Chapter Summaries

Zhu Wushi borrowed cultivation methods and resources from Lin Jiu to pursue the Thirteenth-Tier Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, then entered seclusion. In the Pendulum World, Zhao Li considered changing his path and asked Lin Jiu for a loan.

• Lin Jiu offered Zhu Wushi three loan plans, and Zhu Wushi chose the one for reaching Thirteenth-Tier Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
• Lin Jiu sent Zhu Wushi the cultivation method and resources, while both left the loan’s interest unmentioned.
• Lin Jiu urged Zhu Wushi to reach Qi Refining Initiation so he could review the Chat Group’s files and chat records.
• Zhu Wushi entered seclusion, abandoning concern for imperial power, Dragon Guard Manor, the martial world, and the realm.
• Zhao Li considered borrowing resources to advance beyond Arhat, questioned whether the Buddhist path suited him, and asked Lin Jiu for a loan.

Zhao Li asked Lin Jiu for a loan because his Arhat Fruit Status was becoming unstable and he no longer wanted to cultivate Buddhism. He chose to pursue the Demonic Path instead, and Lin Jiu offered him Sacred Spirit Stones to buy techniques and resources from the Demon Venerable Pavilion.

• Lin Jiu was surprised that Zhao Li wanted a loan despite having regained his cultivation, and the group discussed whether Zhao Li belonged on the Buddhist or Demonic Path.
• Zhao Li explained that he loathed Buddhist cultivation, lacked Buddhist insight, and risked losing his Arhat Fruit Status even though his Ninth Tier cultivation would remain.
• Zhao Li told Lin Jiu that he wanted Demonic Path cultivation techniques rather than Immortal Dao techniques, shocking the group and Lord of the Moon Sect.
• Zhao Li said the Demonic Path seemed freer and more unrestrained, and Lord of the Moon Sect welcomed him.
• Lin Jiu offered Zhao Li Low-Grade Sacred Spirit Stones so he could buy the techniques and resources he wanted from the Demon Venerable Pavilion.

Yancai decided to return to the East Sea and help her uncle after learning that the Black Dragon Pearl and the Dragon Demon would corrupt the Dragon King of the East Sea. Meanwhile, Zhao Li entered Multiverse City to buy demonic cultivation techniques and resources.

• Yancai considered whether she should take out a loan, though the Dragon Clan had already provided her with powerful cultivation techniques and resources.
• Zhao Li claimed Lin Jiu's Sacred Spirit Stone red packet, traveled to Multiverse City, and was awed by the city and its orderly crowds.
• Zhao Li decided he could not afford the Sixteenth Tier techniques at the Limitless Pavilion and entered Demon Venerable Pavilion to shop for demonic techniques and resources.
• Yancai left Rainbow Cloud Estate, abandoned her search for Han Xiangzi, and resolved to return to the Dragon Palace in the East Sea to become an Immortal.
• Yancai recognized that the Black Dragon Pearl and the Dragon Demon would turn the Dragon King of the East Sea violent and drive him toward rebellion against the Heavenly Court.
• Yancai chose to stand with the Dragon Clan and saw nothing wrong with her uncle unifying the Three Realms.

Yancai returned to the East Sea Dragon Palace and told the Dragon King of the East Sea about the Multiverse Chat Group and Multiverse City, hoping to bring the Four Seas Dragon Clan into the opportunity. The Dragon King listened with growing seriousness, while the Black Dragon Pearl remained a problem Yancai intended to resolve.

• Yancai decided to stop searching for someone who could play the Short Flute and planned to use Multiverse City to benefit the Four Seas Dragon Clan.
• Yancai refined her All-Heavens Token and resolved to sell the Black Dragon Pearl in Multiverse City, believing her uncle could still be persuaded.
• Yancai traveled to the East Sea and entered the Dragon Palace, where the Dragon King of the East Sea asked whether she had found the Short Flute player.
• Yancai told the Dragon King of the East Sea that she had given up searching and rejected the idea that the player would be her destined husband.
• Yancai explained the Multiverse Chat Group to the Dragon King of the East Sea, whose expression grew increasingly grave as he listened.

