Chapter Summaries

Yaoji explained that Haotian had secretly spared her despite the Heavenly Court’s laws, while Yang Jiao and Yang Jian believed Venerable Yuanshi would help protect their family. After sending her children away to fetch Yang Tianyou and osmanthus cakes, Yaoji remained alone with a resolve to die.

• Yaoji told her children that Haotian had kept her alive and had not ordered anyone to hunt them down, but Yang Jian doubted her account of Venerable Yuanshi.
• Yaoji asked Yang Jiao and Yang Jian to fetch Yang Tianyou while she waited for the Heavenly Court’s representatives.
• Yang Jian ordered the Plum Mountain Brothers and Grass-Head Gods to guard Yaoji before he and Yang Jiao left for the Kunlun Mountains.
• Yaoji sent Yang Chan away to buy osmanthus cakes, leaving herself alone at Peach Mountain.
• Yaoji sat among the ruins, wrestling with sorrow until resolve filled her eyes.

Yaoji sacrificed herself to take responsibility for the family’s troubles, but Yuanshi ordered her body and spirit destroyed, and she self-destructed at Peach Mountain. Yang Jian, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan learned of her death and were overcome with grief.

• Yaoji confessed her guilt, blocked the Plum Mountain Brothers and Grass-Head Gods with the Precious Lotus Lamp, and begged Yuanshi to let her atone with her life.
• Yuanshi declared that Yaoji’s body and spirit should be destroyed, and Yaoji self-destructed at Peach Mountain.
• Yang Jian heard Yaoji’s final words while flying with Yang Jiao, crashed into a mountain, and rushed back toward Peach Mountain.
• Yang Jian and Yang Jiao heard Yuanshi’s decree confirming Yaoji’s death, and both collapsed in grief.
• Yang Chan fell from the clouds while hurrying back with osmanthus cakes and crawled toward Peach Mountain, crying for her mother.

Haotian watched Yaoji’s recorded death and broke down when she self-destructed to atone, grieving the loss of his last family. He blamed Yuanshi and swore they would not rest until one of them was dead.

• Yaoji showed Haotian the scene of Yang Jian splitting Peach Mountain and exposing what lay inside.
• Haotian remained impassive as the assembled immortals debated and condemned him, but Yaoji’s pleas for her children and apologies stirred his emotions.
• Yaoji asked Venerable Yuanshi for permission to die and atone, then self-destructed, scattering her True Spirit beyond revival.
• Haotian cried out in anguish, raged over losing his little sister, and collapsed under grief as Taibai Golden Star and the ministers tried to restrain him.
• Haotian spat black blood from his Dao Injury, ordered everyone away, cursed Yuanshi, and vowed they would not rest until one of them was dead.

After Yaoji’s death, Haotian furiously accused Yuanshi of scheming against his family and challenged him before the Primordial Wilderness. As Haotian prepared to seek answers from the Dao Ancestor, Yaochi told him he had long been abandoned and asked whether he remembered the Empty Fruit Box.

• Haotian grieved Yaoji’s death and publicly swore he would take revenge on Yuanshi.
• Yuanshi defended his actions, accused Haotian of breaking the law and slandering a Saint, and threatened to kill him.
• Haotian accused Yuanshi of hiding Yaoji’s descent and the Yang Family Brothers’ attempt to save their mother from him.
• Haotian turned away from Yuanshi and planned to go to the Zixiao Palace to ask the Dao Ancestor why he had been treated this way.
• Yaochi told Haotian the Dao Ancestor had abandoned him and asked whether he remembered the Empty Fruit Box.

Yaochi Golden Mother revealed that the Dao Ancestor’s message to Haotian meant he should commit suicide if the box contained no fruit, and Haotian collapsed after realizing he and his younger sister had been targeted. Five days after waking, Haotian resolved to visit someone and silently vowed to make Hongjun and Venerable Yuanshi pay.

• Yaochi Golden Mother told Haotian that the Dao Ancestor had meant for him to commit suicide if the box contained no fruit.
• Haotian rejected Yaochi’s claim, then coughed up blood, blamed the Dao Ancestor for plotting against him and his younger sister, and fainted.
• Yaochi let the Lingxiao Divine Palace ministers carry Haotian away, and news of his grave condition shook the Primordial Wilderness.
• Haotian woke five days later, refused to believe medicine could save him, and resolved to seek vengeance against Hongjun and Venerable Yuanshi.
• Haotian ordered his loyal minister to prepare generous gifts because he was going to visit someone.

