Chapter Summaries

Hua Yunfei defied General Jiang and ordered Ye Fengliu and the two Guardians to kill Yan Shan and the Yan Luo brothers despite the royal estate’s intervention. As General Jiang moved to stop them, a young man carrying an ancient zither appeared and called for him to halt.

• Hua Yunfei accused General Jiang and the royal estate of failing to protect the Dou Ling Sacred Sect when Yan Shan and the Yan Luo brothers destroyed it.
• General Jiang claimed he had not detected their concealment formation and insisted that the royal estate would punish them, while forbidding Hua Yunfei from interfering.
• Hua Yunfei declared that Yan Shan and the two Yan Luo brothers would die, then ordered Ye Fengliu and the two Guardians to attack.
• Ye Fengliu and the Guardians charged the wounded trio, and General Jiang erupted with the power of a late-stage Quasi-Hegemon and attacked them.
• Hua Yunfei brought Ye Fantian out through a spatial door as a young man carrying an ancient zither arrived and called for General Jiang to stop.

Li Wanji reunited with Hua Yunfei and Jiang Ruoyao in the Dark World, revealing that they had killed him in the past. Though he had let go of his old grudges, Hua Yunfei refused to abandon his plan to kill Yan Shan and the other two, while General Jiang chose to stand in his way.

• Li Wanji arrived and greeted Hua Yunfei as an old friend, surprising General Jiang, Yan Shan, and Hei Chang and the others.
• Hua Yunfei recalled that Li Wanji had been the God Realm's greatest prodigy and that Jiang Ruoyao had killed him during the war between the Immortal and God Realms.
• Jiang Ruoyao confirmed that she had killed Li Wanji, but he said he had let go of his former grudges and asked General Jiang to end the confrontation.
• Li Wanji warned General Jiang that even King Chu Jiang would gain nothing by intervening, then retreated when General Jiang refused to abandon his duty.
• Hua Yunfei promised Li Wanji he would spare General Jiang, but declared that he would still kill Yan Shan and the other two.

Hua Yunfei and his allies destroyed the Yan family with help from a mysterious man in white, who effortlessly defeated General Jiang. King Chu Jiang refused to appear, and General Jiang left after being ordered back to the royal manor.

• Ye Fengliu attacked the Yan Shan men with the Left and Right Guardians and split Yan Jun the First in half.
• The man in white appeared, suppressed General Jiang, and then killed the three Yan Shan men, whose souls Jiang Ruoyao captured in the earthen jar.
• Ye Fengliu destroyed the Yan family's three remaining Emperor Corpses and placed their souls in the jar, wiping out the Yan family.
• The man in white challenged King Chu Jiang, but after General Jiang summoned him, Chu Jiang ordered General Jiang to return to the manor instead of appearing.
• General Jiang departed, while the man in white said he had wanted to fight King Chu Jiang and declared his confidence as a disciple of Dao Origin Peak.

Hua Yunfei and Ye Fantian explored the Dark World after King Chu Jiang stayed out of their battle, while the Nether Lord’s order explained his restraint. The chapter ended with a mysterious Upper Realm figure recognizing Hua Yunfei and revealing that he too had survived.

• Ye Fantian told Ye Fengliu and the guardians he was an ordinary Immortal Emperor, and they marveled at Hua Yunfei’s supposedly ordinary sect.
• Hua Yunfei agreed to speak with Li Wanji, while Hei Chang and the others returned to their sect to care for its departed souls.
• King Chu Jiang showed General Jiang the Nether Lord Token and explained that the Nether Lord had forbidden him from acting against Hua Yunfei’s group.
• King Chu Jiang ordered General Jiang to keep the matter secret and said the Nether Lord had his own plans for the outsiders.
• A figure in an Upper Realm residence recognized Hua Yunfei in an image and revealed that he had survived too.

A golden-haired young man in the Dark World plotted revenge against Hua Yunfei by conspiring to target the four disciples of the Dou Ling Sacred Sect's patriarch. In the Lower Realm, Li Wanji brought Hua Yunfei and Jiang Ruoyao to a tavern run by the foremost Divine General under Great Emperor Xuanhuang, where a middle-aged man entered and Hua Yunfei rose to greet him.

• The golden-haired young man contacted an old enemy and proposed secretly killing the four disciples close to Hua Yunfei, then delivering their heads to him.
• Li Wanji took Hua Yunfei and Jiang Ruoyao to a tavern above a sea of magma in the Lower Realm.
• Li Wanji revealed that the tavern's owner was the foremost Divine General under Great Emperor Xuanhuang, who had survived in the Dark World.
• Hua Yunfei recognized the Divine General's identity and said Huang Xuan would be happy to learn he was alive.
• A tall, upright middle-aged man entered the private room, and Hua Yunfei stood up.

Hua Yunfei reunited with Li Wanji and the First Divine General in the Dark World, where they discussed the Primordial Era and the Great Emperor Xuanhuang’s survival. As they shared a meal, another old acquaintance from the Divine Realm entered and froze upon seeing Hua Yunfei.

