Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ping An dismantled a restricted box without destroying the black jade pendant inside, impressing the Refining Masters at Azure Branch Academy. After lecturing them on artifact separation, he went to Divine Light headquarters to claim a share of an Immortal-Level Starry Sky Beast's source, where Miao Xia greeted him with a rough embrace.

• Jiang Ping An used the Material Separation Technique to break down Deng ShaoXi's box while preserving the black jade pendant inside.
• Deng ShaoXi paid Jiang Ping An, gave him his sequence number, and left to deliver the pendant to his organization.
• Jiang Ping An accepted Gu Wei's request to teach artifact separation and lectured the Refining Masters for two and a half days.
• Miao Xia summoned Jiang Ping An to Divine Light headquarters to collect his share of an Immortal-Level Starry Sky Beast's source.
• Jiang Ping An arrived at Divine Light headquarters and Miao Xia hooked an arm around his neck, pressing herself against him.

Miao Xia brought Jiang Ping An Starry Sky Beast Origin, but Qian Wu and her son tried to obtain his share. After Jiang Ping An refused to sell or spar, Qian Tianyu trapped him in his Extreme Darkness Domain, and Qian Wu declared a fight over the Origin before the gathered witnesses.

• Miao Xia explained that the Immortal-level Starry Sky Beast’s Origin could help Jiang Ping An’s Immortal root grow and prepare him to break through, then took him to a banquet serving its meat.
• Qian Wu asked Jiang Ping An to sell his share of the Origin for her son, Qian Tianyu, but Jiang Ping An and Miao Xia refused.
• Qian Tianyu accused Jiang Ping An of seeking Immortal Crystals and challenged him to a contest for their shares of the Origin, but Jiang Ping An declined.
• After Jiang Ping An ignored Qian Tianyu and asked Miao Xia to leave with his share, Qian Tianyu enveloped him in his Extreme Darkness Domain.
• Qian Wu blocked Miao Xia from intervening and announced to the hall that Jiang Ping An and Qian Tianyu would fight for the Origin.

Jiang Ping An defeated Qian Tianyu inside his Extreme Darkness domain, then drained his vital essence with her Devouring Black Hole. After Miao Xia demanded that Qian Wu honor their wager, the Divine Light Organization’s Commander ruled that Qian Tianyu would keep the Starry Sky Beast’s origin and ordered Jiang Ping An compensated with Immortal Crystals.

• Qian Wu’s son Qian Tianyu challenged Jiang Ping An for the Starry Sky Beast’s origin, and Qian Wu trapped them in his Extreme Darkness domain.
• Jiang Ping An relied on the Selfless State to catch and break Qian Tianyu’s sword, then used a chain and the Devouring Black Hole to defeat and drain him.
• Miao Xia demanded Qian Wu hand over Qian Tianyu’s share of the origin, while Qian Wu accused Jiang Ping An of being unable to become an Immortal.
• The Divine Light Organization’s Commander suppressed Miao Xia’s aura and ruled that Qian Tianyu would receive the origin while Jiang Ping An would receive Immortal Crystals instead.

After the Divine Light Organization denied Miao Xia and Jiang Ping An their share of the Starry Sky Beast Origin and drove them out, Jiang Ping An revealed he had obtained the far more valuable Ancient God Origin. He took Miao Xia to Primordial Beginning Mountain to seek a breakthrough, but lacking credits for the Enlightenment Hall, he decided to challenge the Saint Battlefield for free access to cultivation grounds.

• The Commander gave Miao Xia and Jiang Ping An's share of the Starry Sky Beast Origin to Tian Yu and drove the pair from the Divine Light Organization.
• Jiang Ping An told Miao Xia that Qiu SiPing had given him the Ancient God Origin, easing her anger over the denied reward.
• Miao Xia led Jiang Ping An to Primordial Beginning Mountain, where they learned he needed a thousand credits to enter the Enlightenment Hall.
• Jiang Ping An refused to buy credits and planned to challenge the Saint Battlefield for a three-hundred-year cultivation privilege.
• The attendant and nearby cultivators dismissed Jiang Ping An's chances as he and Miao Xia headed for the Saint Battlefield.

