Chapter Summaries

The Emperor Lord sought the Phoenix Emperor Venerate’s support for an alliance with the force behind Yue Yunshang, revealing that he had already reached an agreement with them. The Phoenix Emperor Venerate agreed after Yue Yunshang confirmed the alliance was approved, while warning the Emperor Lord that winning over the other Hegemon Grade beings would be difficult.

• The Emperor Lord challenged the Phoenix Emperor Venerate to test his strength, but the Phoenix Emperor Venerate refused to pursue greater ambitions and said Yue Yunshang was enough for him.
• The Emperor Lord revealed that the force behind Yue Yunshang was the one they had been searching for, and the Phoenix Emperor Venerate admitted he had guessed her secret when they first met but kept quiet so he would not lose her.
• The Emperor Lord said he had reached an agreement with Yue Yunshang’s backers and declared his intent to rule a realm of his own, asking the Phoenix Emperor Venerate for support.
• Yue Yunshang told the Phoenix Emperor Venerate that her ancestors had approved cooperation with the Emperor Lord, so he agreed while warning the Emperor Lord not to order him around.
• The Emperor Lord said he would win the Hegemon Grade beings’ hearts, and the Phoenix Emperor Venerate cautioned that the academy’s headmaster, the Chaos Holy Lord, the Heavenly Enlightenment Holy Lord, and the Nine-Headed Celestial Snake Emperor would be hard to persuade.

Phoenix Emperor Venerate and Emperor Lord gathered Chaos Holy Lord into their alliance, while Yue Yunshang returned to Phoenix Immortal Dynasty as its Imperial Empress. In the Vast Universe, Overlord Court flourished under Gaishi and the others, and Gaishi sent an urgent visitor to find the God Emperor instead.

• Emperor Lord and Phoenix Emperor Venerate agreed to conceal Yue Yunshang's allies and went to persuade Chaos Holy Lord to join them.
• The Imperial Empress of the Imperial Court told Yue Yunshang that she and Phoenix Emperor Venerate could bridge their divide, then shared words about the phoenix rising anew.
• Yue Yunshang returned to Phoenix Immortal Dynasty wearing her phoenix robe, and Xin Que and the others welcomed her as their Imperial Empress.
• Emperor Lord defeated Chaos Holy Lord in a brief clash and persuaded him to join the Imperial Alliance, bringing its Hegemon Grade members to three.
• Gaishi helped Overlord Court thrive across the Great Universes and, while with Angel Sacred Emperor, told an urgent visitor to go find the God Emperor.

The Divine General reported that Yuanyang Realm had opened a secret passage to the Great Universe, and the Ancient God Emperor ordered the passage kept secret. After the God Emperor and Ancient God Emperor interrupted Gaishi and the Angel Sacred Emperor, they arranged to send powerful cultivators through the passage, and Gaishi remembered an old grudge he meant to settle.

• The Divine General told the Ancient God Emperor that Yuanyang Realm had secretly opened a passage to the Great Universe, and the Ancient God Emperor ordered him to seal off all information about it.
• The Ancient God Emperor went to the God Emperor, and the two decided to flip Gaishi's bed because he kept leaving work to them.
• The God Emperor and Ancient God Emperor burst into Gaishi's bedchamber and destroyed his bed, interrupting him and the Angel Sacred Emperor.
• Gaishi learned that Hua Yunfei's plan was complete, and he agreed to let the God Emperor and Ancient God Emperor make a list of cultivators to send through the passage, starting with Quasi-Immortal Emperors.
• Gaishi remembered his promise to find the Immortal Emperor who had bullied Little Moon and beat him until he crawled in the dust.

Gaishi, God Emperor, and Ancient God Emperor planned to send Quasi-Immortal Emperors to the Three Thousand Dao Realms and challenge powerful opponents. Meanwhile, Jiang Ruoyao's unexplained dizziness returned, and Master Jiang wondered why someone had to control it.

