Chapter Summaries

Fang Xiu revealed that he had anticipated the conspiracy and used three Ghost Gods to suppress the Death Sigh Magic Array. As Tier-3 attackers struck and their forces were devastated, he faced Witch Mary, Werewolf Bran, and Berserker Aron above the city.

• Witch Mary, Werewolf Bran, and Berserker Aron led more than a hundred cloaked supernatural beings to attack Fengdu after the Death Sigh Magic Array activated.
• Three Ghost Gods shielded the building and suppressed the array, shocking the attackers and exposing supernatural beings to the panicked city.
• Chen Jiahe realized Fang Xiu had known about the conspiracy, and Fang Xiu said he would show her the fate of those pursuing immortality before the Shackled Ghost God seized her.
• Fang Xiu emerged atop a Ghost God as black smoke overwhelmed the red pillar and the array broke apart.
• Witch Mary launched a huge molten fireball at Fang Xiu, but the chain-covered Ghost God smashed it apart, while another Ghost God’s roar scattered and killed many attackers.
• Fang Xiu faced Witch Mary, Werewolf Bran, and Berserker Aron as the battle’s pressure spread across the city.

Fang Xiu revealed Luofeng Mountain and overwhelmed the three Tier Three transcendents who had attacked him. Witch Mary died under his command, while Berserker Aron and Werewolf Bran remained before the ghost emperor.

• Witch Mary, Werewolf Bran, and Berserker Aron attacked Fang Xiu together, suppressing the ghost gods and striking at him.
• Fang Xiu’s black eyes unleashed a surge of power that blasted the three attackers back.
• Luofeng Mountain emerged from the smoke, shattered Aron’s sword light and Mary’s magic array, and gravely wounded Bran.
• Fang Xiu transformed into a ghost emperor as the ghost gods and spirits gathered around him.
• Witch Mary fled, but Fang Xiu cursed her to die, and she fell from the sky lifeless.

Fang Xiu killed the remaining attackers, Werewolf Bran and Berserker Aron, after Netherworld Mountain appeared over the city. At the cordon, he confronted Lu Zhou, Lu Wu, Lin Yu, and another transcendent being, then blasted all four into the ground.

• After Witch Mary died, Werewolf Bran threatened to destroy the city, but Fang Xiu used Hook the Soul to tear out his soul and drag him into Netherworld Mountain.
• Berserker Aron charged Fang Xiu with his holy sword, but Fang Xiu’s ghost dragon overwhelmed the sword light and left Aron mortally wounded.
• Fang Xiu walked past the dying Aron, who took his final breath, then told Chen Jiahe he would spare her but that she would pay a price for her actions.
• Fang Xiu carried Chen Jiahe through the ruined streets to the cordon, where Lu Zhou, Lu Wu, Lin Yu, and another second-tier transcendent being emerged to meet him.
• Fang Xiu accused the four of arriving too quickly, blasted them into the ground, and Lu Zhou shouted for everyone to stay still.

Fang Xiu explained the ancient origins of Incense Divine Artifacts to Lin Yu, Lu Wu, and Lu Zhou, then ended his ties with them and left. As he flew away, he considered how his plans would let him control the present world's Incense Wish Power and consolidate resources in the Mountain Sea World.

• Fang Xiu confronted Lu Zhou, Lin Yu, and Lu Wu about their involvement in the plot, and Lu Wu explained that they believed the Incense Divine Artifact was vital to keeping their country stable.
• Fang Xiu looked at the gathered civilians, accepted the burden of the situation, and prepared to leave.
• Lin Yu asked Fang Xiu to reveal the secret of the Incense Divine Artifact, and Fang Xiu told him, Lu Wu, and Lu Zhou that ancient celestial gods had possessed such artifacts and that some might remain in the Mountain Sea World.
• Fang Xiu said he had entered the Heavenly Realm Gate on the North Continent, ended his bond with Lin Yu, and left Chen Jiahe behind before vanishing into the sky.
• As he flew away, Fang Xiu considered how the Incense Divine Artifact could let him draw on the present world's Incense Wish Power and help him gather resources into the Mountain Sea World.

