Chapter Summaries

Zhong Shan used King Skeleton to contact Bei Qing Si in Ice Seals City, where she was being pressured to marry Ice Xuan and guarded by a dangerous treasure. After learning that powerful forces had gathered to ambush him, Zhong Shan refused to leave her behind and resolved to trust that he could save her.

• Zhong Shan sent King Skeleton into Ice Seals City to find Bei Qing Si and arrange a conversation through a projection.
• Bei Qing Si rejected Ice Xuan and relied on a white jade beauty statue to keep others away, while privately cherishing Zhong Shan's clothes.
• Bei Qing Si initially doubted Zhong Shan's projection, but recognized him when he recalled private memories from their time together.
• Bei Qing Si warned Zhong Shan that Dao Lord Nu Qinghui, the Ice Seals Emperor Dynasty, the Water Lineage, the Black Tortoise Clan, and other experts were waiting to ambush him.
• Bei Qing Si urged Zhong Shan to take the statue and flee, but he refused to leave her and told her to believe him.

Zhong Shan learned that the Eternal Life Realm had assembled a formidable force to ambush him and devised a plan to rescue Bei Qing Si. As Ice Seals City prepared for his arrival, Xuan Yan secretly urged Black Tortoise Young Master to take charge of the Black Tortoise Clan.

• Bei Qing Si told Zhong Shan that Bing Xuan, Gui Shou, Nu Qinghui, Jing Xueshen, and numerous experts planned to ambush him, while the Immortal Slaughtering Sword could raise its wielder to the Tian Ji Realm.
• Bei Qing Si showed King Skeleton the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, and Zhong Shan had King Skeleton secretly add a fourth restriction to keep the sword from the ambushers.
• Zhong Shan told Bei Qing Si to wait about a month, let the palace guards grow complacent, and then expect him to storm Ice Seals City on the wedding day.
• Five days later, Xuan Yan and the wedding procession’s generals reported Zhong Shan’s strength to Gui Shou, Jing Xueshen, and Bing Xuan, who ordered their forces to remain alert.
• After leaving the city with Black Tortoise Young Master, Xuan Yan said he would follow him and urged him to assume responsibility for the Black Tortoise Clan as Gui Shou’s lifespan neared its end.

Ice Seals City’s experts prepared to ambush Zhong Shan at Bing Xuan’s wedding, certain he would either fall into their trap or face an attack on Sky Wolf Island. Zhong Shan arrived alone to seize Bei Qing Si, and the chapter ended with him challenging Jing Xueshen.

• Nu Qinghui agreed to help Bing Xuan remove the treasure on Bei Qing Si and attack Sky Wolf Island if Zhong Shan did not appear after the wedding.
• Wu Huan propositioned Nu Qinghui, who rebuffed him and warned him to behave respectfully.
• At the wedding, Bing Xuan taunted Bei Qing Si and threatened her, while Bei Qing Si remained confident Zhong Shan would come.
• Zhong Shan smashed through the gate at the Heaven Worship Plaza and strode toward the Facing Heaven Palace as the assembled experts welcomed the chance to ambush him.
• Zhong Shan ignored Bing Xuan, looked toward the Eternal Life Realm experts, and called for Jing Xueshen to come forward.

Zhong Shan confronted Jing Xueshen at Heaven Worship Plaza over Qing Si’s sealed cultivation and killed him with two devastating saber strikes. As the plaza lay in ruins, a black-robed Tian Ji Realm expert blocked Gui Shou, leaving a tense standoff before Facing Heaven Palace.

• Jing Xueshen challenged Zhong Shan and arrogantly promised to withstand three moves, but Zhong Shan’s first saber strike badly wounded him.
• Zhong Shan followed with a stronger strike as Gui Shou rushed to save Jing Xueshen, and a black-robed Tian Ji Realm expert appeared to block Gui Shou.
• Zhong Shan’s second saber strike carved a vast trench through Heaven Worship Plaza and left Jing Xueshen dead.
• The crowd watched Zhong Shan in shock while Gui Shou and the black-robed expert faced off in midair.

Zhong Shan’s forces secured the Immortal Slaughtering Sword’s restrictions while King Skeleton revealed himself as a Tian Ji Realm expert and accepted command of Great Zheng’s Ninth Army. The confrontation at Heaven Worship Plaza continued when Nu Qinghui emerged from Facing Heaven Palace.

