Chapter Summaries

Song Ankang collected more rewards from Demonic Flame Soaring Sky and continued strengthening his influence and cultivation while the Human Race recovered in a period of peace. He hoped the calm would last, though he planned to have historians invent exciting memoirs once he became invincible.

• Song Ankang received ten more Immortal Limit Pills from Demonic Flame Soaring Sky, while Twelve Wings complained after the powerful backer left without offering him a chance to serve.
• Kunlun All-Knowing invited Twelve Wings to the Kunlun Mountains, then lamented that he had repeatedly failed to seize opportunities.
• Song Ankang returned to his cultivation chamber and used an Immortal Limit Pill as his network of divine servants and influence continued to grow.
• Song Ankang arranged resources for his close companions and former subordinates as his ties to the world deepened and his memories of Earth faded.
• The Human Race recovered as peace, favorable weather, and national policies encouraged people in the Xia Kingdom to have children.
• Song Ankang continued cultivating and resolved that, once invincible, he could have historians write an exciting autobiography for him.

Song Ankang’s cultivation advanced as he received a distress signal from his disciples, Yue Chimeng and Yue Chulong. He arrived too late to prevent Lu Xiaoli from staging an accident to extort the sisters, and Yue Chimeng began examining the broken bracelet.

• Song Ankang’s essence, energy, and spirit reached 160 points, while his essence soul surpassed 180 points.
• Song Ankang received a distress transmission from Yue Chimeng and Yue Chulong and rushed to their location.
• Yue Chimeng took Yue Chulong out to relax after she struggled to break through into the Transcendence Realm.
• Lu Xiaoli and his servants staged a collision and accused the sisters of smashing his supposedly thousand-spirit-stone Exquisite Bracelet.
• Yue Chimeng questioned whether the bracelet was really a spiritual artifact, but Lu Xiaoli offered an explanation that persuaded the crowd.
• Yue Chimeng picked up a fragment of the bracelet to inspect it.

Lu Xiaoli and his men attacked Yue Chimeng and Yue Chulong after trying to frame them over a broken Exquisite Bracelet. Song Ankang arrived to protect his disciples, leaving Lu Xiaoli pleading to be allowed to leave.

• Yue Chimeng revealed that she was a Transcendence Cultivator and called Lu Xiaoli out for lying about the bracelet containing spiritual energy.
• Lu Xiaoli ordered his men to seize the sisters and claimed they would take them to the Sun Patrol Division.
• Yue Chimeng activated Song Ankang's Distress Talisman and called on the crowd to summon the authorities, prompting some bystanders to seek help.
• A Gray-robed Man appeared and stopped Lu Xiaoli's spiritual artifacts and spells before they could reach the sisters.
• Yue Chimeng and Yue Chulong bowed to the Gray-robed Man as their master, and Lu Xiaoli tried to end the matter and leave.

Song Ankang exposed Lu Xiaoli’s crimes by turning his guards and servants against him and revealing evidence, despite Lu Xiaoli’s threats about the Lu Clan. The crowd attacked Lu Xiaoli and his accomplices while they were unable to defend themselves.

• Song Ankang had Tantai Zhan seal Lu Xiaoli’s dantian and meridians, and Tantai Zhan accused him of years of abuse and murder.
• Tantai Zhan and the other guards and servants confessed to helping Lu Xiaoli and promised to expose his crimes with evidence.
• Lu Xiaoli begged Song Ankang for mercy and invoked the Lu Clan, but Song Ankang left with Yue Chimeng and Yue Chulong.
• Tantai Zhan revealed that Image Stones recorded Lu Xiaoli’s crimes and urged the servants to report Lu Clan officials to the Sun Patrol Division and the Night Watch Division.
• The onlookers attacked Lu Xiaoli and his accomplices with refuse and other objects while the Soul Seizing Technique kept the servants mechanically producing evidence.

Song Ankang’s intervention exposed Lu Xiaoli and the Lu Clan’s abuses, prompting a sweeping purge and severe punishments. He gave Yue Chimeng and Yue Chulong protective talismans and sent them back to cultivate, while the scandal spread across Kyoto and brought him an unexpected warning because of his identity as the Tang Family’s son-in-law.

• The Sun Patrol Division discovered that Song Ankang’s power protected Lu Xiaoli’s servants and guards, and a Golden Constable recognized it as the power of a Divine Supreme.
• The Sun Patrol Division and Night Watch Division let the servants and guards expose the Lu Clan, while the Lu Clan surrendered the accused and purged its ranks.
• Lu Xiaoli and nearly all his group were sentenced to immediate execution, and the Lu Clan sent many of its members to prison.
• Song Ankang asked the Middle God guarding Yue Chimeng and Yue Chulong why it had not intervened, and it explained that it had waited because the rescue talisman had ensured their safety.
• Song Ankang gave Yue Chimeng and Yue Chulong talismans and instructions, reassured them that he would handle any trouble, and returned to cultivate.
• The Lu Clan scandal spread through Kyoto, prompting other families to purge wrongdoers, and Song Ankang received an admonishment tied to his public identity as the Tang Family’s son-in-law.

