Chapter Summaries

Gaishi told Hua Yunfei how Undefeated Immortal Venerable subdued the Witch Ancestor, a Heaven Grade powerhouse from another world, and offered him the Witch Ancestor’s hand. Hua Yunfei accepted it after Gaishi explained that Becoming Heaven was no longer possible in their world, though the reason remained an ultimate secret.

• Gaishi offered Hua Yunfei the Witch Ancestor’s Heaven Grade hand and explained that the Witch Ancestor had appeared during Hua Wuming and Undefeated Immortal Venerable’s fight at Canglan Daoist Academy.
• Gaishi revealed that the Witch Ancestor came from another world and that the Venerable Lord had subdued him with ease.
• Hua Yunfei refused the hand at first, reasoning that Gaishi could make better use of it to break through his limits.
• Gaishi insisted Hua Yunfei keep the hand, explaining that Becoming Heaven was no longer possible in this world and that Undefeated Immortal Venerable was considering another, desperate path.
• Gaishi said the Venerable Lord had tied the impossibility of Becoming Heaven to an ultimate secret, but had not revealed what it was.

Hua Yunfei accepted the sealed Witch Ancestor’s palm and stored it in the Primordial God Realm, where Xuan Yetian began plotting to use it as a vessel to escape. Meanwhile, Elder Ancestor Ao Feng arrived at the Ancient Clan of Strength and demanded to see Hua Yunfei because of Ao Kun.

• Gaishi explained that he wanted to join the sect to seek a solution to not becoming Heaven, and Hua Yunfei agreed to accept the Witch Ancestor’s palm.
• Hua Yunfei sealed the palm in a black wooden box and stored it above the Great Dao in the Primordial God Realm, while Xuan Yetian planned to seize it and break free.
• Gaishi encouraged Hua Yunfei to study the Witch Dao and began telling him about Old Gu and Kun-kun.
• Elder Ancestor Ao Feng arrived at the Ancient Clan of Strength and entered its great hall to discuss Ao Kun with Elder Ancestor Gai Lei.
• Ao Feng demanded that Gai Lei bring Hua Yunfei to him, revealing that he knew Hua Yunfei was in the clan.

Ao Feng visited the Ancient Clan of Strength to speak with Hua Yunfei about Ao Kun, provoking Elder Ancestor Gai Lei into challenging him. Hua Yunfei arrived and heard Ao Feng declare that the Origin Immortal Palace would not return Ao Kun.

• Ao Feng told Elder Ancestor Gai Lei that the Thirty-Three Heavens had the power to destroy the Ancient Clan of Strength, and Gai Lei argued that Ao Feng was relying on their backing.
• Ao Feng and Elder Ancestor Gai Lei agreed to fight at the same cultivation level, but Elder Ancestor Gai Yan arrived and calmed them down.
• Elder Ancestor Gai Yan asked what Ao Feng wanted with Hua Yunfei, but Ao Feng declined to explain while they waited.
• Hua Yunfei appeared without Gaishi, who had gone into seclusion again.
• Ao Feng told Hua Yunfei that his clan would not return Ao Kun and asked whether Hua Yunfei objected.

Hua Yunfei met Ao Feng to discuss Ao Kun’s departure from the Kaoshan Sect and learned that Ao Kun himself wanted to leave. The sect would respect his choice but required his memories to be erased, and Ao Feng challenged Hua Yunfei over that rule.

• Ao Feng confronted Hua Yunfei and praised his strength while boasting about the value of recognition from powerful people.
• Hua Yunfei asked whether Ao Kun wanted to return, and Ao Feng showed him an image of Ao Kun asking to leave the sect.
• Hua Yunfei accepted that Ao Kun had the right to leave but explained that the Kaoshan Sect required departing members to have their memories erased.
• Ao Feng argued that erasing Ao Kun’s memories would be heartless given everything Ao Kun had done for the sect.
• Ao Feng accused Hua Yunfei of being ashamed of the sect’s rule, while Hua Yunfei declined to argue about Ao Kun’s contributions.

Hua Yunfei defended Kaoshan Sect’s treatment of Ao Kun against Ao Feng, who demanded that Ao Kun’s memories be spared. After Ao Feng attacked Hua Yunfei, the two began a fight in Gaishi’s arena.

• Elder Ancestor Gai Lei argued that Ao Kun had benefited greatly from Kaoshan Sect, while Hua Yunfei said the sect would respect Ao Kun’s wish to leave but would follow its rule requiring his memories to be erased.
• Ao Feng rejected Hua Yunfei’s explanation and declared that the Origin Immortal Palace would oppose the memory erasure.
• Ao Feng challenged Hua Yunfei to last a hundred moves against him, but Hua Yunfei refused to fight and asked him to speak with Ao Kun.
• Ao Feng attacked Hua Yunfei, who caught his strike and counterpunched him.
• Gaishi opened his arena for the fight, and Hua Yunfei faced Ao Feng as their battle began.