• After hearing that Jing Xueshen had died, an Eternal Life Realm elder reached Sword Repository Hall and removed the Water Lineage’s restriction from the Immortal Slaughtering Sword.
• The other restrictions were undone, but the elder was blasted back when he touched the sword, and the powerhouses’ combined attack failed to break the skull-shaped Tian Ji Realm restriction.
• The elder learned that Bei Qing Si had entered the hall, restored the Water Lineage’s restriction, and ordered the others to guard the sword before returning to Facing Heaven Palace.
• King Skeleton revealed his name to Gui Shou, answered Zhong Shan’s call as his subordinate, and accepted Zhong Shan’s appointment as Great Zheng’s Ninth Army Commander.
• Nu Qinghui emerged from Facing Heaven Palace as the confrontation at Heaven Worship Plaza continued.

Zhong Shan faced the Water Lineage’s attack at Facing Heaven Palace as Nu Qinghui emerged to stop him, while the Dwelling Spirit Pagoda shielded him from a powerful snow array. Zhong Shan challenged Nu Qinghui, but her single palm strike sent him flying, leaving him to confront the overwhelming strength of the Tian Ji Realm.

• Nu Qinghui emerged from Facing Heaven Palace and decided to kill Zhong Shan while King Skeleton held Gui Shou back.
• An Eternal Life Realm elder summoned the Snow God Extinguishing World Great Array, freezing the land and trapping Zhong Shan in a vast snowfield.
• Zhong Tian arrived inside the Dwelling Spirit Pagoda and used its golden force to disrupt the array and protect Zhong Shan.
• Zhong Shan called out to Nu Qinghui and asked her not to stand in his way, but she said she would obey the World Lord’s order unless he defeated her.
• Zhong Shan flew toward Nu Qinghui, who struck him with one palm and sent him flying.

Zhong Shan battled Nu Qinghui, who trapped him in a powerful black-mud swamp, while he secretly spread Red Phoenix Mist around her. As the fight continued beneath the swamp, Dark Emperor appeared at Facing Heaven Palace and killed an Eternal Life Realm elder, drawing Wu Huan’s attention.

• Nu Qinghui struck Zhong Shan and then used the Dui Entanglement Scripture to engulf him in a black-mud swamp that tightened around him.
• Zhong Shan recognized Nu Qinghui as a Dui Cauldron Body and endured the swamp’s attacks while secretly spreading Red Phoenix Mist toward her.
• The battles between Wang Skeleton and Gui Shou, the Snow God Extinguishing World Great Array and the Dwelling Spirit Pagoda, and Zhong Shan and Nu Qinghui continued.
• Dark Emperor appeared before Facing Heaven Palace and killed an Eternal Life Realm elder with a Purple Sword.
• Wu Huan confronted Dark Emperor, who introduced himself and greeted Supreme Wu Huan.

Dark Emperor used the Star Bead to stop Wu Huan from joining the fight against Zhong Shan, while Bei Qing Si revealed that she had already broken free of her hostage role. Zhong Shan escaped Nu Qinghui’s bindings, subdued her with the Red Phoenix Mist, and released her after warning her about the consequences of attacking him and the Eternal Life Realm’s lack of loyalty.

• Dark Emperor blocked Wu Huan’s attack with the Star Bead and warned him not to move, revealing that the treasure had been his master’s relic.
• Bei Qing Si left Facing Heaven Palace after Wu Huan’s arrival made its interior visible, and she confirmed that she had already broken Master’s seal.
• Zhong Shan broke free of Nu Qinghui’s black mud and used the Red Phoenix Mist and pressure-point strikes to immobilize her.
• Zhong Shan questioned Nu Qinghui’s decision to attack him, warned her that the Eternal Life Realm had made her expendable, and argued that his allies would avenge him.
• Zhong Shan pulled the Red Phoenix Mist from Nu Qinghui and let her go, and she retreated after regaining control of her body.

Zhong Shan subdued Nu Qinghui with a Mist Lotus Seed and ended the attempt to kill him, while the battle above the plaza shifted as the attackers withdrew. The chapter left the Immortal Slaughtering Sword in Divine Crow Dao Lord's hands after he broke King Skeleton's restriction in two breaths.

