Chapter Summaries

Yan Kuan advanced through the Emperor Formation toward the Valley of Immortal Conception, passing the remains of dead Great Saints and a Quasi-Emperor. He claimed the Divine Mark Purple-Gold Pagoda, a treasure that could become the ideal foundation for his Life-Bound Dao Treasure.

• Yan Kuan encountered three Great Saints who had died amid the deadly Creation Fire Source and continued deeper into the formation.
• Near the Valley of Immortal Conception, Yan Kuan found the remains of a Quasi-Emperor whose blood and bones released overwhelming killing intent.
• Yan Kuan spotted the Divine Mark Purple-Gold Pagoda beside the Quasi-Emperor's remains and recognized it as a rare Immortal Material capable of forging a Supreme Emperor Weapon.
• Yan Kuan used Empyrean Flame to strip the Quasi-Emperor's essence blood from the pagoda and took the pagoda into his possession.
• Yan Kuan realized that the pagoda's divine marks and his Empyrean Flame complemented each other, making it an ideal embryo for his Life-Bound Dao Treasure.

Yan Kuan explored the immortal valley, gathered ancient medicinal treasures, and turned back rather than risk entering its guarded depths. Outside the formation, he subdued the Beast Kings, claimed the Dragon Spear and Fire God Source, and ordered the beasts to gather herbs for his pill refining.

• Yan Kuan harvested nine Ancient Medicine Kings while following the safe path through the Dragon Head Peaks and stopped before the valley's central Immortal Pool.
• Yan Kuan refused to enter the depths because the Emperor Formation Deity guarded them, then left with the White Tiger Cub.
• Yan Kuan hurried toward the formation after a blazing object crashed down and disturbed the Immortal Ground.
• The Beast Kings tried to break free to claim the Dragon Spear and Divine Source, but Yan Kuan arrived with the Palace Lamp and subdued them.
• Yan Kuan collected the sealed Dragon Spear, Fire God Source, formation weapons, and Nine Dragon Sacred Bronze Seal, then freed the Beast Kings.
• Yan Kuan sealed the Fire God Source in a Jade Altar and told the Beast Kings to gather spiritual herbs for his pill refining.

Yan Kuan refined the Tuckahoe Azure Pill and began forging Dragon-Tiger Great Pills from rare divine medicines, an ancient Medicine King, and pill-tribulation lightning. As the pill neared completion, it showed signs of transforming into a living form.

• Yan Kuan completed an Eighth-Rank Tuckahoe Azure Pill, and Dragon Horse sensed that it could restore and strengthen it.
• Yan Kuan drew down the five-colored pill-tribulation lightning and used it to temper the Tuckahoe Azure Pill.
• Yan Kuan added an ancient Medicine King, ancestral ginseng juice, He Shou Wu essence, White Tiger Undying Medicine essence, and Ginseng Fruit Tree life essence to the cauldron.
• Yan Kuan refined the ingredients into Dragon-Tiger Great Pills as dragon and tiger spirits appeared and the cauldron absorbed the radiance and vital essence of heaven and earth.
• The Divine Pill pulsed and shifted inside the cauldron, signaling that it was close to completion and might transform into a tangible form.

Yan Kuan swallowed the nearly formed Pill Beast and endured the Pill Tribulation Lightning while refining his body and Life-Bound Dao Treasure. After surviving nine cycles of life and death, his Wheel Sea began transforming into a heaven-born phenomenon that astonished the Four Great Beast Kings.

• Yan Kuan shattered the cauldron, formed the Pill Beast from the dragon-tiger phenomenon, and swallowed it before it could gain intelligence.
• Yan Kuan sat beneath the Divine Mark Purple-Gold Pagoda as Heavenly Thunder struck him and Chaos Qi from Kunlun’s waterfall refined his body and treasure.
• A Black Dragon descended through the pagoda and struck Yan Kuan, whose aura vanished before light emerged from his Sea of Bitterness.
• Yan Kuan underwent nine cycles of near-death and renewal as the pill’s power transformed his body and Wheel Sea.
• Purple-Crowned Daoist identified Yan Kuan’s emerging phenomenon as the fusion of his Fire Dao Royal Body and Wheel Sea cultivation.
• Yan Kuan’s phenomenon revealed a crimson sea of fire beneath a rising sun, and Dragon Horse pointed out that its flames swallowed part of the Chaos Waterfall.

