Chapter Summaries

Su Yang recounted Desolate Heavenly Emperor’s lonely, tragic life to listeners who wondered whether he ever escaped his suffering. Moved by the account, the Jade Emperor recognized Desolate Heavenly Emperor as a Heavenly Emperor, and an official decree spread through the Three Realms.

• Su Yang described Desolate Heavenly Emperor’s hardships, sacrifices, battles, and creation of a new cultivation path, leaving the listeners sorrowful and awed.
• A tearful listener asked whether Desolate Heavenly Emperor escaped his suffering, and Su Yang reassured everyone that he would not remain trapped forever.
• Su Yang repeated Desolate Heavenly Emperor’s declaration that he would be invincible and eternal, stirring the listeners.
• After hearing Su Yang through the Haotian Mirror, the Jade Emperor said Desolate Heavenly Emperor deserved the title and declared that the Three Realms would revere him as Heavenly Emperor.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven heard the Jade Emperor’s official decree recognizing Desolate Heavenly Emperor’s status and was astonished.

Zhunti and Jieyin prepared to advance the Western branch’s plans after the Jade Emperor recognized Desolate Heavenly Emperor, while Su Yang resumed the story of Ye Fan and the Demon Emperor’s Tomb. The chapter ended as five mysterious experts breached the tomb’s outer seal.

• Zhunti and Jieyin decided to speed up preparations for the West’s flourishing and arrange for Victorious Fighting Buddha to appear.
• Zhunti planned to enter the Primordial World as Bodhi Daoist, and Jieyin sent Tathagata a message that led him to focus on Golden Cicada.
• Grand Pure Laozi sensed the Western Saints’ plans and shared the understanding with Grand Supreme Elder in Tushita Palace.
• Su Yang resumed his account of the Shrouding the Heavens World, describing the Heart of the Demon Emperor drawing cultivators to the tomb.
• A golden war chariot pulled by nine azure flood dragons and five other powerful figures arrived at the Demon Emperor’s Tomb.
• The five experts joined forces to break open the tomb, shattering its outer seal and shocking the gathered cultivators.

Su Yang recounted how five powerhouses broke into Demon Emperor's Tomb and how Ye Fan, hiding nearby, obtained a sentient treasure that flew to him. Ye Fan pulled an Emerald Dagger from the rock, while Ruthless Great Emperor reflected on his resemblance to someone she had found.

• Five powerhouses attacked Demon Emperor's Tomb until they tore open a corner of its seal.
• Sentient treasures fled through the crack, and Ye Fan, hiding behind a boulder, was struck by one that pierced the rock.
• Ye Fan pulled the treasure free and revealed an Emerald Dagger.
• Ruthless Great Emperor thought Ye Fan resembled the person she had found and considered that she should help him grow.
• Su Yang invited the listeners to follow Ye Fan's future, then described his discovery of the dagger.

Ye Fan lost the dagger he had found in the Demon Emperor's Tomb when a shameless Fat Daoist took it from him, then discovered a blood-red treasure in a mountainside. The Fat Daoist returned to claim that treasure as well, leaving the listeners indignant.

• A Fat Daoist appeared and snatched the dagger from Ye Fan, claiming he would subdue the fierce weapon for him.
• Ye Fan cursed the Fat Daoist, who flew away and insisted he was sturdy rather than fat and would bring Ye Fan good luck if they met again.
• As treasures scattered from the Demon Emperor's Tomb, Ye Fan waited out the chaos and dodged a scarlet ray that struck a mountainside.
• Ye Fan cut open the stone and found a blood-red square block surrounded by scarlet light.
• The Fat Daoist returned, blocked Ye Fan's escape, and asked to borrow the block, angering the listeners.

Su Yang continued the tale of Ye Fan, whose treasures were repeatedly taken by the shameless Fat Daoist, while listeners compared the Daoist to Zhunti and Jieyin. The Fat Daoist returned yet again and claimed he had helped Ye Fan by suppressing calamities three times.

• The Fat Daoist took Ye Fan's demon-transformed cube, insisting Ye Fan could not control it and that he was acting for Ye Fan's safety.
• After the Fat Daoist departed, Ye Fan found another hidden ray of light, but the Daoist immediately returned and took the opportunity again.
• In Zixiao Palace, Tongtian laughed at Su Yang's story and compared the Fat Daoist's shamelessness to Zhunti and Jieyin, while Hongjun told him to mind his conduct.
• Nuwa and Houtu laughed at the Fat Daoist's resemblance to the Two Sages of the West, while other listeners sympathized with Ye Fan.
• Ye Fan demanded his treasure back, but the Fat Daoist calmly claimed he had traveled far and suppressed three demon lairs for Ye Fan because they shared a karmic connection.