Jiang Ping An entered the Saint Battlefield to challenge a top hundred fighter despite the Immortal gatekeeper warning him that he was a newcomer. He faced Long Juefeng’s projection in a fierce battle, drawing a crowd as the fight continued.

• Jiang Ping An asked the old Immortal at the Saint Battlefield entrance to let him challenge a top hundred Cultivator, and the old man warned him to wait until he became Azure Branch Academy’s number one at his realm.
• Jiang Ping An ignored the warning and went to the golden stele, where Miao Xia cautioned him that losing could end his Invincible Path.
• Jiang Ping An declared his challenge to Long Juefeng, ranked one hundredth in the Domain Realm Initial Stage, and Long Juefeng’s projection appeared.
• Jiang Ping An activated his Battle God Art and fought Long Juefeng head-on, with both fighters matching each other’s attacks across the battlefield.
• Passing Cultivators noticed the clash and hurried to the Saint Battlefield to watch the challenge.

Jiang Ping An defeated Long Juefeng’s projection and entered the Azure Branch Ranking, drawing the attention of many Immortals. After investigating his information, the Immortals learned he was a Heaven Forsaken Person and withdrew, leaving the onlookers confused.

• Jiang Ping An fought Long Juefeng’s projection, and his Destruction Law injured Long Juefeng before he transformed into his enormous dragon form.
• Jiang Ping An brought out his main body and fought alongside his Saint Demon Body Clone, using their domains and techniques to overpower Long Juefeng.
• Jiang Ping An defeated Long Juefeng, and his name appeared on the Azure Branch Ranking as Immortals and students gathered to see him.
• The Immortals investigated Jiang Ping An’s information, discovered he was a Heaven Forsaken Person, and departed without taking him as a disciple.
• The watching Cultivators wondered why the Immortals had suddenly left.

After Qian Tianyu revealed Jiang Ping An’s prophesied Divine Punishment Immortal Tribulation, Jiang ignored the taunts and challenged Water Moon Immortal, defeating her by trapping her projection in a Black Hole. His victory drew attention across Azure Branch Academy and shocked Wang Ying, who recognized the famed fighter as the Refining Master she had dismissed.

• Qian Tianyu revealed that Jiang Ping An would face a Divine Punishment Immortal Tribulation and mocked him for having no hope of becoming an Immortal.
• Jiang Ping An ignored Qian Tianyu and challenged Water Moon Immortal, whose projection attacked him by controlling the water in his blood.
• Jiang Ping An used his third body to seize Water Moon Immortal’s projection and pull her into a Black Hole, defeating her.
• The golden stele announced Jiang Ping An’s victory, and students across Azure Branch Academy wondered who he was.
• Wang Ying insisted that the famous Jiang Ping An could not be the Refining Master from her shop, then recognized him when she reached the Saint Battlefield.

Jiang Ping An fought his way through Azure Branch Academy’s historical Outstanding Talents, eventually merging his three Origins and five domains to defeat the fiftieth-ranked Sword Cultivator. As he challenged Senior Fu Chun, the academy’s immortals and students watched in shock at the strength he had revealed.

• Jiang Ping An defeated one Outstanding Talent after another, drawing crowds across Azure Branch Academy and reaching the seventy-seventh rank after twenty-three days of fighting.
• Jiang Ping An matched Senior Ji Hong’s soul arts with his own Mental Power, then defeated her by binding her and swallowing her projection with a Devouring Black Hole.
• Jiang Ping An continued challenging historical talents for weeks, using his three bodies and various techniques as his wounds worsened and his opponents grew stronger.
• When the fiftieth-ranked Sword Cultivator wounded his Devouring Clone, Jiang Ping An merged his three Origins and five immortal roots with the golden clouds of the immortal path.
• Jiang Ping An fused the Five Great Domains into an Absolute Domain and crushed the Sword Cultivator, stunning the watching immortals before he called out Senior Fu Chun for his next challenge.

