss teleportation array and briefly met Qin Tian, who wished her success against the Evil Clan.
• The Extraterritorial Evil Clan’s demon tide crossed the World Barrier into the Secluded Shadow Continent, weakened but still ferocious.
• The gathered Great Thousand experts recognized that the invasion included many Demon Kings and Demon Generals and feared a Demon Emperor might be behind it.
• The Zhou Brothers admitted they could not stop a Demon Emperor, though they could try to hold back the other invaders.
• The Zhou Brothers said they had requested aid from the Great Thousand Palace and urged the defenders to hold on until a Heavenly Sovereign arrived.

The Flame Master left after deciding not to force the reincarnated Lord of Ice to awaken, while Mu Zi and Qing Tan collected the Yimo held in the Demon Prison. The Lord of Darkness recognized Qing Tan’s unusual connection to the Darkness Ancestral Symbol and recalled her sect’s first Hall Master.

• The Flame Master left to visit ancient powers, deciding that Mu Zi’s strength and the weakened Yimo threat meant the Lord of Ice did not need to recover her past power by force.
• After the Flame Master departed, Mu Zi and Qing Tan wondered what he had wanted to say, and Mu Zi reflected on his past feelings for the Lord of Ice.
• Mu Zi and Qing Tan visited the Lord of Darkness, and Mu Zi used a darkness-based array to collect the Yimo from the Demon Prison.
• The Lord of Darkness’s aura stirred the Darkness Holy Scythe in Qing Tan’s hand, but Mu Zi suppressed it and stepped between them.
• The Lord of Darkness praised Qing Tan’s control of the Darkness Ancestral Symbol and listened as Qing Tan explained Darkness Hall’s history.
• The Lord of Darkness said she seemed to remember Qing Tan’s First Generation Hall Master.

Ying Huanhuan recovered the missing part of her divine soul from the Ice Spirit Tablet and rose to a level comparable to a newly advanced Heavenly Sovereign. The Ice Spirit Old Ancestor offered the entire clan’s loyalty, leaving Ying Huanhuan to decide whether to accept.

• Mu Zi asked the Ice Spirit Old Ancestor to release Ying Huanhuan’s divine soul, and he agreed.
• Ying Huanhuan absorbed the divine soul imprint, completed her origin, and reached the peak of the Returning Origin Realm.
• The Ice Spirit Old Ancestor recognized Ying Huanhuan’s extraordinary strength and offered for the entire Ice Spirit Race to serve her.
• Ying Huanhuan looked to Mu Zi for guidance, and Mu Zi told her she could refuse and that he would compensate the Ice Spirit Race another way.

Lin Dong told Ying Huanhuan about his past and Mu Zi’s role in his life, leaving her with a new understanding of both of them and an unfamiliar icy-blue glint in her eyes. He reunited with Little Marten and Little Flame at the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, and the three brothers prepared to attack Demon Sound Mountain to avenge Little Flame.

• Lin Dong killed three Eight Yuan Nirvana bandits who had threatened Ying Huanhuan, then spoke with her about his younger sister Qing Tan and the hardships that shaped his caution.
• Lin Dong recounted how Mu Zi had repeatedly helped him, leading Ying Huanhuan to understand why he valued her and to compare herself unfavorably with her.
• A brief icy-blue flash appeared in Ying Huanhuan’s eyes, but Lin Dong dismissed the unfamiliar feeling and continued with her toward the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.
• Lin Dong reunited with Little Marten and Little Flame, compared their strength, and introduced Ying Huanhuan as the Dao Sect sect master’s daughter.
• After learning that an enemy had beaten Little Flame, Lin Dong, Little Marten, and Little Flame decided to wash Demon Sound Mountain in blood.

Mu Zi revealed that despite her overwhelming strength, her current realm roughly corresponded to a Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign, shocking the Great Thousand powerhouses. She left them with the knowledge that her cultivation still had substantial room to grow as they prepared for the Extraterritorial Evil Clan’s coming counterattack.

• The Great Elder and Hua Lao warned that the Extraterritorial Evil Clan’s reserves could make the coming battle devastating, and the Great Thousand factions discussed pooling their Trump Cards.
• The Azure-Clad Sword Saint suggested the Great Thousand might still have a chance if someone surpassed Saint Grade, prompting the powerhouses to look to Mu Zi.
• Mu Zi said she had only broken through recently and was not yet ready to consider the realm beyond Saint Grade.
• Hua Lao asked Mu Zi to clarify her current realm, and she explained that her cultivation system differed from the Great Thousand’s and roughly matched Spirit Grade.
• Mu Zi’s revelation stunned the gathered powerhouses, while she explained that her accumulated foundation and experiences had let her suppress veteran Saint Grade experts and that she could continue improving.

Mu Zi left the Flame City Lin Family after telling Qing Tan her cultivation was complete, while inner-clan youths arrived and challenged Lin Dong. Lin Dong defeated Lin Chen, leaving him stunned by Flame City's strength.

