Chapter Summaries

The Demon Race attacked the Nine Stars Empire, but Su Chen effortlessly stopped their strike and captured their Immortal Emperor. As the old man pleaded that it was all a misunderstanding, Su Chen rejected his excuse.

• The Empress tried to shield Su Chen from the Demon Race's old man, but Su Chen said an Immortal Emperor was no threat to him.
• The old man launched a destructive orb at Su Chen, who made it vanish with a slight squeeze of his hand.
• Su Chen offered to let the Demon Race leave unharmed, but Zi Po and the others mocked him and refused to back down.
• The old man attacked Su Chen, who seized him before the Empress could react.
• Su Chen identified the old man's bloodline as that of an Acquired Divine Beast, and the old man pleaded that the whole affair was a misunderstanding.
• Su Chen said it was not a misunderstanding, leaving the old man convinced he was doomed.

Su Chen spared the Demon Race experts who had attacked him, and the Nine Stars Empire gained influence as the Central Continent’s forces took notice of his strength. A hundred thousand years later, Tongtian arrived at the Imperial Palace to request an audience with someone beside Crown Prince Li Qingyue, but a young man confronted him at the gates.

• Su Chen released the Demon Race elder and let him and the other Demon Race members leave, prompting Zi Po to abandon his hopes of reclaiming the Central Continent.
• The Nine Stars Empire drew new allies after Su Chen drove off the Demon Race, and a hundred thousand years passed in peace.
• Tongtian arrived at the Imperial Palace and asked the guards to pass a message to the person beside Li Qingyue.
• One guard questioned Tongtian’s identity, while another dismissed him without reporting his request.
• A young man approached Tongtian and mocked him for trying to enter the Imperial Family’s grounds.

Tongtian visited Su Chen to say farewell before recovering his original strength and pursuing the Dao Lord Realm and beyond. Three hundred thousand years later, the Empress had advanced to the Mid Immortal Venerable Realm, while Su Chen reflected on the changes across the Nine Stars Empire and his other connections.

• Tongtian entered the Imperial Palace after the Heaven Suppressing King’s guards invited him, leaving the gate guards and the man who had insulted him stunned.
• Tongtian told Su Chen he was leaving to recover his strength, and Su Chen shared two jars of Jade Nectar with him before urging him to pursue realms beyond the Dao Lord Realm.
• Tongtian promised not to disappoint Su Chen and departed without further farewells.
• Three hundred thousand years passed, and the Empress broke through to the Mid Immortal Venerable Realm, drawing cultivators to the Nine Stars Empire as its power grew.
• Su Chen found that the Witch Ancestor had sealed herself away to avoid dying again, while Haoran’s four Immortal Kings remained low-key and the Su Family had changed little.

Su Chen used an Advanced Rebirth Card to resurrect Mu Xin and tracked her birth to Xuantian City in the Barren Continent. He watched her family name the newborn Mu Xin and resolved not to lose her again.

• Su Chen chose Mu Xin as the first person to resurrect and used an Advanced Rebirth Card on her.
• The card revealed that Mu Xin would be born in Xuantian City, so Su Chen ordered an investigation across the Cloud Firmament Realm.
• After learning there were eleven cities with that name, Su Chen used the Cause-and-Effect Dao to locate the one in the Barren Continent.
• Su Chen arrived at the ruined Xuantian City and followed the fluctuations of cause and effect to a house where a baby had just been born.
• Mu Xin’s father announced that both mother and daughter were safe and named the baby Mu Xin, while Su Chen watched with excitement.

Mu Erniu’s neighbors learned that the seemingly devoted father was a gambling addict who owed Ju Cai Lou a fortune. As Liu Pei beat him over the debt, Mu Erniu offered to sell his wife and newborn daughter, shocking everyone.

• Liu Pei demanded that Mu Erniu repay his debt and revealed that his five-thousand-Spirit-Stone loan had grown into a one-million-Stone claim.
• Mu Erniu’s neighbors initially assumed he had borrowed money to provide for his wife and child, but Zhang Yu exposed his gambling and debts.
• Zhang Yu explained that Mu Erniu had lost his family’s inner-city residence as collateral and had previously owed close to a million Spirit Stones.
• Liu Pei beat Mu Erniu, who begged for mercy and offered to sell his wife and newborn daughter to settle the debt.

Liu Pei found Qiu Lan and her newborn daughter living in squalor after Mu Erniu tried to sell them. Qiu Lan agreed to leave with Liu Pei, who brought them to the Liu Family residence and left Mu Erniu with money and canceled debts to face the despair of gambling away his life.