Yan Kuan formed his Great Sun Bathes the Eastern Sea manifestation and drew the delayed Heavenly Tribulation of his Nine Deaths and Nine Lives cultivation. He endured escalating lightning with the Divine Mark Purple-Gold Pagoda as nine divine forms appeared, including a final humanoid figure surrounded by Tribulation Lights.

• Yan Kuan completed his Wheel Sea manifestation, Great Sun Bathes the Eastern Sea, and declared that his Heavenly Tribulation would descend.
• A vast violet Sea of Thunder engulfed the Dragon Transformation Pool as the Four Great Beast Kings watched and discussed the tribulation.
• Yan Kuan remained unharmed and absorbed the lightning into the Divine Mark Purple-Gold Pagoda, provoking an even fiercer response from the heavens.
• A black Thunder Dragon swallowed Yan Kuan, but he used the Divine Mark Purple-Gold Pagoda and streams of Chaos to wear it away.
• Nine lightning forms appeared, including True Dragon, Divine Phoenix, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, Qilin, Kunpeng, Vermilion Bird, Golden Crow, and a humanoid figure.

After surviving the eighty-one bolts of Chaos Lightning, Yan Kuan left Kunlun and returned to Ten Thousand Demons Valley. He reunited with his family, then told the Three Valley Lords that he intended to unify the Ancestral Star's faith and asked Old Crane to negotiate with Dragon Tiger Mountain about reopening the Rite of Cosmic Balance.

• Yan Kuan absorbed the Chaos Lightning, restored his body and divine sense, and further refined the Divine Mark Purple-Gold Pagoda.
• Yan Kuan said farewell to the Four Great Beast Kings and the Ancestor of He Shou Wu, then left Kunlun with the White Tiger Cub and his artifacts.
• Old Crane sensed danger in Ten Thousand Demons Valley, where Yan Kuan appeared and demonstrated his power by bringing them into the courtyard.
• Yan Kuan reunited with Xiao Lin and Yan Qiang, prepared an Immortal Ascension Banquet, and gave his parents the White Tiger Undying Medicine to care for.
• Yan Kuan announced his plan to unify the Ancestral Star's faith and asked Old Crane to meet the Most Ancient Celestial Master at Dragon Tiger Mountain about reopening the Rite of Cosmic Balance.

Yan Kuan secured Dragon Tiger Mountain’s support for his plan to unify faith and then traveled to Mount Zhongnan. There, he heard an ancient scripture lecture attributed to Laozi and entered a state of enlightenment.

• Yan Kuan met Zhang Daoxuan at Dragon Tiger Mountain and revealed the Imperial Jade Seal and Qingyang Sacred Lantern as signs of his confidence.
• Zhang Daoxuan agreed to support Yan Kuan’s plan, and Yan Kuan gave him an Azure Nether Longevity Pill for Dragon Tiger Mountain’s injured Ancestor.
• Yan Kuan left with Old Crane and noted that the Ancestor’s survival would depend on his fortune.
• At Mount Zhongnan, Yan Kuan heard a faint Dao Sound that Old Crane could not perceive and used his Divine Tower to listen more deeply.
• Yan Kuan witnessed Laozi expounding scripture at Louguan Terrace and entered enlightenment as his Spiritual Body grew increasingly mysterious.

Yan Kuan visited Mount Zhongnan, Maoshan, and the Lingbao Sect, gathering ancient Daoist teachings as he traveled toward Mount Gezao for the Rite of Cosmic Balance. At the Lingbao Sect, he restored much of its lost heritage and obtained the complete Scripture of Salvation, while his search for the complete One Qi Transforms Three Purities Secret Art remained unresolved.

