Chapter Summaries

Kong Ling and Huaizhong fought to a draw, and Ao Youdi challenged Master Jinjiu as their battle began. Mu Chen entered the arena to fight Lin Jing, who attacked him with the Mystic Heaven Jade Whip.

• Ye Kong studied Kong Ling's two-colored Five-Colored Divine Light and discovered Feng Yusheng's spiritual energy within it, but could not determine how she had cultivated it.
• Kong Ling and Huaizhong exchanged powerful Buddhist and peacock techniques until both were gravely injured, and Ye Kong stopped the fight and declared a draw.
• Ao Youdi corrected a Heavenly Sovereign's blessing from “Everyone Like dragons” to “Everyone Like Ye,” then challenged Master Jinjiu after he won the Immortal Grade arena.
• Mu Chen entered the arena to challenge Lin Jing, and she attacked him with the Mystic Heaven Jade Whip while he gathered spiritual energy for a punch.

Mu Chen defeated Lin Jing in the Early Spirit grade arena with the help of his powerful Sacred Futuo Pagoda, prompting Lin Jing to ask Lin Diao to get her father to forge her better battle gear. Mu Chen then challenged Yan Ni across realms, and she agreed to fight after recovering.

• Mu Chen's crystal fist overcame Lin Jing's Mystic Heaven Jade Whip, and Unknown Pavilion Master explained that Mu Chen's Sacred Futuo Pagoda amplified his spiritual energy to Late Spirit grade strength.
• Su Changxin and Xu Lingyun discussed seeking stronger opponents, while Yan Ni defeated several Mid Spirit grade challengers.
• Mu Chen knocked Lin Jing out of the arena, and Ye Kong encouraged her not to lose confidence after the defeat.
• Lin Jing asked Lin Diao whether Lin Dong could forge her a top-tier Immortal Grade Ultimate Sacred Object, and Lin Diao promised to speak to him.
• Mu Chen asked Ye Kong for permission to challenge a Mid Spirit grade opponent, then challenged Yan Ni, who accepted after a quarter hour of recovery.
• Ye Kong told Qing Yan Jing that Mu Chen's chances against Yan Ni depended on the strength of his Spiritual Meridian divine ability and noted that Yan Ni had powerful treasures from her father, Dingxin.

Master Jinjiu and Ao Youdi’s battle ended as Mu Chen challenged Yan Ni, who countered his Spirit Devouring Purple Flame with her physical cultivation and struck him with the Great Compassion Fist. Mu Chen unleashed the Eight Divisions Futuo, and Ye Kong prepared to intervene as the two powerful techniques faced off.

• Master Jinjiu and Ao Youdi unleashed their final techniques, while Ye Kong silenced the arena’s surrounding air and spiritual energy.
• Mu Chen challenged Yan Ni, but she dodged his attack and endured his Spirit Devouring Purple Flame with her physical strength.
• Yan Ni used the Great Compassion Fist to blast Mu Chen thousands of feet away and injure him.
• Lin Jing resolved to cultivate diligently after watching Yan Ni fight, and Ye Kong produced scrolls of the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art and the Great Desolate Prison Heaven Finger.
• Mu Chen summoned the Sacred Futuo Pagoda and unleashed the Eight Divisions Futuo as Yan Ni launched the second form of the Great Compassion Fist, prompting Ye Kong to prepare to intervene.

Yan Ni and Mu Chen fought a fierce duel, and Yan Ni ultimately defeated him with an illusion that used Ye Kong’s spatial-refraction technique. As the Heavenly Machine Pavilion Lord faced the crowd’s wrath over his cliffhanger newspapers, Ye Kong took satisfaction in his disciple’s victory and pondered which of his own techniques might join the Peerless Divine Abilities.