After waking gravely wounded, Haotian decided to seek help from the mysterious figure who had once aided Taibai Golden Star. He found Qingyuan fishing on Golden Ao Island and knelt to beg for help, while Qingyuan ignored him.

• Haotian ordered Taibai Golden Star to prepare the Lingxiao treasury as lavish gifts for a visit.
• Taibai Golden Star reassured the worried immortal ministers that everything would become clear when Haotian returned, but did not reveal his expectations.
• Qingyuan received envoys from several sects and silently declined to answer their invitations.
• Qingyuan sensed a karmic connection with Haotian and drew the dying Heavenly Emperor into a Space-Time shaped by his Dream Dao.
• Haotian noticed that people in the East Sea seemed unable to see him, then found Qingyuan fishing on Golden Ao Island and knelt to beg for help.

Haotian begged Qingyuan to save him and offered the Heavenly Court in exchange for his loyalty. Qingyuan accepted Haotian as his disciple, and the system granted him a critical reward package.

• Haotian offered Qingyuan treasures and asked for help, but Qingyuan pointed out they had no relationship and challenged Haotian’s past behavior.
• Haotian admitted his fault, knelt, and promised to follow Qingyuan’s orders and hand over control of the Heavenly Court.
• Qingyuan set conditions for Haotian’s loyalty, then told him to kowtow and use the tea as a formal acknowledgment of their master-disciple relationship.
• Haotian gratefully acknowledged Qingyuan as his master and vowed to remember his kindness.
• The system rewarded Qingyuan with Great Dao Spiritual Power, several treasures, a Foundation Restoration Pill, and Chaos Indestructible Divinity for accepting Haotian as a disciple.

Qingyuan healed Haotian’s severe Dao Injuries and strengthened him with a Restoration Pill. Haotian planned to return to the Heavenly Court and ambush Yaochi Golden Mother.

• Qingyuan assessed the talents and treasures he had gained through Haotian, including powers that complemented his Chaos Dao Body.
• Haotian told Qingyuan he intended to destroy Yaochi, slay Yuanshi, and kill Hongjun.
• Qingyuan gave Haotian a Foundation Restoration Pill and helped him recover from his Dao Injuries.
• Haotian thanked Qingyuan and said he planned to scheme and ambush Yaochi Golden Mother after returning to the Heavenly Court.

Qingyuan gave Haotian a Thunder Seal and a plan to claim authority over Heavenly Punishment, then challenged him to scheme Yaochi Golden Mother’s death within the rules. Haotian returned to the Heavenly Court, summoned Yaochi to discuss her resignation, and left her wary of his intentions.

• Haotian vowed revenge for Yaoji, and Qingyuan taught him to fuse the Thunder Seal with the Heavenly Court’s Fortune Aura to establish Heavenly Punishment.
• Qingyuan told Haotian to take control of the authority to punish living beings before Venerable Yuanshi could, then challenged him to scheme Yaochi Golden Mother’s death within the rules.
• Haotian accepted Qingyuan’s bronze bell and returned to the Nine Heavens, discovering that his injuries were gone even though his outward appearance still showed decay.
• Haotian renamed Lingxiao Divine Palace as Lingxiao Treasure Hall and sent Taibai Golden Star to summon Yaochi Golden Mother to discuss relinquishing her position.
• Yaochi questioned whether Haotian was truly willing to abdicate but believed her backing from the Dao Ancestor and her strength would keep her safe.

Yaochi Golden Mother went to Lingxiao expecting Haotian to surrender the Heavenly Emperor’s throne, but he killed the Severed Corpse she had sent. Haotian ordered the Heavenly Court to attack Jade Pool Fairyland.

• Yaochi Golden Mother rejected her immortals’ warnings and went alone to Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
• Yaochi found Haotian in his sleeping chamber and demanded that he surrender the throne, threatening him with a dishonorable death.
• Haotian revealed himself, accused Yaochi of treason, and used his treasures and the Zhou Tian Star Dou Array and Hunyuan River Luo Array to kill her Evil Corpse.
• Haotian took the Star River Hairpin and ordered the heavenly forces to encircle and annihilate the traitors of Jade Pool Fairyland.

After his sister died, Haotian abandoned his restraint and led the Heavenly Realm’s forces to attack Jade Pool Fairyland. He killed Yaochi Golden Mother and imprisoned her True Spirit.

