Chapter Summaries

The Ancient Cosmic Realm opened Supreme Hongying Hall, but Li Yuan followed Xiao Mu into Supreme Beihe Palace first to collect treasures. Xiao Mu gave Li Yuan a vast supply of Eternal Crystals and nine powerful Emperor Realm Puppets, then said the final treasure was the most important.

• The Ancient Cosmic Realm opened Supreme Hongying Hall, and Li Yuan agreed to enter Supreme Beihe Palace before investigating it.
• Xiao Mu opened a narrow gap in Supreme Beihe Palace and led Li Yuan into a space modeled on Supreme Beihe’s mortal hometown.
• Xiao Mu retrieved ten billion cubes of Eternal Crystals from the mountain that powered Supreme Star City.
• Xiao Mu summoned the Nine Great Emperor Guards, explained that each was a peak Emperor Realm Puppet, and handed them over to Li Yuan.
• Li Yuan claimed the nine Emperor Guards and stored them in a Cave Heaven World.
• Xiao Mu warned Li Yuan that the Emperor Guards only offered extra protection and said the final treasure was more important.

Xiao Mu gave Li Yuan the final treasure Supreme Beihe had left for him: a Source Sea Mark that would make the Life Source Sea recognize him as a Core Member. Li Yuan learned it would let him confront the Sea’s Will once his Myriad Spirits Dao reached the third step, and Xiao Mu sent him to Supreme Hongying Hall.

• Xiao Mu explained that Supreme Beihe’s fourth treasure was a rare Source Sea Mark reserved for Li Yuan.
• Xiao Mu used Myriad Spirits Emperor Runes to let Li Yuan sense the Life Source Sea and explained that the mark made him a Core Member there.
• Xiao Mu revealed that Supreme Beihe had earned three additional Source Sea Marks by completing a secret mission for the Will of the Source Sea, and that Supreme Jing had received one.
• Xiao Mu told Li Yuan that the mark would let him face the Will of the Source Sea once his Myriad Spirits Dao reached the third step.
• Xiao Mu handed over all four treasures and asked Li Yuan to unravel the Bronze Coffin’s secret, then directed him to Supreme Hongying Hall.

Li Yuan entered Supreme Hongying Hall with Xiao Mu and discovered that it held the preserved bodies of 136 Emperor Realm experts from the Honghe Cosmic Realm. There, they met Jinyuan, who addressed Xiao Mu as the Vice Alliance Leader and warned Li Yuan that Supreme Hongying’s instructions could put his life at risk.

• Li Yuan promised Xiao Mu he would investigate the secret of his origins, then agreed to bring both true bodies and all his treasures into Supreme Hongying Hall.
• Li Yuan entered the hall with Xiao Mu, but its doors shut and an irresistible force transported him into a vast palace.
• Li Yuan discovered 136 preserved Emperor Realm bodies, and Xiao Mu recognized many as former experts from the Honghe Cosmic Realm.
• Jinyuan appeared and greeted Xiao Mu as the Vice Alliance Leader, while Xiao Mu asked him to spare Li Yuan’s life.
• Jinyuan said Li Yuan was a candidate favored by Supreme Hongying but had come before he should have, and warned that he might not survive the master’s instructions.

Li Yuan learned from Heart Dream God Emperor that Supreme Hongying Hall’s trial was unlikely to kill him, then chose to face it rather than surrender the Ancient Cosmic Realm. He began traversing the 136 Soul Pillars and emerged from two brutally vivid lives with his consciousness restored, but the trial’s ordeals had only begun.

• Xiao Mu warned Li Yuan that Jinyuan’s trial could kill him, while Jinyuan offered to send him away if he surrendered the Ancient Cosmic Realm.
• Li Yuan consulted Heart Dream God Emperor, who said the danger of death was almost zero and urged him to complete the trial.
• Li Yuan chose to stay, and Jinyuan explained that the trial required him to see through the soul and will of 136 preserved Emperor Realm beings.
• Li Yuan entered the first Soul Pillar and experienced Meng Jie’s life of loss, revenge, and transformation into a demon before regaining clarity.
• Li Yuan then experienced a Star Beast Emperor’s endless torment for sixty million years, until the beast’s consciousness collapsed and Li Yuan’s nine true bodies reunited.

Li Yuan failed to pass the first Soul Pillar but strengthened his will through the ordeal and opened the Heart-Artifact Dao, bringing his total to four Top-tier Eternal Daos. He left the chapter far more powerful, while wondering how many Daos his Inner Cosmic Realm could ultimately support.

