Chapter Summaries

Chen Zhixing forced Li Changsheng to kneel and threatened to kill Lü Zhi Nu unless Li Changsheng took his own life. As Chen counted down, Li Changsheng struggled with the choice, unable to bring himself to abandon his wife.

• Li Changsheng charged at Chen Zhixing to save Lü Zhi Nu, but the Nether Duo and the ship’s formations suppressed him.
• Chen Zhixing threatened Lü Zhi Nu, and Li Changsheng knelt to keep her safe.
• Chen Zhixing gained Fortune and the Heavenly Devil Body after Li Changsheng’s Dao heart cracked.
• Chen Zhixing made Li Changsheng choose between taking his own life and letting Lü Zhi Nu die.
• As Chen counted down, Li Changsheng remembered his life with Lü Zhi Nu and struggled to choose.

Chen Zhixing nearly drove Li Changsheng to destroy his own Dao Foundation by confronting him with Lü Zhi Nu’s devotion, but Si Kong Xuanji intervened and Li Changsheng escaped. As Chen Daoyan fought the Si Kong forces, an ancient ancestor appeared and called for the conflict between the juniors to end.

• Chen Zhixing used the Profound Light Mirror and accusations about Lü Zhi Nu to push Li Changsheng toward striking his own forehead and destroying his Dao Foundation.
• Si Kong Xuanji warned Li Changsheng that Chen Zhixing would still harm Lü Zhi Nu, stopping him from taking his own life.
• Chen Daoyan attacked Si Kong Xuanji, splitting his body and damaging his Dao Foundation before Si Kong Xuanji regenerated.
• Li Changsheng fled, and Chen Zhixing ordered Elder You to tell Dugu Ni and the others to make their move.
• Chen Daoyan battled the Seven Elders, Si Kong Xuanji, and the black-clad old servant until an ancient gray-robed figure arrived and asked Fellow Daoist Chen to end the juniors’ conflict.

Apex Ancestors Si Kong Zaichao and Chen Tianyuan intervened to stop the confrontation between the Sikong and Chen families at Immortal Suspension Mountain. After the Sikong family withdrew and the mountain returned to peace, representatives of three Immortal Dao Lineages asked Chen Zhixing which one he favored.

• Si Kong Zaichao appeared and asked Chen Tianyuan to end the conflict between their descendants.
• Chen Tianyuan agreed after checking that Chen Daoyan, Chen Zhixing, and the others were unharmed, and Si Kong Zaichao silenced Si Kong Xuanji's complaint.
• Si Kong Zaichao took the Sikong family away, while Chen Tianyuan praised Chen Zhixing and dispersed.
• Chen Daoyan returned to the deck and remarked that Si Kong Xuanji had been lucky to survive.
• The Silver-Haired Old Woman and representatives of the other Immortal Dao Lineages asked Chen Zhixing which lineage he preferred.

Chen Zhixing rejected the three great Immortal Dao Lineages despite their offers of divine status, resources, and guidance, choosing to return home with Ziwei's Chen Clan. The tournament ended with the fate of the other missing Heavenly Prides unresolved, while the Purple-Gold King left with a cold look in his eyes.

• The factions' leaders demanded answers about their missing Heavenly Prides, and the Old Man with Immortal Appearance promised the three great Immortal Dao Lineages would make amends for their negligence.
• The three great Immortal Dao Lineages offered Chen Zhixing a place among them, including the possibility of becoming a Divine Child, but he refused because he preferred his freedom and distrusted them after the assassination attempts.
• The Silver-Haired Old Woman and the others urged Chen Zhixing to reconsider by listing their resources and longevity opportunities, but he declined again and returned to Chen Daoyan and Bi Luo.
• Chen Daoyan agreed to take Chen Zhixing home, while the three leaders entered their Immortal Gates and the Purple-Gold King watched the Chen Clan's ship with a calculating gaze.
• Ziwei's Chen Clan sailed away from Immortal Suspension Mountain, and news of the tournament and Chen Zhixing's refusal spread across the Thirteen Provinces of the Eastern Xuan Region.

