Chapter Summaries

Ye Kong awakened the Eternal Undying Body by showing it the Great Thousand World's suffering in battle, then learned he needed to temper his flesh with Immortal Origin to become its true master. As Ye Kong entered the Immortal Fire cauldron, the Eternal Pagoda Consciousness wondered whether Buddha Emperor could still be alive despite the future having been severed.

• The Eternal Pagoda Consciousness explained that the Eternal Undying Body needed a powerful shock to awaken and recounted how the Primal Dharma Bodies chose masters during the Evil Tribe invasion.
• Ye Kong showed the Eternal Undying Body visions of the Great Thousand World's losses, awakening it from its long slumber.
• Ye Kong dissolved his Immortal Golden Body into purple-gold light, which strengthened his flesh and merged with the Eternal Undying Body; the Eternal Undying Body swallowed the counterfeit golden core.
• The Eternal Pagoda Consciousness told Ye Kong that Immortal Body Tempering would grant him Saint Grade Flesh and allow him to merge perfectly with the Eternal Undying Body.
• Ye Kong asked whether his clones could refine the Great Spirit Sacred Body and Endless Light Body, but the Eternal Pagoda Consciousness warned that their auras would clash inside the Eternal Pagoda.
• Ye Kong entered the cauldron to temper his body as the Eternal Pagoda Consciousness wondered whether Buddha Emperor's Past Body and Present Body could still survive after the future had been severed.

The Great Thousand Palace’s allies swept away Buddhist forces around Sacred Buddha Continent while Qin Tian reported that King Feng was recovering as a phoenix egg, Kong Xuan had found Buddha Emperor’s traces in the Demon Domain, and Dixin Sect Master was stranded there. Ye Kong emerged from seclusion having completed the Eternal Undying Body, as the allies prepared to respond to the news.

• The Undying Lord destroyed the Huang Clan, Xiao Xiao and Xiao Lin crippled the Black Sky Ancient Clan, and Yin-Yang Yama’s forces defeated Primordial Soul Ghost City.
• Old Ancestor Tai Ming and Qin Tian destroyed the Nether River lineage’s blood pool, while the Heaven-Reaching Ape Tribe and Great Thousand Palace forces surrounded Sacred Buddha Continent and defeated the Joyful Zen Sect.
• Qin Tian told Xiao Xiao, Lin Jing, Venerable Yin-Yang, Lu Shengjun, and Huang Zhong that King Feng had become a phoenix egg, Kong Xuan had found Buddha Emperor in the Demon Domain, and Dixin Sect Master was stranded there.
• The allies agreed to organize an elite rescue mission to the Demon Domain and prepared to wait for Ye Kong to emerge from seclusion.
• Ye Kong absorbed the remaining purple-gold qi in the Eternal Pagoda, completed the Eternal Undying Body, and emerged beside Old Ancestor Tai Ming and Mu Chen.

Ye Kong arrived at the Great Thousand Palace after reaching Peak Late Immortal Grade, reunited with Kong Xuan and his old acquaintances, and was formally installed as the Great Thousand Palace’s new Palace Lord. He pledged to protect the Great Thousand World as its gathered leaders and cultivators bowed to him.

• Old Ancestor Tai Ming and Mu Chen congratulated Ye Kong on his cultivation breakthrough before they used a teleportation array to travel with him to the Great Thousand Palace.
• Ye Kong reached the Great Thousand Palace, gave Tower Lord Lu a wisp of Immortal Qi, and learned that Venerable Yin-Yang and other allies were waiting for him.
• Ye Kong reunited with Kong Xuan, then met Qin Tian and many familiar allies gathered for his installation.
• Venerable Yin-Yang and Qin Tian presented Ye Kong with the Palace Lord’s robe and Token, and the cultivators of the Great Thousand Palace invited him to take office.
• Ye Kong accepted the position and vowed not to let down the Great Thousand World, prompting the gathered people to bow in congratulations.

Ye Kong became the Merit Heavenly Venerate and Great Thousand Palace Lord, drawing reactions from powerful figures across the Great Thousand World. At Great Spiritual Mountain, Shi Zhen revealed his schemes to Shi Luo before Ye Kong arrived with a host of allies to visit the mountain.