• Li Yuan returned from more than sixty million years of torment in the Soul Pillar, recognizing that the experience had strengthened his will but risked changing his sense of self.
• Jinyuan told Xiao Mu that Li Yuan had failed the trial and might need to reach the Emperor Realm before he could escape, though he was not in mortal danger.
• Li Yuan's nine true bodies collectively broke through the Heart-Artifact Dao after his Soul Pillar experience helped him recognize the need for decline and renewal in his soul's evolution.
• Li Yuan achieved Void-Reality Intergrowth, strengthened his soul attacks and defenses, and expanded his Inner Cosmic Realm by combining four Top-tier Eternal Daos.
• Li Yuan judged that his overall Dao realm had risen close to peak Emperor Realm experts, then questioned whether his Inner Cosmic Realm could bear more than four Daos.
• Li Yuan returned to Xiao Mu and Jinyuan, who congratulated him on the breakthrough, and Jinyuan assessed his will as having reached the limit of the Eternal Heart's first stage.

Jinyuan explained the three levels of the Eternal Heart to Li Yuan and judged that his will was not yet strong enough to pass all 136 Soul Pillars. He then revealed that the Immortal Divine Temple had demanded Li Yuan leave Supreme Star City, leaving Li Yuan and Xiao Mu to wonder why it wanted to see him.

• Jinyuan told Li Yuan that the Eternal Heart had three levels: Unity of Mind, Immortal Mind, and Mind Manifesting Myriad Universes.
• Jinyuan explained that Immortal Mind meant understanding and being free from obsession without abandoning it, while the third level was said to rival a Supreme Being through will alone.
• Jinyuan said Li Yuan could endure more Soul Pillar trials but could not yet pass all 136, and advised him to leave one true body behind to temper its will.
• Jinyuan revealed that the Immortal Divine Temple's Divine Guard had been waiting outside Supreme Star City and demanded that one of Li Yuan's true bodies be released.
• Li Yuan and Xiao Mu exchanged a glance, and Xiao Mu suggested that the Immortal Divine Temple might want to nurture Li Yuan because of his potential.

Li Yuan left Supreme Hongying Hall to meet a Divine Guard from the Immortal Divine Temple, while another true body stayed behind to continue the test. As he emerged, God Emperor Abyss ambushed him with two four-step Eternal Daos, leaving Li Yuan facing a deadly attack.

• Li Yuan decided to leave Supreme Hongying Hall with Xiao Mu after the Immortal Divine Temple’s Divine Guard summoned him.
• Jinyuan refused to let Li Yuan take the Ancient Cosmic Realm, so Li Yuan left one true body behind and sent another out with Xiao Mu and his treasures.
• Li Yuan’s remaining true body began meditating in Supreme Hongying Hall to endure the Soul Pillar’s tempering and continue the test.
• God Emperor Abyss and God Emperor Ziwu waited near the Supreme Halls, where Abyss tracked Quasi-Saint Xinyuan through their deep karmic connection.
• When Li Yuan emerged from Supreme Hongying Hall, God Emperor Abyss struck at him with a giant palm powered by the World Dao and Great Destruction Dao.
• Li Yuan recognized God Emperor Abyss’s attack and erupted with his own power.

Li Yuan used his full strength to withstand God Emperor Abyss’s long-range attack, revealing power near the peak of the Emperor Realm. God Emperor Abyss then approached in person and declared that Li Yuan’s true body would not escape.

• Li Yuan formed a World Domain to slow God Emperor Abyss’s descending palm, then used the Shiyuan Divine Spear and the third form of Calamity Destruction to disperse it, though he was injured.
• God Emperor Abyss was shocked that his domain attack had failed to capture Li Yuan and realized how much Li Yuan had grown since their encounter on Beichen Star.
• God Emperor Ziwu watched Li Yuan survive the attack and feared that leaking his whereabouts to God Emperor Abyss might have been a mistake.
• Xiao Mu blamed Yunjing for arranging an ambush in Supreme Star City, then was astonished when Li Yuan said he had reached the threshold of peak Emperor Realm strength.
• God Emperor Abyss arrived near Li Yuan, recognized his Emperor Weapon body, and said Li Yuan’s true body would not escape.

Li Yuan prepared to face God Emperor Abyss, but a Red-Armored Divine Guard of the Immortal Divine Temple intervened and fought the Dominator. The guard overwhelmed Abyss and invoked the Immortal Heavenly Pillar’s rules, leaving Li Yuan stunned by the Temple’s power.

