Chapter Summaries

After Ye Fan entered the Archaic Forbidden Land, Xu Yue was confronted by Wang Chongxiao, a Central Plains King Body seeking a fight. A Human World assassin attacked Xu Yue, but Ancient Emperor Qilin appeared and killed the assassin instantly, leaving Wang Chongxiao stunned.

• Ye Fan entered the Archaic Forbidden Land to resolve his deadly tribulation, while Xu Yue and the others stayed behind with Nannan.
• Wang Chongxiao challenged Xu Yue, but Xu Yue told him to fight the Yaoguang Candidate Saint Son first.
• Pang Bo stepped forward to defend Xu Yue, saying Xu Yue had saved his life.
• A Human World assassin launched a surprise attack on Xu Yue using the Concealment Divine Art and Saint Killer Sword Art.
• Ancient Emperor Qilin stopped the assassin in midair and reduced him to ash.

After Ancient Emperor Qilin killed a Human World assassin who attacked Xu Yue, Wang Chongxiao warned Xu Yue that the strike had likely been a probe and left without challenging him. The revelation that Yaoguang’s protector was a Great Accomplishment King shocked Black Emperor and spread through a small circle, while Human World began planning another assassination.

• Ancient Emperor Qilin crushed the Great Power assassin who launched a sneak attack on Xu Yue, and Wang Chongxiao apologized for his challenge becoming an opening for Human World.
• Wang Chongxiao warned Xu Yue that Human World’s attack had likely tested his defenses, then left without pursuing their fight.
• Ancient Emperor Qilin bowed to Xu Yue and vanished, while Black Emperor recognized his Great Dao resonance and suspected he had the potential to become a Great Emperor.
• After Ye Fan entered the Archaic Forbidden Land, the group returned to Yan Capital and prepared to head for Divine Capital as news of the failed assassination spread.
• Human World learned that Xu Yue had a Great Accomplishment King protecting him and discussed collecting another king’s skull.

Xu Yue dismissed the rumor that the Azure Mist Saint Son had inherited the Ruthless Great Emperor’s techniques as a scheme by the Holy Lands to isolate a rival. After Ye Fan recovered and emerged from the Archaic Forbidden Zone, he learned that the rumor had become accepted fact and that a Saint-Killing Alliance was forming against the Azure Mist Saint Son.

• Xu Yue explained to An Miaoyi that the major factions were branding the Azure Mist Saint Son an inheritor to turn the world against him.
• Xu Yue flirted with An Miaoyi and caught her hand while she tried to assess his potential.
• Ye Fan used a Saint Fruit from the Nine Marvel Immortal Medicine to heal his Great Dao injury and emerged after three months in the Archaic Forbidden Zone.
• The factions formed a Saint-Killing Alliance against the Azure Mist Saint Son after spreading the inheritance rumor.
• Ye Fan heard the accusations against the Azure Mist Saint Son and wondered why the man had not devoured his Sacred Body after defeating him.

Ye Fan returned to the Primordial Immortal Land and used the Martial Disciple Sect’s news outlet to publicize information about the Azure Mist Saint Son. His account challenged rumors that the Saint Son possessed the Ruthless Emperor’s inheritance, and the story left the revelation spreading across the safe zone.

• Ye Fan read reports about the Azure Mist Saint Son’s enemies and recognized that the Saint Son had attracted widespread suspicion and covetous attention.
• Ye Fan entered the Primordial Immortal Land and found the Martial Disciple Sect, whose headlines had made it a popular source of gossip and news.
• A Martial Disciple Sect disciple began inventing a dramatic account of Ye Fan’s return and marriage arrangement with the Wind Clan’s eldest daughter, prompting Ye Fan to object.
• Ye Fan agreed to reveal his news through the Martial Disciple Sect after the disciple promised to publish verified information on the front page.
• Martial Disciple Headlines announced that Ye Fan had reappeared and vouched for the Azure Mist Saint Son, then reported Ye Fan’s argument that the Saint Son was probably not the Ruthless Emperor’s inheritor.

