Recaps

Jiang Ping An passed the first sun’s test and learned that the Nebula Pearl’s secret technique could not be completed, then joined Zheng Chiyan in entering the second sun. There, they learned the next test required crossing a meteor-filled hall with no more than ten hits.

• Jiang Ping An explained his strength in the Magma Sea as the result of divine techniques and replenished his Primordial Qi with Lord God Pills.
• The stone statue told Jiang Ping An he could complete the Nebula Pearl’s secret technique or proceed to the other Legacy Grounds, and he chose to complete it.
• The statue revealed that the secret technique was incomplete and could not be completed, then warned Jiang Ping An not to overuse it because of time backlash.
• Jiang Ping An was teleported outside the first sun, where he reunited with Zheng Chiyan and falsely claimed he had spent time examining the completed divine technique.
• Jiang Ping An and Zheng Chiyan entered the second sun and learned from Yue Tianqing that its test involved crossing falling meteors while being hit no more than ten times.

Jiang Ping An and the other Middle Lord Gods entered the Meteor Fall Zone to face Nebula Palace’s speed trial. He carefully calculated a safe path through the falling meteors, stayed behind the other challengers to avoid drawing attention, and remained unharmed as they were struck.

• Yue Tianqing entered the Meteor Fall Zone first, followed by Zheng Chiyan, Jiang Ping An, and another Middle Lord God.
• The challengers dodged a dense shower of meteors, which fell at varying speeds and could eliminate anyone struck more than ten times.
• Jiang Ping An calculated the meteors’ positions and mapped a safe route, while the others relied on their movement techniques.
• Jiang Ping An slowed down when he was about to overtake Yue Tianqing so he would not stand out among the Holy Land geniuses.
• Zheng Chiyan was struck twice after panicking, and the other challengers, including Yue Tianqing, were hit as well.
• Jiang Ping An continued through the Meteor Fall Zone without being struck once.

Jiang Ping An perfectly completed the meteor trial and received the cultivation-unrestricted Flying Feather Wings, then entered the third inheritance with Zheng Chiyan. They found a dead Holy Land disciple among the gathered disciples, revealing that someone had died.

• Yue Tianqing reached the finish line first after being struck by meteors three times, and Zheng Chiyan followed after being hit five times.
• Jiang Ping An reached the finish line without being struck by any meteors, despite appearing exhausted to Zheng Chiyan.
• A stone statue rewarded Jiang Ping An with the Flying Feather Wings, which he bonded to himself and tested at high speed.
• Jiang Ping An stored the wings in his inner world, then left the second inheritance and flew with Zheng Chiyan to the third sun.
• Jiang Ping An and Zheng Chiyan found Holy Land disciples gathered around a disciple whose soul had dissipated and whose life aura was gone.

After two Holy Land disciples died attempting Nebula Palace’s deadly willpower trial, the guardian spirit revealed that the damaged mirror came from the ruined Myriad Origin Divine Domain and might conceal a treasure. Jiang Ping An tried to leave while Zheng Chiyan chose to enter, but a flash of white light made everyone in the divine hall vanish.

• Zheng Chiyan learned that a Radiant Light Divine Hall disciple had died after failing the mirror trial, and another High Lord God soon emerged dead with a terrified expression.
• The inheritance guardian spirit said the mirror tested willpower, carried a ninety-nine percent mortality rate, and came from the Myriad Origin Divine Domain.
• The guardian spirit explained that Nebula Palace’s master had believed a treasure lay inside the mirror, prompting the disciples to weigh the danger against the prize.
• The guardian spirit said that only five of 325 Nebula Palace disciples had survived the trial, though those who passed gained tremendous soul power.
• Jiang Ping An decided to leave, while Zheng Chiyan chose to attempt the trial; before Jiang Ping An could exit, white light engulfed the hall and everyone vanished, leaving two corpses behind.

Jiang Ping An and the Divine Ruins Holy Land disciples were dragged into a mirror’s illusion, where corpses and powerful enemies attacked them. After a disciple was killed and a True God appeared before him, Jiang Ping An realized the enemies were created from their fear and urged the others not to be afraid.