Yancai told the Dragon King of the East Sea about the Multiverse Chat Group and the Dragon Demon’s plans, hoping he had not been corrupted beyond saving. When the Dragon Demon attacked her, the Dragon King suppressed it, leaving Yancai safe but revealing the danger still within him.

• The Dragon King of the East Sea listened as Yancai described the Multiverse Chat Group and the future she knew, including the Black Dragon Pearl and his secret ambitions.
• Yancai relied on the All-Heavens Token as a backup in case her uncle tried to imprison or kill her.
• Demonic qi surged from the Dragon King, and his power of laws spread through the Dragon Palace, pinning Yancai in place.
• The Dragon Demon tried to seize Yancai and the opportunity she represented, but the Dragon King of the East Sea suppressed the demonic qi and drew it back into his body.
• Yancai realized the Dragon King had acted against the Dragon Demon rather than against her, while the Dragon Demon proved weaker than the Dragon King.

Yancai reassured the Dragon King of the East Sea that his ambition to unite the Three Realms was not wrong, but warned that the Black Dragon Pearl had corrupted his temperament. Her views had been unsettled by the Chat Group’s ruthless belief that strength decided who could rule and act freely.

• After suppressing the Dragon Demon, the Dragon King of the East Sea faced Yancai, who realized he had not abandoned his family and felt relieved.
• Yancai urged her uncle to give up the Black Dragon Pearl because it made him violent and twisted.
• The Dragon King of the East Sea asked whether Yancai opposed his ambition to unite the Three Realms, and she told him his future failure would come from insufficient strength.
• Yancai reflected on how Chat Group members plundered worlds and seized World Source without facing consequences because they were powerful.
• Yancai recognized that the Chat Group had begun to influence her unsettled values, while she remained naive and kind.

The Dragon King of the East Sea recognized that his weakness had driven him to seek demonic power, then chose to abandon that power and entrust the Black Dragon Pearl to Yancai. He pledged the Four Seas Dragon Clan's support to her, while Yancai backed the clan's ambition but refused to lead it herself.

• Yancai's words made the Dragon King of the East Sea realize his ambition and the danger that the Multiverse Chat Group's power could tempt him to betray her.
• The Dragon King of the East Sea sealed the Black Dragon Pearl, handed it to Yancai, and dispersed the demonic qi within himself.
• Yancai asked whether her uncle had truly made up his mind, and the Dragon King of the East Sea entrusted the Four Seas Dragon Clan to her.
• Yancai declared that she supported the Dragon Clan's goal of unifying the Three Realms but did not want to lead the clan.
• The Dragon King of the East Sea promised that the Four Seas Dragon Clan would remain Yancai's staunchest support.

Yancai and the Dragon King of the East Sea discussed how Multiverse City could enrich and strengthen the Four Seas Dragon Clan. Their conversation was interrupted by Hua Long, whose unreturned affection for Yancai led his father to send him away.

• Yancai and the Dragon King of the East Sea discussed opening a shop in Multiverse City and using its profits and Sacred Spirit Stones to develop the Dragon Clan.
• Yancai left the challenge of supporting the entire clan's cultivation to the Dragon King and said she would not manage it herself.
• Hua Long rushed in to see Yancai and revealed his affection, but she regarded him only as family and politely rejected him.
• The Dragon King of the East Sea scolded Hua Long for ignoring him and ordered him to leave so they could continue their discussion.
• Hua Long obeyed his father reluctantly, looking back at Yancai as he departed.

Yancai established the Rainbow Cloud Pavilion in Multiverse City, sold the Black Dragon Pearl, and brought the Dragon King of the East Sea there after giving him an All-Heavens Token. Meanwhile, Zhao Li began cultivating the Devil Dao’s Great Devil Enlightenment Scripture.

