Chapter Summaries

Zi Wei broke the seal and freed the Nine Kings Manor Demon King, who found himself facing four Three-Revolution Reincarnation Realm experts and Black Bay Old Man wielding the Supreme Ancestral Rune. Realizing he was outmatched, the Demon King revealed his Demon Emperor Armor and claimed it would protect him.

• Black Bay Old Man stopped objecting after Zi Wei assured him he would decide what to do with the seal.
• Zi Wei shattered the seal, and the Nine Kings Manor Demon King emerged, boasting that he had finally broken free.
• Zi Wei mockingly welcomed the Demon King as Little Nine and called on Ning Siming, Yu'er, Xiao Yan, and Zhan Tiantian to show their strength.
• Ning Siming, Yu'er, Xiao Yan, and Zhan Tiantian revealed their Three-Revolution Reincarnation Realm auras, while Black Bay Old Man summoned the Supreme Ancestral Rune.
• The Demon King realized he was unlikely to survive and revealed his Demon Emperor Armor, claiming it made him impossible to kill.

Nine Kings Hall revealed the Demon Emperor Armor and tried to provoke Zi Yu into a duel so he could escape. Zi Yu saw through his plan, accepted the challenge, and attacked without waiting for the promised rules, leaving Nine Kings Hall battered.

• Nine Kings Hall revealed the Demon Emperor Armor and claimed it made him nearly impossible to kill.
• Di Mingli, Yu Mengyao, Wu Bufan, and Yuan Zhantian suppressed Nine Kings Hall when he unleashed his demonic energy.
• Nine Kings Hall chose Zi Yu as his target and proposed a duel, promising to use only thirty percent of his strength.
• Zi Yu told the others he had seen through Nine Kings Hall's intentions and accepted the challenge.
• Zi Yu declared that the duel had no rules and struck Nine Kings Hall, who blocked the attack but was left in a sorry state.

After defeating Nine Kings Manor once, Zichen revealed the Light Spirit Divine Tower and destroyed the Demon King’s Great Heavenly Demon Hand. Nine Kings Manor recognized Zichen and the tower as a grave threat to the Demon race, while Zichen’s aura surged as he prepared to make the Demon King understand the difference in their strength.

• Zichen assessed his strength after striking Nine Kings Manor, who became horrified by his power and youth and resolved to kill him.
• Nine Kings Manor formed the Great Heavenly Demon Hand and sent it crashing toward Zichen.
• Zichen summoned the Light Spirit Divine Tower, whose sacred power melted the demonic hand away.
• Ning Siming, Yu'er, and Wu Buchu sensed the tower’s divine power and recognized it as a natural bane of demons.
• Nine Kings Manor declared that he could not spare Zichen, recognizing the tower as a threat greater than the ancestor.
• Zichen mocked Nine Kings Manor and released a far stronger aura, leaving the Demon King stunned.

Zi Wei used the Divine Light Tower to amplify his power and unleash a sacred flame attack that injured the Nine Kings Manor Master. When the demon lord summoned the Demon Devouring Emperor’s dharma image to escape, Zi Wei shattered it with his Creation Divine Light.

• Yu'er, Wu Bufan, Jian Daotian, and Ning Siming marveled at the Divine Light Tower, which Ning Siming identified as a combination of cultivation technique and natal artifact.
• Black Bay Old Man sensed the tower’s sacred power and felt reassured that the Supreme Ancestral Rune had a worthy new master.
• Zi Wei summoned the Divine Light Tower and struck the Nine Kings Manor Master with a giant flaming finger, shattering his demonic staff and injuring him through his armor.
• The Nine Kings Manor Master summoned the Demon Devouring Emperor’s dharma image and sent its palm toward Zi Wei as Di Mingxuan, Yu'er, Wu Bufan, and Jian Daotian prepared to intervene.
• Zi Wei declared that the phantom was no threat and shattered it with his Creation Divine Light.

Ziwei killed Nine Kings Manor with the Radiant Holy Divine Tower and earned powerful system rewards, including a Heavenly Heart Ice Lotus. He considered giving the ice treasure to Yan Xiaoxiao before Black Bay Old Man reflected on the Celestial Demons’ losses and his own plans for the Supreme Ancestral Rune.