• The mirror pulled Jiang Ping An and the Holy Land disciples into a ruined battlefield illusion that tested their willpower.
• A half-bodied Void God emerged from the corpses and grabbed a disciple, who severed his own leg to escape.
• A True God appeared and killed the injured disciple, while more powerful figures rose from the ground and attacked the fleeing group.
• A True God appeared before Jiang Ping An, but vanished when he stopped fleeing and faced it.
• Jiang Ping An concluded that the enemies were manifested from the disciples’ fear and called on them not to be afraid.

Jiang Ping An endured a trial that turned fear and buried emotions into dangers, resisting the mirror’s attempts to sway him. After a divine version of himself emerged and demanded control of his body, it merged into him, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Jiang Ping An explained that the apparent enemies were created from fear, and the Holy Land disciples fled while he stayed behind to endure the trial.
• Jiang Ping An used the Soul Disorder Art to suppress his fear, causing the corpse-filled scene to vanish and a pitch-black space with a shattered mirror to appear.
• The mirror’s black-eyed Jiang Ping An tried to tempt him with revenge and power, but Jiang Ping An dismissed it and remained unmoved.
• The mirror reflected a melancholy Jiang Ping An who dwelled on his losses and worries, but Jiang Ping An continued studying the Heaven-Opening Creation Axe.
• A divine Jiang Ping An emerged from the cracked mirror, claimed to be a buried personality, and demanded the body.
• Jiang Ping An refused, but the divine Jiang Ping An lunged at him and merged into his main body.

Jiang Ping An resisted the mirror’s attempt to change his thoughts and refused its promised treasure, but it forced itself into his Sea of Consciousness and declared him the seventh chosen person. The mirror then revealed that he could control two divine souls embodying distinct personalities.

• Jiang Ping An used the Soul Disorder Art to purge the mirror’s implanted selfish thoughts, protecting his feelings for his family.
• After passing the trial, Jiang Ping An refused the damaged Divine Mirror and its treasure, but the mirror identified him as the seventh chosen person and said his destiny was sealed.
• The mirror forced its way into Jiang Ping An’s Sea of Consciousness, where his efforts to expel or damage it failed.
• The mirror released two divine souls, and Jiang Ping An discovered he could shift his consciousness between their melancholy and volatile personalities.

After surviving the Illusionary Realm trial, Jiang Ping An considered the two extra divine souls the mirror had given him and wondered why it had singled him out. He accepted a mission to hunt a great demon in the Fire God Realm and set out, hoping to return home someday.

• Jiang Ping An emerged from the trial with two extra divine souls, and Zheng Chiyan thanked him for warning the disciples about the Illusionary Realm.
• Jiang Ping An learned that Zheng Chiyan had faced no mirror, then left the Legacy Ground with him and returned to Galaxy Lake.
• Jiang Ping An assigned his melancholy soul to cultivate the Soul Disorder Art and his dark, violent soul to study the Heaven-Opening Creation Axe.
• Jiang Ping An received a notice that he had to claim a mission and chose to hunt a Middle-Rank Lord God great demon in the Fire God Realm.
• Jiang Ping An informed Jiang MiaoYi and Demon Illusion Fairy that he was leaving, then headed for the Inter-Domain Teleportation Array and looked forward to returning home.

Jiang Ping An traveled to the Fire God Realm to hunt a Middle-Rank Lord God demon, while Gongshu Ye learned of his departure and sent a powerful avatar after him. Jiang Ping An reached the beleaguered Lava Fort, where its City Lord revealed that the mission's reward had been drastically reduced.

• Jiang Ping An paid the passage fee and traveled through the Realm Gate to the Fire God Realm.
• A guard informed Gongshu Ye that Jiang Ping An had left for the Fire God Realm, and Gongshu Ye sent an avatar with half his strength to pursue him.
• Jiang Ping An teleported to Lava Fort and saw its ruined buildings, funeral processions, and nervous guards.
• Zhu Qianqi welcomed Jiang Ping An and asked whether he had come alone to handle the demon.
• Jiang Ping An said the posted reward was only twenty-five billion Holy Land Coins, and Zhu Qianqi protested that Lava Fort had offered one thousand Lord God Pills worth one hundred billion.