Hua Yunfei fought Ao Feng, a Mid-Second Step powerhouse, and overwhelmed him with his Burning Heaven Daoist Magic and sword techniques. The battle left Ao Feng badly wounded, his Origin War Halberd cracking as Hua Yunfei’s final sword ray descended.

• Ao Feng attacked Hua Yunfei with his Origin War Halberd and Hegemon Grade domain, but Hua Yunfei blocked his assault with his fists.
• Hua Yunfei used Burning Heaven Daoist Magic to burn away Ao Feng’s attacks and said Ao Feng was about on par with Canglan.
• Hua Yunfei drew the Purple Sword Embryo and wounded Ao Feng, cutting off one of his arms with the Primordial Sword Art—One Serious Sword.
• Hua Yunfei created the Fentian Sword Art during the battle and cleaved off half of Ao Feng’s body with its flame-wreathed sword ray.
• Hua Yunfei unleashed the Primordial Sword Art—One Super-Serious Sword, shattering Ao Feng’s attack and cracking his Origin War Halberd as the sword ray descended.

Hua Yunfei defeated Ao Feng after Ao Feng burned through his potential and unleashed the combined Origin and Annihilation Great Daos. Hua Yunfei ended the battle with his Hua Clan Secret Art, Killing Intent Fist, leaving the onlookers astonished by his strength.

• Ao Feng burned through his potential and Dao, briefly raising his strength to contend with a Late Second-Step powerhouse.
• Ao Feng unleashed Origin—Annihilation, combining his Origin and Annihilation Great Daos in a devastating attack on Hua Yunfei.
• Hua Yunfei cut through Ao Feng's attack with an empowered Primordial Sword Art—Super Serious One Sword.
• Hua Yunfei put away the Purple Sword Embryo and blasted Ao Feng apart with the Hua Clan Secret Art—Killing Intent Fist, shattering the Origin War Halberd.
• Elder Ancestor Gai Lei praised Hua Yunfei, while Elder Ancestor Gai Yan recognized that the newly ascended Hegemon had crushed Ao Feng.

Hua Yunfei defeated Ao Feng, who had challenged him because he doubted the legends about Young Heavens, and Ao Feng finally believed in their power. Ao Feng then showed Hua Yunfei the unedited recording of Ao Kun’s farewell, confirming that Ao Kun planned to leave Kaoshan Sect and return to the Origin Immortal Palace.

• Hua Yunfei defeated Ao Feng, who admitted he could not overcome him despite his greater cultivation.
• Ao Feng explained that he had provoked Hua Yunfei to test the claims about Young Heavens, and said he now believed them.
• Ao Feng played the genuine recording of Ao Kun expressing gratitude to Kaoshan Sect, apologizing for leaving, and agreeing to have his memories erased to protect the sect’s secrets.
• Hua Yunfei revealed that he knew Ao Kun was the son of the Origin Immortal Palace Progenitor and wondered why he still intended to leave.
• Ao Feng said Ao Kun had reconciled with the Progenitor and was returning to his roots, and Hua Yunfei accepted his choice while regretting his departure.

Hua Yunfei left the Ancient Clan of Strength after asking Ao Feng to tell Ao Kun that his sect would always welcome him back. Back in the Thirty-Three Heavens, Hua Yunfei entered the Black Underworld River to search for the Heavenly Emperor.

• Hua Yunfei tried to contact Ao Kun, but the Progenitor of the Origin Immortal Palace blocked his thoughts from reaching the Origin Universe.
• Hua Yunfei asked Ao Feng to tell Ao Kun that the sect trusted his choice and would always welcome him home.
• Ao Feng accepted his defeat to Young Heaven, refused help repairing his injuries and Dao Weapon, and returned to the Origin Universe.
• Hua Yunfei thanked Elder Ancestor Gai Yan and Elder Ancestor Gai Lei, then left with Angel Sacred Emperor and Ping'an as Gaishi came to meet them.
• Hua Yunfei returned to the Thirty-Three Heavens, suspected the Black Underworld River might be the place of absolute darkness where the Heavenly Emperor was, and entered it through a nearby tributary.

Hua Yunfei crossed the Blood Island and entered the Black Underworld River's Mainstream River Domain, where the strange power was far more dangerous than in the tributary. He headed toward the depths in search of the Heavenly Emperor and encountered creatures that could repeatedly reform, before spotting a gigantic charred peach tree drifting toward him.

