Chapter Summaries

Nangong Wenqing explained that King Zhennan's lineage had targeted Ye Jing because his friendship with Hu Jie threatened its political control. Ye Jing realized that helping Hu Jie secure power could give him access to Mythological Classics across Dali and beyond.

• Nangong Wenqing identified King Zhennan's three Ancestors as the experts who had attacked Ye Jing, and Ye Jing warned him not to lie.
• Nangong Wenqing swore that his account was true, and Ye Jing's doubts began to fade.
• Nangong Wenqing explained that King Zhennan feared Ye Jing would strengthen Hu Jie, so he had sent the Third Ancestor to kill him.
• Nangong Wenqing urged Ye Jing to help Hu Jie overthrow King Zhennan's lineage and secure his rule.
• Ye Jing realized Hu Jie's authority could let him gather Mythological Classics throughout Dali and neighboring nations.

Ye Jing agreed to support Hu Jie against King Zhennan’s faction and gave Nangong Wenqing the Imperial Pole Dao Proving Scripture to strengthen Hu Jie. Nangong brought the news to Hu Jie and the Jiangnan Clan Leaders, who began preparing to act within seven days.

• Ye Jing agreed to aid Hu Jie, partly because King Zhennan had tried to kill him and partly because he needed to focus on defeating the Demonic Cult Leader.
• Ye Jing gave Nangong Wenqing the Imperial Pole Dao Proving Scripture and said it could help Hu Jie reach the Peak of Humanity.
• Nangong Wenqing hurried to the Great Li Imperial Palace and told Hu Jie and the Jiangnan Clan Leaders that Ye Jing had agreed to help.
• Nangong Wenqing explained that Ye Jing had urgent matters to settle first but would be ready within seven days, so the Clan Leaders began considering their preparations.

Nangong Wenqing urged the Jiangnan clan leaders to prepare to move against King Zhennan's line in seven days, insisting that the senior they had recruited could defeat them alone. The clan leaders doubted him until he described the senior's overwhelming aura, then apologized and began planning with him.

• The Jiangnan clan leaders questioned whether the senior could overcome King Zhennan's line and worried that seven days left too little time to prepare.
• Nangong Wenqing declared that the senior alone could suppress King Zhennan's line.
• The Ximen Clan Leader asked why Nangong Wenqing was so certain, given King Zhennan's deep foundations and powerful cultivators.
• Nangong Wenqing recounted that a wisp of the senior's aura had nearly killed him at the Hanlin Academy and said the senior had held back.
• Nangong Wenqing lost his temper at the clan leaders' disbelief, and they apologized and accepted his account.
• Nangong Wenqing discussed the details of their plans with the Jiangnan clan leaders.

King Zhennan discovered that Nangong Wenqing had concealed a report about Jiangnan Aristocratic Families gathering forces in the Imperial Capital. The Brush-Holding Eunuch suggested the arrival of the strangers might be connected to Nangong Wenqing’s visit to the Hanlin Academy, leaving King Zhennan wary and uncertain.

• King Zhennan rebuked a Night Watch Envoy for reporting the arrival of unfamiliar faces too late, but the envoy said the Night Watch Division had sent a memorial three days earlier.
• King Zhennan sent the Brush-Holding Eunuch to investigate and learned that Nangong Wenqing had withheld the memorial about the Jiangnan Aristocratic Families.
• King Zhennan realized the Jiangnan Aristocratic Families were building up their forces in the Imperial Capital and recalled their ability to assemble an army of a hundred thousand.
• The Brush-Holding Eunuch pointed out that Nangong Wenqing had visited the Hanlin Academy shortly before the unfamiliar faces began appearing.
• King Zhennan dismissed the idea that Nangong Wenqing could persuade the Peak of Humanity, but fell silent when the Brush-Holding Eunuch questioned whether the timing was a coincidence.

