Chapter Summaries

Ye Xuan and Xihe completed their heavenly marriage, receiving merit that let Xihe sever two corpses and strengthen Ye Xuan’s Inner Universe. After Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned the powerful beings to Purple Cloud Palace to choose a new Heavenly Emperor, Ye Xuan prepared to claim the throne.

• Ye Xuan and Xihe offered a sacrifice to Heaven and completed their heavenly marriage, drawing the attention of the Sages.
• Heavenly merit flowed to Xihe and Ye Xuan; Xihe severed her evil and self corpses and advanced to the late Quasi-Saint stage, while Ye Xuan used his merit to develop his Inner Universe.
• Changxi left the palace to guard the formation, and Ye Xuan and Xihe spent a hundred years cultivating together and deepening their bond.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun rang the Purple Cloud Bell and summoned the Sages and others to Purple Cloud Palace to appoint a new Heavenly Emperor.
• Ye Xuan dressed in an imperial robe, declared that he would claim the throne, and set out with Xihe and Changxi for the gathering.

Ye Xuan and Xihe arrived at the Purple Cloud Palace, where Hongjun Daozu summoned the Saints to choose a new Heavenly Emperor. The struggle over who would rule the Heavenly Court began as the chapter ended.

• Ye Xuan led Xihe through the chaotic void to the Purple Cloud Palace, protecting them with his blood-and-qi domain.
• The Six Saints reacted to the immense merit surrounding Ye Xuan and Xihe, while Tongtian Jiaozhu warmly greeted them.
• Haotian and Jade Pool welcomed the group into the Purple Cloud Palace, and Haotian privately anticipated becoming Heavenly Emperor.
• Hongjun Daozu appeared and called on the Saints to recommend a virtuous and capable successor to rule the masterless Heavenly Court.

At the Purple Cloud Palace, Yuanshi Tianzun and Zhunti Daoren argued over their candidates for Heavenly Emperor until Ye Xuan challenged their qualifications and recommended himself. He made his case before Hongjun Daozu by citing his strength, human destiny, and heavenly marriage to Xihe, leaving the Sages unable to refute him.

• Yuanshi Tianzun recommended Guangchengzi as Heavenly Emperor, while Zhunti Daoren proposed Medicine Buddha.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Zhunti Daoren attacked each other's candidates as Tongtian Jiaozhu, Nuwa, and Laozi watched, and Haotian hoped their deadlock would secure him the position.
• Ye Xuan intervened and argued that Guangchengzi and Medicine Buddha lacked the cultivation, battle achievements, and prestige to rule the Three Realms.
• Ye Xuan recommended himself, citing his perfected cultivation, his slaying of Donghuang Taiyi, and humanity's immense destiny.
• Ye Xuan argued that his heavenly marriage to Xihe fulfilled the balance of yin and yang and made them the rightful Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress pair.
• The hall fell silent, and Yuanshi Tianzun and Zhunti Daoren could find no reasonable rebuttal to Ye Xuan's claims.

Tongtian Jiaozhu, Nuwa, and Laozi supported Ye Xuan and Xihe as rulers of the Heavenly Court, and Hongjun Daozu confirmed their appointment. Hongjun bestowed three spirit treasures on Ye Xuan, while Haotian silently accepted that the throne and treasures had passed him by.

• Tongtian Jiaozhu endorsed Ye Xuan and Xihe taking command of the Heavenly Court, and Nuwa and Laozi declared their support.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and the Western Two Sages abandoned their opposition as Haotian watched his hopes of becoming Heavenly Emperor collapse.
• Hongjun Daozu appointed Ye Xuan and Xihe as Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress, ordering them to rule the Three Realms and establish new heavenly laws.
• Hongjun Daozu bestowed the Haotian Tower, Haotian Sword, and Haotian Mirror on Ye Xuan to anchor the Heavenly Court.
• Haotian felt disappointed over losing the throne and treasures, but feared Ye Xuan and the supporting Sages too much to voice resentment.

Ye Xuan appointed Haotian and Jade Pool to high offices in his new Heavenly Court, gave Haotian two spirit treasures, and secured the support of three Sages. He then led Xihe, Changxi, Haotian, and Jade Pool to inspect the ruined Thirty-Three Heavens and considered the work of rebuilding its order.

