Chapter Summaries

Hongjun confronted Hongyun, but the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking’s rewards and the powerful phantoms from Hongmeng Palace made him and the Saints back down. The ranking announced a Cultivation and Combat Power Ranking in one thousand years, while Hongyun led Nuwa, Houtu, Minghe, and Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden toward the palace.

• Hongjun demanded that Hongyun address him as Master, but the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking began distributing rewards to the top thirty on the Hong Huang Treasure Ranking.
• Hongjun prepared to attack as Hongyun’s aura rose, but the possibility that Hongyun was fusing with his Chaos rewards made him hesitate.
• Shenni, Ancestral Dragon, Yuan Feng, and First Qilin appeared as powerful phantoms and warned Hongyun to bring his chosen people into Hongmeng Palace.
• Hongjun restrained his aura and withdrew toward Chaos, while the Six Sages also left after he warned them not to offend Hongmeng Palace.
• The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking announced that its Cultivation and Combat Power Ranking would be updated in one thousand years, prompting experts across Hong Huang to focus on cultivation.
• Hongyun used red light to gather Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, Houtu, Old Ancestor Minghe, and Nuwa, then led them toward the vortex around Hongmeng Palace.

Zhunti secretly entered the Hongmeng Palace and was beaten by Shenni and Hongyun before being suppressed above the Thirty-Three Heavens for one hundred thousand years. Jieyin and Sanqing watched from outside, while the Myriad Races Experts fled in fear of provoking the palace’s inhabitants.

• Jieyin secretly sent Zhunti into the vortex, then persuaded Laozi and Yuanshi to stay and watch, while Tongtian remained reluctantly.
• Zhunti’s cries revealed that Shenni and Hongyun had discovered him inside the Hongmeng Palace, and Jieyin asked Sanqing to help rescue him.
• Laozi and Yuanshi refused to charge into the vortex, and Tongtian rebuked Jieyin for ignoring the Teacher’s warning.
• A crack exposed Zhunti being beaten by Shenni and Hongyun as his Innate Spiritual Treasures lay scattered nearby.
• Shenni announced that Zhunti would be spared but suppressed for one hundred thousand years, and a towering mountain pinned him outside the vortex.
• The Myriad Races Experts marveled at Zhunti’s defeat and hurried below the Thirty-Three Heavens to avoid provoking the Hongmeng Palace.

Hongyun brought Nuwa, Houtu, Old Ancestor Minghe, and the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden into Hongmeng Palace, where they witnessed Hongmeng Birth and Destruction and gained insights. Across Hong Huang, powerful beings cultivated for a thousand years before emerging to await the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking’s Cultivation and Combat Power Ranking.

• Jieyin left after Zhunti was suppressed beneath a towering mountain, and Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian retreated to Kunlun Mountain.
• Hongyun led Nuwa, Houtu, Old Ancestor Minghe, and the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden into Hongmeng Palace, where they saw Shenni, Kong Xuan, Yuan Feng, Ancestral Dragon, and First Qilin.
• A profound voice revealed Hongmeng Birth and Destruction, and the palace’s visions of cosmic creation and destruction granted the visitors insights, with the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden repeatedly advancing her cultivation.
• Demon race experts, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Zhenyuanzi, and other Hong Huang beings entered seclusion to improve their cultivation and combat power.
• After a thousand years, experts emerged from seclusion and watched the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking, awaiting its Cultivation and Combat Power Ranking.

The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking began its cultivation and combat power rankings, dividing entries into five cultivation realms and excluding treasures from combat power evaluations. The Golden Immortal list started with several unexpected names, drawing challengers and the attention of Jieyin and Di Jun, while the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito realized his identity had been exposed.

• The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking announced that it would rank the top ten combatants in each of five cultivation realms, with cultivation only a reference and treasures excluded.
• Sanqing summoned their disciples to Kunlun Mountain, while Jieyin gathered his disciples and Hongjun hoped his improved cultivation would earn him a top ranking.
• The Golden Immortal ranking began, and Ao Guang took tenth place with rewards of Ancestral Dragon's Essence Blood and the Water Spirit Pearl.
• Zhu Han ranked tenth in the next announcement and received a Years Spear and Pangu's Essence Blood, prompting widespread surprise.
• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito ranked eighth, leading Jieyin to seek him for the Western Teachings and Di Jun to order Jiu Ying to capture him.
• At the edge of the Nine Nether Blood Sea, the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito realized the ranking had exposed him and feared that Hong Huang's experts would come after him.