• Yan Kuan met Seclusion Sun Daoist and the Quanzhen sect leader at Mount Zhongnan, where he studied their ancient records and left behind a Jade Vial.
• Yan Kuan and Old Crane visited the Maoshan Shangqing Sect, where the elders welcomed Old Crane as a Great Divine Power Expert.
• Yan Kuan reached Mount Gezao and learned that the weakened Lingbao Sect had lost most of its scriptures and heritage.
• Yan Kuan preached from the Lingbao Sect's Dao Platform, revealing the complete fifth volume of the Lingbao Red Book Jade Secrets Scripture and earning the elders' gratitude.
• Yan Kuan studied the Lingbao Sect's ancient texts and relics for half a month, restoring much of its canon and obtaining half of the Character Assembly Secret and the complete Scripture of Salvation.

Yan Kuan held the Rite of Cosmic Balance at the Lingbao Sect to establish himself as the Eastern Lands’ leading figure and unite its religious traditions under his influence. After demonstrating the Dao of many sects, he left the gathered factions increasingly willing to accept his vision.

• Yan Kuan planned to unify the Ancestral Star’s faiths, establish a faith-based Spiritual Body, and leave contingencies behind before traveling to the Big Dipper.
• The Lingbao Sect opened its gates for the Rite of Cosmic Balance, and its sect master personally organized the gathering as Yan Kuan’s disciple.
• Leaders and experts from major sects and demon clans arrived at Zao Pavilion Mountain, while the wary Sky Kirin Clan stayed away.
• Yan Kuan appeared before the Palace of Morality, startling veteran elders with his powerful aura and cultivation despite his youth.
• Yan Kuan demonstrated the sword arts, talisman methods, and other inheritances of the gathered traditions, prompting their members to seek his guidance and discuss the Dao.

Yan Kuan found Penglai Immortal Island and entered a confrontation with a young Penglai cultivator while posing as Li Feiyu of the Lingbao Sect. Their King-grade treasures clashed, leaving the young man shocked by the Nine Dragon Sacred Bronze Seal.

• Yan Kuan followed demon qi to a Seahorse Spirit's underwater abode, and the spirit led him to the ancient Slaughter Formation guarding Penglai.
• Yan Kuan crossed the dangerous sea region with the Nine Dragon Sacred Bronze Seal and reached Penglai Immortal Island, where he gathered several spiritual herbs.
• Yan Kuan arrived at Penglai Holy City and claimed to represent the Lingbao Sect in discussions about gathering faith across the Eastern Lands.
• A young man on the city wall claimed Penglai presided over the world's cultivation orthodoxies, then attacked Yan Kuan when he demanded to speak with an elder.
• The Nine Dragon Sacred Bronze Seal intercepted the young man's strike, and it collided with his Void Seal, startling him with its power.

Yan Kuan, posing as Li Feiyu of the Lingbao Sect, challenged Peng Lai’s claim to control all Dao lineages and fought its defenders. After defeating their elders and overpowering a Supreme Great Power, he faced the arrival of the Penglai Celestial.

• Yan Kuan used the Nine Dragon Sacred Bronze Seal to suppress the Void Treasure Seal, then knocked down the young Peng Lai disciple who had attacked him.
• Two Peng Lai elders tried to seize the seal and attack Yan Kuan, but he defeated them with the awakened dragon souls.
• An old man who arrived through a Realm Gate attacked Yan Kuan with the Divine Ape Mystic Art, and Yan Kuan shattered his Dharma Aspect with the Dragon Spear.
• Yan Kuan introduced himself as Li Feiyu and explained that he had come to discuss the Lingbao Sect gathering faith in the Eastern Lands, while Peng Lai’s leader claimed such matters required its approval.
• Yan Kuan used the Dragon Spear and Sun-Shooting Divine Arrows to repel Peng Lai’s Sacred Tree and wound its Supreme Great Power.
• Peng Lai called for its Dao-Slaying King, and the Penglai Celestial appeared seated on a mysterious Dao Platform.

Yan Kuan defeated and killed Penglai Celestial, then took control of Mount Penglai and moved to bring its surviving disciples into the Xuanmen Sect. He left the remaining disciples purified by the Lingbao Salvation Scripture and gathered beneath his authority.

