Chapter Summaries

Mu Xin revealed that Zhao Heng of the Gu Ling Sect had helped him seize power in exchange for one hundred Core Formation stage cultivators each year. Meanwhile, Mu Xinhai struggled to save Yang Ru and was left humiliated by Zhao Rong, who withheld pills that could only delay her decline.

• Mu Xin promised Zhao Heng that he would provide one hundred Core Formation stage cultivators annually, and Zhao Heng warned that he could destroy Mu Xin as easily as he had raised him.
• Zhao Heng left after explaining that the Gu Ling Sect used pawns like Mu Xin to gather cultivators for refinement into spirit pills.
• Mu Xinhai visited Yang Ru and seethed over Mu Xin's role in her condition, but knew he could not oppose him without risking her life.
• Zhao Rong arrived with pills from the family head that could delay Yang Ru's decline, then demanded that Mu Xinhai kowtow to her before she handed them over.

Mu Qingling returned to the Mu Family and stopped Zhao Rong from forcing Mu Xinhai to kneel, crushing Zhao Rong beneath her pressure. When Mu Xin ordered her to release Zhao Rong, Mu Hua warned Mu Qingling that the family’s three Nascent Soul experts were too dangerous to oppose.

• Zhao Rong threatened Yang Ru’s life until Mu Xinhai agreed to kneel.
• As Mu Xinhai began to kneel, Mu Qingling appeared and forced Zhao Rong to the ground with overwhelming pressure.
• Mu Qingling apologized to Mu Xinhai for worrying him and sensed that Yang Ru was near death.
• Mu Li, Mu Xin, and Mu Geng confronted Mu Qingling, while Mu Xin ordered her to release Zhao Rong.
• Mu Hua privately explained the Mu Family’s situation and urged Mu Qingling not to challenge Mu Xin and the others yet.

Mu Qingling overwhelmed the Mu Family’s leaders after Zhao Rong attacked her, then handed the wounded Mu Xin and Mu Geng to Mu Hua. The confrontation escalated when Zhao Heng arrived, intent on killing Mu Qingling for harming his protégé.

• Mu Qingling learned that Mu Xin had seized control of the Mu Family and poisoned her mother, Yang Ru, and she killed Zhao Rong with one sword strike.
• Mu Li attacked Mu Qingling, but she killed him with a single sword strike before he could harm her.
• Mu Qingling struck Mu Xin and Mu Geng down, then severed their arms and declared Mu Hua the rightful family head.
• Mu Xin threatened Yang Ru’s life, but Mu Qingling dismissed his threat and left the two men for Mu Hua to handle.
• Zhao Heng emerged from a rift in the void and confronted Mu Qingling, furious that she had harmed Mu Xin.

The Pale Face Scholar and the Gu Ling Sect revealed themselves at the Mu Family and began sacrificing Jinling City with a Blood Refining Great Array. Mu Qingling disclosed her Void Refinement cultivation and killed Zhao Heng with a sudden sword strike, then turned her attention to the Pale Face Scholar.

• The Mu Family recognized Zhao Heng as a Gu Ling Sect cultivator, and Mu Hua condemned Mu Xin for colluding with the Demonic Path.
• The Pale Face Scholar arrived with two powerful allies and ordered them to sacrifice Jinling City.
• Zhao Heng and the others activated the Blood Refining Great Array, drawing essence blood from people across the trapped city.
• Zhao Heng sensed Mu Qingling's Void Refinement cultivation and questioned her about it.
• Mu Qingling killed Zhao Heng with a streak of sword light and challenged the Pale Face Scholar next.

Mu Qingling killed the Pale Face Scholar and the Gu Ling Sect cultivators who attacked the Mu Family, causing the Blood Refining Great Array over Jinling City to collapse. Mu Hua punished Mu Xin for colluding with the Demonic Cult, and the clan seized the other traitors as the family faced the consequences of their betrayal.

• Mu Qingling unleashed repeated Heaven Splitting attacks and killed the Pale Face Scholar despite his pleas for mercy.
• Mu Qingling slew the two fleeing Integration Stage cultivators, leaving all four Gu Ling Sect attackers dead.
• The Blood Refining Great Array collapsed after the Gu Ling Sect cultivators died, and Jinling City's terrified residents fled toward the gates.
• Mu Hua stopped Mu Xin from escaping, crippled his cultivation, and ordered him paraded publicly as a traitor.
• The Mu Family seized Mu Xin and restrained his former followers, who feared being implicated in his collusion with the Demonic Cult.