The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito fled the Nine Netherworlds as rival factions tried to claim him, while the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking revealed Zi Yi Shi as the Human Race’s ancestor. The ranking drew the demon race, Witch Race, and Immortal Court to confront the Human Race, leaving the Three Ancestors facing a threat of invasion.

• Asura Clan warriors surrounded the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito, but he escaped by splitting into clones and vanished toward an exit.
• Demon race, Immortal Court, and Western Teachings envoys demanded that the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito join them, so he fled toward another secret exit as their forces entered the Nine Netherworlds.
• The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking named Zi Yi Shi the Human Ancestor at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, prompting scorn from many Myriad Races Experts.
• Di Jun ordered Ying Zhao to force the Human Race to submit, while Chi You and two Immortal Court envoys also headed toward Human Race territory.
• Chi You demanded the Human Race’s submission, Ying Zhao offered protection in exchange for daily sacrifices, and the Immortal Court envoys declared that the humans could submit to their rule.
• Sui Ren Shi and You Chao Shi stepped forward to protect Zi Yi Shi and the Human Race, revealing themselves as Grand Unity Golden Immortals as their rivals prepared to attack.

Dao Lord Taichu issued an edict forbidding the destruction of the Human Race, forcing Chi You, Ying Zhao, and the Immortal Court envoy to abandon their aggression. The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking then revealed the sixth through third places on the Golden Immortal Battle Power Ranking, prompting faction leaders to react and other Golden Immortals to protest.

• Dao Lord Taichu's voice warned Chi You, Ying Zhao, and the Immortal Court envoy to leave Human territory or be exterminated, and the three halted their attack.
• The Immortal Court envoy claimed his faction would protect the Human Race, while the Three Ancestors of the Human Race and the other Humans wondered why Dao Lord Taichu had intervened.
• On Kunlun Mountain, Tongtian and Yuanshi asked Laozi why Dao Lord Taichu protected the Human Race, and Laozi said its Heavenly Destiny meant it could not be destroyed.
• At Mount Sumeru, Jieyin ordered Ksitigarbha and Golden Cicada to spread the Western Teachings' prestige among the Human Race.
• The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking named Shen Gongbao sixth, Mahasthamaprapta fifth, Ding Guang fourth, and True Man Du E third on the Golden Immortal Battle Power Ranking, awarding each treasures and other rewards.
• Yuanshi, Jieyin, Tongtian, and East Prince reacted proudly to their followers' rankings, while Golden Immortals from other races protested that the results were mistaken.

The Golden Immortal battle-power ranking announced Blood Ji in second place and Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden in first, provoking a confrontation in Nine Netherworlds and disbelief among Hong Huang’s powerful factions. The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking then radiated tremendous might, silencing those who had challenged its results.

• The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito escaped Nine Netherworlds as pursuers closed in, but they stopped when Blood Ji was announced in second place with substantial rewards.
• Experts rushed toward Blood Ji, and Shiva, the Asura Clan’s Four Great Demon Kings, and Asura warriors moved to protect her.
• A Blood God Son incarnation of Old Ancestor Minghe warned the intruders, then sent towering waves of blood surging at them and drove them into flight.
• The ranking named Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, West Queen Mother’s disciple, first place, and West Queen Mother and East Prince celebrated her achievement.
• Myriad Races of Hong Huang Experts disputed Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden’s result, but the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking released waves of might that silenced them.

The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking opened ten Challenge Arenas and forcibly brought the Golden Immortal ranking’s top ten to defend their positions. As challengers gathered and the Saints sent their disciples and forces to fight, Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden faced a Heavenly Wolf Clan expert on Arena Number One.