Ye Fan publicly defended the Azure Mist Saint Son, worsening tensions with the holy lands and aristocratic families. He reunited with Xu Yue and met Tu Fei, Li Heishui, and Jiang Hairen, whose attempt to spite Xu Yue ended in a humiliating punishment.

• The Wind Clan patriarch condemned Ye Fan's report and ordered Martial Disciple Headlines confiscated, though the order could not stop it spreading through the Primordial Immortal Land.
• Ye Fan reflected that he had told the truth to help the Azure Mist Saint Son, then reunited with Xu Yue, Pang Bo, the Black Emperor, and little Nannan.
• Ye Fan dismissed the danger of offending the holy lands, and Tu Fei, Li Heishui, and Jiang Hairen arrived to meet him and Xu Yue.
• Xu Yue said he wanted Shaking Light's resources and title but had no interest in managing the holy land, then mocked the three bandits' offer to join them for food.
• Tu Fei, Jiang Hairen, and Li Heishui ate outside Miaoyu Nunnery, but the scent of the food inside drew them close, and the Black Emperor triggered lightning strikes against them for minor rule violations.

Xu Yue, Ye Fan, and their companions gathered reinforcements to help the Azure Mist Saint Son and teleported near Undying Mountain. They learned that holy lands, aristocratic families, and other forces had amassed a vast search party in the area, leaving the Saint Son surrounded by danger.

• The Black Emperor declared Tu Fei, Li Heishui, and Jiang Hairen his human pets, but they agreed to join Xu Yue's group after learning they were going to help the Azure Mist Saint Son.
• Xu Yue used a Mysterious Jade Platform to teleport the group near a city outside Undying Mountain, impressing the Black Emperor with the platform's craftsmanship.
• The group observed the formidable Undying Mountain and recalled its history of conflict with powerful emperors and Sacred Bodies.
• Ye Fan learned in the nearby city that a huge coalition was searching for the Azure Mist Saint Son, hoping to eliminate him before news of the immortal land spread.
• Xu Yue explained that the Saint Son's cooperation with the Martial Disciple Sect had accelerated the coalition's pursuit, which included holy lands, aristocratic families, demon clans, and other major forces.

Xu Yue sent his Earth Deity, the Azure Mist Saint Son, to face the cultivators gathered near Undying Mountain, where the crowd hesitated to test him. Ye Fan and Xu Yue publicly defended the Saint Son, and the Yaoguang Candidate Saint Son joined them, sowing turmoil in the Saint-Killing Alliance.

• Xu Yue explained that the factions were waiting for someone to test the Azure Mist Saint Son and then sent a signal to draw them to his location.
• Cultivators surrounded the Azure Mist Saint Son but stayed back, while he warned the Great Powers that he had caused the events in the Primordial Forbidden Land and would fight anyone who let an expert attack him.
• Ye Fan stepped forward to defend the Azure Mist Saint Son, invoked the All-Father's mark, and revealed that Jiang Taixu was still alive.
• Xu Yue publicly agreed with Ye Fan that the Azure Mist Saint Son was not the successor of the Ruthless Great Emperor.
• The Yaoguang Candidate Saint Son joined Xu Yue and backed his words, prompting confusion within the Saint-Killing Alliance.

At a gathering of powerful factions, Xu Yue proposed settling the dispute over the Azure Mist Saint Son through challenges from the younger generation, while Ye Fan struggled to balance his support for the accused with debts of gratitude. The Ancient Emperor Qilin revealed his presence, and his aura made the assembled forces reconsider defying Shaking Light.

• A Jiang Family figure questioned whether Shaking Light would support the Ruthless Great Emperor's successor, while the Wind Family Holy Lord urged Ye Fan to withdraw and preserve his life.
• Xu Yue said the Azure Mist Saint Son should face challenges, and Shaking Light would help kill him if his use of the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art was proven.
• The Yin Yang Sect Holy Son revealed himself as the one who had stirred up confusion and challenged Xu Yue's authority.
• The Ancient Emperor Qilin asked permission to execute the Yin Yang Sect Holy Son, then appeared and unleashed an aura that darkened the sky and startled everyone.
• The assembled forces recognized that Shaking Light's Great Accomplishment King-level protector could change the balance of power, and they reconsidered Xu Yue's proposal.

