Chapter Summaries

At Leshan Ancient Temple, the Sui'an Goddess received orders to capture Lin Heng alive, while the Yu Clan Ancestor learned Lin Heng had survived and considered opening a path to reconciliation with the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office. The chapter left the Central Domain preparing for the possibility that the war could reach the Yu Clan.

• The Sui'an Goddess punished two Buddhist cultivators for failing to catch Chen Changqin, then received the Divine Lord’s order to prioritize capturing Lin Heng alive and kill Chen Changqin if he resisted.
• The Sui'an Goddess arranged a new sermon ceremony for two days later as Leshan Ancient Temple and the Buddhist Incense Society prepared to hunt Lin Heng.
• Yu Wei learned that Lin Heng had crossed the Polar Snowfield into the Northern Domain and angrily warned his clansmen not to underestimate him.
• Yu Wei ordered the Yu Clan to contact the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office and test whether reconciliation was possible, fearing the Central Domain might otherwise leave the clan with no way out.

Dugu Zixuan and Dugu Qingyang discussed the Yu Clan’s peace offer and schemed to absorb the Jiang imperial line through Lin Heng’s possible marriage to Jiang Jingyi. Jiang Jingyi overheard them, then asked Dugu Zixuan where Meng Yutong was, while Meng Yutong hid nearby and complained about her rivals.

• Dugu Zixuan rejected the Yu Clan’s request for reconciliation and said an immortal clan would have to be made an example of.
• Dugu Zixuan asked Dugu Qingyang about Jiang Jingyi’s relationship with Lin Heng and whether the Female Emperor could become part of their family.
• Dugu Qingyang proposed that Jiang Jingyi’s future child take the Jiang surname first, then change it to Dugu after inheriting the throne.
• Jiang Jingyi overheard the scheme, mocked Dugu Qingyang and Dugu Zixuan, and left Dugu Qingyang to flee.
• Jiang Jingyi asked Dugu Zixuan where Meng Yutong was, while Meng Yutong hid under a corridor and complained about Jiang Jingyi and Mu Li.

Meng Yutong worried that Yun Yao might use an antidote pill to indulge herself with Lin Heng, then discussed the Female Emperor’s movements with her disciples. At Dragon Cliff Mountain, Jiang Jingyi confronted Jiang Zhenqing over rumors and his threat to remove Lin Heng.

• Duan Shuyun and Mu Liuxi told Meng Yutong that Yun Yao had left the Small World and might use an antidote pill Lin Heng possessed to escape the Abstinence Pill’s effects.
• Meng Yutong asked whether Jiang Jingyi had visited Murong Ziyan or Dugu Zixuan, then dismissed the Female Emperor as a shameless vixen.
• Jiang Jingyi had Murong Ziyan help search for Dream Salted Fish while she went elsewhere to watch the drama unfold.
• Jiang Zhenqing blamed the Immortal Clan for rumors intended to provoke conflict between him and Lin Heng, but Jiang Jingyi challenged his claim.
• Jiang Zhenqing questioned why Jiang Jingyi had brought Jiang Qian and threatened to remove Lin Heng; Jiang Jingyi rebuked him and asked whether he would dare say that before the Dugu Clan.

Jiang Jingyi sent Jiang Qian to the Northern Domain to bring Lin Heng back before its conflict began. The next day, Jiang Jingyi surprised Meng Yutong by secretly taking Duan Shuyun’s place as her masseuse, leaving Meng Yutong horrified when she recognized the Female Emperor.

• Jiang Zhenqing recalled Dugu Qingyang’s strength, decided a fight with him was too risky, and left.
• Jiang Jingyi ordered Jiang Qian to find Lin Heng in the Northern Domain and bring him back to the Central Domain before the Northern Domain battlefield opened.
• Murong Ziyan learned that Meng Yutong and her disciples had moved to a run-down town, then went to visit them herself.
• Duan Shuyun massaged Meng Yutong while Meng Yutong boasted about ruling the Inner Court and making the Female Emperor serve them.
• Jiang Jingyi secretly replaced Duan Shuyun and revealed herself to Meng Yutong, who screamed in alarm.

