Chapter Summaries

Shi Yi taught the Witch and Qing Yi his Improved Demon Ape Treasure Technique, then stayed with pregnant Qin Yining while Shi Hao went off to seek battle. Huo Ling'er and the Sixteenth Princess discovered Qin Yining was carrying Shi Yi’s child and confronted her, and Qin Yining asked if they knew where they had lost.

• Shi Yi forbade Shi Hao from getting involved in the North Sea Divine Treasure matter, then taught the Witch and Qing Yi his Improved Demon Ape Treasure Technique.
• The Witch and Qing Yi left after learning the technique, displeased with Shi Yi’s behavior toward them.
• Shi Hao returned to the Ancient God Mountain with the Nine-Headed Golden Lion while Shi Yi stayed by Qin Yining, whose child was due in about five months.
• Huo Ling'er and the Sixteenth Princess visited Qin Yining, realized she was pregnant with Shi Yi’s child, and demanded an explanation.
• Qin Yining calmly asked Huo Ling'er and the Sixteenth Princess whether they knew where they had lost.

Qin Yining persuaded Huo Ling'er and the Sixteenth Princess that they should treat Shi Yi gently, while Shi Hao arrived at Ancient God Mountain and encountered one of its powerful retainers. The Golden Beast welcomed Shi Hao back but objected to him riding the Nine-Headed Golden Lion.

• Qin Yining mocked Huo Ling'er and the Sixteenth Princess for thinking they had bested her, then spent an hour advising them to pamper Shi Yi and learn from Yu Yuexian.
• Huo Ling'er accepted Qin Yining's advice and planned to try it, while the Sixteenth Princess agreed that men needed coaxing.
• Shi Hao rode the Nine-Headed Golden Lion through the First Heavenly Region and punched it into the mud when it boasted about Ancient God Mountain.
• Shi Hao saw the pilgrims gathered beneath a sacred mountain and recognized them as ferocious beasts seeking a chance to break their bloodline shackles.
• A Golden Beast appeared before Shi Hao, welcomed him back, and demanded to know who had allowed him to ride the Nine-Headed Golden Lion.

Shi Hao confronted the Golden Beast at Ancient God Mountain, then entered the mountain after it opened a treasure-lit passage. On the way, he beat up a little Golden Lion before the Nine-Headed Golden Lion hurried him onward.

• Shi Hao cursed the Golden Beast and used his ten Celestial Passages to overwhelm its aura, declaring that his brother Shi Yi was the Human Emperor of the Yan Huang Empire.
• The Golden Beast withdrew its aura and opened a treasure-lit passage into the depths of Ancient God Mountain.
• Shi Hao stepped onto the passage, and the Nine-Headed Golden Lion transformed into a golden-haired youth and followed him.
• Shi Hao jumped off the passage and pinned down a little Golden Lion, beating it until the Nine-Headed Golden Lion stopped him.
• Shi Hao warned that he did not want to see the little Golden Lion again, then changed the subject by admiring the mountain ranges.

Shi Hao traveled to Ancient God Mountain with the Nine-Headed Golden Lion’s young man, where he threatened a group of Ferocious Beast youths who insulted the human race. In the Yan Huang Empire, Huo Ling'er and the Sixteenth Princess pressed Shi Yi for an explanation about his private relationship with Qin Yining, but he evaded them.

• Shi Hao spotted two Eight Treasures Chickens eating ten-thousand-year spiritual herbs and tried to catch them, but the Nine-Headed Golden Lion’s young man reminded him they belonged to his grandfather.
• More than ten Ferocious Beast youths mocked the human race and the Eighth Desolate Region, so Shi Hao seized one by the neck and threatened to stew the group.
• Shi Hao released the captive after warning the youths not to provoke him again, and they cowered or tried to deny that he was human.
• After finishing court affairs in Chang'an, Shi Yi tried to go for a walk but Huo Ling'er and the Sixteenth Princess stopped him to question him about Qin Yining.
• Shi Yi claimed Qin Yining was in excellent health and good spirits, while Huo Ling'er and the Sixteenth Princess demanded to know what was happening between them.