Mu Qingling’s victory over the Gu Ling Sect made the Mu Family famous, and she spent years tempering her cultivation before leaving to seek a breakthrough. Decades later, three members of the Su Family emerged from seclusion as Saint Venerables, strengthening the family while Su Chen sensed the Heavenly Dao’s power converging on the Southern Domain.

• Mu Hua announced that Mu Qingling had slain the Gu Ling Sect’s master, elders, and a protector, and righteous cultivators confirmed the Pale Face Scholar’s identity.
• The Cangyun King brought Lin Yun'er to apologize to the Mu Family, and Mu Qingling stayed there for ten years to comprehend Sword Intent before leaving to seek a breakthrough.
• Su Chen sensed the Eastern Domain’s Heavenly Dao power gathering toward the Southern Domain and decided to let the change unfold.
• Three powerful auras shook Wangyun Mountain, and three Su Family members emerged from seclusion as Saint Venerables.
• Su Chen welcomed their emergence, recognizing that the Su Family had gained three powerful fighters but still needed a Great Emperor to become an overlord.

Su Chen considered the Demon Realm’s increasingly frequent movements and suspected it might be trying to damage the seal between the Yin-Yang Realms. Meanwhile, Su Qingtian, Su Hongyuan, and another Su Family member emerged from seclusion as Saint Venerables, and the family celebrated their breakthrough in Wangyun City.

• Su Chen concluded that the Demon Realm could not separate from the Xuantian Realm and wondered whether it was plotting to damage the seal between the Yin-Yang Realms.
• Su Qingtian, Su Hongyuan, and a third Su Family member emerged from seclusion after breaking through to the Saint Venerable Realm.
• Su Yuanba and the younger Su Family members welcomed the three elders, while Su Hongyuan was surprised by how much the family had grown during his seclusion.
• Su Chen arrived with Qingshi, Bai Xiao, Ruoxi, and An Qinglian, then congratulated his father, Old Master, and Second Uncle.
• The Su Family held a three-day banquet in Wangyun City, and people across the Eastern Domain learned that the powerful auras had come from the three breakthroughs.

Su Chen introduced the Dragon Transformation Pool to help the Su Family stabilize their cultivation, then an auspicious omen announced the birth of a Child of Destiny in the Eastern Domain. The chapter ended with Xiao Ming and his wife helpless as their newborn daughter Yan'er was engulfed in flames.

• Su Chen told Su Qingtian and the others about the Dragon Transformation Pool, and the newly advanced cultivators entered the secret realm to consolidate their cultivation.
• After a year passed, a lightning omen appeared over the Eastern Domain, and Su Chen identified the Lingxiao Sect's second disciple as a newly born Child of Destiny.
• Su Chen sent Mu Qingling a Spirit Talisman, and she set out to learn whether her new junior was a brother or sister.
• The sky over the Luoyun Empire turned crimson as flames spread overhead, drying the land before vanishing.
• Xiao Ming found newborn Yan'er surrounded by flames, while his wife begged him to save her and he could not approach.

After Xiao Yan was born amid a heavenly phenomenon, he displayed terrifying flames, a special constitution, and cultivation, drawing powerful forces eager to claim him as a disciple. As Xiao Ming struggled to choose among them, Mu Qingling appeared and announced she had come to accept Xiao Yan on behalf of her master.

• An elder told Xiao Ming that Xiao Yan was a Child of Destiny as flames engulfed the newborn.
• Spiritual Energy flooded into Xiao Yan, giving him Qi Condensation Stage cultivation before the energy tide faded and he fell asleep.
• The Qingran Holy Lord, the Blazing Flame Holy Land master, and a representative of Qi Tian Sect each asked Xiao Ming to let them take Xiao Yan as a disciple.
• Zhou Yunlong and a Saint King also arrived and sought to recruit Xiao Yan, leaving Xiao Ming uncertain about which force to choose.
• Mu Qingling appeared above the Xiao Family and said she had come to accept a disciple on behalf of her master.

Mu Qingling announced that Su Chen intended to take Xiao Yan as his disciple, shocking the powerful figures gathered to recruit the Child of Destiny. She stayed with the Xiao Family and planned to bring Xiao Yan to Wangyun Mountain when he was old enough.

• Mu Qingling revealed that she was Su Chen's eldest senior sister and that he wanted Xiao Yan as his disciple, causing the gathered experts to abandon their attempts to recruit him.
• Xiao Ming agreed to have Xiao Yan acknowledge Su Chen as his master and take him to Wangyun Mountain for the apprenticeship rites when he grew up.
• Mu Qingling visited Xiao Yan and sensed his immense Spiritual Energy and innate Heavenly Fire Power, recognizing him as a prodigy with extraordinary potential.
• Mu Qingling told Xiao Ming she would stay with the Xiao Family until Xiao Yan came of age, and Xiao Ming arranged a luxurious guest room for her.

