Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ping An used the power of his origins to rout Divine Light, kill Qian Wu, and hunt down the fleeing Immortals. Three years later, he returned to the Iron Blood Group’s safe zone gravely weakened, where his allies worried over him and another Immortal accused him of being a burden.

• Jiang Ping An revealed fifty-four Star Origins, causing the poisoned Divine Light Immortals to flee despite Qian Wu’s attempt to rally them.
• Jiang Ping An trapped Qian Wu in Extreme Darkness, shattered her sword and sword path, then killed and devoured her.
• Jiang Ping An pursued the scattered Divine Light Immortals, while factions across the Listening Wind World sensed his terrifying aura and grew wary.
• In the third year of the Demon Hunting Event, the Iron Blood Group returned from its fourth clash without killing any Demon Race Immortals and with damaged artifacts and injuries.
• Jiang MiaoYi defended Jiang Ping An when the Iron Blood Group members complained that he had not fought alongside them, and he returned to the safe zone covered in wounds.
• Miao Xia gave Jiang Ping An an immortal pill as he explained that he had borrowed origin power, and an Immortal criticized him for acting alone and returning unable to fight for decades.

Jiang Ping An returned to the Iron Blood Group after defeating the Divine Light Organization, but his origin was badly damaged and left him unable to fight. As he began recovering, his family urged him to avoid further risks, and he planned to study the Weapon Enhancement Technique after the Demon Hunting Event.

• Gu Cheng stopped the Iron Blood Group from arguing over Jiang Ping An’s inability to fight, and Jiang Ping An offered to repair their damaged immortal artifacts without payment.
• Miao Xia and Jiang MiaoYi confronted Jiang Ping An after realizing he had gone after the Divine Light Organization, and he admitted nothing but promised not to take such risks again.
• Jiang Ping An asked about the group’s battles, and Miao Xia explained that the Iron Hoof Immortal Ox Clan’s defenses had kept them from killing even one of its members.
• Jiang Ping An began recovering from the origin power he had expended, reflecting that he had killed more than twenty Human Immortal experts and now believed he could defeat an Earth Immortal.
• Jiang Ping An resolved to study the Weapon Enhancement Technique, which Senior Yun Yao had described as an exceptionally powerful immortal technique.

Jiang Ping An continued recovering while studying the Weapon Enhancement Technique, and the Iron Blood Group faced a challenge from the Iron Hoof Immortal Ox Clan. The first duel was assigned to Deng ShaoXi, who received his repaired spear from Jiang Ping An but chose to use his spare weapon.

• Jiang Ping An focused on healing, building ties with the Iron Blood Group, and preparing for the demon hunting event while leaving the Weapon Enhancement Technique for later.
• Niu BaDao challenged the Iron Blood Group to one-on-one fights determined by a lottery, and Gu Cheng accepted after his teammates rejected the Iron Hoof Immortal Ox Clan's taunts.
• Niu BaDao insisted that everyone in the Iron Blood Group participate, including the injured Jiang Ping An, and Jiang MiaoYi explained that her father could not fight.
• Jiang Ping An's number twenty-six appeared above his cabin, and the falling leaves selected Deng ShaoXi, whose number was thirteen.
• Jiang Ping An sent Deng ShaoXi his repaired spear and said he had added immortal runes suited to fighting demons, but Deng ShaoXi chose his intact spare spear for the duel.

Deng ShaoXi battled Immortal Ox Number Thirteen, but his spear shattered and he was badly wounded. He then used a spear Jiang Ping An had secretly enhanced with Immortal Runes, turning the fight in his favor.

• Deng ShaoXi and Immortal Ox Number Thirteen began a fierce battle with their Immortal Artifacts, while the Iron Blood Group watched uncertainly.
• Jiang MiaoYi asked Miao Xia why the strongest Human Immortal Realm fighters seemed weaker than Jiang Ping An, and Miao Xia attributed his strength to his vast Star Origin.
• Immortal Ox Number Thirteen shattered Deng ShaoXi's spear, severed his arm, and began overwhelming him with attacks.
• Deng ShaoXi took out another spear, and its hidden Immortal Runes let him pierce the Immortal Ox's body and damage its axe.
• Deng ShaoXi repeatedly struck Immortal Ox Number Thirteen with Destruction Immortal Dao power, forcing it to retreat and reversing the battle's momentum.