• Gaishi agreed with God Emperor and Ancient God Emperor to face Imperial Court Immortal Emperors and uphold the Great Universe's pride.
• The three made a list of Quasi-Immortal Emperors to send to the Three Thousand Dao Realms, including Emperor Chen, Profound Nether Empress, and Yellow Springs Sacred Ancestor.
• God Emperor and his companions contacted those on the list, and the recipients began preparing to leave.
• Profound Nether Empress fretted over what to wear and whether Wude would come to meet her in the Three Thousand Dao Realms.
• Jiang Ruoyao returned to Yuanyang Realm and found that her unexplained dizziness had come back.
• Master Jiang examined scattered parts in his residence and wondered why someone had to control it.

After waking from a coma, Hua Yunfei reunited with his parents but began questioning whether his life at Kaoshan Sect had been real. A painful memory fragment caused him to collapse, and an unseen cultivator saved him with a talisman.

• Hua Yunfei woke in his old room and reunited with Hua Lanshan and Wang Qing, who described how they had preserved his belongings while mourning him.
• Hua Yunfei tried to cultivate and concluded that Earth might have cultivators, but he could not use the power he sensed within himself.
• Hua Yunfei suffered a violent headache and saw a blurred funeral attended by robed guests, armored figures, and beastfolk before coughing blood and collapsing.
• Hua Lanshan tried to call emergency services, but his phone froze, so he carried Hua Yunfei toward the door.
• An unseen person sent in a yellow talisman and instructed Hua Lanshan to place it on Hua Yunfei's forehead, restoring Hua Yunfei's breathing and complexion.

Lord of Nothingness watched Wang Qing die in a runaway truck accident, then vanished as Hua Yunfei woke from a nightmare about her death. At dinner with his parents, Hua Yunfei heard Wang Qing had dreamed of his life as the Heavenly Emperor and of his powerful friends.

• Lord of Nothingness watched a runaway truck kill Wang Qing and considered her death a debt paid on Hua Yunfei's behalf.
• Lord of Nothingness turned away from Wang Qing's corpse and disappeared into the clouds.
• Hua Yunfei woke from a nightmare about Wang Qing's death and found her safe at home preparing dinner.
• Hua Yunfei joined Wang Qing and Hua Lanshan for dinner, relieved to see his mother and recalling his fondness for glass noodle soup with dog meat.
• Hua Lanshan told Hua Yunfei about Wang Qing's dreams of his rise to power, his friends, and his victory over a powerful enemy.

Hua Yunfei reunited with his parents on Earth, then learned from the mysterious Old Wu that Kaoshan Sect was also there. After Old Wu restored some of his power, Hua Yunfei traveled to the sect and found an old man with a wine gourd marked “Chu” at its gate.

• Hua Yunfei shared an emotional meal with Wang Qing and Hua Lanshan as they recounted her dreams and celebrated his return.
• Before bed, Hua Yunfei reassured Wang Qing that he would still be there in the morning.
• After Hua Yunfei called for the missing system, Old Wu sent him a note revealing that Kaoshan Sect was on Earth and restored some of his strength.
• Hua Yunfei left his parents a note and traveled on foot to the ordinary mountain range where Kaoshan Sect stood.
• Hua Yunfei found the dilapidated sect buildings and saw an old man holding a wine gourd marked “Chu” beneath the gate plaque.

Hua Yunfei investigated Earth’s dilapidated Kaoshan Sect and discovered that Elder Chu was its only member, with a low cultivation and an abandoned sect hall. Elder Chu tried to make Hua Yunfei its new Sect Master, but Hua Yunfei remained unconvinced that the sect had any real connection to the Kaoshan Sect he knew.

• Hua Yunfei met Elder Chu outside the Kaoshan Sect and learned that he was only at the ninth layer of the Meridian Opening Realm.
• Hua Yunfei examined Elder Chu and confirmed his weak cultivation, then revealed that he had reached the Core Formation Realm.
• Elder Chu urged Hua Yunfei to join the sect as its new Sect Master and dragged him inside despite his refusal.
• Hua Yunfei saw the empty, crumbling sect hall and learned that its only previous Sect Master had been Elder Chu’s master.
• Elder Chu admitted that his master had knocked him unconscious and forcibly taken him as a disciple before leaving Earth the following year.

