Chapter Summaries

The Peach Tree broke through to Hegemon Grade and challenged Hua Yunfei, convinced that his new strength made him invincible. Hua Yunfei answered the challenge with a single blow that destroyed the Peach Tree, leaving the gathered beings stunned.

• The Peach Tree’s breakthrough unleashed Hegemon Grade might and divine thunder throughout the Primordial God Realm and the Sacred Domains.
• Ao Kun, Ancient God Emperor, Wu Wang Demon Venerable, Eternal Immortal Ancestor, and the others watched as the Peach Tree manifested as a towering ancient tree and celebrated his new power.
• The Peach Tree challenged Hua Yunfei, while Tian Feixue told Dao Zai that he would grow even stronger one day.
• The Peach Tree dismissed Eternal Immortal Ancestor’s warning and threatened Wude, who dared him to kill him.
• Hua Yunfei manifested and said he would help the Peach Tree calm down.
• Hua Yunfei sent a Primordial Chaos hand down from the heavens, and the Peach Tree was swept aside and exploded under its power.

Hua Yunfei effortlessly defeated the Peach Tree in the Primordial God Realm, demonstrating his control over its Great Dao. Months later, the Peach Tree left to regain his confidence, while Hua Yunfei let him go without hesitation.

• Hua Yunfei blasted the Peach Tree apart with a single slap, astonishing the gathered living beings.
• The Peach Tree re-formed, attacked with his branches and roots, and was restrained and defeated by Hua Yunfei’s purple Great Dao chains and power.
• Hua Yunfei returned the Peach Tree to his original size and sent him back to his retreat as the living beings cheered.
• Months later, a new Sacred Domain appeared as the Primordial God Realm expanded and Hua Yunfei grew stronger.
• The Peach Tree asked to leave and explore the outside world, and Hua Yunfei agreed, telling him not to return if he chose to stay away.

The Peach Tree tried to rebuild his confidence by challenging powerful figures across the All Realms Great Universe, easily beating its strongest experts. His confidence vanished when Big Pretty punched him after he insulted Big Handsome.

• After losing confidence over Hua Yunfei, the Peach Tree went to the All Realms Great Universe to challenge weaker experts and regain his nerve.
• The Peach Tree slapped a Great World's strongest expert, demanded a list of famous top-tier beings, and began challenging powerful experts across many worlds.
• The Peach Tree's string of easy victories restored his confidence as the All Realms Great Universe's strongest experts wondered why he was challenging them.
• The Peach Tree met Big Pretty and mocked his appearance, his name, and Big Handsome despite Big Pretty repeatedly asking him to apologize.
• Big Pretty finally punched the Peach Tree, sending him flying with blood pouring from his face.

The Peach Tree fled Big Pretty and sought to regain its confidence by challenging Dao Wushuang and Tianming Wuji. After learning they were powerful Young Heavens, it tried to escape, only to find Big Pretty blocking its way.

• Big Pretty struck the Peach Tree, which fled to a distant starfield and then targeted a world with two War Emperor Grade beings.
• Dao Wushuang, Tianming Wuji, and the Nether Son drank immortal-grade liquor together while waiting for Big Pretty to return.
• The Peach Tree confronted Dao Wushuang and Tianming Wuji, then attacked them after deciding they were weaker than it was.
• The Nether Son told the Peach Tree that Dao Wushuang and Tianming Wuji were renowned Young Heavens, and the Peach Tree recognized their names and fled.
• Big Pretty returned and blocked the Peach Tree’s escape, while the Nether Son introduced himself as Zhao Kongxuan and warned the Peach Tree that it had picked a fight with formidable opponents.

The Peach Tree encountered the Nether Son, Tianming Wuji, Dao Wushuang, and Big Pretty, then was beaten after Big Pretty took offense at his insults about Hua Yunfei. The battered Peach Tree left without regaining his confidence and came upon the legendary Black Underworld River.

