Chapter Summaries

Fang Xiu completed the Three Calamities and became a half-immortal, then returned to the sky as a full moon. Meanwhile, cultivators fought over the Jun Heaven Pot after believing Fengdu Daoist had died, and Great River Old Ancestor escaped with it—only for Fang Xiu to witness his claim that he would become immortal in Fengdu’s place.

• The disaster wind ended, and cultivators concluded that Fengdu Daoist had failed his immortal tribulation and died.
• Cultivators attacked one another to seize Fengdu Daoist’s Jun Heaven Pot, while Jia Yi and other allies tried to stop them.
• Great River Old Ancestor swept up the Jun Heaven Pot and fled toward the edge of the heavens, declaring that he would become immortal in Fengdu’s place.
• Fang Xiu’s immortal body traveled through the Netherworld to the Book of Life and Death, where his name appeared as its master and the writing brush could not alter it.
• Fang Xiu completed the Three Calamities, confirmed he was a half-immortal with the Six Tribulations still ahead, and returned to the Human Realm.
• Fang Xiu rose back into the firmament as a full moon and saw Great River Old Ancestor fleeing with the Jun Heaven Pot.

Fengdu Daoist survived the Immortal Tribulation and became Fengdu Immortal Lord, then froze the entire Mountain Sea World with moonlight. He turned his attention to the seven stars beyond the world, which shattered and sent stardust pouring into the World Tree.

• Fengdu Daoist reappeared as a full moon, struck Great River Old Ancestor, and revealed that he had become the first immortal of the age.
• Fang Xiu reclaimed the Jun Heaven Pot, subdued Great River Old Ancestor, and transformed his Dharma laksana into a river that would nourish the people.
• Fang Xiu ascended through the Thirty-six Layers of Astral Heavens and joined the inner and outer moons, spreading light across the Mountain Sea World.
• The moonlight froze all life and movement throughout the Mountain Sea World, including mortals, cultivators, demons, and deities.
• Fang Xiu looked beyond the world toward the seven stars, which shattered as stardust poured into the World Tree.

Fang Xiu and the Chief Gods completed the Mountain Sea World’s materialization by joining the World Origin with its laws and rebuilding its lands, seas, atmosphere, life, and cosmic order. Fang Xiu released the world from frozen time, and its inhabitants began moving again in their now-real world.

• The seven Chief Gods cast the World Origin into the divine tree, and Fang Xiu’s authority over the Mountain Sea World expanded as its foundation was completed.
• Fang Xiu froze time across the world to protect its inhabitants while the World Origin and eight Origin Laws merged.
• The White-Robed Taoist and the Taoist within the Bright Moon used the seven stars to establish the laws of earth, fire, water, wind, life, death, thunder punishment, and merit and fortune.
• Fang Xiu reshaped the otherworldly deities’ laws and used the Heavenly Dao Main Soul’s records to form the world’s creatures, terrain, and everyday surroundings.
• Fang Xiu confirmed the Mountain Sea World had become real, then broke the time freeze and allowed its inhabitants to move again.

Fengdu became a half-immortal and explained the Three Calamities and Six Tribulations to cultivators gathered at Shuwang Mountain. Three days later, Great Zhou Emperor Kong Huai died on his way back to the capital, and the Netherworld welcomed him as Emperor Lord Dongyang.

• The bright moon descended upon Shuwang Mountain, where Fengdu appeared as a White-Robed Taoist and cultivators rushed to witness his ascension.
• Kong Huai sent Lu Wu to congratulate Fengdu, while Bai Mei and the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox clan arrived to pay their respects.
• Fengdu reunited with Jia Yi and Qing Yang, then explained that he had passed the Three Calamities but not the Six Tribulations, making him a half-immortal.
• Fengdu lectured nearly half the cultivators of Eastern Continent on the path to immortality before departing as moonlight.
• News of Fengdu's ascension spread across the Mountain Sea World, and three days later Kong Huai died as the Netherworld's forces welcomed him back.
• Kong Jia ascended the throne as the second-generation emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

After Fengdu Daoist became an immortal, the Mountain Sea World entered a period of calm as cultivators pursued the immortal path. The Celestial Master Sect set out to sea to seek a falling Grotto-heaven Star Palace, while eight fortunate True Spirits began reincarnating in the mortal world.