• Liu Pei entered Mu Erniu's dilapidated home and found Qiu Lan and their newborn daughter in miserable conditions.
• Qiu Peng arrived and beat Mu Erniu for trying to sell Qiu Lan and the baby, until Liu Pei's men pulled him away.
• Liu Pei urged Qiu Lan to leave with him for the sake of her daughter, and the infant's touch stirred Qiu Lan to keep living.
• Qiu Lan agreed to go with Liu Pei, and they recalled their childhood as Liu Pei promised to care for her and her child.
• Liu Pei took Qiu Lan and Mu Xin to the Liu Family residence, gave Mu Erniu a thousand Spirit Stones, and erased his debts so he could suffer the consequences of his gambling.

Mu Erniu lost Qiu Lan and his remaining hope of gambling money, then recognized the life he had destroyed and died by suicide. Three years later, Mu Xin had grown into a young child and began questioning how she had returned to life in the Cloud Firmament Realm.

• Mu Erniu came to the Liu Family begging Qiu Lan for Spirit Stones, but the guards drove him away and broke his leg.
• Qiu Lan rejected Mu Erniu when he confronted her again, and Liu Pei kicked him aside as he tried to grab her.
• Mu Erniu saw a happy family and remembered his former life with Qiu Lan, then returned to their ruined house and regretted his gambling.
• Mu Erniu cleaned the house, recalled Qiu Lan's past kindness, and died alone inside it.
• Three years later, Mu Xin wondered how she was alive again and learned that she lived in the Barren Continent of the Cloud Firmament Realm.

Mu Xin had been reborn as a child and waited anxiously to learn whether her husband was alive. Su Chen arrived at the Li Family, reunited with her, and bound her to him so she would not die as long as he lived.

• Mu Xin wondered whether the disruption in time had caused her death and worried that Su Chen might still be alive.
• Liu Pei struggled with Liu Xing's growing influence in the Li Family, while Qiu Lan offered to leave so she would not harm his position.
• A servant announced that Su Chen had come to see Liu Pei, and Mu Xin dropped her bowl and ran to the Li Family gate.
• Mu Xin recognized Su Chen, embraced him, and cried as he promised they would never be separated again.
• Su Chen used a Binding Card on Mu Xin, making her immortal as long as he remained alive.

Su Chen revealed his Nine Stars Empire token after Mu Xin called him her husband, and Liu Pei and Qiu Lan reacted to his power and identity. As Liu Xing challenged Su Chen and mocked his claim, Su Chen killed him instantly.

• Mu Xin clung to Su Chen and called him her husband, while Liu Pei attacked him and was stopped by an invisible force.
• Su Chen showed a Nine Stars Empire token marked Heaven Suppressing King, and Liu Pei recognized him as someone the Liu Family could not afford to offend.
• Mu Xin told Qiu Lan she had something to say, and the group headed into the Liu Family compound.
• Liu Xing confronted Liu Pei, announced that the Elders Council had given him Ju Cai Lou, and claimed Liu Pei could no longer become family head.
• Liu Xing questioned Su Chen's claim to be from the Nine Stars Empire, and Su Chen killed him with a single strike.

Su Chen subdued the Liu Family after Liu Xing’s death, while Mu Xin revealed her past-life identity to Qiu Lan and reassured her that she was still her daughter. Su Chen and Mu Xin stayed with the family, and fifteen years passed as Mu Xin grew into an adult.

• The Liu Family elders attacked Su Chen over Liu Xing’s death, but his aura terrified them into retreating.
• Mu Xin privately told Qiu Lan about their connection from a previous life, then comforted her by affirming their mother-daughter bond.
• The Liu Family stopped discussing Liu Xing’s death, returned Ju Cai Lou to Liu Pei, and treated him as their most valuable younger member.
• Mu Xin told Su Chen she had feared never seeing him again, and he promised they would never be separated.
• Su Chen and Mu Xin stayed with the Liu Family so Mu Xin could spend time with Qiu Lan, and fifteen years passed as Mu Xin grew into adulthood.

Su Chen and Mu Xin set out for Green Wave City to witness Mu Qingling’s rebirth, but they rescued a captive girl from bandits on the way. The girl, Mu Yao, joined them as their guide to Green Wave City.