• The Peach Tree recognized the three Young Heavens and Big Pretty, blamed Hua Yunfei for setting him up, and tried to leave.
• Big Pretty stopped the Peach Tree and explained how he had insulted Hua Yunfei, prompting the others to laugh.
• The Peach Tree attacked with his roots, but Dao Wushuang contained the battle and Big Pretty smashed him down.
• Dao Wushuang and Tianming Wuji joined Big Pretty in beating the Peach Tree, while the Nether Son identified him as the legendary Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root.
• The Peach Tree limped away, then spotted a mysterious river and wondered if it was the Black Underworld River.

The Peach Tree entered the Black Underworld River seeking strength, while Dao Wushuang and the others discussed the risks and possible rewards. At the Misty Gate, a black-clad young man appeared and claimed the sleeping Little An Ning, but the Peach Tree refused to hand her over.

• The Peach Tree entered the Black Underworld River despite its danger, and the Nether Son, Dao Wushuang, and Tianming Wuji decided not to follow him.
• Dao Wushuang suggested A-Fei might someday enter the river and find the Peach Tree, while Big Pretty wondered whether it contained food.
• The Peach Tree watched over the sleeping Duanmu Qingyue and Tianma Liuxing near the Misty Gate and remembered his friendship with Dang Jin Tian.
• A black-clad young man appeared beneath the peach tree and told the Peach Tree that Little An Ning was his.
• The Peach Tree refused to surrender Little An Ning, saying she had been entrusted to him by an old friend.

The young man in black, Infinite Heaven, took Little An Ning despite the peach tree’s attempt to hide her, and promised he intended to give her an opportunity rather than use her as a hostage. He warned the peach tree that the spiritual root lineage could no longer remain neutral and urged it to seek shelter in the Wushuang Dao Realm, leaving it to consult an old friend about what to choose.

• The peach tree sent Little An Ning, Tianma Liuxing, and the Misty Gate away and concealed them from Infinite Heaven.
• Infinite Heaven effortlessly brought Little An Ning, Tianma Liuxing, and the Misty Gate back, then warned the peach tree not to interfere again.
• Infinite Heaven said he would grant Little An Ning an opportunity, and the peach tree accepted his word after asking whether she was a hostage.
• Infinite Heaven urged the peach tree and the other spiritual roots to stop remaining neutral and called the Wushuang Dao Realm their only way out.
• After Infinite Heaven left with Little An Ning, the peach tree sent its consciousness to Dao Mountain in the Low-Level Heavenly Vault and asked an old tree what it would choose.

The peach tree and the Enlightenment Tree considered whether to choose a side, agreeing that the Thirty-Three Heavens was the best option but deciding to wait. Meanwhile, Infinite Heaven sent Little An Ning into the distant past to prove herself, and the chapter ended with experts discovering that the Dao of the Undefeated Immortal Venerable was visibly declining.

• The peach tree asked the Enlightenment Tree which side they would choose, and both favored the Thirty-Three Heavens while postponing a decision.
• Infinite Heaven woke Little An Ning, placed her in a pool of his blood to nourish her Primeval Body, and promised she could meet her father if she obeyed him.
• Infinite Heaven sent Little An Ning to an era several ages earlier in the High-Level Heavenly Vault and ordered her to overcome that era’s outstanding figures and Heavenly Prodigies.
• Over three hundred years, five Sacred Domains emerged, cultivation became easier in the Primordial God Realm, and the Ancient God Emperor and Ao Kun left for new destinations.
• Experts in the High-Level Heavenly Vault saw the Dao of the Undefeated Immortal Venerable declining and concluded that he was close to death.

The Undefeated Immortal Venerable’s growing danger led many to believe he was attempting the perilous path of Heaven-Breaking, while Dao Wushuang reflected on his own unchosen destiny. Three hundred years later, Xi Yue saw Hua Yunfei emerge from seclusion on Kaoshan Peak.

