Chapter Summaries

Shi Yi explained to the Willow Deity that he wanted to pursue a path beyond cultivation through fighting and killing. The Willow Deity questioned whether he was ready to walk alone and asked how he would regard her if she became darkness.

• Shi Yi reflected on how sacrifice and harvesting made the realms resemble a food chain, and wondered whether future generations might see Shi Hao, Ye Fan, and Chu Feng as darkness.
• The Willow Deity questioned Shi Yi's resolve to reach the pinnacle, and he said he did not want to follow someone else's path through endless fighting and killing.
• Shi Yi argued that cultivation should not be limited to slaughter and that he wanted to become an immortal rather than a demon.
• The Willow Deity warned that a path defying heaven would leave Shi Yi without companions, while regretting that his improper interest in her had grown bolder.
• The Willow Deity asked Shi Yi how he would view her if she fell and became darkness, and he silently imagined what her fallen appearance might be like.

Shi Yi learned that Shi Hao had run away to the Great Wilderness after believing rumors that he brought misfortune to his family. As Qin Yining feared for her son and wanted to search for him, Shi Yi urged her not to leave recklessly.

• Shi Yi vowed to follow Willow Deity through darkness and life or death, but received no answer to her question.
• Qin Yining rushed to Shi Yi and told him Shi Hao had run away from home.
• Shi Yi read Shi Hao’s letter, in which the boy apologized for causing trouble and planned to cultivate in the Great Wilderness until he could return proudly.
• Shi Yi realized that rumors calling Shi Hao a Disaster Star had made the eight-year-old doubt himself and flee to spare his family further misfortune.
• Qin Yining said she wanted to find Shi Hao, and Shi Yi urged her to stay in case her son returned.

Shi Yi calmed Qin Yining and dealt with Yu Yuexian before examining his unexpected synchronized breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation Realm. He considered how to develop his own cultivation path and was summoned by the Stone Emperor.

• Qin Yining clung to Shi Yi and begged him not to leave, while he reassured her and learned that Shi Hao had been gone for almost ten days.
• Yu Yuexian woke and accused Qin Yining of seducing Shi Yi, but Shi Yi handled the conflict without letting his mother drive his aunt away.
• Shi Yi discovered that his breakthrough and completed Spirit Transformation Cavern Heaven in the Void God Realm had synchronized with his real body.
• Shi Yi examined his evolving body and reflected on his distinct cultivation path and the possibility of inscribing the Four Great Killing Arrays into himself.
• A visitor told Shi Yi that the Stone Emperor wanted to see him.

Yu Zimo warned Shi Yi that the Stone Emperor had summoned him because of the attention his slaughter in the Void God Realm had drawn, and she feared Martial King Manor depended on his protection. She believed the Stone Emperor intended to betroth him to the Sixteenth Princess, while Shi Yi realized this would be another royal marriage proposal after the Fire Country Princess.

• Shi Yi welcomed Yu Zimo, a distant cousin from his mother Yu Yuexian's family, and asked why the Stone Emperor had summoned him.
• Yu Zimo warned Shi Yi that his actions in the Void God Realm had attracted the attention of the Eight Regions and Upper Realm powers, and that Martial King Manor relied on him.
• Yu Zimo told Shi Yi he had no right to refuse a summons from the Stone Emperor, but said the meeting was likely about betrothing him to the Sixteenth Princess.
• Shi Yi complained that the Vermilion Bird had already pushed a Fire Country Princess on him and worried that the two royal families might clash.
• Yu Zimo said the Stone Emperor and the Fire Country likely understood the existing marriage alliance and reassured Shi Yi that both marriages would serve as alliances.

Shi Yi visited the Stone Kingdom Imperial Palace, where the Stone Emperor praised him and offered to make him a king before he reached the Formation Array Realm. Shi Yi declined and asked the emperor to secretly protect Shi Hao while he remained at Martial King Manor.

• Shi Yi reassured Yu Zimo that he would not act impulsively, then left to face the Stone Emperor.
• Shi Yi strode through the imperial palace guards and withstood the pressure at the palace entrance until the Stone Emperor came out to greet him.
• The Stone Emperor praised Shi Yi and offered to make him a king, but Shi Yi insisted on waiting until he reached the Formation Array Realm.
• The Stone Emperor asked why Shi Hao had not come, and Shi Yi explained that his little brother had gone out to train.
• Shi Yi asked the Stone Emperor to arrange secret protection for Shi Hao, and the emperor readily agreed.

Shi Yi discussed the dangers of chasing opportunities with Stone Emperor, who came to admire his maturity and consider him a better successor than Shi Hao. Their meeting ended on good terms, with Shi Yi vowing to avenge his clansmen.