Su Yang recounted how five supreme experts destroyed the Demon Emperor's Tomb while waiting for its Emperor Weapons to appear. The demon race's Emperor Weapon emerged and flew away after blasting the experts aside, while two remained behind to search for a human race Emperor Weapon.

• Ye Fan left after cursing Duan De, who said he was a monk and would never have descendants.
• Five mysterious experts attacked together and destroyed the Demon Emperor's Tomb, releasing its sealed treasures.
• The cultivators rushed to seize the scattered treasures, while the five experts waited for something more important.
• The demon race's Emperor Weapon burst from the ruins and blasted away the five experts, dimming their weapons.
• Three experts pursued the flying Emperor Weapon while two stayed behind to search the tomb for the missing human race Emperor Weapon.

Su Yang recounted how the Demon Clan reclaimed its Emperor Weapon while the human Emperor Weapon remained missing. Ye Fan found a green Copper Piece, and Duan De traded him a jade pendant for it.

• The Demon Clan's Emperor Weapon struck a stone mountain, blasting nearby cultivators into Blood Mist, before a green treasure called the Treasure Gathering Basin captured it.
• A mysterious Demon Clan woman reclaimed the Emperor Weapon and vanished despite three human experts attacking her; the experts returned to the Demon Emperor's Tomb to seek humanity's missing weapon.
• Duan De and Ye Fan searched for treasures, and Ye Fan found a green Copper Piece that other cultivators dismissed as scrap.
• Duan De returned and asked to inspect Ye Fan's Copper Piece, but Ye Fan demanded a trade, so Duan De tossed him a jade pendant.

Ye Fan’s discarded Copper Piece revealed itself as a mysterious Green Copper that entered his sea of suffering, just as the Ji Family and other factions sealed the ruins while searching for the human race’s Emperor Weapon. Duan De returned seeking the Copper Piece, and Ye Fan led him to a pool, where Duan De’s expression turned solemn.

• Ye Fan tricked Duan De into giving him a protective jade pendant in exchange for the Copper Piece, and Su Yang said Duan De could reluctantly be considered a good person.
• The Copper Piece shed its rust, entered Ye Fan’s sea of suffering, and pushed aside the Golden Book.
• The five major factions sealed the ruins while searching for the human race’s Emperor Weapon, leaving Ye Fan at risk if they discovered the Green Copper.
• Duan De rushed back and demanded to know where Ye Fan had thrown the Copper Piece, so Ye Fan claimed he had dropped it in a lake.
• Ye Fan led Duan De to a pool, and Duan De’s joyful expression turned solemn when he inspected it.

Su Yang recounted how Duan De discovered a second Demon Emperor's tomb beneath the Nether Abyss, where several powerful figures dragged him into the frozen pool. Ye Fan escaped, but another clash awaited him; Su Yang ended the story and invited questions about the Copper Piece.

• Duan De jumped into the Nether Abyss and discovered that the Demon Emperor's Tomb had a hidden second chamber beneath the frozen pool.
• The Nine-headed Qilin Beast arrived with five mysterious powerhouses, who concluded that the human race's Emperor Weapon might lie in the hidden tomb.
• When Duan De tried to flee, a powerhouse's palm shattered the Nether Abyss stele, revealing the tomb, and the powerhouses bound Duan De and descended with him.
• Ye Fan remained behind, then escaped the ruins after the five powerhouses withdrew and later clashed with another force.
• Su Yang stopped his account for the day and listened as the audience asked about the Copper Piece Ye Fan had obtained.

Su Yang revealed that the human race’s lost treasure was the Desolate Pagoda, an Immortal Artifact personally refined by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, while keeping its exact grade and the Emperor’s whereabouts secret. After turning down invitations from Nuwa and Houtu, he heard Houtu call out the Lord of Mount Tai and Great Emperor Fengdu for hiding nearby.

• Su Yang told his listeners that the human race’s lost treasure was the Desolate Pagoda, a treasure of at least Immortal Artifact level that the Desolate Heavenly Emperor had personally refined.
• After the audience dispersed, demon kings speculated about lost demon ruins and whether the Eastern Emperor Bell might be hidden somewhere.
• Su Yang checked his earnings and found he had gained three hundred thousand points, enough for three golden draws.
• Nuwa invited Su Yang to visit Wa Huang Palace, and Houtu invited him to the underworld, but he declined both invitations because leaving the inn would put him at risk.
• Houtu suddenly asked the Lord of Mount Tai and Great Emperor Fengdu how long they intended to stay hidden.

Houtu and Nuwa arranged protection for Su Yang, and Nuwa bestowed power that would alert her if he was endangered. Meanwhile, Dao Ancestor Hongjun released Sect Master Tongtian from Zixiao Palace, setting the Saints on alert as a great calamity approached.

