Chapter Summaries

Gong Xuan brought the newly ascended Hao Huang and Ying Shanshan toward Dao Tian Immortal Palace, hoping to recruit them as demon tamers. At Near Water Pavilion, Ying Shanshan spotted Li Zhōujūn and wondered if he was someone she recognized.

• Gong Xuan invited Hao Huang and Ying Shanshan to join her command, and Hao Huang agreed to visit Dao Tian Immortal Palace after weighing the danger of refusing.
• Gong Xuan privately considered using force to make them sign demon-taming contracts if they had refused.
• Gong Xuan led the two demons toward Dao Tian Immortal Palace and praised its food as she described Near Water Pavilion’s dining arrangements.
• Li Zhōujūn arrived at Near Water Pavilion and greeted the disciples who recognized his Star Elder Token.
• Gong Xuan arrived nearby with Hao Huang and Ying Shanshan, and Ying Shanshan wondered whether Li Zhōujūn was Mr. Li.

Li Zhōujūn reunited with Hao Huang and Ying Shanshan after they ascended and nearly became a disciple’s familiars. He treated them to a lavish meal at Near Water Pavilion, where Hao Huang marveled at the immortal realm’s abundance but reaffirmed that he would not bind himself to someone else.

• Li Zhōujūn recognized Hao Huang and Ying Shanshan, and Gong Xuan explained that she had tried to take the newly ascended demons as familiars.
• Gong Xuan withdrew after Li Zhōujūn thanked her, and he invited Hao Huang and Ying Shanshan to eat with him.
• Li Zhōujūn ordered a lavish feast and collected the free meal granted to Star-Class Elders at Near Water Pavilion.
• Hao Huang and Ying Shanshan marveled at the powerful ingredients and delicacies, which were commonplace in the immortal realm.
• Hao Huang asked whether becoming Gong Xuan’s familiar would provide free meals, and Li Zhōujūn warned him against accepting a binding contract.
• Hao Huang assured Li Zhōujūn that he had only been reflecting on the contrast between the lower realm and the immortal realm, and would not become anyone’s familiar.

Li Zhōujūn learned that Ji Henhe’s Seven-Colored Divine Phoenix Chicken had badly injured Zhu Ling, then stole the rooster and its hens to get revenge. He brought the flock to Near Water Pavilion’s kitchen, where he noticed Liu Yangze’s unusual knife skills and his middle-aged instructor’s apparent skill.

• Hao Huang declined Li Zhōujūn’s offer of a place to stay and left with Ying Shanshan to make a name for himself in the Immortal Realm.
• Chan Yi told Li Zhōujūn that Zhu Ling had been injured by a colorful rooster, and revealed it belonged to Ji Henhe, the Demon Taming Hall master’s daughter.
• Li Zhōujūn left pills for Zhu Ling and went to the Demon Taming Hall, where he found the rooster and its seven hens.
• Li Zhōujūn secretly stuffed the hens and then the rooster into a burlap sack, planning to cook them for Zhu Ling.
• Li Zhōujūn carried the flock to Near Water Pavilion’s kitchen and saw Liu Yangze practicing knife skills under a middle-aged fat man’s guidance.

Li Zhōujūn brought a sack of demon chickens to the Dao Tian Immortal Palace kitchen, where he met Liu Yangze and Niu Tianbao, the powerful Immortal Emperor in charge. After Niu Tianbao killed and began preparing Ji Henhe’s prized Seven-Colored Divine Phoenix Chicken, Ji Henhe sensed its death and set out for the kitchen to demand an explanation.

• Li Zhōujūn met Liu Yangze and Niu Tianbao in the kitchen, and Liu Yangze offered to process his vegetables for free.
• A demon-lord rooster burst from Li Zhōujūn’s sack and pecked at Liu Yangze before Niu Tianbao caught it.
• Li Zhōujūn and Niu Tianbao revealed that they knew each other’s identities, then agreed to kill the rooster and slowly stew it.
• Niu Tianbao told Li Zhōujūn that the rooster was Ji Henhe’s Seven-Colored Divine Phoenix Chicken, but Li Zhōujūn accepted responsibility and Niu Tianbao butchered it.
• Ji Henhe sensed that her rooster had been killed and hurried to Near Water Pavilion with several Inner Disciples, including Gong Xuan.