At the Tang Family clan assembly, Tang Zhijia lectured the clan about the Lu Clan’s downfall after Lu Xiaoli offended a hidden Divine Ancestor, unaware that Song Ankang was that very person. Song Ankang endured the hours-long lecture and planned to discipline Tang Zhijia for failing to keep the family’s misbehaving disciples in check.

• Tang Zhijia told the Tang Family disciples how Lu Xiaoli’s attack on twin sisters had led to his execution and the Lu Clan’s ruin.
• Song Ankang listened beside Tang Yelan, Tang Liuli, and Tang Mingyue, privately recognizing himself as the hidden Divine Ancestor behind the affair.
• Tang Zhijia asked the disciples for their thoughts, scolded one youth for suggesting they choose victims more carefully, and praised another for advising caution and cultivation.
• Tang Liuli’s younger cousin Huanhuan urged men to protect women and fight demons instead of bullying their own people, prompting Tang Zhijia to warn the clan against mistreating anyone.
• After Tang Zhijia’s lecture lasted several hours, Song Ankang resolved to teach him another lesson for letting arrogant Tang Family disciples go unchecked.

Raphael massacred Human Race cities to force the release of Ailmaidy, while the Human Race struggled to stop the Half-step True Immortal and suspected the Angel Race was provoking its hidden ancestor. The Human Race retaliated against Angel Race cities but could not halt Raphael, and it intensified its search for the ancestor.

• Raphael descended over Ningcheng and slaughtered its residents, demanding that the Human Race hand over Ailmaidy.
• Raphael killed more than a million Human Race citizens across several cities, while the Angel Race claimed to have expelled him.
• The Human Race's leaders debated how to stop Raphael but could not spare enough powerful cultivators to capture him.
• The Human Race sent a peak Heaven Gate Seventh Level Great God into Angel Race territory to massacre small and medium-sized cities, then claimed he had been expelled.
• The Human Race continued investigating its hidden ancestor, hoping the ancestor could match Raphael.

Song Ankang secretly confronted Raphael, the Angel Race Half-step True Immortal who had been attacking Human Race cities, and enslaved it with a single Imperial Order. He took Raphael to Kyoto An City to reunite it with Ailmaidy and have them serve him.

• Song Ankang learned Raphael was attacking Human Race cities and went alone to find it.
• Song Ankang approached Raphael under concealment and enslaved it with one Imperial Order.
• Raphael realized Song Ankang was the Human Race's hidden patriarch and questioned why he hid his identity.
• Raphael admitted the Angel Race had targeted the Human Race to compensate for losses to the Demon Boar Race, and that its resentment of Song Ankang had also motivated its attack.
• Song Ankang told Raphael he would take it to Ailmaidy in Kyoto An City and have the two serve him together.

Song Ankang enslaved Raphael and sent it to make restitution for the Angel Race’s slaughter of Human cities. As Raphael vanished from public view, both races suspected the Human Race’s hidden ancestor was behind its disappearance, while the Human Race celebrated and continued its retaliation.

• Song Ankang defeated and enslaved Raphael, reunited it with Ailmaidy, and sent it to compensate the Human Race and gather resources.
• Raphael stopped slaughtering Human cities, and the Human Race grew puzzled when no further reports or sightings appeared.
• The Angel Race and Human Race concluded that the hidden Human ancestor had likely taken Raphael, as he had Ailmaidy, while Raphael’s soul lamp remained lit and its tracking arts failed.
• The Angel Race feared the Human Race might have a Half-step True Immortal and realized Song Ankang could command four Half-step True Immortal servants.
• The Human Race celebrated its suspected new Half-step True Immortal, while its Heaven Gate powerhouses continued attacking Angel Race cities.

After Raphael submitted to Song Ankang, the Angel Race withdrew its forces from the Heaven-Human War Front, while Song Ankang continued cultivating toward the Fifth-Grade Earth Race threshold. The Demon Boar Race then intensified its raids on the Human Race, damaging Song Ankang’s border businesses and forcing him to take notice.

• Raphael submitted completely to Song Ankang after Ailmaidy returned his feelings, and both Raphael and Ailmaidy became more loyal to Song Ankang.
• The Angel Race recalled its legions from the Heaven-Human War Front and resumed a stalemate with the Human Race.
• Song Ankang’s essence, energy, and spirit reached 170 points, while his essence surpassed 190 points and neared the 200-point threshold.
• The Demon Boar Race sharply increased its raids on the Human Race, causing Song Ankang’s border businesses to lose over half their profits.
• Song Ankang learned that the Angel Race had paid and petitioned the Demon Boar Race to redirect its raiders, leading many Pig Demons to target the Human Race instead.