• Nine Kings Manor tried to flee, but Ziwei summoned the Radiant Holy Divine Tower and refined him with Radiant Holy Flames.
• The system rewarded Ziwei with a Heavenly Heart Ice Lotus, a Radiant Heavenly Lotus Seat, and five Celestial Frost Immortal Jade Talismans.
• Ziwei realized the Heavenly Heart Ice Lotus could suit Yan Xiaoxiao and considered letting fate decide whether to bring her and another senior or junior sister into his circle.
• Black Bay Old Man celebrated the Great Desolation Sect’s enemy being eliminated and the Celestial Demon race losing another king.
• Black Bay Old Man planned to settle matters involving the Supreme Ancestral Rune before setting aside his lingering concerns.

Xiao Yan revived Black Bay Old Man and gave him treasures to aid his cultivation, then mastered the Devouring and Great Desolation powers during a month of seclusion. After emerging at the peak of the Nine Star Douzong Realm, he gave Wu Bufan and Jian Daotian ancestral runes and offered Ning Siming two powerful treasures.

• Xiao Yan offered to revive Black Bay Old Man, then used a resurrection seal to restore him to life.
• Xiao Yan gave Black Bay Old Man a Purple Lotus Sacred Seed and a Heavenly Spirit Crystal, and told him to cultivate until he reached the Douzun Realm.
• Xiao Yan cultivated for a month, mastered the powers of Devouring and Great Desolation, and reached the peak of the Nine Star Douzong Realm.
• Xiao Yan gave Wu Bufan the Devouring Ancestral Rune and Jian Daotian the Great Desolation Ancestral Rune, then arranged for them to cultivate in seclusion.
• Xiao Yan offered Ning Siming a Golden Lotus Glass Heart and a Heavenly Radiance Immortal Jade Hairpin, explaining their powers and the Golden Lotus Glass Heart's potential to raise her to the Nine Star Douzong Realm.

After Ning Siming entered seclusion, Zi Wei gave Yu'er two treasures and traveled with her to the Dao Sect, where he rescued Yan Xiaoxiao from a powerful demon beast. The Purple Armor Thunder Serpent fled, and Zi Wei's connection to Yan Xiaoxiao was revealed.

• Ning Siming accepted the golden flame lotus seed and Heaven-Mending Immortal Jade Flute, then entered seclusion while Yu'er stayed with Zi Wei.
• Zi Wei gave Yu'er a Spirit Radiance Heavenly Lotus Seat and a Heaven-Mending Immortal Jade Flute.
• Several days later, Zi Wei and Yu'er arrived near the Dao Sect, where Zi Wei spotted Yan Xiaoxiao battling an eighth-stage Nirvana Realm Purple Armor Thunder Serpent.
• The Purple Armor Thunder Serpent unleashed Purple Armor Thunderburst, and Yan Xiaoxiao used the Heavenly Emperor Spirit Shield to defend herself.
• Zi Wei recognized Yan Xiaoxiao as Dao Sect master Yan Xuzi's eldest daughter and his eldest niece, then destroyed the serpent's attack with divine light.
• Zi Wei forced the Purple Armor Thunder Serpent to the ground and let it flee.

After Ziwei saved Yan Xiaoxiao from a Purple Armored Thunder Python, she offered him the Spirit Peach Jade Pure Flower, but he told her to keep it. During ten days together, Yan Xiaoxiao grew fond of Ziwei and invited him to visit the Dao Sect, and he accepted.

• Yan Xiaoxiao thanked Ziwei for rescuing her and explained that she had fought the Purple Armored Thunder Python to obtain the Spirit Peach Jade Pure Flower.
• Yan Xiaoxiao offered Ziwei the flower in gratitude, but Ziwei declined, so she retrieved it for herself.
• Over the next ten days, Yan Xiaoxiao approached Ziwei for cultivation guidance and grew to like him.
• As they prepared to part, Yan Xiaoxiao invited Ziwei to visit the Dao Sect, and he accepted.