• Ye Xuan invited Haotian and Jade Pool to join his Heavenly Court, appointing Haotian Gouchen Upper Palace Heavenly Sovereign Great Emperor and Jade Pool Jade Pool Golden Mother.
• Haotian and Jade Pool accepted their positions, and Ye Xuan gave Haotian the Haotian Tower and Haotian Sword while keeping the Haotian Mirror as the Sky-Inspecting Mirror.
• Ye Xuan thanked Laozi of Supreme Clarity, Tongtian Jiaozhu, and Nuwa for their support, and Nuwa offered Xihe help if she needed it.
• Ye Xuan left Purple Cloud Palace with Xihe, Haotian, and Jade Pool, then met Fairy Changxi outside.
• Ye Xuan led the group to the Thirty-Three Heavens, where they found the former Demon Heavenly Court reduced to ruins filled with killing intent.

Ye Xuan cleansed and rebuilt the Thirty-Three Heavens, then filled the Heavenly Court with loyal Human Race and Wu Clan allies and claimed its authority alongside his Human Emperor position. With Haotian fully submitting, Ye Xuan planned to await the Human Dao’s rise and use its completed destiny to break free of the Heavenly Dao.

• Ye Xuan used the power of creation to wash away the Demon Heavenly Court’s karmic burden and rebuilt its palaces, including an even grander High Heaven Palace.
• Ye Xuan sent a divine edict to Shouyang Mountain and the Netherworld, summoning Human Race elites and Wu Clan Great Wu to serve in the Heavenly Court.
• Suiren Shi, Youchaoshi, and Ziyishi received lofty imperial appointments, while Ye Xuan assigned other Human Race elders and Wu Clan warriors roles throughout the court.
• Ye Xuan established the Human Race-led Heavenly Court, with Xihe beside him as Heavenly Empress and Haotian serving as the Great Emperor of Gouchen.
• Ye Xuan told Xihe he would await the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors’ tribulations and the Human Dao’s prosperity before pursuing the Daluo Golden Immortal of the Origin.
• Haotian abandoned his last reservations and became wholly convinced of Ye Xuan’s authority.

Fu Xi improved life among the human race, received the River Diagram and Luo Book, and devised the Innate Eight Trigrams, causing human fate to surge and Ye Xuan’s cultivation to advance. As Fu Xi neared becoming the Heavenly Sovereign, Yuanshi Tianzun and the western Sages moved to claim a share of his merit.

• Fu Xi introduced fishing nets and marriage rites, and the Fengyan Tribe chose him as its leader.
• Nuwa forced Kunpeng to surrender the River Diagram and Luo Book, then sent the treasures to Fu Xi.
• Fu Xi studied the treasures and the workings of Heaven and Earth, then created the Innate Eight Trigrams beside the Wei River.
• The human race’s fate surged, empowering Ye Xuan and driving him to assault the Daluo Golden Immortal of the Origin threshold.
• Yuanshi Tianzun sent Guangchengzi to take Fu Xi as his disciple and secure merit for the Sect of Elucidation.
• Jieyin Daoren and Zhunti Daoren planned to send Yaoshi and Maitreya east to seek benefits from Fu Xi’s rise.

Ye Xuan sent Willow Deity to stop Guangchengzi from claiming Fu Xi, whose guidance led the Human Race into prosperity before he became its Heavenly Emperor and entered Fire Cloud Cave. Years later, Shennong was born as the reincarnation of Old Ancestor Hongyun, and Ye Xuan sent an edict to Wuzhuang Temple to summon the teacher he had chosen for him.

• Ye Xuan sent a Heavenly Emperor's Divine Edict to Willow Deity after Guangchengzi descended to the Fengyan Tribe to recruit Fu Xi.
• Fu Xi refused Guangchengzi, and Willow Deity used the edict to drive Guangchengzi away and bar the Sect of Elucidation from interfering with the Human Race.
• Fu Xi guided the Human Race with the Innate Eight Trigrams, earned Heavenly Dao merit, attained the early Quasi-Saint realm, and became the Human Race's Heavenly Emperor before entering Fire Cloud Cave.
• Shennong was born in the Lieshan Tribe with a transparent, crystal-like abdomen, and crimson clouds spread across the sky.
• Ye Xuan recognized Shennong as the reincarnation of Old Ancestor Hongyun and sent a Heavenly Emperor's Divine Edict to Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain.