• Li Yuan considered summoning the Nine Great Emperor Guards after Xiao Mu warned that he could not defeat God Emperor Abyss in close combat.
• A warship tore through Abyss’s domain, and the Red-Armored Divine Guard ordered Yunjing to leave while Abyss continued attacking Li Yuan.
• The Red-Armored Divine Guard blocked Abyss’s saber with a palm strike that badly injured him and cracked his High-grade Emperor Weapon robe.
• Abyss activated his Abyss Spirit Blood and unleashed a Dominator-level slash, but the guard met it with overwhelming pure power.
• The guard identified the Immortal Heavenly Pillar and forbidden zone as grounds for his intervention, then suppressed Abyss’s domain with his aura.
• Li Yuan watched the clash and realized how powerful the Immortal Divine Temple’s divine guards were.

After Commander Cang Er rescued Li Yuan from God Emperor Abyss, he brought Li Yuan toward the Second Immortal Divine Temple to meet its mysterious Divine Lord. Li Yuan learned that the Divine Lord wanted to see him because of his extraordinary strength and the approaching opening of the Abyss Sacrifice Sea, while the Divine Lord prepared to test him personally.

• God Emperor Abyss abandoned his attempt to capture Li Yuan after Cang Er warned him against further trouble, then left with God Emperor Ziwu as Supreme Star City recovered from the battle.
• Cang Er introduced himself to Li Yuan as a divine guard commander of the Second Immortal Divine Temple and took him aboard the Honglong Warship to meet the Divine Lord.
• Cang Er explained that divine guards could borrow the Immortal World's power and that the three Divine Lords were powerful, secretive figures; he said the Divine Lord wanted to meet Li Yuan because of his talent and the approaching Abyss Sacrifice Sea.
• Cang Er reported to the Golden-Robed Divine Lord that Li Yuan had reached peak Emperor Realm strength, and the Divine Lord said he would personally test Li Yuan when he arrived.
• During the journey, Li Yuan wondered why God Emperor Abyss had intercepted him and considered how much stronger he might become as his four Top-tier Eternal Daos advanced.

Li Yuan reflected on the extraordinary potential of his Inner Cosmic Realm and Primal Artistic Conception, then told his master and two God Emperors that God Emperor Abyss had tried to assassinate him in Supreme Honghe Star City. After seeing proof that Li Yuan had blocked the attack, they learned that he had reached peak Emperor Realm strength through four Top-tier Eternal Daos, and Heart Dream God Emperor recognized his unprecedented path.

• Li Yuan considered how his Primal Artistic Conception and Inner Cosmic Realm could let him advance beyond the limits of ordinary God Kings.
• Li Yuan received a summons from God Emperor Juexing, Heart Dream God Emperor, and God Emperor Chaos, who asked about the battle in Supreme Honghe Star City.
• Li Yuan explained that God Emperor Abyss had attacked him and that Divine Guard commander Cang Er had intervened; he also said he was traveling to the Second Immortal Divine Temple.
• Li Yuan revealed that he had reached the threshold of peak Emperor Realm strength, and showed the three God Emperors footage of him blocking God Emperor Abyss’s strike.
• God Emperor Juexing watched the footage and rejoiced that Li Yuan had surpassed him as a disciple.
• Li Yuan explained that his Heart-Artifact Dao let him combine four Top-tier Eternal Daos, and Heart Dream God Emperor called his path unique in the history of the universe.

Li Yuan learned why Yunjing could not dominate the cosmic realm and how Heart Dream God Emperor had secretly hindered him, then sought advice about a special reward from the Immortal Divine Temple. Heart Dream God Emperor invited Li Yuan to the River Ancient Ruins to pursue the Eternal Divine Palace, while Li Yuan arrived at the Immortal Divine Temple with Commander Cang Er.

• God Emperor Chaos explained that Dominators could wield cosmic-origin power, but abyss-path cultivators like Yunjing were rejected by the cosmic realm and could not become Dominators.
• God Emperor Juexing and God Emperor Chaos revealed that Heart Dream God Emperor had reached the peak of the Emperor Realm through the Space-Time Dao and used the Dream Cosmic Realm to thwart Yunjing's schemes.
• God Emperor Chaos proposed publicizing Li Yuan's battle and strength to deter hunters and protect the Chaos Mansion lineage, and Li Yuan agreed.
• Heart Dream God Emperor advised Li Yuan to request insight into the Immortal World's source, a Void Realm Sub-Saint Ultimate Art, or other rare rewards from the Immortal Divine Temple.
• Heart Dream God Emperor invited Li Yuan to meet him at Demon Heart Lake in the River Ancient Ruins and pursue control of the Eternal Divine Palace; Li Yuan asked to wait until his main combat body returned from the temple.
• Commander Cang Er announced their arrival at the Immortal Divine Temple and led Li Yuan through its clouds toward the highest levels.