Shi Yi deflected Huo Ling'er and the Sixteenth Princess's questions about Qin Yining's pregnancy with jokes, and they accepted that the child was on the way as long as they still mattered to him. Meanwhile, Shi Hao's arrival at Ancient God Mountain drew the attention of several powerful young figures, who discussed the Yan Huang Empire's potential.

• Shi Yi told Huo Ling'er and the Sixteenth Princess that Qin Yining had merely gained weight, then used stories from his time in Stone Village to dodge their questions.
• Huo Ling'er and the Sixteenth Princess accepted Qin Yining's pregnancy and were reassured that Shi Yi still cared about them.
• The narration contrasted Shi Yi's humble origins in his previous life with the noble birth and exceptional talent he gained after being reborn.
• At Ancient God Mountain, Shi Hao traveled unchallenged after demonstrating his strength, while several young figures and their servants approached.
• The newcomers discussed Shi Hao's challenge to the divine mountains and the Yan Huang Empire's prospects before noticing Shi Hao.

Shi Hao arrived at the Ancient God Mountains, where the humanoid vicious beasts were astonished to meet a human in person. After Yun Xi recognized him and offered help, Shi Hao said he intended to challenge a God Mountain Guardian to obtain an Inherited Precious Technique.

• The Silver-Haired Woman excitedly pointed out Shi Hao as a human, while the Golden-Haired Man explained that humanoid forms were common among vicious beasts and did not mean they belonged to the human race.
• Shi Hao objected to being treated as an unnamed human, and the Red-Haired Woman teased the Silver-Haired Woman by asking whether she was human too.
• Yun Xi introduced herself to Shi Hao and offered to help protect him if he got into trouble in the Ancient God Mountains.
• Yun Xi asked whether Shi Hao planned to challenge the Guardians of the Great God Mountains, and Shi Hao confirmed that he hoped to win an Inherited Precious Technique.

Shi Hao attended a gathering of Ancient God Mountain’s leaders at Golden Sacred Mountain and declared that he would challenge its guardians to win the right to choose their Bloodline Inheritance Precious Techniques. The Nine Spirits King confirmed the rule and noted that Shi Hao was the first to dare make such a challenge.

• The Nine Spirits King summoned the God Mountain Guardians and other guests to Golden Sacred Mountain.
• Shi Hao entered the heavenly palace, accepted the Nine Spirits King’s hospitality, and eagerly ate and drank before the assembled beasts.
• A guardian pressured Shi Hao with his aura and asked whether he understood the challenge he had taken on.
• Shi Hao said he wanted to defeat the guardians and claim his choice of Bloodline Inheritance Precious Techniques.
• The Nine Spirits King confirmed the rule and remarked that no one had challenged the guardians before.

Shi Hao challenged the God Mountain Guardian at the Ancient God Mountain and killed a pure-blooded Zhu Jian who attacked him. As Nine Spirits King began to make a request before arranging the challenge, the Nine-Headed Golden Lion objected, saying Shi Hao was his master.

• The Nine-Headed Golden Lion admitted that Shi Hao had eagerly taken up the challenge, and Shi Hao declared that he would face the God Mountain Guardian.
• A pure-blooded Zhu Jian attacked Shi Hao, who opened all ten Cavern Heavens and killed him with a single strike.
• Shi Hao rebuffed other Humanoid Beasts who protested, while the ten Old Men discussed whether he truly meant to challenge the Guardian.
• Nine Spirits King warned Shi Hao that the God Mountain Guardians had Ignited the Divine Fire, but Shi Hao said he still wanted to try.
• Nine Spirits King began to offer to arrange the battle and make a request, but the Nine-Headed Golden Lion interrupted, insisting that Shi Hao was his master and he would not betray him.