• Yan Ni clashed with Mu Chen’s Eight Divisions Futuo, and both fighters suffered serious injuries as their divine abilities collided.
• Unknown Pavilion Master announced plans to add the Great Compassion Fist, the Emperor Flame Binding Rope, the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Hand, and a technique by Palace Lord Huan Kong to the Peerless Divine Abilities.
• The Heavenly Sovereigns learned that Unknown Pavilion Master was responsible for the Heavenly Machine Pavilion’s cliffhanger newspapers and swarmed him, with Monk Dingxin leading the charge.
• Mu Chen trapped Yan Ni in Futuo Chaos Light and believed he had won, but the Yan Ni he captured was an illusion.
• The real Yan Ni struck Mu Chen from behind with the Great Compassion Fist, defeated him, and was sent with him for treatment by Ye Kong.

After the battle, Monk Dingxin told the Unknown Pavilion Master that Yan Ni’s inherited cultivation had trapped her in a dangerous situation and that she needed help from her master, Ye. The revelation that Feng Yusheng was also Ye’s lover shocked the Pavilion Master, who reluctantly agreed to accompany Dingxin and explain Yan Ni’s predicament to Ye.

• Monk Dingxin and the Unknown Pavilion Master traded barbs after the heroes dispersed, and Dingxin praised Yan Ni’s talent while admitting she worried him.
• Dingxin explained that Xiao Yin had sealed her cultivation inside Yan Ni, leaving Yan Ni’s arts difficult to master and her future advancement uncertain.
• The Unknown Pavilion Master urged Dingxin to discuss Yan Ni’s situation with Ye, but Dingxin warned that Ye’s other lover was Feng Yusheng.
• After recovering from his shock, the Unknown Pavilion Master accused his intelligence network of incompetence and agreed to help Dingxin approach Ye.
• Dingxin revealed that he had recorded their conversation and pressured the Pavilion Master into accompanying him to explain Yan Ni’s situation to Ye.

The Futuo Ancient Clan’s All-Vein Martial Meet ended with Su Changxin and Xu Lingyun defeating the clan’s Immortal Grade experts, while Mu Chen struggled with the gap between himself and the era’s strongest prodigies. That night, Monk Dingxin and the Heavenly Machine Pavilion Lord visited Ye Kong to discuss an important matter.

• Su Changxin defeated Kong Ling'er, and Kong Ming intervened before her final sword strike could seriously injure his daughter.
• Su Changxin challenged the Futuo Ancient Clan’s elders, then Xu Lingyun defeated the clan’s Late Immortal Grade fighters and stunned the gathered experts with his strength.
• Mu Chen watched Xu Lingyun’s victories, reflected on his own limits, and received Qing Yan Jing’s reassurance.
• Xu Lingyun exchanged words with Ye Kong before departing with the Sword Domain, and the All-Vein Martial Meet concluded.
• Monk Dingxin and the Heavenly Machine Pavilion Lord arrived at Ye Kong’s residence late at night to discuss an important matter.

Ye Kong agreed to let the One Leaf Returns to Void Hand and Myriad Buddhas Illuminate the Universe be added to the Thirty-Six Peerless Divine Abilities, then learned that Yan Ni’s inherited cultivation method had left her unable to advance without a particular remedy. He left the matter undecided and agreed to visit the Phoenix Tribe with Feng Yusheng and Wen Qingxuan, unaware that Wen Qingxuan had made a plan of her own.

• Unknown Pavilion Master asked Ye Kong to add abilities to the Thirty-Six Peerless Divine Abilities, and Ye Kong submitted Myriad Buddhas Illuminate the Universe and his One Leaf Returns to Void Hand.
• Feng Yusheng persuaded Wen Qingxuan to accept her help, and Wen Qingxuan quietly agreed.
• Monk Dingxin explained that Yan Ni’s inherited power had shackled her cultivation, and Unknown Pavilion Master suggested Ye Kong help her break through the restriction.
• Ye Kong objected to the proposed remedy and asked whether Yan Ni had agreed; after Monk Dingxin confirmed she had, Ye Kong said he needed time to consider it.
• Feng Yusheng told Ye Kong she was taking Wen Qingxuan to the Phoenix Tribe to guide her, and Ye Kong agreed to visit for the Divine Transformation Pool trial.