• Jia Yi returned to Shuwang Mountain with the East Dragon Cauldron and entered seclusion to study the Great Dao of Celestial Immortals.
• Patriarch Qing Yang sought to combine his insight into the Three Calamities and Six Tribulations with the ghost-immortal path.
• The Great Zhou Dynasty adopted a conservative stance, and cultivators across the Mountain Sea World turned their attention to attaining immortality.
• Celestial Master Zhang Yusu explained that the Founding Ancestor and Chang Erye lacked the divine positions needed to become Divine Immortals.
• Zhang Yusu led the Celestial Master Sect toward the sea to seek the coming Grotto-heaven Star Palace and its immortal-path and divine-path secrets.
• The Netherworld emperor sent eight golden True Spirits with great fortunes and celestial-human fates into reincarnation in the Mountain Sea World.

The Undying Heavenly Palace’s master endured a world-shaking trial and emerged as an eternal godlike being, while Grand Astrologer Darryl realized the world itself had attacked her. She left Southern Continent and traveled west, and a radiant moon descended over the Buddhist lands of Western Continent.

• A devastating black storm and flames destroyed most of the Corpse Cave Death Kingdom and the Undying Heavenly Palace, and the master’s body collapsed and vanished.
• Grand Astrologer Darryl and the white-cloaked astrologers investigated the disaster, first concluding that the master had died and then realizing the world had tested her.
• Vitality surged from the ruins, and Darryl recognized that the master had survived the trial and attained eternity.
• The Female Immortal manifested an Immortal City from memory, let it age into ruins, and then departed Southern Continent for the west.
• Grand Astrologer Darryl followed her westward as the cavern sank beneath the earth and a glowing moon entered the Buddhist lands of Western Continent.

Fengdu Immortal Lord entered the Western Continent and met Monk Hong Yuan at Thunder Sound Temple, where they discussed their paths and the Blood Sea. Hong Yuan revealed plans to establish the Ten Halls of Yama using Blood Sea demon generals, while Fengdu suspected his ambitions for the Netherworld reached too far.

• Fengdu Immortal Lord crossed the Western Continent in the form of a Bright Moon and descended upon Mount Spirit Thunder Sound Temple.
• Monk Hong Yuan welcomed Fengdu Immortal Lord, and the two discussed their cultivation paths and the Blood Sea.
• Fengdu Immortal Lord recognized that Hong Yuan had planned to use the Blood Sea's turmoil to strengthen Buddhism.
• Fengdu Immortal Lord asked about Blood Sea Creatures entering the Netherworld, and Hong Yuan explained that Ksitigarbha had applied for ten Orthodox God positions to establish the Ten Halls of Yama.
• Monk Hong Yuan said Blood Sea demon generals seeking refuge in Buddhism could receive positions among the Ten Halls of Yama, prompting Fengdu to suspect Hong Yuan wanted to control the Western Continent's reincarnation cycle.

Fang Xiu met Hong Yuan at Thunder Sound Temple, where they discussed the West Continent’s ambitions and the dangers of its plans. When the Blood Sea rose to challenge Spirit Mountain, Fengdu revealed himself to Ancestor Mo Yun, and the West Continent later began to revive even as the Blood Sea’s demonic shadow grew stronger.

• Fang Xiu and Hong Yuan discussed the Ten Halls of Yama, the limits of the West Continent, and the dangers of pursuing a Netherworld Emperor Lord’s status.
• The Blood Sea erupted beneath Spirit Mountain, and Hong Yuan merged with the Great Sun Tathagata to suppress it with the monks and believers of Thunder Sound Temple.
• Ancestor Mo Yun challenged Hong Yuan and declared that he would use the Buddhist sect’s strength to complete his demonic body and become the Supreme Sky Demon.
• Ancestor Mo Yun recognized the power in Fengdu, asked his name, and withdrew the Blood Sea after Fengdu identified himself.
• Ten unusually gifted infants were born across the West Continent, and a Holy Monk declared them Buddha’s Sons destined to establish a prosperous age.
• The West Continent’s land and population began to recover, while the Blood Sea contracted and its deepest demonic shadow grew stronger.