Xu Yue watched Ye Fan defeat the Golden-Winged Little Peng King, then unleashed the Earth Deity against the attacking prodigies and sects. As the Human World assassins targeted Xu Yue and Ancient Emperor Qilin, Xu Yue effortlessly killed his attacker with one finger.

• Ye Fan used the Jie Character Secret to cut the Golden-Winged Little Peng King in half after the latter unleashed the Heavenly Demon Slaughtering Saint Art.
• The Yin Yang Saint Son attacked the Earth Deity and was blasted into powder, prompting the Earth Deity to scatter the other prodigies with lethal force.
• The Yin Yang Sect elders and other factions attacked the Earth Deity, and Xu Yue directed Ancient Emperor Qilin to intervene.
• Human World assassins struck at Ancient Emperor Qilin and Xu Yue, but Xu Yue destroyed the Half-step Great Power who attacked him with a finger.

Xu Yue and Ancient Emperor Qilin crushed the attacks against them, revealing Yaoguang’s overwhelming power and forcing the Saint-Killing Alliance to submit. Ye Fan openly declared that his injuries had healed, while Xu Yue wondered whether the Sage’s presence had made him too confident.

• A Human World assassin attacked Xu Yue but was instantly reduced to ash, shocking Ye Fan, Tu Tian, and the others.
• Ancient Emperor Qilin subdued the gathered cultivators and assassins, and those present realized he was an Ancient Sage supporting Yaoguang.
• The major cultivators apologized and pleaded for mercy, and Xu Yue ordered Ancient Emperor Qilin to release most of them while killing the Human World assassins and Yin Yang Sect elders.
• The Wind Clan Sacred Lord offered to summon Divine Physician Wang for Ye Fan, but Ye Fan said his injuries had healed and promised to attend the Sacred Lord’s birthday.
• Xu Yue watched Ye Fan confidently reveal his recovery and wondered whether having an Ancient Sage at his side had made him carried away.

Ye Fan recovered from his brutal spar with the Azure Mist Saint Son while the holy lands and Reincarnation Hall reacted to the emergence of an Ancient Sage. Reincarnation Hall chose to avoid direct action for now, confident in its growing network of allies and its ability to draw Xu Yue into future cooperation.

• Ye Fan coughed up blood from his injuries but felt that the spar had strengthened his body and foundations, while Black Emperor urged him to recover at Divine Physician Wang’s place.
• Yaoguang Holy Lord learned that an Ancient Sage had appeared and reflected on how much influence the Yaoguang First Saint Son had gained.
• Yaoguang Holy Lord ordered the Western Source Mining Area in the Northern Region to double its workload again.
• Reincarnation Hall decided not to confront the Ancient Sage or Xu Yue directly and agreed to share information with Human World while preserving their alliance.
• Reincarnation Hall’s leaders concluded that their allies, ties to the Assassin Divine Dynasty, and possible cooperation with Xu Yue had given their operation enough momentum to advance.

Xu Yue and the others visited Divine Physician Wang at the Tianxuan Ruins, where Ye Fan recovered from his injuries. A terrifying cry revealed that Old Madman was nearby, and Ye Fan suspected it came from the senior who had once taught him a movement technique.

• Xu Yue explained that Tianxuan Holy Land had been destroyed after its attempt to ascend as an entire sect, leaving only Old Madman alive.
• Divine Physician Wang treated Ye Fan, who recovered from his injuries in half a month.
• Divine Physician Wang told Ye Fan that the Azure Mist Saint Son had held back and spared his Dao foundation and origin.
• A powerful cry shook the mountains, and Divine Physician Wang explained that it came roughly once every thousand years from the Tianxuan Ruins.
• Ye Fan suspected the cry came from Old Madman, the senior who had once taught him a life-saving movement technique.

Xu Yue’s group reached the Tianxuan Holy Land ruins and met Old Madman, who had emerged from his transformation as a middle-aged man. Ye Fan invited him to accompany them to Sacred Cliff to retrieve the Xing Character Secret, but Old Madman remained focused on Ancient Emperor Qilin as buried memories stirred.