Jiang Ping An won ninety-nine consecutive battles in the Saint Battlefield and challenged the historically unbeaten Wen Cangtian while badly injured. Wen Cangtian appeared before him, and Jiang Ping An recognized an aura he had encountered before.

• On the hundredth and hundred twentieth days, Jiang Ping An survived a near-fatal fight and eventually defeated the Yin Yang Law master ranked thirtieth.
• Divine Light Organization tried to recruit Jiang Ping An and Miao Xia again, but Miao Xia rejected and insulted its higher-ups.
• By his three hundredth day, Jiang Ping An had entered the historical top ten, while the academy's Immortals failed to find a way around his Divine Punishment Heavenly Tribulation.
• On his four hundredth day, Jiang Ping An defeated the second-ranked opponent after a devastating battle, bringing his record to ninety-nine consecutive victories.
• Despite Miao Xia urging him to recover, Jiang Ping An challenged first-ranked Wen Cangtian, whose appearance shook the battlefield.
• Qian Tianyu expected Jiang Ping An to lose, but Jiang Ping An widened his eyes after sensing Wen Cangtian's aura and realizing he had seen it before.

Jiang Ping An defeated Wen Cangtian’s projection by using a forbidden technique to strip away its talent after their clash. The golden stele ranked Jiang Ping An first after he won one hundred consecutive matches, and the academy celebrated his historic victory.

• Jiang Ping An revealed the third move of the Annihilation Fist, Unyielding, and fought Wen Cangtian with his Invincible Belief.
• Wen Cangtian’s punch overwhelmed Jiang Ping An, leaving him gravely injured and apparently defeated.
• Jiang Ping An revealed that an assassin created with Rebirth had used a drop of Wen Cangtian’s blood to strip away his talent, weakening the projection.
• Jiang Ping An identified Wen Cangtian as the Ancient Emperor of the Barren Realm, who had helped him forge his Mental Talent.
• Wen Cangtian praised Jiang Ping An and dispersed into Immortal Runes as the golden stele ranked Jiang Ping An first for winning one hundred consecutive matches.

After recovering from his historic battle, Jiang Ping An learned that the Deceiving Heaven Art might help him survive the Divine Punishment Heavenly Tribulation. Yun Yao urged him to seek it in a Demon King’s tomb, then recounted its tragic origins and challenged him to choose between love and loyalty to one’s people.

• Jiang Ping An fainted from exhaustion after his battle, and Miao Xia watched over him while he slept for ten days.
• Jiang Ping An woke, then made a clone return upgraded magic treasures to his customers without charging them for the delayed work.
• Jiang Ping An read Deng ShaoXi’s invitation to explore a Demon Domain tomb that might contain the Deceiving Heaven Art.
• Jiang Ping An asked Yun Yao about the art, and she urged him to join the expedition because it could help him pass his tribulation and free her from the coffin.
• Yun Yao explained that the Demon Empress created the Deceiving Heaven Art after being sealed away from her human lover, who later ambushed and killed her for humanity’s sake.
• Jiang Ping An said he did not know what he would choose, and Yun Yao dismissed his hope for peace.

Jiang Ping An agreed to join Deng ShaoXi’s team to explore the discovered Small World of Demon Empress Dongfang Xueqing in search of the Deceiving Heaven Art. He then went to the Azure Branch Divine Hall to cultivate, where a Heavenly Immortal guard offered him a hundred Immortal-level women.

• Yun Yao told Jiang Ping An to investigate whether the discovered Small World was truly the Demon Empress’s tomb, since the Deceiving Heaven Art might be there.
• Jiang Ping An checked the Divine Token and confirmed that Demon Empress Dongfang Xueqing’s Small World had been discovered and was drawing interest across the Immortal Realm.
• Deng ShaoXi told Jiang Ping An that the Ironblood Organization had the jade pendant needed to enter the Core Region and invited him to explore with them in two months.
• Jiang Ping An accepted Deng ShaoXi’s invitation but asked him to keep his whereabouts secret because someone wanted to assassinate him, and he declined an offer to join Ironblood.
• Jiang Ping An gave Miao Xia fifteen thousand years of cultivation time and took her to the Azure Branch Divine Hall to cultivate.
• A Heavenly Immortal guard praised Jiang Ping An and offered him a hundred Immortal-level women from his family.