Deng ShaoXi defeated Immortal Ox Number Thirteen with a spear strengthened by Jiang Ping An, revealing Jiang’s skill as a Refining Master. The next opponent was drawn, and Jiang Ping An stepped forward despite his injured Origin to prevent the clans from fighting to the death.

• Deng ShaoXi used Jiang Ping An’s reinforced spear to destroy Immortal Ox Number Thirteen, then thanked Jiang for repairing and strengthening it.
• Iron Blood Group members praised Jiang Ping An’s weapon-forging skills and asked him to strengthen their weapons, while Niu BaDao ordered the contest to continue.
• A twenty-sixth leaf fell, drawing Jiang Ping An as the next Iron Blood Group fighter just as Jiang MiaoYi was about to step forward.
• Gu Cheng tried to stop Jiang Ping An from fighting because of his injured Origin, but Jiang volunteered to keep the Iron Hoof Immortal Ox Clan from attacking the group.
• Jiang Ping An reassured Jiang MiaoYi, while the Iron Hoof Immortal Ox Clan’s twenty-sixth fighter celebrated the chance to face the injured Refining Master.

Jiang Ping An killed Immortal Ox Number Twenty-Six with his Reincarnation mental technique, then the Iron Blood Group and the Iron Hoof Immortal Ox Clan resumed fighting. A Dark Forest Demon Tree began awakening, drawing both factions and other forces across the Listening Wind World toward it.

• Niu BaDao ordered Immortal Ox Number Twenty-Six to kill Jiang Ping An, but Jiang Ping An defeated him with the Reincarnation mental technique and shattered his soul.
• Niu BaDao charged Jiang Ping An, and Jiang MiaoYi pulled her father away as the Iron Blood Group attacked the oxen and fighting broke out between the factions.
• A powerful surge revealed that a Dark Forest Demon Tree was awakening, and both sides stopped fighting to race toward it.
• Jiang Ping An returned the repaired immortal artifacts he had inscribed with Immortal Runes, and forces across the Listening Wind World headed toward the tree.

While the factions fought over the sentient Dark Forest Demon Tree, Jiang Ping An stayed in the safe zone, strengthened Miao Xia’s immortal saber, and later helped the Divine Light Organization by sharing ox meat and agreeing to upgrade its immortal artifacts. The tree escaped, and Jiang MiaoYi received Demon Spirit Grass as the group discussed how Jiang Ping An’s seven Source Stars could improve their standing in the Demon Hunting Event.

• Miao Xia explained the Dark Forest Demon Tree’s extraordinary abilities to Jiang Ping An, who then strengthened her immortal saber with life-saving Immortal Runes.
• The factions of Azure Branch Academy and the Demon Race battled for months over the Dark Forest Demon Tree, which escaped before anyone could capture it.
• Jiang MiaoYi and the wounded Iron Blood Group members returned to the safe zone, where Jiang Ping An shared the meat of the Iron Hoof Immortal Ox with everyone.
• Gu Cheng gave Jiang MiaoYi Demon Spirit Grass in exchange for Jiang Ping An’s help upgrading the group’s immortal artifacts, and Jiang Ping An agreed.
• Gu Cheng said the ox contained seven Source Stars, which could help the group reach the top ten, while warning Jiang MiaoYi that killing Demon Race elites would remain difficult.

During the Demon Hunting Event, Ye Ming began refining the Heavenly Eye and set out with Cai Yuansong to find the Dark Forest Demon Tree. Years later, Gu Cheng returned gravely wounded after Ye Ming and Cai Yuansong ambushed him, leaving the Iron Blood Group devastated and afraid to retaliate.

• Jiang Ping An strengthened the Iron Blood Group's immortal artifacts, helping them fight the Demon Race, while Gu Cheng killed an Iron Blood Immortal Ox whose Origin had been ignited.
• Ye Ming began fusing with the Heavenly Eye and, with Cai Yuansong, went to search for the Dark Forest Demon Tree.
• By the event's fifty-third year, Jiang Ping An's damaged Origin had recovered, and he had spent years strengthening the group's artifacts.
• Gu Cheng returned with a chest wound caused by Heavenly Immortal-level power, and the Iron Blood Group could not find a pill or healing technique strong enough to save him.
• A teammate revealed that Cai Yuansong and Ye Ming had ambushed Gu Cheng, while Gu Cheng urged the group not to seek revenge and to protect their ranking.