• Powerful beings across the Realm of All Under Heaven sensed the Undefeated Immortal Venerable approaching death and speculated that he was attempting to break through to Heaven.
• Hua Wuming regretted that his rival might die before their final battle, while Dao Wushuang and an ancient voice discussed the Undefeated Immortal Venerable’s impossible path.
• Dao Wushuang admitted that he felt trapped by his destined future and remembered his promise to Hua Yunfei.
• After another three hundred years, Xi Yue noticed Hua Yunfei standing on Kaoshan Peak and asked whether he had come out of seclusion.

After breaking through to Hegemon Grade, Hua Yunfei visited old friends and learned that the Peach Tree had entered the Black Underworld River. He ended his visit with Tian Feixue, accepting Dao Zai’s hostility and saying Dao Zai could become Lord of Primordial if he could defeat him.

• Hua Yunfei told Xi Yue he had become a Hegemon Grade being, and she celebrated his breakthrough and spoke fondly of caring for Kaoshan Sect’s disciples.
• Hua Yunfei visited his clone at Dao Origin Peak, asked about Changsheng, and then went to Heaven and Earth to see old friends and give them opportunities.
• Hua Yunfei told the Ginseng Fruit Tree and Great Nirvana Fruit Tree that the Peach Tree had entered the Black Underworld River, and promised to look for him there.
• Hua Yunfei visited the First Sacred Domain and then met Tian Feixue in the Second Sacred Domain, where she told him about Dao Zai’s growth and hostility toward his creator.
• Hua Yunfei said Dao Zai could try to overthrow him and become Lord of Primordial, as long as Dao Zai could defeat him.

Hua Yunfei visited Tian Feixue and then traveled to the Fifth Sacred Domain to meet Tian Ningyue and Ping'an. After hearing about Gaishi’s visit to his daughter, he learned that Tian Ningyue suspected Gaishi had returned with something troubling him.

• Tian Feixue told Hua Yunfei that she believed no one at his level, not even Dao Wushuang, could defeat him, and worried that Dao Zai might oppose him.
• Hua Yunfei left the Second Sacred Domain without visiting Dao Zai and reflected on the relative strengths of the Sacred Domains.
• Hua Yunfei visited Tian Ningyue in the Fifth Sacred Domain and met her six-year-old daughter, Ping'an.
• Hua Yunfei told Ping'an that he was her father's friend and promised to help her, while Tian Ningyue said Gaishi had returned once to see their daughter.
• Tian Ningyue told Hua Yunfei that Gaishi had seemed troubled after his visit and appeared to be hiding something from her.

Hua Yunfei went to the Overlord Universe to find out whether Gaishi was safe, but learned that Yue Ning Progenitor had entered seclusion and Gaishi was not at the Ancient Clan of Strength. The chapter ended when Elder Ancestor Gai Yan denied taking Gaishi anywhere, deepening the mystery of his whereabouts.

• Hua Yunfei reassured Angel Sacred Emperor that Gaishi was safe, then left to investigate in the Overlord Universe.
• Hua Yunfei met Elder Ancestor Gai Lei and asked to see Yue Ning Progenitor, but learned that she had entered seclusion.
• Elder Ancestor Gai Lei told Hua Yunfei that Gaishi was away with Gai Yan and warned him to leave the Overlord Universe.
• Hua Yunfei explained that he feared for Gaishi's safety, while Elder Ancestor Gai Lei insisted the Ancient Clan of Strength protected its own.
• Elder Ancestor Gai Yan arrived and said he had gone out alone and had not taken Gaishi with him.

Hua Yunfei and the Ancient Clan of Strength’s elders discovered that Gaishi had vanished and was likely Li Zu’s Dao Fruit. Elder Ancestor Gai Yan realized Li Zu had arranged Gaishi’s disappearance, and Yue Ning Progenitor revealed the name of the place where he might be: Fentian Cave.