Ye Kong returned to the Phoenix Tribe with Feng Yusheng and looked back on the battles and hardships that had brought him to the pinnacle of the Great Thousand World. Feng Yusheng confessed how she had fallen in love with him, and after they drew close, Kong Ling arrived more than a month later to summon him at King Feng’s request.

• Ye Kong and his companions left the Futuo Realm with Yan Ni, then returned to the Mountain Sea Continent half a month later.
• Feng Yusheng welcomed Ye Kong back to the Phoenix Tribe and reflected on his rise from an Eighth-grade Venerate to a Late Saint Grade expert.
• Feng Yusheng asked Ye Kong when he would announce their relationship and marry her, then confessed how she had fallen for him.
• Ye Kong reassured Feng Yusheng that he accepted her honest account of their past, and the two kissed in the mountains.
• More than a month later, as Ye Kong reviewed the Divine Transformation Pool list, Kong Ling told him that King Feng wished to see him.

Yan Ni’s spiritual power seal broke open, leaving her unconscious and at risk of losing her cultivation foundation. Ye Kong chose Feng Yusheng’s rapid solution, and the chapter ended with him beginning dual cultivation with Yan Ni while Feng Yusheng and Wen Qingxuan listened outside.

• Kong Ling told Ye Kong that Feng Yusheng had summoned him because Yan Ni’s cultivation had gone wrong.
• Ye Kong and Feng Yusheng determined that Yan Ni’s mother’s seal had broken prematurely, causing her spiritual powers to clash and threaten her foundation.
• Feng Yusheng proposed that Ye Kong rapidly raise Yan Ni’s cultivation through dual cultivation, and Ye Kong agreed after weighing the risks of the slower alternative.
• Feng Yusheng awakened Yan Ni, then left the recovery room with Wen Qingxuan while Ye Kong explained the situation and his proposed remedy.
• Yan Ni accepted Ye Kong’s help, and he began dual cultivation with her behind layers of spiritual power barriers.
• Feng Yusheng and Wen Qingxuan eavesdropped outside the room and discussed Yan Ni’s endurance and Wen Qingxuan’s plans to approach Ye Kong later.

Ye Kong and Feng Yusheng prepared for the Divine Transformation Pool trial while planning for the possible escape of the Heavenly Evil God. As the trial gathered the avian Beast Tribes, Ye Kong welcomed old friends from the Kunpeng Tribe and offered to help them make the most of the opportunity.

• Ye Kong told Feng Yusheng he suspected the Heavenly Evil God was hiding his strength and planned to station the Great Thousand Palace near the Northern Desolation Hills after the trial.
• Feng Yusheng agreed to enter seclusion after the trial to pursue a breakthrough, and she and Ye Kong vowed to kill the Heavenly Evil God if he escaped.
• Ye Kong and Feng Yusheng received the gathered Beast Tribes, including Jiu You, whose Undying Bird bloodline was revealed without provoking the danger she faced in the original story.
• Ye Kong welcomed Lu Shengjun and Huang Zhong from the Heaven-Reaching Ape Tribe, along with Kunpeng Tribe Young Lord Zong Renwang, Peng Chaoyang, and Zong Qingfeng.
• Ye Kong offered Zong Qingfeng information about the Divine Transformation Pool and asked Peng Chaoyang to look after an acquaintance from the Nine-Colored Peacock Tribe.

The Divine Transformation Pool opened as the Beast Tribe’s young elites entered to refine their bloodlines, while Ye Kong and Feng Yusheng watched. Ye Kong sensed the Heavenly Ranking manifesting in the Great Thousand World’s north and realized his father-in-law was about to ascend it.