• The Dwelling Spirit Pagoda suppressed the Snow God Extinguishing World Great Array as Gui Shou and King Skeleton faced off, and Dark Emperor rejected Wu Huan's attempt to unsettle him.
• Zhong Shan triggered a Mist Lotus Seed inside Nu Qinghui, leaving her powerless, then warned her that a second seed remained and released her.
• Nu Qinghui concealed her face, ordered the failed operation to withdraw, and ignored Wu Huan's demand that she kill Zhong Shan.
• Zhong Shan reunited with Bei Qing Si as King Skeleton reported that an unparalleled expert had broken his restriction on the Immortal Slaughtering Sword in two breaths.
• Divine Crow Dao Lord arrived at the sword, shattered King Skeleton's restriction, and took hold of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword.

Zhong Shan confronted the Divine Crow Dao Lord after defeating Nu Qinghui, declared war on the Ice Seals Emperor Dynasty, and returned to Qing Province. There, he ordered Great Zheng to fight four surrounding emperor dynasties as it began preparing to advance to an emperor dynasty.

• The Divine Crow Dao Lord arrived, questioned Nu Qinghui, and learned she had been no match for Zhong Shan before allowing Zhong Shan and his allies to leave.
• Zhong Shan warned the Eternal Life Realm he would repay its attack and formally declared war on Bing Xuan’s Ice Seals Emperor Dynasty.
• Bing Xuan revealed that three other emperor dynasties had also attacked Qing Province, but Zhong Shan’s commanders had already prepared for the invasion.
• At Guangling City, Zhong Shan issued a War of Advancement document and ordered Yi Yan, Shui Wuhen, and Shui Jing to lead armies against all four emperor dynasties.
• After issuing his orders, Zhong Shan returned to the sleeping palace with Bei Qing Si.

After a breakthrough in cultivation, Zhong Shan discussed the Eternal Sacred Platform with Zhong Tian and proposed that they pursue the unheard-of path of cultivating destiny. Their decision drew Heaven’s warning, which soon faded.

• Bei Qing Si woke beside Zhong Shan, who told her that their time together had helped him break through to the first level of the Emperor Realm.
• Zhong Shan showed Zhong Tian a Memory Crystal of Bao Er refining an Immortal Pill, in which the Eternal Sacred Platform merged virtue and fortune and dispelled the Pill Tribulation.
• Zhong Shan explained that the Eternal Sacred Platform might have revealed a path toward cultivating destiny, and Zhong Tian realized its light had seemed to command Heaven and Earth.
• Zhong Shan asked Zhong Tian whether he would leave Great Ming Temple’s old path behind, and Zhong Tian agreed to follow him in testing the path of cultivating destiny.
• Heaven’s pressure descended over Guangling City, but King Skeleton stopped Emperor Xuan Sha from reacting, and the warning clouds eventually dispersed.

Zhong Shan and Zhong Tian established the Great Ming Religion as Great Zheng’s National Religion and prepared the dynasty for wars across the Divine Continent. As Zhong Shan returned toward Sky Wolf Island to bring the Celestial Palace to Guangling City, Ao Si Hai continued waiting there for Hao Meili, unaware she had gone to the Netherworld.

• Zhong Shan and Zhong Tian agreed to establish the Great Ming Religion as Great Zheng’s National Religion, with Zhong Tian as its leader and a role in cultivating experts and gathering merit.
• After three days of secret discussions, Zhong Shan told Zhong Tian to keep their cultivation of destiny plans secret and said they would ask Mud Bodhisattva to inspect the feng shui.
• Zhong Shan ordered Emperor Xuan Sha to bring Sky Wolf Island to Guangling City and assigned Zhong Tian to manage the Great Ming Religion.
• At a military meeting, Yi Yan reported that Great Zheng faced armies from four neighboring imperial dynasties, while Shui Jing announced that war had broken out in the east.
• Zhong Shan ordered the commanders back to the front lines, made the Great Ming Religion available to support their armies, and announced that he would bring the Celestial Palace from Sky Wolf Island.
• Ao Si Hai kept watch for Hao Meili so he could seize her and recover the Heirloom Imperial Seal, unaware that she had already gone to the Netherworld.

