Chapter Summaries

Su Yang recounted how the Ancient Desolate Jiang Family found Old Uncle Jiang’s branch and introduced Jiang Taixu, the Divine King Body whose deeds earned him lasting reverence. He began telling Jiang Taixu’s history, ending with the trapped God King passing on his abilities to preserve the Fighting Saint Law.

• Mysterious visitors from the Jiang Family arrived at Old Uncle Jiang’s home, and their leader confirmed Old Uncle Jiang’s father was the relative they sought.
• The visitors revealed they belonged to the Ancient Desolate Jiang Family, startling Ye Fan and the listeners hearing Su Yang’s account.
• Su Yang introduced Jiang Taixu as the God King and explained that his life’s deeds, rather than imperial status, earned him that title.
• Su Yang recounted that Jiang Taixu mastered the Fighting Saint Law, became undefeated in the Eastern Wasteland, loved Saintess Wanchu, and later married to continue the Jiang Family line.
• Su Yang explained that Jiang Taixu became trapped in Ancient Emperor Mountain and passed his abilities to a fellow human so the Fighting Saint Law would not be lost.

Su Yang continued telling the listeners about Jiang Taixu, then began recounting Ye Fan’s approach to the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land. He explained that Ye Fan hesitated because the Forbidden Land could strip cultivators of their powers, but revealed that Ye Fan had a Saint Fruit that could partly resist its curse.

• Su Yang recounted Jiang Taixu’s battles, his sacrifice during the Dark Turmoil, and the listeners’ doubts about the significance of his life.
• Su Yang promised that the listeners would understand Jiang Taixu’s true character as his story unfolded, then drew them into the tale of Shrouding the Heavens.
• The Jiang Family and Yaoguang Holy Land gathered near the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land, while Ye Fan chose to follow them rather than enter alone.
• The listeners asked why Ye Fan was cautious, and Su Yang explained that an Immortal Sect Holy Land had once been erased there and that the Forbidden Land could seal away cultivation.
• Su Yang revealed that Ye Fan had consumed a Saint Fruit that could partly resist the Forbidden Land’s curse.

Ye Fan and the cultivators gathered outside the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land heard a crazed Old Madman warn that everyone who entered would die. After an ancient figure vanished, Yaoguang Holy Land and Jiang Family prepared to enter, drawing hundreds of cultivators and savage beasts to the town.

• Su Yang said that the Ancient Desolate Family, Jiang Family, and Yaoguang Holy Land had not yet entered the forbidden land, and the Old Madman grabbed Ye Fan to warn him away.
• The Old Madman cried that bones covered the land and a Blood Sea had appeared, while cultivators debated whether his warning could be trusted.
• A vacant-eyed old man recognized the Old Madman as someone from six thousand years ago, then vanished without a trace.
• Yaoguang Holy Land and Jiang Family decided to enter the forbidden land, and cultivators gathered in town hoping to receive spirit medicine and join them.
• Hundreds of savage beasts assembled outside the town and roared as the waiting cultivators prepared to enter.

Su Yang’s narration of the Shrouding the Heavens World earned him more points as he described powerful forces gathering at the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land and a chariot pulled by nine phoenix-blooded birds. The listeners wondered who rode inside, while some reflected that the world’s dazzling opportunities came with deadly dangers.

• Su Yang saw his points exceed two hundred thousand and set himself the goal of earning one hundred million.
• Su Yang narrated the arrival of ancient war chariots and powerful cultivators at the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land, prompting listeners to dismiss Old Madman’s warning.
• Su Yang described nine divine birds with pure phoenix blood pulling a five-colored war chariot down from the sky.
• Listeners asked who sat inside the chariot and imagined being born in the Shrouding the Heavens World.
• Clear-headed listeners noted that the Shrouding the Heavens World offered great opportunities but also exposed people to the danger of the Dark Turmoil.

