Chapter Summaries

The Di Jiang elder mistook Lu Yang for an unknown sword cultivator and used the Di Jiang Token to make him impersonate Young Master Lu at the Di Jiang Tribe’s founding ceremony. Lu Yang reached the level the elder wanted, while the Everlasting Immortal and Jiang Lianyi remained in control of the situation.

• The Di Jiang elder followed Lu Yang and Jiang Lianyi through the demon city, waiting until they were alone.
• The elder used the Di Jiang Token to seize control of Lu Yang and Jiang Lianyi, but the Everlasting Immortal crushed the Ancient Di Jiang phantom inside Lu Yang’s mental space.
• Lu Yang told the elder that he was Yun Yang of the Heavenly Gate Sect and that his master was Su Yiren, so the elder chose them to impersonate the Heavenly Court Sect.
• The elder ordered Lu Yang to pose as Young Master Lu, fight the Di Jiang Tribe’s prodigy at the ceremony, and lose after a fierce battle.
• The elder used the Di Jiang Token to force Lu Yang to unleash his potential, and Lu Yang endured the surging power until he declared that he had reached Young Master Lu’s level.

Lu Yang and Jiang Lianyi prepared to impersonate Heavenly Court Sect members at the Di Jiang Tribe’s founding ceremony. The ceremony began with powerful guests gathered around the Temple of Heaven, while the two blended in among the Rogue Cultivators.

• The Di Jiang elder taught Lu Yang and Jiang Lianyi how to disguise themselves and act as members of the Heavenly Court Sect, then assigned them roles for the ceremony in two days.
• Lu Yang and Jiang Lianyi returned to the inn and told the elders what had happened, leaving the others regretful that they had missed the opportunity.
• The Temple of Heaven was revealed as a nine-level structure carved from a single enormous block of glazed white jade, and attendees were divided between invited guests and uninvited visitors.
• Lu Yang and Jiang Lianyi joined the Rogue Cultivators at the ceremony, while Third Senior Sister watched from the crowd.
• The Grand Elder greeted Qiu Jingan, Second Prince Jiang Zhu, Ao Li, and Master Chenyuan, recalling how he had once helped Ao Li survive a heart-demon tribulation.

At the Demon Kingdom’s founding ceremony, the Great Elder reminisced about his past with Master Chen Yuan and exposed how the Jin Clan Leader had once joined the Nine Nether Cult. The ceremony began before the Great Elder could continue catching up with old acquaintances.

• The Great Elder and Master Chen Yuan argued over how the Great Elder had forged a fake ordination certificate that got them both arrested in Great Xia.
• The Great Elder noticed the Jin Clan Leader’s seat was empty and told Ao Li that the Ask Dao Sect’s Nine Sons had once rescued him from a demonic cult.
• The Jin Clan Leader arrived late after rushing back to his clan at the Little Ancestor’s urging and warned the Great Elder not to reveal his past.
• The Jin Clan Leader recalled joining the Nine Nether Cult, investing in the Eighth Elder’s life-extending pill business, and being driven out after the cult discovered the scheme.
• A bronze bell rang, clouds rose over the Heavenly Altar, and the Demon Kingdom’s founding ceremony officially began.

Zhu Tian staged the founding of a demon nation, using his ancient prestige and the power of the Dijiang Clan to call for unity among the Demon Race. After declaring himself its first ruler, he received a dramatic display of lightning and applause, which Jiang Lianyi recognized as carefully prepared theatrics.

• Zhu Tian appeared on the Heavenly Altar with a performance that stirred the crowd and displayed the Dijiang Clan’s music and dance.
• Jiang Lianyi explained to Lu Yang that Zhu Tian used the embryonic form of his Dao Fruit to influence the audience’s emotions.
• Ten Tribulation Transcendence Demon Emperors emerged as Zhu Tian’s subordinates, alarming the gathered cultivators with the scale of his power.
• Zhu Tian cited Qilin Immortal’s commission and declared the establishment of a demon nation, naming himself its first ruler.
• Four purple bolts of lightning struck as the crowd applauded, and Jiang Lianyi suspected Zhu Tian had applied everything he learned from Ying Tianxian’s lessons.