Hua Yunfei accepted the Kaoshan Sect’s Sect Master position after Elder Chu offered him the secret divine ability Flower Transfer, Wood Grafting. He immediately appointed Elder Chu as the third Sect Master and left the sect in his care.

• Hua Yunfei refused to join the dilapidated Kaoshan Sect unless Elder Chu offered him something worthwhile.
• Elder Chu gave Hua Yunfei the sect’s secret manual, which described Flower Transfer, Wood Grafting and its ability to transfer injuries, death, karma, fortune, and other effects.
• Hua Yunfei learned that the divine ability was extremely difficult to cultivate, requiring at least the Divine Infant Realm.
• Hua Yunfei accepted the Sect Master position, appointed Elder Chu as the third Sect Master, and left on a journey.
• Elder Chu realized that Hua Yunfei had left him in charge of the Kaoshan Sect.

Hua Yunfei left the Kaoshan Sect after tricking Elder Chu, while the Lord of Nothingness secretly investigated the sect and learned Flower Transfer, Wood Grafting. Elder Chu revealed that the encounter was part of a larger scheme, and Hua Yunfei sensed he might soon leave Earth again as the Lord of Nothingness experienced a mysterious vision and found no karma when he tried to divine its source.

• Hua Yunfei left Elder Chu in charge of the Kaoshan Sect, and Elder Chu shouted after him in fury, accusing him of fraud.
• The Lord of Nothingness searched the Kaoshan Sect, found no obvious secrets, and left after inspecting Elder Chu and the sect grounds.
• After the Lord of Nothingness departed, Elder Chu revealed that he had staged what the visitor saw, and the Kaoshan Sect transformed into a vast, magnificent realm as he spoke with Old Shi and Old Ye.
• Hua Yunfei returned home, sensed that his connection to Earth was nearing its end, and worried about leaving Hua Lanshan and Wang Qing.
• After cultivating Flower Transfer, Wood Grafting, the Lord of Nothingness saw a vision of someone begging and kowtowing, returned to the Temple of Nothingness with greater cultivation, and failed to divine who was scheming against him.

Hua Yunfei left Earth after creating a clone to remain with his parents, then returned to Heaven Above, World Below having reached the Third Realm. After emerging from seclusion, he learned that the Organization of Nothingness had taken the Top 100 Dao Realms and that Kaoshan Sect had allied with the Imperial Court.

• Hua Yunfei refined a clone with only Earthly memories to live as Hua Lanshan and Wang Qing’s son, then quietly left his parents behind.
• Wang Qing dreamed that Hua Yunfei had left again, but she and Hua Lanshan checked his room and found the clone asleep in bed.
• Hua Yunfei returned to Heaven Above, World Below, discovered he had broken through to the Third Realm, and continued cultivating for a month before emerging.
• Wu Wang Demon Venerable, Eternal Immortal Ancestor, Gao Mengnan, and the World True Spirits welcomed Hua Yunfei and told him the Organization of Nothingness had captured the Top 100 Dao Realms.
• Wu Wang Demon Venerable told Hua Yunfei that Kaoshan Sect and the Imperial Court had joined forces after Jiang Ruoyao, Ye Fantian, and Yue Yunshang encountered events on Tongtian Road.

Hua Yunfei learned that Feng Qingwu had entered the depths of the Path of Reincarnation and feared she might encounter its mysterious Lord. The chapter ended with Master Jiang refining pills while wishing his contraption had a Weapon Spirit.

• The Eternal Immortal Ancestor told Hua Yunfei that the Emperor Lord had founded the Imperial Alliance and was preparing for an approaching event.
• The Dao Evolution Realm’s World True Spirit reported that Quasi-Immortal Emperors from the Great Universe were moving to the Yuanyang Realm, while Wu Wang Demon Venerable said Gaishi and the God Emperor wanted Hua Yunfei’s help settling old scores at the Imperial Court.
• Hua Yunfei learned that the Reincarnation Empress had saved him from a Reincarnation True Body and then entered the depths of the Path of Reincarnation.
• Hua Yunfei and the others discussed the possible existence and immense power of the Lord of Reincarnation, and Gao Mengnan suggested Feng Qingwu had gone to find him.
• At Master Jiang’s residence, Master Jiang’s clone refined pills while Master Jiang tinkered with scattered parts and wished his device had a Weapon Spirit.

