Chapter Summaries

The Time Blade brought Meng Qi back to Xuantian Sect, leaving Shou Jing caught between protecting him and worsening the sect’s strained relationship with Great Shang. As concern over Xu Yue’s actions spread among the Real World’s Dharmakaya masters, Su Wuming broke through to the Dharmakaya and became an Earth Immortal.

• The Time Blade returned Meng Qi to Xuantian Sect, and Shou Jing worried that sheltering him would make the sect appear to side with Huang Tai'er against Great Shang.
• Meng Qi thanked Shou Jing for the Time Blade’s help and offered to repay Xuantian Sect, while privately resenting Xu Yue for his suspected schemes.
• Shou Jing avoided asking Meng Qi for help and instead told him that those outside the worldly realm should remain tranquil and inactive.
• Chong He, Lu Da, and Kong Wen tried to reconcile Meng Qi and Xu Yue, but Xu Yue insisted that their relationship was excellent.
• Jiang Zhiwei told Su Wuming that Xu Yue had helped an unmatched devil, and Su Wuming broke through to the Dharmakaya, becoming an Earth Immortal.

Meng Qi went to the Investiture of the Gods World to question Yang Jian and learned that his junior brother Zhen Hui had been a concealed aspect of Yang Jian all along. Their conversation led Meng Qi to suspect Xu Yue had forced Yang Jian to intervene as part of a plot against the Three Pure Ones.

• Meng Qi agreed not to openly side with the Xuantian Sect, left the Time Blade behind, and traveled alone to the Investiture of the Gods World.
• Meng Qi entered the Jade Void Palace and discovered Yang Jian sitting inside, realizing that Yang Jian was his junior brother Zhen Hui.
• Yang Jian explained that Zhen Hui had been formed from a wisp of his consciousness and was not an independent reincarnation or Dao marker.
• Yang Jian said he had acted to disrupt the Demon Buddha's perfection, while Meng Qi questioned why the Primordial Heavenly Venerate had intervened so forcefully.
• Meng Qi inferred that Xu Yue had targeted the Three Pure Ones and deliberately forced Yang Jian to act, while Yang Jian's true body continued hiding in the Nine Nethers as the Blood Demon.

Meng Qi learned from Lu Ya how the Three Pure Ones, Xu Yue, and the Demon Buddha were connected, then agreed to undertake three tasks in exchange for the release of his companions. Meanwhile, the demonic path targeted He Qi, and Su Wuming prepared safeguards in case Xu Yue turned against the Dharmakayas.

• Lu Ya explained to Meng Qi the relationship between the Demon Buddha, Xu Yue, the Three Pure Ones, and Meng Qi, and offered to release most of Meng Qi’s companions in exchange for three tasks.
• Lu Ya gave Meng Qi his first mission involving the Haotian Mirror and then left.
• The demonic path leaders decided to avoid Xu Yue and other dangerous opponents and chose He Qi as their target.
• Recoome led the demonic path forces on a thousand-mile raid toward the East Sea to attack He Qi.
• Su Wuming confirmed that invitations had been sent to Dharmakaya masters so they could gather quickly if Xu Yue became dangerous.

Su Wuming and several Dharmakayas intercepted Recoome and the demonic figures as they ambushed He Qi at East Sea Sword Manor. Their fight was interrupted when the Twenty-Eight Realms of the Seven Seas merged with the Real World, allowing the demons to escape and leaving Chong He worried about the danger ahead.

• He Qi guarded the abnormal fog over the East Sea sea eye and called Su Wuming after sensing danger.
• Recoome and four demonic allies trapped He Qi in a formation, but Su Wuming appeared and overwhelmed them with his Legendary characteristics.
• Su Wuming alerted the imperial palace, Huamei Villa, and Pure Yang Sect, while Immortal Traces sent Xu Yue and other Dharmakayas to the East Sea.
• Chong He, Xu Yue, Lu Da, and Su Wuming formed the Zhu Xian Sword Array around the demons, leaving Recoome and the Heaven Punishing Axe under heavy pressure.
• The Twenty-Eight Realms of the Seven Seas merged into the Real World and broke the array, letting Recoome and the demons escape.
• Chong He recognized the aura of the merged realm and feared trouble because Golden Ao Island and the Green Ping Sword were there.

