Chapter Summaries

The Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord returned as a perfected Saintly Spirit and went to Chaos Mountain to meet Chen Zhao, prompting speculation across the universe about his ties to the Human Emperor and Intercepting Heaven Dao. Chen Zhao revealed that the Daoist Heavenly Lord was also alive and nearing his seventh life, leaving the Immortal Emperor hopeful that they could eventually enter the Immortal Domain together.

• News of the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord’s return spread across the universe, and people speculated that he was connected to the Human Emperor and Intercepting Heaven Dao.
• The Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord told Chen Zhao and the Immortal Emperor that he had pursued immortality since the Mythological Era and still had one step left to take.
• Chen Zhao explained that the Blood Phoenix Emperor had merged his primordial spirit with a Dao weapon, while the Immortal Emperor had already broken free from that path.
• The Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord and Chen Zhao discussed the Daoist Heavenly Lord, who was transforming as Laozi while walking among the human world.
• Chen Zhao said the Daoist Heavenly Lord was in his sixth life and could reach his seventh if his transformation succeeded, giving the Immortal Emperor hope that the three could enter the Immortal Domain together.

Laozi returned to the mortal world, attained the Dao beyond Hangu Pass, and reunited with Daoist Heavenly Lord, who awakened from his long slumber. Daoist Heavenly Lord visited Chen Zhao at Chaos Mountain, where Chen Zhao asked about the Dao Fruit that had wandered the universe as Laozi.

• Laozi rode west to Hangu Pass, left behind the five thousand words of the Dao De Jing, and entered the starry sky amid Purple Qi filling the universe.
• Laozi became immortal and merged with his Dao Fruit on an unnamed ancient star, returning as Daoist Heavenly Lord.
• Cultivators recognized Daoist Heavenly Lord by the Taiji Diagram, and Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord explained that he had tempered his Dao through a Great Dream of Eternal Ages.
• Daoist Heavenly Lord crossed the Star River to Chaos Mountain and congratulated Chen Zhao on reaching his Seventh Life.
• Daoist Heavenly Lord noticed the unusual chicken Chen Zhao kept and asked whether it was a phoenix awakened from a corpse.
• Chen Zhao asked Daoist Heavenly Lord why his Dao Fruit had wandered the mortal world explaining secrets, wondering whether a mysterious passerby had possessed it.

Daoist Heavenly Lord described the dangers of his Great Dream of Eternal Ages and explained a Dao Weapon transformation method once discussed with Emperor Lord. The group identified Blood Phoenix Emperor’s perilous choice to merge with a Dao Weapon, while Chen Zhao began considering how the method might help him pursue the Apex of Immortals.

• Daoist Heavenly Lord recalled how his Dao Fruit wandered through the mortal world during the Great Dream of Eternal Ages and nearly failed to return.
• Daoist Heavenly Lord recognized that Blood Phoenix Emperor had merged his primordial spirit with a Dao Weapon, and Immortal Emperor awkwardly acknowledged leading his disciple into the choice.
• Daoist Heavenly Lord described Emperor Lord’s proposal to place part of one’s True Spirit Dao Fruit in a Dao Weapon and let it nurture a divine embryo.
• Chen Zhao connected Emperor Lord’s missing former weapon to the transformation method and speculated that Emperor Lord had used it to live another life.
• Daoist Heavenly Lord warned that Blood Phoenix Emperor’s complete merger could eventually make him sink into oblivion, though Human Emperor might help him break free.
• Blood Phoenix Emperor regretted rushing into the method, Immortal Emperor apologized, and Chen Zhao considered using the approach to explore the Apex of Immortals.

Chen Zhao, Daoist Heavenly Lord, and Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord began researching a method to become immortal, while the return of the ancient Heavenly Lords intensified fear and unrest across the universe. Ten thousand years later, the Great Dao Suppression ended, a new era of competition began, and the Qilin Emperor Proved the Dao.

• Daoist Heavenly Lord proposed that he and Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord merge portions of their True Spirits into Dao weapons, nurture Dao fruits, and fuse with the resulting Divine Embryos to become immortal, and Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord agreed.
• Chen Zhao, Daoist Heavenly Lord, and Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord began studying the method in Chaos Mountain using Blood Phoenix Emperor as a reference, and Immortal Emperor joined their research.
• The return of Daoist Heavenly Lord and Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord alarmed the Forbidden Zone Supremes, while the Myriad Races renewed their pursuit of Saintly Spirits and discovered their origin essence could help create Evolution Divine Fluid.
• Ten thousand years later, Blood Phoenix Emperor's Great Dao Suppression ended, and Prodigies across the universe competed for the chance to Prove the Dao.
• A colossal Qilin overcame the Heavenly Tribulation at the Cosmic Frontier, merged with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, and became the Qilin Emperor.