Shi Hao prepared to challenge the Heavenly Human Race God Mountain Guardian, with the Nine-Headed Golden Lion choosing to stand by his master despite the danger. Seven days later, they met the ancient Guardian at Ancient God Mountain, where Shi Hao began by questioning whether the old man should be resting.

• The Nine Spirits King agreed to arrange Shi Hao’s challenge for seven days later, and the Nine-Headed Golden Lion insisted on accompanying Shi Hao.
• In Luoyang, Shi Yi told Qin Yining that the God Mountain Guardians were deities stronger than ordinary Divine Fire Realm experts, but promised Shi Hao would not lose his life.
• News of Shi Hao’s planned challenge spread across the First Heavenly Region, while onlookers discussed the Nine-Headed Golden Lion becoming Shi Hao’s mount.
• Shi Hao and the Nine-Headed Golden Lion met the ancient Heavenly Human Race God Mountain Guardian at Ancient God Mountain.
• The Nine-Headed Golden Lion warned Shi Hao not to underestimate the old Guardian, and Shi Hao questioned whether the Guardian should return to rest.

Shi Hao faced the God Mountain Guardian as the Human Emperor Shi Yi arrived with a grand procession, drawing crowds from across the Eight Regions. Shi Hao committed to the challenge and awakened the aura of his Supreme Bone.

• The Nine-Headed Golden Lion dismissed Shi Hao’s worries, while Shi Hao grew nervous at the sight of Shi Yi’s approaching palace.
• The Humanoid Beasts bowed to Shi Yi, and he reassured Qin Yining that he would watch over Shi Hao before leaving the palace with Huo Ling’er and the Sixteenth Princess.
• Shi Yi greeted the little White Tiger and learned that forces from several regions had gathered to watch Shi Hao challenge the God Mountain Guardian.
• Seeing the crowd grow, Shi Hao regretted his impulsive challenge, but the Nine-Headed Golden Lion told him there was no way back.
• Shi Hao resolved to fight, and his Supreme Bone shone as a domineering aura spread through the area.

Shi Hao challenged the Divine Fire Realm Guardian of the Heavenly Human Race and used the Form and Will Method to withstand his wind and rain attacks. The Guardian declared Shi Hao defeated, but Shi Hao answered by invoking Dragon Form.

• Spectators marveled at Shi Hao's Supreme Bone and debated his chances against the Guardian.
• The Guardian unleashed invisible blades, and Shi Hao used Bear Form to shield himself and the Nine-Headed Golden Lion.
• The Guardian filled the sky with Soul-Severing Wind and Bone-Eroding Rain as onlookers discussed the limits of his Dao.
• The Guardian stopped the icy raindrops just above Shi Hao's forehead and declared that Shi Hao had lost.
• Shi Hao rejected the verdict and summoned Dragon Form with the Form and Will Method.

Shi Hao merged with the Nine-Headed Golden Lion and fought the Heavenly Human Race's God Mountain Guardian, using his Supreme Bone's Hand of Heaven. The Guardian countered with Storm and Sudden Rain, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Shi Hao summoned a colossal dragon phantom with Form and Will Method: Dragon Form as the Nine-Headed Golden Lion merged with him, forming golden armor and wings.
• Shi Yi, Yun Xi, Huo Ling'er, and the Sixteenth Princess discussed the Guardian's strength and Shi Hao's chances of winning.
• Shi Hao and the Guardian fought evenly, with the Nine-Headed Golden Lion aiding Shi Hao in battle.
• Shi Hao unleashed the Supreme Bone technique Hand of Heaven, which reached for the Guardian and seemed impossible to evade.
• The Guardian used Storm and Sudden Rain, trapping Hand of Heaven in a mire and making it appear stiff.