• Feng Yusheng and Ye Kong arrived at the Divine Transformation Pool, where Mu Chen promised to protect Jiu You during the trial.
• The Divine Transformation Pool opened, and the Beast Tribe elites entered to hunt Blood Essence Divine Beasts while Feng Yusheng and Ye Kong watched through water mirrors.
• Ye Kong sensed a powerful force descending over the Extreme North, and Feng Yusheng and the Saint Grade experts felt it as well.
• Ye Kong explained that the light curtain was the Heavenly Ranking, the Great Thousand World’s World Will, and said someone was about to ascend it.
• Ye Kong recognized that his father-in-law had begun ascending the Heavenly Ranking before the Martial Ancestor.

Xiao Yan inscribed his name on the Heavenly Ranking and transcended the Saint Grade, becoming the second existence in history to reach that realm. His breakthrough stirred reactions across the Great Thousand World, while Ye Kong and Feng Yusheng prepared for their own plans and an upcoming surprise.

• Xiao Yan forced the Emperor Flame Brush through the Heavenly Ranking’s resistance and wrote the character "Xiao," then stopped before the World Power could injure him.
• The Heavenly Ranking recognized Xiao Yan, granting him a flaming mark and power beyond the Saint Grade before it disappeared.
• The True Dragon Emperor and Ao Guangtian entered seclusion, leaving Ao Huangshi to assign Ao Youdi most of the Dragon Tribe’s affairs.
• The Green-robed Sword Saint joined Xu Lingyun in seclusion, the Undying Lord celebrated the Great Thousand World’s new supreme figure, and the Heavenly Evil God reconsidered his escape plans and secretly contacted Saint Heavenly and the others.
• The Martial Ancestor rallied the Martial Realm to attack the Demon Domain, while Kong Xuan saw golden flames and a lotus phantom appear inside the Eternal Pagoda.
• Ye Kong and Feng Yusheng discussed their plans to reach Xiao Yan’s level and travel to the Northern Desolation Hills, and Feng Yusheng promised Ye Kong a surprise before he left.

Ye Kong ordered the Great Thousand Palace to assemble for the forty-eighth Great Thousand Alliance while Mu Chen helped Jiu You advance toward her ancient Undying Bird evolution in the Divine Transformation Pool. Elsewhere, Kong Ling'er and her allies approached the Futuo Ancient Clan’s Young Clan Leader, unaware that Peng Chaoyang was far stronger than he appeared and had been asked by Ye Kong to protect Kong Ling.

• Ye Kong summoned the Great Thousand Palace’s Heavenly Sovereigns to the Northern Desolation Hills and began preparations for the forty-eighth Great Thousand Alliance.
• Mu Chen and Jiu You hunted Blood Essence Divine Beasts, and Jiu You sensed that her bloodline was ready to evolve.
• Mu Chen encouraged Jiu You to venture deeper into the Divine Transformation Pool, and she agreed to confront its stronger prodigies.
• Lu Shengjun told Zong Renwang that Ye Kong’s trade partnerships and war army had greatly strengthened the Heaven-Reaching Ape Tribe.
• Lu Shengjun and Zong Renwang saw Kong Ling'er, Lin Cang, and Xiao Tian approach the Futuo Ancient Clan’s Young Clan Leader and speculated about their plans.
• Zong Renwang revealed that Peng Chaoyang had reached the Late Immortal Grade and was guarding Kong Ling at Ye Kong’s request, leaving Lu Shengjun worried that the newcomers might provoke him.

Mu Chen accepted Kong Ling'er’s plan to ambush a Saint Grade Blood Essence Divine Beast after Peng Chaoyang fought it, unaware that Ye Kong expected the scheme to end badly. Meanwhile, the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor recovered in the Demon Domain, heard the Heavenly Evil God’s voice, and received orders to prepare for the Great Thousand Alliance.