Chen Zhao revealed that Emperor Lord had hidden part of his primordial spirit in the Becoming Immortal Cauldron as a contingency, and that it was tied to the resurrection formation on Flying Immortal Star. As Blood Phoenix Emperor neared his transformation into an Immortal Artifact, Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord and Daoist Heavenly Lord advanced their own paths, and an unusually intelligent Peach of Immortality Undying Elixir appeared before them.

• Chen Zhao, the Immortal Emperor, and Daoist Heavenly Lord refined Blood Phoenix Emperor in Immortal Fire until the Phoenix Wing Gilded Tang neared completion as an Immortal Artifact.
• Chen Zhao said Emperor Lord had deliberately let him shatter the Becoming Immortal Cauldron so a hidden portion of Emperor Lord’s primordial spirit could escape.
• Chen Zhao and Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord connected that primordial spirit to Emperor Lord’s resurrection formation platform on Flying Immortal Star, which could have enabled his return.
• Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord and Daoist Heavenly Lord revealed they were nurturing their True Spirits within the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and Taiji Diagram to cultivate Dao Fruit and begin another life.
• The Immortal Emperor watched over Blood Phoenix Emperor’s final transformation while Chen Zhao and the two Heavenly Lords studied their progress.
• The Peach of Immortality Undying Elixir emerged from the Desolate Tower as an ancient tree and greeted Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord and Daoist Heavenly Lord.

Chen Zhao oversaw the Peach Ancient Tree’s path toward taking form and continued his preparations in Chaos Mountain. Five thousand years later, the Qilin Emperor arrived seeking a way to the Strange World, and Chen Zhao considered the Monkey’s future attempt to become a War Immortal.

• The Peach Ancient Tree said it would rather become a living being and struggle through the mortal world than remain immortal as a medicine, while Chen Zhao estimated that the Peach of Immortality would take form in a future great age.
• Five thousand years passed, and after the Heaven’s Heart trembled and settled, the Qilin Emperor entered his Second Life and visited Chaos Mountain.
• The Qilin Emperor discovered the Phoenix Wing Gilded Tang being forged into an Immortal Artifact and met the Immortal Emperor, who had been assigned to escort him to the Strange World.
• Before departing, the Qilin Emperor entrusted the Qilin Undying Medicine to the Immortal Emperor for Chen Zhao to care for.
• Chen Zhao reflected on the Qilin Emperor’s compassion and considered the difficulty of the Monkey’s future attempt to become a War Immortal.

Chen Zhao watched his disciple, the Peach Undying Medicine transformed into Chen Pan, rise as a peerless prodigy who defeated Di Que and the Battle Saint Ape. Pan began his Dao Proving Tribulation, while the Battle Saint Ape vowed to continue challenging him.

• Chen Zhao spoke with Chen Pan about his progress toward taking form, while the Daoist Heavenly Lord, Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord, and Immortal Emperor reacted to the Undying Medicine’s transformation.
• After the Qilin Emperor vanished, the Heart of Heaven cried out and the Human World Universe entered his Great Dao Suppression; when it ended, Di Que and the Battle Saint Ape emerged as leading contenders to Prove the Dao.
• Pan appeared as a mysterious prodigy, defeated old monsters who tried to capture him, and gained a reputation as another contender for the throne.
• At the Saint King realm, Pan overwhelmingly defeated Di Que and the Battle Saint Ape; Di Que later recovered in a Second Life, and the Battle Saint Ape healed and resumed the struggle.
• Di Que eventually gave up, but the Battle Saint Ape refused to yield as Pan triggered his Dao Proving Tribulation at the Cosmic Frontier.

Pan became an emperor and took charge of the Intercepting Heaven Dao after his identity as the Human Emperor’s disciple was revealed. When Hundun Great Saint challenged him, Pan suppressed him before he could speak, and Hundun later praised Pan’s mercy, becoming famous across the world.

• Pan passed the Dao Proving Tribulation, became Emperor Pan, and took charge of the Intercepting Heaven Dao.
• The Intercepting Heaven Dao announced that Pan was the Human Emperor’s personal disciple, revealing a lineage with three emperors.
• Several thousand years later, Hundun Great Saint entered the Ziwei Star Region to challenge Pan.
• Chen Zhao recognized Hundun as the God of Misfortune and warned Pan not to let him speak.
• Pan suppressed Hundun with one slap and sent him away unharmed, while his ominous feeling disappeared.
• Hundun told the Myriad Races that Pan had spared him, and his reputation grew for daring to challenge an emperor.