Fang Xiu explored White Harbor’s growing supernatural marketplace and considered how an Incense Divine Artifact could power an Extraordinary Energy Tower. He returned home and called Chen Jin to help him attempt to combine the artifact with his artifact house and Witchcraft Garden.

• Fang Xiu toured White Harbor’s new shops, including businesses selling pills, artifacts, alchemical goods, books, and escort services.
• Fang Xiu realized that White Harbor’s planned Extraordinary Energy Tower lacked a way to collect Incense Wish Power and Faith Power, making Incense Divine Artifacts valuable targets.
• Fang Xiu returned home, where Chen Jin and Black Fiend watched a television report about his recent battle in Tainan Province.
• Fang Xiu called Chen Jin over to help him combine an Incense Divine Artifact with his artifact house and Witchcraft Garden to gather power from White Harbor’s inhabitants.

Fang Xiu refined his wooden house into a Tier-4 Magic Item and successfully used it to collect and convert White Harbor’s Incense Wish Power. As the transformed house continued gathering power under Chen Jin’s control, John Fogel became interested in building a ship to travel to the East Continent.

• Fang Xiu transformed his wooden building into a Tier-4 Magic Item, fusing Gerald's Magic Box and its abilities into the house.
• Fang Xiu placed the golden cup in the flower-like Divinity Organ and confirmed that the Magic Item could gather White Harbor’s Incense Wish Power and operate on its own.
• Fang Xiu told Chen Jin how to control the Magic Item in his absence and escape with it if necessary.
• The house’s magical transformation drew the attention of White Harbor’s residents and law enforcers, while John Fogel watched from a nearby castle.
• John Fogel considered building a Tier-3 alchemical ship to cross the sea and reach the East Continent.

As the Gate of Gods and Demons neared opening, extraordinary forces prepared to explore the Mountain Sea World, including a military mission to investigate the mysterious White Emperor Pool. In the Mountain Sea World, the Great Huan Dynasty and the Witch Warriors faded into history as martial artists and immortal cultivators rose, while people awaited the Century of Destiny and the sage bearing the Dao Transmission Jade Slip.

• Extraordinary beings gathered in White Harbor to trade intelligence and prepare for expeditions into the Mountain Sea World.
• Military forces in Wei Port City received a briefing on White Emperor Pool and prepared to explore the ruin for clues connected to the Heavenly Gods.
• Explorers across the world prepared to enter the Mountain Sea World in pursuit of artifacts, advancement, territory, and power.
• The Great Huan Dynasty disappeared, its surviving royal descendants lost their former status, and the Witch Warriors were suppressed as immortal sects gained influence.
• Martial artists and immortal cultivators became the leading powers of an era marked by warfare, while academies declined after Xun Capital Academy fell.
• As the Century of Destiny approached, the sage who had foretold the Dao Transmission Jade Slip entered the Mountain Sea World again.

Fang Xiu released the nine Flood Dragons carrying the eastern continent’s dragon qi and destiny, setting them loose to choose potential rulers and leaders. He resealed the Dragon Locking Well, revealed that an Imperial Seal lay beneath it, and left three Earth Gods to guard the site until a true dragon came to claim it.

• Fang Xiu found the Dragon Locking Well in the ruined Bu Land and learned from the three remaining Earth Gods that the City God of Bu City had perished in the flood.
• Fang Xiu opened the well and released nine golden Flood Dragons, telling them to seek masters across the realm.
• The Flood Dragons entered rulers, royal descendants, generals, frontier commanders, and even unborn children as powerful figures began searching for them.
• Fang Xiu resealed the well, saw the Imperial Seal hidden beneath it, and restored the three Earth Gods with golden Power of Incense.
• Fang Xiu told the Earth Gods to guard the well until a true dragon retrieved the Imperial Seal, then vanished as the dragon qi’s chosen began drawing attention.