• Houtu left two men to protect Su Yang, while Nuwa gave him magical power that would let her sense danger.
• Great Emperor Fengdu, Lord of Mount Tai, Ziwei Palace Lord, and Dong Yong watched in shock as Houtu and Nuwa showed interest in Su Yang; Ruthless Great Emperor felt displeased, and Black Emperor offered to help her pursue him.
• Sect Master Tongtian praised Su Yang to Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who permitted him to leave Zixiao Palace because a great calamity seemed near.
• Sect Master Tongtian left Zixiao Palace with the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and regained his full power.
• Grand Pure Laozi sensed Tongtian's return and resolved to visit him and apologize, while Primordial Lord of Heaven also saw a figure emerge from Zixiao Palace.

Tongtian was released from Zixiao Palace, alarming Primordial Lord of Heaven, Nuwa, and the Western Saints as they considered the consequences. On Three Immortal Island, the Three Sanxiao Maidens prepared to advance through their Grand Unity Lightning Tribulation, while an unidentified man returned to Biyou Palace.

• Primordial Lord of Heaven learned that Tongtian had left Zixiao Palace, failed to deduce the reason, and wondered what had happened.
• Nuwa reflected on her feelings for Su Yang and sensed Tongtian's aura, concluding that the Primordial World was nearing another storm.
• The Three Sanxiao Maidens gathered power for their Grand Unity Lightning Tribulation, while a man appeared outside Biyou Palace and said he had returned after dozens of eras.
• Zhunti and Jieyin sensed Tongtian's aura and feared his return would disrupt the Western Teachings and bring revenge for their past actions against the Interception Sect.

Su Yang spent his competition points on prize draws and obtained a Taihuang Sword Fragment, a drop of Primordial Supreme Being's essence blood, and Desolate Heavenly Emperor's replicated Supreme Bone. His second Gold draw then awarded him the Willow Deity.

• Zhunti warned Jieyin that the chaotic Tianji meant the Heavenly Dao might not intervene if Tongtian obstructed the Western Teachings.
• Su Yang entered the System Space and spent 10,000 points to win a Taihuang Sword Fragment.
• Su Yang spent another 10,000 points and won a drop of Primordial Supreme Being's essence blood.
• Su Yang spent 100,000 points on a Gold draw and received a perfect replica of Desolate Heavenly Emperor's Supreme Bone, which contained the Hand of the Heavens.
• Su Yang used another 100,000 points for a Gold draw and received the Ancestor Sacrifice Spirit, Willow Deity.

Su Yang summoned Willow Deity and Footprint Emperor, then refined Primordial Supreme Being’s essence blood with Willow Deity’s help. He broke through to the Dao Severing King realm and asked Willow Deity whether she recognized something he showed her.

• Su Yang summoned Willow Deity, who said she was at the Immortal King realm and pledged her allegiance to him.
• Su Yang spent his remaining points on the Gold Prize Pool and obtained Footprint Emperor, who could no longer remember his original name.
• Su Yang asked Willow Deity and Footprint Emperor to guard him while he refined Primordial Supreme Being’s essence blood.
• The essence blood nearly overwhelmed Su Yang, but Willow Deity’s power repaired his injuries as he refined it.
• Su Yang broke through to the Immortal Third Stage Dao Severing King realm and thanked Willow Deity for her help.
• Su Yang asked Willow Deity whether she recognized an item he was about to show her.

Su Yang completed his Supreme Bone fusion with Willow Deity’s help, reaching the Fifth Stage of Immortal Platform, and invited Willow Deity and Footprint Emperor to explore the Primordial World with him. Meanwhile, Sect Master Tongtian appeared at Three Immortal Island, helped San Xiao overcome their tribulation, and began planning how to settle accounts with Zhunti and Jieyin.

• Su Yang asked Willow Deity to protect him while he fused with the Supreme Bone, and Footprint Emperor watched as she used the Willow Deity Technique to aid him.
• After more than a month in the System Space, Su Yang completed the fusion, gained the Supreme Art, and advanced to the Fifth Stage of Immortal Platform.
• Su Yang described the Primordial World’s powerful beings and invited Willow Deity and Footprint Emperor to explore it with him.
• At Three Immortal Island, Sect Master Tongtian blocked the Grand Unity Lightning Tribulation for San Xiao and helped them stabilize their newly advanced Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation.
• Sect Master Tongtian discussed the Interception Sect’s losses with Yunxiao and Qiongxiao, then resolved to make Zhunti and Jieyin pay for their past schemes.

Tongtian planned to recruit Su Yang to help the Interception Sect retaliate against the Two Sages of the West, while Hongjun wondered whether Su Yang would trigger a great calamity. At Su Yang’s inn, Ruthless Great Emperor met Willow Deity, and Black Emperor provoked Footprint Emperor before seeking Su Yang’s protection.