Jiang Jingyi visited Meng Yutong and provoked her while warning her not to insult the Female Emperor again. After Jiang Jingyi appeared to leave, she caught Meng Yutong insulting her once more, revealing that she had set a trap.

• Jiang Jingyi confronted Meng Yutong, who was startled and demanded to know why the Female Emperor had come.
• Jiang Jingyi teased Meng Yutong about her jealousy, temper, and constitution, then recalled how she used to bully her younger brother Jiang Yan.
• Meng Yutong accused Jiang Jingyi of enjoying suppressing people and boasted that Lin Heng could defeat powerful enemies and would not let her bully Meng Yutong.
• Jiang Jingyi warned Meng Yutong that another insult would make her the Female Emperor's maid, then appeared to leave.
• Meng Yutong muttered another insult after Jiang Jingyi vanished, but Jiang Jingyi reappeared at the entrance and revealed she had been hiding nearby to catch her.

Dugu Zixuan worried that the Old Ancestor would clash with the Old Lin Family, and Leng Qingqiu proposed using Lin Ziqing’s reputation to improve the family’s standing. The chapter left Dugu Zixuan considering a scheme that would falsely imply Lin Ziqing belonged to the Old Lin Family.

• Dugu Zixuan visited Leng Qingqiu and asked where her sisters had gone, warning that the Central Domain was dangerous.
• Leng Qingqiu explained that Wan Qing had taken Dummy and Cai Yan to Qilin Mountain to gather ingredients for a pill that could ease traumatic memories.
• Dugu Zixuan said the Old Ancestor suspected the Old Lin Family and admitted she had not told him about Junior Brother’s relationship with the Changlin Clan.
• Leng Qingqiu suggested presenting Lin Ziqing as a member of the Old Lin Family to make the Old Ancestor more sympathetic toward them.
• Dugu Zixuan worried the plan would be exposed, but Leng Qingqiu advised blaming the Old Lin Family for misleading them if the truth came out.

Dugu Zixuan discussed how to handle the Old Lin Family with Leng Qingqiu and suggested the Female Emperor had joined the family. On Qilin Mountain, Jiang Caiyan's group discovered Bai Zihe and Ye Guang secretly mining Heaven and Earth Stones, so they headed back to report the matter.

• Dugu Zixuan agreed to ask the Old Lin Family to discuss her eldest son's relationship and told Leng Qingqiu to keep her Master and the Female Emperor from fighting.
• Leng Qingqiu was surprised that Dugu Zixuan considered the Female Emperor family and might accept her into the Inner Court.
• While gathering spirit-supporting grass on Qilin Mountain, Dugu Xuexue's group identified the scent of Heaven and Earth Stones and suspected someone was mining them.
• Jiang Caiyan scouted the mining site and saw Bai Zihe and Ye Guang directing several men to excavate the mountain.
• Jiang Caiyan led everyone away without alerting the miners, then told them who she had seen and decided to take the news to Dragon Cliff Mountain after Dugu Zixuan had left.

Bai Zihe and Ye Guang formed a plot to destroy the Dugu Clan and seize its fortune, while Lin Heng and Chen Changqin uncovered cooperation between Leshan Ancient Temple and the Medical Path. Lin Heng decided to capture Leshan Ancient Temple’s divine maiden, leaving Chen Changqin startled by Dugu Yueli’s blush.

• Bai Zihe paid local miners to extract Heaven and Earth Stones and urged Ye Guang to cooperate with him against the Dugu Clan.
• Bai Zihe proposed using a contaminating substance to kill the Dugu Clan’s Supreme ancestor, then abducting the Kirin Girl and taking her fortune.
• Bai Zihe and Ye Guang agreed that Lin Heng and his women had to die, and laughed over their conspiracy.
• Lin Heng told Chen Changqin that the Buddhist Incense Society and Leshan Ancient Temple were separate groups, while Leshan Ancient Temple’s faction had allied with the Medical Path.
• Lin Heng proposed capturing Leshan Ancient Temple’s divine maiden to disrupt the faction and draw out the woman pursuing him.
• Chen Changqin noticed Dugu Yueli blushing after he warned Lin Heng not to mention the woman in front of the girls.