As war drove three orphaned boys into a ruined temple, a mysterious light showed them the name Esteemed Sage Academy and gave each a glimpse of what he longed for. In Gao Country’s capital, Confucius Ping Shang followed a supernatural summons and witnessed a radiant procession depart for Xun Capital Academy.

• Tang Li, Fu Hou, and Gai Cang hid from Barbarian cavalry in a ruined temple after fleeing the war and losing their families.
• Tang Li vowed to end war and hunger, while Gai Cang argued that only powerful cultivators and gods could control the world.
• The boys discussed the temple’s sages, and Sage Feng’s statue suddenly shone with white light.
• Tang Li saw a unified world, Fu Hou saw his family restored, and the light revealed the words “Esteemed Sage Academy.”
• Confucius Ping Shang heard his name called, followed the voice outside, and saw his former teacher join a celestial procession.
• The procession traveled beneath the earth to an immortal pavilion beside a stele bearing the words “Xun Capital Academy.”

Ping Shang was summoned to the heavenly Xun Capital Academy, where Sage Feng entrusted him with teaching three disciples as the Century of Destiny approached. He returned to the mortal Academy holding a Dao Transmission Jade Slip, which would let Academy Disciples cultivate righteous qi.

• Ping Shang arrived at the heavenly Xun Capital Academy and climbed its sacred steps with his teacher.
• Ping Shang met Sage Feng, Sage Yi, Sage Zhuang, and Zhuang Li beneath the Heaven-Piercing Moon Locust.
• Sage Feng told Ping Shang that the fifth sage of the literary path would become his disciple and named Tang Li as the chosen fifth sage of the human path.
• Sage Feng instructed Ping Shang to pass Tang Li a secondary Dao Transmission Jade Slip so Academy Disciples could cultivate righteous qi.
• Sage Feng told Ping Shang to guide Gai Cang in cultivation and let Fu Hou choose his own path.
• Ping Shang awoke in the dilapidated Academy holding a white jade scroll that radiated Clear Radiance.

Gai Cang, Tang Li, and Fu Hou reached Gaoyang City and were brought to Esteemed Sage Academy by Fang Xiu, who revealed himself as Fu Zi Feng. After leaving the children at the academy, Fang Xiu departed to find the first Spirit Pool capable of granting eternal life.

• Gai Cang, Tang Li, and Fu Hou were turned away from Gaoyang City until Fang Xiu invited them into his carriage.
• Fang Xiu told the children that a great age of conflict and opportunity was beginning, and Gai Cang asked whether immortality could be attained.
• Fang Xiu brought the children to Esteemed Sage Academy and returned Gai Cang's silver ring before revealing that people once called him Fu Zi Feng.
• Gai Cang recognized that only Sage Feng would dare use the name Feng at the academy, then led Tang Li and Fu Hou to knock on its gates.
• Fang Xiu observed the dragon aura surrounding Young Lord Ji Gu and Sima E Hong, then left Gaoyang City to seek the Spirit Pool.

The emergence of the Longevity Pool in a buried palace in Yi territory sparked a frenzy among cultivators, demons, and nations across Eastern Continent. As they set out for the ruin, a man in a black-and-red robe arrived beneath Tai Shou Mountain.

• A hidden ruin in Min Country’s Yi territory erupted with light, killing hundreds of slaves and drawing the attention of nearby people.
• Dian Yu broke through the Yi witch priests’ attempt to stop him and saw a fallen jade palace filled with powerful ancient corpses and a Spirit Pool he identified as the Longevity Pool.
• Dian Yu fought off the witch priests as news of the Longevity Pool and the Gods and Devils ruin spread through Min Country, Pan Country, and the wider human territories.
• Cultivators and demons across Eastern Continent abandoned their secluded homes and headed toward the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.
• A man wearing an ancient-style black-and-red robe arrived by carriage at the foot of Tai Shou Mountain and looked toward the mountains.