Jiang Ping An and Miao Xia entered the divine hall to study Immortal Dao Laws, and Jiang Ping An broke through to the Domain Realm Middle Stage. He gained five Origin Fruits and considered how to strengthen himself further before returning to the Barren Realm.

• Two Heavenly Immortals offered Jiang Ping An more than a hundred Immortal-level wives in exchange for passing on his bloodline, but he refused and insisted he would keep pursuing the immortal path.
• Jiang Ping An and Miao Xia registered their Divine Tokens and entered the divine hall, where projections of Immortal-level powerhouses demonstrated their laws.
• Jiang Ping An's Devouring Body and Battle Body, along with Miao Xia, began comprehending suitable Immortal Dao Laws while his Main Body absorbed Ancient God Origin.
• After a lengthy breakthrough, Jiang Ping An advanced to the Domain Realm Middle Stage, and each of his Five Immortal Roots produced a golden Origin Fruit.
• Jiang Ping An weighed learning the Slaughter Scripture and planned to eliminate the Heaven Swallowing Crocodile Race and the Sea Demon Race when he returned to the Barren Realm.

Jiang Ping An joined Deng ShaoXi’s group under the false name Bu Si and proved his strength by disintegrating Deng Luan’s staff. As the group traveled toward the Demon Empress Tomb, they were ambushed, and their warship crashed through more than a hundred mountains.

• Jiang Ping An left his Battle Body at the Azure Branch Divine Hall and met Deng ShaoXi’s group at the Demon Domain entrance while disguised as Bu Si.
• Deng Luan challenged Jiang Ping An by attacking him with a high-grade staff, but Jiang Ping An destroyed it with a touch and won the group’s respect.
• Jiang Ping An collected the staff’s valuable powder before the ten cultivators entered the Demon Domain and flew toward the tomb.
• Deng ShaoXi warned Jiang Ping An about the powerful puppets guarding the tomb, and Jiang Ping An said he might be able to handle some of them.
• Jiang Ping An sensed an ambush and warned the group, but the attack blasted their warship into the ground and through more than a hundred mountains.

After surviving an ambush by Shao Quan’s group, Jiang Ping An identified the attackers and urged Deng ShaoXi to keep their knowledge secret. A month later, they reached the Demon Empress’s Small World, where Deng ShaoXi invited Shao Quan’s group to explore with them.

• Deng ShaoXi defended the warship against an ambush, and he refused Deng Luan’s demand to pursue the attackers in case they had laid another trap.
• Jiang Ping An drew a portrait of one attacker, and Deng ShaoXi recognized him as Shao Quan of the Divine Light Organization, who was likely after the Jade Pendant Key.
• Jiang Ping An advised Deng ShaoXi to keep Shao Quan’s identity secret and consider ambushing his group in return.
• After a month without further attacks, Deng ShaoXi and his companions reached the rift to the Demon Empress’s Small World, where cultivators and merchants had gathered.
• Shao Quan greeted Deng ShaoXi, and Deng ShaoXi invited his group to explore the Small World together, surprising Shao Quan’s companions.

Deng ShaoXi and Shao Quan agreed to cooperate as their teams entered Dongfang Qingxue’s Small World, where Jiang Ping An absorbed Demon Qi and made crystals for his daughter. Shao Quan secretly led the others toward an ambush by provoking a Self-Destruct Puppet, and the chapter ended with the group fleeing as he anticipated the Iron Blood Group’s defeat.