Mo Qingyue learned that Chen Zhixing had refused to join the Heavenly Saint Palace, while Si Kong Zaichao explained why he had retreated and vowed to settle the Sikong Family’s losses later. In a rain-soaked cave, Lü Zhi Nu learned Li Changsheng was alive, left him a message, and died after drinking the ginger soup.

• The Silver-Haired Old Woman told Mo Qingyue that Chen Zhixing had rejected the three great Immortal Dao Lineages, and Mo Qingyue struggled to understand why.
• Si Kong Zaichao warned Si Kong Xuanji that Chen Tianyuan was powerful and close to Ascension, and said the Sikong Family would seek revenge when the time was right.
• Bai Hu'er confirmed to Lü Zhi Nu that Li Changsheng was alive, and Lü Zhi Nu asked her to pass along that he had never owed her anything.
• Lü Zhi Nu drank the ginger soup, died in the cave, and continued clutching the robe she had mended for Li Changsheng.

Li Changsheng found Lü Zhi Nu dead and carried her home through the rain, while the Eastern Xuan Region reeled from the tournament’s catastrophic losses and Chen Zhixing’s unprecedented victory. At Ziwei Mountain, Chen Zhixing’s treasures left the Chen Clan elders astonished and overjoyed.

• Li Changsheng found Lü Zhi Nu dead outside the cave, wept over her, and dressed her in the robe she had mended for him.
• Li Changsheng carried Lü Zhi Nu toward Heaven's Gate City, scattered the rain, and lamented that cultivating the Dao had cost him his family and home.
• News spread that Chen Zhixing had won the tournament, killed a flawless Nirvana mighty figure as a True Self, refused three Immortal Dao Lineages, and survived alongside Peng Nai while the other three hundred Heavenly Prides perished.
• The Embers Organization's existence became public, and the Eastern Xuan Region feared that upheaval was approaching.
• At Ziwei Mountain, Chen Zhixing displayed numerous treasures from the Ancient Land Small World, and the Chen Clan elders erupted with excitement when he revealed the Void Heaven Divine Vine.

Chen Zhixing returned to Ziwei's Chen Clan with a Void Heaven Divine Vine and a trove of treasures, while Chen Daoyan showed him how the clan had revived around his example. The chapter ended with Chen Daoyan calling Zhixing a leader and anticipating that he would one day take over the clan.

• The clan elders marveled at Chen Zhixing's living Void Heaven Divine Vine sapling, and Chen Daoyan recognized how Zhixing's influence was spreading through the clan.
• Chen Daoyan decided that the living treasures Chen Zhixing had brought back would be transplanted to the Third Peak, while the dead ones would be refined into Elixirs.
• As Chen Daoyan and Chen Zhixing walked through Ziwei Mountain, clan disciples greeted Zhixing with awe and recalled stories from his childhood.
• Chen Zhixing saw the clan's young disciples training and studying, and Chen Daoyan explained that faith in Zhixing had restored their hope and ambition.
• Chen Daoyan told Zhixing that the clan looked to him as its example and called him a leader.

After preparing Third Peak, Chen Zhixing reached the peak of the True Self Realm and sought guidance on breaking through to Nirvana. Elder You explained the first two stages of the breakthrough, while Chen Daoyan remained in seclusion.

• Chen Zhixing planted the Void Heaven Divine Vine at Ziwei Mountain’s gate and filled Third Peak with heavenly treasures before entering secluded cultivation.
• After three months, Chen Zhixing reached the peak of the True Self Ninth Level and sensed the Nirvana gate above his Divine Sea.
• Chen Zhixing learned that Chen Daoyan had entered seclusion and chose not to disturb him.
• Elder You explained that the Nirvana breakthrough began with a limit-breaking thunder tribulation, warning Chen Zhixing that his already-maximized strength would make it especially difficult.
• Elder You described the Life and Death Great Tribulation, in which a cultivator had to awaken from feigned death and restore their sealed cultivation.