• Ye Kong assumed the Great Thousand Palace Lord position and proclaimed himself the Merit Heavenly Venerate.
• Xiao Yan celebrated Ye Kong’s rise with Lin Yan, Lin Xiuyai, and Liu Qing, while Martial Ancestor Lin Dong considered a counterattack against the Evil Tribe and the Green-robed Sword Saint reflected on Ye Kong’s strength.
• At Great Spiritual Mountain, Shi Luo confronted Shi Zhen over the mountain’s losses and his failure to seek outside help against Xuan Jie.
• Shi Zhen explained that he had hidden the Bodhi Ancestral Tree’s corruption and secretly arranged for Shi Yan and Huai Zhong to protect and guide Ye Kong.
• Shi Zhen revealed that he had planned to imprison Shi Luo and make him the next Mountain Lord, and Shi Luo struck him in anger.
• Ye Kong arrived at Great Spiritual Mountain with Kong Xuan, Lu Shengjun, Qin Tian, Xiao Xiao, and hundreds of Heavenly Sovereigns, announcing his visit.

Ye Kong returned to Great Spiritual Mountain and discovered that Shi Zhen and Shi Luo had already wiped out the invading Heavenly Sovereigns. As Ye Kong and Shi Zhen discussed their past and the surviving Nether River and Primordial Soul Ghost City leaders, Ye Kong agreed to take Shi Zhen with him toward the Demon Domain.

• Ye Kong found that Shi Zhen and Shi Luo had killed the invading Heavenly Sovereigns and Great Spiritual Mountain’s corrupted monks, so Qin Tian and the Great Ape King led the others away.
• Ye Kong and Shi Zhen shared tea and recalled Ye Kong’s past refusal to become a monk, Huai Zhong’s role, and Shi Zhen’s plans to cleanse Great Spiritual Mountain.
• Shi Zhen revealed Soul Chasing Slips that showed the Nether River Old Ancestor and Heavenly Origin Ghost Lord were still alive, and explained how Blood Cultivators could survive through substitutes.
• Ye Kong claimed the two surviving leaders as targets and vowed to eradicate the roots of the Blood Cultivator and Ghost Cultivator lineages.
• Ye Kong asked Shi Zhen to join him on the Evil Tribe battlefield, then invited him to travel with the group to the Demon Domain after arranging a ceremony for Shi Luo.

Ye Kong sparred with Kong Xuan and discussed Feng Yusheng’s dangerous Nirvana, then planned their journey to the Demon Domain to rescue his master and strike the Demon Emperors. The chapter ended with Ye Kong warning Kong Xuan that the Evil Spirit Tribe might have been created to fight the Great Thousand World.

• Lu Shengjun and Shi Luo fought more than a thousand martial arts exchanges without a clear victor as Ye Kong and Kong Xuan watched.
• Ye Kong gave Kong Xuan the Nine-Colored God Sealing Seal and One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, and she teased him about his relationship with Feng Yusheng.
• Kong Xuan explained that Feng Yusheng had entered deep Nirvana at the Phoenix Divine Pool after merging her Clones and true body, and reassured Ye Kong that her life was not in danger.
• Ye Kong proposed rescuing his master while killing as many Demon Emperors as possible and wiping out the Evil Spirit Tribe if they could.
• Ye Kong told Kong Xuan that the Evil Spirit Tribe combined Great Thousand World and Outer Domain Evil Tribe bloodlines and might have been created to target their world.

Ye Kong agreed to establish temples to his Merit Heavenly Venerate and organize a new order across the Sacred Buddha Continent, while preparing to counterattack the Evil Tribe in the Demon Domain with Kong Xuan. After renaming his Divine Ape Army the Merit War Army and sending it out to spread faith and protect the common people, he set his sights on the upcoming Spiritual Mountain Lord Coronation Ceremony and the battle ahead.