Jiang Ping An killed the Blazing Fire Evil Dragon at Black Cloud Volcano, but Gongshu Ye suddenly appeared and attacked him. With Zhu Qianqi in tow, Jiang Ping An searched for somewhere to escape, only to learn that they were near Demonfire Cave and had nowhere safe to hide.

• Zhu Qianqi offered Jiang Ping An his treasured sword, but Jiang Ping An refused it and agreed to complete the task without extra payment.
• Jiang Ping An found the Blazing Fire Evil Dragon at Black Cloud Volcano and killed it with a single stomp before clearing away the blood and storing its body.
• Jiang Ping An told Zhu Qianqi the task was complete and prepared to leave, while Zhu Qianqi stood stunned by how easily the demon had been defeated.
• Gongshu Ye descended as a Void God Realm expert and attacked Jiang Ping An, who escaped the punch using his Flying Feather Wings.
• Jiang Ping An grabbed Zhu Qianqi and asked where they could hide, but Zhu Qianqi said the remote area near Demonfire Cave had no safe place.

Jiang Ping An fled underground toward Demonfire Cave with Zhu Qianqi as Gongshu Ye pursued him. After using his Origin Heavenly Dragon Clone to keep escaping, Jiang Ping An ran low on Blood Qi, and Gongshu Ye caught up and struck at his head.

• Jiang Ping An grabbed Zhu Qianqi and plunged into an erupting volcano while fleeing Gongshu Ye, then forced Zhu Qianqi to reveal that Demonfire Cave lay northwest.
• Jiang Ping An hid underground and raced northwest with Zhu Qianqi, while Gongshu Ye pursued and waited for the Flying Feather Wings to drain his Blood Qi.
• As purple flames appeared in the rock, Jiang Ping An transferred the Flying Feather Wings to his Origin Heavenly Dragon Clone and sent his original body inside the clone to rest.
• Gongshu Ye used his metal arm to blast himself forward, but the clone spent half its Blood Qi to evade his attempt to seize the wings.
• Jiang Ping An tried to replenish his Blood Qi by digesting the captured Blazing Fire Evil Dragon, but a purple flame burned through the clone's scales as Gongshu Ye caught up and swung at Jiang Ping An's head.

Jiang Ping An used the Purple Liquid Flame and several tricks to evade Gongshu Ye’s pursuit. Gongshu Ye chased two decoys while Jiang Ping An’s clone continued deeper beneath the flames, and the chapter left Gongshu Ye realizing he had been fooled.

• Gongshu Ye struck Jiang Ping An’s Heavenly Dragon Clone, which used the blow to crash into the Purple Liquid Flame and shielded itself with Primordial Power.
• Gongshu Ye pursued Jiang Ping An through the flames, but his Sacred Dao Law barrier burned away while Jiang Ping An’s protection held.
• Jiang Ping An used a Teleportation Talisman, then faked two spatial routes and hid under an Invisibility Talisman as Gongshu Ye split his clone to pursue them.
• Jiang Ping An flew deeper beneath the Purple Liquid Flame, where he sensed the fire grew more destructive.
• Gongshu Ye found two weak-aura clones of Jiang Ping An, realized he had been tricked, and heard one clone accuse him of assassinating a Holy Land disciple.

Jiang Ping An turned to fight Gongshu Ye after his escape failed, using the Primordial Dao Domain and his Origin Heavenly Dragon Clone to counter the Void God’s attacks. As Gongshu Ye charged again, Jiang Ping An joined forces with the clone to awaken a powerful dragon transformation.