Lin Heng put his plan to capture the Sui'an Goddess into motion by splitting his group and drawing the Leshan Ancient Temple’s forces away from its divine hall. After the Goddess sent most of her followers after Dugu Yueli and Yun Yao, Lin Heng crossed the bridge alone and confronted her.

• Lin Heng assigned Chen Changqin to draw attention away from the divine hall while Dugu Yueli and Yun Yao crossed the chain bridge and fled from their pursuers.
• The Sui'an Goddess learned that Chen Changqin had appeared and suspected Lin Heng was using a diversion, so she initially held her forces back.
• After Dugu Yueli and Yun Yao were spotted crossing the bridge, the Sui'an Goddess sent her followers to capture Dugu Yueli alive and use her to threaten Lin Heng.
• Lin Heng waited until the followers had left the hall, then crossed the bridge and confronted the Sui'an Goddess.
• Lin Heng taunted the Goddess and condemned her and the other Epoch outsiders as stowaways who dared to challenge him.

Lin Heng fought Sui'an Goddess in the divine hall, broke her Calamity tentacles with the power of time, and faced the Divine Lord she summoned. As the Divine Lord demanded his source, Lin Heng opened the Humanity Domain.

• Lin Heng used Time Sword Intent to destroy Sui'an Goddess's tentacles and wound her.
• Lin Heng realized Leshan Ancient Temple seemed unaware of his Sage-level backing and questioned its relationship with the Buddhist Incense Society.
• Sui'an Goddess sacrificed her blood and summoned the Divine Lord through a ritual in the divine hall.
• The Divine Lord emerged from the vortex, demanded Lin Heng's source, and pressured him with its will.
• Lin Heng resisted the Divine Lord and opened the Humanity Domain.

Lin Heng used the Humanity Domain to seize the Sui'an Goddess, destroy the Leshan Ancient Temple ritual, and kill the Divine Lord’s spirit body. When the goddess’s fanatical believers attacked, he killed them all, then told Chen Changqin, Dugu Yueli, and Yun Yao to collect the spoils.

• Lin Heng’s Humanity Domain suppressed the Divine Lord’s spirit body and the Sui'an Goddess, allowing him to seize her.
• Lin Heng severed the spatial vortex with his Time Force, destroying the temple, cutting off the Divine Lord’s connection, and striking at her true body.
• Lin Heng captured the Sui'an Goddess and burned the temple ruins, while she insisted she still had her believers.
• Hundreds of Calamity-polluted believers returned and attacked Lin Heng and the goddess, and Lin Heng killed them with his Sword Domain and punches.
• Chen Changqin, Dugu Yueli, and Yun Yao arrived, and Lin Heng told them to collect the spoils before finding only a few thousand Spirit Stones in a Storage Ring.

Lin Heng captured Sui'an Goddess, collected the spoils with his companions, and sealed her in the Human Emperor Banner before they fled. Elsewhere, Divine Lord persuaded Yi Du to cooperate, but Yi Du remained fixated on taking Lin Heng’s young Hunyuan Immortal Body as his vessel.

• Lin Heng and his companions sorted through the spoils, while Yun Yao eagerly gathered Storage Rings and Dugu Yueli declined to take any.
• Lin Heng stopped himself from searching Sui'an Goddess’s soul when she warned that hidden restrictions would make her explode, then trapped her in the Human Emperor Banner.
• Lin Heng called Yun Yao back to the Cloud Boat, and the group fled before Sui'an’s believers could return.
• Divine Lord confronted Yi Du in the Spirit Domain Origin World and argued that they needed to cooperate against the threat of Heavenly Profound Continent’s expansion.
• Yi Du admitted that his decaying body prevented him from emerging and insisted that Lin Heng’s young Hunyuan Immortal Body was the vessel he wanted.

The Divine Lord and Yi Du discussed using the Calamity or resurrecting the Medical Ancestor to turn the Medical Path against Lin Heng, while the destruction of Leshan Ancient Temple spread across the Northern Domain. Inside the Human Emperor Banner, Lin Heng extracted Sui'an Goddess’s memories and recognized someone familiar.