The Jiang Family and Yaoguang Holy Land gathered cultivators and led an expedition into the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land, while an Old Madman warned that everyone who entered would die. Ye Fan ignored the warning and pressed on toward the depths, determined to obtain the Sacred Medicine.

• Su Yang explained that the nine birds pulling the Yaoguang Holy Land’s Nine Phoenix Sun Chariot were phoenix descendants, and cultivators also recognized the Jiang Family’s Divine Howler Chariot.
• A reclusive Jiang Family powerhouse announced that cultivators seeking pills and medicines had to follow the Jiang Family and Yaoguang Holy Land’s commands, and some agreed after his reassurances.
• The expedition set out, split into groups entering the forbidden land from seven directions, while many cultivators stayed near the outskirts.
• An Old Madman appeared beside Ye Fan and warned that everyone entering would die, but the cultivators dismissed his words as ravings.
• Ye Fan asked the Old Madman whether his warning was true, then continued with the expedition because he needed the Sacred Medicine.
• After an hour, the cultivators reached a mountain range five hundred li from the forbidden land’s depths, while savage beasts retreated before their numbers.

Ye Fan and the fleeing cultivators faced a sudden outbreak of powerful beasts on the outskirts of the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land. An Archaic Roc revealed its Golden Winged Great Roc bloodline and swallowed the Nine Phoenix Sun Chariot, while Ye Fan remained trapped among beasts blocking both routes out.

• Cultivators fleeing the mountains reported that strange beasts had wiped out the Yaoguang Holy Land and Jiang Family forces, and Ye Fan joined the panicked retreat.
• The Nine Phoenix Sun Chariot appeared, but the Yaoguang elder aboard it was retreating from the mountain range rather than confronting the beasts.
• An Archaic Roc spread its enormous wings and pursued the chariot, while Ye Fan fled on foot and heard that beasts were blocking the routes ahead and behind.
• The roc killed two phoenix-blooded birds, shattered the Yaoguang elder’s attack, and formed a vortex to swallow the chariot.
• The Archaic Roc swallowed the Nine Phoenix Sun Chariot, turning the five-colored divine vehicle to dust.

Su Yang narrated how the Golden Winged Roc killed the Yaoguang Holy Land elder and then the Jiang Family elder, leaving Ye Fan trapped among powerful beasts in the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land. Ye Fan clung to Old Madman for a chance to survive before Su Yang stopped the story at a cliffhanger.

• Su Yang described the Golden Winged Roc recovering from its wounds and killing the Yaoguang Holy Land elder with a burst of golden light.
• The listeners hoped the Jiang Family elder could stop the Roc, but Su Yang revealed that the elder was fleeing in the Divine Howler Cart and was killed alongside his Nine-Headed Golden Divine Howler.
• More than a dozen terrifying beasts emerged, and Ye Fan feared he would never escape the forbidden land.
• Ye Fan grabbed Old Madman's arm, believing his only hope was to follow the man whose prophecy had come true.
• Su Yang stopped the narration and told everyone to return next time for the rest.

Su Yang ended his story just as Ye Fan remained trapped in the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land, leaving listeners desperate to learn his fate and the mad old man's identity. The crowd dispersed without forcing Su Yang to continue, while Yang Chan and Yang Jian complained about his cliffhanger.

• Listeners and powerful immortals wondered whether Ye Fan could survive the strange beasts and whether the mad old man was a legendary expert.
• The audience begged Su Yang to continue, asking about Ye Fan, the mad old man, and the mysterious thing he had warned was coming.
• Su Yang packed his belongings and told everyone to return tomorrow to hear what happened next.
• The disappointed listeners and most immortals left, unwilling to challenge Su Yang or the powerful figures seated in his inn.
• Yang Chan called Su Yang annoying, and Yang Jian agreed that his storytelling was captivating but his timing was frustrating.

Sect Master Tongtian asked to speak privately with Su Yang and revealed that he intended to act against Zhunti and Jieyin. Su Yang refused to take sides, saying the Western Sages had never offended him.

