Chapter Summaries

Shi Hao taunted the sect leaders before escaping the secret realm with his companions and the Demon Blood Ghost God Tree. Outside, Shi Yongheng and Shi Hao mastered the Thunder Emperor Method, while the secret realm’s inheritance struggle ended and its exit began to close.

• Shi Hao provoked the sect leaders, and the Demon Blood Ghost God Tree drove back the experts who entered the secret realm to attack him.
• Shi Hao and his companions followed spatial nodes out of the secret realm, then reached a volcanic region where the Demon Blood Ghost God Tree departed.
• Shi Yongheng comprehended the Thunder Emperor Method from the Thunder God Wood, and Shi Hao also mastered the technique while the Great Demon God continued studying it.
• Shi Yongheng and Shi Hao remarked that their rivals Xuan Shi, Qin Li, Ye Zhen, and Lin Tong felt strangely familiar and hoped they might become allies.
• The secret realm’s inheritance struggle ended without anyone taking the Bone Scripture outside, and its exit began to close.

Xuantian deliberately provoked the long-absent heavenly lightning to temper his body and Primordial Spirit. He plunged into the storm clouds, where a torrent of lightning began crushing and refining him.

• Xuantian reunited with Xuan Shi on a mountaintop overlooking Sophora City and asked him to wait while he faced the storm.
• Xuantian used the Thunder Emperor Precious Technique to draw down lightning and absorbed the first silver-white bolt without serious injury.
• Xuantian flew higher, enduring increasingly powerful golden and scarlet lightning that wounded and burned him.
• Lightning weapons struck Xuantian and made him spit blood, but he decided to enter the storm clouds in search of Tribulation Lightning Liquid.
• Xuantian plunged into the clouds and drove the Thunder Emperor Method as lightning flooded his body, breaking down his flesh and crushing his bones.

Xuantian endured the first nine stages of the Lightning Tribulation as his body and Primordial Spirit transformed, then faced a lightning figure in the legendary tenth stage. He honed his secret techniques against the figure’s repeated re-formations and finally destroyed it with a powerful strike.

• Xuantian refined his body and Primordial Spirit in the Thunder Sea, regrowing his flesh and strengthening his bones.
• Xuantian survived successive stages of the Lightning Tribulation, absorbing lightning to recover between attacks.
• After the ninth stage, Xuantian prepared for the legendary tenth stage as lightning formed a humanoid figure wielding a divine spear.
• Xuantian fought the lightning figure with his Lightning Spear and Thunder Fist, but it repeatedly re-formed from the storm.
• Xuantian practiced his secret techniques against the figure, then struck it apart with five-colored light flowing across Huo Fentian's palm.

Xuantian absorbed tribulation lightning liquid from the Thunder Pool and completed a profound transformation of his body and primordial spirit. After Xuan Shi took the remaining liquid and underwent his own tribulation, the Three Thousand Prefectures Genius Battle began, with Xuantian heading toward the competition.

• Xuantian absorbed the tribulation lightning liquid, reforging his body and primordial spirit until both reached the limits of the Venerable Level.
• Xuantian stored half of the remaining liquid in a jade bottle and offered the rest to Xuan Shi, who accepted and began collecting it.
• Xuantian watched Xuan Shi face the same tenfold lightning tribulation and overcome the Thunder Sea with his Yin-Yang Treasure Art.
• The next morning, a bell announced the start of the Three Thousand Prefectures Genius Battle, and Xuantian and Xuan Shi left Sophora City before parting ways.
• Cultivators in Heaven Province discussed Youyu and Xuantian as leading contenders, noting that Youyu had lost to both Xuantian and Huang.

Xuantian entered the Spirit Realm as Heaven Province began its brutal selection battle, where more than ten million cultivators competed for ten thousand places. As most contestants were rapidly eliminated, Xuantian caught a Soul-Extinguishing Needle aimed at the back of his head.

• Xuantian arrived at the arena, where cultivators debated Heaven Province’s strongest prodigies and awaited the selection.
• An important figure announced that the competitors would battle until ten thousand remained, and the Spirit Realm’s gates opened.
• Xuantian descended into a mountainous battlefield, where cultivators immediately began attacking one another.
• The Spirit Realm divided the contestants among more than a hundred regions, and two-thirds were eliminated within fifteen minutes.
• Xuantian caught a Soul-Extinguishing Needle that someone had fired at the back of his head.

