Chapter Summaries

Su Chen erased Mr. Qi and the City Lord's Mansion, empowered the Li Family, and set Li Shishan on the path to rule the Xuanhuang Realm. Years later, the Great Qian Empire had formed, but a new threat emerged in Yunliu City when He Liwu targeted a pregnant woman and her husband.

• Su Chen made the Li Family cultivators, gave Li Shishan the Primordial Immortal Body and resources, and changed the area's rules to enrich its Spiritual Energy.
• Su Chen granted the plain-clothed monk an Immortal Body and ordered him to serve the Li Family.
• Li Shishan took control of the city, renamed it Wantian City, and established laws and officials to protect its people.
• Li Shishan expanded his rule to four surrounding cities and established the Great Qian Empire, whose laws he revised over the next three years.
• In Yunliu City, He Liwu tried to force a pregnant woman's husband to surrender her, then ordered his servants to beat the man to death.
• An enraged voice called out and ordered He Liwu's group to stop.

Li Qing enforced Great Qian law against He Liwu after the He Family's abuses came to light. The chapter ended with nearly the entire He Family arrested and dozens of its members executed.

• He Liwu tried to drive Li Qing and the Sky Patrol Division away with a bribe after abusing a young couple in the street.
• Li Qing struck He Liwu and had him and his servants arrested for assaulting officers, bribery, and threatening them.
• Li Qing told Zhou Ben they would investigate the He Family, then reassured the young couple that Great Qian law protected ordinary people.
• Li Qing's investigation exposed the He Family's human trafficking, torture, and forced prostitution.
• Nearly thirty He Family members were beheaded, more than two hundred were imprisoned, and the rest were arrested, while some younger children escaped.

Over five years, the Great Qian Empire expanded and flourished under Li Shishan as its laws reduced crime and supported the growth of cultivators. Su Chen strengthened the Imperial Seal with rules that would enforce the empire’s laws, then sensed Immortal Venerable-level activity in the Demon Domain that might threaten the Central Continent.

• Citizens on the execution platform jeered at the He Family, while Ministry of Justice officials punished a man who disrupted public order.
• The Great Qian Empire expanded to ten cities, and five years later its territory had doubled as Li Shishan reached the Dao Entry Realm.
• The empire’s laws reduced crime, sects adopted new methods to train disciples, and cultivators competed for treasures through arena matches.
• Su Chen infused the Imperial Seal with rules linked to the Great Qian Empire, which would gradually enforce its laws throughout the empire.
• Su Chen sensed unusual Immortal Venerable-level auras in the Demon Domain and wondered whether they planned to attack the Central Continent.

Su Chen discovered that Chunlan had become the Witch Ancestor and learned she possessed an Undying Dao Mark that let her revive after death. Her origin in the Primordial World suggested she had come from the Immortal Realm, leaving Su Chen stunned that she had survived the passage of ten thousand years.

• Su Chen sensed an unfamiliar but familiar aura from Chunlan and found her sitting by a stream, changed in both demeanor and appearance.
• Chunlan demanded to know who Su Chen was and why he had helped her, but Su Chen threatened her until she revealed she was the Witch Ancestor.
• Su Chen asked whether Chunlan knew him; she said she might remember him when more of her sealed memories returned, prompting him to question what connected them.
• Chunlan explained that her Undying Dao Mark let her revive after life-and-death crises, though each death forced her into prolonged dormancy and repeated reincarnation.
• Su Chen realized Chunlan’s Dao Mark came from the Primordial World, an era in the Immortal Realm, and wondered how she had survived ten thousand years.

Su Chen learned that Witch Ancestor Chunlan needed resources to cultivate after reviving, but a curse struck her when she recognized his Divine Crystals. He concealed her Indestructible Great Dao from the curse, and Chunlan recalled that it had repeatedly killed her during countless Reincarnations.

• Su Chen asked Chunlan whether she still needed life-and-death crises to increase her cultivation, and she explained that those were only necessary before she revived.
• Su Chen offered Chunlan Divine Crystals and Immortal Rank treasures, and she recognized the crystals as rare treasures from the Primordial World.
• A curse attacked Chunlan's Indestructible Great Dao after she began to suspect Su Chen's identity, and Su Chen observed as it nearly destroyed her Great Dao.
• Su Chen concealed Chunlan and her Great Dao, causing the curse to lose its target and disappear.
• Chunlan recalled that the curse had repeatedly erased her whenever she was about to revive, forcing her into another Reincarnation.