• Stone Emperor regretted that Bi An and Ya Zi had destroyed Martial King Manor's elders and nearly wiped out the Rain Clan, while Shi Yi blamed the devastation on greed.
• Shi Yi reflected that humans and ferocious beasts treated one another as prey, and Stone Emperor praised his caution about opportunities.
• Stone Emperor decided Shi Yi was more suited than Shi Hao to inherit the Stone Country throne because of his talent and mature judgment.
• Stone Emperor urged Shi Yi to focus on cultivation, and Shi Yi vowed to avenge his clansmen's deaths.

The Sixteenth Princess and Moon Chan Fairy discussed their lack of choice in their ties to Shi Yi, while Moon Chan privately resented having to merge with her Main Body. On his way back to Martial King Manor, Shi Yi turned away the Heavenly Fox Fairy’s attempt to question him about the Script of Salvation, then recognized her as the Witch’s alternate identity.

• The Sixteenth Princess and Moon Chan Fairy discussed Shi Yi’s betrothal and their inability to choose their own fates.
• Moon Chan reflected that she was a secondary body destined to merge unconditionally with her Main Body.
• Shi Yi left the Stone Emperor and encountered a seductive woman who questioned him about the damaged Dao Scripture and the Script of Salvation.
• Shi Yi resisted the woman’s charms, refused to discuss the scripture, and continued on his way.
• The woman revealed she was the Heavenly Fox Fairy, and Shi Yi recognized her as the Witch’s alternate identity.

Shi Yi cultivated in his Ten Celestial Passages and continued drawing close to the Willow Deity, while his words stirred painful doubts about her past sacrifices. Two years later, Shi Yi had reached the peak of Spirit Transformation, and Shi Hao decided to return home after reaching Nine Celestial Passages.

• Shi Yi embraced the Willow Deity and asked her to honor her promise to grant him a reasonable request for breaking five Void God Realm records.
• Shi Yi told the Willow Deity he wanted to forge his own path but would follow her guidance if it failed, and she criticized his wavering resolve.
• Shi Yi's remarks about retreat and sacrifice deepened the Willow Deity's doubts about the meaning of her past devotion to Nine Heavens Ten Earths and the Immortal Domain.
• Two years passed, and Shi Yi reached perfection in the Spirit Transformation Realm, while Shi Hao advanced to Nine Celestial Passages during his travels through the Great Wilderness.
• Shi Hao decided to return home and noted that a Mountain Treasure had appeared deep in the Great Wilderness.

Shi Hao headed into the Great Wilderness to retrieve a Mountain Treasure as a gift for his family, unaware that three ferocious beasts planned to use him to lure Shi Yi into a trap. Meanwhile, Shi Yi discussed the path to immortality with Moon Chan Fairy, Heavenly Fox Fairy, and the Sixteenth Princess at Martial King Manor.

• Shi Hao decided to seek the Mountain Treasure so he would not return home empty-handed and could show his family he was not a Disaster Star.
• The Adult Pixiu, Ya Zi, and Bi An realized Shi Hao had come to the Great Wilderness and resolved to use their old plan to lure Shi Yi by baiting him with family.
• At Martial King Manor, Shi Yi sat with the Sixteenth Princess, Moon Chan Fairy, and Heavenly Fox Fairy as they discussed cultivation and immortality.
• Moon Chan Fairy asked Shi Yi what an immortal looked like to him, and he wondered why she wanted to know.
• Heavenly Fox Fairy remained curious about Shi Yi because of his unusual actions, while the Sixteenth Princess listened calmly to their discussion.

Shi Yi recited the Inversion Song, helping the Moon Chan Fairy grasp the path to immortality and impressing the Heavenly Fox Fairy. After half a month of peaceful cultivation, Shi Yi learned that Shi Hao was fighting fierce beasts over the Mountain Treasure in the Great Wilderness and prepared to respond.

• Shi Yi recited the Inversion Song, and the Moon Chan Fairy pierced the final barrier in her understanding of the Dao.
• The Heavenly Fox Fairy praised Shi Yi's insight and considered how she might repay him.
• Shi Yi spent half a month cultivating and discussing the Dao with the Moon Chan Fairy and the Heavenly Fox Fairy.
• An armored man reported that Shi Hao had encountered trouble while seeking the Mountain Treasure and was fighting a bloody battle in the Great Wilderness.
• Shi Yi rebuked the guards for failing to protect Shi Hao, then dismissed the armored man and calmed himself.

Shi Yi set out to rescue Shi Hao despite Yu Zimo’s warning that their fates clashed, and enlisted the Stone Country and Fire Country Human Emperors to help. He met his betrothed, Huo Ling'er, who questioned why two Venerable Realm Human Emperors were needed against beasts Shi Hao could face himself.