Chen Zhixing prepared to break through to the Nirvana Realm so he could face Li Changsheng, but Dugu Ni’s tribulation erupted before he could begin. Chen Zhixing paused his attempt to watch Dugu Ni undergo the Nirvana Great Tribulation.

• Elder You explained the three steps of the Nirvana breakthrough and advised Chen Zhixing to wait, but Chen Zhixing decided he needed to grow strong enough to kill Li Changsheng.
• Chen Zhixing announced he would attempt the breakthrough in a month and spent that time preparing.
• As Chen Zhixing prepared to open his Nirvana gate, a great tribulation appeared over Ziwei Mountain, leading the Elders to think he was breaking through.
• Dugu Ni appeared on the Third Peak and declared that he would prove his Dao into the Nirvana Realm, revealing that the tribulation was his.
• Chen Zhixing calmed the True Essence gathering within him and watched Dugu Ni’s tribulation before proceeding with his own breakthrough.

Dugu Ni endured the Nine-Nine Heavenly Lightning Tribulation and proved his Dao into the Nirvana Realm, but before he could face his second tribulation, a vast Chaos Thunder Tribulation appeared over Ziwei Mountain. The chapter ended with the elders realizing the unprecedented tribulation was Chen Zhixing’s.

• Dugu Ni battled the escalating Sword Lightning and unleashed his Annihilation Eye Sword Demon to withstand the Nine-Nine Heavenly Lightning Tribulation.
• Dugu Ni shattered the Thousandfold Thunder Tribulation and proved his Dao into the Nirvana Realm, earning congratulations from Ziwei’s Chen Clan and its allies.
• Dugu Ni prepared to leave for the Life and Death Great Tribulation as the elders began to disperse.
• A tremendous roar shook Ziwei Mountain, and a ten-thousand-li Chaos Tribulation Cloud gathered above the Third Peak, drawing the attention of Nirvana Realm cultivators across the region.
• Chen Zhixing rose from the Third Peak’s Back Mountain as the elders recognized the terrifying tribulation as his Nirvana Thunder Tribulation.

Chen Zhixing faced an unprecedented Nirvana tribulation as the Eastern Xuan Region watched and his enemies hoped it would kill him. The chapter ended with Chen Zhixing charging into the chaotic thunder and striking at a True Dragon bolt.

• Nirvana cultivators across the Eastern Xuan Region sensed the tribulation above Ziwei Mountain's Third Peak, and Qin Tianzhong feared even a Nirvana cultivator could die beneath it.
• Si Kong Xuanji and Lei Huatian planned to unite other forces against Ziwei's Chen Clan, then rejoiced when Chen Zhixing's tribulation began.
• Chen Daoyan asked the decayed old ancestor whether anyone could help Zhi'er, and the ancestor said interference would ruin his Nirvana while survival could make him unmatched beneath the Absolute Peak.
• The chaotic thunder transformed projections of the True Dragon, Phoenix, Bi'an, and Black Tortoise into bolts that descended toward Chen Zhixing.
• Chen Zhixing flew up to meet the tribulation and smashed his fist toward a True Dragon thunderbolt.

Chen Zhixing fought through the Chaos Thunder Tribulation’s endless vicious beasts, then faced a tribulation-born Sun Moon Daoist whose strength reflected his past as a True Self Peak prodigy. The battle set up a clash between Chen Zhixing and a legendary figure who once dominated an era.

• Chen Zhixing slaughtered the Chaos thunder beasts with his physical strength, Azure Pheasant sword, and divine powers, while the Immovable Wisdom King Scripture healed his wounds.
• Cultivators across Yan Province watched in awe as Chen Zhixing defeated all the beasts, though powerful observers realized his Limit Breaking Tribulation was not yet over.
• A blurred ancient Daoist in sun-and-moon robes emerged from the Chaos Thunder Tribulation and attacked Chen Zhixing with a Sun Moon Immortal Waterfall that threatened his body and Primordial Spirit.
• Faction leaders recognized the figure as the deceased Sun Moon Daoist, and the Chen Family Apex Old Ancestor explained that the tribulation had recreated him at his True Self Peak.
• Chen Daoyan and the faction leaders realized Chen Zhixing might now face a legendary Heavenly Pride from an earlier era, potentially revealing how the greatest figures of different ages compared.