Ji Henhe confronted Niu Tianbao over the slaughter of her Seven-Colored Divine Phoenix Chicken, and her father Ji Wenfan arrived to demand an explanation. Li Zhōujūn claimed responsibility for catching the chicken, leaving Ji Wenfan stunned to recognize the Azure Emperor.

• Liu Yangze plucked a chicken by hand in the kitchen courtyard and argued with Ji Henhe when she accused the kitchen of killing her beloved bird.
• Niu Tianbao admitted he had slaughtered Ji Henhe’s Seven-Colored Divine Phoenix Chicken because its rooster had lured away the kitchen’s hens and had offended someone powerful.
• Ji Wenfan appeared to defend Ji Henhe and questioned Niu Tianbao, who warned that the rooster had offended someone neither of them could afford to provoke.
• Li Zhōujūn entered the courtyard and said he had caught the chicken, taking responsibility for the incident.
• Ji Wenfan recognized Li Zhōujūn as the Azure Emperor, whom he had seen fight Fu Can Demon Emperor.

Li Zhōujūn settled the dispute over Ji Henhe’s Seven-Colored Divine Phoenix Chicken and returned to Cloud Bridge Palace. Ji Wenfan revealed Li Zhōujūn was the Azure Emperor and hinted that Ji Henhe should pursue him to repair their relationship.

• Li Zhōujūn asked Ji Wenfan to give him the offending chicken as compensation for injuring a girl from Cloud Bridge Mountain, and Ji Wenfan agreed.
• Ji Wenfan took Ji Henhe and the Demon Taming Hall disciples away, while Li Zhōujūn asked Niu Tianbao to arrange delivery of the chicken to Cloud Bridge Mountain.
• Ji Henhe questioned why her father had yielded, and Ji Wenfan explained that Dao Tian Immortal Palace held powerful, mysterious figures whom they could not afford to offend.
• Ji Wenfan told Ji Henhe that Li Zhōujūn was the Azure Emperor and that he had seen him fight Fu Can Demon Emperor.
• Ji Wenfan suggested that Ji Henhe pursue Li Zhōujūn to mend their relationship, and she blushed as she realized what her father meant.

Li Zhōujūn received a pot of chicken soup from Liu Yangze and shared the Seven-Colored Divine Phoenix Chicken with Chan Yi and Zhu Ling, who feared the consequences but chose to eat with him. Meanwhile, Liu Yangze’s master Niu Tianbao discovered that the boy had given away his prized cooking pot and punished him.

• Gong Xuan suspected that Li Zhōujūn might be the Azure Emperor but dismissed the idea as impossible.
• Liu Yangze brought Li Zhōujūn a pot of chicken soup and mentioned that the Azure Emperor was from Dao Tian Immortal Palace.
• Li Zhōujūn brought the soup to Zhu Ling and Chan Yi, explaining that the people under his protection were not to be harmed.
• Chan Yi and Zhu Ling joined Li Zhōujūn in eating the chicken, and Li Zhōujūn decided to keep the valuable pot.
• Niu Tianbao learned that Liu Yangze had given away his special pot and whipped the boy as punishment.

Ji Henhe apologized to Li Zhōujūn with food, while Yue Qingdai sent Niu Tianbao to protect the Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Tree from Taichu Holy Land and Wuji Immortal Palace. Niu Tianbao set out without the Azure Emperor, and Yue Qingdai remained troubled by a sense of impending danger.

• Ji Henhe brought Li Zhōujūn a pig's leg and eggs to compensate for her chickens injuring people on his mountain, then asked whether he was married.
• Li Zhōujūn dismissed Ji Henhe's question, but brought her gifts inside and told Chan Yi to cook them for Zhu Ling.
• Yue Qingdai told Niu Tianbao that Taichu Holy Land and Wuji Immortal Emperor were heading for the Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Tree to seize its ripening fruit.
• Niu Tianbao warned that Profound Emperor might be too powerful for him, but Yue Qingdai declined to call on the Azure Emperor unless necessary.
• Niu Tianbao set out to protect the tree and visit the junior sister guarding it, while Yue Qingdai worried that an ominous event was approaching.