• Kong Ling'er recruited Mu Chen to help target a Saint Grade Blood Essence Divine Beast, and Mu Chen agreed to join the plan to strike after Peng Chaoyang weakened it.
• Ye Kong watched Mu Chen accept and predicted that Peng Chaoyang would overwhelm the group, while Feng Yusheng told Wen Qingxuan to prepare an ambush in the bedchamber.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor devoured Lower Planes to recover, then swore revenge against the Buddha Emperor, Ye Huan Kong, and Kong Xuan.
• The Heavenly Evil God questioned the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor about his plans, and he reported the rise of the Flame Emperor, the Martial Ancestor, and the Merit Heavenly Venerate.
• The Heavenly Evil God ordered the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor to capture or create puppets from Heavenly Sovereigns and send them into the Great Thousand World to deliver Evil Tribe blood essence during the Great Thousand Alliance.
• The Heavenly Evil God asked whether the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor knew of another expert who had recently ascended the Heavenly Ranking, and the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor was stunned.

The Heavenly Evil God gave the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor Origin Demon Souls and a War Array strategy to prepare for the Flame Emperor’s arrival. In the Divine Transformation Pool, Mu Chen secured a share of Quasi-Saint Blood Essence and joined Kong Ling'er’s group, while Peng Chaoyang revealed that he had deliberately leaked the location of another Saint Grade Blood Essence to lure rivals into challenging him.

• The Heavenly Evil God rebuked the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor for planning a reckless assault on the Flame Emperor and gave him Origin Demon Souls to help form a War Array.
• Mu Chen, Jiu You, Kong Ling'er, Lin Cang, and Xiao Tian lured a Blood Essence Divine Beast into evolving to Peak Immortal Grade, then killed it and divided its Quasi-Saint Blood Essence.
• Kong Ling'er, Lin Cang, and Xiao Tian offered Mu Chen twenty percent of a future Saint Grade Blood Essence in exchange for his help; Mu Chen accepted and warned them not to underestimate his strength.
• Peng Chaoyang killed a Saint Grade Blood Essence Divine Beast and collected its Blood Essence while Zong Qingfeng and Kong Ling congratulated him.
• Peng Chaoyang revealed that he had deliberately leaked the location of another Saint Grade Blood Essence to provoke a contest, leaving Ye Kong dismayed.

Mu Chen and his allies tried to seize the Saint Grade Blood Pill after Peng Chaoyang defeated the Blood Essence Divine Beast, but Peng Chaoyang revealed that he had escaped their trap using a Phantom Method he developed with King Ye. He crippled the others and attacked Mu Chen, who summoned the Xuanlong Army as the chapter ended.

• Mu Chen and the others watched Peng Chaoyang battle the Saint Grade Blood Essence Divine Beast and planned to take the Blood Pill after Peng Chaoyang weakened.
• After Peng Chaoyang killed the beast, Mu Chen and the others attacked, but he blasted them back; Kong Ling'er then activated an array while Mu Chen trapped Peng Chaoyang in Futuo Chaos Light.
• Mu Chen and his allies approached the Blood Pill, but Kong Ling'er and Zong Qingfeng confronted them, and Kong Ling'er demanded they hand over the spoils.
• Peng Chaoyang emerged from hiding and struck Kong Ling'er, Lin Cang, and Xiao Tian into blood mist, while the blow shattered Mu Chen's left arm.
• Peng Chaoyang explained that his Phantom Method had been developed with King Ye, leaving Mu Chen in despair before Peng Chaoyang charged at him.
• Mu Chen summoned the Xuanlong Army and ordered it to form ranks and meet Peng Chaoyang.

Peng Chaoyang crushed Mu Chen and his Xuanlong Army, then divided the Blood Essence spoils with Kong Ling and Zong Qingfeng. After Mu Chen and the others were rescued from the Divine Transformation Pool, Jiu You approached Peng Chaoyang to bargain for the Quasi-Saint Blood Essence and pursue her chance to evolve.

• Peng Chaoyang defeated Mu Chen’s war-intent dragon with the Divine Peng Brahma Palm, then mocked Mu Chen for failing to restore the Xuanlong Army’s former strength.
• Mu Chen raised the dragon’s power to Late Immortal Grade, but Peng Chaoyang destroyed it with Boundless Sun and struck Mu Chen until his body exploded.
• Peng Chaoyang let Kong Ling and Zong Qingfeng divide the Saint Grade and Quasi-Saint Blood Essence they had obtained.
• Four beams of golden light carried Mu Chen’s group out of the Divine Transformation Pool, and Peng Chaoyang noticed Jiu You lingering nearby.
• Jiu You asked Peng Chaoyang to return the forty percent of the Quasi-Saint Blood Essence, offering to pay a price.