• Haotian ordered the immortal officials to draft an edict condemning Jade Pool Fairyland and called for an expedition against it.
• Juling Shen shut the Heavenly Gate as heavenly soldiers and generals gathered to support Haotian’s campaign.
• Haotian led over a hundred thousand elites to Jade Pool Fairyland, where his forces slaughtered its female immortals and destroyed its foundations.
• Yaochi Golden Mother emerged from Secluded Cultivation and confronted Haotian, while Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden tried to defend her.
• Haotian killed Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, beheaded Yaochi Golden Mother, and imprisoned her True Spirit.

Haotian killed Yaochi Golden Mother after she attacked him and his sister, then ordered a purge of her allies in the Heavenly Court. He proclaimed new Heavenly Edicts establishing Thunder Punishment and tribulations, provoking outrage across the Primordial Wilderness as the sky darkened.

• Haotian killed Yaochi Golden Mother, erasing her True Spirit and every trace of her existence.
• Haotian ordered Taibai Golden Star to announce Yaochi's rebellion and sent Tian You, Yi Sheng, and other officials to suppress resistance and punish her supporters.
• Haotian returned to Lingxiao Treasure Hall and proclaimed that he would establish the Eye of Heavenly Punishment and enforce Thunder Punishment.
• Haotian established the Immortal Ascension Tribulation and the Three Calamities and Five Tribulations for immortals.
• Cultivators across the Primordial Wilderness condemned Haotian's edicts and declared that they would not obey the Heavenly Rules.
• Thunder rumbled as the sky over the Primordial Wilderness went dark.

Haotian’s Heavenly Punishment killed cultivators who insulted him, silencing many across the Primordial Wilderness. The realm’s top powers then united to demand he withdraw the tribulations, but Haotian defended them and invited his opponents to protest at the Heavenly Court.

• Black clouds and lightning filled the sky, and Heavenly Punishment killed cultivators who continued to insult Haotian, including a One-Corpse-Severed Quasi-Saint.
• Haotian declared that anyone who slandered the Heavenly Emperor would be killed without mercy.
• Daoist Duobao, Golden Spirit Holy Mother, and other Interception Sect disciples challenged Haotian’s tribulations, warning that they would harm their followers.
• Yun Zhongzi’s group and the Primordial Wilderness’s other top powers also demanded that Haotian withdraw the tribulations.
• Haotian explained that tribulations followed the Primordial Wilderness’s general trend and cleansed heavy Karmic Power, then invited the powers to protest at the Heavenly Court.

Haotian defied the Primordial Wilderness’s Quasi-Saints and refused to withdraw his new Heavenly Rules, daring them to come challenge him in Heaven. Enraged powers from across the realms gathered in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and confronted him.

• Haotian announced that anyone who rejected his decree should come to Heaven and debate him.
• Daoist Duobao and Ancestor Minghe challenged Haotian, who insisted that tribulations would cleanse those with deep Karmic Power and preserve the Primordial Wilderness Source.
• Haotian threatened to make stubborn ancient beings suffer Body Dies Dao Vanishes, while refusing to withdraw his decree.
• Daoist Duobao led more than a hundred thousand Interception Sect disciples toward Heaven, and followers of other Saint lineages and many Quasi-Saints joined them.
• Juling Shen watched the enormous crowd pass through the Heavenly Gate as they reached the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and glared at Haotian on his dragon throne.

Daoist Duobao led more than a hundred thousand Interception Sect disciples into Lingxiao Treasure Hall to demand that Hao Tian revoke his tribulation decree. When powerful factions joined the denunciation, Hao Tian refused to yield and threatened to imprison anyone who remained opposed.

• Daoist Duobao demanded that Hao Tian revoke his rules and threatened to denounce him across the network, while the Interception Sect disciples filled Lingxiao Treasure Hall with complaints.
• Hao Tian accused Duobao of forcing his way into the Heavenly Realm with rebellious intent and warned that defying Heaven would bring punishment.
• Demon Master Kunpeng, the Dragon Clan, Great Immortal Zhenyuan, and representatives of the Western Teachings, Demon Sect, Chan Sect, Human Sect, and Three Sovereigns called for Hao Tian to withdraw his decree.
• Hao Tian declared that he would suppress every enemy and ordered the objectors to leave Lingxiao Treasure Hall or be thrown into the Heavenly Prison.

Haotian used the Thunder Seal to crush the Jie Sect Disciples’ attack and arrest them, then suppressed the Chan Sect’s Twelve Golden Immortals. When Zhen Yuanzi tried to take the Thunder Seal, Haotian struck him down and sent him flying.