• Gongshu Ye tracked Jiang Ping An into the Purple Liquid Flame and attacked him with a flaming punch from his metal arm.
• Jiang Ping An used his Primordial Dao Domain to redirect Gongshu Ye’s attack, while the Origin Heavenly Dragon Clone ambushed him and sent him into his own punch.
• Jiang Ping An tore off Gongshu Ye’s metal right arm, and the clone sealed it away in its inner world.
• Gongshu Ye formed a new arm and charged again, while Jiang Ping An activated his Five Viscera Dao Fruits and summoned the Origin Heavenly Dragon Clone to his side.
• Jiang Ping An and the clone channeled Heavenly Dragon Power and Primordial Power together, and Gongshu Ye’s strike revealed Jiang Ping An transformed with silver scales, horns, and pupils.

Jiang Ping An fused with the Origin Heavenly Dragon Clone and defeated Gongshu Ye’s incarnation, surviving its self-destruction. As swarms of demonic beasts converged, he used the Soul Disorder Art to make them fight and descended through the Purple Liquid Flame, discovering the wreckage of an ancient ship leaking purple energy.

• Jiang Ping An fused his main body with the Origin Heavenly Dragon Clone and overwhelmed Gongshu Ye with his newfound strength.
• Gongshu Ye tried to self-destruct, but Jiang Ping An severed his arms and kicked him away before his Dao Fruit exploded.
• Jiang Ping An survived the blast using the Flying Feather Wings and Primordial Dao Domain, then spotted a vast swarm of demonic beasts approaching.
• Jiang Ping An ended the fusion, sent his main body into the Inner World, and used the Soul Disorder Art to provoke two clans of beasts into fighting.
• Jiang Ping An descended through the Purple Liquid Flame and found an ancient broken ship leaking the purple energy that formed the flames.
• Jiang Ping An rushed toward a narrow gap in the ship as the demonic beasts pursued him.

Jiang Ping An took refuge inside an ancient warship beneath the Demonfire Cave, recovered from his injuries, and learned about the cave’s history from Zhu Qianqi. He remained trapped aboard the ship with demon beasts outside and considered exploring its sealed cabins.

• Jiang Ping An slipped through a narrow crack into the warship and shut out the Purple Liquid Flame and the pursuing demon beasts.
• Jiang Ping An recovered his strength by taking Lord God Pills while his Origin Heavenly Dragon clone ate Divine Beast meat.
• Jiang Ping An told Zhu Qianqi that he had recorded Gongshu Ye’s attack and asked him to report it to his superiors.
• Jiang Ping An refused to release Zhu Qianqi because demon beasts were still hunting him inside the Demonfire Cave.
• Zhu Qianqi explained that the Demonfire Cave’s flames and beasts dated back to an ancient war, and warned Jiang Ping An not to descend underground.
• Jiang Ping An returned to the cabin and looked toward the unopened doors, wondering whether they held treasures.

Jiang Ping An searched the ancient warship’s cabins for treasure, but found only decayed rooms and dangerous Purple Liquid Flame. He discovered that the formation protecting the final large cabin drew power from the fuel area and planned to shut off its leaking furnace and valve.

• Jiang Ping An opened several hatches, finding ruined living quarters, worthless blades, and cabins burned by Purple Liquid Flame.
• A dark violent personality briefly took control of Jiang Ping An’s body to curse the warship, then argued with him and the melancholy personality.
• Jiang Ping An found that the right-hand cabin’s advanced formation remained active and was powered by the neighboring fuel area.
• Jiang Ping An used Time Power to predict that opening the fuel hatch would expose him to flames powerful enough to burn him to ashes.
• Jiang Ping An saw a leaking fuel furnace and its valve inside the fuel area, and concluded that closing them could stop the flames and deactivate the formation.

Jiang Ping An stopped the Purple Liquid Flame from leaking, then spent months using it to strengthen his body until he was ready to attempt the High Lord God Realm. After the formation on the unmarked door ran out of energy, he used Time Power to check what was inside and froze at what he saw.

• Jiang Ping An used an Energy Avatar to close the Fuel Furnace lid and shut off the fuel and energy transport pipe without triggering danger.
• Jiang Ping An waited for the door's formation to lose power and used diluted Purple Liquid Flame to temper his body for months.
• Jiang Ping An reached the limit of his realm and considered connecting his Five Viscera Dao Fruits to attempt a breakthrough to the High Lord God Realm.
• Jiang Ping An approached the unmarked door after its energy supply failed and used Time Power to predict what would happen when he opened it.
• Jiang Ping An froze after seeing what lay beyond the door in his prediction.