After seven years, Mu Qingling brought eight-year-old Xiao Yan to Wangyun Mountain to meet his master, Su Chen. On the way to Wangyun Courtyard, they encountered Su Ping Tian, who found Mu Qingling’s strength and calm demeanor interesting.

• Xiao Yan reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage by age eight, and Mu Qingling agreed to take him to Wangyun Mountain after he said goodbye to his family.
• Mu Qingling and Xiao Yan reached Wangyun Mountain, where a Dao Entry Realm guard recognized her trusted-aide jade pendant and escorted them upward.
• Mu Qingling and Xiao Yan were astonished by the powerful aura of the demon-beast fish and the other extraordinary sights on Wangyun Mountain.
• Su Ping Tian recognized Mu Qingling and was surprised by her slow cultivation progress and the Sword Intent within her.
• Mu Qingling calmly greeted Su Ping Tian and continued toward Wangyun Courtyard, while he left, amused by her demeanor.

Mu Qingling brought Xiao Yan to meet Su Chen, who discovered that the eight-year-old possessed a uniquely powerful Divine Body and Heavenly Fire Power. Su Chen offered him the Water Heart Fire to refine, leaving Mu Qingling stunned by Xiao Yan’s response.

• Mu Qingling and Xiao Yan entered Wangyun Courtyard and paid their respects to Su Chen.
• Su Chen praised Mu Qingling for remaining true to her decision to build her foundation slowly.
• Su Chen examined Xiao Yan and realized his unusual physique combined Divine Body potential with powerful, growing Heavenly Fire Power.
• Xiao Yan released his Heavenly Fire, and Su Chen decided to find him a new cultivation path.
• Su Chen summoned the Water Heart Fire and told Xiao Yan to refine it, prompting Mu Qingling to protest before she stared at Xiao Yan in disbelief.

Xiao Yan refined the Water Heart Fire, advanced to Deity Transformation Early Stage, and received more spiritual fires and techniques from Su Chen before setting out with Mu Qingling. Twenty-two years later, Su Qingtian and two others emerged from seclusion with vastly greater strength and prepared to travel to the Southern Domain.

• Xiao Yan subdued the Water Heart Fire, displayed control over both it and his Heavenly Fire, and broke through to Deity Transformation Early Stage before suppressing further advancement.
• Su Chen gave Xiao Yan a necklace containing three spiritual fires and a spatial ring of techniques, and asked Mu Qingling to guide her junior brother.
• Mu Qingling and Xiao Yan left Wangyun Mountain after bidding farewell to Su Chen, with Mu Qingling accompanying Xiao Yan to his lineage.
• Su Chen reflected on his age after watching his disciples leave, and another twenty-two years passed.
• Su Qingtian and two others emerged from seclusion with auras that shook the Eastern Domain, and Su Qingtian announced they could finally go to the Southern Domain.

Su Chen decided to travel to the Southern Domain to investigate recent events and bring back his mother, while the Ye Family gathered to decide how to handle Ye Qingling's connection to the Su Family. The council remained divided, with Ye Wushang arguing that cooperation could give the Ye Family a powerful ally.

• Su Chen and Su Qingtian left Wangyun Mountain for the Southern Domain.
• Ye Qingcang summoned the Ye Family’s twenty-one leading figures to discuss Ye Qingling and the Su Family.
• Ye Qingcang revealed that Su Chen was likely Ye Qingling’s child and noted that Su Qingtian had reached the Saint Venerable Realm.
• Ye Yunli and Ye Xianghe argued that the Ye Family should reject the Su Family, citing the danger of war in the Eastern Domain and the family’s Imperial Clan status.
• Ye Wushang defended Ye Qingling and urged the Ye Family to consider the Su Family’s strength and potential as an ally.

Ye Qingcang decided the Ye Family would demand Su Chen’s submission and treasures in exchange for discussing his marriage to Ye Qingling. Su Chen and Su Qingtian arrived at Cang Mountain, where the Ye Family’s powerful experts confronted them.

• Ye Wushang argued that the Ye Family could not escape the Xuantian Realm’s coming crisis, while Ye Qingcang acknowledged Su Chen’s achievements and coveted his treasures.
• Ye Qingcang proposed that Su Chen submit to the Ye Family and surrender his treasures, with Ye Qingling’s marriage alliance still under discussion if he agreed.
• Ye Wushang reluctantly said he would comply with Ye Qingcang’s arrangement, despite his concern for Ye Qingling and Su Chen.
• Su Chen and Su Qingtian arrived at Cang Mountain, drawing attention across the Southern Domain.
• The Ye Family’s Great Elder accused the visitors of declaring war, and four Supreme Sages along with numerous other experts unleashed their auras.