Chen Zhixing defeated Sun Moon Daoist in the Chaos Thunder Tribulation, shocking the onlookers with his strength. As they thought the tribulation was over, three even more formidable figures emerged.

• Azure Pheasant told Chen Zhixing that Sun Moon Daoist was an Ancient Era Heavenly Pride who later reached Great Longevity.
• Chen Zhixing clashed with Sun Moon Daoist using sword, soul, and fist techniques, trading devastating blows across the sky above Yan Province.
• Chen Zhixing froze Sun Moon Daoist, battered him with repeated punches, and destroyed him with a final strike.
• Onlookers were stunned that Chen Zhixing had killed a future Great Longevity powerhouse during his tribulation.
• Three figures with auras surpassing Sun Moon Daoist appeared in the thunder clouds, prompting an uproar.

Chen Zhixing faced three formidable tribulation apparitions from the Ancient Era’s Undying Dynasty and fought them with his nine Great Dao Dharma Manifestations. As the battle devastated Yan Province, he activated all nine Great Dao Seeds and challenged them to a final clash.

• The Chen Family Apex Old Ancestor identified the three figures as Emperor Xuanhua, Grand Tutor Lu, and the North Suppressing King of the Undying Dynasty.
• The three apparitions attacked Chen Zhixing with golden force, a Great Dao finger, and imperial Celestial Dragons.
• Chen Zhixing declared his confidence in the True Self Realm and summoned nine world-covering Dharma Manifestations.
• Chen Zhixing fought the three apparitions across Yan Province, suffering grievous wounds as their clashes shattered mountains and battered the land.
• The Ziwei Ancient Lamp appeared and shielded Yan Province from most of the battle’s aftershocks.
• Chen Zhixing activated all nine Great Dao Seeds and called on his opponents to open all nine paths and decide life and death.

Chen Zhixing killed Grand Tutor Lu, Emperor Xuanhua, and the North Suppressing King during the Thunder Tribulation, then collapsed from exhaustion. Beyond Heaven, a masked figure watched the battle and spoke of reuniting with old friends in the coming era.

• Chen Zhixing seized Grand Tutor Lu and destroyed him with flames and Pale Cold Qi, killing him.
• Chen Zhixing and the North Suppressing King fought while Chen Zhixing's Dharma Manifestations killed Eastern Brilliance Emperor.
• Chen Zhixing's five remaining Dharma Manifestations overwhelmed the North Suppressing King, who dissolved into Light Rain.
• Chen Zhixing fell onto a mountaintop after the battle and wondered whether he had survived the Limit Breaking Tribulation.
• On a barren Great Star, a figure wearing a golden spider mask watched the battle and said that he and his old friends would meet again in this era.

After defeating the three peerless powerhouses, Chen Zhixing faced the final trial of his Limit Breaking Tribulation and emerged on the path to the Nirvana Realm. He then entered seclusion to undergo the Life and Death Tribulation as Ziwei's Chen Clan shut its gates and rapidly advanced.

• Chen Zhixing defeated Emperor Xuanhua, Grand Tutor Lu, and North Suppressing King, leaving witnesses shaken by his strength.
• A renewed tribulation cloud descended, and Chen Zhixing fought an unknown figure for a day and a night before the clouds dispersed.
• Chen Zhixing passed his Limit Breaking Tribulation, began advancing toward the Nirvana Realm, and realized his Nine Great Daos had started merging.
• Chen Zhixing entered the secret chamber and began the Life and Death Tribulation, which sealed his cultivation and Great Dao Seeds as he sank into a deathlike sleep.
• Over the following year, Ziwei's Chen Clan withdrew from the world and advanced rapidly, while its gathering Fortune formed a golden lotus with a single leaf.