• Daoist Duobao attacked Haotian with more than a hundred Houtian Spiritual Treasures, but Haotian destroyed them with the Thunder Seal and injured Duobao.
• The Jie Sect Disciples attacked Haotian, who bound them with lightning and ordered Taibai Golden Star to send them to the Heavenly Prison for ransom.
• Guangchengzi challenged Haotian’s authority, and Haotian restrained the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Heavenly Origin Sect and ordered their confinement.
• Great Immortal Zhenyuan demanded separate rules for Loose Immortals, then tried to seize the Thunder Seal with Universe in a Sleeve.
• Haotian let Zhen Yuanzi take the Thunder Seal, then its lightning shattered Zhen Yuanzi’s robe and sent him flying in a spray of blood.

Haotian established the Heavenly Court’s authority by subduing the gathered Primordial powers and imposing fines or imprisonment. He singled out the Chan Sect Immortals for detention, prompting Venerable Yuanshi to sense the incident and fly into a rage.

• Haotian seriously injured Zhen Yuanzi, ordered him sent to the Heavenly Prison, and made the departing powers pay one billion Immortal Crystals each to leave.
• Haotian released Yun Zhongzi and the other Jie Sect Immortals without a fine, then settled the dispute with Daoist Duobao’s group for two hundred billion Immortal Crystals and a written guarantee.
• Haotian fined Great Master Xuandu and the other groups, while the Western Teachings left with an interest-free repayment plan.
• Haotian ordered the Chan Sect Immortals imprisoned after Guangchengzi addressed him by name and accused him of targeting their sect.
• Venerable Yuanshi deduced that Haotian had detained his disciples and flew into a rage.

Haotian defied Venerable Yuanshi after the Chan Sect immortals taunted him and Yuanshi threatened to seize him. The chapter ended as Haotian invoked the Thunder Seal and prepared to confront Yuanshi’s colossal hand.

• Venerable Yuanshi flew into a rage after learning Haotian had imprisoned his disciple, and he demanded an explanation.
• The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Heavenly Origin Sect taunted Haotian and demanded that he release them, apologize, and surrender authority to their sect.
• Haotian openly admitted that he was retaliating against the Chan Sect and condemned Saints for plotting against him while treating others as Ants.
• Venerable Yuanshi reached toward the Heavenly Realm with an enormous hand and threatened to imprison Haotian in Kunlun Mountains.
• Haotian invoked the Thunder Seal, appeared above the Primordial Wilderness, and pointed toward Yuanshi’s hand as he vowed to teach him a lesson.

Haotian clashed with Venerable Yuanshi, defending his authority as Heavenly Emperor and claiming his actions followed the greater trend. Haotian withstood Yuanshi’s attacks and appeared to gain the upper hand, leaving Yuanshi to accuse him of betraying the Dao Ancestor.

• Haotian challenged Venerable Yuanshi and blocked his palm with the Thunder Seal, breaking through Yuanshi’s attack.
• Yuanshi asked where Haotian had obtained his heretical technique, and Haotian accused Yuanshi of obstructing Heaven’s will and coveting the Heavenly Emperor’s authority.
• Yuanshi declared that he would teach Haotian a lesson, then launched the Immortal Slaying God Punishing Treasure Blade.
• Haotian’s Thunder Seal collided with Yuanshi’s treasure blade, after which Haotian remained standing and the blade vanished.
• Yuanshi stared at Haotian and asked whether he had betrayed the Dao Ancestor.

The Heavenly Emperor challenged Venerable Yuanshi’s accusation of betrayal, arguing that Yuanshi was targeting him to seize authority over Heavenly Punishment. Venerable Yuanshi attacked with the Purple-black Chaotic Gourd, and the Heavenly Emperor activated the Thunder Seal as the confrontation continued.

• Venerable Yuanshi accused the Heavenly Emperor of betraying the Dao Ancestor, prompting many onlookers to suspect Haotian had gained help from a mysterious power.
• The Heavenly Emperor mocked Yuanshi and defended his record, claiming he had protected the Primordial Wilderness and improved its rules.
• The Heavenly Emperor accused Yuanshi of selfishly seeking authority over Heavenly Punishment and condemned the Chan Sect for interfering in the Heavenly Realm.
• Venerable Yuanshi flew into a rage, manifested his Saint Dharma Aspect, and sent the Purple-black Chaotic Gourd’s sea of Chaos surging toward the Heavenly Emperor.
• The Heavenly Emperor dismissed the attack as a paltry trick and activated the Thunder Seal.