After a violent disturbance suggested that another world was merging with their realm, Chong He explained that it might connect to the Twenty-Eight Realms of the Seven Seas, where powerful Dharmakaya and possibly Heavenly Immortal experts lived. Xu Yue agreed to enter the realm in disguise and gather intelligence while the others prepared defenses at East Sea Sword Manor.

• As Recoome and the others fled, the group turned to the violent spatial fluctuations, and Su Wuming asked Chong He what was happening.
• Chong He explained that the disturbances might connect their realm to the East Sea of old, a world containing the Four Oddities, Three Demons, Five Elders, Immortals, and possibly Heavenly Immortals.
• The Righteous Path Dharmakaya masters weighed the danger of unknown Heavenly Immortals and learned from Chong He that the merger might still leave them time to prepare.
• Xu Yue said his inner universe had formed and that he expected to reach the Earth Immortal realm soon, then volunteered to enter the other realm in disguise to gather intelligence.
• Lu Da proposed strengthening East Sea Sword Manor's grand formation, while Chong He planned to invite a fellow Daoist skilled in formations and talismans and leave Kong Wen and Cui at home.

Meng Qi joined the Investiture of the Gods World’s powerful figures on an expedition to investigate the East Sea, while Xu Yue arrived at the boundary where the East Sea was merging with the Real World. Xu Yue headed for Changhua Island after sensing the token Chong He had given him.

• Duke Qi Heng invited Meng Qi to investigate strange disturbances in the East Sea and said King Zhuang of Chu would accompany them.
• Meng Qi, Duke Qi Heng, King Zhuang of Chu, Duke Mu of Qin, Duke Minglie, King Wen of Tang, and King Wu of Han gathered and prepared to force their way into another world.
• The East Sea, known as the Twenty-Eight Realms of the Seven Seas, began merging with the Real World, though its inhabitants had not yet noticed.
• Xu Yue examined the East Sea’s sea eye and reflected on the Eastern Emperor’s remains and possible resurrection.
• Xu Yue followed the karmic connection of Chong He’s token and flew toward Changhua Island.

Qu Baimei discovered possible treasure signs on Purple Bamboo Island and prepared to report them to Immortal Traces. Xu Yue arrived as Guanghan Fairy, ordered him to gather intelligence, and revealed that the Twenty-Eight Realms of the Seven Seas would soon connect with the Real World.

• Qu Baimei reviewed market intelligence and found a report that Purple Bamboo Island had shown treasure light, which he linked to rumors of an ancient cave abode.
• Qu Baimei decided not to investigate personally and prepared to submit the intelligence to Immortal Traces.
• Xu Yue appeared before Qu Baimei as Guanghan Fairy and showed his Immortal Traces token.
• Xu Yue ordered Qu Baimei to gather important intelligence without categorizing it and said he would investigate Purple Bamboo Island himself, giving Qu Baimei a jade bottle as an advance reward.
• Xu Yue told Qu Baimei that the Twenty-Eight Realms of the Seven Seas would connect with the Real World within several months to a year.

Xu Yue used a staged raid on Purple Bamboo Island to lure the Night Emperor into approaching him. After the Night Emperor learned that the masked “fairy” was a man, the revelation sparked new ideas in his already unstable mind.

• Xu Yue gave True Person Huang Long a Creation Immortal Pill in exchange for information and a map to Purple Bamboo Island.
• Xu Yue went to Purple Bamboo Island to investigate Golden Ao Island and the Green Ping Sword and Eastern Emperor's Flesh and Blood.
• Xu Yue flattened much of the island, shattered the cave abode's damaged formation, and sent the witnesses fleeing with news intended to reach the Night Emperor.
• The Night Emperor heard about the mysterious Immortal Traces fairy and sought Xu Yue out.
• Xu Yue told the Night Emperor he was a man, and Huo Lishang excitedly embraced the idea of such beauty.