Fengdu Daoist, Nine Phoenix, and a mighty Female Immortal crossed West Continent toward the Western Sea, each alarming the Buddhist lands with their passage. As the Celestial Master Sect followed aboard a Treasure Ship, Zhang Yusu found the Thunderstorm Forbidden Sea strangely cleared and could not explain the Female Immortal’s trail.

• Fengdu Daoist left West Continent and headed into the Sea Abyss, while Nine Phoenix led tens of millions of birds across the continent toward the west to pay homage to a prophesied demon god.
• Hong Yuan learned from Nine Phoenix that the bird clans were traveling to witness the return of the Primordial Era Demon Race’s holy land and the emergence of a demon god.
• A powerful Female Immortal crossed the Thunderstorm Forbidden Sea, erased its storms, and drew nearby cultivators into her Great Dream Illusion Realm.
• The Female Immortal passed beneath Lingshan and opened a huge hole in the Great Buddha of Lingshan with a glance, silencing and terrifying the Buddhist kingdom before continuing west.
• The Celestial Master Sect crossed the forbidden sea aboard a Treasure Ship, and Zhang Yusu wondered why the storms, demons, and monsters had vanished along their route.

Zhang Yusu and the Celestial Master Sect crossed the Buddhist lands of Xizhou and continued west across the sea, where they encountered a legendary Kun. As the Kun vanished into the clouds, Zhang Yusu suspected it had sensed that stars would soon fall into the Fallen Ruins again, while Nether Capital Immortal Island erupted in celebration.

• Zhang Yusu led the Celestial Master Sect through Guanyin Mountain, where they witnessed the scale of the Buddhist holy land and met its Venerables before departing.
• The Buddhist holy lands gathered at Thunder Sound Temple, and the Venerable of Guanyin Mountain left Xizhou in a golden manifestation.
• The Treasure Ship crossed the Western Sea into the Sea Abyss, where the enormous Kun passed overhead and suppressed the spiritual energy around the ship.
• Zhang Yusu told the disciples not to provoke the Kun and wondered whether it had sensed that stars were about to fall into the Fallen Ruins.
• Demon Folk on Nether Capital Immortal Island raised lanterns and celebrated throughout the streets.

Fang Xiu returned to the Nether Capital as an immortal and was welcomed in a grand ceremony by the Lord of Nether Capital. In the Upper Realm, a ruined grotto-heaven star palace fell from the firmament toward the forgotten Nether Sea.

• The White-Robed Taoist descended to the Nether Capital amid rising lanterns and a citywide celebration.
• The Lord of Nether Capital welcomed Fang Xiu at the Nether Palace, where immortal officials and demon folk congratulated him on attaining immortality.
• The Lord of Nether Capital took Fang Xiu's hand, and they sat together on the imperial throne as the assembled crowd bowed before them.
• A battered grotto-heaven star palace in the Upper Realm lost its footing and began sinking toward the mortal world.
• The ruined star palace broke free and plunged into the forgotten Nether Sea.

After Fengdu Daoist’s return as an immortal, Ma Ji Zhenren boarded Nether Capital’s ship to return to Mountain Sea World and seek a way to perfect his foundation. A vast sphere of light descended toward the Ruined Land, drawing powerful beings into a storm while the ship’s passengers were left wondering what had happened.