Master Jiang made vast quantities of tasty Immortal Emperor Pills while taking apart the Unlimited Region Fixed Cannon. After the Kaoshan Peak ancestor collected the pills, Master Jiang considered turning the cannon into an intelligent humanoid weapon and dismissed the idea that copying it would be difficult.

• Master Jiang ate Immortal Emperor Pills made by his clone while another clone wrote cultivation techniques and he dismantled the Unlimited Region Fixed Cannon.
• The Kaoshan Peak ancestor arrived and asked about the pills, then tried some and collected a vatful to distribute to disciples.
• Master Jiang's clone finished another batch of corn-flavored Immortal Emperor Pills, which the ancestor sampled and praised.
• Master Jiang said he wanted to give the cannon a Weapon Spirit and make it a humanoid weapon with flesh and blood and independent thought.
• The Kaoshan Peak ancestor asked whether Master Jiang should first manage to copy the cannon, and Master Jiang replied that he had never said copying it was hard.

Hua Yunfei interrupted Wude’s roleplay with Profound Nether Empress, then learned the Old Ancestors had successfully refined Immortal Emperor Pills. The chapter ended with the Old Ancestor of Kaoshan Peak showing him a vat filled with pills.

• Profound Nether Empress massaged Wude and followed his demands while he pretended to mistreat her.
• Hua Yunfei summoned Wude, who left Profound Nether Empress and joked with Hua Yunfei outside Yuanyang Hall.
• Wude gave Hua Yunfei a photo album, which Hua Yunfei said he would exchange with an Old Ancestor for divine abilities.
• Hua Yunfei headed toward Jiang Ruoyao’s palace, then the Old Ancestor of Kaoshan Peak told him the Immortal Emperor Pill had been refined.
• The Old Ancestor of Kaoshan Peak showed Hua Yunfei a vat filled with Immortal Emperor Pills.

Hua Yunfei learned that Master Jiang had refined a vat of top-quality Immortal Emperor Pills and gave ten to the Profound Nether Empress to help her break through. Wude interrupted their exchange to tease Hua Yunfei for calling him thick-skinned.

• The Kaoshan Peak Ancestor told Hua Yunfei that Master Jiang had refined a vat of top-quality Immortal Emperor Pills while researching the Unlimited Region Fixed Cannon.
• The Kaoshan Peak Ancestor reassured Hua Yunfei that the Kaoshan Sect had enough resources and told him to trust Master Jiang's progress on the cannon.
• Hua Yunfei met the Profound Nether Empress outside Yuanyang Hall and respectfully praised her cultivation.
• Hua Yunfei gave the Profound Nether Empress ten Immortal Emperor Pills and explained that they could help her break through without side effects.
• Wude overheard Hua Yunfei suggest that the Profound Nether Empress ask him for more pills and teased Hua Yunfei for badmouthing him.

Hua Yunfei distributed Immortal Emperor Pills to Wude and the Profound Nether Empress, then entrusted her with pills for the returning cultivators. When he went to Jiang Ruoyao’s palace, he found her cultivation state shifting strangely between her ordinary and bloodlust forms.

• Wude joyfully took an Immortal Emperor Pill from Hua Yunfei and learned how to use the pills to advance toward the Immortal Emperor Realm.
• Hua Yunfei gave the Profound Nether Empress pills and teased her and Wude about their relationship, while Wude shamelessly asked for more.
• Hua Yunfei gave Wude and the Profound Nether Empress another bottle each and entrusted her with pills for Emperor Chen, Yellow Springs Sacred Ancestor, and the other returning cultivators.
• Wude whispered a proposed breakthrough method to the Profound Nether Empress, and Hua Yunfei overheard them before leaving.
• Hua Yunfei entered Jiang Ruoyao’s palace and found her figure, clothes, and hair shifting between her ordinary and bloodlust states.