• Hua Yunfei reached the Blood Island and shattered the images that emerged to block his crossing, including the image of the ancient-sword-wielding man.
• The Blood Island spoke and unleashed Curse Power and other forces at Hua Yunfei, but he suppressed them and crossed into the Mainstream River Domain.
• Hua Yunfei felt the Mainstream River Domain's strange power pressing on him and saw a damaged Hegemon Grade eyeball drifting nearby.
• Hua Yunfei chose to travel deeper into the river to search for the Heavenly Emperor.
• A Hegemon Grade strange creature attacked Hua Yunfei and re-formed after being destroyed until he blasted it apart nearly ten times.
• Hua Yunfei saw a gigantic, charred peach tree drifting toward him.

Hua Yunfei followed the Peach Tree’s stolen body through the Black Underworld River and discovered that a Many-eyed God had killed it. He killed the creature and continued seeking to avenge Brother Tao.

• Hua Yunfei found the Peach Tree charred and lifeless, then sensed an unfamiliar force pulling its body away and followed it.
• Hua Yunfei defeated a Taotie and a black Azure Dragon that attacked him together in the river.
• Hua Yunfei avoided a headless corpse’s ambush and circled toward the place where the Peach Tree’s body was being drawn.
• A three-headed, many-eyed creature identified itself as a member of the Many-eyed God Race and said it wanted to use the Peach Tree as a new body.
• The Many-eyed God attacked Hua Yunfei, but Hua Yunfei tore it apart before its divine beams could fire.

Hua Yunfei defeated the Black Creature and learned that the Peach Tree's remnant soul had been sent to the Black Underworld Hell, while the Black Creature revealed a possible connection between the Heavenly Emperor and the Black Nether Emperor. As three Three-Step Overlords arrived from Black Nether Island, the Black Creature revealed he had been delaying Hua Yunfei so they could take him as a sacrifice.

• The Black Creature split into three bodies and tried to escape, but Hua Yunfei used his clones and Fair Trade to trap and defeat him.
• Hua Yunfei learned that the Peach Tree's remnant soul was in the Black Underworld Hell and that the Black Nether Emperor on Black Nether Island controlled access to it.
• The Black Creature said the Black Nether Emperor had mentioned a Pilgrim Heavenly Emperor during a grand sacrifice a million years earlier.
• Three Three-Step Overlords appeared, and the Black Creature revealed he had summoned them to make Hua Yunfei a sacrifice.

Hua Yunfei faced three Three-Step Overlords who planned to take him to Black Nether Island as an offering. He fought them on even terms, then unleashed his Primordial Sword Art and cut the serpent-headed creature in half.

• The Black Creature summoned three strange creatures and identified Hua Yunfei as a rare, high-grade offering.
• The serpent-headed creature explained that beings born from the Black Underworld River could not survive outside it and demanded Hua Yunfei surrender.
• Hua Yunfei drew the Purple Sword Embryo and battled all three Three-Step Overlords at once.
• The Eight-armed Demon and the Fierce Beast with Nine Dragon Clan Heads joined the serpent-headed creature in a combined assault that sent Hua Yunfei crashing onto the river.
• Hua Yunfei unleashed the Primordial Sword Art—Sword of Supreme Killing Intent, crushed their attacks, and sliced the serpent-headed creature in half.

Hua Yunfei overwhelmed three Black Nether River creatures who sought to capture him as a superior sacrifice, repeatedly killing them despite their strange powers and the Black Nether Island Projection. The three finally surrendered, begging him to stop.

• The snake-headed creature recognized Hua Yunfei as Young Heaven, and the three creatures renewed their attack to capture him for the Black Nether Emperor.
• Hua Yunfei killed the snake-headed creature, the Eight-armed Demon, and the Nine-headed Monster, then stopped the Black Creature from fleeing.
• The three creatures revived and used the Black Nether River's power to attack Hua Yunfei, but he overcame their influence and defeated them again.
• The three summoned the Black Nether Island Projection, but Hua Yunfei shattered it with his ultimate sword strike and annihilated them.
• Hua Yunfei kept killing the three every time they revived until the Eight-armed Demon and the others surrendered and begged him to stop.

Hua Yunfei questioned the Eight-armed Demon and his companions about Black Nether Island and learned that his companion’s remnant soul was inside Black Underworld Hell. He asked whether someone who entered could escape, and the snake-headed creature said they could.

• Hua Yunfei stopped attacking the Eight-armed Demon and the others, then demanded information about Black Nether Island.
• The Eight-armed Demon explained that Black Nether Island depended on the Black Underworld River and had four Third-Step powerhouses, while the Black Nether Emperor was a Half-Step Four-Step powerhouse.
• The snake-headed creature and the Eight-armed Demon warned Hua Yunfei that Black Nether Island could summon allies from other islands and that provoking it could trap him in the river.
• Hua Yunfei revealed that he wanted to enter Black Underworld Hell to retrieve his companion’s remnant soul.
• The snake-headed creature told Hua Yunfei he would have to enter Black Underworld Hell himself, then said that anyone who got in could get back out.