• Penglai Celestial attacked Yan Kuan with the Five-Colored Sacred Tree, but Yan Kuan summoned the Qingyang Sacred Lantern and forced him to flee.
• Yan Kuan pursued Penglai Celestial, grievously wounded him, and speared his fleeing soul body with the black Dragon Spear.
• Yan Kuan refined Penglai Celestial and sealed his stripped soul back into his King battle body to make a guardian Puppet.
• Yan Kuan and his five Great Abilities defeated Penglai Celestial's followers, eliminating his demonic direct lineage and other hostile elders.
• Yan Kuan asked the surviving Peng Lai disciples to join the Xuanmen Sect and recited the Lingbao Salvation Scripture to purify their souls.

Yan Kuan secured Penglai and spent two years eliminating the surviving followers of Penglai Celestial. He then confronted the sealed Extraterrestrial Demon Saint beneath the underwater Dragon Palace and began refining it with the Qingyang Sacred Lantern.

• Yan Kuan preached on Penglai for ninety-nine days, claiming the island as his Dao field and removing hidden dangers among its disciples.
• Yan Kuan tracked down and refined Penglai Celestial's remaining powerful followers, while Fangzhang and Yingzhou sought assurances about his actions.
• Yan Kuan explored Penglai's ancient texts and descended to the underwater Dragon Palace where the Extraterrestrial Demon Saint was sealed.
• The Extraterrestrial Demon Saint tried to lure Yan Kuan closer and seize him, but Yan Kuan revealed the Qingyang Sacred Lantern.
• Yan Kuan used Empyrean Flame to refine the weakened Extraterrestrial Demon Saint despite its pleas and offers of secrets.

Yan Kuan led Eastern Lands experts to Jerusalem to unite the Ancestral Star’s faith and confront the Western Church. He defeated Master A Tuo, but a Four-Winged Angel and five hundred knights then confronted him.

• Yan Kuan completed the Saint-Level Puppet, met Elder Peng, and gave him a Jade Vial before setting out west.
• Yan Kuan traveled to Ten Thousand Demons Valley through a Space Wormhole and gathered Eastern Lands leaders for his campaign.
• Yan Kuan led the group through a Void passage into Jerusalem and declared that the Eastern Lands’ Mystic Gate had come to visit.
• Master A Tuo attacked Yan Kuan with a Forbidden Artifact, but Yan Kuan pierced his staff and struck him down.
• A Four-Winged Angel appeared as five hundred knights charged Yan Kuan and the Eastern Lands experts.

Yan Kuan stormed Jerusalem, crushed the Five Hundred Knights, and fought the Feather Clan King over the Central Lands Ancestral Artifact. He destroyed the king’s summoned War God body and killed him before the Central Temple.

• Yan Kuan overwhelmed the Five Hundred Knights, killed the Three Holy Knights and the crusaders among them, and spared the remaining knights.
• Yan Kuan challenged the God Clan and confronted the Feather Clan King, who appeared above Jerusalem and declared him a blasphemer.
• Yan Kuan struck the Feather Clan King with a Divine Soul attack, then shattered his spells and wounded him with the Dragon Spear.
• The Feather Clan King activated an Ancient Talisman to summon a giant War God body and fought Yan Kuan across the Divine City.
• Yan Kuan used Chisongzi's Sword Dao Profound Art to destroy the giant and its talisman, then pierced the Feather Clan King's chest with the Dragon Spear.

Yan Kuan killed the remaining Feather Clan Kings, converted the Holy City’s believers, and absorbed the knowledge and essence of his enemies. He ended the chapter preparing to recover the Ancient Feather Clan’s ancestral divine arts and Secret Arts.

• After killing the fanatics who attacked him, Yan Kuan chanted the "Lingbao Salvation Scripture" and converted the Holy City’s believers over three days.
• The two remaining Feather Clan Kings arrived, and Yan Kuan sent his faith Spiritual Body to fight one while he battled the other.
• Yan Kuan drew out his potential in battle, advanced to the level of a Supreme Great Power, and killed one Feather Clan King as the Five-Colored Sacred Tree subdued the other.
• Yan Kuan took both Feather Clan Kings to the Central Temple, refined the survivor’s knowledge, and extracted silver blood from the three King corpses.
• Yan Kuan absorbed a portion of the silver blood and evolved the Burning Art, then prepared to trace the Ancient Feather Clan’s ancestral divine marks and Secret Arts.