• Yi Du warned the Divine Lord that spreading the Calamity could infect gods, so they agreed to help the Medical Path resurrect its Medical Ancestor and oppose Lin Heng.
• News that Lin Heng had destroyed Leshan Ancient Temple’s divine hall and killed hundreds spread through the Northern Domain, alarming sects and clans.
• Lin Heng confronted the imprisoned Sui'an Goddess, removed her mask, and rejected her offer to become his woman.
• Lin Heng seized Sui'an Goddess’s memories, learned how she had entered Leshan Ancient Temple and who the Divine Lord really was, then recognized a familiar face.

Lin Heng learned that Bai Zihe and Bai Yi knew each other and suspected Bai Zihe might be working with Leshan Ancient Temple, while Bai Yi’s motives remained unclear. When Jiang Qian arrived with the Female Emperor’s order for him to return, Lin Heng refused, choosing to continue fighting in the Northern Domain.

• Lin Heng told Chen Changqin that Sui'an Goddess’s memories showed Bai Zihe and Bai Yi knew each other, and he suspected Bai Zihe had another purpose inside the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office.
• Lin Heng warned that he would kill Bai Yi if he discovered that Bai Yi had plotted against him, while Bai Yi sensed someone wanted him dead.
• Lin Heng joined Yun Yao and Dugu Yueli as they counted the battle spoils, then heard from Hu Cenyin that a powerful woman from the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office was waiting outside the mountain gate.
• Lin Heng recognized Jiang Qian, who revealed that she and the Female Emperor had arrived in the Heavenly Action Continent more than ten days earlier.
• Jiang Qian ordered Lin Heng to return at the Female Emperor’s request, but Lin Heng refused because he intended to continue stirring up trouble in the Northern Domain.

Lin Heng agreed to return to the Central Domain with Jiang Qian, while Old Lin Family secretly added Lin Ziqing to its genealogy to strengthen its ties with the Dugu Clan. At Changlin Immortal Mountain, Lin Tianhe claimed that Lin Zhique was Lin Heng’s father, leaving Dugu Qingyang furious and demanding an explanation.

• Jiang Qian insisted that Lin Heng return to the Female Emperor, and he agreed after she warned that his ancestor’s plan could get him killed.
• Jiang Qian told Lin Heng that the Female Emperor wanted his Master to keep serving as a maid, making Yun Yao laugh and worry for her Master.
• Lin Heng set out for the Central Domain with Yun Yao and Little Yueli, while Chen Changqin stayed in the Northern Domain to gather information.
• Lin Wenyue arranged a fake memorial tablet for Lin Ziqing and secretly entered his name into Old Lin Family’s genealogy.
• Dugu Zixuan arrived at Changlin Immortal Mountain with Dugu Qingyang and their companions to meet Old Lin Family.
• Lin Tianhe said that Lin Zhique was Lin Heng’s father, and Dugu Qingyang angrily demanded to know when Lin Heng had become part of Old Lin Family.

Dugu Qingyang confronted Lin Wenyue over the Old Lin Family’s claim that Lin Heng’s ancestors belonged to their clan, and the argument exposed Dugu Zixuan’s role in bringing the families together. The two elders traded accusations and debated Lin Heng’s surname, leaving Jiang Jingyi wondering whether they would start fighting.

• Lin Wenyue and Lin Lingdong entered the hall, and Lin Wenyue confirmed that Lin Zhique and Lin Ziqing were members of the Old Lin Family.
• Dugu Qingyang angrily rejected the Old Lin Family’s claim and accused them of shamelessly trying to claim Lin Heng.
• Lin Wenyue cited the Old Lin Family’s ancestral shrine and genealogy, then argued that Lin Heng belonged to their family while Dugu Qingyang was only his maternal ancestor.
• Dugu Qingyang accused Dugu Zixuan of scheming with the Old Lin Family, then said Lin Heng could be renamed Dugu Heng; Lin Wenyue objected.
• Lin Tianhe tried to calm the elders, but Dugu Qingyang called the gathering a provocation and questioned whether the Old Lin Family thought Lin Heng would favor them.
• Jiang Jingyi watched the confrontation and wondered whether Dugu Qingyang and the Old Lin Family would start fighting.

Jiang Jingyi intervened in the Old Lin Family and Dugu Clan’s dispute over Lin Heng, urging them to avoid fighting until he returned. After exposing the Old Lin Family’s responsibility for the feud, she promised to help them if they acted honestly, then wondered how Lin Heng would face both families’ anger.