After Su Chen saved Witch Ancestor Chunlan from the curse, she explained that her Indestructible Dao Patterns were rules governing her survival and rebirth. Su Chen concluded that rules stood above the Dao and that the realm beyond the Dao Lord Realm was the Rule-Curse Realm, then left with Witch Ancestor Chunlan following him.

• Witch Ancestor Chunlan realized Su Chen had stopped the curse from killing her and answered his questions about her Indestructible Dao Patterns.
• Witch Ancestor Chunlan explained that her patterns acted like rules: she could not die permanently and was reborn after each death.
• Su Chen connected the patterns to rules above the Dao, reconsidered his Dual Cultivation Great Dao, and concluded that the realm above the Dao Lord Realm was the Rule-Curse Realm.
• Su Chen told Witch Ancestor Chunlan to stay in the Cloud Firmament Realm, but she insisted on accompanying him to escape the curse and learn more about Su Chen.

Witch Ancestor Chunlan tried to convince Su Chen she could be useful, but he assured her she would be safe in the Cloud Firmament Realm. The Empress visited Su Chen under the pretext of seeking cultivation guidance, and after three days discussing the Great Dao, she realized she had fallen for him while Su Chen struggled to suppress his attraction.

• Witch Ancestor Chunlan told Su Chen she was an Innate Ancient God with Indestructible Dao Patterns, but he assured her that she would be safe as long as she stayed in the Cloud Firmament Realm.
• Chunlan headed to a city to enjoy a meal, while Su Chen returned to the Imperial City of the Nine Stars Empire and found the Empress waiting for him.
• The Empress invited Su Chen to Jade Pool Palace for guidance after her breakthrough to the Immortal Venerable Realm, and he agreed despite sensing the influence of the Dual Cultivation Great Dao.
• Su Chen explained the Great Dao to the Empress for nearly three days, while she listened closely and grew increasingly admiring of him.
• After Su Chen returned to Li Qingyue's palace, the Empress realized she had fallen for him and wondered what to do about her feelings.

The Empress repeatedly pursued Su Chen, and he eventually gave in to her advances despite his reservations. That night, she returned with a proposal to trade requests and whispered one that left him stunned.

• The Empress tried to coax Su Chen into drinking her secret-recipe immortal liquid, and he drank it before fleeing the Imperial Palace.
• The Empress found Su Chen at a restaurant, insisted he could not reject her, and shoved him down as her possessiveness overwhelmed her.
• Three to five days later, the Empress made Su Chen promise not to tell Li Qingyue what had happened and hurried away after he teased her.
• Su Chen wondered whether the Dual Cultivation Great Dao had unleashed the desires of the women around him.
• That night, the Empress returned and proposed that they each grant the other one request, then whispered her request to a stunned Su Chen.

After three hundred peaceful years, Su Chen grew tired of his routine and visited Pinxiang Residence, a high-end Imperial City establishment, out of curiosity. He chose an Earth-tier seat and ordered every dish on the menu, leaving the hostess stunned by the nearly forty-million-Immortal-Crystal bill.

• Su Chen left the An Yun Merchant Association, feeling bored with his monotonous routine of spending time with women.
• A hostess invited Su Chen into Pinxiang Residence, where he learned about its artistic performances and costly seating tiers.
• Su Chen asked about the reserved upper floors and learned that distinguished guests needed to meet a spending threshold, receive an invitation, or deposit twenty million top-grade Immortal Crystals.
• Su Chen selected an Earth-tier seat and told the hostess to bring every dish on the menu, then continue serving dishes at regular intervals.
• The hostess warned that the order would cost nearly forty million top-grade Immortal Crystals, but Su Chen confirmed it and she notified the kitchen.

Su Chen watched Liuxiang Residence’s young ladies perform and saw guests bid for private dinners with them. Miss Ziyao’s pipa performance drew large bids, including a million-Immortal-Crystal offer from Qin Feng.

• Liuxiang Residence began its bidding event, explaining the ten plaque grades and their prices.
• The first young lady performed, and guests bid until she received thirty red plaques worth three hundred thousand top-grade Immortal Crystals.
• After eighty performances, Miss Ziyao took the stage and played a pipa melody that impressed Su Chen and quieted the audience.
• Guests placed increasingly high bids for Miss Ziyao, and Qin Feng offered ten purple plaques worth one million top-grade Immortal Crystals.