• Deng ShaoXi and Shao Quan agreed that whoever found a treasure first would own it, then entered the Small World with their teams.
• Jiang Ping An absorbed Demon Qi without a barrier and condensed Demon Qi Immortal Crystals to give his daughter, Jiang MiaoYi.
• A Self-Destruct Puppet appeared, and Shao Quan attacked it despite warnings that doing so would attract more puppets.
• Puppets swarmed the group, and Shao Quan led the fleeing Iron Blood Group and others toward a place he claimed was safe.
• Shao Quan revealed that he had staged the incident to lure the Iron Blood Group into an ambush and take its jade pendant.

The Iron Blood Group ambushed the Divine Light Organization before Shao Quan’s trap could spring, and the two groups resumed fighting as the puppets closed in. Jiang Ping An used the Corpse Disassembly Technique to disable the puppets and began collecting them, but Shao Quan redirected a powerful attack toward him.

• Deng ShaoXi and the Iron Blood Group ambushed Shao Quan and the Divine Light Organization, then hurled their bodies into the pursuing puppets.
• Shao Quan regenerated after the attack, while the Iron Blood Group pressed its advantage and Shao Quan warned that the puppets were catching up.
• Jiang Ping An disabled the green bird puppet and its self-destructing passenger with the Corpse Disassembly Technique, then began dismantling and collecting the other puppets.
• Shao Quan unleashed a powerful sword beam toward Jiang Ping An, and Deng ShaoXi shouted a warning as he tried to stop it.

Jiang Ping An helped the Iron Blood Group escape the Divine Light Organization, dismantled a killing array, and led the group safely to the Core Region. After entering the Eighteen-Story Red Tower, they discovered that its fragrant flowers were poisonous.

• Jiang Ping An dodged Shao Quan’s sword attack, dismantled the attacking puppets, and watched Shao Quan and most of the Divine Light Organization flee.
• Jiang Ping An entered the Space Crack and dismantled an inactive immortal-level killing array before rejoining the Iron Blood Group.
• Shao Quan recognized Jiang Ping An, vowed revenge, and planned to reveal his location to someone who had placed a bounty on him.
• Deng Luan realized Jiang Ping An’s identity as the famous cultivator from Azure Branch Academy, while Jiang Ping An dismantled more puppets as the group traveled.
• Deng ShaoXi led the ten-member group through the barrier into the Eighteen-Story Red Tower, where the poisonous flower fragrance made Deng Luan dizzy.

Jiang Ping An helped the Iron Blood Group overcome the first floor’s energy that stopped their power from circulating, then warned other Cultivators that the three Immortal Medicines on the third floor were sentient and dangerous. The other factions doubted him and prepared to break the formation, leaving the threat unresolved.

• Jiang Ping An identified the first floor’s weakening effect as special energy and used Devouring Power to remove it from the group.
• Jiang Ping An advised everyone to strengthen their Protective Barriers, and the group passed an empty second floor before reaching the Medicine Garden on the third.
• The Cultivators fighting over three top-grade Immortal Medicines agreed to work together to break their formations, with one group demanding an extra share for defeating an Immortal Puppet.
• Jiang Ping An warned the Cultivators not to break the formations, explaining that the Immortal Medicines had gained sentience and possessed combat strength on the level of Immortals.
• Most factions accused Jiang Ping An of inventing the danger to claim the medicines, while the Iron Blood Group took defensive positions and waited.

Jiang Ping An warned the Cultivators away from three sentient Immortal Medicines, secretly helping Yun Yao clear the third floor so she could claim them. On the fifth floor, the group encountered a statue whose lethal pressure seemed to demand that they kneel and kowtow to pass.

• Jiang Ping An pointed out scratches inside the formation, convincing the Cultivators that the Immortal Medicines had gained sentience and were dangerous.
• Jiang Ping An and the others fled to the fourth floor, while the three Immortal Medicines angrily planned to devour the humans who returned.
• Yun Yao emerged from a Storage Bag in a puppet body and began using Immortal Runes to break the formations and take the three Immortal Medicines.
• Jiang Ping An mourned the nearly hundred puppets Yun Yao had refined as he and the others reached the fifth floor and saw a headless statue of Dongfang Qingxue.
• A Cultivator who flew toward the statue was killed by its immortal power, and the others found that clones and special methods could not overcome the pressure ahead.