King Zhennan worried that Ye Jing might support Nangong Wenqing and leave his faction too weak to survive the coming conflict. Li Changye arrived at the Great Li Imperial Palace seeking the Lord of Great Li, and King Zhennan tried to enlist him without realizing Li Changye intended to use his forces as cannon fodder.

• King Zhennan asked the Brush-Wielding Eunuch how to respond if Nangong Wenqing persuaded Ye Jing to act against him, but the eunuch had no reassuring answer.
• A Mystic Bird Guard announced the arrival of the Grand Void Li Clan's Dao Child and ordered the Great Li Imperial Family to welcome him.
• King Zhennan confronted Xuan Yi, then grew wary when Xuan Yi stood down and Li Changye appeared.
• King Zhennan claimed to be the true Lord of Great Li and explained that the imperial family had been overthrown three days earlier.
• Li Changye told King Zhennan to summon the current Lord of Great Li, then recognized that King Zhennan might provide forces to help break the Sword Gate Mountain array.

Li Changye offered King Zhennan’s line the backing of the Grand Void Li Clan Ancient Clan in exchange for help attacking the Sword Sect. After learning that the Sword Sect Master had killed Li Changye’s elder and five Great Li Ancestors, King Zhennan accepted that the task was dangerous and heard that Li Changye needed to retrieve someone from his clan.

• Li Changye revealed that he came from the Profound Realm and offered to make King Zhennan’s line a vassal of the Grand Void Li Clan Ancient Clan if it helped him.
• King Zhennan eagerly asked what task Li Changye wanted done, and Li Changye told him to help take down the Sword Sect.
• King Zhennan questioned why Li Changye needed troops against a sect whose strongest member was supposedly only a Dao Master.
• Li Changye warned that the Sword Sect Master had killed one elder of his clan and five Great Li Ancestors, making him possibly unmatched in Great Li.
• Li Changye explained that he would face the Sword Sect Master himself but needed help because of the sect’s Great Array and because someone from his clan was inside the sect.
• King Zhennan accepted the danger of the task and considered how he might use Li Changye’s urgency to his advantage.

King Zhennan brought Li Changye to confront Ye Jing at the Hanlin Academy, where Ye Jing nearly killed Xuan Yi with a glance. Li Changye attacked Ye Jing, but his strike slowed as Ye Jing countered with the Sky Peng Dragon Subduing Hand.

• Li Changye agreed to help King Zhennan deal with the Peak of Humanity and demanded that he lead the way to the Hanlin Academy.
• Ye Jing sensed the approaching group, left the Hanlin Academy, and confronted Li Changye, King Zhennan, and Xuan Yi above the Imperial Capital.
• Xuan Yi challenged Ye Jing, but Ye Jing's Eye of Ya Zi crushed his aura and nearly killed him before Li Changye intervened.
• Li Changye asked whether Ye Jing was the Demon Race's Saint Child, and Ye Jing denied it and declared that he had come to kill them.
• Li Changye attacked Ye Jing with the Eight Desolates Emperor Palm and Great Desolation Starfall, but his movements slowed as Ye Jing launched the Sky Peng Dragon Subduing Hand.

Ye Jing defeated and killed Li Changye, then captured King Zhennan and destroyed the fleeing remnants of his line. In the Profound Realm, the Li Clan learned that its Dao Child had died and reeled from the news.

• Li Changye used the Great Sun Golden Light Fist against Ye Jing, but Ye Jing's Sky Peng Dragon Subduing Hand blasted him back and severed his arm.
• Ye Jing attacked with his Divine Sword, broke through Li Changye's Nine Yuan Heaven Breaking Finger, and killed him.
• Ye Jing killed Xuan Yi, severed both of King Zhennan's arms, and ordered Hu Jie and Nangong Wenqing's group to subdue the king.
• Ye Jing pursued and annihilated the streaks of light fleeing the Imperial Capital after asking for the foundation of King Zhennan's line.
• The Li Clan's Elders learned that Li Changye's Soul Lamp had gone out, and Li Tianchen killed the guard who delivered the news.