Song Ankang sought to stop the Demon Boar Race from raiding Human territory by targeting Zhu Tiedan, the Half-step True Immortal in charge of Wild Boar Forest’s northeastern region. After secretly taking control of the Divine Formation Group around her mud pit, he prepared to attack her while she cultivated.

• Song Ankang learned that Zhu Tiedan had redirected Pig Demons from Angel Race territory to plunder the Human Race, and decided to target her.
• Song Ankang traveled to Third Princess’s Pond and secretly observed Zhu Tiedan in the Ten-Thousand-Year Muck for several days.
• Song Ankang discovered that he recognized the Divine Formation Group surrounding the pond from a formation diagram he had acquired earlier.
• Song Ankang enslaved core members of the Divine Formation Group and took control of its ability to suppress divine artifacts protecting the true soul.
• Song Ankang waited until Zhu Tiedan was cultivating a special secret art, then silently launched his attack.

Song Ankang enslaved Zhu Tiedan and devised a way to make it halt the Demon Boar Race’s attacks on the Human Race. Zhu Tiedan arranged for Wang Wenzhi to marry it, and Wang set off for Third Princess’s Pond.

• Song Ankang used the Divine Formation Group and his Imperial Order to enslave Zhu Tiedan without alerting its guards.
• Song Ankang decided to use Wang Wenzhi as a reasonable pretext for Zhu Tiedan to stop the Demon Boar Race’s campaign against the Human Race.
• Wang Wenzhi’s colleagues told him that Zhu Tiedan had fallen in love with him and sent betrothal gifts, while promising it would restrain the Pig Demons if he married it.
• After his colleagues urged him to put the Human Race’s interests first, Wang Wenzhi donned bridal clothes and boarded the Demon Boar Race’s carriage.
• Wang Wenzhi traveled under the Pig Gods’ protection to Third Princess’s Pond for his wedding to Zhu Tiedan.

Song Ankang saw Wang Wenzhi marry Zhu Tiedan and reassessed his commitment to the Human Race before returning to Kyoto with many new servants. Zhu Tiedan ended the Demon Boar Race’s harassment of the Human Race, while the Angel Race faced renewed trouble and envied the Human Race’s gains.

• Song Ankang watched Wang Wenzhi’s wedding to Zhu Tiedan and admired his sacrifice for the Human Race.
• Song Ankang enslaved several Half-step True Immortals and dozens of Heaven Gate Great Gods near Third Princess’s Pond, then left the Angel Race alone to avoid attracting suspicion.
• Zhu Tiedan announced that the Demon Boar Race would stop harassing the Human Race and establish friendly ties because Wang Wenzhi was her husband.
• The Angel Race resented the Human Race’s favorable deal and suffered renewed Demon Boar Race harassment after losing the Human Race as a target.
• The Angel Race considered offering handsome men to Zhu Tiedan but abandoned the plan when none would go and she showed no interest.

Song Ankang broke through the 180-point thresholds in true qi and divine soul, strengthening his combat power as the Immortal Limit Pill became less effective. He assessed the immense resources and rare breakthroughs required for cultivation, leaving his essence soul close to 200 points but stalled at a major bottleneck.

• Song Ankang noticed that the Immortal Limit Pill’s effects had weakened and decided he needed to find a substitute.
• Song Ankang’s true qi and divine soul crossed the 180-point thresholds, while his essence soul remained close to 200 points.
• Song Ankang compared his strength with the Demon Boar Race’s strongest Half-step True Immortal and concluded that none of them could match him.
• Song Ankang considered how thresholds and resource shortages prevented most races from advancing, even when they had access to abundant cultivation materials.
• Song Ankang calculated that raising his essence, qi, and spirit to 100 points had cost around eighty high-quality Immortal Limit Pills, far more than the Human Race had obtained over several thousand years.

Song Ankang consolidated his new strength and used songs to earn ten Immortal Limit Pills from Flame of Breaking Barriers. He left the exchange pleased with his gains and expected to write more songs for her.

• The chapter explained why lower-ranked races struggled to accumulate the Immortal Limit Pills needed to produce a Sixth Grade True Immortal.
• Song Ankang continued adapting to his increased strength and entered the chat group with a wisp of his true soul.
• Twelve Wings told Kunlun All-Knowing that he was busy cultivating for a breakthrough and planned to deal with a troublesome nearby race afterward.
• Song Ankang privately offered Flame of Breaking Barriers three new songs tailored to her musical preferences.
• Flame of Breaking Barriers enjoyed the songs and offered ten Immortal Limit Pills for them, which Song Ankang accepted.