After Shennong was born as the human Earth Emperor, Ye Xuan’s decree sent Zhen Yuanzi to teach him, while rival Sage disciples raced to claim the same merit. Zhen Yuanzi drove them away with the authority of the Heavenly Court, and Ye Xuan watched his plan succeed.

• Zhen Yuanzi received Ye Xuan’s decree confirming Hongyun had reincarnated as Shennong and appointing him the Earth Emperor’s teacher, then set out for the Lieshan Tribe.
• Yuanshi Tianzun ordered Guangchengzi to take Shennong as his disciple, while Zhunti Daoren sent Medicine Buddha to claim him for the Western Sect.
• Guangchengzi and Medicine Buddha met above the Lieshan Tribe and argued over who had the right to teach Shennong.
• Zhen Yuanzi appeared, invoked Ye Xuan’s decree, and used his peak Quasi-Saint power and the Earth Book to deter both disciples.
• Guangchengzi and Medicine Buddha retreated, and Ye Xuan observed through the Sky-Inspecting Mirror that his scheme had thwarted the Sages’ plans.

The Three Xiāo Fairies visited Ye Xuan in the Heavenly Court, where Xihe, Changxi, and the Jade Pool Golden Mother welcomed them at a joyful banquet in the Jade Pool Wonderland. Changxi suggested holding such feasts often, but Xihe reminded her that the Heavenly Court’s Spirit Fruits and fine brews could not be consumed every day.

• Yun Xiao, Qiong Xiāo, and Bixiao arrived at the Southern Heavenly Gate, and Ye Xuan personally went to welcome them.
• Ye Xuan showed the Three Xiāo Fairies around the Heavenly Court and brought them to the Jade Pool Wonderland.
• Xihe welcomed Yun Xiao, Changxi bonded with Bixiao, and the Jade Pool Golden Mother arranged Spirit Fruits and immortal brews for the gathering.
• Ye Xuan and the women shared a peaceful banquet, chatting and exchanging cultivation insights.
• Changxi suggested holding gatherings more often, and Xihe gently warned that the Heavenly Court’s delicacies could not be daily meals.

Ye Xuan established a Peach Banquet for the Heavenly Court and entrusted Jade Pool Golden Mother with organizing it, deepening her affection for him. He also chose Yun Xiao Fairy to teach the next Human Emperor, leaving her visibly flustered by his warmth and her sisters’ teasing.

• Bixiao agreed with Changxi that the Heavenly Court should hold gatherings more often, prompting Ye Xuan to propose a Peach Banquet every five hundred years.
• Xihe, Yun Xiao Fairy, and Qiong Xiāo supported the banquet as a way to build alliances, display the Heavenly Court’s authority, and learn about the Primordial Wilderness.
• Ye Xuan appointed Jade Pool Golden Mother to oversee the Peach Banquet, and she accepted, moved by his trust.
• Ye Xuan selected Yun Xiao Fairy to become the new Human Emperor’s teacher, and she accepted gratefully after he reassured her she was suited for the role.
• Ye Xuan teased Yun Xiao Fairy, making her blush as Qiong Xiāo and Bixiao playfully teased her; Xihe watched the harmonious gathering with a knowing smile.

Ye Xuan and Yun Xiao became Dao companions, while Shennong completed his work as Earth Emperor, awakened his past life as Hongyun, and returned to Fire Cloud Cave. A thousand years later, with no Human Emperor appearing, Yun Xiao proposed that one of Ye Xuan’s Three Corpses take the Human Emperor’s position.

• Ye Xuan and Yun Xiao formally began dual cultivation and became Dao companions, drawing playful teasing from Xihe, Changxi, and the other women afterward.
• Shennong tasted herbs and taught humanity to farm, earning Heavenly Dao merit and attaining the Earth Emperor’s Fruit Position.
• Shennong awakened his memories as Old Ancestor Hongyun and thanked Zhen Yuanzi for protecting his path before ascending to Fire Cloud Cave.
• A thousand years passed without a Human Emperor appearing, and Ye Xuan found the Human Emperor’s fate blurred when he investigated it.
• Yun Xiao suggested that Ye Xuan’s Human Emperor destiny was preventing a successor from appearing, and proposed sending one of his Three Corpses into the mortal world as the Human Emperor.

Ye Xuan used his good corpse to become Xuanyuan, securing the Human Emperor lineage and helping humanity prosper, while Yun Xiao advanced to Quasi-Saint peak. Later, Ye Xuan’s Human Desire Dao cultivation stirred memories of Willow Deity, who sensed his thoughts from seclusion and returned to cultivating toward the Immortal Emperor realm.