• Ye Kong warned Kong Xuan that the Evil Spirit Tribe had destroyed the Heavenly Gu Tribe and posed a grave threat, then proposed a full-scale sweep against its Demon Emperors.
• Kong Xuan offered to lure Evil Tribe experts into an ambush, and Ye Kong insisted on joining her, boasting that his strength could challenge top Heavenly Demon Emperors.
• Kong Xuan urged Ye Kong to accept the responsibility of rebuilding the Buddhist Sect, and he agreed to establish temples to his Merit Heavenly Venerate across the Sacred Buddha Continent.
• Ye Kong summoned his ten thousand Divine Ape Army soldiers, renamed them the Merit War Army, and ordered them to spread throughout the Sacred Buddha Continent and its neighboring continents, do good deeds, and build temples.
• After the Merit War Army departed, Ye Kong told Kong Xuan that the figure whose words inspired his army was stronger than anyone, then headed with her toward Shi Luo and Lu Shengjun before the Spiritual Mountain Lord Coronation Ceremony.

Shi Luo was installed as the new Mountain Lord of Great Spiritual Mountain, and the assembled leaders punished Xuan Jie for betraying the Buddhist Sect and helping the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor. After leaving Shi Luo to oversee the mountain, Ye Kong and the others departed to kill their next enemies.

• Ye Kong and Lu Shengjun forced Shi Luo into the Mountain Lord’s seat, and Shi Zhen completed his coronation ceremony.
• Qin Tian presented Xuan Jie’s tortured remnant soul, and the Undying Lord and Great Ape King of Heaven exposed his role as the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor’s spy and his part in the Great Thousand World’s turmoil.
• Shi Zhen used the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to restrain Xuan Jie, but Ye Kong proposed making him a public target for cultivators to strike and tormenting him with a Soul Refining Bottle.
• Ye Kong removed Xuan Jie’s head into the Soul Refining Bottle, and the Undying Lord divided his remnant soul into pieces and sealed them across the Myriad Buddha Hall.
• Ye Kong charged Shi Luo with watching over Great Spiritual Mountain, then departed with Kong Xuan, Lu Shengjun, Qin Tian, and the others to kill their enemies.

Ye Kong arranged roles for his disciples in the Merit Heavenly Venerate Temple, then helped Yan Ni resolve a problem caused by her mother's sealed spiritual power. Yan Ni broke through to Heavenly Sovereign, and Ye Kong discovered that Nether River Old Ancestor was hiding in the Lower Plane.

• Ye Kong insisted that Kong Xuan receive the Buddha Mother Throne and assigned Wen Qingxuan and Yan Ni roles as Merit Heavenly Venerate's disciples.
• Ye Kong detected that Yan Ni's spiritual power was dangerously mismatched with her mother's sealed power, and Kong Xuan took Wen Qingxuan away while Yan Ni explained the cause.
• Yan Ni used her sect's dual-cultivation technique with Ye Kong to balance the two kinds of spiritual power.
• Seven days later, Yan Ni's Heavenly Sovereign Spiritual Tribulation descended, and she broke through to the Heavenly Sovereign Realm.
• Ye Kong sensed Blood Ancestor Ming's essence-blood Jade Slip and discovered that Nether River Old Ancestor was hiding in the Lower Plane.

Ye Kong and his companions entered the Nether River Old Ancestor’s Lower Plane stronghold to hunt Blood Cultivators, while Shi Zhen revealed that the plane might be Master Jinjiu’s birthplace. After learning how Ye Kong had devastated the Great Thousand World’s major factions, the newly revived Nether River Old Ancestor tried to reassure his followers, only for Ye Kong to appear and confront him.

• Ye Kong, Xiao Xiao, Lu Shengjun, and Shi Zhen entered a blood-soaked Lower Plane, where Shi Zhen suspected it was connected to Ye Kong before clarifying that it was not his birthplace.
• Shi Zhen summoned Master Jinjiu, who recalled his clan’s powerful heritage and learned that Shi Zhen had saved and stabilized him after he was badly injured.
• Ye Kong surveyed the plane, saw the Blood Cultivators enslaving and consuming its inhabitants, and sent his companions to attack while he went after the Nether River Old Ancestor.
• The Nether River Old Ancestor celebrated his revival and planned to avoid returning to the Great Thousand World until an intelligence officer revealed that Ye Kong and his allies had destroyed or defeated several major factions.
• The Nether River Old Ancestor tried to calm his frightened followers, but Ye Kong appeared behind him, corrected his title to Palace Lord, and prepared to kill him.