Niu Tianbao joined Jiang Yahe to guard the Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Fruit as Taichu Holy Land’s elders enlisted Wuji Immortal Emperor to seize it. Li Zhōujūn accepted Yue Qingdai’s request to protect the fruit and opened a rift to Taiqing Mountain, where Niu Tianbao had already arrived.

• Niu Tianbao visited Jiang Yahe on Taiqing Mountain and told her he had come to help guard the nearly ripe Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Fruit.
• Elder Gan and Elder Kun met Wuji Immortal Emperor and declared that Taichu Holy Land would take the fruit despite the Azure Emperor’s presence.
• Li Zhōujūn received a system mission to protect the fruit and agreed to Yue Qingdai’s request, accepting her chicken soup.
• Yue Qingdai told Li Zhōujūn that Niu Tianbao had already gone to Taiqing Mountain and asked him to return safely for the soup.

Niu Tianbao and Jiang Yahe confronted Taichu Holy Land’s Qiankun Elders and Wuji Immortal Emperor over the Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Fruit, but Profound Emperor arrived and nullified Niu Tianbao’s pressure. The chapter ended with Profound Emperor appearing before them, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Niu Tianbao warned the Qiankun Elders and Wuji Immortal Emperor to leave the fruit tree, revealing himself as a Ninth-Rank Third-Realm Immortal Emperor of Dao Tian Immortal Palace.
• Elder Kun insisted Taichu Holy Land would take one fruit on Profound Emperor’s orders, and Niu Tianbao mocked him before warning the group not to challenge him.
• Niu Tianbao released his imperial pressure, frightening the Qiankun Elders and Wuji Immortal Emperor until an invisible force made the pressure vanish.
• Niu Tianbao recognized that Profound Emperor had arrived, and Jiang Yahe grew concerned about whether her senior brother could face him.
• Profound Emperor emerged from the void, and the Qiankun Elders and Wuji Immortal Emperor reacted with excitement.

Niu Tianbao tried to protect the Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Fruit from Profound Emperor, but Profound Emperor overwhelmed him despite his costly talismans. Li Zhōujūn arrived and stopped Profound Emperor’s sword, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Profound Emperor demanded a Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Fruit, but Niu Tianbao refused and attacked him with a Ninth-Rank, Third-Tier spear.
• Profound Emperor swept Niu Tianbao’s spear aside and summoned a magical sword when Niu Tianbao continued to block his way.
• Niu Tianbao unleashed a mountain of Ninth-Rank, Third-Tier Emperor-grade Spirit Talismans, but Profound Emperor’s sword split them and kept advancing toward him.
• Jiang Yahe prepared to help Niu Tianbao as Profound Emperor’s sword bore down on them.
• Li Zhōujūn emerged from a crack in the void, caught Profound Emperor’s sword between two fingers, and dispersed it.

Li Zhōujūn, the Azure Emperor, confronted the Profound Emperor over the Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Fruit, and the two fought to a standstill. Their battle left Taiqing Mountain and the surrounding space in danger, while the chapter ended with the Profound Emperor’s allies insisting he had yet to use his Emperor’s Law.

• Li Zhōujūn arrived at Taiqing Mountain and told the Profound Emperor he would not take the Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Fruit.
• The Profound Emperor unleashed his Immortal Emperor pressure and attacked Li Zhōujūn with One Profound Finger.
• Li Zhōujūn countered with Wind Cloud Seal, and Niu Tianbao used Suppress talismans to stabilize the collapsing space and protect the Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Tree.
• Li Zhōujūn and the Profound Emperor continued trading attacks without either gaining the upper hand.
• Elder Kun claimed the Profound Emperor had not used his Emperor’s Law, while Wuji Immortal Emperor noted that Li Zhōujūn did not appear to be struggling.