• Mu Zi told Qing Tan she was free from training and was leaving the Lin Family, then departed without hesitation.
• Qing Tan watched Mu Zi leave and silently resolved to surpass her and discover what lay behind her veil.
• Inner-clan youths mocked the Flame City Lin Family and attacked Lin Dong, but he used his Spiritual Power to force their Small Yuan Dan Realm companion to his knees and drive them away.
• The humiliated youths sought help from Lin Chen, who dismissed Lin Dong and doubted the rumors about Mu Zi's strength.
• Lin Dong defeated Lin Chen, leaving him to wonder what kind of place Flame City was.

Mu Zi and Ling Er reached the Hundred Battles Region to search for the Thunder God Palace ruins and found them beneath the Thunder Demon Sect. When the sect master tried to bar their way into the Thunder Demon Abyss, Mu Zi revealed a terrifying aura, leaving him stunned.

• Mu Zi and Ling Er arrived on Tianluo Continent and set out for the Hundred Battles Region, where Mu Zi believed the Thunder God Palace ruins were hidden.
• Mu Zi sensed the ruins beneath the Thunder Demon Sect and brought Ling Er to the sect.
• Sect master Qin Tiangang confronted the two and asked what business they had at his sect.
• Mu Zi asked permission to enter the Thunder Demon Abyss, but Qin Tiangang began refusing because it was a treasured sect site.
• Ling Er bit into a powerful piece of metal, and Qin Tiangang stopped short in astonishment.
• Mu Zi asked Qin Tiangang what he had been about to say, then released a brief, overwhelming aura.

Mu Zi used the Devouring Ancestral Symbol to repair the Devouring Corpse, restoring it to nearly its peak strength. Lin Dong gave her control of the Samsara Stage puppet, and she eagerly accepted it as a new sparring partner.

• Lin Dong lent Mu Zi the Devouring Ancestral Symbol so she could examine the damaged Devouring Corpse.
• Mu Zi spent five days using Devouring Power to repair the corpse’s broken patterns and restore its strength.
• Mu Zi said the repaired Devouring Corpse had offense and defense equivalent to the Samsara Stage.
• Lin Dong refused to control the corpse and told Mu Zi to claim it, since she had repaired it and could use it for sparring.
• Mu Zi imprinted the corpse with her Devouring Rune and awakened it, delighted with her new sparring partner.

Mu Zi declined the Great Spirit Saint Body’s offer to follow her and left the Great Spirit Ancient Clan’s secret realm after collecting the Source of Dao. Before departing, she guided Bai Xian’er’s cultivation, helping her break through to Spirit Grade and become a Heavenly Venerate.

• The Great Spirit Saint Body awakened and offered to acknowledge Mu Zi as its master, but she refused and told it to seek someone else.
• Mu Zi collected the Source of Dao, summoned two Saint-grade members of the Grand Darkness faction, and said she had completed her purpose in the secret realm.
• Bai Xian’er emerged from cultivation without breaking through, and Grand Darkness Old Ancestor reassured her that her progress had laid a foundation for the future.
• Mu Zi sent a Dao insight into Bai Xian’er’s Spirit Platform, prompting her cultivation to rise and break through the Heavenly Sovereign bottleneck.
• Bai Xian’er passed the Heavenly Sovereign Tribulation, condensed a Heavenly Venerate Spirit Body, and thanked Mu Zi for helping her attain the Dao.

Mu Zi returned to Mu Family Village with the others and learned that Yellow Dragon Stronghold had raided the village while its experts were away. After Old Madam Bai was killed trying to protect Flame Emperor, Mu Zi vowed that Li Yan would not survive the night.

• Mu Zi bought a Symbol Master cultivation guide at the Ten Thousand Gold Auction House and joined the group returning to Mu Family Village.
• The group found the village damaged and bloodied, then searched for the villagers and discovered that most had survived by hiding indoors.
• Mu Tian told Mu Tao that Li Yan and Yellow Dragon Stronghold had raided the village and looted its property while Mu Family Village's experts were away.
• Mu Tian revealed that Old Madam Bai had been killed when she tried to stop Li Yan from taking Flame Emperor.
• Mu Zi visited Old Madam Bai's body and found Mu Ye standing guard, then vowed to kill Li Yan that night.

Mu Zi sealed the Yin Energy in Qing Tan’s body while Lin Dong waited outside, and Qing Tan woke to find her cold energy under control for now. Mu Zi explained that the problem was not cured and offered Qing Tan a choice between stopping cultivation or hearing another option.

• Lin Dong left Qing Tan in Mu Zi’s care and stood guard outside the room.
• Mu Zi used Miniature Spirit Seals to form barriers around Qing Tan’s bones, containing the Yin Energy and preventing it from pouring out.
• Qing Tan woke and, after initially mistaking Mu Zi’s intentions, thanked her for controlling the cold energy.
• Mu Zi persuaded Qing Tan to call her “sis,” then warned that sealing the Yin Energy had not fully resolved her condition.
• Mu Zi offered Qing Tan two choices, beginning with stopping cultivation, and Qing Tan asked what the second choice was.

Mu Zi entered the Dragon Clan’s Demon Prison to meet the powerful figure sealed within, while Yuan Qian and Qing Zhi waited outside. Deep inside, the Lord of Darkness sensed the Ice Ancestral Symbol and mistook its arrival for her junior sister before realizing it was someone else.