• Ye Xuan severed a good corpse and sent him to be reincarnated as the Human Emperor, while Yun Xiao descended to serve as his teacher.
• Xuanyuan unified humanity, defeated Chi You at Zhuolu, and attained the Human Emperor Fruit Position; Yun Xiao received merit and reached Quasi-Saint peak.
• Ye Xuan created the Human Desire Dao and began dual cultivation with Yun Xiao in the imperial palace.
• When Yun Xiao called herself Ye Xuan’s master, Ye Xuan remembered Willow Deity, though he concealed his feelings and continued cultivating with Yun Xiao.
• Willow Deity sensed Ye Xuan thinking of her, smiled toward the human imperial capital, and resumed her seclusion to pursue the Immortal Emperor realm.

After the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors completed their rule and ascended to Fire Cloud Cave, Ye Xuan returned to the Thirty-Three Heavens and used the gathered destiny to reach great completion in both his cultivation systems. He suppressed an immediate breakthrough to Sagehood, leaving his dual Dao Fruits on the verge of ripening and the Primordial Wilderness shaken by his power.

• Ye Xuan and Yun Xiao Fairy completed their Human Desire Dao cultivation, stabilizing Yun Xiao's cultivation at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm and honing Ye Xuan's Dao heart.
• Shaohao, Zhuanxu, Emperor Ku, Emperor Yao, and Emperor Shun successively governed the human race, then ascended to Fire Cloud Cave after completing their merits.
• The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors' era ended as human destiny reached its peak, and Ye Xuan returned with Yun Xiao Fairy to the Thirty-Three Heavens.
• Ye Xuan fused the Heavenly Court's violet destiny with the human race's golden destiny and advanced his Primordial Wilderness cultivation to Quasi-Saint great completion.
• Ye Xuan rejected the chance to break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal of the Origin and instead used the destiny to advance his Human Body Secret Realm Method to Quasi-Immortal Emperor great completion.
• Zhen Yuanzi praised Ye Xuan's power, while the Nether River Old Ancestor feared provoking him as his aura shook the Primordial Wilderness.

The Willow Deity emerged from seclusion and reunited with Ye Xuan, whose perfected Dao Fruits had made the Heavenly Court dominant over the Primordial Wilderness. As they discussed the Dao privately, Ye Xuan confessed his love for her, and she did not reject him.

• The Willow Deity emerged from seclusion on Shouyang Mountain, sensed Ye Xuan's achievements, and traveled to the Heavenly Court to meet him.
• Ye Xuan welcomed the Willow Deity in Jade Pool Wonderland, where they shared tea and were joined by Yun Xiāo, Xihe, and the other women.
• Yuanshi Tianzun ordered the Sect of Elucidation's disciples not to provoke the Heavenly Court, while Jieyin and Zhunti told their disciples to close Mount Sumeru's gates.
• Ye Xuan and the Willow Deity discussed the Dao alone, and Ye Xuan confessed that he had loved her for a long time.
• The Willow Deity reminded Ye Xuan that he was her disciple but neither accepted nor rejected him, and she let him cover her hand with his.

Ye Xuan and the Willow Deity spent a thousand years wandering the Primordial Wilderness, deepening their bond and stabilizing Ye Xuan’s cultivation. They decided to return to Perfect World to confront the darkness, and after bidding farewell to the Heavenly Court’s women, they prepared to visit one last person before leaving.

• Ye Xuan and the Willow Deity concealed their powers and explored the mortal world together, where he gave her a wooden hairpin.
• They wandered the Primordial Wilderness for a thousand years, and Ye Xuan stabilized his Dao Fruits and approached proving the Dao with both.
• Ye Xuan and the Willow Deity resolved to return to Perfect World and settle the debts of the Immortal Ancient Era by confronting the dark uncanny force.
• Ye Xuan told Xihe, Changxi, Yun Xiāo, and the Jade Pool Golden Mother that he would enter a long seclusion, and they promised to manage the Heavenly Court while he was gone.
• Ye Xuan and the Willow Deity left Jade Pool Wonderland but planned to visit one person before opening a spacetime passage.