• Yancai and the Dragon King of the East Sea discussed Hua Long’s feelings and agreed that he should stop bothering her.
• Yancai named her central-district shop the Rainbow Cloud Pavilion and traveled to Multiverse City to buy an All-Heavens Token.
• Yancai opened the Rainbow Cloud Pavilion beside Shi Yueyao’s Yao Hua Pavilion, decorated her home there, and sold the Black Dragon Pearl to the Lord of the Moon Sect.
• Yancai gave the Dragon King of the East Sea an All-Heavens Token, and he refined it before she took him to Multiverse City.
• Zhao Li began cultivating Chonglou’s Great Devil Enlightenment Scripture, letting Celestial Devil Energy mingle with his Buddhist light.

Zhao Li refined Primordial Celestial Devil Energy and began cultivating the Great Devil Enlightenment Scripture, but instead of losing his Arhat Fruit Status, he unexpectedly attained a black, demonic Bodhisattva Fruit Status. He shared the strange transformation with Chonglou and the Chat Group, leaving everyone bewildered.

• Zhao Li used Chonglou's Celestial Devil Pearl and the Great Devil Enlightenment Scripture to refine Primordial Celestial Devil Energy.
• Celestial Devil Energy corrupted Zhao Li's Arhat Fruit Status, staining it black, but the status stabilized instead of shattering.
• A black Nine Grades lotus platform appeared beneath Zhao Li, and he realized he had attained Bodhisattva Fruit Status.
• Zhao Li contacted Chonglou and reported that he had refined Primordial Celestial Devil Energy but become a Bodhisattva.
• Zhao Li posted a selfie of his demonic appearance, and Chonglou and the other Chat Group members reacted with confusion.

Zhao Li’s strange transformation into a buddha-devil hybrid drew the attention of Chonglou and the Lord of the Moon Sect. Chonglou traveled to the Pendulum World, examined Zhao Li, and identified his condition as a buddha heart and devil body caused by his soul.

• Chonglou and the Lord of the Moon Sect admitted they did not understand Zhao Li’s transformation, and the Lord of the Moon Sect offered to study him.
• Zhao Li agreed to Chonglou’s visit but refused the Lord of the Moon Sect’s request and asked who Wutian Buddha was.
• Chonglou bought a Transversal Token, received Zhao Li’s approval, and traveled from the Demon Realm to the Pendulum World.
• The Lord of the Moon Sect and the other Chat Group members stayed behind and waited for Chonglou to discover what had happened.
• Chonglou appeared in Zhao Li’s cave, examined him and his Ninth Grade Lotus Platform, and said Zhao Li had a buddha heart devil body caused by his soul.

Chonglou explained that Zhao Li had become a Buddha-devil hybrid because his body, soul, and Buddha heart had changed in different ways while he was separated from his soul and later cultivated the Devil Dao. Zhao Li tested his new power, then considered his Bodhisattva Fruit Status and the limits imposed by the Ancient Gods.

• Chonglou explained that Zhao Li’s revived Buddha heart, returned soul, and Devil Dao cultivation had made his primordial spirit half Buddha and half devil.
• Chonglou decided that reshaping Zhao Li’s Buddha heart might be easy, but removing his Buddha nature and Buddhist resonance would be difficult, so he advised leaving the condition alone.
• Zhao Li invoked the Six-Syllable Mantra and unleashed black Buddhist light that formed a Swastika Buddha Seal and destroyed a mountain.
• Zhao Li saw that the blast had left a hundred li of land covered in demonic qi, withered vegetation, and corrupted spiritual energy, and he accepted that his Buddhist abilities had become more powerful but devilish.
• Zhao Li reflected that his cultivation was at the ninth tier despite his Bodhisattva Fruit Status, while the Ancient Gods’ control over source laws prevented others from advancing safely beyond the Pendulum World’s limits.