Shi Hao fought the Heavenly Human Race's God Mountain Guardian for ten days and won, establishing his strength and boosting the Nine-Headed Golden Lion's standing. After learning Yun Xi had already taken the Heavenly Human Race's Treasure Technique, Shi Hao received its inscribed precious bone from Shi Yi as Shi Yi prepared to leave.

• Shi Hao and the Heavenly Human Race's God Mountain Guardian fought to a stalemate, while Shi Hao remained determined to win for himself and the Nine-Headed Golden Lion.
• After ten days, Shi Hao used the Form and Will Method, and the Guardian admitted defeat and revealed that Yun Xi had taken the Heavenly Human Race's Treasure Technique away.
• The Golden Little Lion reacted in disbelief to Shi Hao's victory, while the Nine-Headed Golden Lion proudly celebrated its master's win.
• Shi Hao learned that Shi Yi was preparing to return and asked him for the Heavenly Human Race's Treasure Technique.
• Shi Yi handed Shi Hao the precious bone inscribed with the Treasure Technique, and Shi Hao happily embraced it.

After Shi Hao left, Yun Xi and Shi Yi teased each other before the story shifted to the North Sea, where young lifeforms sailed toward the Divine Treasure. Their ship entered a deadly storm and was swallowed whole by a colossal creature, leaving the fate of the passengers unknown.

• Yun Xi blamed Shi Yi for embarrassing her, but he denied doing it on purpose and she reflected on how deeply she loved him.
• Half a month later, young lifeforms gathered at the North Sea to search for the North Sea Divine Treasure despite Shi Yi giving up and Shi Hao returning.
• A noble winged young man launched a boat that expanded into a giant ship and led the group out across the sea.
• After about a day, the ship stopped in a Thunder Domain as a huge shadow approached beneath the waves.
• A colossal creature hurled the ship into the air and swallowed it whole, after which the sea and sky quickly grew calm.

The Ancient God Mountain’s young prodigies perished in the North Sea, and Shi Hao learned that the disaster had sparked calls for revenge against the Kunpeng. After hearing the Nine-Headed Golden Lion warn him that the Kunpeng was beyond his reach and that he should stay uninvolved, Shi Hao questioned why his brother could face it but he could not.

• Ancient God Mountain mourned its dead young prodigies and its elders rallied to punish the North Sea Kunpeng.
• Shi Yi advised Shi Hao to show worldly etiquette, so Shi Hao accepted several narrow defeats and won the favor of face-conscious God Mountain Guardians.
• At Golden Sacred Mountain, the Nine-Headed Golden Lion told Shi Hao he feared his master’s death because he would acknowledge no other master.
• Shi Hao asked about the North Sea Kunpeng, which the Nine-Headed Golden Lion described as an Undying Creature whose Main Body remained in the Upper Realm.
• The Nine-Headed Golden Lion urged Shi Hao to avoid the Kunpeng because Shi Hao’s release of it from Immortality Mountain had contributed to the disaster, but Shi Hao asked why his brother could handle it and he could not.

Shi Yi’s rule brought peace to the Yan Huang Empire, where he prepared to spread his human cultivation method while Qing Yi and Witch discussed his writings. The chapter ended with Shi Yi joking with Qin Yining, Shi Hao’s mother and his aunt, who was pregnant again.

• Shi Yi’s concern for his family was contrasted with Shi Hao’s pain in the vanished timeline and his decision to repay his parents with his Supreme Bone.
• The Yan Huang Empire prospered under Shi Yi’s rule, which prioritized human lives and strictly restrained ferocious beasts.
• People discussed Shi Yi’s plan to spread the Form and Will Method throughout the empire.
• Qing Yi and Witch recited Shi Yi’s Rootless Tree and debated whether his Dao heart was steady.
• Shi Yi sneezed and joked with Qin Yining, who sat before him with a swelling pregnant belly.