Li Zhōujūn fought Profound Emperor to a standstill, and the system encouraged him to prolong the battle for a larger mission reward. When Profound Emperor tried to leave, Li Zhōujūn refused to let him go, leaving Profound Emperor to warn that he could not be killed.

• The system told Li Zhōujūn that battling Profound Emperor longer would increase his reward, and Li Zhōujūn decided to keep fighting.
• Profound Emperor unleashed Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Profound, but Li Zhōujūn charged through the sword light unharmed and attacked with his Immortal Slaying Divine Eye.
• Profound Emperor blocked Li Zhōujūn's golden lightning with a palm strike, and neither gained the upper hand.
• Profound Emperor acknowledged Li Zhōujūn's strength and prepared to leave with the Qiankun Elders and Wuji Immortal Emperor.
• Li Zhōujūn stopped Profound Emperor from leaving, while Niu Tianbao prepared to deal with the Qiankun Elders and Wuji Immortal Emperor.
• Profound Emperor asked Li Zhōujūn why he would continue when he could not kill him.

Li Zhōujūn chased Profound Emperor while Niu Tianbao fought the Taichu Holy Land and Wuji Immortal Palace forces, forcing Profound Emperor to retreat with the Qiankun Elders and Wuji Immortal Emperor. Li Zhōujūn received a cultivation breakthrough and a one-use teleportation reward, while Profound Emperor arranged for Wuji Immortal Emperor to enter Taichu Holy Land and wondered what could replace the Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Fruit.

• Li Zhōujūn resumed his fight with Profound Emperor as Niu Tianbao attacked the Qiankun Elders and Wuji Immortal Emperor, then used Spirit Talismans to stabilize the void.
• Profound Emperor split his attention to break Niu Tianbao's giant palm and save the Qiankun Elders and Wuji Immortal Emperor before retreating with them into the void.
• Li Zhōujūn pursued Profound Emperor until his system advanced him to the Seventh-Rank Immortal Venerable and gave him a one-use Teleport Ten Thousand Miles skill.
• Jiang Yahe restored the shattered landscape with creation energy while Niu Tianbao said Li Zhōujūn would probably be fine.
• Profound Emperor stopped after Li Zhōujūn gave up the chase and ordered the Qiankun Elders to arrange Wuji Immortal Emperor's entry into Taichu Holy Land.
• Profound Emperor looked toward Dao Tian Immortal Palace and wondered what could replace the Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Fruit.

Li Zhōujūn returned from Taiqing Mountain after driving off the Profound Emperor and resumed eating Yue Qingdai’s chicken soup. The Profound Emperor revealed he wanted the Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Fruit to restore his sealed partner Ruoyou, but Elder Xiang offered a possible substitute at Huanxian Mountain.

• Li Zhōujūn thanked Niu Tianbao and Jiang Yahe for their concern, then left Taiqing Mountain to return to Cloud Bridge Palace.
• Li Zhōujūn told Yue Qingdai he had beaten the Profound Emperor away, then ate the chicken soup she had prepared.
• The Profound Emperor reflected on how he had sealed Ruoyou’s remnant soul in a Soul-Containing Stone after she was ambushed, and planned to use the Blood Jade Seed with the Taiqing Spiritual Infusion Fruit to restore her body.
• The Profound Emperor learned from Elder Xiang that Huanxian Mountain held a Huanxian Fruit that could reshape a body, though three thousand Grass Immortals guarded it under a Ninth-Rank Immortal Emperor.

Li Yiran arrived at Huanxian Mountain and joined the Grass Immortals there. Meanwhile, Li Zhōujūn turned away Zhang Zishi’s offer of wine and learned that Zhu Ling’s injuries had nearly healed.

• Zhou Xuan and Yan Qian brought Li Yiran to Huanxian City after befriending her and inviting her to join Huanxian Mountain.
• Zhou Xuan explained that Huanxian Mountain sheltered plant cultivators and helped Li Yiran arrange a residence.
• Lan Yu questioned who Li Yiran was, and Yan Qian warned him not to bother her.
• Zhang Zishi visited Li Zhōujūn, offered him wine, and was sent away when Li Zhōujūn declined to drink.
• Li Zhōujūn checked on Zhu Ling, and Chan Yi said her injuries had nearly healed.