Xu Yue persuaded the Night Emperor to exchange identities and take on his mission to investigate Golden Ao Island, while Xu Yue stayed aboard the Night Emperor's Ship. Meanwhile, the true Meng Qi and the Six Hegemons arrived in the Seven Seas and decided to approach Ten Absolute Islands cautiously.

• The Night Emperor asked Xu Yue to exchange identities, offering him his concubines, wealth, authority, and the use of a Thousand Illusions Mask.
• Xu Yue accepted the exchange and briefed the Night Emperor on his mission to investigate Golden Ao Island and the Yin Ancestor's suspected defection.
• The Night Emperor left as Meng Qi, abducted a trusted confidant of the Ten Absolute Islands' lord, and searched his soul for information about Golden Ao Island.
• Xu Yue stayed aboard the Night Emperor's Ship and began making the four concubines treat him as their young master.
• The true Meng Qi arrived with the Six Hegemons, learned about the Seven Seas and Ten Absolute Islands, and offered to visit the island while the others gathered information.

Meng Qi visited Xu Bei, the Yin Ancestor, on Ten Absolute Islands, unaware that Xu Bei had learned he killed Yin Feilong and searched his soul. Xu Bei prepared the island’s formation and called for reinforcements while Meng Qi entered the reception hall believing the meeting would go smoothly.

• Meng Qi gathered intelligence on Ten Absolute Islands, disguised himself as a reclusive Dharma Body expert, and went to meet Xu Bei.
• Xu Bei used a secret art to recover memory fragments from Yin Feilong’s remains and recognized Meng Qi as the killer who had searched his soul.
• Xu Bei activated the great formation and secretly requested aid from the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s Primordial Fairy.
• Meng Qi sensed the formation’s changes but interpreted them as ordinary caution and accepted a disciple’s invitation to the reception hall.
• Xu Bei prepared to stall Meng Qi and extract information while waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

Meng Qi was ambushed by Yin Ancestor Xu Bei and Primordial Fairy after they identified him as a member of Immortal Traces. He escaped by breaking the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, while Primordial Fairy began rallying the Five Elders Immortal against him.

• Meng Qi and Yin Ancestor Xu Bei exchanged information while each tried to uncover the other's identity.
• When a powerful aura appeared from the teleportation array, Yin Ancestor trapped Meng Qi in a formation and attacked, calling him a member of Immortal Traces.
• Meng Qi broke the island-protecting formation and demanded to know how Yin Ancestor had recognized him.
• Primordial Fairy deployed the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, forcing Meng Qi to focus on escaping rather than defeating Yin Ancestor.
• Meng Qi used the Primordial Pangu Heaven Opening Form and Overlord's Peerless Saber to tear open the formation and flee.
• Yin Ancestor pleaded his case to Primordial Fairy, who gathered the Five Elders Immortal to discuss the threat.

Meng Qi escaped the Primordial Fairy’s Nine Bends Yellow River Formation and learned from the Night Emperor that Golden Ao Island had recruited the Yin Ancestor and opposed Immortal Traces. Xu Yue then reached the Ten Absolute Islands and betrayed Meng Qi’s whereabouts to the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

• Meng Qi broke through the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation but remained badly depleted as he fled.
• Huo Lishang invited Meng Qi aboard the Night Emperor’s Ship, where Xu Yue recognized his injuries and learned he had fought the Primordial Fairy.
• Xu Yue told Meng Qi that Golden Ao Island had recruited the Yin Ancestor and was hostile to Immortal Traces.
• Meng Qi thanked Xu Yue, then left to contact allies and investigate Golden Ao Island.
• Xu Yue continued to the Ten Absolute Islands, where the Five Elders Immortal had gathered to discuss Immortal Traces.
• Xu Yue told the Yin Ancestor that he had encountered an injured Dharma Body expert and revealed Meng Qi’s direction and destination.