• Mu Xin said goodbye to Qiu Lan, and Su Chen used an Advanced Rebirth Card to arrange for Mu Qingling to be reborn in Green Wave City three days later.
• Su Chen and Mu Xin traveled toward Green Wave City and were surrounded by bandits who tried to seize Mu Xin and a bound young woman.
• The bandit leader pretended to let Su Chen and Mu Xin go, then ambushed Su Chen, but Su Chen killed him and his men with a single strike.
• Mu Xin freed the captive woman, who thanked her and offered to guide them to Green Wave City.
• The woman introduced herself as Mu Yao and began chatting with Mu Xin as they continued their journey with Su Chen.

Su Chen brought Mu Xin and Mu Yao to the Mu Family on Taiping Street in Green Wave City, explaining that he intended to revive his disciple Mu Qingling, who would be born that afternoon. After Mu Yao's family confronted her over fleeing an arranged marriage, Su Chen revealed that he had come because Xu Duo's unborn child was destined to become his disciple.

• Su Chen explained to Mu Xin that changes to time had caused the Immortal Realm to vanish and said he planned to revive Mu Qingling.
• Su Chen asked Mu Yao to lead them to the Mu Family on Taiping Street, where he intended to find Xu Duo.
• Mu Yao returned to the Mu Family, and the patriarch berated her for fleeing her scheduled engagement to Young Master Qian.
• Mu Yao's father, Mu Hai, urged her to accept the marriage, and she agreed before introducing Su Chen and Mu Xin as visitors seeking her mother.
• Su Chen's pressure terrified Mu Hai and the others, and he said Xu Duo's unborn child was fated to be connected with him and that he wished to take the child as his disciple.

Su Chen took Mu Qingling as his disciple, then spent the next year reviving the remaining people from the Immortal Realm. When Su Xiao asked whether they could return, Su Chen said they could revive everyone instead, and Su Xiao decided to create another Su Family.

• The Mu Family welcomed Su Chen and Mu Xin, and the family watched anxiously as Xu Duo gave birth to a healthy child who did not cry.
• After staying with the Mu Family for about two months, Su Chen bound Mu Qingling as his disciple, and she chose to cultivate on her own.
• Su Chen left the Mu Family with Mu Xin and spent the following year reviving the remaining people, including Han Li, Su Hao, and Su Xiao.
• Su Chen explained that the rules behind the force that erased them differed in strength, and that mastering the Time Great Dao was beyond his current ability.
• Su Xiao asked Su Chen whether they could return to the Immortal Realm, and Su Chen said they could return or revive everyone.
• Su Xiao decided to create another Su Family.

Su Chen took Su Xiao and Su Hao to the Su Family in Jueyang City so they could return to the clan as descendants of a branch. At the Coming-of-Age Grand Competition, Su Chen suggested that the two children compete, leaving Su Ao surprised by the idea.

• Su Chen offered Su Xiao and Su Hao a Su Family in Beidou Prefecture whose bloodline was forty percent similar to the Immortal Realm family, and Su Hao persuaded Su Xiao to accept it.
• Su Chen gave Su Xiao and Su Hao spatial rings filled with resources and took them to the Su Family in Jueyang City.
• The guards recognized Su Chen as a Su Family elder, and he led the two children into the family during its Coming-of-Age Grand Competition.
• Su Ao recognized Su Chen, greeted him, and agreed to register Su Xiao and Su Hao in the genealogy as descendants of a branch.
• Su Chen asked Su Ao to let Su Xiao and Su Hao compete, and Su Ao questioned whether the two very young children could participate.

Su Chen brought Su Xiao and Su Hao to the Su Family's Coming-of-Age Grand Competition, where both joined the roster despite being only Earth Immortals. Su Lan reunited with Su Chen in the spectators' stands, and he said he hoped the two juniors would lead the Su Family to greater heights.

• Su Xiao revealed that he and Su Hao were Earth Immortals, astonishing the spectators with their cultivation at such a young age.
• Su Xiao said he would hold back, then Su Ao added him and Su Hao to the competition's round of thirty-two.
• Su Xiao dragged Su Hao into the competition because he wanted to fight him again, though their past battles had repeatedly ended in draws.
• Su Lan appeared beside Su Chen in the elders' stands, startling several elders who feared her temper.
• Su Lan noticed the juniors' Earth Immortal cultivation, and Su Chen said he had brought them back to help lead the Su Family to greater heights.