Shi Yi explained why he wanted to spread the Form and Will Method, while Qin Yining warned him that the news would soon reach the entire Yan Huang Empire. A month later, the Nine-Headed Golden Lion and the king of the Ancient God Mountain discussed how to deal with the Kunpeng, leaving the silver creature considering a risky scheme to lure deities from the Upper Realm.

• Shi Yi told Qin Yining that he intended to popularize the Form and Will Method so talented people across the empire could cultivate.
• Qin Yining pointed out that Shi Yi's announcement would spread throughout the Yan Huang Empire within a month.
• A month later, the Nine-Headed Golden Lion and the silver humanoid king discussed Shi Yi's refusal to help them fight the Kunpeng in the North Sea.
• The Nine-Headed Golden Lion suggested spreading a rumor that the North Sea Divine Treasure contained the Kun Peng Precious Technique to attract deities from the Upper Realm.
• The silver humanoid creature asked what price they would pay if the lie were exposed.

The Nine-Headed Golden Lion and a silver humanoid lifeform plotted to lure Upper Realm deities into capturing the North Sea Kunpeng and seeking its precious technique. Shi Yi established the Flame Yellow Calendar, then entered a mysterious ancient world in a dream and encountered legendary beings, including a Little Kirin.

• The aged Nine-Headed Golden Lion told the silver humanoid lifeform that they had never lied about the North Sea Kunpeng and proposed capturing it to obtain its precious technique.
• Shi Yi introduced the Flame Yellow Calendar to the officials in Chang'an, and Pi Houzi proposed making Shi Yi’s birthday its first day.
• The Willow Deity explained that tying the calendar to his birthday would make Shi Yi the eternal Human Emperor, and Shi Yi declared Year 0019, Month 9, Day 5.
• After finalizing the calendar, Shi Yi dreamed of walking into a purple bamboo forest and crossing into a strange Small World.
• Shi Yi saw a girl with a Little Kirin, an Immortal Phoenix transformed into a young woman, and a young man carrying an immortal-gold sword, and wondered how he had reached this ancient realm.

Shi Yi recovered from his confusion by reciting the Constant Purity Scripture and examined the Small World where he had appeared. The Immortal Phoenix Woman told him he was in a True Immortal Cave Abode, and the bright moon overhead seemed to reveal Moon Chan and Qing Yi.

• Shi Yi’s confusion over whether he had transmigrated again led him into his soul consciousness sea, where the Constant Purity Scripture restored his clarity.
• Shi Yi left his soul consciousness sea, studied the world of immortal mist and sacred mountains, and wondered where he had arrived.
• The Immortal Phoenix Woman approached Shi Yi and asked where he came from; Shi Yi apologized and admitted he had wanted to draw her attention.
• Shi Yi asked where he was, and the Immortal Phoenix Woman said he was in a True Immortal Cave Abode belonging to a True Immortal she described as cold.
• Shi Yi looked at the bright moon and glimpsed the shadows of Moon Chan and Qing Yi.

Shi Yi met the Immortal Phoenix Woman, a Double Pupil Woman, and a White Kirin at the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering. The White Kirin eagerly offered to teach him the complete Qilin Treasure Technique because it sensed his unusual, steadily growing fortune.

• A sword-bearing cultivator noticed Shi Yi speaking with the Immortal Phoenix Woman and sensed that Shi Yi was strange.
• A Double Pupil Woman asked Shi Yi who he was, and he revealed his purple Double Pupils and gave his name.
• The White Kirin jumped onto Shi Yi’s shoulder, licked his cheek, and asked whether he had learned the Qilin Treasure Technique.
• Shi Yi said he knew Kirin Steps, and the Immortal Phoenix Woman explained that a pure-blooded Kirin could teach him the technique’s markings.
• The White Kirin volunteered to teach Shi Yi the complete technique, surprising the Double Pupil Woman and the Immortal Phoenix Woman.
• The White Kirin kept its reason secret: it sensed Shi Yi’s extraordinary fortune and felt certain it would prosper by following him.