Zhong Shan oversaw Sky Wolf Island’s transformation into a flying island and declared it the Great Zheng Imperial Dynasty’s new capital, High Heaven Court. The island then began its journey toward Qing Province, leaving the officials and people in awe.

• Zhong Shan announced the Heavenly Palace Plan at the Imperial Court Meeting and ordered Lu Jianping to prepare Sky Wolf Island for flight.
• At the appointed hour, Lu Jianping activated the one hundred and eight Beacon Lights, and Sky Wolf Island shook, gathered spiritual energy, and rose into the sky.
• Sky Wolf Island climbed for three hours before reaching its current maximum height, as the surrounding dragons watched in disbelief.
• Zhong Shan renamed Sky Wolf Island High Heaven Court, made it the Great Zheng Imperial Dynasty’s capital, and incorporated Xuan Capital as Xuan District.
• Zhong Shan ordered High Heaven Court to fly toward Qing Province, then dismissed the court while several important ministers remained behind.

Zhong Shan ordered the High Heaven Court’s journey and preparations for making the Great Ming Religion the Great Zheng’s National Religion while Ao Si Hai pursued the island. After Emperor Xuan Sha defeated Ao Si Hai, the Dragon Clan Supreme went to Great Qin and asked Ying for help retrieving the Heirloom Imperial Seal.

• Zhong Shan assigned Lu Jianping to guide the High Heaven Court, Zhao Suo Xiang to protect its journey, and Mud Bodhisattva to plan a site for the Great Ming Religion.
• Ao Si Hai arrived at the former Sky Wolf Island, learned from the Flood Dragon leader that it had flown away, and set off after it.
• Ao Si Hai confronted Zhong Shan and Emperor Xuan Sha at the High Heaven Court, demanding Hao Meili and blaming them for Sky Wolf Island’s transformation.
• Emperor Xuan Sha fought Ao Si Hai beyond the High Heaven Court, returned afterward, and left Ao Si Hai badly injured.
• Ao Si Hai traveled to Xianyang and asked Ying to help the Dragon Clan retrieve its Heirloom Imperial Seal.
• Ying acknowledged the seal’s connection to a Dragon Clan secret realm and called Li Si forward.

Li Si revealed Zhong Shan’s extraordinary strength, powerful allies, and the mysterious connection between Gan Bao Er and a figure from Ying’s past. Ying ordered a diplomatic mission to the Great Zheng Dynasty, while an unidentified object appeared in the sky over the Divine Land and stunned a military camp.

• Li Si reported Zhong Shan’s origins, accomplishments, powerful subordinates, and strength comparable to a Tian Ji Realm expert, shocking Ao Si Hai.
• Li Si described Zhong Shan’s four empresses and identified Gan Bao Er as the sect master of the Eternal Pill Sect, prompting Ying to recognize her as someone he had known tens of thousands of years earlier.
• Ying concluded that Gan Bao Er had mastered Fate Usurping Derivation and ordered Li Si to visit the Great Zheng Dynasty after its advancement, investigate it, and demand the Dragon Clan Heirloom Imperial Seal.
• After nearly half a year of flight, the High Heaven Court entered the Divine Land.
• A scout reported an unidentified flying object far to the east and high above the ground, and the generals who went outside saw it for themselves.

High Heaven Court traveled across southern Shenzhou as the Great Zheng Imperial Dynasty’s enormous flying capital, drawing widespread attention. Inside, Bei Qing Si revealed the Heavenly Demon Pool, and Mud Bodhisattva proposed using it to create a realm for strengthening Great Zheng’s people; Zhong Shan ordered him to build it before they reached Qing Province.

• Zhao Suo Xiang identified High Heaven Court as the Great Zheng Imperial Dynasty’s capital and warned approaching experts not to board without permission.
• Experts recognized High Heaven Court as the former Sky Wolf Island and spread news of its flight across Shenzhou.
• Bei Qing Si explained that the white-jade statue was the Heavenly Demon Pool, a treasure from the Great Chiliocosm World that produced illusions and could temper the mind.
• Mud Bodhisattva explained the danger Heavenly Demons posed during immortal tribulations and said the Heavenly Demon Pool could help cultivate people’s state of mind.
• Mud Bodhisattva proposed using the Heavenly Demon Pool as an Array Foundation to create a Derivative Realm where minds could reincarnate for a hundred lifetimes.
• Zhong Shan entrusted the treasure to Mud Bodhisattva and ordered him to establish the realm before High Heaven Court reached Qing Province.