Jiang Ruoyao revealed that her cultivation had become unnaturally fast and that she sometimes struggled to control a dangerous transformation. She planned to leave alone to face an uncertain task, and Hua Yunfei gave her a golden card as they parted in an embrace.

• Jiang Ruoyao stopped cultivating, and Hua Yunfei confronted her about nearly losing control of her killing-intent form.
• Jiang Ruoyao revealed that she had become a peak Quasi-Immortal Emperor unusually quickly and could soon break through to Immortal Emperor Grade.
• Jiang Ruoyao suffered a painful transformation that Hua Yunfei could not suppress, then regained control.
• Jiang Ruoyao said the ancestor believed her condition might involve the past, present, and future, and that she planned to leave for an unknown place.
• Jiang Ruoyao told Hua Yunfei she had a fifty percent chance of success and might be able to help him; Hua Yunfei gave her a golden card.

Hua Yunfei gave Jiang Ruoyao powerful trial cards and other supplies before she left to face a mysterious figure in an ancient Divine Hall. The figure transformed her into her “true self,” while Hua Yunfei stayed behind, trusting that the ancestors had prepared for what was coming.

• Hua Yunfei insisted that Jiang Ruoyao take his Tianji Ancestor Master Trial Card, and they spent the night together before she left.
• Jiang Ruoyao found that Hua Yunfei had also left an Overlord-level Trial Card, an Immortal Emperor Pill, and a Heaven-Covering Formation in her Purple Mansion Grotto-Heaven.
• Jiang Ruoyao entered an ancient Divine Hall and climbed its ninety-nine-tier Heavenly Ladder to confront the figure seated above it.
• The figure pressed a hand to Jiang Ruoyao's head, making her cultivation rise beyond Immortal Emperor Grade as her eyes filled with killing intent; she vowed to kill the figure before losing consciousness.
• Wude found Hua Yunfei after Jiang Ruoyao had left and urged him to trust her and the ancestors' preparations.

Hua Yunfei learned that Misty Fairy wanted him to visit Misty Sect, then sensed Gaishi, God Emperor, and Angel Sacred Emperor arriving in Yuanyang Realm. The chapter ended with Hua Yunfei greeting Gaishi while Wude tried to hug Angel Sacred Emperor.

• Wude teased Hua Yunfei about breaking his vow and relayed Misty Fairy’s invitation to Misty Sect.
• Hua Yunfei reviewed his unfinished goals and warned Wude to return to cultivation, while Wude boasted that Ao Kun would never surpass him.
• Hua Yunfei sensed Gaishi, God Emperor, and Angel Sacred Emperor arriving together in Yuanyang Realm.
• Yuanyang Realm’s World True Spirit noticed Gaishi’s resemblance to King Yuan and recalled the legendary figure.
• Hua Yunfei warmly embraced Gaishi, and Wude approached Angel Sacred Emperor with his arms open.

Gaishi, the God Emperor, and Angel Sacred Emperor reunited with Wude and learned about the Immortal Emperor Pill, which Hua Yunfei gave them. After Gaishi and the God Emperor revealed they had come to challenge the Imperial Court, Hua Yunfei was told to contact Xia Qiuer, leaving him puzzled about whether he should go see her.

• Gaishi nearly crushed Wude in a hug before releasing him, and Wude boasted that he would soon reach Immortal Emperor Grade.
• Hua Yunfei explained that the Immortal Emperor Pill could rapidly advance a Quasi-Immortal Emperor and gave three bottles of pills to Gaishi, the God Emperor, and Angel Sacred Emperor.
• The God Emperor encouraged Angel Sacred Emperor to trust her own path, and she grew resolute about taking the pill.
• Gaishi and the God Emperor explained that Ancient God Emperor had stayed behind in the Great Universe, while Wude guessed they had tricked him into handling the work there.
• Hua Yunfei learned that Gaishi and the God Emperor had come to challenge the Imperial Court and offered to arrange a spar.
• The old ancestor told Hua Yunfei to contact the Imperial Court through Xia Qiuer, prompting Hua Yunfei to wonder whether he should go see her.