Xuantian confronted four clan prodigies who had ambushed him with powerful secret treasures and quickly killed the Azure Luan prodigy. He then wounded the Silver Blood prodigy and drove back the Feather and Teng Snake first generations, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Xuantian mocked the Azure Luan, Teng Snake, Feather, and Silver Blood prodigies who surrounded him with supreme artifacts.
• Xuantian killed the Azure Luan prodigy with the Golden Snake Leg Technique, a Phoenix Wing strike, and a Soul-Extinguishing Needle.
• The Azure Luan prodigy died in the Spirit Realm, and his clan members pleaded with an old Heavenly God to avenge him.
• Xuantian used silver sword grass and sword energy to wound the Silver Blood Clan's first generation.
• The Teng Snake first generation spread a concealing mist while the Feather first generation attacked, but Xuantian's sword energy repelled both of them.

Xuantian defeated the First Generations who had surrounded him, killing the Silver Blood Clan's and Feather Clan's fighters with the Soul-Extinguishing Needle while the Teng Snake Clan's First Generation escaped by withdrawing from the Spirit Realm. Their deaths caused an uproar at the external dojo, where the Teng Snake survivor revealed Xuantian's strength and explained how the Azure Luan Clan's needle had turned against its wielder.

• Xuantian killed the Silver Blood Clan's First Generation with the Soul-Extinguishing Needle, then severely wounded the Feather Clan's and Teng Snake Clan's First Generations with the Grass Sword Art.
• Xuantian killed the Feather Clan's First Generation with the needle and moved to finish the Teng Snake Clan's First Generation, who shattered his own skull to withdraw from the Spirit Realm.
• The Silver Blood Clan's and Feather Clan's First Generations collapsed at the external dojo, prompting their clans to react in shock and anger.
• The Teng Snake Clan's First Generation returned from the Spirit Realm, told his ancestor that Xuantian had defeated all four attackers, and warned that even multiple First Generations could not overcome him.
• The Teng Snake Clan's First Generation explained that the Azure Luan Clan's Soul-Extinguishing Needle had been seized by Xuantian and used to kill its original wielder.

After Xuantian defeated his enemies and acquired the Soul-Extinguishing Needle, the Teng Snake Clan withdrew while other clans planned to hunt him. Xuantian reached the Supreme Ancient Altar, where cultivators guarding its entrance let him pass after recognizing him as Lord Xuantian.

• The Teng Snake Clan's First Generation persuaded his Heavenly God to withdraw, warning that Xuantian's strength and Soul-Extinguishing Needle made confronting him too dangerous.
• The Feather Clan leader and Azure Luan Clan's Supreme mocked the retreating Teng Snake Clan and urged others to enter the Spirit Realm and watch the contest at the Supreme Ancient Altar.
• Xuantian left the battlefield and used his movement technique to reach the altar, where major powers were blocking paths to monopolize the Supreme Liquid.
• A young cultivator tried to stop Xuantian at an entrance, but his senior brother silenced him and respectfully let Xuantian through.
• The senior brother told his junior that the man was Lord Xuantian, who had once suppressed Heaven Province's First Generations and prodigies, leaving the junior terrified.

Xuantian reached the Supreme Altar and climbed through its immense pressure, becoming the first person in eighty thousand years to reach the ninth tier. The Glorious Stele appeared before him, awaiting his name.

• A martial brother refused to let the waiting cultivators pass, displaying an ultimate secret treasure and demanding they defeat him or wait.
• Xuantian reached the Supreme Altar, where more than a million cultivators gathered for the selection.
• The Spirit Realm's rules announced the start of the trial, and cultivators began climbing the altar as its pressure crushed many and battles broke out.
• Xuantian climbed effortlessly through the lower tiers and reached the eighth tier, breaking a record that had stood for tens of thousands of years.
• Xuantian reached the ninth tier, and the altar summoned the Glorious Stele before him so he could leave his name.

Xuantian claimed the Supreme Liquid on the ninth level of the ancient altar and transformed his primordial spirit before enemies ambushed him. He retaliated against the Azure Luan, Silverblood Clan, and Feather Clan cultivators, killing many and grievously wounding a Heavenly God.

• Xuantian left his mark on the Divine Stele and reached the ninth level's altar, where he found the Supreme Liquid.
• Xuantian swallowed the Supreme Liquid, strengthening and transforming his primordial spirit, then jumped down from the altar.
• More than a hundred soul-killing weapons ambushed Xuantian, but he blocked them with his Divine Diagram and threatened the crowd.
• Xuantian summoned the Nine-leaf Sword Grass and slaughtered cultivators from the Azure Luan, Silverblood Clan, and Feather Clan with sword qi and Soul-Extinguishing Needles.
• Three Heavenly Gods attacked Xuantian with forbidden artifacts, but he overwhelmed them and tore one of them apart with the True Dragon Claw and Phoenix Wing.