• The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking announced that Golden Immortals could challenge the top ten for their places, with victors gaining new rankings and losers facing punishment.
• Ten powerful arenas appeared, and the Ranking dragged Ao Guang, Zhu Han, the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito, Zi Yi Shi, Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, and the other ranked experts to them.
• The top ten realized that their rankings would force them to face challengers before receiving their rewards, while Golden Immortals across Hong Huang rushed toward the arenas.
• The Saints, demon emperors, Ancestral Witches, and Immortal Emperor ordered their forces to issue challenges, and the top ten each faced an initial opponent.
• On Arena Number One, a Heavenly Wolf Clan expert urged Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden to withdraw, but she told him to make his move and released her aura.

Peak Golden Immortal challengers fought the top ten of the Golden Immortal Cultivation Battle Power Ranking, but none could defeat them. After a year of battles, the ranking remained unchanged, and the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking began distributing rewards.

• The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden killed a Heavenly Wolf Clan challenger with one punch, while the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito devoured a giant toad and Blood Ji killed a Western Teachings disciple.
• The first round ended without any of the original top ten being defeated, and the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking announced that arena holders could recover their spiritual power between challenges.
• Peak Golden Immortal experts continued challenging the top ten, but over the next year every challenger lost as the ranked fighters grew stronger.
• The spectators accepted that the top ten deserved their places, and the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking confirmed that the rankings had not changed.
• The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking began distributing rewards to the top ten.

After the Golden Immortal ranking rewards were distributed, the top ten were transported away, and several began breaking through under the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking’s protection. One year later, the Grand Unity Golden Immortal ranking began updating, naming Golden Cicada in tenth place and awarding him a treasure, cultivation, and the Law of Reincarnation.

• The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking transported the Golden Immortal ranking’s top ten to different locations, frustrating experts who had planned to recruit or capture them.
• Laozi and Yuanshi cautioned Tongtian against recruiting more disciples, and Tongtian left to visit the Sect of Interception disciples.
• Ding Guang, Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, and the Blood Pool Black Mosquito began breaking through, while Jieyin refrained from capturing the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito.
• One year later, the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking announced that the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Cultivation Battle Power Ranking was beginning its update.
• The ranking revealed Golden Cicada in tenth place, awarding him the Reincarnation Divine Staff, ten thousand years of cultivation, and three strands of the Law of Reincarnation.
• Jieyin welcomed Golden Cicada’s rewards, hoping they would help him overcome his innate greed and advance his cultivation.

The Grand Unity Golden Immortal Cultivation Battle Power Ranking revealed Yuan Hong, True Man Yuding, Ksitigarbha, and Guang Chengzi among its top ten, stirring envy and challenges among the myriad races. Guang Chengzi reached sixth place but was confused and dissatisfied that five others ranked above him.

• Golden Cicada questioned his Law of Reincarnation reward, and Jieyin reprimanded him and urged him to cultivate the law.
• Yuan Hong took ninth place with the Law of Strength among his rewards, prompting Tongtian to decide to summon and instruct him while Yuanshi criticized Tongtian's disciples.
• True Man Yuding took eighth place and questioned why his rewards seemed inferior to Yuan Hong's, so Yuanshi defended the value of the Sword Law.
• Ksitigarbha took seventh place and received two high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures and Earth Dao Origin, drawing envy and challenges from the myriad races.
• Guang Chengzi took sixth place and received the Enlightenment Stone, leaving him puzzled that five people ranked above him.

The Grand Unity Golden Immortal Cultivation Battle Power Ranking revealed Xuan Du in fifth place, Zhao Gongming in fourth, and Daoist Duo Bao in third. Duo Bao’s reward of a Western Spirit Vein made Tongtian suspect a possible connection to the Western Teachings, leaving Duo Bao anxious as Tongtian planned to investigate further.

• Hong Huang’s experts lamented that no one outside the Saint’s orthodoxies could make the ranking, while Tongtian declared that the Sect of Interception would take first place.
• Xuan Du ranked fifth and received alchemy treasures, Alchemy Dao Laws, and Pangu’s Essence Blood; the Three Ancestors of the Human Race reacted to his achievement and continued studying their treasures.
• Zhao Gongming ranked fourth, surpassing Ksitigarbha, Guang Chengzi, and Xuan Du, and Tongtian summoned him to receive congratulations.
• Daoist Duo Bao ranked third and received a Merit Dharma Wheel, a Western Spirit Vein, a Golden Body of Merit, and Heavenly Dao Origin, prompting speculation about ties to the Western Teachings.
• Duo Bao assured Tongtian that he was loyal to the Sect of Interception and offered him the spirit vein, while Tongtian said he would investigate Duo Bao’s heavenly destiny after the ranking ended.