Zi Wei received the Heavenly Ice Glazed Crystal Art, several ice-origin treasures, and the Great Sun Heaven-Burning Awl, then accompanied Yan Xiaoxiao to meet Dao Sect leader Ling Xuanzi. Ling Xuanzi could not sense Zi Wei and Yu'er’s cultivation and suspected they were beyond his Revolving Realm, leaving him stunned by their apparent youth.

• The system awarded Zi Wei the Heavenly Ice Glazed Crystal Art, a Glazed Ice Lotus ring, eight Hearts of Ice-Frost Origin, two divine-grade high-tier awls, and merit points.
• Zi Wei learned the treasures’ abilities and looked forward to using the Great Sun Heaven-Burning Awl against the Demon Emperor.
• Yan Xiaoxiao introduced the Dao Sect’s four halls while leading Zi Wei and Yu'er to the main hall.
• Ling Xuanzi dismissed the four hall masters, then welcomed Yan Xiaoxiao and greeted her companions.
• Ling Xuanzi failed to sense Zi Wei and Yu'er’s cultivation, wondered if they had reached the Reincarnation Realm, and quickly regained his composure.

Ying Xiao Xiao brought Zi Yu and Yu Mengyao to the Dao Sect after explaining that they had saved her life. They entered the sect and arrived at its Main Peak, where the Dao Sect Leader resided.

• Ying Xiao Xiao showed Zi Yu and Yu Mengyao the Dao Sect's vast, protected territory, and Yu Mengyao assessed the sect's strength.
• A patrol led by a disciple surnamed Tian recognized Ying Xiao Xiao and was stunned by Zi Yu and Yu Mengyao.
• Ying Xiao Xiao introduced Zi Yu and Yu Mengyao as guests who had saved her life, and the patrol let them enter.
• After the trio left, the patrol disciples speculated that Ying Xiao Xiao had fallen in love with Zi Yu.
• Ying Xiao Xiao led Zi Yu and Yu Mengyao to the Dao Sect's Main Peak, where the system's voice sounded in Zi Yu's mind.

Ying Xuanzi thanked Zi Yu for saving Ying Xiao Xiao and urged his daughter to pursue him despite Yu Mengyao’s presence. Ying Xiao Xiao then learned that her sister Huanhuan remained in seclusion after awakening her Reincarnation Mark, and Ying Xuanzi feared she might lose her current identity as she recalled her past life.

• Ying Xiao Xiao explained how Zi Yu and Yu Mengyao had saved her, and Ying Xuanzi bowed to thank Zi Yu.
• Ying Xuanzi invited Zi Yu and Yu Mengyao to stay in the Dao Sect and sent Qi Lei to escort them to guest rooms.
• After the others left, Ying Xuanzi asked Ying Xiao Xiao how she felt about Zi Yu, and she admitted she liked him but thought Yu Mengyao was beyond comparison.
• Ying Xuanzi told Ying Xiao Xiao that Zi Yu and Yu Mengyao seemed to possess cultivation beyond the Reincarnation Realm and encouraged her to pursue Zi Yu.
• Ying Xiao Xiao asked about Huanhuan, and Ying Xuanzi said she had remained in seclusion since her Reincarnation Mark appeared more than half a year earlier.
• Ying Xuanzi warned Ying Xiao Xiao that Huanhuan might eventually remember her past life and forget who she was in this life.

Ying Huanhuan emerged from seclusion after recovering her cultivation to the Reincarnation Realm Peak Stage and sensed Zi Yu at the Dao Sect. She reunited with him, discovered Yu Mengyao by his side, and learned that he had saved her elder sister.

• Ying Xuanzi told Ying Xiao Xiao that interfering with Ying Huanhuan's awakened Reincarnation Mark could cause irreversible changes, and hoped her current life would remain in control.
• Ying Huanhuan left seclusion after recovering to the Reincarnation Realm Peak Stage and decided to visit her father and sister before retrieving something.
• Ying Huanhuan sensed Zi Yu's familiar aura and vanished from the rear mountain, while Yu Mengyao and Zi Yu discussed Ying Huanhuan's talent and past-life memories.
• Ying Huanhuan arrived at the Guest Peak, recognized Zi Yu, and was surprised by Yu Mengyao's cultivation.
• Zi Yu introduced himself as a guest and explained that he had saved Ying Xiao Xiao, and Ying Huanhuan thanked him formally.