Hua Yunfei learned that the Black Underworld Hell had no known exit and that only a Netherworld Emperor could open its entrance. He decided to go to Black Nether Island to question its ruler about the hell and the Pilgrim Heavenly Emperor.

• The snake-headed creature tried to lure Hua Yunfei to Black Nether Island, but Hua Yunfei saw through the scheme and forced him to admit that the Black Underworld Hell was impossible to leave.
• Ke Mo arrived and confirmed that there was no known way out, while explaining that only a Netherworld Emperor could open the entrance.
• Hua Yunfei asked about Heavenly Emperor and learned that Black Creature had seen Netherworld Emperor muttering about the Pilgrim Heavenly Emperor during a past sacrifice.
• Ke Mo offered to take Hua Yunfei to Black Nether Island and promised Netherworld Emperor would not attack him if Hua Yunfei released Ke Mo's three younger brothers.
• Hua Yunfei decided to visit Black Nether Island and meet Netherworld Emperor.

Hua Yunfei forced the Black Creature to accompany him and Ke Mo to Black Nether Island, where he learned that the island’s ruler already knew of his origins. The chapter ended with Hua Yunfei meeting the imposing Black Nether Emperor, who greeted him as the Lord of Primordial.

• Hua Yunfei ordered the Black Creature to join them, and Ke Mo stopped the creature from fleeing by trapping him in a special space.
• Ke Mo led Hua Yunfei and the others across the Black Underworld River, where he asked about Hua Yunfei’s background and his spar with Dao Wushuang.
• The group reached Black Nether Island, and Ke Mo deduced that Hua Yunfei belonged to the faction that Tiangang had copied.
• Ke Mo brought Hua Yunfei to the Underworld Emperor Hall, where the Black Nether Emperor opened his eyes and greeted him as the Lord of Primordial.

Hua Yunfei questioned the Black Nether Emperor about the Heavenly Emperor and learned that finding him would require entering the Black Underworld Great World. The Emperor warned that Hua Yunfei could enter only as a soul, cut off from his body, and offered to guard it.

• The Black Nether Emperor revealed that he had read Hua Yunfei’s memories but promised to keep the Primordial God Realm secret.
• The Black Nether Emperor refused to explain the taboo secrets Hua Yunfei sought and warned him that no one could destroy the Black Underworld Great World or escape it easily.
• Hua Yunfei asked about the Heavenly Emperor, and the Black Nether Emperor said the Heavenly Emperor had both been to and gone to Black Underworld Hell.
• The Black Nether Emperor told Hua Yunfei that he could learn more by entering the Black Underworld Great World, but only his soul could go and it would lose contact with his body.
• The Black Nether Emperor offered to look after Hua Yunfei’s body if he chose to enter.

Hua Yunfei agreed to hunt the Three-headed Sky-Splitting Beast in exchange for the Black Nether Emperor opening the Black Underworld Great World. He and Ke Mo found the beast’s living island lair, and Hua Yunfei shattered it to force the beast to return.

• The Black Nether Emperor agreed to let Hua Yunfei and the Black Creature enter the Black Underworld Great World if Hua Yunfei killed the Three-headed Sky-Splitting Beast and brought back its body.
• Ke Mo warned Hua Yunfei that the beast was unusually powerful, cunning, and mutated by the Black Underworld River’s Curse Power.
• Ke Mo led Hua Yunfei to the beast’s island lair in the ungoverned eastern region of Black Nether Island.
• Ke Mo revealed that the island was living flesh connected to the Three-headed Sky-Splitting Beast and that damaging it would draw the beast back.
• Hua Yunfei struck the island and shattered it, prompting it to call for backup.

Hua Yunfei attacked Black Nether Island and fought the summoned Three-headed Sky-Splitting Beast, whose overwhelming strength left him battered and cracked the Purple Sword Embryo. The beast then spotted Ke Mo and accused Black Nether Island of provoking it and trying to start a war.

• Hua Yunfei mocked Black Nether Island's threat to call for backup and smashed the island again while waiting for help to arrive.
• The Three-headed Sky-Splitting Beast emerged from a blood-red storm, and Hua Yunfei recognized its Late Three Steps cultivation and formidable altered bloodline.
• The beast transformed into a man, overwhelmed Hua Yunfei with its strength, and wounded his arm as Hua Yunfei tried to counterattack.
• Hua Yunfei fought back with his secret arts, but the beast's projected Sky-Splitting Horn cracked the Purple Sword Embryo and sent him reeling.
• The Three-headed Sky-Splitting Beast noticed Ke Mo in the distance and accused Black Nether Island of sending Hua Yunfei to provoke it and start a war.