Xuantian killed the Feather Clan and Silver Blood Heavenly Gods after they attacked him, then turned his attention to the Azure Luan Clan Heavenly God. He trapped the last Heavenly God in his Four Supreme Thunder Arts, leaving him surrounded by lightning and close to defeat.

• Xuantian killed the Feather Clan Heavenly God with a Soul-Extinguishing Needle, causing panic among the Feather Clan.
• Xuantian wounded the Silver Blood Heavenly God with sword energy and drove back the Azure Luan Clan Heavenly God with Thunder Fist.
• Xuantian struck the Silver Blood Heavenly God with the complete Thunder Emperor Precious Technique and killed him with a Soul-Extinguishing Needle.
• Watching cultivators identified Xuantian’s powerful techniques and marveled at his ability to kill Heavenly Gods.
• Xuantian used the Four Supreme Thunder Arts to trap the Azure Luan Clan Heavenly God, whose resistance weakened as lightning engulfed him.

Xuantian slaughtered the remaining cultivators from the three clans after killing their Heavenly Gods, while the Teng Snake Clan realized its First Generation had saved them from the same fate. The Three Thousand Prefectures selection ended, and the ten thousand top performers were sent toward Immortal Ancient.

• Xuantian killed the remaining cultivators of the three clans in the Spirit Realm, leaving their surviving clans in panic.
• The Teng Snake Clan received news of the three clans' losses and felt relieved that its First Generation had chosen not to join the battle.
• Cultivators continued climbing the Supreme Ancient Altar, revealing the gap between lesser factions and ancient great sects.
• A bell sounded as the selection concluded and the ten thousand highest-scoring cultivators were chosen.
• Super Teleportation Arrays across the Three Thousand Prefectures activated and carried the selected cultivators toward Immortal Ancient in the No Man's Land.

Xuantian gathered more than a hundred Heaven Province cultivators as followers and assigned them to establish a base in the City of Light. As the Immortal Dao Flower Bud appeared and cultivators from across the Three Thousand Dao Provinces awaited its bloom, powerful figures began arriving to witness the gathering.

• Xuantian accepted the Heaven Province cultivators as followers and ordered them to gather resources, investigate valuable secret lands, and collect intelligence.
• Xuantian instructed five First Generations to lead the group to the City of Light and gave their followers the Five Elements Nirvana Technique and Tribulation Lightning Liquid.
• Xuantian sensed an unusual fluctuation as the Immortal Dao Flower Bud appeared in the Void.
• Great figures warned the gathered cultivators about the risks of entering the Immortal Ancient Era and urged them to withdraw with Space-Breaking Talismans if danger arose.
• On the second day, renowned experts and sect leader-level figures arrived in the outer region to observe the young cultivators.

Immortal Dao Flower Buds bloomed across No Man's Land, drawing countless cultivators and powerful figures to witness the opening of the Immortal Ancient Era. As Xuantian absorbed the Changsheng matter released by the flowers, nearby cultivators feared he would drain their own essence as well.

• The Heavenly Kingdom, Immortal Palace, Butian Sect, Heaven Severing Sect, Western Sect, and Five Elements Mountain arrived as cultivators gathered to watch the Immortal Dao Flower Buds bloom.
• Cultivators discovered undying matter in No Man's Land, sparking a bloody battle that forced many to withdraw with realm-breaking talismans.
• A giant crossed dozens of realm walls and recognized Di Chong in a distant region.
• The Immortal Dao Flower Buds bloomed, and an injured Yinglong roared past as cultivators moved toward the flowers.
• Xuantian swallowed the rain of light containing Changsheng matter, alarming nearby cultivators who felt their essence, qi, and spirit might be drained.

As the Immortal Dao Flower Buds fully bloomed, the great figures warned that the Upper Realm was nearing a catastrophic era when longevity substance would vanish and war would engulf the heavens. Xuantian entered the Immortal Ancient Small World among millions of chosen cultivators, where the immortal rain immediately began inspiring breakthroughs.

• The imperial clan giant and other ancient figures discussed the coming loss of longevity substance, which would drastically shorten lifespans and bring a devastating war.
• The final Immortal Dao Flower Bud opened, revealing three thousand golden paths and gateways, but most cultivators were repelled when they tried to enter.
• A heavenly demon became the first to enter a gateway, and Xuantian followed on the same golden path; over five million cultivators entered the Immortal Ancient Small World.
• The Upper Realm's True Dragon horn sounded as cultivators gathered beneath the three thousand petals, each embodying a Great Dao.
• Immortal rain fell upon the petals, and one cultivator near Xuantian entered the Divine Fire Realm after breaking through from the Venerable Realm.