Li Yiran rejected Lan Yu’s offer to become his Cultivation Partner, while the Qiankun Elders traveled to Huanxian Mountain to claim its Huanxian Fruit. Qin Emperor prepared for the fruit to ripen and sensed something approaching.

• Li Zhōujūn left Chan Yi to care for Zhu Ling, and Chan Yi felt grateful for his concern.
• Lan Yu offered to recommend Li Yiran to Leaf Emperor if she became his Cultivation Partner, but Li Yiran rejected him and shut the door.
• The Qiankun Elders departed Taichu Holy Land on Profound Emperor’s mission to retrieve the Huanxian Fruit.
• Elder Gan and Elder Kun discussed Huanxian Mountain and Qin Emperor as they traveled to Huanxian City.
• Qin Emperor reflected on her efforts to save Ming Wenmei and watched the Huanxian Fruit nearing ripeness.
• Qin Emperor sensed something and looked toward the void.

The Qiankun Elders of Taichu Holy Land arrived at Huanxian Mountain and demanded the Huanxian Fruit, which Qin Emperor needed to revive her friend. When she refused to surrender it, Elder Gan attacked, and Li Zhōujūn sensed that the girl was in danger.

• The Qiankun Elders appeared above Huanxian Mountain and demanded that Qin Emperor hand over the Huanxian Fruit.
• Elder Gan and Elder Kun threatened to destroy the mountain, offering Qin Emperor a Ninth-Rank Emperor Pill if she agreed to an exchange.
• Qin Emperor refused to give up the fruit, which was her only hope of reviving her friend, and prepared to defend it.
• Elder Gan summoned a gigantic palm that pressed down on Huanxian Mountain, while Qin Emperor's zither attacks failed to stop it.
• Li Zhōujūn sensed from Dao Tian Immortal Palace that the girl had run into danger.

Li Zhōujūn’s clone appeared at Huanxian Mountain to protect Li Yiran and declared her his daughter, then placed the mountain under his protection. The Qiankun Elders still sought the Huanxian Fruit and summoned a clone of the Profound Emperor, leaving a confrontation looming.

• Li Zhōujūn’s clone caught and shattered Elder Gan’s attack on Huanxian Mountain, saving Qin Emperor and the cultivators there.
• The Qiankun Elders recognized the Azure Emperor, and Li Zhōujūn revealed that Li Yiran was his daughter because their attack had put her in danger.
• Li Yiran realized her benefactor had left a clone to protect her, while Qin Emperor and the others reacted with shock to their relationship.
• Elder Gan asked to take the Huanxian Fruit, but Li Zhōujūn told the Qiankun Elders to leave and declared Huanxian Mountain under his protection.
• Elder Kun produced a Jade Talisman containing a clone given to him by the Profound Emperor.

Elder Kun summoned Profound Emperor’s clone, prompting Li Zhōujūn to fight him to protect Huanxian Mountain and avoid losing chicken soup for three days. As the clones neared exhaustion, Profound Emperor prepared a powerful attack, unaware that Li Zhōujūn could teleport to the mountain with his true body.

• Elder Kun crushed the Jade Talisman, summoning Profound Emperor’s clone, who berated the Qiankun Elders for wasting it.
• Profound Emperor asked Li Zhōujūn not to interfere in Huanxian Mountain’s affairs, but the system ordered Li Zhōujūn to fight him or go three days without chicken soup.
• Li Zhōujūn attacked Profound Emperor, and their clones exchanged powerful techniques while the cultivators on Huanxian Mountain endured the battle’s aftershocks.
• Li Zhōujūn completed the system task, advanced to Eighth-Rank Immortal Venerable, and upgraded Proud Snow Flying Sword.
• Profound Emperor ordered the Qiankun Elders to seize the Huanxian Fruit after the clones dissipated, while Li Zhōujūn recognized his plan and continued fighting.
• As both clones neared dissipation, Profound Emperor forced Li Zhōujūn back and prepared to unleash a powerful divine ability.