Yunxiao ranked second on the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Cultivation Battle Power Ranking and received the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler and other rewards. Chan Sect disciples, angered by the rankings, challenged the Sect of Interception disciples, and Duo Bao escalated the confrontation with a taunt.

• The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking named Yunxiao second and awarded her the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler, fifty strands of Slaughter Law, one hundred thousand years of cultivation, and three Yellow Middle Plums.
• Tongtian celebrated Yunxiao’s achievement and declared her the Sect of Interception’s foremost female immortal, while Yuanshi and Laozi reacted with displeasure.
• Guang Chengzi and the Chan Sect disciples, envious and unconvinced, set out to challenge Yunxiao, Zhao Gongming, and Duo Bao.
• Tongtian told the Chan Sect disciples they were no match for his disciples and urged them to leave and improve their cultivation.
• Duo Bao mocked Guang Chengzi and proposed settling the dispute in the arena, even suggesting they decide life and death.

Kong Xuan took first place on the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Cultivation Battle Power Ranking and earned an Innate Supreme Treasure along with other rewards, provoking envy and regret among the powers of Hong Huang. As the Challenge Arena opened, Kong Xuan arrived and the Saints gathered to watch, making the gathered experts fear they could no longer scheme against Saint's disciples.

• Duo Bao and Yunxiao stood up to Guang Chengzi and the Chan Sect disciples, while Tongtian's Saint's might forced them to retreat from Three Pure Ones Hall.
• The myriad races debated who would top the Grand Unity Golden Immortal ranking and what reward the first-ranked expert would receive.
• The ranking named Kong Xuan first and awarded him the Chaos Five Elements Battle Armor, an Innate Supreme Treasure, ten strands of Five Elements Origin, three Mysterious Yellow Five Elements Fruits, and one hundred thousand years of cultivation.
• Di Jun, Taiyi, Jieyin, Laozi, and Yuanshi regretted that Kong Xuan had gained the treasure, while Tongtian summoned Duo Bao, Zhao Gongming, and Yunxiao to prepare for the arena.
• The Challenge Arena opened, Kong Xuan descended to Arena Number One, and Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, and Jieyin appeared as the experts feared the Saints' presence would thwart their schemes.

Saints, demon emperors, Ancestral Witches, and the Immortal Court arrived as the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking’s challenge drew the powers of Hong Huang into a dispute over who could protect the participants. The challenge began, and Kong Xuan faced a demon expert on Arena Number One.

• Laozi and the other Saints arrived to protect their disciples, intimidate challengers, and seek talented recruits, while the Two Great Demon Emperors and Eleven Ancestral Witches also appeared.
• East Prince arrived with West Queen Mother and Immortal Court experts, declared that he would uphold justice, and offered to protect the challengers.
• Di Jun, Taiyi, and Dijiang rejected East Prince’s claim to authority, and Laozi and Jieyin warned the assembled powers not to disrupt the challenge.
• The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking announced that Golden Cicada, Yuan Hong, True Man Yuding, Yunxiao, and Kong Xuan could accept challenges for two years, with each bout limited to three days.
• Many Living Beings rushed onto the arenas to challenge the ranked experts, and Kong Xuan faced a powerful demon expert and told him to attack.

Kong Xuan swiftly defeated Tun Tianhou with his Five-Colored Divine Light, prompting debate over whether it violated the arena’s ban on treasures. As the higher-ranked contenders won quickly and battles grew fiercer lower down the rankings, Golden Cicana appeared to struggle against Demon Breaker until he revealed a terrifying power.

• Kong Xuan defeated Tun Tianhou with the Five-Colored Divine Light, and Jieyin explained that he had used innate Five Elements Power rather than a forbidden treasure.
• Yunxiao, Duo Bao, Zhao Gongming, Xuan Du, and Guang Chengzi quickly defeated their first opponents, while Ksitigarbha and Yuan Hong remained locked in harder fights.
• Demon Breaker traded blows evenly with Golden Cicada and forced him onto the defensive, leading other contenders to mock Golden Cicada and spectators to hope the ranked fighters could be beaten.
• Jieyin told Laozi that Golden Cicada had evolved from a Six-Winged Heavenly Silkworm and had delayed his cultivation while tempering his evil thoughts.
• Golden Cicada’s aura surged, his eyes turned blood-red, and a Six-Winged Fierce Insect Phantom appeared above him as he declared the fight was over.