More than five million cultivators entered Immortal Ancient and struggled along its three thousand ancient Bluestone roads while sect masters watched their progress. On the ninth day, Xuantian and Di Chong met near the entrance to the dazzling world and began settling their grudges in battle.

• An inexplicable force expelled cultivators who had broken through their realms from the Golden Path, while Tian entered Immortal Ancient and examined its Dao-filled stairways.
• Xuan Shi, Qin Li, Lin Tong, and Ye Zhen kept pace with the ancient freaks as millions of cultivators climbed the ancient Bluestone roads.
• After Shi Hao entered last, sect masters joined forces to reveal the roads inside Immortal Ancient, then later erected three thousand stone tablets to display the cultivators' progress.
• On the ninth day, Di Chong stopped near the end of the road and confronted Xuantian, and they agreed to settle their grudges before entering the dazzling world.
• Di Chong and Xuantian exchanged attacks with their halberds as other ancient freaks also began fighting.

The sect masters watched the battles unfolding in Immortal Ancient Era and discovered that Xuantian had begun overwhelming Di Chong. After cutting Di Chong apart and countering his Nine-Head Undying Body, Xuantian left their duel unresolved as his sword aura continued toward him.

• The sect masters used the petals to observe young Supremes, seeing Ning Chuan fight Li Ming and Xuantian clash with the Immortal Palace heir, Di Chong.
• They identified the Three Stone Heavenly Monarch, who fought five young Supremes at once and suppressed them.
• Di Chong declared that his fused bodies had made him stronger, but Xuantian answered with a sword strike that cleaved him in two.
• Di Chong revived and transformed into a Nine-Headed Bird, but Xuantian's Thunder Fist battered him and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Di Chong split into nine Demon Gods with his Nine-Head Undying Body, and Xuantian swept them away with a sword aura that continued toward Di Chong.

Xuantian killed Di Chong by sacrificing him to his ten heavenly caverns, then claimed Di Chong’s treasures and Immortal Feather Battle Armor. He left the ancient road and entered a new world as the strongest group arrived, setting a record by completing the paths in nine days.

• Xuantian overwhelmed Di Chong with his techniques and heavenly caverns, which consumed Di Chong until only ashes remained.
• Xuantian took Di Chong’s Qiankun Bag, collected its treasures, and cleansed the Immortal Feather Battle Armor before leaving his own imprint on it.
• The spectators learned that Di Chong had died, and an aged voice from the Immortal Palace’s bronze hall expressed regret and unleashed its killing intent.
• Xuantian wore the armor, carried Di Chong’s Void Divine Halberd, and crossed the barrier at the end of the ancient road.
• The strongest group entered the new world as all three thousand Bluestone Ancient Roads trembled, and Heavenly Gods marveled that the youths had completed the paths in nine days.

Xuantian entered the Immortal Ancient Era and traveled through the dangerous Nest Realm, once the Heavenly Horned Ant’s secluded cultivation ground. After gathering vast stores of herbs and materials, he reached the Divine Fruit Forest, where demidivine fruits grew in abundance.

• Xuantian entered the Immortal Ancient Era and made his way through connected worlds to the Nest Realm.
• Xuantian explored the Heavenly Horned Ant’s former territory, observing the blood-red moons and suns that recalled the ancient war.
• Xuantian discovered the hidden ancient lands and used his pill furnace to collect spiritual herbs, soil, spiritual liquid, divine iron, and other materials.
• Xuantian avoided regions guarded by terrifying auras and continued through the ancient lands without seeking rare divine herbs.
• Xuantian reached the Divine Fruit Forest and found extraordinary trees bearing demidivine fruits.

Xuantian met Zhe Xian in the Divine Fruit Forest and received permission to gather Demigod Fruits. He then began igniting his divine fire with the Thunder Emperor Precious Technique, tempering his body and primordial spirit with increasingly powerful lightning.

• Xuantian exchanged probing gazes with Zhe Xian and recognized the clues in his arrangement within the Fiend Nest.
• Xuantian explained that he needed Demigod Fruits for his perilous path, and Zhe Xian agreed to let him take some.
• Xuantian gathered forty-nine Demigod Fruits and left the forest, thanking Zhe Xian before deciding to advance his cultivation.
• Xuantian sat above the ancient road and used the Thunder Emperor Precious Technique, with Five Elements Nirvana as his foundation, to ignite his divine fire.
• Nine-Colored Divine Thunder battered Xuantian until chaotic-colored flames surrounded him and his primordial spirit became smaller and more dazzling.