Jiang Ping An found the continuation of the Future Scripture in the ship’s cabin and saw projections of his own death and his loved ones’ deaths. After the black metal block absorbed his blood and shattered, a message appeared on the damaged mirror: his death countdown was 320 years.

• Jiang Ping An entered the cabin and found an Information Jade Slip resting on a black metal block.
• Jiang Ping An read the jade slip and realized it contained the continuation of the Future Scripture, leaving him terrified that his life was being manipulated.
• As Jiang Ping An tried to leave, the black metal block projected images of his grave, his family’s graves, and Jiang MiaoYi dying before his tombstone.
• Jiang Ping An angrily struck the black metal block, which absorbed his blood and exploded into dust that surged toward the shattered mirror in his sea of consciousness.
• A line of bloody words appeared on the damaged mirror, showing Jiang Ping An’s death countdown as 320 years.

After discovering that he had only 320 years left to live, Jiang Ping An resolved to grow stronger, escaped Demonfire Cave with a valuable wrecked warship, and returned to the Divine Ruins Holy Land. He reported an assassination attempt by a Void God Realm expert to the Law Enforcement Hall, where Yang Shuangsu recognized him and was startled by his rapid advancement.

• Jiang Ping An read the death countdown and decided to pursue the High Lord God Realm and beyond so he could protect his freedom and family.
• Jiang Ping An killed the ferocious beasts outside the wrecked warship, salvaged the ship and its cargo, then fled when Void God Realm beasts approached.
• Jiang Ping An returned to Lava Fort, released Zhu Qianqi, and left before Zhu Qianqi could speak with him.
• Jiang Ping An returned to the Divine Ruins Holy Land and went to the Law Enforcement Hall to report that a Holy Land Void God Realm expert had tried to assassinate him.
• Yang Shuangsu met Jiang Ping An, recognized him, and asked about his breakthrough to Middle-Rank Lord God; Jiang Ping An urged her to address the case.

Jiang Ping An made Gongshu Ye a wanted criminal, sold his metal arm for a fortune, and returned to Galaxy Lake to prepare for cultivation. There, Demon Illusion Fairy revealed that she was leaving for Skyreach Holy Land and might be gone for at least a thousand years.

• Jiang Ping An showed Yang Shuangsu evidence that Gongshu Ye had framed him and asked the Law Enforcement Hall to issue a warrant.
• Jiang Ping An sold Gongshu Ye's metal arm for three thousand five hundred Divine Crystal Stones and bought cultivation supplies.
• Jiang Ping An returned to Galaxy Lake, reflected on the forces shaping his life, and vowed not to become anyone's pawn.
• Jiang Ping An reunited with Jiang MiaoYi and Demon Illusion Fairy in Divine Ruins Space, where they teased each other and shared a warm gathering.
• Demon Illusion Fairy explained that her master had arranged for her to cultivate at Skyreach Holy Land and that she could not return until reaching the Void God Realm, likely after a thousand years.

After parting from Demon Illusion Fairy, Jiang Ping An studied how to break through to High Lord God while feeding his Origin Heavenly Dragon Clone Void God-level beast meat and blood. The clone reached the brink of a breakthrough and then released a mighty aura.

• Jiang Ping An comforted Demon Illusion Fairy during their farewell feast, and she bit his lip before leaving Divine Ruins Space.
• Demon Illusion Fairy told Fu Yang that Jiang Ping An would survive and grow beyond the Holy Land's expectations, then agreed to go to Skyreach Holy Land to become stronger.
• Jiang Ping An bought a True God's recorded lecture and studied how cultivators connected stars to forge their Dao Foundations.
• Jiang Ping An roasted Void God-level beast meat and cooked its blood for the Origin Heavenly Dragon Clone, whose aura and body grew stronger as it ate.
• The Origin Heavenly Dragon Clone consumed the roast meat and erupted with a mighty, ancient aura after nearing the High Lord God Realm.

