Chapter Summaries

Hua Yunfei, disguised as Blood Zhan, challenged Li Ge and revealed overwhelming strength during their fight. Li Xuan Tribe members forcibly removed Li Ge before he could use a lethal Dao Art, leaving the rivalry to continue at the Holy Son Battle.

• Li Ge accepted Blood Zhan's challenge and arrived at the Xue Chen Tribe, confident he would defeat him.
• Hua Yunfei faced Li Ge and tore off one of his blood wings before Li Ge struck him and the two began fighting.
• Hua Yunfei's Xue Chen Seal shattered Li Ge's Li Xuan Seal and sent him flying, stunning the spectators.
• Li Ge tried to unleash a lethal ultimate Dao Art, but members of the Li Xuan Tribe intervened and took him away.
• Hua Yunfei told the departing Li Xuan Tribe cultivators that he hoped Li Ge could entertain him at the Holy Son Battle.

After Xue Zhan defeated Li Ge, the six tribes gathered at the Divine Halls for the sacrifice and the coming Holy Son battle. The Great Priest appeared before them as a clone, leaving the ceremony about to begin.

• Ji Tao warned Hua Yunfei that an unnamed contender would beat both him and Li Ge, then fled when Xue Long approached.
• Xue Long explained that defeating Li Ge would make Hua Yunfei capable of defeating Ji Tao as well.
• Ten days later, the six tribes traveled to the Divine Halls and entered the Sacrifice Plaza, where they were ordered to remain silent and await the Great Priest.
• The Hua He, Luo Chuan, Qin Tian, Li Xuan, and Ji Ling Tribes arrived, and Hua Yunfei noticed Qin Yunxi, Li Ge, and Ji Tao watching him.
• The Great Priest appeared on the high platform, and Hua Yunfei saw that the figure was only a clone.

The six tribes performed a ceremony honoring the Undying King, and the Great Priest began the Holy Son battle. As the contestants prepared for a free-for-all, Li Ge claimed Xue Zhan as his opponent and Qin Yunxi stepped in to challenge him.

• The Great Priest led the six tribes in offering blood essence to the Undying King, whose Power of Faith descended upon the worshippers.
• Hua Yunfei sealed the Power of Faith he received, intending to save it for Xue Zhan.
• The Great Priest explained the importance of the Holy Son battle and called the six Holy Sons forward.
• The Great Priest announced that the battle would be a free-for-all until only one Holy Son remained on the platform.
• Li Ge said Xue Zhan was his to defeat, then knocked the Holy Son of the Hua He Tribe aside after he mocked him.
• Li Ge moved toward Hua Yunfei, but Qin Yunxi stepped in and asked to fight Li Ge himself.

Hua Yunfei overwhelmed Li Ge in the Holy Son Battle, defeating him despite his Li Xuan Battle Body and leaving the rival tribes stunned. When Qin Yunxi attacked in anger, Hua Yunfei forced her to kneel, while Li Ge still refused to admit defeat.

• Li Ge and Qin Yunxi argued over who would defeat Hua Yunfei, but Hua Yunfei invited them to attack him together.
• Li Ge struck first, but Hua Yunfei knocked him into the platform with a single punch.
• Li Ge activated the Li Xuan Battle Body and fought Hua Yunfei, who suppressed him with the Xue Chen Battle Body.
• Hua Yunfei struck Li Ge with his Imperial Fist, leaving half his body destroyed, but Li Ge got back up and refused to concede.
• Hua Yunfei pinned Li Ge beneath his foot, and Qin Yunxi attacked him with a killing sword.
• Hua Yunfei's aura slammed Qin Yunxi onto the platform and forced her to kneel.

Hua Yunfei, posing as Xue Zhan, defeated the other contestants and reached the final with Ji Tao. The Great Priest declared them joint winners, then revealed Ji Tao’s hidden strength before taking both away to continue the ceremony.