• Yuan Qian explained that the Dragon Clan’s Sealing Grand Array enclosed the Demon Prison, and Qing Zhi said Mu Zi was especially suited to deal with its Demon Qi.
• Mu Zi asked Yuan Qian to open the array so she could meet the figure within, and she entered alone despite Qing Zhi offering to accompany her.
• Mu Zi saw the countless Darkness Towers and powerful Otherworld Demons imprisoned there, including several True Kings.
• Mu Zi used her Ice Ancestral Symbol to pass through the inner barrier and enter the Demon Prison.
• The Lord of Darkness awoke, briefly believed her junior sister had arrived, then recognized the Ice Ancestral Symbol.

Mu Zi defeated the Demon Emperor and turned toward the remaining enemies while the Heart Demon Clan's Profound Demon Emperor trapped Qin Tian in an illusion built from his worst memories. Qin Tian awakened through overwhelming hatred and launched a furious attack on the Heart Demon.

• Mu Zi destroyed the Demon Emperor with one palm strike and vanished as she set her sights on the last enemy.
• The Heart Demon Clan's Profound Demon Emperor used Qin Tian's memories of his loved ones suffering to break down his consciousness and planned to turn him into a puppet.
• As Qin Tian's sense of self neared collapse, a surge of hatred erupted within him and shattered the illusion.
• Qin Tian returned to consciousness in a berserk state, and his blood-red Heavenly Wheel Demon Subduing Body blasted the black-robed Demon Emperor.

Ling Qingzhu defeated a Southern Xuan Region expert with seven sword strikes, then fought Hou Ba after he challenged her. She overcame his Barbaric God Body and knocked him into a crater, leaving him unable to continue.

• Ling Qingzhu overwhelmed the Southern Xuan Region expert with seven sword strikes, and he conceded.
• The Southern Xuan Region's Life Profound Realm Completion expert sent Hou Ba to challenge Ling Qingzhu.
• Hou Ba shattered Ling Qingzhu's initial sword light, but her Nine Heavens Immortal Technique suppressed him with waves of sword qi.
• Hou Ba activated his Barbaric God Body and charged through Ling Qingzhu's sword qi, while both fighters' strength waned.
• Ling Qingzhu fought Hou Ba at close range and struck him into a deep crater, leaving him unable to fight.

Ying Huanhuan accepted the Ice Spirit Race’s allegiance, and Mu Zi entrusted Lin Dong with managing the new relationship and the Martial Realm’s affairs. Mu Zi then visited the Great Spirit Ancient Clan, where Grand Darkness Old Ancestor welcomed her and she praised the clan’s younger generation.

• Ying Huanhuan accepted the Ice Spirit Race’s allegiance, bringing the race into a closer relationship with the Martial Realm.
• Mu Zi created a teleportation array to the Ice Spirit Continent and gave Lin Dong the Ice Spirit Race’s token, asking him to handle future dealings with them.
• Lin Dong told Mu Zi that several Super Forces had sent invitations, and Mu Zi left him to arrange meetings and manage the Martial Realm.
• Mu Zi reassured Lin Dong that he would have more time to relax once the Martial Realm stabilized, then departed.
• Grand Darkness Old Ancestor escorted Mu Zi through the Great Spirit Ancient Clan, and Mu Zi praised its foundation and young cultivators.

Mu Zi and the Heavenly Demon exchanged powerful attacks, and neither gained a decisive advantage. After the Heavenly Demon revealed his Saint Eyes and greatly increased his power, Mu Zi evaded his punch, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Mu Zi blocked the Heavenly Demon's demonic qi with an Immortal Light barrier, and both fighters recognized the other's power.
• Mu Zi launched a fierce series of attacks that engulfed the Heavenly Demon, but he survived the assault.
• The Heavenly Demon opened his Saint Eyes, transformed into his true form, and declared that Mu Zi was worthy of his full power.
• The Heavenly Demon destroyed Mu Zi's world of flame with one palm and rushed forward with a punch.
• Mu Zi teleported out of the punch's path, and the Heavenly Demon struck empty air.

Maha Tian emerged from seclusion as a Saint Grade expert and took over leadership of the Mahayana Ancient Clan, only to find that Mu Zi’s strength far surpassed his own. He apologized and promised his clan would not oppose the Martial Realm, while Mu Zi asked the clan to fulfill its duty against the Extraterritorial Evil Clan; Fu Tu Xuan then opened the All Branches Martial Meet.

• Fu Tu Xuan congratulated Maha Tian on reaching Saint Grade, and Maha Tian humbly acknowledged Mu Zi’s overwhelming reputation.
• Maha Tian reflected on how Mu Zi had risen from a young talent to the Great Thousand World’s strongest expert during his two years in seclusion.
• Maha Tian apologized to Mu Zi for the Mahayana Ancient Clan’s past offenses and swore that his clan would never become an enemy of the Martial Realm.
• Mu Zi said she would not hold past grudges against the clan as long as it fulfilled its responsibilities against the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.
• Fu Tu Xuan thanked the gathered guests and announced the start of the All Branches Martial Meet.