Ye Kong pursued the Nether River Old Ancestor after the old ghost’s forces attacked his master, overpowering him and forcing him to reveal the Twelve-petal Void-Reality Brahma Lotus. The Nether River Old Ancestor tried to escape with the treasure, but Ye Kong cornered him and unveiled his Eternal Undying Body before their fight continued.

• Ye Kong summoned thunder Divine Beasts that devastated the Nether River lineage, while the Nether River Old Ancestor pleaded for mercy instead of fighting.
• Ye Kong struck the Nether River Old Ancestor with his Indestructible Vajra Body and learned that the old ghost had advanced to a Saint-grade spatial treasure to escape.
• Ye Kong used the Soul Chasing Tube and Mind Reading to locate the hidden Nether River Old Ancestor, then struck him out of concealment.
• Ye Kong recognized the Twelve-petal Void-Reality Brahma Lotus and declared that he would capture its wielder, summoning his Black and White Clones to attack.
• The Nether River Old Ancestor demanded a direct fight, and Ye Kong revealed his Primal Dharma Body, the Eternal Undying Body.

Ye Kong overwhelmed the Nether River Old Ancestor with his true body and two Clones, then fused the three bodies to contain the fiend’s desperate self-destruction. He emerged with the Void-Reality Brahma Lotus and the Nether River Old Ancestor’s remnant soul, declaring the mission accomplished.

• The Nether River Old Ancestor used the Void-Reality Brahma Lotus to reach Late Saint Grade, but Ye Kong and his two Clones controlled the battle with their powers over time and space.
• Ye Kong struck the Nether River Old Ancestor with the Colorless Divine Stele, breaking his Nine-Segment Blood Dragon Mace and leaving him gravely injured.
• The Nether River Old Ancestor unleashed Blood God Mourning Nine Heavens and threatened to destroy the Lower Plane if Ye Kong evaded the attack.
• Ye Kong merged his Black and White Clones with his true body, gathered the Blood God Shadows into a confined space, and contained the Nether River Old Ancestor’s self-destruction.
• Ye Kong returned safely with the Void-Reality Brahma Lotus in one hand and the Nether River Old Ancestor’s remnant soul in the other.

Ye Kong and his allies pursued the escaped Nether River Old Ancestor, while Master Jinjiu stayed behind to refine the Lower Plane’s Plane Spirit. After Nether River Old Ancestor threatened Ye Kong’s loved ones, Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao attacked his stronghold, destroyed his Blood God Clone, and forced him to reveal the Nether River lineage’s remaining bases.

• Ye Kong explained that he had deliberately let half of Nether River Old Ancestor’s soul escape so it could lead them to the lineage’s strongholds, then sent Shi Zhen and Lu Shengjun to pursue another route.
• Ye Kong gave the Lower Plane’s Plane Spirit to Master Jinjiu to refine, while he and Xiao Xiao set out after Nether River Old Ancestor.
• Nether River Old Ancestor fled toward another stronghold, vowing to attack Ye Kong’s loved ones, but Ye Kong intercepted him and beat his Blood God Clone into submission.
• Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao entered the stronghold and slaughtered its Blood Cultivators, while Xiao Xiao’s Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python devoured many of them, including Nether River Old Ancestor’s descendants.
• Nether River Old Ancestor accused Ye Kong of hypocrisy and revealed the Phoenix Tribe’s bloodline practices, but Ye Kong pointed out that the responsible members were already dead or incapacitated.
• Ye Kong destroyed the Blood God Clone’s head and threatened Nether River Old Ancestor’s remnant soul with Phoenix Flame until he agreed to reveal the lineage’s remaining strongholds.

Ye Kong and his allies destroyed the Nether River Blood Cultivators’ strongholds, defeated the Heavenly Origin Ghost Lord, and captured Ghost Flower Buddha Lord for Yan Ni. As the Great Thousand Palace Hall headed toward the Demon Domain, Ye Kong received replies from the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor agreeing to his proposed counteroffensive against the Outer Domain Evil Tribe, though they differed in their approaches.