• Hua Yunfei sent Li Ge and Qin Yunxi off the platform and dismissed the Hua He Tribe and Luo Chuan Tribe Holy Sons.
• Hua Yunfei and Ji Tao remained on the platform, but the Great Priest declared that they would share the top spot without fighting.
• Li Ge challenged the Great Priest’s decision, and the Great Priest asked Ji Tao to reveal her strength.
• Ji Tao displayed Tiger-level Immortal Emperor cultivation, leaving Li Ge and the Six Tribes stunned.
• The Great Priest led Hua Yunfei and Ji Tao away to continue the ceremony.

The Great Priest explained the champions’ rewards and recognized that Hua Yunfei was not of the Undying Blood Race, sending Xue Zhan into the Undying Blood Pool in his place. He then spoke privately with Hua Yunfei about the Enlightenment Tree and the difficulty of reaching the highest cultivation realms, noting the powerful figures behind Hua Yunfei.

• The Great Priest told Hua Yunfei and Ji Tao that they would enter the Undying Blood Pool, visit Undying Mountain, and cultivate beside the Sacred Item.
• After Ji Tao entered the hall, the Great Priest revealed that he knew Hua Yunfei was an outsider and asked him to release Xue Zhan.
• The Great Priest sent Xue Zhan into the Undying Blood Pool and took Hua Yunfei to a pavilion for a private conversation.
• The Great Priest served Hua Yunfei tea brewed from Enlightenment Tree Leaves and explained that he had plucked them after encountering the tree.
• The Great Priest described the rarity and difficulty of reaching Quasi-Hegemon, Hegemon Grade, and Overlord cultivation, then remarked that Hua Yunfei had formidable powerhouses behind him.

Hua Yunfei spoke with the Great Priest about Dao Wushuang before admitting he had infiltrated the Divine Halls to seek the Sacred Item. The Great Priest revealed his theory that the Sacred Item and the Undying Blood Race were connected to an Unspeakable Being, though he could not prove the being existed.

• The Great Priest praised Hua Yunfei and said Dao Wushuang might be the only one capable of stopping him.
• Hua Yunfei and the Great Priest discussed Dao Wushuang as a potential rival and acknowledged that even greater talents might emerge.
• The Great Priest asked why Hua Yunfei had infiltrated the Divine Halls, and Hua Yunfei admitted he had come for the Sacred Item.
• The Great Priest explained that the Sacred Item was sealed in an unopenable vessel and might be connected to an Unspeakable Being absent from history and beyond divination.
• The Great Priest said the Undying Blood Race and the Immortal Divine Vein had originated from a faint trace of the being's blood.
• The Great Priest revealed that the Undying River was that trace of blood and could kill even a Quasi-Hegemon within the time it took an incense stick to burn, while admitting his theory was unproven.

Hua Yunfei agreed to take the Sacred Item in exchange for Kaoshan Sect protecting the Undying Blood Race in a crisis and never opening its vessel. At Master Jiang’s residence, the ancestor of Kaoshan Peak discovered that Master Jiang had turned the Unlimited Region Fixed Cannon into a woman-shaped weapon and proposed having Xia Yun nurture its Weapon Spirit.

• The Great Priest explained that the Undying Divine Vein consumed lifespan, vital essence, and origin because it was alive, then offered Hua Yunfei the Sacred Item in exchange for two promises.
• Hua Yunfei agreed that Kaoshan Sect would protect the Undying Blood Race in a calamity and that no one would open the vessel containing the Sacred Item until it opened on its own.
• The Great Priest warned Hua Yunfei that he would need someone powerful to help retrieve the Sacred Item, so Hua Yunfei contacted an ancestor of Kaoshan Peak to ask Master Jiang for help.
• The ancestor of Kaoshan Peak arrived at Master Jiang’s residence and found him repairing the human-shaped Unlimited Region Fixed Cannon.
• Master Jiang explained that Xia Yun could inhabit the weapon and help it nurture a Weapon Spirit, but the ancestor objected that making her serve as a weapon for a long time would be cruel.

Master Jiang learned that Hua Yunfei was going to retrieve the Immortal Divine Vein’s Sacred Item and hurried to join him. Hua Yunfei discovered the item was a battered wooden box made from the source roots of rare spiritual trees, but he could not lift it before Master Jiang arrived.