Zhu Tian established the Demon Kingdom and threatened the Phoenix Clan, prompting Dragon Clan ancestors to intervene. The standoff grew more complicated when the Heavenly Court Cult arrived, and Zhu Yunwu challenged Young Cult Master Lu on the altar.

• After founding the Demon Kingdom, Zhu Tian demanded that the Phoenix Clan join him and threatened to use force if they refused.
• Jiang Mingzi accused Zhu Tian of planning to use the other races as cannon fodder, and Zhu Tian pressured him while secretly acknowledging the accusation was accurate.
• Ancestors from the Demon Territory Dragon Clan and the East Sea Dragon Clan appeared to support the Phoenix Clan, facing Zhu Tian and his ten Tribulation Transcendence Realm demons.
• Young Cult Master Lu and a black-robed man arrived on the altar as representatives of the Heavenly Court Cult, adding a third side to the standoff.
• Zhu Tian dismissed the Heavenly Court, and Zhu Yunwu flew onto the altar and mocked Young Cult Master Lu before introducing himself.

Lu Yang overwhelmed Zhu Yunwu in their battle on the Altar of Heaven, revealing that he was not controlled by the Di Jiang Token. The fight continued with Lu Yang holding the advantage and crushing Zhu Yunwu despite his strongest techniques.

• Lu Yang challenged Zhu Yunwu to a fight, and the two took the Altar of Heaven after Zhu Tian and Jiang Lianyi withdrew.
• Jiang Shishi told Meng Jingzhou that Zhu Yunwu had defeated her and Ao Yue after revealing the strength he had concealed as Supreme Zhu Tian's disciple.
• Zhu Yunwu attacked with his true form and Startling Swan Steps, but Lu Yang defeated him in their first exchange and sent him crashing into the railing.
• Zhu Tian tried to control Lu Yang with his embryonic Dao Fruit, while a Di Jiang elder activated the Di Jiang Token, but neither could affect him.
• Lu Yang pressed his attack, and Zhu Yunwu narrowly dodged the Shaking Light Sword before unleashing his strongest move, Walk Upon the Heavens.
• Lu Yang and Zhu Yunwu exchanged hundreds of blows, but Lu Yang's sword techniques overwhelmed Zhu Yunwu as the onlookers marveled at his skill.

Lu Yang fought Zhu Yunwu on the Heavenly Altar, using the Palm-Universe technique after swallowing a spiritual-power recovery pill. Zhu Yunwu survived by breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, and Lu Yang hinted that he could do the same as the battle continued.

• Zhu Yunwu swallowed Zhu Tian's essence blood, healed his wounds, and gained Nascent Soul-level power while still at the Golden Core Realm.
• Zhu Yunwu disarmed Lu Yang, but Lu Yang swallowed the Rejuvenation and Restoration Pill and unleashed Palm-Universe.
• Zhu Yunwu broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm at the critical moment and survived Lu Yang's palm strike.
• Zhu Yunwu attacked again, believing Lu Yang had exhausted his spiritual power, but Lu Yang suggested he could also break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Lu Yang broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm while fighting Zhu Yunwu, then used a Realm-Breaking Pill to stop Zhu Yunwu from burning his blood essence. Zhu Tian took control of Zhu Yunwu to continue the fight, but the Everlasting Fairy entered Lu Yang’s body and struck him first.

• Zhu Yunwu attacked Lu Yang to stop his breakthrough, but Lu Yang endured the blows until his Golden Core shattered and he formed a Nascent Soul.
• Lu Yang used his new strength to overpower Zhu Yunwu, who burned his blood essence to raise his battle power.
• Lu Yang forced a Realm-Breaking Pill into Zhu Yunwu’s mouth, causing his realm and blood essence power to fall.
• Zhu Tian took control of Zhu Yunwu’s body and restored his realm to the Nascent Soul Realm.
• The Everlasting Fairy entered Lu Yang’s body, and Lu Yang punched Zhu Tian-controlled Zhu Yunwu in the face before Zhu Yunwu silently studied the Fairy’s Fist Technique.