Zi Yu toured the Dao Sect with Ying Huanhuan and Yu Mengyao, then refined five High-Grade Saint Artifacts that caused a Divine Artifact-grade phenomenon. The Dao Sect’s leaders learned of his skill and decided to conceal the news and seek his friendship.

• Ying Huanhuan showed Zi Yu and Yu Mengyao around the Dao Sect, provoking jealousy among male disciples and admiration among female disciples.
• Zi Yu began refining spiritual treasures, and the resulting phenomenon led Ying Huanhuan to send Yu Mengyao to guard him while she handled matters elsewhere.
• Ying Xuanzi and the Dao Sect’s leaders learned from Old Ghost Gan that Zi Yu was refining a Divine Artifact-grade Spiritual Treasure, then agreed to seal off the news and placate the disciples.
• Zi Yu finished five High-Grade Saint Artifacts—the Heavenly Stems Glazed Seal, Burning Heaven Sacred Phoenix Spear, Heavenly Star Purple Spirit Lamp, Nine Revolutions Sacred Gold Bottle, and Stillness Profound Light Banner—and put them away.

Zi Yu showed Yu Mengyao and Ying Huanhuan five powerful High-Grade Saint Artifacts he had refined, then revealed a threat sealed beneath the Great Wasteland Tablet. Ying Huanhuan agreed to alert the Dao Sect’s leaders so they could prepare to eliminate the Heterodox Demon True King.

• Zi Yu showed Yu Mengyao the five High-Grade Saint Artifacts he had refined: the Heavenly Stems Glazed Seal, Burning Heaven Sacred Phoenix Spear, Glazed Holy Light Bottle, Stillness Profound Light Banner, and Heavenly Star Purple Spirit Lamp.
• Ying Huanhuan arrived, recognized the treasures’ extraordinary power, and offered herself to Zi Yu in exchange for a treasure made for her attributes.
• Zi Yu revealed that a Second Reincarnation Tribulation Heterodox Demon True King was sealed beneath the Great Wasteland Tablet and could endanger the Dao Sect.
• Zi Yu assured Ying Huanhuan that he, Yu Mengyao, and the five treasures could kill the demon completely.
• Ying Huanhuan agreed to notify Ying Xuanzi and the Dao Sect’s other leaders so they could prepare.

Zi Yu, Yu Mengyao, and Ying Huanhuan entered the Wilderness Hall to face the Heterodox Demon True King, and Zi Yu awakened the Great Wasteland Tablet Spirit. The Spirit recognized Ying Huanhuan as the Ice Lord and realized her icy anger had turned toward him.

• Ying Xuanzi and the Dao Sect's senior members entrusted Zi Yu and Yu Mengyao with destroying the Heterodox Demon True King after evacuating the Wilderness Hall.
• Zi Yu led Yu Mengyao and Ying Huanhuan into the Wilderness Hall while Ying Xiao Xiao lamented that her first love might be ending.
• Zi Yu assessed the Great Wasteland Tablet's condition and used life force to awaken its Spirit.
• The Great Wasteland Tablet Spirit mistook Zi Yu for Zhou Tong and was startled by Zi Yu and Yu Mengyao's power.
• Ying Huanhuan revealed herself as the Ice Lord, and the Great Wasteland Tablet Spirit trembled as she threatened to teach it manners.

Zi Yu and his allies helped the Great Wasteland Tablet destroy the sealed Heterodox Demon True King. Afterward, Zi Yu received the Heavenly Origin Divine Hall and two Primary Revival Cards from the system.

• Zi Yu told the Great Wasteland Tablet that he had come to deal with the sealed Heterodox Demon True King, and the Tablet gladly agreed.
• The Great Wasteland Tablet awakened the sealed Yi Mo Wang, which boasted that its injuries made it impossible to kill.
• Zi Yu summoned four High-Grade Saint Artifacts to seal the area and attack the Yi Mo Wang, whose Black Demon Holy Light failed to stop them.
• The four artifacts annihilated the Yi Mo Wang, and the Great Wasteland Tablet finally relaxed after its ancient enemy was destroyed.
• The system rewarded Zi Yu with the Heavenly Origin Divine Hall and two Primary Revival Cards, and Zi Yu claimed the hall and placed it in his Inner World.