• Master Jiang discussed turning the Unlimited Region Fixed Cannon into a woman who could have children, then learned that Hua Yunfei needed help retrieving a Sacred Item.
• Master Jiang reacted seriously when the Ancestor of Kaoshan Peak said Hua Yunfei was going to retrieve the item immediately.
• The Great Priest showed Hua Yunfei a wooden box hovering above an altar on a blood-red mountain and explained that it contained a powerful Sacred Item and was made from the source roots of several top Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots.
• Hua Yunfei considered transplanting his Ginseng Fruit Tree into the Primordial God Realm to help strengthen it.
• Hua Yunfei tried to lift the wooden box but could not move it, and an unkempt figure emerged from the Primordial God Realm and offered to take over.

Master Jiang removed the Undying Blood Race’s Sacred Item from Blood Mountain and agreed to protect the tribe, then stored it inside Hua Yunfei. After discussing Xue Zhan and his plans to leave, Hua Yunfei learned that his companion was being hunted and hurried to intervene.

• Master Jiang lifted the wooden box containing the Sacred Item from the altar and gave the Great Priest a bronze Jiang Token as proof of his protection for the Undying Blood Race.
• Master Jiang entered Hua Yunfei’s body with the wooden box, causing the Primordial God Realm to shake.
• Hua Yunfei thanked the Great Priest and asked him not to punish Xue Zhan, explaining that he had arranged the plan to reach the Sacred Item.
• The Great Priest agreed that Xue Zhan’s predicament excused his actions, and Hua Yunfei said he would leave Li Ge and Qin Yunxi’s punishment to Xue Zhan.
• The Great Priest warned Hua Yunfei that the person who had entered with him was being hunted, so Hua Yunfei rushed to help.

After the sacrificial ceremony, Xue Chen Old Ancestor intervened when the Li Xuan Tribe surrounded Jiang Ruoyao, whose companion had saved Xue Zhan and Xue Ling'er. He could not persuade the Li Xuan Tribe to relent, and Li Xuan Old Ancestor struck down the Xue Chen Tribe, leaving Jiang Ruoyao still surrounded.

• Xue Chen Old Ancestor celebrated Xue Zhan's performance, while Xue Long and Xue Ling'er kept quiet about the truth of his identity.
• Xue Ling'er urged Xue Chen Old Ancestor to help Jiang Ruoyao because her companion had saved her and Xue Zhan, so he led the Xue Chen Tribe toward the battlefield.
• Li Xuan Old Ancestor confronted Jiang Ruoyao over the deaths of nine Li Xuan Tribe cultivators and ordered his strongest fighters to surround her.
• Xue Chen Old Ancestor offered to pay any price to stop the Li Xuan Tribe, but Li Xuan Old Ancestor demanded that he destroy Xue Zhan's source and Dao Fruit and drive him from the Immortal Divine Vein.
• Ji Ling Old Ancestor refused to get involved, and Li Xuan Old Ancestor sent Xue Chen Old Ancestor, Xue Long, and the rest of their tribe flying with one palm.

Jiang Ruoyao fought off the five Clan Leaders of the Li Xuan Tribe, but Li Xuan Old Ancestor overwhelmed her with his Quasi-Hegemon power. Hua Yunfei arrived to save her and threatened to kill Li Xuan Old Ancestor before the divine soul of a slain clan leader burned out.

• Jiang Ruoyao used Void Transformation and Eternal Law to counter the five Clan Leaders of the Li Xuan Tribe, nearly striking them with her Blood-colored Killing Sword before Li Xuan Old Ancestor freed them.
• Li Xuan Old Ancestor suppressed Jiang Ruoyao with his Quasi-Hegemon laws and tried to force her to her knees.
• Jiang Ruoyao broke through the suppression and fled, but Li Xuan Old Ancestor struck her with blood-red palms as she pursued escape through space-time.
• Hua Yunfei appeared, shielded Jiang Ruoyao from another palm strike, and told her to watch while he repaid Li Xuan Old Ancestor.
• Hua Yunfei killed the Clan Leader of the Li Xuan Tribe, ignited his divine soul, and threatened to kill Li Xuan Old Ancestor before it burned out.