At Liuxiang Residence, Su Chen quietly drew attention by putting up thirty red plaques for Qiulan, while Xu Zhilei flaunted his wealth with a much larger bid. Xu Zhilei looked down at Su Chen, setting up a contrast between their spending as the contest for Qiulan continued.

• Qin Feng enjoyed the attention he received while putting up a plaque and admired Menglan.
• As Qiulan danced, Su Chen put up thirty red plaques, drawing the venue’s attention and paying for them on the spot.
• Xu Zhilei asked who Su Chen was, then decided to compete for a dinner with Qiulan.
• Xu Zhilei put up fifty tricolor plaques worth fifteen million top-grade Immortal Crystals, impressing the crowd.
• Xu Zhilei glanced down at Su Chen with disdain, convinced his wealth surpassed everyone else’s.

Su Chen provoked Xu Zhilei by offering an enormous tip for Qiulan’s dance, and their escalating bids turned into a public contest of pride. The chapter ended with Su Chen raising the offer to three thousand Tricolor Tokens while Xu Zhilei’s response remained pending.

• Xu Zhilei put up ten-odd million Immortal Crystals for Qiulan, and Su Chen answered with five hundred Tricolor Tokens.
• The crowd interpreted Su Chen’s huge offer as evidence that he and Xu Zhilei had a grudge, and Xu Zhilei angrily declared that Qiulan would belong to him that day.
• Xu Zhilei raised his offer to six hundred Tricolor Tokens, and Su Chen paid for his initial bid before challenging him to keep competing.
• Su Chen and Xu Zhilei repeatedly raised their bids, delighting Qiulan as the total climbed.
• Su Chen dismissed the contest as meaningless and offered three thousand Tricolor Tokens.

At Liuxiang Residence, Su Chen outbid Xu Zhilei with enormous sums of Immortal Crystals, humiliating him until he withdrew. Miss Qiulan earned a vast fortune, while Su Chen kept his distance from her and only bid symbolically on the other performers.

• Xu Zhilei threatened Su Chen after Su Chen called for three thousand three-colored plaques, but Su Chen mocked him for lacking Immortal Crystals.
• Su Chen paid nine hundred million top-grade Immortal Crystals and then offered another three thousand three-colored plaques, stunning everyone.
• Xu Zhilei's attendant warned him that Su Chen could see through his concealed cultivation, so Xu Zhilei closed his private-room curtains and withdrew.
• Miss Qiulan received a commission of around one billion top-grade Immortal Crystals and looked at Su Chen with interest, but Su Chen had blocked the Dual Cultivation Great Dao and wanted no new relationship.
• Miss Qiulan left the stage, and Su Chen placed only symbolic bids on the other girls.

Su Chen spent lavishly at Liuxiang Residence, enjoyed a private meal and performance with Miss Qiulan, and returned there daily to relax. On a busy performance day, he summoned the manager, Nie Yuan, to discuss a request.

• Su Chen’s dispute with Xu Zhilei faded from attention as Liuxiang Residence’s performances drew the crowd and earned the establishment enormous tips.
• Miss Qiulan welcomed Su Chen for a private meal, tried to win his favor, and danced for him before he left.
• Miss Qiulan’s fellow performers asked why she had returned so soon, and she credited her windfall partly to her luck and Xu Zhilei’s provocation.
• Su Chen spent the following days relaxing at Liuxiang Residence, watching performances and receiving massages.
• Three days later, Su Chen asked to see the manager, and Nie Yuan arrived to hear his request.

Su Chen spent lavishly to have Liuxiang Residence’s top courtesan Qiu Lan massage him, persuading manager Nie Yuan to bend the establishment’s rules. The next day, Su Chen moved on to Hong Luan, leaving Nie Yuan to arrange another costly private massage.

• Su Chen offered Nie Yuan increasingly large sums until Nie Yuan agreed to let Qiu Lan give him a private massage for five hundred million top-grade Immortal Crystals.
• Qiu Lan massaged Su Chen while guests at Liuxiang Residence heard about his extravagant payment and envied her earnings.
• The performances at Liuxiang Residence continued with acts different from those shown the previous time.
• The next day, Su Chen offered five hundred million top-grade Immortal Crystals for Hong Luan, explaining that he wanted to try someone else.
• Nie Yuan fetched Hong Luan, who arrived and greeted Su Chen.