• Yang Jian took Yang Chan and left the inn, believing Empress Nuwa, Empress Houtu, and Sect Master Tongtian intended to meet Su Yang privately.
• Sect Master Tongtian asked Su Yang to speak in private, and Black Emperor hurried out of the inn while the others remained.
• Su Yang closed the inn's doors, preventing anyone outside from sensing what happened inside.
• Sect Master Tongtian asked Su Yang what he thought of Zhunti and Jieyin and admitted that he intended to make a move against the Two Sages of the West.
• Empress Nuwa and Empress Houtu listened as Sect Master Tongtian recalled the Western Sages' past schemes against him and their role in calamities affecting the Witch and Interception Sects.
• Su Yang told Sect Master Tongtian that he had no entanglement with the West and saw no reason to make enemies of Zhunti and Jieyin.

Su Yang rejected Sect Master Tongtian’s offer to find Primordial Violet Qi in exchange for helping trap the Two Sages of the West, then revealed that he and his companions came from another world. He explained the early cultivation stages of the Shrouding the Heavens World and left Nuwa and the others pondering the nature of its self-severing Forbidden Zone Supremes.

• Sect Master Tongtian offered to find the final strand of Primordial Violet Qi if Su Yang helped set a trap for the Two Sages of the West, but Su Yang said he had no interest in becoming a Saint or provoking them.
• Su Yang told Sect Master Tongtian that he and his companions came from another world, and Sect Master Tongtian, Nuwa, and Houtu asked about its cultivation system.
• Su Yang described the Wheel Sea, Dao Palace, Four Extremes, and Dragon Transformation Secret Realms, then outlined the six stages of the Immortal Platform Secret Realm.
• Su Yang explained that the Shrouding the Heavens World’s Immortal Platform stages included Great Power, Dao Severing King, Saint, Sage King, and Great Sage, while its peak mortal realms were Quasi-Emperor and Emperor.
• Nuwa asked what realm the Forbidden Zone Supremes belonged to, and Su Yang said they were Emperors who had severed their own paths and hidden in forbidden zones to await the road to immortality.

Su Yang explained how the cultivation realms of the Shrouding the Heavens World compared with those of the Primordial World, revealing that Ruthless Great Emperor had reached the Immortal Emperor realm. The discussion ended with Su Yang describing the Realm of Sacrificing the Dao, whose power matched that of a Three Corpses Sage.

• Su Yang explained that Great Emperors had combat power comparable to early True Immortals but remained mortal and had short lifespans.
• Su Yang described the Shrouding the Heavens World’s immortal ranks, and Ruthless Great Emperor clarified that she had lived six lifetimes before entering the immortal path.
• Ruthless Great Emperor and Willow Deity confirmed that Quasi-Immortal Kings could challenge Immortal Kings, while Su Yang compared the higher ranks with Golden Immortals and Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
• Su Yang revealed that Ruthless Great Emperor was an Immortal Emperor, and Sect Master Tongtian sensed her immense pressure.
• Su Yang explained that the Realm of Sacrificing the Dao lay above the Immortal Emperor realm and possessed power comparable to that of a Three Corpses Sage.

Su Yang and Sect Master Tongtian agreed to join forces to disrupt the West’s Journey to the West plan, despite Nuwa’s concern that the Heavenly Dao would oppose them. After the plan was set, Tongtian and Houtu left the inn, while Su Yang considered how to handle the Heavenly Dao.

• Su Yang explained the three paths to sainthood and said that the Realm of Sacrificing the Dao was not the highest realm, though it was comparable to a Three Corpses Sage.
• Sect Master Tongtian asked Su Yang to help plot against the Two Sages of the West and proposed stopping the Journey to the West.
• Su Yang suggested taking the plan further, and Tongtian agreed to destroy the West’s grand vows and sever its path to prominence.
• Nuwa warned Tongtian that the Heavenly Dao might punish them, but Tongtian trusted Su Yang to have made preparations.
• Sect Master Tongtian left the inn to plan, San Xiao returned to Biyou Palace, and Houtu went back to the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Nuwa decided to stay at Su Yang's inn to learn more about him, while Black Emperor and Footprint Emperor secretly plotted to bring Su Yang and Ruthless Great Emperor together. In Taiqing Palace, Sect Master Tongtian confronted Grand Pure Laozi over the old grievance that had divided the Three Pure Ones.