Zhao Li considered how abnormal the Pendulum World was, with its scarcity of powerful cultivators and its multitude of Ancient Gods, and recognized that even he could not challenge them. Still in debt, he disguised himself as Wu Tian and flew to Tai Kong Temple to seek alms.

• Zhao Li reflected that Bodhisattva Fruit Status and his Buddha-Devil Hybrid strength made him nearly invincible among ordinary beings, but not against the Ancient Gods.
• Zhao Li compared the Pendulum World with the Lotus Lantern World and concluded that the Pendulum World’s weak cultivation ranks and numerous Ancient Gods were abnormal.
• Zhao Li considered the Ancient Gods’ control of Source Laws and learned that Mount Tai God held several law authorities and ruled the Netherworld.
• Zhao Li decided to collect donations from demons and monsters to address his debt.
• Zhao Li transformed into a black-clad monk resembling Wu Tian, called himself Wu Tian, and flew toward Tai Kong Temple.

Zhao Li attacked Tai Kong Temple’s Buddha Domain and entered it, revealing himself as Wutian to the temple’s sole remaining Arhat. He asked the immobilized monk for alms.

• Zhao Li examined Tai Kong Temple’s hundred-mile Buddha Domain and concluded that its Bodhisattva founder had passed into nirvana.
• Zhao Li struck the temple’s formation with a Swastika Buddha Seal churning with Demonic Qi, shaking the temple and alarming its worshippers and cultivators.
• Tai Kong Temple’s sole remaining Arhat recognized the attacker’s terrifying Demonic Qi as Zhao Li broke the formation and entered the Buddha Domain.
• Zhao Li suppressed the Buddha Domain and immobilized its monks, then introduced himself as Wutian and asked the old Arhat for charity.

Zhao Li invaded Tai Kong Temple to solicit alms, startling its elderly Arhat with his Ninth Grade Black Lotus Throne and his harmonious Buddhist light and demonic Qi. The Arhat agreed to give Zhao Li eighty percent of the temple’s resources, leaving Tai Kong Temple’s fate bound to him.

• The elderly Arhat stared in disbelief at Zhao Li’s Ninth Grade Lotus Platform and struggled to understand how it could radiate both Buddhist light and demonic Qi.
• Zhao Li revealed his power, and the elderly Arhat knocked the other monks in the Buddha Domain unconscious to protect them from the demonic Qi.
• The elderly Arhat asked what brought Zhao Li to Tai Kong Temple, and Zhao Li said he had come to solicit alms.
• Zhao Li demanded ninety percent of Tai Kong Temple’s resources, then lowered his demand to eighty percent as his final offer.
• The elderly Arhat agreed and handed Zhao Li the temple’s storage prayer beads, and Zhao Li took exactly eighty percent of the resources inside.

Zhao Li left Tai Kong Temple after collecting its resources and headed for Stone Scripture Temple to continue seeking alms. Meanwhile, Zhu Wushi emerged from seclusion at Foundation Establishment, summoned his foster children, and began preparing to establish an Immortal Dao faction, leaving them with a question about whether Immortals truly existed.

• Zhao Li accepted the old monk’s prayer beads and said that falling to demons and practicing Demonic Path techniques might create a Buddha-Devil Hybrid like him.
• Zhao Li resolved to seek alms from wealthy, long-established sects and chose Stone Scripture Temple as his next stop.
• Zhu Wushi reached Foundation Establishment, emerged from seclusion, and summoned Shangguan Haitang, Guihai Yidao, and Duan Tianya.
• Zhu Wushi decided to subdue his foster children and use the resources and people of his world to establish an Immortal Dao faction.
• Zhu Wushi asked Shangguan Haitang, Guihai Yidao, and Duan Tianya whether Immortals truly existed in their world.

Zhu Wushi convinced Shangguan Haitang, Duan Tianya, and Guihai Yidao that immortals existed by manifesting a golden dragon, then invited them to cultivate the Immortal Dao with him. The chapter ended with the three overwhelmed by his apparent fatherly affection and ready to follow him.