In Chaos Mountain, Chen Zhao explained his plan to begin an Eighth Life by turning his Chaos Body into the seed of the Sixth Secret Realm, and revealed secrets about Immortal Kings and the shattered Immortal Domain. The discussion ended with Chen Zhao confirming that the darkness caused the Immortal Domain’s calamity and that they would eventually face the strange bridgehead.

• Hundun Great Saint became known across the universe as a God of Misfortune, and his presence caused opposing sides to call off battles.
• Chen Zhao asked Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord and Daoist Heavenly Lord about their progress nurturing Dao Fruits through the Weapon Bearing Dao Fruit method.
• Chen Zhao said he would begin an Eighth Life by severing his Chaos Body and making it the seed of the Sixth Secret Realm, which he intended to develop toward becoming an Immortal King.
• Chen Zhao described Immortal Kings and revealed that the Immortal Domain had shattered into hundreds or thousands of fragments.
• Chen Zhao told Emperor Pan that he had originated from the Peach of Immortality Undying Elixir, which had formed from a fallen Immortal King.
• Chen Zhao confirmed that the darkness caused the Immortal Domain’s calamity and said they would eventually confront the strange bridgehead.

Chen Zhao reached the consummation of a Mortal World Immortal and began exploring the Apex of Immortals by opening a sixth secret realm outside his body. He used a Chaos Seed to create a rudimentary world, where the Bronze Gate’s power transformed the realm and the Fusang and Moon Laurel Divine Trees.

• Chen Zhao traveled to the Cosmic Frontier and cultivated amid spreading Chaos Qi for a hundred years, then shed his Chaos Body and reached his peak as a Mortal World Immortal.
• Chen Zhao considered the Sixth Secret Realm, an inner world where bodily potential and the spirit’s path intertwined, and formed a Chaos Seed after severing his Chaos Body.
• Chen Zhao merged his thoughts into the Chaos Seed, which opened into a vast primordial world of Chaos that divided into heaven and earth.
• The ancient Bronze Gate released a hazy azure light into the new world, bringing an unknown transformation.
• Chen Zhao summoned the Fusang Divine Tree and Moon Laurel Divine Tree, which grew into immense World Trees and developed a connection of Taiyin and Sun Harmony.
• Chen Zhao saw the Chaos Green Lotus take root at the world’s center and wondered about the Bronze Gate’s power, but set aside his questions.

Chen Zhao completed his Human World Transformation into Immortals, began exploring a realm beyond the Mortal World Immortal realm, and discussed God Emperor’s ongoing transformation with the others. Meanwhile, Battle Saint Ape failed to break into the Emperor Dao Domain, but seeing his attempt spurred Di Que to overcome his despair and resolve to keep striving.

• Chen Zhao used the Heaven Mending Scripture and the Minor Immortal Domain’s Great Dao laws to nourish his inner world with the Fusang Divine Tree, then concluded that he needed to explore the Apex of Immortals.
• Chen Zhao told Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord and the others that his Mortal World Immortal realm was complete but that another realm lay beyond it, and they discussed God Emperor’s transformation inside his coffin.
• Five thousand years after Emperor Pan proved the Dao, Battle Saint Ape attempted to enter the Emperor Dao Domain, but Emperor Pan’s Great Dao imprint overwhelmed him and left him gravely wounded.
• Di Que watched Battle Saint Ape’s failed attempt from afar, and Great Saint Kun Zhou urged his uncle not to give up after losing to Emperor Pan.
• Di Que rejected his despair, declared that he would not lose to Monkey, and broke through the mental shackles that had held him back.

The Battle Saint Ape survived his failed attempt to break through the Myriad Daos, lived a Second Life, and eventually Proved the Dao as the Fighting Saint Emperor. After visiting Chaos Mountain, he challenged the Emperor Pan, then abandoned his ambition of Battle Immortal Transformation.

• Chen Zhao removed the Great Dao Runes from the badly wounded Battle Saint Ape, allowing him to undergo Nirvana and live a Second Life.
• After the Emperor Pan’s Great Dao Suppression ended, the Battle Saint Ape crossed the Dao Proving Tribulation and became the Fighting Saint Emperor.
• Di Que lamented that the Fighting Saint Emperor had Proved the Dao before him and withdrew to the Cosmic Frontier to await another era.
• The Fighting Saint Emperor visited Chaos Mountain, thanked Chen Zhao for saving him, and renewed his rivalry with the Emperor Pan.
• The Fighting Saint Emperor asked Chen Zhao about Battle Immortal Transformation, but Chen Zhao warned that the path could not succeed in the current heaven and earth.
• The Emperor Pan fought and overwhelmingly suppressed the Fighting Saint Emperor, who gave up on becoming a Battle Immortal.