• Elder Ancestor Gai Lei and Elder Ancestor Gai Yan argued over whether Gai Yan had taken Gaishi away, until Hua Yunfei urged them to investigate Gaishi’s whereabouts.
• Hua Yunfei told the elders that Yue Ning had entered seclusion, prompting Elder Ancestor Gai Yan to check the secret forbidden ground and discover Gaishi was gone.
• Hua Yunfei suggested Gaishi might be Li Zu’s Dao Fruit, and Elder Ancestor Gai Yan confirmed that was Gaishi’s identity.
• Elder Ancestor Gai Yan realized Li Zu had sent him away a hundred years earlier to make a move on Gaishi, and he grew furious at the possibility that Li Zu had fused with him.
• Hua Yunfei asked to meet Li Zu so he could save Gaishi, but Elder Ancestor Gai Yan doubted it was still possible.
• Yue Ning Progenitor spoke up and said, “Fentian Cave.”

Hua Yunfei and the two Gai ancestors followed Yue Ning Progenitor’s warning to Fentian Cave, where Li Zu had taken Gaishi. At the cave’s deepest point, Gaishi appeared and told Hua Yunfei to call him Li Zu.

• Yue Ning Progenitor secretly warned Hua Yunfei and Elder Ancestor Gai Yan about Fentian Cave while Li Zu’s clone kept her trapped in her seclusion grounds.
• Elder Ancestor Gai Yan headed for Fentian Cave, and Hua Yunfei and Elder Ancestor Gai Lei followed him.
• Elder Ancestor Gai Yan fought through Fentian Cave’s rule-born flames and led the others to the Land of Burning Heaven.
• Gaishi appeared through the flames, and Hua Yunfei addressed him as Brother Gai.
• Gaishi smiled at Hua Yunfei and told him to call him Li Zu.

Li Zu revealed that he had fused with Gaishi’s Dao Fruit, leaving Gaishi gone forever, and Hua Yunfei challenged him in grief and anger. Li Zu then disclosed that the Venerable Lord was his backing and had approved taking Gaishi back.

• Hua Yunfei’s hope of saving Gaishi vanished when Li Zu confirmed that Gaishi’s consciousness was gone after the fusion.
• Elder Ancestor Gai Yan confronted Li Zu over killing his disciple, while Elder Ancestor Gai Lei tried to calm him; Gai Yan struck Li Zu but could not hurt him.
• Hua Yunfei attacked Li Zu, but the recoil tore his body apart, and Elder Ancestor Gai Yan helped him recover.
• Hua Yunfei invoked the faction behind him, and Li Zu asked whether he planned to summon his old ancestor before revealing his own connections.
• Li Zu told Hua Yunfei that the Venerable Lord was his backing and had also proposed taking Gaishi back.

Hua Yunfei confronted Gaishi over his attack on Kaoshan Sect and prepared to fight after learning the Venerable Lord backed him. Gaishi revealed the confrontation was a joke and that he, Li Zu, and Gaishi had been on the same side all along.

• Hua Yunfei learned from Gaishi that the Venerable Lord was his backer, while Gaishi warned him against provoking a conflict Kaoshan Sect was not ready to fight.
• Gaishi admitted that he had sent his Dao Fruit into Kaoshan Sect to obtain a secret, and Hua Yunfei refused to forgive the harm done to his sect and brother.
• Hua Yunfei used Old Ancestor Possession and challenged Gaishi to call out the Venerable Lord, but the white-clad Ancestor told Gaishi to accept his punishment.
• Gaishi revealed that he had been Li Zu all along and had only pretended to take back his Dao Fruit, while Hua Yunfei realized the crisis had been a prank.
• Gaishi explained that he had sent part of Xiaoyue's soul to become the Angel Sacred Emperor and sealed her memories; Hua Yunfei angrily demanded that Gaishi accept a spanking.

Hua Yunfei and the Ancient Clan of Strength learned that Gaishi and Li Zu shared the same consciousness, and Hua Yunfei punished Gaishi for deceiving them. Gaishi returned from the Ancestral Temple battered, while the group realized their earlier commotion might have exposed them.