Su Chen spent over seven billion top-grade Immortal Crystals at Liuxiang Residence before Li Qingyue asked him to investigate a Demonic Path massacre in Lingxu Commandery. He accepted the mission and left the Imperial City under his new title, Heaven Suppressing King.

• Su Chen visited Liuxiang Residence over several days, spending more than seven billion top-grade Immortal Crystals and sparking rumors about his identity.
• Li Qingyue confronted Su Chen about his visits, but he soothed her jealousy and she asked him to help with the Demonic Path massacre in Lingxu Commandery.
• Su Chen agreed to investigate the massacre and the influential people behind the Demonic Path, and Li Qingyue explained that the commandery's tangled interests made the case difficult.
• Three days later, the Imperial Family appointed Su Chen Heaven Suppressing King, granting him authority to inspect officials and execute first before reporting.
• Su Chen changed his appearance and left the Imperial City in a small sedan to travel to Lingxu Commandery.

Su Chen traveled to Lingxu Commandery to investigate the Demonic Cult massacre, but the local officials questioned his identity and tried to delay him. After recognizing their obstruction, Su Chen killed the Grand Governor with overwhelming force.

• News of Su Chen's identity as the Heaven Suppressing King spread through the Imperial City, and he traveled alone toward Lingxu Commandery.
• At the commandery border, three guards accused Su Chen of forging his identity and moved to seize him.
• The Grand Governor arrived, inspected Su Chen's token, and demanded that he wait ten days to half a month for the Imperial Family to verify his identity.
• Su Chen challenged the Grand Governor's authority to detain him and asked about the place the Demonic Cult had massacred, but the Grand Governor refused to answer.
• Su Chen used his power to kill the Grand Governor, whose Immortal Soul disintegrated as he realized Su Chen was far stronger than an Immortal King.

Su Chen killed the Grand Governor of Lingxu Commandery and investigated the massacre of Lingfeng City, but the Lingxu County Princess took the blame and ended the matter. After returning to the Imperial City, Su Chen resumed his usual routine until a terrifying figure descended upon the Cloud Firmament Realm.

• Su Chen killed the Grand Governor and the other men, then traveled to Lianfeng City to investigate the massacre.
• Su Chen attacked the City Lord's Mansion and questioned Zhao Wu, learning that the clues pointed to the County Princess.
• Su Chen forcibly scanned Zhao Wu's soul, leaving him dazed and foolish, then headed to Lingxu City.
• Su Chen learned that the Lingxu County Princess had gone to the Imperial Family to plead guilty and admit to colluding with the Demonic Cult.
• Su Chen returned to the Imperial City and resumed his life at Liuxiang Residence.
• A terrifying pressure enveloped the Cloud Firmament Realm as an enormous figure descended from beyond the realm.

An Immortal Emperor from the Demon Race arrived in the Cloud Firmament Realm, prompting Central Continent powerhouses to distance themselves from the Nine Stars Empire. At Myriad Demon Mountain, he dismissed concerns about the empire and declared that destroying it would be easy.

• The Empress and other Human Race powerhouses sensed a demonic presence and connected it to the mysterious figure who had slain two Demon Race Immortal Venerables.
• Central Continent Immortal Venerables blamed the Nine Stars Empire for breaking the balance and withdrew their support, leaving the empire isolated.
• At Myriad Demon Mountain, Zi Po welcomed his Second Uncle, an Immortal Emperor of the Azure Nether Purple Crystal Tiger Clan.
• Zi Po explained that an outsider had thwarted the Demon Race's planned destruction of the Nine Stars Empire and shared what he knew about the empire and its Empress.
• The old man declared that the Nine Stars Empire was no threat and promised Zi Po that destroying it would be effortless.

Demon Race experts led by an Immortal Emperor arrived at the Nine Stars Empire to avenge their losses and threatened to destroy it. Su Chen appeared beside the Empress just as the old man prepared to attack, and the old man turned his attention to him.

• Zi Po led the old man toward the Cloud Firmament Realm, eager to claim it.
• The old man's divine sense and a Void Rift appeared over the Nine Stars Empire, revealing a group of powerful Demon Race experts.
• The Empress recognized the danger but chose not to ask Su Chen for help, while the Imperial City panicked.
• Zi Po accused the Human Race of breaking the rules and demanded that the expert who killed Demon Race cultivators appear.
• The old man pressured the Empress and declared that he would destroy the Nine Stars Empire before raising his hand to attack.
• Su Chen appeared beside the Empress, and the old man said he would deal with him too.