• Ye Kong led a purge of Blood Cultivator strongholds with help from the Nether River Old Ancestor, and Lu Shengjun defeated the Nether River Second Ancestor after a fierce battle.
• Ye Kong learned that Chaos Blood Buddha Lord was the Nether River Old Ancestor’s granddaughter and left her conflict with Monk Dingxin for him to resolve.
• Ye Kong and the other experts destroyed the Heavenly Origin Ghost Lord’s defenses and killed him, then Ye Kong sealed Ghost Flower Buddha Lord and sent her to Yan Ni.
• Ye Kong directed the Great Thousand Palace Hall toward the Demon Domain and received letters from the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor agreeing to his counteroffensive proposal.
• Qin Tian told Ye Kong that the Flame Emperor took a conservative position while the Martial Ancestor favored a radical one.

Ye Kong gave the Maha Yin-Yang Bottle to Yin-Yang Yama to support the Martial Ancestor’s campaign, then learned the Flame Emperor wanted a decisive war against the Outer Domain Evil Tribe. After decoding the Flame Emperor’s message, Ye Kong decided to discuss a larger operation with his master’s wife and sent word that he understood the proposal.

• Qin Tian told Ye Kong that the Martial Ancestor wanted the Great Thousand Palace to coordinate a counteroffensive while the Martial Realm stayed defended.
• Ye Kong gifted the Maha Yin-Yang Bottle to Yin-Yang Yama, asking them to clarify how he had obtained it and to use it to grow stronger and fight the Evil Tribe.
• Yin-Yang Yama accepted the artifact and left to defend the Martial Realm, while Ye Kong explained that the gift also helped secure the Great Thousand Palace’s loyalty.
• Qin Tian relayed the Flame Emperor’s plan for a sweeping campaign against the Evil Tribe, including pursuing them into the Demon Domain and Lower Planes.
• Ye Kong decrypted the Flame Emperor’s message urging them to pursue a defeated enemy, then decided to consult his master’s wife about expanding the operation and told the Flame Emperor he understood.

Ye Kong prepared to lead the Great Thousand World’s forces into the Demon Domain while arranging for the Undying Lord to guard the Northern Desolation Hills. As the Great Thousand Palace reached Sacred Abyss City, Kong Xuan revealed clues about her master’s survival and the Three Realms Swastika Dharma Body, and Ye Kong prepared to announce the campaign.

• Ye Kong and Kong Xuan agreed to attack the Outer Domain Evil Tribe through the Sacred Abyss Continent, with Ye Kong planning to strike quickly and prevent the enemy from rescuing the Heavenly Evil God.
• Ye Kong voiced concern about the Northern Desolation Hills, and the Undying Lord agreed to return there to defend it.
• Ye Kong gave the Soul Controlling Ghost Seal to the Undying Lord for the Great Thousand World, and the Undying Lord accepted Ye Kong as master of the Gravedigger Clan under the Immortal Great Emperor’s final command.
• The Undying Lord told Ye Kong that the Immortal Great Emperor’s legacy in the Ten Thousand Tombs Land could help him break through Saint Grade.
• Kong Xuan explained that her master’s Three Realms Swastika Dharma Body had past, present, and future forms, and said the present Bodhi Divine Tree preserved a chance for his return.
• The Great Thousand Palace arrived above Sacred Abyss City, and Ye Kong sent out a vast projection of his banner as a proclamation began to echo across the continent.

Ye Kong and the Great Thousand World’s armies began their campaign against the Outer Domain Evil Tribe, with Xiao Yan and Lin Dong leading forces into the Demon Domain. The chapter left Yin-Yang Yama guarding the Martial Realm gateway as the departing leaders and warriors advanced into battle.