• Nuwa asked to stay at the inn, and Ziwei arranged a room beside Su Yang's.
• Ruthless Great Emperor worried Nuwa might have ulterior motives toward Su Yang, while Footprint Emperor teased him about her feelings.
• Black Emperor gave Footprint Emperor a bottle of a potion, and Footprint Emperor secretly swapped the inn's wine jug while Su Yang was bathing.
• Nuwa witnessed the scheme and privately questioned whether Su Yang's followers respected his authority enough.
• Sect Master Tongtian told Grand Pure Laozi he did not blame him for the past, but challenged why the Investiture of the Gods List contained so few Elucidation Sect disciples and so many from the Interception Sect.
• Grand Pure Laozi urged Sect Master Tongtian not to act too decisively, while acknowledging the guilt he felt over Tongtian's past isolation and confinement.

Sect Master Tongtian confronted Primordial Lord of Heaven over the deaths of his Interception Sect disciples, then withdrew before their clash could escalate into a war between Saints. He turned his attention toward the Western Saints, while Dao Ancestor Hongjun realized Tongtian had detected the hidden presence observing the battle.

• Grand Pure Laozi let Sect Master Tongtian leave, deciding not to warn the other Saints despite his concern about the possible calamity.
• Sect Master Tongtian confronted Primordial Lord of Heaven in Deep Chaos and demanded that his disciples’ deaths be avenged.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven called Tongtian’s disciples people of lowly origins, prompting Tongtian to attack with the Lianxian Sword as Primordial Lord of Heaven countered with the Pangu Banner.
• The two Saints exchanged powerful attacks, but Tongtian withdrew after Primordial Lord of Heaven warned that their battle could become a war between Saints.
• Sect Master Tongtian declared that he would settle his grudges one by one and left, while secretly sensing an observer in Zixiao Palace.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun recognized that Tongtian had detected the trace of magical power he had used to watch the battle.

Su Yang confronted Black Emperor after learning he had engineered the events of the previous night, then accepted that his relationship with Ruthless Great Emperor had changed. Ruthless Great Emperor agreed to wait while Su Yang planned to make their relationship official, and she then questioned Black Emperor about his scheme.

• Hongjun reflected that he had wisely kept the Three Pure Ones from learning about realms above Above Sage, since even Tongtian could not yet approach that level.
• Su Yang threw Black Emperor out of the inn and chased him with a broom for what he had done the previous night.
• Su Yang returned to the inn and confronted Black Emperor, but Ruthless Great Emperor came downstairs, and Su Yang put aside his anger to care for her.
• Su Yang told Ruthless Great Emperor he would find a suitable day to make their relationship official, and she calmly agreed to wait.
• After Su Yang went upstairs, Ruthless Great Emperor coldly asked Black Emperor whether the previous night had been his idea.

Nuwa joined Su Yang’s faction after learning of his plans, while Su Yang discovered that Nine-Leaf Sword Grass had reached the Immortal King Realm and chosen to become his sword spirit. The chapter left Su Yang preparing to test Xiao Jiu’s sword form, whose cultivation remained intact.

• Black Emperor defended giving Su Yang medicine, and Nuwa questioned him about the risk before joining Ruthless Great Emperor’s side after hearing of Su Yang’s plans.
• Su Yang entered the System Space to spend some of his 370,000 points and discovered Nine-Leaf Sword Grass had reached the Immortal King Realm.
• Nine-Leaf Sword Grass chose to become a sword spirit rather than remain a combatant in human form, and Su Yang named her Xiao Jiu and her sword Nine-Leaf Sword.
• Xiao Jiu told Su Yang that becoming a sword spirit had not reduced her Immortal King Realm cultivation, and Su Yang agreed to test the sword.