Ye Xuan and Willow Deity bid farewell to Houtu before opening a Spacetime Gate and returning to Perfect World. They found the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands flourishing after tens of thousands of years had passed, and the Heavenly Court’s Immortal Kings and True Immortals welcomed Ye Xuan back as their Heavenly Emperor.

• Ye Xuan and Willow Deity visited Houtu in the underworld, where she asked Ye Xuan to return safely from his long seclusion.
• Ye Xuan opened a Spacetime Gate with his Chaos Heavy Pupils, while Great Immortal Yangmei watched from the chaos before fading away.
• Ye Xuan and Willow Deity crossed into the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands and discovered that tens of thousands of years had passed and the realm had prospered.
• Ye Xuan saw that the Heavenly Court ruled the realm, with the Immortal Kings guarding it and former young Heavenly Prides grown into powerful cultivators.
• Ye Xuan and Willow Deity descended toward the Heavenly Court, alerting its inhabitants with their immense auras.
• The Lord of the Forbidden Zone, the True Dragon, other Immortal Kings, and the younger True Immortals gathered at the Southern Heavenly Gate and bowed to welcome Ye Xuan back.

Ye Xuan returned to the Heavenly Court and reunited with the women who had awaited him for tens of thousands of years. In a gathering with the Immortal Kings, he learned the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands needed a World Tree to complete its laws, and recalled the Sun Goddess and the quasi-World Tree he had encountered in the Primordial Treasure Realm.

• Ye Xuan greeted the Immortal Kings and reunited with Huo Ling'er, Qingyi, the Witch, the Taiyin Jade Rabbit, and Ao Tong, promising he would not leave again so soon.
• Ye Xuan and the Willow Deity joined the Heavenly Court's celebration as the Ten Thousand Races rejoiced at their return.
• The True Dragon reported that the realm had prospered and that the younger generation, including the Ten-Crowned King, Exiled Immortal, Shi Yi, and Heavenly Horned Ant, had reached the True Immortal realm.
• The Lord of the Forbidden Zone and the Female Kunpeng told Ye Xuan that the realm's laws remained incomplete without a World Tree to stabilize them.
• Ye Xuan recalled meeting the Sun Goddess in the Primordial Treasure Realm, where she had awakened, called him husband, and given him the quasi-World Tree's origin divine liquid.

Ye Xuan learned that the Sun Goddess was in the Grave of Worlds and promised the Immortal Kings he could obtain a World Tree. When he asked about Shi Hao, the court revealed that something had happened to him, and the True Dragon began recounting Shi Hao’s journey after Ye Xuan’s departure.

• Ye Xuan used the Sun Goddess’s karmic aura to locate her in the Grave of Worlds, where she was seeking to cultivate her quasi-World Tree into a true World Tree.
• Ye Xuan assured the Immortal Kings that he could bring back a World Tree, while Willow Deity suspected his connection to the Sun Goddess and silently teased him.
• Ye Xuan asked where Shi Hao was, and the hall fell silent before the Lord of the Forbidden Zone apologized for failing to protect him.
• Ye Xuan released an overwhelming Quasi-Immortal Emperor pressure, and Willow Deity shielded the Immortal Kings and the women from it.
• The True Dragon explained that Shi Hao had lived nine lives, attained the Mortal Immortal Fruit Position, and left for the Immortal Realm to temper his Dao and arts.

The Lord of the Forbidden Zone and the Immortal Kings told Ye Xuan that Lu Gu had killed Shi Hao with a sneak attack during his Immortal King tribulation. Enraged, Ye Xuan ordered the Heavenly Court to marshal its troops for a campaign against the Immortal Realm.

• The Female Kunpeng explained that upheaval in the Sea of Worlds had brought ancient Immortal Kings back and ignited wars across the Immortal Realm.
• The Lord of the Forbidden Zone revealed that Lu Gu targeted Shi Hao to avenge Ao Sheng, Yuan Chu, and Tai Shi.
• Lu Gu ambushed Shi Hao during his Immortal King tribulation; Shi Hao wounded one of Lu Gu's Dharma bodies but ultimately died.
• Immortal King True Phoenix recounted how the Heavenly Court arrived too late, recovered Shi Hao's remains, and fought Lu Gu's faction before retreating.
• Ye Xuan and the Willow Deity vowed vengeance, and Ye Xuan ordered the Heavenly Court's generals to mobilize for war.
• The Heavenly Court's troops assembled beneath High Heaven Palace as Ye Xuan prepared to lead the campaign.