• Xu Yue sensed that Ruthless Emperor might be watching and led the group deeper into the Tianxuan Holy Land ruins to repay Old Madman for teaching him a secret art.
• Scouts from other factions grew anxious when they saw Xu Yue’s group approaching the ruins, wary of provoking the Yaoguang First Saint Son and his Saint companion.
• Nannan sensed Old Madman inside the sacred land, and he emerged and looked at her extraordinary nature before turning his attention to Ancient Emperor Qilin.
• The surrounding factions speculated that Old Madman had caused the Millennium Cry and hoped the two powerful figures might fight or be gravely injured.
• Ye Fan invited Old Madman to join them at Sacred Cliff and help retrieve the Xing Character Secret, but Old Madman stared at Ancient Emperor Qilin as memories began to surface.

Old Madman joined Xu Yue’s group on the way to Sacred Cliff, but Human World attacked their divine ark with ancient corpses, prompting Ye Fan to seek a way to eliminate the Assassin Divine Dynasties. In the next city, the holy lands’ leaders welcomed the Saints and offered disciples to help rebuild Tianxuan Holy Land.

• Old Madman chose to travel with Xu Yue’s group to Sacred Cliff to obtain the Xing Character Secret from Ye Fan.
• Human World remotely controlled ancient corpses to attack the Yaoguang Divine Ark, but the Saints extinguished the attacks and counter-killed the corpses.
• Ye Fan considered finding and destroying Human World, while Black Emperor explained that its hidden Bone Hall had no known location.
• The holy lands’ leaders gathered in a city to welcome the Saints, and the Jade Pool Female Holy Lord offered their best disciples to help rebuild Tianxuan Holy Land.

After Human World and Infernal Realm issued Absolute Kill Decrees against Xu Yue, he dismissed the threat and led the group to Sacred Cliff. There, Ancient Emperor Qilin sensed the presence of a Faith Body of the Undying Heavenly Emperor, which Wu Shi had sealed.

• Human World and Infernal Realm issued Absolute Kill Decrees naming Xu Yue as their target.
• Xu Yue brushed off the threats and refused Ancient Emperor Qilin's offer to attack the Assassin Divine Dynasties immediately.
• The Black Emperor prepared a teleportation array with the wrong formation patterns, so Xu Yue used his Mysterious Jade Platform to take the group to Sacred Cliff.
• Xu Yue explained that Wu Shi had sealed part of the Undying Daoist's primordial spirit at Sacred Cliff.
• Ancient Emperor Qilin recognized the Undying Heavenly Emperor's aura and then quickly regained his composure.

Xu Yue, Ye Fan, and their companions reached the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body’s coffin, where Ye Fan learned an auxiliary secret technique before the corpse awakened under the Undying Daoist’s influence. The Undying Daoist recognized the Ancient Emperor Qilin and was shocked to find him alive with abundant vitality.

• Xu Yue and the others reached the Investiture of the Gods, and the Black Emperor explained that Great Emperor Wushi had used it to suppress the Undying Daoist.
• Old Madman opened the coffin, revealing the strangled corpse of an Ancient Sage and the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body beneath him.
• Nannan spotted the second corpse, and Ye Fan used the Chaos Green Lotus Seed phenomenon to learn the Sacred Body’s auxiliary secret technique.
• The Great Accomplishment Sacred Body awoke, asked Ye Fan to take him away, and expelled Ye Fan’s realization from his body.
• The Undying Daoist recognized the Ancient Emperor Qilin as “Little Qilin” and wondered how he had survived after using an Immortal Medicine.

Ancient Emperor Qilin revealed that he served Xu Yue and suppressed the Undying Daoist, extracting the Lin Character Secret from the Sacred Body corpse. After Old Madman departed, Ye Fan's tribulation intensified and struck everyone nearby except Xu Yue, Ancient Emperor Qilin, and Nannan.