The Fighting Saint Emperor visited Chen Zhao, explained how the God Emperor’s transformation scriptures had enabled his own transformation, and chose to seek immortality in the mortal world before eventually heading to the Strange World. After heaven and earth entered a prolonged decline, Chen Zhao traveled across the Human World Universe to experience the mortal world and refine the Nine Cauldrons, which had become Immortal Artifacts.

• The Fighting Saint Emperor discussed the War Immortal path with Chen Zhao and said he would attempt to become immortal in the mortal world.
• The Fighting Saint Emperor revealed that he had obtained the God Emperor’s transformation scriptures from Divine Silkworm Ridge, and Chen Zhao told him the God Emperor was still alive and undergoing the Eleventh Transformation.
• The Fighting Saint Emperor left Chaos Mountain, ruled for over ten thousand years, and then went to the Strange World without living a Second Life.
• After the Great Dao Suppression Period continued beyond ten thousand years, the Intercepting Heaven Dao announced that the universe had entered a long silent period, prompting powerful races to fight over Divine Source Treasure Liquid and seal themselves away.
• Chen Zhao traveled through the mortal world for ten thousand years, passing the Primordial Wilderness, Eternal, and Gou Chen as the Nine Cauldrons became Immortal Artifacts.

After the Great Dao Suppression ended, Chen Zhao became the New Era’s first Dao Prover and endured a nine-year tribulation that seemed to kill him. He returned as the Heavenly Emperor, reunited the Dao Fruits of his nine lives, and entered the Apex of Immortals, with the Sea of Realms appearing to hold his only worthy opponents.

• Heaven and earth revived, cultivation returned, and Chen Zhao rose above the Prodigies to become the first Dao Prover of the New Era.
• Chen Zhao created a rough cultivation method based on essence, spirit, qi, law, and the union of Dao and law.
• Chen Zhao faced an overlapping Dao Proving Tribulation and Nirvana Great Tribulation that lasted nine years, and the world believed he had died.
• Chen Zhao re-formed his body and primordial spirit, ascended above Myriad Daos, and was hailed as the Heavenly Emperor.
• Chen Zhao summoned the Nine Cauldrons and united the Dao Fruits of his nine lives, entering the Apex of Immortals.
• Chen Zhao looked toward the Sea of Realms, sensing that it held opponents worthy of him.

Chen Zhao reached the Apex of Immortals and discussed preserving the Human World Universe’s harsh environment while creating a New Immortal Domain. After Fu Xi proved the Dao, Chen Zhao explained his plan to Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord and Daoist Heavenly Lord, leaving them to consider a new path for cultivators who could not become Mortal World Immortals.

• Chen Zhao decided against going to the Sea of Realms and reflected on the difficult method he had begun creating to advance beyond the Immortal King realm.
• Cultivators recognized the Human Emperor above the Nine Heavens, while the Forbidden Zone Supremes discussed his nine lives and the union of his Dao Fruits.
• A Dao Proving Tribulation began at the Cosmic Frontier, and Chen Zhao recognized Fu Xi as the person proving the Dao.
• Fu Xi overcame the Heavenly Tribulation with his Dragon Tablet and was honored as Emperor Fu Xi after proving the Dao.
• Chen Zhao returned to Chaos Mountain and discussed the Apex of Immortals and the limits of their transformations with Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord and Daoist Heavenly Lord.
• Chen Zhao proposed creating a New Immortal Domain for cultivators unable to pursue the Mortal World Immortal path, while preserving the Human World Universe’s existing environment.

Chen Zhao established that later Emperors could choose between the Mortal World Immortal path and the traditional True Immortal path, then prepared to enter the Strange World to rescue Emperor Lord. After welcoming Great Emperor Fu Xi to study Chaos Mountain’s Great Dao, Chen Zhao opened a vast passage at the Cosmic Frontier, revealing a world filled with immortal light.

• Chen Zhao and Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord discussed preserving the Human World Universe and leaving later generations two paths to immortality.
• Chen Zhao decided to head to the Strange World to investigate Emperor Lord’s plight, while Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord and Daoist Heavenly Lord chose to explore the Sixth Secret Realm.
• Chen Zhao explained that the Sixth Secret Realm lay beyond the body and differed for each person, prompting the two Heavenly Lords to ponder his words.
• Great Emperor Fu Xi visited Chaos Mountain, asked whether Chen Zhao had opened the Mortal World Immortal path, and received permission to stay and study its Great Dao.
• Chen Zhao struck the Void at the Cosmic Frontier, opening a massive passage as a Passing Cultivator wondered whether the world beyond was the Immortal Domain.