Su Xiao and Su Hao entered the Coming-of-Age Grand Competition, where their effortless victories stunned the spectators and proved their strength exceeded their apparent Earth Immortal realms. Su Hao defeated the Heavenly Immortal He Qifeng with one punch, leaving the rival prodigy humiliated.

• Su Chen bet Su Lan that Su Xiao and Su Hao would take first and second place, while Su Lan predicted they would rank around fifteenth.
• Su Xiao defeated the Late Earth Immortal Body Cultivator Su Qian so quickly that he sent her crashing into a stone wall and unconscious.
• Su Hao won his opening match just as easily, and the crowd reconsidered its dismissive view of the two youngsters.
• Su Hao faced He Qifeng, a Late Stage Heavenly Immortal from the He Family of Jueyang City, and knocked him unconscious with a single punch.
• He Qifeng awoke in pain and realized Su Hao had crushed both his pride and his reputation as a prodigy.

Su Hao and Su Xiao dominated the Coming-of-Age Grand Competition, defeating their opponents with overwhelming speed and strength. Su Xiao then challenged three prodigies at once and crushed them, leaving the crowd stunned by the gulf between them.

• Su Hao defeated a nineteen-year-old Heavenly Immortal Perfection prodigy with one punch in the quarterfinals.
• Su Xiao and Su Hao advanced through the early rounds, with each drawing a bye in turn.
• Su Tianyun broke through to the True Immortal realm as the semifinals approached, but doubted he could defeat Su Hao or Su Xiao.
• Su Xiao asked to fight all the remaining contestants except Su Hao at once, and Su Ao approved the challenge.
• Su Xiao swiftly knocked one opponent from the arena, then controlled Su Tianyun's lightning without harm.
• Su Xiao defeated the two remaining prodigies with ease, demonstrating an overwhelming gap in strength.

Su Lan learned that Su Chen’s subordinates, Su Xiao and Su Hao, were far stronger than Forbidden Experts, and discovered that his wife Mu Xin was nearly as powerful as they were. The tournament’s final began between Su Xiao and Su Hao, with Su Xiao preparing to challenge the advantage Su Hao had long held over him.

• Su Lan questioned Su Chen about Su Xiao and Su Hao, and he told her they had been his subordinates in a previous life and were stronger than Forbidden Experts.
• Su Lan noticed Mu Xin beside Su Chen, learned she was his wife, and discovered she was nearly as powerful as Su Xiao and Su Hao.
• The referee elder announced the final between Su Xiao and Su Hao, and Su Hao stepped onto the platform.
• Su Xiao declared that he would turn the tables on his brother, despite having usually been disadvantaged by Su Hao’s Primordial Innate Dao Fetus.
• Su Xiao reflected that his Battle God Demon Body had changed, and he prepared to fight Su Hao.

Su Xiao and Su Hao fought to a standstill-breaking disadvantage for Su Hao at the Coming-of-Age Grand Competition, while Su Chen contained their battle. Su Chen then met the Witch Ancestor, who told him she had remembered who he was.

• Su Xiao and Su Hao clashed with such force that the arena shattered, so Su Chen used a spatial technique to contain their fight.
• Su Xiao’s Primordial Limitless Innate Dao Body let him adapt to Su Hao’s moves, and their power rose far beyond their apparent Earth Immortal realms.
• Su Hao conceded that he was at a disadvantage and stopped the fight, leaving the spectators stunned by their strength.
• Su Chen heard the Witch Ancestor call for him and went with Mu Xin to a secluded cave where she was sealed by ten chains.
• The Witch Ancestor told Su Chen that she had remembered who he was, and he reacted with delight.

The Witch Ancestor revealed that Su Chen might actually be Chen Tian, master of the Primordial Era’s Heaven Controlling Pavilion, but remembering Su Chen drew the Curse Power toward her. Su Chen shielded the curse and brought her into the Xuanhuang Realm, where he tested whether she could safely remain unsealed.

• The Witch Ancestor remembered that Su Chen might be called Chen Tian and that he had been the master of the Heaven Controlling Pavilion.
• Su Chen stopped the Witch Ancestor from recalling more when he saw the Curse Power gathering outside the Cloud Firmament Realm.
• Su Chen activated a Shielding Card, causing the Curse Power to dissipate, and told the frightened Witch Ancestor that he would visit her every thousand years.
• Su Chen took the Witch Ancestor and another person into the Xuanhuang Realm and had her remove her seal.
• Su Chen removed the shielding effect around the Witch Ancestor and sensed no Curse Power in the Xuanhuang Realm.