After Zi Yu destroyed Yi Mo Wang, the Great Wasteland Tablet offered him the Great Wasteland Scripture and asked to follow Ying Huanhuan. Ying Huanhuan revealed her past-life memories and kissed Zi Yu, but he said he did not need the Tablet and left it with her; outside Wilderness Hall, they reassured the Dao Sect that the threat was gone and the Great Wasteland Scripture's strict requirements had been relaxed.

• The Great Wasteland Tablet thanked Zi Yu for defeating Yi Mo Wang and gave him the Great Wasteland Scripture.
• The Great Wasteland Tablet asked to follow Ying Huanhuan, but she called Zi Yu her husband and suggested he take the Tablet.
• Ying Huanhuan explained that her awakened Reincarnation Mark restored memories of her past lives, then kissed Zi Yu.
• Zi Yu accepted Ying Huanhuan's story but declined the Great Wasteland Tablet, showing her five powerful spiritual treasures and leaving the Tablet by her side.
• Outside Wilderness Hall, Zi Yu told Ying Xuanzi and the Dao Sect elders that the threat had been resolved, and Ying Huanhuan explained that the Great Wasteland Scripture's cultivation requirements had been relaxed.

Zi Yu gave Ying Huanhuan powerful ice cultivation and weapon treasures, then spent the night with Yu Mengyao. Ying Huanhuan went to visit Ying Xiao Xiao to speak with her face-to-face.

• Zi Yu praised Ying Huanhuan's zither playing and gave her the Heavenly Ice Exquisite Technique and Extreme Ice Colored Glaze Sword.
• Zi Yu also gave Ying Huanhuan the Colored Glaze Ice Lotus Ring and placed it on her finger.
• Yu Mengyao came to Zi Yu's room and offered to attend him in bed, and he agreed.
• Yu Mengyao spent the night with Zi Yu.
• Ying Huanhuan went to Ying Xiao Xiao's residence to talk with her in person.

Ying Huanhuan learned that Ying Xiao Xiao loved Zi Yu and offered to support her sister pursuing him. The next day, after promising Yu Mengyao a treasure to aid her cultivation, Zi Yu met the sisters, who said Ying Xiao Xiao had come to ask him for cultivation guidance.

• Ying Huanhuan pressed Ying Xiao Xiao to admit whether she loved Zi Yu, and Ying Xiao Xiao confessed her feelings while saying she would not take her sister's man.
• Ying Huanhuan told Ying Xiao Xiao she did not mind sharing Zi Yu and offered to help her win him over.
• Zi Yu praised Yu Mengyao's service and promised to give her a treasure to improve her cultivation later.
• Ying Xiao Xiao and Ying Huanhuan arrived to see Zi Yu, and Ying Huanhuan said Ying Xiao Xiao needed his guidance with a cultivation problem.

Zi Yu accompanied Ying Huanhuan, Ying Xiao Xiao, and Yu Mengyao from Dao Sect to Blood Rock Land, where Ying Huanhuan planned to retrieve the Ancestral Symbol of Ice. After men insulted the women, Zi Yu secretly provoked them into fighting, and the group headed for Dao Sect’s trading area.

• Ying Huanhuan told Zi Yu she planned to retrieve the Ancestral Symbol of Ice from the Northern Region Ice Plains, and he insisted on accompanying her while offering to guide Ying Xiao Xiao.
• Zi Yu and the three women left Dao Sect and traveled for a day to Blood Rock Land, the free-trade market governed by the eight great super factions.
• Ying Xiao Xiao explained the market’s layout and suggested they visit its trading areas, and Zi Yu agreed to look for treasures.
• Several men made lewd remarks about Ying Huanhuan, Ying Xiao Xiao, and Yu Mengyao, so Zi Yu secretly slapped them and made them mistake one another for the attackers.
• The men started a brawl, and Ying Xiao Xiao led Zi Yu and the others toward Dao Sect’s trading area as Blood Rock Land’s law enforcement teams arrived.