Chen Zhao entered the Strange World, discovered it had been created in an attempt to mend the Immortal Domain, and met the long-imprisoned Emperor Lord in the Ancient Heavenly Court. Emperor Lord asked Chen Zhao to release him, but Chen Zhao first investigated whether he could be saved and uncovered his plan to revive through a formation on Flying Immortal Star.

• Chen Zhao crossed into the Strange World, examined its Heavenly Heart Imprint, and realized it had been evolved using knowledge from the Heaven Mending Scripture.
• Xue Yueqing and the other experts greeted Chen Zhao, but the Ancient Heavenly Court appeared above them, with Emperor Lord seated in its Central Heavenly Palace.
• Chen Zhao entered the palace, dispersed the Darkness filling its halls, and found Emperor Lord bound by nine Immortal Gold chains.
• Emperor Lord asked Chen Zhao to release him, explaining that the Darkness had fused with him and was creating another self.
• Chen Zhao revealed that he had obtained a portion of Emperor Lord's primordial spirit and identified his backup plan to revive through the formation on Flying Immortal Star.
• Emperor Lord told Chen Zhao that he had acquired a strange drop of blood from a spatial-temporal rift, which accelerated the evolution of living beings and had caused his corruption.

Chen Zhao used his Great Dao Fire to purify the Darkness Matter inside Emperor Lord, who had asked for release as the darkness consumed his identity. After ten thousand years, Emperor Lord’s primordial spirit was restored, and he began a final transformation.

• Emperor Lord told Chen Zhao that the darkness had created a second self within him and asked Chen Zhao to free him.
• Chen Zhao enveloped Emperor Lord in Great Dao Fire and used the laws of his palm-world to burn away the Darkness Matter.
• As the purification continued, Emperor Lord endured agony while his consciousness grew clearer and Chen Zhao sensed the darkness dissipating.
• Xue Yueqing and the others waited outside the silent Heavenly Palace, while the Immortal Emperor reassured them that Chen Zhao was safe.
• Ten thousand years later, Chen Zhao returned a preserved portion of Emperor Lord’s primordial spirit to his body, restoring it and prompting Emperor Lord to begin his final transformation.

Emperor Lord completed his transformation by merging with his dark side, then discussed the damaged Immortal Domain with Chen Zhao and the assembled emperors. They agreed to use the Strange World and Immortal Domain fragments to create a new Great Realm, while Emperor Lord revealed that Immortal Domain enemies had sabotaged his Ascension of the Entire Sect.

• Emperor Lord completed his transformation, merged with his dark side, and thanked Chen Zhao for helping him overcome the Darkness Matter.
• Chen Zhao explained his strength and progress toward the Immortal King Realm, and he and Emperor Lord discussed the Dao.
• Xue Yueqing and the others entered the heavenly palace, where Emperor Lord recognized Chuan Ying and recalled the Heavenly Court's lost glory.
• Chen Zhao told the emperors that the damaged Immortal Domain was not worth repairing and proposed fusing its fragments with the Strange World to form a new Great Realm.
• Emperor Lord revealed that Immortal Domain enemies had obstructed his Ascension of the Entire Sect, and he supported making the Strange World the foundation of a new upper realm.

Chen Zhao discussed using the Strange World as the foundation for a new Immortal Domain and told the Sovereigns to wait until he advanced further. The Human Emperor returned from the Path to Immortality alongside Emperor Lord, and Chen Zhao later revealed he planned to complete the Sixth Secret Realm and face the Immortal King Tribulation.

• Chen Zhao agreed with Xue Yueqing that the Strange World could become the foundation for a new Immortal Domain and told the Sovereigns to remain there until he advanced.
• The Human Emperor returned to the Human World Universe with Emperor Lord, whose arrival stirred his former Heavenly Court followers and the Forbidden Zone Supremes.
• Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord and Daode Heavenly Lord welcomed Chen Zhao and thanked Emperor Lord for protecting Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord's True Spirit in the past.
• Chen Zhao hosted Emperor Lord at his Dao Arena, where Emperor Lord admired the tea and Stone Emperor Wine and noticed Dish Chicken's transformation.
• Chen Zhao told Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord that he would complete the Sixth Secret Realm and then trigger the Immortal King Tribulation.