Jiang Ping An saved Gu Cheng by removing the high-level Immortal Dao power from his wound, giving him a Phoenix Nirvana Pill, and breaking the seal on his cultivation. After Gu Cheng recovered, Jiang Ping An asked where the Celestial Gods Organization had gone, intending to investigate their ambush.

• Jiang Ping An used Devouring Power to draw the high-level Immortal Dao power from Gu Cheng's chest wound, while Jiang MiaoYi stopped the others from interfering.
• Jiang Ping An gave Gu Cheng a Phoenix Nirvana Pill, and the pill helped stabilize him as his wound healed.
• Over three days, Jiang Ping An removed the remaining high-level power and broke Gu Cheng's seal with Devouring Power and Destruction Immortal Dao.
• Gu Cheng thanked Jiang Ping An and warned him not to seek revenge against the Celestial Gods Organization.
• Jiang Ping An asked which direction the organization had gone, saying he wanted to investigate why they had ambushed Gu Cheng.

Jiang Ping An searched the ocean for Ye Ming and stumbled upon Ye Ming and Cai Yuansong capturing the Dark Forest Demon Tree. After Jiang Ping An stole the tree, Ye Ming recognized him with his Heavenly Eye and pursued him, eager to kill him.

• Jiang Ping An traveled to the ocean where Gu Cheng said Ye Ming had been attacked and disguised himself as a three-colored sea fish to search for him.
• Jiang Ping An found Ye Ming and Cai Yuansong fighting the Dark Forest Demon Tree and watched from the seafloor.
• Cai Yuansong sealed the tree with an Eight Trigrams Immortal Diagram, then killed its soul with three Soul Breaking Nails.
• Jiang Ping An flashed in and stole the Dark Forest Demon Tree, enraging Cai Yuansong, who immediately chased after him.
• Ye Ming used his Heavenly Eye to identify Jiang Ping An and declared that he would kill him.

Jiang Ping An ambushed and killed Ye Ming by stealing his Heavenly Eye, destroying his Source Stars, and overwhelming him with the Annihilation Fist. Meanwhile, Jiang Ping An’s other clone escaped Cai Yuansong by sending him into a battle with the Abyss Ice Sharks while keeping the Dark Forest Demon Tree.

• Jiang Ping An stole Ye Ming’s Heavenly Eye and shattered two of Ye Ming’s Source Stars with Origin Annihilation.
• Jiang Ping An summoned Mo Yu to seal Ye Ming’s spatial escape, then bound and devoured Ye Ming’s remaining Source Stars.
• Ye Ming threatened Jiang Ping An’s family, so Jiang Ping An killed him with the Annihilation Fist and swallowed his remains.
• Jiang Ping An offered to return the Dark Forest Demon Tree to Cai Yuansong, but Cai Yuansong refused and attacked him.
• Abyss Ice Sharks arrived, and Jiang Ping An punched Cai Yuansong toward them before fleeing with the Dark Forest Demon Tree.

Jiang Ping An returned from killing Ye Ming with the Dark Forest Demon Tree and Ye Ming’s golden eye. After he began absorbing the eye and returned unnoticed to the safe zone, powerful experts from the Celestial Gods Organization arrived and demanded that he come out.

• Jiang Ping An learned that his killings of Ye Ming and Divine Light Organization members could bring powerful enemies after him.
• Jiang Ping An tried to possess the Dark Forest Demon Tree, but Cheng Xuan explained that assimilation would take more than a thousand years.
• Jiang Ping An gave the tree to Cheng Xuan to possess so she could leave the Heaven Shaking Demon Stick.
• Jiang Ping An merged Ye Ming’s golden eye into his palm, beginning its gradual assimilation.
• Jiang Ping An returned to the safe zone unnoticed, but the Celestial Gods Organization soon arrived and shouted for him to come out.