Fang Xiu visited Tai Shou Mountain and reunited with Qing Yang, who was on the verge of seeking immortality. They discussed the Longevity Pool and prepared to join the gathering of powerful cultivators and demons in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

• Fang Xiu arrived at Tai Shou Mountain, where Zhang Ping welcomed him and led him through the sect.
• The disciples discussed Fang Xiu’s ancient reputation as he made his way to meet Qing Yang.
• Qing Yang displayed his cultivation, and Fang Xiu recognized that he was one step away from pursuing immortality.
• Fang Xiu told Qing Yang that the Longevity Pool had appeared in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, and Qing Yang said Jia Yi had gone to find Zhang Heming.
• Fang Xiu and Qing Yang anticipated an unprecedented gathering and battle, and Fang Xiu insisted he would go despite Qing Yang’s suggestion that he had no need to compete.

Cultivators and armies gathered around newly revealed ruins in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, while Zhongxing Kui celebrated the appearance of a Longevity Pool. Dan Jia prepared to enter the ruins’ Spirit Light Realm, and Fang Xiu arrived at a Dragon King Temple where someone recognized him as Fengdu.

• Zhongxing Kui welcomed the Yi clans and other forces to Dian City, where he declared the newly appeared opportunity would let him attain immortality.
• Lu Zhou’s hidden force entered the Ten Thousand Great Mountains to observe the ruins and prevent Pan Country from obtaining the Longevity Pool.
• Dan Jia’s Witch Priests tested the light barrier and watched it destroy their probes before Dan Jia recognized that it had fallen from the Celestial Realm.
• Dan Jia announced that he would enter the Spirit Light Realm the next day with Chi and Mei to seek the power of the fourth tier and perhaps something greater.
• Fang Xiu arrived at the Dragon King Temple, where a voice called him Fengdu and told him to come inside.

Cultivators and demons converged on the ruins after the forbidden array revealed itself to be an Incense Divine Realm, and Lu Zhou led Shao Country’s forces inside to seek its core. Fang Xiu stayed outside as Jia Yi, Qingyang, and Zhang Heming entered, while rival forces and growing armies gathered around the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

• Cultivators and demons fought over access to the ruins, and the Sect Leader of Heaven Sword Mountain discovered that the barrier reflected attacks and allowed entry only by suppressing one’s aura and walking in without resistance.
• Lu Zhou recognized the ruins as an Incense Divine Realm and led Shao Country’s Directorate of Astronomy inside, ordering his people to find its core at any cost.
• Jia Yi, Qingyang Wanderer, Fengdu Daoist, and Celestial Master Zhang Heming arrived together and suppressed the chaotic cultivators and demons.
• Fang Xiu met the three patriarchs at the Dragon King Temple, and they hurried to the ruins while he remained outside to guard the entrance and watch for anyone emerging.
• Armies of barbarians and Witch Warriors gathered around the Ten Thousand Great Mountains as Shao Country and other nations prepared to confront them.

Fang Xiu watched Dan Jia and the other survivors emerge from the ruins, only for Kong Huai to kill Dan Jia with an Incense Divine Artifact arrow. Fang Xiu escaped with Qing Yang, Jia Yi, and Zhang Heming, who revealed that Lu Zhou had died and that they had secured half of the Longevity Pool before the ruins sealed.

• Fang Xiu saw Dan Jia emerge from the ruins transformed into a young fourth-rank cultivator, while more than thirty battered survivors fled behind him.
• Kong Huai fired an arrow from inside the ruins, killing Dan Jia and the cultivators near him before the ruins began closing.
• Fang Xiu departed on the Flood Dragon with Qing Yang, Jia Yi, and Zhang Heming as the crowd tried to seize their supposed treasures; the Netherworld Mountain crushed the attackers' magic items and killed several cultivators.
• Qing Yang told Fang Xiu that Lu Zhou had died after using the Valley Immortal Furnace to seize the Incense Divine Artifact, and Zhang Heming said Kong Huai had killed Dan Jia.
• Qing Yang showed Fang Xiu the half of the Longevity Pool they had taken, and the group continued onward planning to break through to the fourth rank.

Zhang Heming, Qing Yang, and Jia Yi established the Celestial Master Temple and completed a Longevity Pool, then parted from Fang Xiu as they prepared to seek the fourth rank. Across Dongzhou, rumors from the Netherworld fueled wars between countries, leaving the region caught in a growing struggle for dominion.