Hua Yunfei unleashed the power of the Primordial God Realm and fought the Li Xuan Old Ancestor after the old man hurt Jiang Ruoyao. He defied the Old Ancestor’s Quasi-Hegemon domain and replaced his blood-colored cauldron with a Low-grade Spirit Stone, vowing to destroy the Li Xuan Tribe.

• Hua Yunfei beheaded the Li Xuan Tribe Clan Leader, stunning the spectators and the three Old Ancestors.
• Hua Yunfei summoned the Primordial God Realm’s power, armed himself with the Mitian War Halberd, and challenged the Li Xuan Old Ancestor over Jiang Ruoyao’s injury.
• The Li Xuan Old Ancestor attacked Hua Yunfei, but Hua Yunfei struck him with the halberd and drew blood.
• Hua Yunfei and the Li Xuan Old Ancestor fought across the Immortal Divine Vein, whose land and space-time were devastated by their clash.
• The Li Xuan Old Ancestor used the Dao Ban to suppress Hua Yunfei’s arts, but Hua Yunfei declared that he was the heavens above the heavens and remained unaffected.
• Hua Yunfei used Equivalent Exchange to turn the Li Xuan Old Ancestor’s blood-colored cauldron into a Low-grade Spirit Stone, then vowed to sever the Li Xuan Tribe’s lineage.

Hua Yunfei defeated Li Xuan Old Ancestor and handed him over to Jiang Ruoyao, who sealed him in the Earth Pot. Hua Yunfei and Jiang Ruoyao then killed four of the Li Xuan Tribe’s elders, leaving the tribe’s leadership devastated.

• Hua Yunfei suppressed Li Xuan Old Ancestor with Severing Heaven and Earth, stripped away his laws, and forced him to kneel.
• Hua Yunfei offered Li Xuan Old Ancestor to Jiang Ruoyao, explaining that a Hegemon-level being could destroy him.
• Jiang Ruoyao trapped Li Xuan Old Ancestor in the Earth Pot as he struggled and protested.
• Jiang Ruoyao froze the Li Xuan Tribe’s Great Elder, Second Elder, Fourth Elder, and Fifth Elder with Eternal Law: Time Freeze.
• Hua Yunfei struck the four frozen elders with the Mitian Halberd and reduced them to ashes.

Hua Yunfei and Jiang Ruoyao defeated the Li Xuan Tribe’s strongest members, then Hua Yunfei spared the survivors while ensuring they could not threaten his allies. He secured protection for the Xue Chen Tribe and left as Great Priest watched approvingly.

• Hua Yunfei killed the Li Xuan Tribe Clan Leader after Jiang Ruoyao collected the souls of the tribe’s fallen elders.
• Hua Yunfei stopped Jiang Ruoyao from killing the remaining Li Xuan Tribe members and planted the I Have Yang the Secret Technique in them.
• Hua Yunfei thanked Xue Chen Old Ancestor for trying to help Jiang Ruoyao, and Xue Ling'er called Hua Yunfei Master.
• Hua Yunfei demanded that Qin Tian Old Ancestor keep peace with the Xue Chen Tribe and warned that he would kill him if he broke his word.
• Hua Yunfei told the Hua He Tribe and Luo Chuan Tribe Old Ancestors to leave the Xue Chen Tribe alone, and they agreed.
• Hua Yunfei departed with Jiang Ruoyao and Xue Ling'er while Great Priest watched and praised his strength.

Hua Yunfei hid the injury he suffered testing Li Xuan Old Ancestor’s strength and reassured Jiang Ruoyao and Xue Ling'er. As they shared a meal before briefly parting, Jiang Ruoyao resolved to keep following Hua Yunfei until she understood why he unsettled her.

• Jiang Ruoyao noticed Hua Yunfei was bleeding, and he explained that he had tested Li Xuan Old Ancestor’s strength and judged him an early-stage Quasi-Hegemon he could defeat.
• Xue Ling'er questioned whether Hua Yunfei and Jiang Ruoyao were really enemies, and Hua Yunfei invented a story about their romance beginning when he saw her bathing.
• Hua Yunfei teased Jiang Ruoyao by pinching her cheek and mentioning his Dao Companion, leaving Jiang Ruoyao jealous and unsettled.
• Hua Yunfei prepared dog meat vermicelli soup, barbecue, watermelon, and hotpot for Jiang Ruoyao and Xue Ling'er before their brief parting.
• Jiang Ruoyao decided to keep following Hua Yunfei until she discovered why he affected her so strongly.