The Undying Fairy defeated Zhu Tian’s attacks during Lu Yang’s contest, and Zhu Tian ended the fight before accusing Lu Yang of inventing the Heavenly Court. The chapter left Zhu Tian confronting Jiang Lianyi, who revealed herself as a sovereign of the Heavenly Court Sect.

• The Undying Fairy anticipated Zhu Tian’s tricks, broke his world-ending flood with the Water-Repelling Art, and continued beating him in the air.
• Zhu Tian returned to his true body, ended the contest, and accused Lu Yang of fabricating the Heavenly Court and dishonoring the Demon Race.
• Zhu Tian’s accusation made the crowd question the Heavenly Court Sect, while Mu Baiyi and Shi Huagu wondered whether they had been deceived.
• A mysterious voice challenged Zhu Tian’s assumption that the Heavenly Court did not exist just because he had never heard of it.
• Jiang Lianyi arrived on the altar to shield Lu Yang and identified herself as the Great Emperor of Southern Polar Nirvana, one of the Heavenly Court Sect’s Four Sovereigns.

Jiang Lianyi revealed herself as the Phoenix Clan’s ancient ancestor and a Sovereign of the Heavenly Court, stunning the Demon City and undermining Zhu Tian’s authority. She challenged Zhu Tian over his ignorance of the Heavenly Court, leaving him without an answer.

• Jiang Lianyi removed her hood and introduced herself, shocking the crowd and prompting the Demon Race and Phoenix Clan to revere her.
• The Dragon Clan envoys realized the Phoenix Clan had no need of their help, while Jiang Mingzi and the Phoenix Clan wept with relief at their ancestor’s return.
• Zhu Tian recognized Jiang Lianyi as the Qilin Immortal’s wife and tried to steady himself, believing his forces could still match her.
• Jiang Lianyi rebuffed Zhu Tian’s greeting and declared that even the Qilin Immortal had no right to meddle in her affairs.
• The crowd speculated about the ancient Heavenly Court and Lu Yang’s connection to it, while Zhu Tian asked what the Heavenly Court was.
• Jiang Lianyi said knowledge of the Heavenly Court belonged to immortals and asked whether Zhu Tian considered himself qualified to know.

Jiang Lianyi revealed her connection to the Qilin Immortal and declared that Lu Yang was her senior brother, a fellow disciple of Venerable Dou. When Zhu Tian summoned his Ten Generals to force her into submission, she erased the marks controlling them.

• The onlookers learned that Jiang Lianyi was the Qilin Immortal’s wife, and Mu Baiyi speculated about her ties to the Heavenly Court and the Four Ancient Immortals.
• Jiang Lianyi confronted Zhu Tian over his attempt to control the Phoenix Race and his treatment of Lu Yang, whom she called her senior brother.
• Jiang Lianyi revealed that she and Lu Yang had both become disciples of Venerable Dou, shocking Zhu Tian and the crowd.
• Zhu Tian summoned the Ten Generals to help him subdue Jiang Lianyi, but she snapped her fingers and erased their master-servant marks.

The three great demons who supported Zhu Tian were intercepted by the dragon and phoenix ancestors, while Jiang Lianyi and Zhu Tian began a Half-Immortal battle above Demon City. Zhu Tian fell from the Heavenly Altar, and Patriarch Jin agreed to buy a copy of the battle recording for Little Ancestor.

• The Dijiang, Jiuying, and Taowu ancestors set out to support Zhu Tian, but the dragon and phoenix ancestors blocked them while seven other great demons stayed neutral.
• Lu Yang and Zhu Yunwu jumped from the Heavenly Altar as Zhu Tian and Jiang Lianyi began fighting with destructive dances, water tornadoes, a jade flute, and frozen ice.
• Qiu Jinan asked the Grand Elder to warn him before Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou traveled anywhere, fearing the trouble that followed them.
• The Everlasting Fairy explained that the embryonic Dao Fruit of the Survival of the Fittest could control anything weaker than itself, unlike Words Follow the Law.
• Patriarch Jin realized he had forgotten to record the battle for Little Ancestor and agreed to buy a copy from the patriarch of the Baxia Tribe after Zhu Tian fell and the price rose.