• Nether Capital Immortal Island ended its celebration and resumed its southward course as the immortal ship set out north with passengers for Mountain Sea World.
• Ma Ji Zhenren arrived aboard the ship with more than a dozen God Coffins, intent on leaving after failing to find the techniques or Gods and Demons Fetus he sought.
• A sea of lightning and storms engulfed the Ninth Heaven, and passengers saw a vast sphere of light descending toward the Nether Sea.
• Ma Ji Zhenren recognized the falling light as a star headed for the Ruined Land, then rushed toward it with his God Coffins as other powerful beings followed.
• Mighty creatures and a Female Immortal crossed the storm near the ship, leaving the passengers stunned and unsure what was happening in the Ruined Land.

Ma Ji Zhenren and the other cultivators watched the Grotto-heaven Star Palace fall, hoping to enter it after the surrounding storms subsided. The Female Immortal, Nine Phoenix, and the giant Kun arrived and forced their way into the Sea of Thunder, leaving Ma Ji Zhenren to suspect that the Kun was trying to transform into Peng.

• Ma Ji Zhenren and the cultivators gathered near the falling Grotto-heaven Star Palace, anticipating a chance to enter once the storms dispersed.
• The Female Immortal arrived, identified the falling grotto-heaven as the West God Palace, and tore through the storms toward it.
• Nine Phoenix followed the Female Immortal into the Sea of Thunder, enduring injuries that healed through its god-devil power.
• The giant Kun appeared, swallowed the Sea of Thunder, and repeatedly charged toward the nine heavens as the cultivators fled the resulting storms.
• Ma Ji Zhenren suggested that the Kun was not seeking human form but might be trying to transform into Peng.

The Female Immortal entered the collapsing West God Palace Grotto-heaven and searched its divine mountain for the Undying Tree, while Nine Phoenix tried to stop her. After finding the tree gone, she realized its former master had survived, and the sealed Divine Embryo broke free and descended toward the Ruined Land.

• The Female Immortal crossed the collapsing world barriers and entered the West God Palace Grotto-heaven, where the Sealed Realm Immortal Array suppressed her power.
• Nine Phoenix attacked the Female Immortal to defend the Demon Race’s sacred land, but the Female Immortal defeated it and climbed the divine mountain.
• The Female Immortal searched the Immortal Garden and divine palace, rejecting its treasures and discovering that the Undying Tree was missing.
• The Female Immortal concluded that the former master of the West God Palace had survived and left without looking back.
• The Divine Embryo broke free of its seal and fell toward the Ruined Land as Nine Phoenix reached the immortal spring.
• An immortal painting of the Undying Tree appeared on the palace wall, revealing a tree resembling the Forbidden Tree and Mountain God Vine.

The Celestial Master Sect and other cultivators entered the fallen Grotto-heaven Star Palace, where the Sealed Realm Immortal Array suppressed their powers. As a new immortal master emerged from the divine mountain, Ma Ji Zhenren suspected the ancient ruins were connected to the present world and the Mountain God Vine.

• Zhang Yusu and the Celestial Master Sect saw the Grotto-heaven World fall toward the Nether Sea and recognized the expected Starfall to the World.
• A giant Kun transformed into a Peng by using the Ruined Land and sea of thunder, then flew away without attacking the gathered cultivators.
• Ma Ji Zhenren led the cultivators into the shattered Grotto-heaven Star Palace, where the Sealed Realm Immortal Array suppressed their powers and forced them to the ground.
• A pillar of light and the shadow of a divine tree rose from the divine mountain as spirit herbs and forests spread across the barren land.
• Zhang Yusu identified the event as the emergence of an immortal master, while Ma Ji Zhenren connected the divine tree to the Mountain God Vine and grew wary of the ruins' ties to the present world.

A newly born Demon God awakened the West God Palace, transformed its grounds, and granted visiting cultivators valuable Immortal Opportunities before the palace sealed itself away. Later, Fengdu Immortal Lord returned to the Three Realms Abyss after learning the immortal master had been searching for him.

• The newborn Demon God controlled the seasons and filled the West God Palace with spirits, while Nine Phoenix transformed into a Divine Maiden and pledged service to her.
• Ma Ji Zhenren, Zhang Yusu, and other cultivators entered the palace, witnessed its immortal markings, and received gifts suited to their cultivation paths.
• The West God Palace sealed itself and drifted toward the Mountain Sea World, while tales of its Demon God and Immortal Opportunities spread across the lands.
• Kun Peng flew over the Nether Capital Immortal Island, and the White-Robed Taoist identified himself to the attendants as Fengdu Immortal Lord and said he had returned before vanishing into the Three Realms Abyss.