The Golden-Robed Divine Lord explained the origins and dangers of the Abyss Sacrifice Sea and asked Li Yuan to enter its deepest region to undermine the Abyss and establish the Immortal Lake. Li Yuan agreed to consider the mission’s rewards and asked to study the complete workings of the Immortal World’s origin.

• Cang Er brought Li Yuan to the Immortal Divine Temple’s highest level, where Commander Duo Dao challenged their passage before letting them enter the Divine Lord’s hall.
• The Golden-Robed Divine Lord praised Li Yuan’s potential, compared his God King Realm achievements to Hundred-Dao Emperor Lord, and explained why he had summoned him.
• The Golden-Robed Divine Lord described the Abyss Sacrifice Sea as the universe’s place of origin, shaped by an ancient battle among the creators of the Eternal Ruins.
• The Golden-Robed Divine Lord asked Li Yuan to carry special items into the Sacrifice Sea’s deepest region and try to destroy the Abyss Demon Sea or establish the Immortal Lake.
• Li Yuan asked whether he could comprehend the complete mysteries of the Immortal World’s origin in return.

Li Yuan negotiated with the Golden-Robed Divine Lord for support before undertaking the dangerous mission to the Abyss Sacrifice Sea. After revealing that he had opened a fourth Top-tier Eternal Dao, the Heart-Artifact Dao, he secured permission to study half of a Void Realm Sub-Saint Ultimate Art and receive two High-grade Emperor Weapons.

• The Golden-Robed Divine Lord promised that Li Yuan would earn a chance to comprehend the Immortal World's origin mysteries if he destroyed the Abyss Demon Sea and established the Immortal Lake in the Abyss Sacrifice Sea.
• Li Yuan argued that the mission's dangers outweighed uncertain future rewards and demanded substantial support before agreeing to risk his life.
• The Golden-Robed Divine Lord refused Li Yuan's requests for a Cosmic Divine Guard position and a Top-tier Emperor Weapon.
• Li Yuan requested a Void Realm Sub-Saint Ultimate Art, then revealed his fourth Top-tier Eternal Dao, the Heart-Artifact Dao.
• The Golden-Robed Divine Lord agreed to let Li Yuan choose one of four Void Realm Sub-Saint Ultimate Arts and study its first half, and offered him two High-grade Emperor Weapons; he would provide the art's second half after Li Yuan completed the mission.

Li Yuan agreed to enter the Abyss Sacrifice Sea after the Golden-Robed Divine Lord offered him two High-grade Emperor Weapons, a portion of the Sub-Saint Ultimate Art, and the one-use Red Heart Disk. The Divine Lord ordered him to keep the mission secret, and Cang Er led him to the Divine Temple treasury to choose his rewards.

• Li Yuan voiced his concerns about the dangers of the Abyss Sacrifice Sea and questioned whether Emperor Weapons could protect him there.
• The Golden-Robed Divine Lord gave Li Yuan the Red Heart Disk, a one-use soul treasure that could restore his clarity and help preserve his other true bodies.
• Cang Er explained that the deepest part of the Abyss Sacrifice Sea held lingering power from eternal beings that could destroy Li Yuan's soul and all his true bodies.
• Li Yuan accepted the mission and absorbed the Red Heart Disk into his body, learning that it could also replenish Void Realm Power.
• The Golden-Robed Divine Lord told Li Yuan to keep the mission secret and promised him access to the Divine Temple treasury and materials for opening the Immortal Lake.
• Cang Er led Li Yuan out of the palace toward the Divine Temple treasury.

Li Yuan entered the Immortal Heaven Mirror and chose Sub-Saint Jie Yun’s ultimate art, Burning Heart, which focused on amplifying material attacks. Commander Cang Er explained that cosmic cultivators were considered Quasi-Saints by the Eternal Ruins, while the meaning of the tenth rank remained a secret.

• Cang Er brought Li Yuan to the Immortal Heaven Mirror, where Li Yuan reviewed four Void Realm Sub-Saint Ultimate Arts.
• Li Yuan ruled out Thousand Sword Dream Realm and Time Dream Domain as too difficult to cultivate, then chose Burning Heart over Moya Song.
• Sub-Saint Jie Yun’s voice addressed Li Yuan as he received the first three levels of Burning Heart.
• Li Yuan told Cang Er that Burning Heart suited his material combat strengths and asked whether he could learn other ultimate arts later.
• Cang Er said Li Yuan could study all four arts if he opened an Immortal Lake in the Abyss Sacrifice Sea, then explained that cosmic cultivators were called Quasi-Saints by the Eternal Ruins.