• Shangguan Haitang and Guihai Yidao urged Zhu Wushi not to pursue immortality, while Duan Tianya asked why he had raised the subject.
• Zhu Wushi declared that he believed immortals existed, but his three foster children did not believe him.
• Zhu Wushi summoned a lifelike golden dragon that roared and flew through the hall’s roof, leaving the three too shocked to deny what they had seen.
• Zhu Wushi invited Shangguan Haitang, Duan Tianya, and Guihai Yidao to cultivate the Immortal Dao with him and attain eternal youth.
• Zhu Wushi privately considered his display and appeal to paternal love a successful plan to persuade his foster children.

Zhu Wushi revealed the Chat Group and Multiverse City to Duan Tianya and his other adopted children, then set out to collect the Heavenly Fragrance Nutmegs needed to awaken Suxin. He reached Cao Zhengchun’s residence in the Eastern Depot and demanded the nutmeg, while Cao Zhengchun worried about the powerful Grandmasters surrounding His Majesty.

• Zhu Wushi told Duan Tianya and his other adopted children about the Chat Group, Multiverse City, and a top-tier Foundation Establishment method, then sent them into seclusion.
• Zhu Wushi went to the imperial palace to obtain the two Heavenly Fragrance Nutmegs needed to awaken and heal Suxin.
• Zhu Wushi used a spiritual artifact to conceal himself as he entered the Eastern Depot and waited in Cao Zhengchun’s room.
• Cao Zhengchun returned, found Zhu Wushi drinking tea, and tried to greet him with a smile.
• Zhu Wushi demanded Cao Zhengchun’s Heavenly Fragrance Nutmeg, and Cao Zhengchun realized his secret was known.

Cao Zhengchun submitted to the emperor after seeing his overwhelming martial forces, then attacked Zhu Wushi and was instantly defeated. Believing Zhu Wushi was a Grand Grandmaster, Cao Zhengchun revealed that the Heavenly Fragrance Nutmeg had already been taken by His Majesty.

• Cao Zhengchun saw ten Grandmasters and three Grand Grandmasters with His Majesty and chose to submit rather than resist.
• Zhu Wushi demanded the Heavenly Fragrance Nutmeg, and Cao Zhengchun admitted he had planned to use it against the Marquis before learning His Majesty was moving against him.
• Cao Zhengchun attacked Zhu Wushi with the Heavenly Gang Child Skill, but Zhu Wushi defeated him instantly and sent him crashing into the courtyard.
• Zhu Wushi used an unfamiliar force to bring the injured Cao Zhengchun before him and demanded the Heavenly Fragrance Nutmeg.
• Cao Zhengchun assumed Zhu Wushi had become a Grand Grandmaster, then revealed that His Majesty had already taken the Heavenly Fragrance Nutmeg.

Zhu Wushi learned from Cao Zhengchun that the Zhengde Emperor had gathered powerful experts and suspected his imperial nephew had been transmigrated. He contacted the Chat Group and asked Shi Yueyao to use the Book of Destiny to investigate, leaving the Emperor’s true circumstances unresolved.

• Cao Zhengchun told Zhu Wushi that the Zhengde Emperor had ten Grandmasters and three Grand Grandmasters around him, and complained that His Majesty had deceived him.
• Zhu Wushi suspected his imperial nephew had been transmigrated, then offered Cao Zhengchun a position working under him.
• Cao Zhengchun accepted Zhu Wushi’s offer, and Zhu Wushi told him to remain in the Eastern Depot while he went to investigate.
• Zhu Wushi contacted the Chat Group and explained why he suspected the Zhengde Emperor had been transmigrated and had a system.
• The Chat Group members agreed the Emperor might have a system, and Zhu Wushi asked Shi Yueyao to investigate with the Book of Destiny.