Fengdu Daoist returned from the Mountain Sea World as a Land True Immortal, alarming governments and factions around the globe. In Huaguo, officials learned that John Vogel had been waiting for Fengdu’s return before resuming the Sky City Project.

• Fengdu Daoist emerged from the Antarctic Gate of Gods and Demons, subdued everyone with his moonlight, and departed through the barriers without using the base’s exit procedures.
• The Huaguo station leader recognized Fengdu, and news of his return spread worldwide as factions realized he had become a Land True Immortal.
• Director Zhou Yang convened officials in Wei Port City to discuss Fengdu’s transformation and its effect on the global balance of power.
• Zhou Yang shifted the meeting to John Vogel’s plan to turn Extraordinary City, White Harbor, into Sky City using the Heavenly Realm Stone.
• Xiao Liu explained that John had waited for Fengdu’s return, believing no one would dare oppose the Sky City Project while a god stood behind it.

Fang Xiu created the Laurel Tree, which transformed the surrounding forest into a realm where illusion and reality intertwined. He ordered the Sky City Project to resume in seven days, and the Supreme Council's decision sent shock waves through the world.

• Fang Xiu planted a seed in White Harbor's forest, and it grew into the Laurel Tree, transforming the land around it.
• Fang Xiu explained to John Vogel that the Laurel Tree's domain would trap anyone unable to move between illusion and reality.
• John Vogel told Fang Xiu that fearful opponents had stalled the Sky City Project, and Fang Xiu ordered the Supreme Council to convene and set the project to begin in seven days.
• Thirteen White Harbor Kings gathered atop the Tower of Heaven, where John Vogel and Fengdu's decision to restart the project was put to a vote.
• White Harbor announced that the Sky City Project would resume in seven days, alarming extraordinary organizations and governments around the world.

Governments and extraordinary organizations accepted that White Harbor’s Sky City Project could not be stopped and began preparing to cooperate with it. As White Harbor evacuated residents ahead of the launch, Fang Xiu and John Fogel prepared to retrieve the artifact and Heavenly Realm Stone, while Fogel looked toward his own next step.

• At a Federal Extraordinary Investigation Bureau meeting, officials and extraordinary representatives argued over White Harbor’s approved Sky City Project, until the bureau head called for coexistence and revised plans.
• Countries abandoned attempts to destroy White Harbor or the Heavenly Realm Stone and instead applied to participate in the project’s construction and management.
• White Harbor began evacuating visitors and relocating residents as announcements laid out preparations for the Sky City Project.
• Fang Xiu and John Fogel surveyed the orderly evacuation and planned to activate the imprints with the remaining White Harbor Kings to open the Tower of Heaven and retrieve the artifact and Heavenly Realm Stone.
• Fang Xiu explained that Jia Yi remained in the Gods and Demons World, while John Fogel considered the project the final step toward completing his power.

White Harbor completed the Sky City Project as the city rose safely from Antarctica and vanished into the clouds, watched by millions around the world. As residents anticipated its orbit around Earth, the Zhang family and other organizations discussed investing in Sky City and strengthening their ties to it.

• Reporters and crowds gathered in White Harbor’s Outer City as the final countdown to the city’s ascent began.
• The marks of the White Harbor Fifteen Kings manifested as towering divine figures that encircled and guarded the city.
• The divine sword and Heavenly Realm Stone powered Sky City’s foundations, and White Harbor rose from the ground into the sky.
• Sky City disappeared above the clouds after its successful launch, with plans for it to orbit Earth for three days before returning to Antarctica.
• Residents inside Sky City watched the Earth shrink beneath them as the city climbed through the clouds.
• The Zhang family debated moving to Sky City or increasing its investment while organizations around the world considered closer ties with White Harbor.