Li Yuan learned how Quasi-Saint ranks corresponded to cultivation strength and received two High-grade Emperor Weapons from the Immortal Divine Temple. The Golden-Robed Divine Lord revealed that he considered Li Yuan more important than the Supremes of past generations.

• Cang Er explained the ten Quasi-Saint orders, the strength of Sub-Saints, and the mysteries surrounding their disappearance.
• Li Yuan concluded that Sub-Saints had likely succeeded in unifying three Daos, while his own path toward Dao Integration would be even more difficult.
• At Cang Er's direction, Li Yuan chose a soul-defense Emperor Weapon and a soul-attack Emperor Weapon.
• Li Yuan received Xuanyu Sea to guard his soul and Dark Annihilation Realm to aid his domains and soul attacks.
• Cang Er asked why the Golden-Robed Divine Lord had granted Li Yuan an Eternal Secret Treasure, and the Divine Lord said Li Yuan surpassed the Supremes of past generations.

Li Yuan explained why he would enter the Abyss Sacrifice Sea, then headed to meet God Emperor Chaos and prepare for his return home. Meanwhile, news of Li Yuan’s peak Emperor Realm strength spread across the Immortal World and reached Supreme Jing’s homeland.

• Li Yuan told Xiao Mu he would enter the Abyss Sacrifice Sea to pursue rare opportunities and planned to meet God Emperor Chaos before returning home.
• God Emperor Chaos showed God Emperor Yunyue battle footage of Xinyuan facing God Emperor Yunjing and asked him to spread news of Xinyuan’s peak Emperor Realm strength.
• God Emperor Chaos and God Emperor Juexing contacted other powerful figures, and the news spread through the Immortal World and across the universe.
• Dominator Anlu withdrew from the Divine Wheel Sea to report the news, leaving the waiting Overlords uncertain whether to continue pursuing Li Yuan.
• In the Jing Cosmic Realm, a fiery-red figure told his master that a God King named Xinyuan had opened three Eternal Daos and reached peak Emperor Realm strength in less than ten thousand years.

Supreme Jing warned Dominator Yanlong that Jing Cosmic Realm was nearing its end and discussed possible ways to survive, including Li Yuan and the Eternal Ruins behind him. As Li Yuan’s strength became widely known, most factions abandoned the hunt, while Supreme Hanxing Star City planned to target him in the Abyss Sacrifice Sea; Li Yuan then learned that Supreme Jing wanted to meet him.

• Supreme Jing told Dominator Yanlong that Jing Cosmic Realm’s cycle was ending and that the Eternal Road or help connected to Li Yuan might offer a chance of survival.
• Supreme Jing identified Li Yuan as a likely successor to Supreme Beihe and ordered Dominator Yanlong to contact Heart Dream God Emperor about arranging a meeting.
• Dominator Mingqiu publicized Li Yuan’s past battle with Emperor Tuoyan, reinforcing reports that Li Yuan had near-peak emperor-level strength.
• Twenty-six dominators, including Taihua, gave up hunting Li Yuan, while Supreme Hanxing Star City’s leaders decided to seek another chance to kill him in the Abyss Sacrifice Sea.
• Heart Dream God Emperor informed Li Yuan that Supreme Jing wanted to see him.

Li Yuan’s rise forced most Star City factions to halt their hunt for the Chaos Mansion lineage, while he returned home to cultivate the Burning Heart art. In the Xinmeng Cosmic Realm, Starry Sky God Emperor revealed his breakthrough and urged the other God Emperors to unify under Li Yuan before he became a Supreme.

• Li Yuan asked God Emperor Chaos to exchange his treasures for a domain-type High-grade Emperor Weapon, or a defensive Emperor Weapon, within a hundred years.
• Heart Dream God Emperor reported that Supreme Jing planned to meet Li Yuan in the Eighth Dark Domain a thousand years later, and God Emperor Chaos said many Overlords were willing to settle their grievances with the Chaos Mansion lineage.
• God Emperor Juexing told the Chaos Mansion’s Quasi-Saints that most Star City factions had stopped pursuing them because of Li Yuan’s strength.
• Li Yuan returned to the Mohe Star Domain and began cultivating the Burning Heart Sub-Saint Ultimate Art with his true bodies.
• Starry Sky God Emperor revealed that his Boundary Light Dao had transformed into the Space-Time Dao, then urged the Xinmeng Cosmic Realm’s God Emperors to join Li Yuan before he became a Supreme.