Su Yang refined the Nine-Leaf Sword with Xiao Jiu’s help, gaining the power to contend with a Quasi-Emperor despite being only at the Saint Realm. He then began drawing rewards and obtained pieces of a Divine King Body, ending as a golden reward appeared.

• Xiao Jiu offered Su Yang the Nine-Leaf Sword and promised not to resist while he refined it.
• Su Yang successfully refined the Nine-Leaf Sword and demonstrated its power with a vast sword strike.
• Su Yang returned the sword to Xiao Jiu and spent points drawing rewards from the Purple Prize Pool.
• Su Yang received two-tenths of a Divine King Body, a Bodhi Ancient Tree leaf, and a Ten-Thousand-Year Bodhi Fruit, along with several unwanted rewards.
• A golden light appeared during Su Yang’s next draw, and he froze in surprise.

Su Yang summoned Ji Ziyue from the Purple Prize Pool and assigned Xiao Jiu to protect and train her in the Primordial World. He then spent 100,000 points in the Gold Prize Pool and obtained the Great Law of Self-Transformation, a supreme art that could call forth powerful beings from history.

• Su Yang received Ji Ziyue as a gold reward and explained that she had arrived in the Primordial World, where the energy was immortal energy.
• Ji Ziyue questioned Su Yang’s lack of visible cultivation, and Xiao Jiu rebuked her before Su Yang stopped her.
• Su Yang told Xiao Jiu to stay with Ji Ziyue and help her grow stronger, while assuring Xiao Jiu that he would be safe.
• Su Yang spent 100,000 points on the Gold Prize Pool and drew the Great Law of Self-Transformation.
• Su Yang recognized that the technique could summon historical powerhouses and might let him wield immense battle power without relying on lottery draws.

Su Yang obtained the Great Law of Self-Transformation and drew a peak Quasi-Immortal Emperor Azure Emperor Summoning Card, then left the System Space with Ji Ziyue and Xiao Jiu. Back at the inn, Ji Ziyue’s cultivation began to loosen, while Black Emperor revealed that he had recovered to the Quasi-Emperor realm.

• Su Yang mastered the fact that the Great Law of Self-Transformation was beyond his current ability to cultivate fully, then spent another hundred thousand points on a draw.
• Su Yang received a peak Quasi-Immortal Emperor Azure Emperor Summoning Card and put it away despite his disappointment that it was not the real Azure Emperor.
• Su Yang led Ji Ziyue and Xiao Jiu out of the System Space and told Xiao Jiu to accompany Ji Ziyue while she grew stronger.
• Ji Ziyue felt her cultivation loosening in the Primordial World, and Su Yang said she could reach the Fourth Realm of the Dao Palace within a day.
• Black Emperor and Footprint Emperor argued on the inn’s first floor, and Black Emperor tried to recruit Ji Ziyue as his pet beast.
• Black Emperor boasted that he had recovered to the Quasi-Emperor realm, surprising Su Yang.

Su Yang explained the immortal hierarchy to Ji Ziyue and introduced the powerful beings around him before preparing to tell a story at the inn. As thousands of listeners gathered, Xi He and Changxi arrived.

• Su Yang told Ji Ziyue that Black Emperor had reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm and explained the immortal ranks, including the Quasi-Immortal Emperor Realm.
• Su Yang identified Footprint Emperor as Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, a Ten Fierce Being in the Immortal King Realm, and said Willow Deity was also an Immortal King.
• Black Emperor said Ruthless Great Emperor had left with Nuwa, and Su Yang worried briefly before giving Ji Ziyue a book about the Primordial World.
• Su Yang sent Black Emperor to attract customers, and listeners flooded the inn while Dong Yong and Ziwei prepared tea and water.
• Su Yang told Ji Ziyue that she might be mentioned in his story, and Xi He and Changxi entered the packed inn.