Cai Yuansong led the Celestial Gods Organization to the Iron Blood Group’s safe zone, demanding Jiang Ping An and the Dark Forest Demon Tree. Jiang Ping An agreed to a Life and Death Battle with Cai Yuansong, leaving Gu Cheng worried as he stepped out to fight.

• Cai Yuansong gathered the Celestial Gods Organization and confronted the Iron Blood Group, demanding that they hand over Jiang Ping An.
• Gu Cheng challenged Cai Yuansong over his earlier ambush, and both groups prepared to fight.
• Cai Yuansong offered to avoid a war if the Iron Blood Group surrendered Jiang Ping An, but Gu Cheng refused.
• Jiang Ping An agreed to fight Cai Yuansong in a Life and Death Battle and warned that the others must not interfere if either fighter lost or perished.
• The Celestial Gods Organization swore upon the Immortal Dao not to intervene, and Jiang Ping An left the safe zone despite Gu Cheng’s warning.

Jiang Ping An fought Cai Yuansong, whose powerful sealing techniques initially crippled both of Jiang Ping An’s arms. Jiang Ping An broke through the seals and counterattacked, but Cai Yuansong escalated the battle by preparing an Immortal Dao Sealing Art capable of sealing even an Earth Immortal.

• Jiang Ping An faced Cai Yuansong in a duel while Jiang MiaoYi and Miao Xia trusted his strength and Gu Cheng worried about Cai Yuansong’s sealing arts.
• Cai Yuansong used a Space Immortal Artifact to outmaneuver Jiang Ping An and seal both his arms, then attacked with an immortal sword.
• Jiang Ping An regenerated his right arm, broke the seals with his Devouring Art and Destruction Immortal Dao, shattered Cai Yuansong’s sword, and kicked him into a tree.
• Cai Yuansong summoned an Eight Trigrams Immortal Diagram and sent Order Chains against Jiang Ping An, who resisted with the Annihilation Fist and Slaughter Scripture.
• Jiang Ping An’s killing intent disrupted Cai Yuansong and let him break the chains and draw closer, so Cai Yuansong used his essence blood to prepare the Immortal Dao Sealing Art.

Jiang Ping An defeated Cai Yuansong after revealing that the fighter Cai had sealed was only his Avatar, but a hidden power nearly killed him before the Listening Wind World's restrictions destroyed it. Cai Yuansong withdrew, leaving the Iron Blood Group to recognize Jiang Ping An's strength as their captain.

• Cai Yuansong used the Immortal Dao Sealing Art to immobilize Jiang Ping An, then moved to kill him while the Celestial Gods Organization blocked Gu Cheng and the Iron Blood Group.
• A second Jiang Ping An appeared, revealed the fallen fighter was his Avatar, seized Cai Yuansong, and smashed his head.
• A powerful hand emerged from Cai Yuansong's body, but the Listening Wind World's Order Chains destroyed it before it could reach Jiang Ping An.
• Cai Yuansong reassembled, threatened Jiang Ping An, and withdrew after exhausting his strength, conceding the Life and Death Battle.
• The Celestial Gods Organization departed, and the Iron Blood Group understood why Jiang Ping An had been chosen as their captain.

Jiang Ping An attacked the Iron Hoof Immortal Ox Clan and overwhelmed its Immortal-level fighters, leading the Iron Blood Group to victory. The team collected fifty-six Star Origins in total and believed they could secure first place.

• The Iron Hoof Immortal Ox Clan arrived to investigate the energy fluctuation, and Jiang Ping An challenged them as they prepared to leave.
• Jiang Ping An charged into the clan’s forces alone, absorbing their immortal techniques with Devouring Power and killing several oxen.
• The Iron Blood Group watched in shock as Jiang Ping An’s Invincible Aura terrified the remaining oxen and drove them to flee.
• Jiang MiaoYi urged the Iron Blood Group to join the battle, and the team defeated the fleeing clan, leaving seven immortal ox corpses.
• The Iron Blood Group counted forty-eight Star Origins from the oxen and added them to Jiang Ping An’s earlier eight, giving the team fifty-six total.

The hundred-year Demon Hunting Event ended, and the Iron Blood Group returned with enough Source Stars to contend for the top two. The Divine Light Organization’s Human Immortal team failed to return, and Yue Liuying realized Jiang Ping An had killed them all, promising to protect him and keep the matter secret.