After Li Changye’s death, the Li Clan Ancient Clan decided to leave Ye Jing’s capture to the Ye Imperial Clan. Ye Jing refused Hu Jie’s offer to become National Preceptor, then visited the Great Li Martial Tower to seek techniques before leaving the capital.

• Li Tianchen and the elders mourned Li Changye, vowed revenge once the ban on Gods was lifted, and chose to let the Ye Imperial Clan capture the Innate Dao Body.
• Ye Jing declined Hu Jie’s offer to become National Preceptor, explaining that the Ye Imperial Clan posed a greater threat than the Li Clan Ancient Clan.
• Ye Jing asked Hu Jie for access to the Great Li Martial Tower and the country’s Mythological Classics, and Hu Jie agreed.
• Ye Jing opened the Tower’s treasure chests and found the Heavenly Origin Formless Scripture, which could change its user’s appearance and aura.

Ye Jing learned that the infamous Face Ghost had been a victim of Emperor Li’s brutal hunt, then mastered the Heavenly Origin Formless Art and changed his appearance and aura. He went to the Demon Abyss seeking the Demonic Cult Leader, only to find the cult’s defenses breaking at his arrival.

• Ye Jing read Face Ghost’s autobiography, which revealed Emperor Li had slaughtered innocents to force Face Ghost to surrender the Heavenly Origin Formless Scripture before Face Ghost destroyed its cultivation section and died.
• Ye Jing comprehended the Heavenly Origin Formless Art, used it to disguise himself as an ordinary man, and dismissed the Divine Ability in the third treasure chest.
• Ye Jing left the Great Li Dance Tower and traveled to the Demon Abyss to find the Demonic Cult Leader.
• Luo Xing activated the Supreme Earth Nether Black Lotus Array and warned the Demonic Cult’s disciples that a powerful enemy was attacking while their Cult Leader secluded himself.
• Ye Jing broke the black lotus formation apart and asked if that was all it could do.

Ye Jing attacked the Demon Sect, shattered its defenses, and fought through its disciples before the revived Cult Master Luo You emerged as a God of Heaven and Earth. The chapter ended with Ye Jing tearing through Luo You’s Divine Domain and landing a devastating punch on his head.

• Ye Jing broke the Demon Sect’s protective array and blasted apart the Blood Fiend Heavenly Dipper Array, killing or crippling most of the defenders.
• Ye Jing overpowered Luo Xing, who ordered the remaining disciples to defend Rakshasa Hall and revealed that the wounded Cult Master had been healing with human blood.
• Luo You emerged from the ruins with a Divine Domain, and the surviving Demon Sect members welcomed him back as a God of Heaven and Earth.
• Ye Jing broke through Luo You’s Devouring domain with a punch infused with multiple Dao Principles and shattered Luo You’s arms before striking his forehead.

Ye Jing destroyed the Demon Sect and delivered its leader’s corpse to the Scruffy Daoist, who rewarded him with Mythological Classics. The Sloppy Daoist offered to take Ye Jing as his disciple, but Ye Jing declined and received a token for future contact.

• Ye Jing trapped the Demon Sect members in the Demon Abyss, killed their leader, and annihilated the sect’s forbidden land with his Annihilation spheres.
• Ye Jing summoned the Scruffy Daoist and handed over the Demon Sect Leader’s corpse, revealing that the leader had reached the Heaven and Earth God Realm.
• The Scruffy Daoist gave Ye Jing three Mythological Classics and invited him to become his disciple.
• Ye Jing declined the offer, and the Sloppy Daoist gave him a token marked with the character “King” before vanishing with the corpse.

Ye Jing learned that the Heaven and Earth Shackles had loosened and that Imperial Clans could threaten Qiuyue if they entered the mortal world. After Jian Wuhen confirmed the change, Ye Jing agreed to venture into the Immortal Burial Ground with him and found Qiuyue able to sense his growing strength.