Song Ankang received more Immortal Limit Pills from Demonic Flame Soaring Sky and planned to raise his essence, energy, and spirit toward 200 points. Meanwhile, Tang Mingyue rejected the Tang elders’ plans for her to marry the Third Prince, insisting that she already loved someone.

• Demonic Flame Soaring Sky rewarded Song Ankang with ten Immortal Limit Pills, and Song Ankang asked for a different kind of pill next time.
• Twelve Wings argued with Song Ankang in the group chat, while Kunlun All-Knowing advised Twelve Wings to stop trying to flatter people for pills.
• Song Ankang left the chat with twenty Immortal Limit Pills and planned to use them to raise his essence, energy, and spirit above 190 points.
• Tang Lingfeng told Tang Mingyue that the Third Prince was expected to propose and that the elders had already said she was not betrothed.
• Tang Mingyue refused the match, saying she had privately pledged herself to someone, and challenged Tang Lingfeng’s right to decide for her.
• Tang Lingfeng demanded to know whom Tang Mingyue wanted to marry as she walked away.

Tang Mingyue told Tang Yelan about her relationship with Song Ankang, while Tang Lingfeng confronted Song Ankang over it. Song Ankang revealed that he had reached the Golden Core True Person realm, leaving Tang Lingfeng overwhelmed by his extraordinary talent and reconsidering the relationship.

• Tang Mingyue told Tang Lingfeng that her beloved was her brother-in-law, Song Ankang, and went to tell Tang Yelan herself.
• Tang Lingfeng sent the news to First Elder Tang Zhijia and hurried to confront Song Ankang.
• Song Ankang announced that he had just broken through to the Golden Core True Person realm and suppressed Tang Lingfeng with his aura.
• Tang Lingfeng abandoned his rebuke and left to report Song Ankang's breakthrough to the elders.
• Tang Lingfeng marveled that Song Ankang had reached the realm at twenty-two and began wondering about his relationship with Tang Liuli.

Tang Lingfeng learned that Song Ankang had reached the Golden Core realm and suspected he was involved with Tang Liuli as well as Tang Mingyue. Tang Yelan confirmed she already knew about Tang Mingyue and accepted their relationship, leaving the family to prepare for another wedding.

• Tang Lingfeng recalled signs that Song Ankang and Tang Liuli might be involved, then told the Grand Elder that Song Ankang had reached the Golden Core realm.
• Tang Lingfeng decided to stop meddling in Tang Liuli's affairs and told Tang Zhijia about Song Ankang's breakthrough.
• Tang Zhijia hurried back to the Tang Family Mansion to verify Song Ankang's cultivation himself.
• Tang Mingyue apologized to Tang Yelan for being with Song Ankang, and Tang Yelan revealed she had already known.
• Tang Yelan explained that she had accepted Tang Mingyue's relationship with Song Ankang and had grown more tolerant of his other companions.

After confirming Song Ankang had become a Golden Core True Person with an exceptionally stable foundation, Tang Zhijia agreed to his plan to marry into the Tang Family again and make Tang Yelan his principal wife. Kyoto mocked the unprecedented marriage until news of Song Ankang’s age and breakthrough stunned everyone, and the Tang Family invited doubters to verify his strength at the wedding.

• Song Ankang told Tang Zhijia that he had advanced to the Golden Core Realm using Spirit Pills carefully obtained through Song's Workshop.
• Tang Zhijia examined Song Ankang and found his cultivation foundation and essence, energy, and spirit exceptionally solid.
• Song Ankang said he would marry into the Tang Family again to wed Tang Mingyue while keeping Tang Yelan as his principal wife.
• The Tang Family announced the second marriage, and people across Kyoto mocked the family and said it had missed a match with the Third Prince.
• The Tang Family revealed that Song Ankang was a twenty-two-year-old Golden Core True Person, prompting widespread disbelief and astonishment.
• The Tang Family announced a grand wedding and invited anyone who doubted Song Ankang’s strength to see for themselves.

At Song Ankang's second wedding into the Tang Family, he revealed that he was a twenty-two-year-old Golden Core True Person, turning public opinion in the family's favor. The chapter ended with Song Ankang knocking Third Prince unconscious with a single finger strike, stunning the wedding guests.

• Song Ankang displayed his Golden Core True Person aura at the wedding, proving the Tang Family's claims and silencing doubters.
• Kyoto's families and factions praised Song Ankang's talent and reconsidered the Tang Family's decision to favor him over Third Prince.
• Third Prince challenged Song Ankang to a sparring match, while Tang Yelan objected and Third Prince addressed Song Ankang as Mrs. Tang.
• Song Ankang accepted the challenge and said Third Prince would only need to withstand one finger strike to prove his talent.
• Song Ankang struck Third Prince across the face and knocked him unconscious in a single move, leaving the wedding guests speechless.