• Ye Kong departed Sacred Abyss City for war as Tower Lord Lu and the gathered Heavenly Sovereigns saw him off and vowed to reclaim their lands.
• Xiao Yan prepared the Endless Fire Domain’s Heavenly Sovereigns for battle, promised Xiao Yixian a wedding after the war, and learned that Xiao Xiao had reached the peak of Late Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign.
• Xiao Yan led the Endless Fire Domain into the Demon Domain, using the entire domain as a War Array and scorching away the demonic mist with Imperial Flame.
• Yin-Yang Yama arrived at the Martial Realm to guard its gateway while Lin Dong gathered the Southern Domain’s forces for battle.
• Lin Dong led the Southern Domain army into the Demon Domain, while Yin-Yang Yama watched and wished the Palace Lord, Flame Emperor, and Martial Ancestor a safe return.

Ye Kong entered the Demon Domain with the Great Thousand Palace but found no Evil Tribe members, so Kong Xuan directed him toward her true body and the Buddha Emperor. In the Ten Thousand Demon Hall, the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor ordered the Evil Tribe to wear down the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor, target Ye Kong, and attack the seal in the Northern Desolation Hills.

• Ye Kong crossed the Demon Domain, used the Purple Gold Alms Bowl to devour its demonic aura, and learned that the aura could not be converted into Buddha energy.
• Unable to find any Evil Tribe members, Ye Kong asked Kong Xuan to guide him to her true body and the Buddha Emperor.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor reviewed the three advancing Great Thousand armies and rebuked the New Corpse Demon Tribe Leader for underestimating their commanders.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor promised Jiang Ya's Evil Spirit Tribe greater status, then ordered Jiang Ya to lead an attack on the seal in the Northern Desolation Hills.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor assigned forces to delay the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor, while he led an army to confront Ye Kong and the New Corpse Demon Tribe Leader agreed to test Ye Kong's strength.

Ye Kong reached the place where Buddha Emperor was recovering, but Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor and nine other Demon Clan Leaders ambushed the Great Thousand Palace forces. Ye Kong’s counterattack turned the battle in the Great Thousand World’s favor, and he began a direct clash with Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor, who recognized Ye Kong as the Eternal Undying Body’s new master.

• Ye Kong learned from Kong Xuan’s Clone that Buddha Emperor’s Divine Soul had recovered but his body and strength remained greatly weakened.
• Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor arrived with nine Demon Clan Leaders and a vast Evil Tribe army, then tried to recruit Ye Kong and threatened that no reinforcements could reach the Great Thousand Palace.
• Ye Kong taunted the Demon Clan Leaders, countered their combined attack with Bodhi Sword Flowers, and used Flame Emperor’s fire pearl to destroy two Mid Heavenly Demon Emperor Clan Leaders.
• Great Ape King of Heaven, Qin Tian, Ye Kong’s clones, Shi Zhen, Kong Ming, Tai Ming, and the other Great Thousand experts engaged the Evil Tribe forces and divided up their strongest opponents.
• Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor broke through Ye Kong’s Black-Robed Clone’s attack, and Ye Kong used the Twelve-petal Void-Reality Brahma Lotus to confront him directly.
• Ye Kong’s saber strike revealed his Eternal Undying Body, and Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor recognized its new master.

Ye Kong and his Clones fought the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor and the New Corpse Demon Tribe Leader, killing the latter while Ye Kong suffered serious injuries. As the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor threatened the Great Thousand World, Kong Xuan arrived to aid Ye Kong, and the Buddha Emperor appeared alive to face the enemy.

• Ye Kong used his Immortal Ancient Scripture to disrupt the battlefield, giving his White-Robed Clone an opening to batter the New Corpse Demon Tribe Leader with the Heaven-Treading Art.
• The New Corpse Demon Tribe Leader countered with Extreme Evil Corpse Water and the Corpse Demon Nether River, but Ye Kong’s Black-Robed Clone struck him with the Heaven-Supporting Hand and destroyed him.
• The White-Robed Clone collected the New Corpse Demon Tribe Leader’s Demon Blood and Demon Soul, while Ye Kong—badly wounded from fighting the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor—refused to let him intervene.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor taunted Ye Kong over the struggling Great Thousand forces and offered to spare him if he surrendered the Eternal Undying Body, but Ye Kong called him an idiot.
• Kong Xuan arrived and clashed with the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor using the Source Lord Pure World Fan.
• The Buddha Emperor appeared alive, prompting the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor to cry out in shock.