Jiang Lianyi and Zhu Tian fought a destructive battle between Half-Immortals, with Jiang Lianyi gaining the advantage by trapping him in immortal Lock-Dragon Vines. Zhu Tian unleashed his legendary ghost army, and Jiang Lianyi answered by transforming Nirvana True Fire into a phoenix.

• Chief Jin paid the Ba Xia clan chief the raised price for the battle’s story and wondered if he should learn storytelling himself.
• Jiang Lianyi kept Zhu Tian down until he reverted to his true form, and she transformed into a five-colored phoenix to fight him.
• Jiang Lianyi and Zhu Tian battered the Glazed White Jade Heavenly Altar back and forth until it exploded, then continued their fierce battle across the sky and earth.
• Jiang Lianyi used music and Lock-Dragon Vine seeds to bind Zhu Tian, but he summoned an army of ancient ghosts from his mouth.
• Jiang Lianyi summoned Nirvana True Fire, added a drop of her phoenix blood, and transformed the flames into a phoenix to counter Zhu Tian’s ghost army.

Jiang Lianyi defeated Zhu Tian by repeatedly detonating her Nirvana clone and stopping time, then bound him with a master-servant seal and allowed his demon nation to continue under her control. She left the Demon City with Lu Yang, whom she addressed as her senior brother.

• Jiang Lianyi repeatedly condensed and detonated her Nirvana clone, damaging Zhu Tian and forcing him to defend himself.
• Jiang Lianyi used the Myriad Birds Paying Homage and stopped time briefly, allowing her phoenix silhouette to strike Zhu Tian and pin him to the ground.
• Zhu Tian admitted defeat, and Jiang Lianyi placed a master-servant seal on him to control the demon nation and keep his knowledge of her time-stopping ability secret.
• Jiang Lianyi warned Zhu Tian against endangering the Demon Race, while allowing him to remain ruler in name and the Phoenix Clan to join the demon nation.
• Jiang Lianyi called Lu Yang her senior brother and left the Demon City with him, while the assembled powers watched in awe.

Lu Yang and Jiang Lianyi waited until the battle ended to meet Zhu Tian, while the fighting left Ji Youming defeated and missing. In the imperial palace, Jiang Lianyi asked Zhu Tian where her husband was, and Zhu Tian reacted with surprise that he was still alive.

• Jiang Mingzi overwhelmed Ji Youming with the Banner of Five Virtues and the luck-destroying Mandate of Heaven Is Ever-Changing, then tore open his chest.
• Ji Youming fled in soul form and tried to possess Kong Hao, but discovered Ji Xiong imprisoned inside Kong Hao’s spiritual platform and was sealed by him.
• The battles in Monster City ended without a victor between the Dragon Clan, Di Jiang Clan, and Nine-Headed Infant Clan fighters, while several combatants were seriously wounded.
• Lu Yang and Jiang Lianyi met Zhu Tian in the imperial palace after the crowds dispersed, and the three arranged chairs in a circle to talk.
• Jiang Lianyi asked Zhu Tian where her husband was, and Zhu Tian replied in surprise that he was still alive.

Jiang Lianyi questioned Zhu Tian about the Qilin Immortal and his hibernation before ordering him to govern the Demon Kingdom under her watch. After she and Lu Yang headed for the Phoenix Clan, the Qiongqi Clan’s Little Ancestress decided to join the Demon Kingdom.

• Jiang Lianyi used her Dao Fruit embryonic form to make Zhu Tian speak honestly, but he knew nothing about her husband, the Qilin Immortal.
• Immortal Fairy emerged from Lu Yang, and Zhu Tian recognized her as an immortal and feared she might have fought the four ancient immortals.
• Zhu Tian explained that he had gone into hibernation to wait for an era without immortals, then spent two centuries recovering and building the Demon Kingdom.
• Jiang Lianyi told Zhu Tian that the Phoenix Clan would join the Demon Kingdom, ordered him to govern it, and left with Lu Yang for the Phoenix Clan.
• The Qiongqi Clan’s Little Ancestress watched the recording of Jiang Lianyi defeating Zhu Tian and decided the clan should join the Demon Kingdom voluntarily.