Xue Ling'er teased Jiang Ruoyao about Hua Yunfei’s Dao Companion, stirring up jealousy and curiosity as they ate together. Hua Yunfei recounted how he and his Dao Companion grew close, ending with his decision to abandon his sect’s principles and kill the enemies threatening her home star.

• Xue Ling'er asked Hua Yunfei to compare Jiang Ruoyao’s beauty with that of his Dao Companion, and his praise of his Dao Companion made Jiang Ruoyao increasingly jealous.
• Xue Ling'er needled Jiang Ruoyao about having no Dao Companion, prompting Jiang Ruoyao to wonder whether her violent nature put men off.
• Xue Ling'er asked Hua Yunfei how his Dao Companion had pursued him, while Jiang Ruoyao secretly listened.
• Hua Yunfei described meeting his Dao Companion in a small universe, where she was a Quasi-Emperor Saintess and he helped her after a battle.
• Hua Yunfei recalled growing close to her and how she lost her head protecting his home star, leading him to unleash his full strength and slaughter their enemies.

While dining with Jiang Ruoyao and Xue Ling'er, Hua Yunfei learned that the river sounds he and Jiang Ruoyao had heard were an omen that the Undying River would appear. The Great Priest confirmed the danger and said only the expert Hua Yunfei had previously invited could stop the river from taking them.

• Hua Yunfei recalled how he and Jiang Ruoyao had met and grown close, moving Xue Ling'er with their story.
• Hua Yunfei and Jiang Ruoyao heard rushing water that Xue Ling'er could not hear, and Xue Ling'er identified it as an omen of the Undying River.
• Hua Yunfei told Xue Ling'er that the Great Priest had warned Quasi-Hegemon Level beings would die soon after entering the Undying River.
• Jiang Ruoyao revealed that she had heard the river a month earlier too, and Xue Ling'er warned that it would appear within forty-nine days of the first sound.
• The Great Priest appeared and explained that only the expert Hua Yunfei had invited could prevent the Undying River from taking him and Jiang Ruoyao.

Hua Yunfei received the Exquisite Hundred Immortal Skirt and the Mitian True Spirit while the group considered how to face the Undying River. The newly appeared spirit recognized something familiar about Hua Yunfei and Jiang Ruoyao, leaving the reason unexplained.

• Jiang Ruoyao offered to summon the person behind her to destroy the Undying River, while the Great Priest gave Hua Yunfei the power of three strikes and withdrew.
• Hua Yunfei received the system reward Exquisite Hundred Immortal Skirt, which could resist curses, block attacks, and preserve its wearer’s remnant soul.
• Hua Yunfei received the Mitian True Spirit, the Weapon Spirit of the Mitian set, after teasing the system with photos of Nine Heavens Mystic Maidens.
• The tiny Mitian True Spirit appeared on Hua Yunfei’s shoulder, dismissed Xue Ling’er, and told Hua Yunfei and Jiang Ruoyao that they seemed familiar.

Hua Yunfei received a system check-in prompt for the dangerous Undying River and decided to enter, despite Xue Ling'er and Jiang Ruoyao's concerns. Mitian True Spirit promised the Mitian Armor could protect him, while Hua Yunfei prepared the Exquisite Hundred Immortal Skirt for Jiang Ruoyao.

• Mitian True Spirit met Hua Yunfei and Jiang Ruoyao, felt they seemed familiar, and argued with Xue Ling'er and Jiang Ruoyao when they teased it.
• Hua Yunfei received a system prompt to check in at the Undying River for a transcendent treasure and decided to go despite the danger.
• Hua Yunfei asked Jiang Ruoyao to have her backer take her away, but she insisted on accompanying him.
• Mitian True Spirit claimed the Mitian Armor could keep Hua Yunfei safe in the Undying River and offered to carry him.
• Hua Yunfei handed Jiang Ruoyao the Exquisite Hundred Immortal Skirt, which left her and Xue Ling'er admiring its beauty.