Jiu You obtained Peng Chaoyang’s Quasi-Saint Blood Essence in exchange for three future favors, while the Divine Transformation Pool trial ended with Mu Chen and the others badly injured. Afterward, Ye Kong prepared to leave for the Northern Desolation Hills, and Feng Yusheng arranged a surprise for him with Wen Qingxuan and Yan Ni waiting nearby.

• Jiu You offered her potential as an Ancient Undying Bird, and Peng Chaoyang gave her Quasi-Saint Blood Essence in exchange for three future favors if she evolved successfully.
• Peng Chaoyang and the other Kunpeng emerged from the Divine Transformation Pool, and Ye Kong and Feng Yusheng declared the trial complete as the Beast Tribe prodigies departed.
• Ye Kong sent the Futuo Ancient Clan an Image Recording Orb to explain the confrontation, then returned to his chamber to cultivate before leaving for the Northern Desolation Hills.
• Feng Yusheng gave Wen Qingxuan and Yan Ni Fire Feathers that could transform them into her appearance, then prepared her bedchamber surprise for Ye Kong.
• Ye Kong entered Feng Yusheng’s bath and found several apparent versions of her waiting; Wen Qingxuan urged Yan Ni to prepare to go out as Feng Yusheng made another clone.

Ye Kong sought Master Jinjiu’s advice after discovering he had slept with his eldest disciple, Wen Qingxuan, while mistaking her for Feng Yusheng. He returned to confront Feng Yusheng, who admitted she had helped arrange the encounter, and their argument turned intimate again.

• Ye Kong told Master Jinjiu that an illusion had led him to mistake Wen Qingxuan for Feng Yusheng and sleep with her.
• Master Jinjiu advised Ye Kong to confront the person behind the scheme and take responsibility for Wen Qingxuan.
• Ye Kong revealed that Wen Qingxuan was his eldest disciple, then left Master Jinjiu to notify Qin Tian and the others about their departure.
• Ye Kong returned to King Feng’s bedchamber and questioned Feng Yusheng about helping Wen Qingxuan and Yan Ni conceal themselves.
• Feng Yusheng explained that she had helped Wen Qingxuan first because she expected Xiao Xiao to involve her eventually.
• Ye Kong accused Feng Yusheng of abusing her role as his master, and they became intimate again.

Ye Kong prepared the Great Thousand Palace for the final alliance and delivered invitations to Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and the Sword Domain while warning them of the Outer Domain Evil Tribe’s plans. He concealed his full strength so he could lure out the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor’s hidden agents, then left the Sword Domain honored with a statue.

• Kong Ling told Ye Kong that Wen Qingxuan wanted to treat the previous night as a dream and was entering seclusion, and Ye Kong warned her through the chamber that he would settle the score later.
• Ye Kong formally ended Yan Ni’s apprenticeship but invited her to accompany him to the Joyful Zen Sect and later serve in the Great Thousand Palace, and Yan Ni agreed.
• One year later, Ye Kong directed the Great Thousand Palace’s Heavenly Sovereigns to deliver invitations for the final Great Thousand Alliance and urged them to prepare for an attack on the Northern Desolation Hills.
• Ye Kong told Xiao Yan that the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor planned attacks on the Endless Fire Domain and Martial Realm, revealed he was hiding his strength to draw out enemy spies, and gave Xiao Xiao a Serpent Clan divine ability scroll.
• Ye Kong warned Lin Dong that the Martial Realm was a target, gave him revised divine ability scrolls for Lin Jing, and learned that Lin Jing had reached the Immortal Grade Realm.
• Ye Kong presented the Sword Domain with an improved Five Immortals Demon Slaying Formation and taught its elders how to cultivate it before they honored him with a statue in Myriad Sword Holy City.