The High Heaven Court reached Qing Province, where Zhong Shan welcomed Zhong Tian and introduced him to the completed Hundred Lifetimes Cave Heaven. As Great Zheng prepared for its imperial dynasty advancement amid a war against four rival dynasties, Yi Yan warned Zhong Shan that Fan Yipin was likely plotting a major scheme.

• The High Heaven Court arrived in Qing Province, and Zhong Tian led the Great Ming Religion's followers aboard and toward their new headquarters.
• Zhong Shan showed Zhong Tian the Hundred Lifetimes Cave Heaven, explained its hundred reincarnations, and told him to wait until Great Zheng's advancement was complete before entering.
• Fan Yipin studied the battlefronts and summoned the grand commanders of the other three imperial dynasties to discuss a plan to destroy Great Zheng.
• Yi Yan brought Zhong Shan the battle reports and warned him that Fan Yipin's apparently ordinary conduct concealed a dangerous conspiracy.

Fan Yipin arranged for five Emperor Realm experts to kill Li Si and blame Zhong Shan, hoping to draw the Great Qin Heavenly Dynasty into the war. Zhong Shan recognized Li Si’s name and concluded that Ying Zheng might be Qin Shi Huang, while the assassins set out and were met by a badly injured man.

• Yi Yan took Zhong Shan’s advice to remain steady and resolved to advance carefully against the enemy.
• Fan Yipin persuaded three Grand Commandants to send their strongest experts to kill Li Si and frame Zhong Shan, drawing Great Qin into the conflict.
• Zhong Shan learned that Li Si was Great Qin’s Prime Minister and connected Ying Zheng, Xu Fu, and Great Qin to Qin Shi Huang, then decided to use the plot to test Li Si.
• Five Emperor Realm experts, including Bing Xuan, gathered with Fan Yipin and prepared to depart for the assassination.
• As the group left the hall, a badly injured man with one severed arm flew toward them, and Fan Yipin panicked.

Li Si, acting on The Emperor of Great Qin’s orders, was targeted by five Emperor Realm experts plotting to frame the High Heaven Court. He effortlessly killed four with a single spatial attack, but Black Tortoise Supreme, Gui Shou, saved Bing Xuan and confronted him.

• Fan Yipin learned of a disaster, revealed his Emperor Realm cultivation, and hurried away after apologizing to the other experts.
• Li Si occupied a remote dynasty’s imperial palace and analyzed reports while enjoying a performance.
• Bing Xuan and four other Emperor Realm experts attacked Li Si, hoping to kill him and blame the High Heaven Court.
• Li Si countered the five attackers with a sweeping black spatial cut that killed four and threatened Bing Xuan.
• Gui Shou appeared and saved Bing Xuan, then questioned Li Si’s decision to pursue total annihilation.
• Li Si warned Gui Shou that anyone who disturbed his enjoyment or drew his killing intent would die.

Li Si killed Bing Xuan and matched Gui Shou, while Zhong Shan used Great Zheng’s victories over four Imperial Dynasties to gather immense qi luck and seek Heaven’s recognition. Great Zheng’s ascension produced a nineteen-clawed Qi Luck Golden Dragon, stunning Li Si.

• Li Si broke through Gui Shou’s palm and killed Bing Xuan with one strike, then left after matching Gui Shou in their exchange.
• Zhong Shan ordered Great Zheng’s armies to accelerate their campaign after learning that the enemy rulers and leaders had been eliminated.
• Great Zheng’s forces captured cities rapidly, toppled the four Imperial Dynasties, and gathered their qi luck as their armies reached the capitals within a year.
• Zhong Shan performed the heavenly rite before Eternal Life Hall and called on Heaven to grant Great Zheng a Heaven and Earth Karma Position.
• After eighty-one shichen, the qi luck formed a sphere that split open and released a nineteen-clawed golden dragon, prompting Li Si to cry out in astonishment.