Su Chen and Su Qingtian confronted the Ye Family at Cang Mountain to bring Ye Qingling home, but the clan’s overwhelming strength made clear that a peaceful reunion would be difficult. Ye Qingcang revealed that Ye Qingling was imprisoned for life and hinted that her release might depend on what Su Chen could offer.

• Su Chen and Su Qingtian arrived at Cang Mountain, where the Ye Family’s powerful elders gathered to confront them.
• Ye Yunli attacked Su Qingtian with his Ancient Sage aura, but Su Chen stepped forward and blocked it.
• The Ye Family’s Great Elder challenged Su Chen, until Ye Qingcang intervened and asked why they had come.
• Su Qingtian asked Ye Qingcang for permission to marry Ye Qingling and offered to meet any condition.
• Ye Qingcang said Ye Qingling had violated clan rules and was imprisoned in the Forbidden Land for life, while Su Chen suspected Ye Qingcang wanted something from him.

Ye Qingcang demanded that the Su Family submit to the Ye Family and surrender control of the Eastern Domain, but Su Chen refused to yield. As the Ye Family prepared to capture him on Cang Mountain, Su Chen urged them to come down and face him.

• Ye Qingcang offered to spare Ye Qingling's offense if the Su Family joined the Ye Family and handed over its wealth and control of the Eastern Domain.
• Su Qingtian suspected the Ye Family was mainly interested in Su Chen and left the decision to his son.
• Su Chen used the Primordial Eye to locate Ye Qingling and discover five hidden Quasi-Emperors on Cang Mountain, including one at the Ninth-Rank.
• Ye Wushang secretly urged Su Chen to submit, while Su Chen wondered whether the young man was connected to his mother.
• Ye Qingcang threatened to punish the Su Family for entering Cang Mountain, and Su Chen challenged the Ye Family to come down.
• Ye Qingcang ordered the Ye Family to capture Su Chen as their forces unleashed their auras around him.

Su Chen faced the Ye Family at Cang Mountain, where his mother was imprisoned, and remained unmoved as they declared he must die. After surviving their combined attack unharmed, he counterattacked and killed Ye Qingcang, leaving the Ye Family and the Southern Domain stunned.

• Su Chen sent Su Qingtian into a secret treasure and dismissed the Ye Family’s threats as he prepared to rescue his mother.
• Ye Wushang urged Su Chen to apologize, but Ye Yunli and Ye Qingcang insisted that Su Chen be killed to preserve the Ye Family’s prestige.
• Ye Qingcang ordered twenty-one phantom figures to attack Su Chen together while Ye Wushang refused to join them.
• Su Chen blocked the combined attack with one hand and emerged from the resulting void completely unharmed.
• Su Chen vanished and struck back, then appeared holding the lifeless Ye Qingcang by the body.

Su Chen instantly killed Ye Qingcang, shocking observers across the Xuantian Realm and provoking the Ye Family to activate its Emperor Tier formation. He killed the family’s Great Elder before the formation could fully take effect, leaving everyone wondering whether he was truly a Supreme Sage.

• Su Chen killed Ye Qingcang in an instant, leaving the Southern Domain and distant observers stunned.
• Powerhouses debated Su Chen’s strength and whether the Ye Family’s Quasi-Emperor ancestors, including the ninth-rank Wind Emperor, could avenge Ye Qingcang.
• The Ye Family’s Great Elder ordered the Mountain Protecting Grand Formation activated to stop Su Chen.
• Su Chen appeared beside the Great Elder and crushed him with a casual strike, causing the formation to dim.
• Observers watched Su Chen’s overwhelming strength and questioned whether he was actually a Quasi-Emperor.

Su Chen continued slaughtering the Ye Family’s forces as five Quasi-Emperor ancestors emerged from seclusion. After Su Chen killed Ye Yunli in front of them, the Martial Emperor attacked with a devastating punch, leaving Su Chen’s response unresolved.

• Su Chen effortlessly killed Ye Family fighters, and Ye Yunli called for the ancestors to emerge and save the family.
• Five Ye Family Quasi-Emperors awakened, ranging from Second-Grade to Peak Ninth-Grade, while Su Chen remained calm.
• Su Chen killed Ye Yunli before the ancestors could intervene, and the Martial Emperor angrily confronted him.
• Su Chen declared that those who stood above him were dead, provoking the Martial Emperor to unleash a colossal punch that shattered the space around Cang Mountain.