• Ye Jing worried that the loosened Heaven and Earth Shackles would let the Li Clan Ancient Clan and Ye Imperial Clan leave the Taixu Profound Realm, then hurried to increase his strength.
• At White Emperor City, the Scruffy Daoist delivered a headless God Realm corpse from the Demon Sect through the Heavenly Gate and resolved to work harder to return to the Heavenly Court.
• Ye Jing asked Jian Wuhen about the Imperial Clans, and Jian Wuhen explained their power and the strength needed to survive against them.
• Ye Jing told Jian Wuhen that he had killed the Demonic Cult Leader, who had reached the Heaven and Earth God Realm, and Jian Wuhen confirmed that the Heaven and Earth Shackles had loosened.
• Ye Jing and Jian Wuhen agreed to enter the Immortal Burial Ground the next day, and Qiuyue sensed that Ye Jing had grown stronger.

After Ye Jing granted Qiuyue protective techniques and supplies, he studied the Ancient Book of Investiture of the Gods and comprehended the star-based divine ability Myriad Manifestations of Stars. A Dragon Tiger Jade Ruyi, an Innate Spiritual Treasure, came to him, but a powerful Silver-Armored man appeared afterward and began pursuing its new owner.

• Ye Jing gave Qiuyue the Heavenly Origin Formless Scripture, formation plates, Sword Talismans, and pills before leaving her to cultivate.
• Ye Jing studied Doumu Yuanjun in the Ancient Book of Investiture of the Gods and comprehended the Innate Divine Ability Myriad Manifestations of Stars.
• Ye Jing drew Starlight Force from the stars, and a Meteor from Dou Mansion's constellation pursued him despite his changing locations and appearance.
• The Meteor revealed itself as the Dragon Tiger Jade Ruyi, an Innate Spiritual Treasure, and it entered Ye Jing's palm after sensing his Starlight Force.
• A burly man in Silver Armor arrived at the wilderness, saw a phantom image of Ye Jing holding the Dragon Tiger Jade Ruyi, and flew off after memorizing his appearance.

Ye Jing subdued the Dragon Tiger Jade Ruyi, suspected something was wrong with the Heavenly Court, and studied two books before sleeping in an inn. Meanwhile, the Ye Imperial Clan sent five Dao Children and their forces to capture the Innate Dao Body, while Li Tianchen waited anxiously with Ye Shitian.

• Ye Jing fought the Dragon Tiger Jade Ruyi with his fists and sword, then negotiated for it to hang from his waist.
• Ye Jing erased his traces, changed his face and aura, and rented a room in the Imperial Capital instead of going home.
• Ye Jing suspected the Heavenly Court was pursuing the Jade Ruyi and chose not to study the newly arrived Divine Abilities carelessly.
• Ye Jing gained Arhat Overturns Heaven Seal from A Brief Discussion of the Eighteen Arhats and found Records of Mountains and Seas Oddities contained ordinary ghost and monster tales.
• The Ye Imperial Clan sent five Dao Children, each leading Imperial Guards, to capture the Innate Dao Body.
• Li Tianchen waited in the Ye Imperial Clan's palace as Ye Shitian promised his clan benefits, though Li Tianchen remained uneasy.

Ye Jing and Jian Wuhen cleared the seventh Prohibition and survived the eighth, where a music Domain forced them to attack each other. They escaped with their treasures, and Jian Wuhen began questioning Ye Jing’s mysterious identity; back home, Ye Jing let his Jade Ruyi soak in Starlight Force.

• Ye Jing and Jian Wuhen fought through about twenty God-level Stone Soldiers in the seventh Prohibition, gaining Treasure Armor and a bottle of pills.
• In the eighth Prohibition, seductive music trapped both men in a Dao Principle Domain and forced them to attack each other.
• Ye Jing’s Jade Ruyi knocked Jian Wuhen’s sword away, freed Ye Jing from the Domain’s control, and let him strike Jian Wuhen to break the enchantment.
• Ye Jing and Jian Wuhen searched the Tomb Chamber, divided the treasures, left the Ancient Tomb, and concealed it again.
• Jian Wuhen watched Ye Jing leave and suspected that his Jade Ruyi was an Innate Spiritual Treasure, wondering about Ye Jing’s true identity.
• Ye Jing returned home and filled a bathtub with Starlight Force for the Jade Ruyi to swim in.