Jiang Ping An’s Origin Heavenly Dragon Clone broke through, and he used Primordial Power to connect his five Dao Fruits, but the expected breakthrough did not come. When Chu Meiyan arrived searching for him, he disguised himself, yet she tore open his clothes and discovered that his Ghost Demon Mark was gone.

• The Origin Heavenly Dragon Clone consumed Divine Beast flesh and blood and grew strong enough to tear through the spatial barrier.
• Jiang Ping An studied the True God's lecture course, then spent a year using Primordial Power to connect his Heart Dao Fruit to his Lung Dao Fruit.
• Jiang Ping An connected his Liver, Stomach, and Kidney Dao Fruits over the next three years, but his realm did not break through.
• The Law Enforcement Hall informed Jiang Ping An that Gongshu Ye had left the Holy Land and was wanted, but Jiang Ping An ignored the message.
• Jiang Ping An disguised himself when Chu Meiyan came looking for him, but she tore open his clothing and froze when she saw that his Ghost Demon Mark was gone.

Chu Meiyan tested Jiang Ping An, but he fooled her by using the Limitless Rule to mimic another rule. After she left, he discovered his Death Countdown had fallen by fifteen years, then found that completing a cycle between all five Dao Fruits was the key to his breakthrough; connecting the final pair unleashed an ancient, chaotic power.

• Chu Meiyan found no Ghost Demon Mark on Jiang Ping An and ordered him to attack her with a law; he used the Limitless Rule to mimic flames, convincing her he was not Jiang Ping An.
• Chu Meiyan blasted Jiang Ping An into his room and left, and he realized she had caused his Death Countdown to drop by fifteen years.
• Jiang Ping An and his personality-souls reasoned that he needed to connect every Five Viscera Dao Fruit to every other one to form a cycle.
• Jiang Ping An spent ten billion Holy Land Coins to build a fifth bridge and felt his cultivation surge toward a higher realm.
• Jiang Ping An completed the remaining bridges over the following years, and an ancient, chaotic power erupted when he connected the final two Dao Fruits.

Jiang Ping An completed his breakthrough to the High Lord God Realm, though the countdown to his death remained unchanged. After learning that Jiang MiaoYi had placed first in all three newcomer assessments, he told her of his breakthrough, and she warned him that Void God tribulations would test each cultivator's weaknesses.

• Jiang Ping An completed his Dao Foundation and entered the High Lord God Realm after five years of cultivation, but the mysterious mirror's death countdown continued.
• Jiang Ping An used pills and Soul-Nourishing Liquid to stabilize his realm while his Origin Heavenly Dragon Clone consumed Void God-level Divine Beast flesh and blood.
• Jiang MiaoYi told Jiang Ping An that she had taken first place in all three Newcomer Assessment events.
• Jiang Ping An revealed his breakthrough to Jiang MiaoYi, who was shocked and joked that he might have been supported by a powerful woman.
• Jiang MiaoYi explained that the three Void God tribulations tested cultivators according to their weaknesses, while Jiang Ping An claimed he had none.

Jiang Ping An received a Substitute Death Puppet from Jiang MiaoYi, but learned it could not change his death countdown. After exhausting his cultivation resources, he sought to sell fuel from his wrecked ship and discovered it was rare Purple Sun Origin Power valued for research.

• Jiang MiaoYi sent Jiang Ping An a Substitute Death Puppet as a reward from the Newcomer Assessment, and he accepted it to avoid hurting her feelings.
• Jiang Ping An bound the puppet to himself and confirmed that it did not affect the death countdown on his mysterious mirror.
• After using up his Divine Crystal Stones while comprehending the Primordial Rule and Limitless Rule, Jiang Ping An traveled to Star Brilliance City to appraise his ship fuel.
• Liu Xunnian identified the fuel as diluted Purple Sun Origin Power from the Myriad Origin Divine Domain and offered to buy more at a high price depending on its purity and quantity.
• Jiang Ping An sent a clone away as a precaution and asked Liu Xunnian and the manager to activate a barrier before he revealed the rest of his fuel.