Jiang Lianyi returned to the Phoenix Clan, reassured its leaders and the Dragon Clans, and chose Jiang Shishi as her successor. After visiting her clansmen, she rejoined Lu Yang and prepared to leave for the Ask Dao Sect, where Immortal Fairy had proposed confronting a powerful female demon.

• Jiang Mingzi and the leaders of the Phoenix and Dragon Clans gathered at the Phoenix Clan to await Jiang Lianyi's return.
• Jiang Lianyi arrived with Lu Yang and the Heavenly Court Church members, then entered the ancestral shrine and met her clansmen.
• Jiang Lianyi promised to help find Ao Ling, explained her bond with Ao Ling as Qilin Immortal's wives, and reassured the clans about the Demon Nation and Zhu Tian.
• Jiang Lianyi summoned Jiang Shishi, praised her talent, and said she would personally guide her as a successor.
• After hearing Jiang Mingzi's account of the Phoenix Clan's history, Jiang Lianyi left the shrine and rejoined Lu Yang, who heard Immortal Fairy's plan to face a powerful female demon.

On the way to Great Xia, Lu Yang explored his new Nascent Soul Realm abilities and learned that his Nascent Soul could fight independently. After severing his connection to it, he discovered the Invincible Infant was strong enough to beat him.

• Lu Yang tested his new spatial power and Soul Out-of-Body ability, but his soul fell behind the cloud and the Grand Elder pulled him back.
• Lu Yang found that his Nascent Soul resembled the Immortal Fairy because she had cultivated part of his Golden Core Realm cultivation for him.
• The Immortal Fairy explained that Lu Yang's Nascent Soul, formed from the Invincible Core, could fight on its own and was called the Invincible Infant.
• The Immortal Fairy taught Lu Yang to sever his connection to the Nascent Soul so he could test it in battle.
• The Invincible Infant attacked Lu Yang and pinned him down, leaving him asking the Immortal Fairy why it was so strong.

Lu Yang returned to Ask Dao Sect after reaching the Nascent Soul Realm and reported the Demon Kingdom's founding ceremony to Dai Bufan. Dai was so stunned by Lu Yang's account of an ancient ancestor and a half-immortal battle that he offered him the Mission Hall Master position.

• The Undying Fairy explained that Lu Yang had to surpass his Invincible Nascent Soul, then helped him reconnect with it after it beat him.
• Lu Yang teased Meng Jingzhou about becoming the strongest Golden Core, and they bickered on their way back to Great Xia.
• Jiang Lianyi secretly crossed the border and entered Ask Dao Sect, where she was impressed by the sect's talent and teachings.
• The First Elder sent Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou to report to Dai Bufan about the Demon Realm.
• Lu Yang told Dai Bufan that Jiang Lianyi had joined the Heavenly Court and fought Zhu Tian in a half-immortal battle alongside six Demon Emperors.
• Dai Bufan offered Lu Yang the position of Mission Hall Master.

Dai Bufan tried to hand the Mission Hall to Lu Yang after hearing about his and Meng Jingzhou’s exploits, but Lu Yang refused and recounted their adventures in the Demon Realm. Back at the sect, Jiang Lianyi returned from a fight with the eldest senior sister, claiming she had secured a draw by killing herself before she could lose.

• Dai Bufan offered Lu Yang the position of Mission Hall hall master, but Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou explained his Demon Realm connections and the Heavenly Court Cult’s influence over the Demon Nation.
• Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou left the Mission Hall, and Meng Jingzhou told Old Ma about the battle between half-immortals in the Demon Realm.
• Lu Yang found his third senior sister waiting anxiously while Jiang Lianyi fought the eldest senior sister in an alternate space.
• Lu Yang’s third senior sister explained that the eldest senior sister had shattered the Dao hearts of several senior experts, who later recovered by disguising themselves as juniors and rebuilding their confidence.
• Jiang Lianyi fell from the alternate space with no signs of life, then revived and said she had killed herself before losing, making the fight a draw.