• Yu Zimo warned Shi Yi that saving Shi Hao would put him in danger, but Shi Yi said he could not abandon his family.
• Shi Yi reassured Yu Zimo that he would not enter the Great Wilderness alone, then asked the Stone Country Human Emperor for help.
• The Stone Country Human Emperor introduced Shi Yi to the Fire Country Human Emperor, who agreed to help rescue Shi Hao.
• The Fire Country Human Emperor introduced his daughter Huo Ling'er to Shi Yi as his future husband.
• Huo Ling'er asked Shi Yi why he had brought two Human Emperors to fight beasts that should be no stronger than the Celestial Passage Realm.

Shi Yi explained why he had not rescued Huo Ling'er himself, while the Vermilion Bird and Zhu Yan defended him and hoped he would change the Eight Regions' fate. Elsewhere, Shi Hao was trapped and hunted by ferocious beasts until Shi Yi arrived in a storm of lightning.

• Shi Yi told Huo Ling'er that his cousin had foreseen a trap and that he had asked the Human Emperors to intervene.
• Huo Ling'er confronted Shi Yi for not visiting her, and the Vermilion Bird confirmed that he had agreed to their marriage.
• Zhu Yan accused the Vermilion Bird of forcing Shi Yi to accept the marriage, while both beasts recognized Shi Yi as the Lower Realm's hope against the Upper Realm.
• Three days later, Shi Hao fought more than a hundred ferocious beasts as three Pure-Blooded Ferocious Beasts watched from hiding.
• As Shi Hao collapsed and his Precious Bone neared shattering, ten Great Suns rose and Shi Yi's roar summoned a sea of lightning.

Shi Yi rescued Shi Hao from the Great Wilderness, healed his chest bone, and revealed that Shi Hao had comprehended Ten Celestial Passages. Three Pure-Blooded Ferocious Beasts then confronted the brothers, but Shi Yi unveiled the two Human Emperors and other allies, leaving the beasts facing a powerful force.

• Shi Yi descended from the lightning sea and used his life force to heal Shi Hao's chest bone, restoring his Nine Celestial Passages after Shi Hao had comprehended Ten Celestial Passages.
• Shi Yi teased Shi Hao for sneaking away from home, while Shi Hao insisted he needed to gain experience to catch up with his brother.
• An Adult Pixiu, Bi An, and Ya Zi emerged and admitted they had lured Shi Yi to the Great Wilderness, using Shi Hao's danger to draw him out.
• Shi Yi explained that he had recognized their scheme and summoned the Stone Country Human Emperor and Fire Country Human Emperor.
• A Little Red Bird landed on Shi Yi's head and a Golden Little Monkey stood on his shoulder as the three ferocious beasts faced the assembled allies.

Shi Yi’s allies confronted Adult Pixiu, Bi An, and Ya Zi after their ambush, and the battle split into three fights. Vermilion Bird and Zhu Yan battled Bi An and Ya Zi while the two Human Emperors pursued Adult Pixiu, leaving Shi Yi and Shi Hao at the scene.

• Adult Pixiu berated Shi Yi for summoning Vermilion Bird, Zhu Yan, and the two Human Emperors, while Shi Yi defended his decision to call for help.
• Bi An attacked Shi Yi, but Vermilion Bird transformed and engulfed it in flames as Zhu Yan drew his iron staff and charged Ya Zi.
• The Fire Country Human Emperor and Stone Country Human Emperor moved to attack Adult Pixiu, who fled and insulted them as the Fire Country Human Emperor blocked its path.
• Bi An used its Precious Technique to send golden chains after Vermilion Bird, but Vermilion Bird dodged them by changing size and form.
• Ya Zi slammed Zhu Yan into a mountain range, and Zhu Yan mocked Ya Zi for serving the Upper Realm.

Shi Hao joined the battle against the Venerables despite his weakness, and Shi Yi repeatedly healed him with the Willow Deity Method. After Shi Hao unleashed his Supreme Precious Technique against Ya Zi, Ya Zi shattered it, leaving Shi Hao near death again.

• Shi Hao charged at the Adult Pixiu but was knocked into a crater, and Shi Yi healed him with the Willow Deity Method.
• Shi Hao attacked Bi An, suffered severe injuries, and was restored by Shi Yi’s Unceasing Growth.
• Shi Hao declared that he wanted revenge and unleashed a Supreme Precious Technique that formed a jade-white hand reaching for Ya Zi.
• Ya Zi bit the hand apart, causing Shi Hao to vomit blood and nearly collapse.
• Shi Yi healed Shi Hao again and urged him to stop fighting because he was no match for the battlefield.