• Zhang Heming chose a mountain near Bai Country, captured a cultivated yellow goat, and built the Celestial Master Temple with Qing Yang, Jia Yi, and Fang Xiu.
• Qing Yang, Jia Yi, and Zhang Heming joined their half of the Longevity Pool with the earth's ley lines and completed it with spiritual materials.
• Fang Xiu declined the others' invitation to cultivate at the pool, saying he would return to Youdu and use the Heavenly Demon Pool to make his breakthrough.
• Fang Xiu left by dragon after the four exchanged farewells, while the others prepared to cultivate in seclusion.
• Third-rank cultivators across the region entered seclusion to pursue the fourth rank, while countries in Dongzhou expanded their armies and fought over territory.
• A rumor attributed to an Underworld official deity claimed that the ruler who unified the world could become an Emperor Lord in the Netherworld, prompting Pan Country to wage wars against Bai and Zheng.

After returning from the Overseas Immortal Island without the Incense Divine Artifact, Zhou Yang learned that Lu Zhou had died and Kong Huai might be trapped with the artifact in the ruins. Meanwhile, Fang Xiu left East Continent for Youdu, confident that its unfolding struggles would remain under his control.

• Zhou Yang learned that Lu Zhou had died in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains ruins and that Kong Huai had obtained the Incense Divine Artifact but remained trapped inside.
• Zhou Yang ordered his people to investigate whether Kong Huai had survived and to find a way to retrieve him and the artifact.
• The armies of Pan, Bai, Zheng, and Li drove Shao Country back across the Li River and joined forces to excavate the ruins, determined to keep the Incense Divine Artifact from Shao Country.
• Fang Xiu let the Dragon Horse remain in East Continent and told it that it might one day become the river god of the Li River.
• Fang Xiu boarded the Hundred Bone Spirit Void Ship and ordered the Immortal Officials and Demon Clerks to return to Youdu, leaving East Continent’s competing powers to develop as pieces on his chessboard.

Fang Xiu traveled aboard the Hundred Bone Spirit Void Ship across the Southern Continent, observing how its Demon Folk kingdoms and foreign-founded cities had developed over the centuries. The ship continued toward the Nether Capital as Fang Xiu surveyed the bustling coastal region and asked how many kingdoms it contained, but the Shipmaster Official could not say.

• Fang Xiu left his Quiet Room after the ship reached the Southern Continent and went out to look at the land below.
• The Shipmaster Official explained that Tongtian Country had grown from Tongtian City and that Shu Tongtian had died after losing a contest over the position of Mountain Master.
• Fang Xiu passed over the wilderness-filled heart of the Southern Continent, where powerful Exotic Beasts and ancient variant species attacked the ship.
• Fang Xiu saw the northwestern coast's many kingdoms, including Tinis, Herick, and Babylon, and admired the region's prospects.
• Fang Xiu asked the Shipmaster Official how many kingdoms the Southern Continent contained, and the official admitted he did not know.

Fang Xiu stopped the great ship at Minos Island to collect its final passengers before sailing to Nether Capital. Yu Shang, the Mermen Female Lord’s gifted daughter, asked to become his disciple, but he refused and promised to help her find a suitable master; the ship then set off for Nether Capital Immortal Island.

• Fang Xiu ordered the ship to remain at Minos Island overnight while its final passengers boarded.
• A sea goddess rose from the ocean and introduced herself as Yu Shang, daughter of the Mermen Female Lord.
• Yu Shang recognized Fang Xiu from Mermen Country’s murals, and he recalled how the first Female Lord had helped him, Zhu Liu, and Qingyang Wanderer cross the Nether Sea.
• Yu Shang asked Fang Xiu to accept her as his disciple, but he refused and offered to help her find a suitable fourth-rank master in Nether Capital.
• At dawn, the great ship departed Minos Island and sailed toward the Nether Sea and Nether Capital Immortal Island.