Meng Qi and the Six Hegemons faced off against the Five Elders Immortal while both sides weighed the danger of another Nine Bends Yellow River Formation. Just as they prepared for a possible clash, three Celestial Immortals arrived and surrounded them.

• Meng Qi and the Six Hegemons discussed Golden Ao Island and considered approaching the other powerful groups in the world.
• The Five Elders Immortal followed Night Emperor’s information and encountered Meng Qi’s group, which now outnumbered them.
• Meng Qi accused Yin Ancestor of secretly contacting Golden Ao Island and exposed his hidden allegiance and annual poison pill.
• Both sides protected Night Emperor and hesitated to fight, wary of the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation and potential casualties.
• Three Celestial Immortals appeared and encircled both groups.

Meng Qi and Primordial Fairy joined forces to trap three Heavenly Immortals in the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation while the Night Emperor infiltrated Golden Ao Island. Xu Yue learned that Yuan Hong had already awakened, then saw Azure Emperor pass by as he approached his final step.

• Meng Qi, Primordial Fairy, the Six Hegemons, and the Heavenly Dao Alliance coordinated their attacks to hold back three Heavenly Immortals and give Primordial Fairy time to deploy the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation.
• The formation trapped all three Heavenly Immortals, and Meng Qi resurrected himself after his Dharma Body shattered.
• The Night Emperor infiltrated Golden Ao Island while its seals weakened after the three Heavenly Immortals departed.
• Xu Yue used the Night Emperor as a stepping stone to learn that Yuan Hong had already awakened but was holding back to avoid acting without Other Shore protection.
• Azure Emperor passed Xu Yue's ship on a wooden plank, muttering about who he was as he approached his final step.

Xu Yue left Golden Ao Island after gathering intelligence and stripping it of its treasures, then warned the Righteous Path Dharmakaya at East Sea Sword Manor about the island. The Night Emperor discovered that Xu Yue had robbed his treasury and that his concubines had left with him, swore revenge on the supposed Meng Qi, and unknowingly became the target of Meng Qi’s concern after the Heavenly Immortals died.

• Xu Yue took the Night Emperor’s Ship and Golden Ao Island’s treasures back to the Real World, then shared intelligence about the Seven Seas with the Righteous Path Dharmakaya at East Sea Sword Manor.
• The Night Emperor escaped Golden Ao Island and found that he could no longer sense the Thousand Illusions Mask or contact the supposed Meng Qi.
• The Night Emperor learned that his treasury had been emptied and his four concubines had willingly left with Meng Qi.
• The Night Emperor killed a subordinate before he could finish delivering the concubines’ messages and declared Meng Qi his lifelong enemy.
• Meng Qi and the Primordial Fairy used the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation to kill three Heavenly Immortals, and Meng Qi realized they had been transformed from strands of hair.

Meng Qi forged an alliance with Primordial Fairy against Golden Ao Island and warned Su Wuming about the threat. As the Twenty-Eight Realms of the Seven Seas connected to the Real World, Xu Yue negotiated with its leaders while the Demonic Path secretly contacted Golden Ao Island.

• Meng Qi agreed to cooperate with Primordial Fairy and returned to the Golden Crow Sect to commission the Myriad Worlds Common Knowledge Sphere.
• Meng Qi secretly contacted Su Wuming, who agreed to distribute the devices and warned him to hide from Xu Yue.
• Xu Yue advanced to Earth Immortal as the Twenty-Eight Realms of the Seven Seas connected with the Real World, and Su Wuming's formation stopped the first wave of arriving cultivators.
• Primordial Fairy united the Four Oddities and Three Demons, then met Xu Yue and the Real World leaders to establish rules for trade and cooperation against Golden Ao Island.
• Dharmakayas of the Demonic Path infiltrated the Twenty-Eight Realms of the Seven Seas and contacted Golden Ao Island, while Xu Yue continued delaying its plans.

Golden Ao Island’s planned visit challenged Great Shang’s claim to the Shang name, while the Night Emperor turned his grievance against Meng Qi into a wildly popular opera. His performances drowned out the brewing political controversy, even as he prepared to publicize the Muscle Heavenly Venerate’s deeds.