• Qiongxiao asked whether Tongtian could seek justice for the Interception Sect, and Tongtian said he would wait for the right moment to make the Two Sages of the West pay.
• Tongtian asked Yunxiao to accompany him to Qingshan City to meet Su Yang, whom he believed could help the Interception Sect.
• The San Xiao recalled that they had searched for the escaped “One” and believed Su Yang might be the closest match.
• Hongjun wondered whether freeing Tongtian had been a blessing or a calamity and questioned whether Su Yang had caused the Primordial World’s great calamity.
• Ruthless Great Emperor mistook Willow Deity for one of Su Yang’s confidantes, but Willow Deity explained she was an Immortal King under him.
• Black Emperor teased Su Yang, then panicked when Footprint Emperor threatened to stew him and begged Su Yang to protect him.

Su Yang began storytelling preparations at the inn, where Black Emperor unwittingly ate dog meat before realizing what it was. The chapter then shifted to Guanjiang Pass, where Yang Chan arrived at True Lord Erlang’s residence and recalled her parents’ old home.

• Su Yang told Black Emperor he would not stew him yet, then explained to Footprint Emperor that his story would let him enter another world.
• Black Emperor announced Su Yang’s storytelling session, drawing a crowd to the inn as Footprint Emperor, Willow Deity, and Ruthless Great Emperor watched.
• Black Emperor took a listener’s fragrant meat and ate it, unaware that it was dog meat.
• A listener pointed out that Black Emperor was eating dog meat, and Black Emperor accused Su Yang of tricking him into helping prepare it.
• Yang Chan arrived at True Lord Erlang’s residence at Guanjiang Pass and remembered that the old estate had once belonged to Yao Ji and Yang Tianyou.

Yang Chan returned to Guanjiang Pass and persuaded Yang Jian to accompany her to Qingshan City to hear Su Yang’s story. At the inn, Yang Jian discovered a gathering of formidable figures, including Nuwa and Houtu, whose arrival also astonished Ruthless Great Emperor and Footprint Emperor.

• Yang Chan reunited with Yang Jian and asked him to help investigate the mysterious storyteller Su Yang.
• Yang Chan invited Yang Jian to Qingshan City, and he agreed to accompany her after she revealed she had brought the Lotus Lantern to conceal their auras.
• Yang Chan and Yang Jian arrived at the crowded inn, where Lord of Mount Tai and Great Emperor Fengdu were guarding Su Yang at Empress Houtu’s request.
• Yang Jian recognized Ruthless Great Emperor, Willow Deity, and Footprint Emperor among the powerful guests and was shaken by their presence.
• Nuwa and Houtu entered the inn, startling Yang Jian, while Ruthless Great Emperor and Footprint Emperor sensed their immense power.

Su Yang prepared to continue his story as Nuwa and Houtu arrived, but Sect Master Tongtian unexpectedly appeared with San Xiao and drew the attention of the inn’s gathered immortals. The chapter ended with the listeners recognizing the Saints among them as Su Yang prepared to begin.

• Footprint Emperor asked Ruthless Great Emperor who the newcomers were, and Black Emperor warned him not to offend the powerful figures around Su Yang.
• Nuwa and Houtu arrived at the crowded inn, thanked Su Yang for saving seats, and Houtu noticed Ruthless Great Emperor’s displeasure at his friendly exchange with Nuwa.
• Sect Master Tongtian arrived with San Xiao, shocking the gathered immortals and prompting Su Yang to recognize the Saint.
• Nuwa and Houtu greeted Tongtian, while he checked that Houtu had safely arranged matters concerning the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Tongtian took a seat to listen to Su Yang’s story, and the immortals realized that Nuwa and Houtu were also present as Saints.

Su Yang continued the Shrouding the Heavens story, describing a powerful group of young riders who came to town looking for someone surnamed Jiang. The listeners, including Sect Master Tongtian and San Xiao, became absorbed as the visitors were directed to Old Uncle Jiang’s home, while Su Yang hinted at a tale connected to the Void Great Emperor.

• Su Yang began describing more than a dozen formidable visitors riding divine beasts, led by a white-clad youth on a Golden Divine Howl.
• Yunxiao told Sect Master Tongtian that she and San Xiao had suspected Su Yang was the “One” that Escaped, and Tongtian failed to see through Su Yang’s obscuring mist.
• Su Yang narrated how the leading youth asked Ye Fan whether anyone surnamed Jiang lived in town, and Ye Fan grew wary of the visitors’ intentions.
• Listeners questioned Su Yang about the riders’ identities and their search, but Su Yang told them to keep listening and teased a connection to the Void Great Emperor.
• The townspeople directed the visitors toward Old Uncle Jiang’s home.