• Gaishi admitted to Hua Yunfei that he had deceived them and apologized, but Hua Yunfei insisted on punishing him.
• Gaishi demanded that Elder Ancestor Gai Yan call him Great Ancestor, provoking an angry argument between them.
• Hua Yunfei sent Gaishi through the Primordial God Realm to the Ancestral Temple, where Gaishi returned exhausted and bleeding.
• Elder Ancestor Gai Yan and Elder Ancestor Gai Lei realized the blood was not from Li Zu's true body, and Hua Yunfei warned that Gaishi's true body would be punished too.
• Hua Yunfei explained that the Ancient Clan of Strength could choose whether to join their faction, and Elder Ancestor Gai Lei wondered whether the earlier commotion had exposed them.
• Gaishi asked the others to guess why he had waited for them at Fentian Cave.

Gaishi used the Venerable Lord’s concealment treasure to shield himself and Hua Yunfei while Hua Yunfei studied the Fentian Cave’s origin laws and began developing a sixth Sacred Domain. After they returned to the Ancient Clan of Strength, Yue Ning Progenitor confronted Gaishi, and Hua Yunfei learned that Gaishi’s real name was Gaia.

• Gaishi revealed the Conceal Heaven, Cross the Sea treasure and explained that it could temporarily hide them from Heaven Grade Beings.
• Gaishi arranged for Hua Yunfei to study the Fentian Cave’s origin laws within a time formation, while Elder Ancestor Gai Lei and Elder Ancestor Gai Yan recognized Gaishi’s use of the Reincarnation Art.
• Hua Yunfei comprehended the origin laws, absorbed three strands of Pill Qi, and began evolving an embryonic Fentian Cave for his sixth Sacred Domain.
• After a hundred years of cultivation, Hua Yunfei left the Fentian Cave with Gaishi and returned to the Ancient Clan of Strength.
• Gaishi released Yue Ning Progenitor, who already knew what he had done, and Hua Yunfei learned that Gaishi’s real name was Gaia.

Gaishi faced Yue Ning Progenitor’s anger over his reckless actions and the memories he had sealed away, then carried her off to reconcile with her. Their private encounter caused a tremendous rumble that shook the Ancient Clan of Strength.

• Hua Yunfei left Gaishi alone with Yue Ning Progenitor, then warned Elder Ancestor Gai Yan and Elder Ancestor Gai Lei that Gaishi might catch them laughing at him.
• Gaishi caught the two Elder Ancestors eavesdropping and punished them, while members of the Ancient Clan of Strength cheered at their comeuppance.
• Yue Ning Progenitor scolded Gaishi for his reckless antics and for sealing away her memories, and Gaishi apologized and promised not to do it again.
• Gaishi revealed his true form, carried Yue Ning Progenitor into a room, and kissed her as he tried to make amends.
• A powerful rumble shook the Ancient Clan of Strength, leaving its members confused about the cause.

Gaishi emerged from Yue Ning Progenitor’s courtyard triumphant and led Hua Yunfei to a secret realm to show him a promised gift. Along the way, Gaishi explained Hua Yunfei’s connection to a dazzling young Heaven and suggested that the mysterious Dao Fruit might be linked to him; the chapter ended with Hua Yunfei recoiling from a hand in a black box.

• Elder Ancestor Gai Yan and Elder Ancestor Gai Lei blamed Gaishi’s beating on Yue Ning Progenitor, then lured the clan’s promising disciples into a long-running campaign of punishment.
• After the month-long commotion ended, Gaishi told Hua Yunfei that he had succeeded and explained that Angel Sister-in-law’s sealed memories would reveal the truth about her relationship with Little Yue.
• Gaishi led Hua Yunfei toward a secret realm, where Hua Yunfei asked about God Emperor, Ancient God Emperor, and Ao Kun.
• Gaishi explained that Hua Yunfei was connected to an unparalleled young Heaven, and said the mysterious Dao Fruit might also be connected to him.
• Gaishi took Hua Yunfei to a Primordial Great World and opened a black box containing a hand, whose mere sight nearly caused Hua Yunfei a terrifying backlash.