After a year in seclusion, Chen Zhixing overcame the Life and Death Great Tribulation and revived his cultivation, while the returned Heavenly Prides concealed what had happened during their disappearance. Gai Rong’s strange behavior and his hidden connection to a vast network spanning the Eastern Xuan Region suggested that Embers was pursuing a larger plan.

• The Heavenly Prides who vanished in the Ancient Land Small World returned to their factions, but said they remembered only being ambushed by Embers and then waking outside Immortal Suspension Mountain.
• At Skywave Holy Land, Gai Rong told Qin Tianzhong that he remembered nothing beyond the ambush, and Qin Tianzhong refused to use the Soul Searching Technique on him.
• Gai Rong ignored Peng Nai and left, while black mist in his eye revealed the formations of Skywave Holy Land and threads linking major factions across the Eastern Xuan Region to the Southern Frontier.
• After a year of seclusion, Chen Zhixing awoke at sixteen, declared “Revive!”, and caused the Nine Great Daos and his Heaven-and-Earth Spanning cultivation to erupt anew.

Chen Zhixing broke through to the Third Turn of the Nirvana Realm and prepared to settle old debts, while the Chen Clan’s elders discussed his rapid rise. At Medicine King Valley, a farmer known as Lao Pu spotted Chen Zhixing approaching.

• Chen Zhixing reached the Nirvana Realm’s Third Turn, gaining vastly greater strength and the ability to recover from severe wounds.
• Chen Zhixing sensed that the Chen Clan had grown to more than sixty True Self Realm cultivators, with several nearing Nirvana.
• Chen Zhixing left his secret chamber, intending to settle matters with the Sikong Family, Li Changsheng, and two escaped enemies.
• In the Chen Family forbidden ground, Chen Daoyan and the Apex Old Ancestor learned of Chen Zhixing’s breakthrough and discussed the danger awaiting the Sikong Family’s people outside.
• Near the ruined Medicine King Valley, Lao Pu noticed Chen Zhixing standing on a ridge as his granddaughter Si Si waited with water and food.

Chen Zhixing found the two surviving members of Medicine King Valley and killed Xun Puzi after reaching Nirvana. He then used Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Attraction to pull Little Poison Fairy back toward him.

• Chen Zhixing met the children on the ridge, gave Tie Zhu a box of Mung Bean Cake, and approached Xun Puzi and Little Poison Fairy.
• Xun Puzi pleaded for mercy, but Chen Zhixing revealed that he had reached Nirvana and declared that the old man should be buried.
• Xun Puzi sent Little Poison Fairy away and charged Chen Zhixing, intending to detonate his Nirvana Dao Wheel and take them both with him.
• Chen Zhixing sealed Xun Puzi’s cultivation and struck him dead, causing a Great Sun-falling phenomenon to appear in the sky.
• Chen Zhixing used Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Attraction to drag the fleeing Little Poison Fairy back toward his White Jade Giant Hand.

Chen Zhixing killed Little Poison Fairy and turned his attention toward the Sikong Family, whose leaders struggled to identify the attacker. Li Changsheng revealed Chen Zhixing was responsible and proposed using himself as bait to draw him out.

• Chen Zhixing killed Little Poison Fairy after she cursed him and mourned Xun Puzi.
• Si Kong Xuanji learned that seven city garrison generals and White Bone Venerable had been killed within a month.
• Li Changsheng arrived at the Sikong Family, and Si Kong Xuanji welcomed him as an enemy of Chen Zhixing.
• Li Changsheng identified Chen Zhixing as the Sikong Family's attacker, despite the elders' doubts that he could have finished his Nirvana Tribulation so quickly.
• Li Changsheng said Chen Zhixing held an intense, inexplicable killing intent toward him and offered to draw Chen Zhixing out by showing himself.