• Great Shang grew more secure and prosperous as Northern Zhou and the Twenty-Eight Realms of the Seven Seas moved toward incorporation.
• Golden Ao Island announced a delegation led by Daji to demand an explanation for Great Shang’s use of the Shang name, and demonic remnants spread rumors to weaken public confidence.
• The Dharmakaya experts of the Twenty-Eight Realms discussed resisting Golden Ao Island, while Huo Lishang focused on finding Meng Qi, whom he identified as the Muscle Heavenly Venerate.
• Chong He told Huo Lishang that the Muscle Heavenly Venerate valued fame and face, prompting Huo Lishang to form an opera troupe and expose Meng Qi’s alleged deeds.
• The Night Emperor’s touring opera became a sensation across Great Shang and eclipsed the controversy surrounding Golden Ao Island’s coming delegation.

Meng Qi’s online battle with Xu Yue fueled rumors about Muscle Heavenly Venerate while Xu Yue prepared for Golden Ao Island’s envoy delegation. The envoys arrived in Great Shang’s Divine Capital, where Daji discovered the palace had severed her connection to Golden Ao Island and recognized Liu Luo as the Nine Heavens Profound Lady.

• Meng Qi learned that Xu Yue had disguised himself as the Night Emperor and tried to fight the resulting scandal with alternate accounts on the Myriad Worlds Common Knowledge Sphere.
• Xu Yue assessed the political balance and relied on support from Demon Buddha and the Heavenly Emperor as he prepared for a confrontation with Golden Ao Island.
• Shou Jing became a Dharmakaya expert and secluded himself at the Xuantian Sect while something from the Nine Heavens descended into the mortal world.
• Daji and a Heavenly Immortal envoy arrived at the Divine Capital, but the Human Emperor’s Remains forced their divine carriage to crash to the ground.
• The Mystic Maiden escorted the envoys into the imperial palace, where Daji’s connection to Golden Ao Island vanished and she saw Xu Yue on the dragon throne beside Liu Luo.
• Daji recognized Liu Luo as the Nine Heavens Profound Lady.

Su Daji confronted Xu Yue over his claim to the name Great Shang, but Xu Yue revealed that King Zhou had personally recognized him as the dynasty’s rightful successor. The recognition left Daji shaken, while King Zhou’s true body remained imprisoned in the Nine Heavens.

• Su Daji recognized Liu Luo as the Nine Heavens Profound Lady and mocked her reduced strength, while Xu Yue proposed that the two women compete.
• Su Daji invoked Golden Ao Island and Shang Dynasty Cheng Tang to demand that Xu Yue explain his use of the name Great Shang.
• Xu Yue challenged Su Daji’s claim to Yin Shang orthodoxy, pointing out that she had no children and was only a consort.
• Xu Yue summoned King Zhou’s spirit, who declared that the current ruler of Great Shang should inherit his dynasty and its glory.
• Su Daji realized King Zhou had recognized Xu Yue as the orthodox Shang Emperor, while King Zhou’s true body had become a Ghost Emperor in the Heavenly Prison.

King Zhou parted from Su Daji after explaining his allegiance to Xu Yue, while Xu Yue dealt with the remaining threat inside the Human Sovereign Secret Realm. Yuan Hong grew wary of the imperial palace’s hidden power and sent more hair avatars to investigate.

• King Zhou told Su Daji he would no longer call her his beloved consort, explained that he had chosen to serve the Human Sovereign, and returned his divine consciousness to continue cultivating.
• Xu Yue suppressed the Celestial Immortal of the hair with the Human Sovereign Secret Realm, then arranged for the Nine Heavens Profound Lady and Su Daji to compete.
• Yuan Hong sensed the Celestial Immortal of the hair’s death and suspected that the Great Shang imperial palace had become a Place of Near Dao.
• Yuan Hong considered attacking the imperial palace but held back, fearing the hidden danger inside.
• Yuan Hong sent several more hair avatars to investigate.