• The Iron Blood Group spent the final stretch of the event at ease while Jiang Ping An defeated Demon Race groups and secured their lead in Source Stars.
• Cai Yuansong returned with the Celestial Gods Organization and dismissed concerns that Jiang Ping An could threaten their first-place ranking.
• Yue Liuying welcomed the Iron Blood Group back safely, praised Jiang Ping An, and heard his warning that he had attacked members of the Divine Light Organization.
• The Divine Light Organization commander learned that none of its Human Immortals remained in the Listening Wind World, causing a commotion as others assumed they had been killed by demons.
• Yue Liuying inferred that Jiang Ping An had wiped out the Divine Light Organization’s team and told him she would protect him if he kept the truth secret.

The Iron Blood Group revealed enough Source Stars to surpass the Celestial Gods Organization and take the lead in the Demon Hunting Event rankings. After officials confirmed the stars were genuine, Jiang Ping An challenged Cai Yuansong to a Life and Death Battle, leaving Cai Yuansong frozen.

• Yue Liuying checked the Iron Blood Group's Source Stars and was stunned by their number.
• The Celestial Gods Organization displayed one Heavenly Immortal, six Earth Immortal, and twenty-eight Human Immortal origins, appearing poised to take first place.
• Yue Liuying revealed the Iron Blood Group's one Heavenly Immortal, two Earth Immortal, and seventy-five Human Immortal origins, giving it a total of 110 Human Immortal-equivalent stars against the Celestial Gods Organization's 83.
• Cai Yuansong accused the Iron Blood Group of cheating, but the event official confirmed the Source Stars were recently extracted and bore no traces of temporal power.
• Jiang Ping An said the Iron Blood Group was simply strong and challenged Cai Yuansong to a Life and Death Battle, causing Cai Yuansong to freeze.

Jiang Ping An refused Cai Yuansong’s challenge, then admitted the Iron Blood Group had gained its Source Stars through enhanced immortal artifacts, a formation, and ambushes. Yue Liuying tried to fend off Cai Daoji’s marriage proposal by claiming Jiang Ping An was her son, then forced him into an awkward embrace as she pretended to reunite with him.

• Cai Yuansong accused the Iron Blood Group of cheating and left without accepting Jiang Ping An’s Life and Death Battle challenge.
• Jiang Ping An told the gathered crowd that the Iron Blood Group had used enhanced immortal artifacts, a powerful formation, and ambushes to obtain its Source Stars.
• The event official began announcing the Demon Hunting Event rankings while Yue Liuying asked Jiang Ping An for help with an unspecified matter.
• Cai Daoji pressed Yue Liuying to become his Dao Companion, but she rejected him and criticized his belief that relationships were only about interests.
• Yue Liuying pointed to Jiang Ping An and claimed he was her son, shocking the crowd and leaving Jiang Ping An dumbfounded.
• Yue Liuying embraced Jiang Ping An and forced his head against her chest while apologizing for supposedly abandoning him in the Lower Realm.

Jiang Ping An pretended to be Yue Liuying’s abandoned son to help her repel Cai Daoji, and secured her promise to protect the Illusory Moon Region from the Ye Clan Immortal Dynasty. After the Iron Blood Group won the Demon Hunting Event, Yue Liuying took Jiang Ping An, Jiang MiaoYi, and Miao Xia aside to discuss what had happened.

• Yue Liuying offered Jiang Ping An rewards for pretending to be her son, and he asked her to protect the Illusory Moon Region from the Ye Clan Immortal Dynasty; she promised the threat would be easy to handle.
• Jiang Ping An acted as Yue Liuying’s estranged son, convincing many onlookers and prompting Cai Daoji to leave without taking part in the rewards ceremony.
• The academy announced that the Iron Blood Group had won the Demon Hunting Event, while the Divine Light Organization fell out of the top thirty.
• Yue Liuying brought the group back to its base, announced a banquet and resource distribution, then took Jiang Ping An, Jiang MiaoYi, and Miao Xia to a pavilion.
• Yue Liuying apologized for the trouble to Jiang Ping An’s reputation, and he reminded her to keep her promise.