Yan Kuan led the Holy City Knight Legion to the Vatican, where ancient Holy Knights and the Pope confronted him. After Yan Kuan defeated the four Holy Knights and seized their swords, the Vatican unleashed four Forbidden Scrolls and a killing array, but the Pope suddenly recoiled and fell from his throne.

• The Vatican Pope ordered the Holy Knights and Divine Knights to return and prepare to purify Yan Kuan if he came.
• On the third day after Western Christmas, Yan Kuan and his converted followers arrived at the Vatican with the Holy City Knight Legion, while twelve ancient Western armies gathered to defend it.
• Four ancient Holy Knights challenged Yan Kuan, who used the Sword Intent of Great Sage Chisongzi to destroy their armor, defeat them, and take control of their Half-Saint Swords.
• The Vatican unleashed four Ancient Forbidden Scrolls, and the Pope raised several mountains to form a Peerless Killing Array against Yan Kuan.
• The Pope abruptly changed expression, dodged aside, and fell from the Divine Throne.

Yan Kuan seized control of the Vatican’s formations and overwhelmed the Pope’s forces, but the Pope summoned an ancient Divine Knight and Saintess Audelan to turn the battle against him. As Audelan unleashed the Faith Ocean, Yan Kuan faced its holy power as Karma Fire.

• Yan Kuan took control of the Holy Mountains and Forbidden Scrolls, then used them to kill the Vatican Pope’s supporters.
• The Pope opened a Divine Gate to divert the Forbidden Scrolls, but four ancient Holy Knights emerged and the other experts were killed.
• The Pope summoned an ancient Divine Knight, whom Yan Kuan bound with Vatican patterns and suppressed using the Five-Colored Sacred Tree.
• At the Pope’s call, Saintess Audelan summoned the Faith Ocean with the prayers of countless believers and sent it toward Yan Kuan.
• Yan Kuan recognized that the Faith Power burned against him as Karma Fire.

Yan Kuan took control of the Vatican’s Faith Ocean and ancient Formation, using the fire of faith to forge a Faith Divine Embodiment. The Pope attacked him with the Golden Saint’s Armor and the Lance of Longinus, but a Black Light pierced the Pope before he could kill Yan Kuan.

• The believers’ fire of faith burned around Yan Kuan, but he grew stronger and forged a Faith Divine Embodiment.
• Yan Kuan used Holy Light Radiance and the half-step “Formation” Character Secret to seize the Faith Ocean and control the Vatican’s ancient Formation.
• Yan Kuan confronted the Pope, saying the Divine Caster had lost his faith and his greatest sources of power.
• The Pope attacked with ancient characters, then summoned the Golden Saint’s Armor and the Lance of Longinus to kill Yan Kuan.
• A Black Light pierced the Pope’s body, shattering his attempt to reclaim the Vatican.

Yan Kuan killed the Pope and persuaded the Divine Knight to accept a new faith centered on Yan Kuan’s Divine Embodiment. He unified the Western religious traditions and then the Ancestral Star’s faith, while his Divine Embodiment continued to grow stronger.

• Yan Kuan defeated the Pope, claimed the Golden Saint's Armor and Spear of Longinus, and silenced the Western powerhouses.
• Yan Kuan gave the dying Divine Knight ancestral ginseng juice and argued that the Mortal World needed a true god.
• The Divine Knight accepted Yan Kuan’s Divine Spear, and Yan Kuan’s scripture transformed the Vatican’s gathered followers into believers of the New God.
• The Holy See was remade, and the Divine Embodiment emerged and took up residence on Mount Olympus, unifying Western religious traditions.
• Yan Kuan unified the Ancestral Star’s faith as his Divine Embodiment spread its miracles and grew stronger through the power of belief.