Shi Yi fused Stone Village’s Ancestral Artifacts with his body and unleashed overwhelming power, forcing the Adult Pixiu, Bi An, and Ya Zi to fear him. He attacked the Adult Pixiu with his Qilin Treasure Technique, leaving its Seven-Colored Light Shield to face the stomp.

• Shi Hao rushed back into the battle but was blasted away, so Shi Yi kept him alive and brought out Stone Village’s Ancestral Artifacts.
• Shi Yi fused the Beast Bone and Beast Hide with his body, gaining a terrifying aura and the power to confront Bi An and Ya Zi.
• The Adult Pixiu feared Shi Yi, while Bi An and Ya Zi considered retreating as Vermilion Bird and Zhu Yan moved to hold them back.
• Shi Hao and the two Human Emperors reacted to Shi Yi’s sudden strength, while Moon Chan Fairy and Heavenly Fox Fairy discussed his Ten Celestial Passages.
• Shi Yi used the Qilin Treasure Technique to stomp at the Adult Pixiu, which raised a Seven-Colored Light Shield to defend itself.

Shi Yi crushed the Adult Pixiu’s Divine Soul after killing it with his Qilin Steps, ending their feud. His Double Pupils drew the attention of powerful Upper Realm factions, while he turned to face Ya Zi and Bi An to settle the remaining grudges.

• Shi Yi stomped the Adult Pixiu into the ground with his Qilin Steps and crushed its body in three breaths.
• Shi Yi opened his Double Pupils, causing powerful beings across the Eight Regions and Upper Realm to take notice.
• The Heaven Mending Sect, Heaven Intercepting Sect, and Immortality Mountain discussed Shi Yi’s potential and whether to draw him into their circles.
• A black-haired woman with heterochromatic Double Pupils watched Shi Yi and sensed the Willow Tree’s hidden power behind him.
• Shi Yi crushed the Adult Pixiu’s miniature Divine Soul, ending its existence.
• Shi Yi turned toward Ya Zi and Bi An, declaring his intent to settle the previous generation’s grudges.

Shi Yi confronted Bi An and Ya Zi after destroying Adult Pixiu’s Divine Soul, then invoked the overwhelming power of his Double Pupils while chanting Rootless Tree. As the two brothers burned their lives to break free of his pressure, Shi Yi faced their final attack with his allies ready to intervene.

• Bi An accepted that he and Ya Zi could not escape or reconcile with Shi Yi, while Ya Zi laughed and urged Shi Yi to remember his origins and seek the Upper Realm.
• Shi Yi chanted three verses of Rootless Tree, manifesting enormous Double Pupils that pressed Bi An and Ya Zi down and caused blood to stream from his eyes.
• Shi Yi claimed he could maintain his strongest state for only three minutes, though he did not know its true limits and did not want to gamble his life.
• Bi An and Ya Zi burned their lives to unleash their ultimate powers and briefly break free of Shi Yi’s suppressive pupil power.
• The Vermilion Bird, Zhu Yan, the Stone Country Human Emperor, the Fire Country Human Emperor, and Shi Hao warned Shi Yi to be careful as the brothers prepared to attack.

Shi Yi fought Bi An and Ya Zi as they burned their lives in a final stand, using the Kirin Steps to overwhelm them. After his fifth step left both beasts gravely injured, Shi Yi reflected on how much stronger he had become since leaving Stone Village.

• Shi Yi sensed that Bi An and Ya Zi were charging at him and decided not to call for the others to strike.
• Shi Yi used the first three Kirin Steps against Bi An, and Ya Zi took the third step's pressure to protect its brother.
• Shi Yi's fourth Kirin Step drew blood from Ya Zi and Bi An, but they endured the blow.
• Shi Yi's fifth Kirin Step drove Ya Zi and Bi An into the ground and left them barely breathing.
• Shi Yi wondered at his strength and recalled how breaking through Ten Celestial Passages and reaching the peak of Spirit Transformation had transformed his body and soul.

Shi Yi defeated Ya Zi and Bi An with the fifth step of Kirin Steps, and both beasts died acknowledging his strength. After his three-minute power boost ended, Shi Yi returned to normal as the Human Emperors discussed his limits and the Stone Country Human Emperor's eagerness to pass on his title.

• Bi An and Ya Zi died after conceding defeat to Shi Yi, and Shi Yi erased their lingering Divine Souls.
• The Heavenly Fox Fairy and Moon Chan Fairy watched Shi Yi and discussed his potential.
• Shi Yi's three-minute power boost ended, and the Vermilion Bird Little Red Bird playfully hopped on his head.
• Zhu Yan praised Shi Yi's strength, and Shi Yi claimed the three-minute limit was not short.
• The Stone Country Human Emperor regretted that Shi Yi's power boost lasted only three minutes, while the Fire Country Human Emperor teased him for wanting to pass on his title.