Golden Cicada defeated and devoured Demon Breaker, prompting the Myriad Races Experts to condemn his brutality and turn away from challenging him. They instead queued to challenge Kong Xuan, who welcomed the opponents as a chance to temper his abilities while harboring thoughts of settling old karma.

• Golden Cicada trapped Demon Breaker in an illusion with the Source of Greed, then devoured him with the Six-Winged Heavenly Silkworm and left only a skeleton.
• Chi You and the Ancestral Witches condemned Golden Cicada and challenged Jieyin over allowing an evil being into the Western Teachings.
• Jieyin defended Golden Cicada, saying he had suppressed his evil thoughts and would be guided onto the righteous path after the battle.
• The Myriad Races Experts avoided challenging Golden Cicada and headed to Arena Number One to challenge Kong Xuan instead.
• Kong Xuan invited the challengers to line up, intending to test his abilities while preparing to settle old karma.

Jieyin and Yuanshi publicly helped their disciples identify Yuan Hong’s weaknesses, prompting Taiyi to accuse them of scheming against the demon clan. East Prince seized the dispute to assert his authority and threaten the demon clan with annihilation.

• Jieyin instructed Maitreya to study Yuan Hong’s weaknesses and urged other experts to challenge Yuan Hong so Maitreya could learn more.
• Yuanshi sent Taiyi Zhenren to challenge Yuan Hong after Maitreya and told him Yuan Hong’s weaknesses.
• Taiyi accused Jieyin and Yuanshi of using their status as Saints to scheme against the demon clan.
• Taiyi summoned the Chaos Bell to resist Yuanshi’s Saintly might, alarming the Ancestral Witches and East Prince and West Queen Mother.
• East Prince confronted Taiyi, invoked his appointment by the Dao Ancestor, and threatened to lead the Myriad Races in annihilating the demon clan.

Di Jun and Taiyi confronted East Prince and the Immortal Court, but Laozi and Tongtian stopped the factions from fighting. Back at the arenas, Yuan Hong began to lose ground against Taiyi Zhenren, who had learned his weaknesses from Yuanshi.

• Di Jun and Taiyi threatened East Prince, while Quasi-Saint Demon Gods and a million Yao Race Warriors gathered to face the Immortal Court.
• East Prince and the Two Great Demon Emperors traded threats as the Myriad Races of Hong Huang watched and the Witch Race positioned itself nearby.
• Laozi and Tongtian used their Saintly might to stop the factions from disrupting the challenges, and East Prince withdrew with the Immortal Court.
• Yuan Hong defeated Maitreya, but Taiyi Zhenren soon challenged him after learning his weaknesses from Yuanshi.
• Taiyi Zhenren reversed Yuan Hong's early advantage and drove him into a corner of the arena.

Yuan Hong defeated Taiyi Zhenren and kept his arena, while Kong Xuan remained unchallenged and received his ranking reward. As Kong Xuan began breaking through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, his Flower of Grand Luo bloomed to nine petals and then continued opening, shocking the watching experts.

• Yuan Hong unleashed his fiendish qi and Bloodline Power, overwhelmed Taiyi Zhenren, and forced him to admit defeat.
• Yuan Hong defeated the challengers who followed, while no one dared to challenge Kong Xuan.
• The Grand Unity Golden Immortal ranking challenges ended without a change in rankings, and the top ten received their rewards.
• The Supreme Hongmeng Ranking announced that the Grand Luo Golden Immortal ranking would be revealed in one year.
• Kong Xuan gathered innate Five Elements Power under the Yuan Feng Phantom's protection and began his breakthrough as Laozi predicted he might bloom nine petals.
• Kong Xuan's Flower of Grand Luo bloomed past nine petals, leaving the experts wondering whether he could become a perfect Grand Luo Golden Immortal.