• Dugu Zixuan asked Jiang Jingyi to speak up, and Jiang agreed to try to ease the conflict between the families.
• Jiang Jingyi called for the Old Lin Family and Dugu Clan to consider their enemies and wait for Lin Heng to return, ending their argument for the moment.
• Dugu Qingyang warned the Old Lin Family not to claim what the Dugu Clan had raised, then left, while Dugu Zixuan took Meng Yutong with her.
• Lin Wenyue blamed the Dugu Clan for Lin Heng’s distance from the Old Lin Family, but Jiang Jingyi accused the Lin family of deceiving the Dugu Clan and defended its role in the feud.
• Jiang Jingyi told Lin Tianhe to avoid further trouble and promised the Old Lin Family a share of future rewards if they helped resolve the Central Domain Immortal Clans.
• Jiang Jingyi and Mu Li joked about Meng Yutong and anticipated Lin Heng’s return, wondering how he would face both families.

Lin Heng and his companions returned while he continued teasing Dugu Yueli, and Dugu Qingyang confronted Dugu Zixuan over her ties to Lin Heng and the Old Lin Family. The chapter ended with Dugu Qingyang deciding to question Lin Heng when he returned and threatening to send Dugu Zixuan and Meng Yutong mining if his account did not satisfy him.

• Lin Heng teased Dugu Yueli about repaying his kindness by marrying him, but she insisted they were siblings and resisted his advances.
• Dugu Qingyang had Lin Xiaobai and Lin Yang escorted to Dragon Cliff Mountain’s mine as punishment for chasing girls there.
• Dugu Qingyang accused Dugu Zixuan of hiding Lin Zhique’s identity and questioned whether Lin Heng had joined the Old Lin Family.
• Meng Yutong and Dugu Zixuan explained that Lin Heng had not acknowledged the Old Lin Family and was connected to them because they had once saved his life.
• Dugu Qingyang suspected Lin Ziqing had helped bring Lin Heng and Lin Zhique to the Heavenly Action Continent, then threatened to send Dugu Zixuan and Meng Yutong mining if Lin Heng’s explanation displeased him.

After returning to Dragon Cliff Mountain, Lin Heng learned that the Old Lin Family’s dispute with the Dugu Clan had become public and that Dugu Qingyang was still angry. Dugu Qingyang summoned Lin Heng to the main hall after overhearing him boast that the ancestor might not be able to beat him.

• Dugu Zixuan complained to Meng Yutong about being left to face Dugu Qingyang and warned her that the ancestor’s anger could affect them both.
• Prince Jing, Jiang Zhenqing, and Dugu Wuwu gossiped about Lin Heng’s ties to the Old Lin Family, while Jiang Zhenqing suspected Dugu Wuwu’s daughter might be involved with Lin Heng.
• Lin Heng, Dugu Yueli, Yun Yao, and Jiang Qian arrived at Dragon Cliff Mountain after traveling by Cloud Boat.
• Dugu Zixuan pulled Lin Heng aside and told him about the Old Lin Family’s conflict with the ancestor, urging him to speak carefully when summoned.
• Lin Heng dismissed the risk of being beaten, and Dugu Qingyang overheard him and ordered him to the main hall.
• Dugu Zixuan stayed behind, pointing out that Dugu Qingyang had summoned Lin Heng alone.

Dugu Qingyang challenged Lin Heng’s arrogance and drew him into his domain to teach him a lesson. Lin Heng faced the ancestor’s first move by relying on his Human Path Body, and the chapter ended as he raised his hand to block the attack.

• Dugu Qingyang rebuked Lin Heng for his boastful attitude, but Lin Heng defended his confidence after defeating powerful Supremes and a Demon Venerable.
• Dugu Qingyang created a domain world within the main hall and challenged Lin Heng to withstand two moves.
• Lin Heng activated his Human Path Body, suppressing his immortal aura and becoming seemingly ordinary.
• Dugu Qingyang unleashed Scorching Moon Crimson Abyss, a destructive pillar of light formed from multiple Dao rules.
• Lin Heng used his Immortal Eye to discern the attack’s origins, then raised his hand and invoked Humanity is resplendent; ten thousand laws cannot invade!