• The Undying Daoist recognized Ancient Emperor Qilin and urged him to break Wu Shi's seal so they could join forces.
• Ancient Emperor Qilin told the Undying Daoist that the era had changed and that he followed Xu Yue, whom the Daoist sensed carried an aura from the Immortal Domain.
• Xu Yue ordered Ancient Emperor Qilin to suppress the Undying Daoist and extract his Nine Secrets technique.
• Ancient Emperor Qilin used the Investiture of the Gods to force the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body's corpse back into its coffin and returned with the Lin Character Secret.
• Old Madman recognized that Ancient Emperor Qilin possessed at least Quasi-Emperor-level strength, then departed after obtaining the Xing Character Secret.
• Ye Fan's breakthrough tribulation grew stronger because of the unclean aura from Sacred Cliff, striking everyone nearby except Xu Yue, Ancient Emperor Qilin, and Nannan.

After reaching perfected Four Extremities, Ye Fan set out with Xu Yue and Tu Fei for the Jade Pool Grand Gathering, hoping to find news of Jiang Taixu. When the Gao Family's twin King Bodies challenged him over their feud with Jiang Taixu, Ye Fan fought them while Xu Yue went to Miaoyu Nunnery, where the brawling repeatedly interrupted his attempt to spend time with An Miaoyi.

• Ye Fan asked to investigate Jiang Taixu before attending the Jade Pool Grand Gathering, and Xu Yue suggested seeking information at Miaoyu Nunnery.
• The Gao Family's Sun Monarch and Night Monarch blocked Ye Fan's group and challenged him, blaming him for being saved by Jiang Taixu.
• Xu Yue left the confrontation and entered Miaoyu Nunnery, while Ye Fan accepted the twins' challenge and dismissed their strength.
• At Miaoyu Nunnery, Xu Yue held An Miaoyi's hand and flirted with her as other prodigies watched.
• Ye Fan sent the Night Monarch and Sun Monarch crashing through the nunnery gates, and the Void Great Hand Seal dragged each of them back outside.
• Black Emperor, Tu Fei, Pang Bo, Jiang Hairen, and Li Heishui successively barged into the hall, interrupting Xu Yue and An Miaoyi.

After defeating the Twin King Bodies, Ye Fan traveled with Jiang Hairen and the others to the Jiang Family to see the ailing Divine King Jiang, but the family refused to let them visit. The chapter revealed that Jiang Yichen and the Jiang Family’s upper ranks had taken the Cauldron of Myriad Mother Qi from Jiang Tingting and intended to keep it.

• Ye Fan defeated the Twin King Bodies and spared them after their protector revealed that Divine King Jiang had returned to the Jiang Family.
• Jiang Hairen offered to take Ye Fan and his companions to the Jiang Family, where they were welcomed as guests.
• The Jiang Family refused Ye Fan’s request to see Divine King Jiang, claiming he was recuperating and could not receive visitors.
• Ye Fan and the others learned that Jiang Tingting’s position had weakened as Divine King Jiang neared the end of his life.
• Jiang Yichen had tricked Jiang Tingting into handing over the Cauldron of Myriad Mother Qi, while the Jiang Family’s upper ranks tacitly supported keeping it.

Ye Fan and his companions confronted Jiang Yichen over the Cauldron of Myriad Mother Qi, which Jiang Yichen had taken from Jiang Tingting. Jiang Yichen’s relatives joined the fight, and the chapter ended with Jiang Tingting and Jiang Hairen captured as Ye Fan faced a growing attack.

• Ye Fan and Jiang Hairen confronted Jiang Yichen’s guards, and Ye Fan suppressed the six Dragon Transformation Realm elders.
• Jiang Yichen emerged from seclusion and accused Ye Fan and the others of coercing Jiang Tingting, then ordered them seized and executed.
• Jiang Hairen captured Jiang Yichen and demanded the Cauldron of Myriad Mother Qi, but Jiang Yichen insisted it belonged to the Jiang Family.
• Jiang Yichen’s Eighth Uncle attacked Ye Fan, who used the Jie Character Secret and the Fighting Character Secret to block him.
• Another gray-haired Jiang Family elder joined the fight, captured Jiang Tingting and Jiang Hairen, and threatened to execute Ye Fan and his companions.