After surviving the eighth Prohibition, Ye Jing learned Liu Ruoxue’s story and comprehended the Heavenly Heart Sound Extreme Technique, then resumed cultivating to reach the God Realm. Meanwhile, Ye Ling and four Dao Children headed for the Sword Sect to capture the Innate Dao Body, and Ye Jing discovered that his Sword Talisman had cracked.

• Ye Jing read Liu Ruoxue’s life story and comprehended the Divine Ability Heavenly Heart Sound Extreme Technique.
• Ye Jing tested the new ability on the Jade Ruyi, which struck him in the forehead, then he resumed cultivating to become a god.
• Ye Ling and four Dao Children traveled toward the Sword Sect to capture the Innate Dao Body, while Ye Ling concealed his resentment over the clan’s priorities.
• Ye Jing found that the Sword Talisman from the Sword Sect Master had cracked, signaling great danger.

The Ye Imperial Clan arrived at Sword Gate Mountain, and Ye Ling used his Double Pupils and Twin-Pupil Sacred Body to destroy the Sword Sect’s supreme-grade protective formation. Jian Wuhen prepared to face him after the array fell.

• Qiuyue practiced at dawn, and Jian Wuhen activated the sect’s defenses when powerful enemies approached.
• Jian Wuhen ordered the Sword Sect disciples and Elders to activate Grade-A Defense.
• Ye Zhi and another Dao Child attacked the sword array with powerful techniques, but its Sword Qi repelled them.
• Ye Ling revealed his Twin-Pupil Sacred Body and destroyed the sword array with his power of Destruction.
• Jian Wuhen recognized Ye Ling’s sacred body, steadied his sword, and crushed a Sword Talisman.

Ye Ling and the Ye Imperial Clan attacked the Sword Sect, overwhelming Jian Wuhen and slaughtering its disciples as they searched for Qiuyue. Just as Jian Xuzi was about to sacrifice himself to protect her, a figure arrived and cut down the Imperial Guards.

• Ye Ling challenged Jian Wuhen and sent the Dao Children and Imperial Guards to attack the Sword Sect and find the Innate Dao Body.
• Jian Wuhen split into four clones to help defend the sect, but Ye Ling's Double Pupils and Divine Ability drove him back while the attackers killed disciples across the peaks.
• Qiuyue flew out with a transparent Sword Lotus, and Jian Wuhen ordered the survivors to protect her at any cost.
• Jian Xuzi told Qiuyue to hide, then charged the Imperial Guards with his spiritual energy surging toward a suicidal explosion.
• Qiuyue cried out for her Young Master, and a figure burst through a crack in the sky, steadied Jian Xuzi's energy, and cut the Imperial Guards in half.

Ye Jing arrived at the Sword Sect and helped turn the battle against the Ye Imperial Clan, killing Imperial Guards while the Jade Ruyi protected the disciples from Ye Ling. As the Imperial Clan’s forces faltered, Ye Ling ordered a retreat, abandoning his chance to claim the Innate Dao Body.

• Ye Jing arrived, comforted Qiuyue, and joined Jian Wuhen against the Ye Imperial Clan’s fighters.
• Ye Jing fought Ye Ling evenly, while Jian Wuhen held off the other four Dao Children and the Sword Sect’s weaker fighters remained under pressure.
• Ye Jing descended to kill Imperial Guards, and the Jade Ruyi repeatedly blocked Ye Ling from attacking Sword Sect disciples.
• Ye Ling tried to strike at the disciples and summon a Divine Being, but the Jade Ruyi stopped him and struck his forehead.
• Seeing the Imperial Guards nearly wiped out and the battle turning against his side, Ye Ling ordered the Ye Imperial Clan to retreat.