• The First Divine General recognized Jiang Ruoyao and learned from Hua Yunfei that the Heaven Stealing upheaval had ended and the Great Emperor Xuanhuang was alive again.
• Hua Yunfei told the First Divine General that Xuanhuang had lived another life and joined his sect as a disciple, but the First Divine General declined an arranged meeting.
• Li Wanji asked Hua Yunfei about the Divine Realm and learned it was now allied with the Immortal Realm, then reflected on how he had changed since his past defeats.
• Hua Yunfei, Li Wanji, and Jiang Ruoyao shared wine and discussed the people who had survived in the Dark World.
• A man from the Divine Realm entered and froze when he saw Hua Yunfei, who recognized him as someone who had once tried to kill him.

Hua Yunfei reunited with Wujian in the Dark World and learned that Wuya had survived and become a disciple of the powerful Ghost Emperor of the Eastern Region. He hoped Wuya would leave him and his companions alone rather than provoke a conflict that would endanger his master.

• Li Wanji introduced Wujian to Hua Yunfei, and Wujian asked about the God Realm before apologizing for their past conflict.
• Hua Yunfei asked whether Wuya was alive, and Li Wanji confirmed that Wuya had become a formidable figure in the Dark World.
• Li Wanji and Wujian warned Hua Yunfei that Wuya was the disciple of the Hegemon Grade Ghost Emperor of the Eastern Region and could call on powerful allies.
• Hua Yunfei said Wuya could seek him out but warned that no one would protect Wuya if he harmed Hua Yunfei's companions.
• Hua Yunfei hoped Wuya would behave himself and stop dragging his own master into trouble.

Hua Yunfei learned that Duan Jingtian was in the Dark World and received a map to a distant location from Li Wanji. Meanwhile, the Venerable Lord returned to the Thirty-Three Heavens and summoned every Hegemon, setting the uprising in motion.

• Hua Yunfei explained that Duan Jingtian was a fabricated bloodline descendant of the Chief Court Dean, and Li Wanji warned him that Southern Ghost Emperor stood behind Duan Jingtian.
• Li Wanji gave Hua Yunfei a map marked with a distant location, but said he knew nothing more about the person who had sent it.
• Jiang Ruoyao questioned Hua Yunfei about his acquaintances and threatened him with her Blood-colored Killing Sword, but stopped when he offered her watermelon.
• Emperor Lord and Imperial Empress sensed the Venerable Lord's return, as did the other Hegemons.
• The Venerable Lord summoned every Hegemon and declared that the uprising would begin.

The Nether Lord warned several Ghost Emperors not to interfere with a young man, while hinting that the man could overpower them. After leaving the tavern, Hua Yunfei reunited with Ye Fengliu and the two Guardians and prepared to take them somewhere using the Unlimited Region Teleportation Array.

• The Nether Lord showed the Eastern Ghost Emperor a young man's image and warned him not to interfere, especially when Wuya went looking for trouble.
• The Eastern Ghost Emperor promised to obey, while the Nether Lord told him he had taken Wuya as a disciple to serve as a bodyguard for his daughter.
• The Nether Lord warned the Southern Ghost Emperor against meddling with people from the Thirty-Three Heavens and said the time to attack had not yet come.
• The Southern Ghost Emperor lamented his lack of worthy opponents and considered challenging the Nether Lord.
• Hua Yunfei left the tavern with Jiang Ruoyao, then met up with Ye Fengliu and the Left and Right Guardians.
• Hua Yunfei teased Ye Fengliu about the name Wude, then took out the Unlimited Region Teleportation Array to bring everyone somewhere.

Hua Yunfei and his companions traveled to the Sea of Karma to retrieve an unknown object, guided by a map from Li Wanji. They sailed into the dangerous waters and were unknowingly followed by a colossal creature.

• Hua Yunfei used the Unlimited Region Teleportation Array to reach King Qin Guang's territory, where Ye Fengliu and the Guardians admired his wealth.
• Hua Yunfei and his companions reached the Sea of Karma and learned from a young Daoist that the Nether King Dragon, Lord Nether's mount, was said to dwell in its depths.
• Hua Yunfei told Ye Fengliu that Li Wanji had sent him to retrieve something, though he did not know what it was.
• Hua Yunfei boarded a boat at the map's marked location, and Jiang Ruoyao, Ye Fengliu, and the two Guardians followed him.
• The boat carried the group into the Sea of Karma, while an enormous mysterious creature followed beneath the water.

Hua Yunfei and his companions encountered a colossal beast in the Sea of Karma and were killed by its roars before it devoured their remains. The young man on the shore sent them off with a mocking blessing, then headed deeper into the Sea of Karma.

• Hua Yunfei, Ye Fengliu, Jiang Ruoyao, and the Guardians lost their bearings as they sailed into the Sea of Karma.
• A huge creature appeared beneath their boat, and its roar capsized it and severely injured everyone.
• The creature roared again, killing Jiang Ruoyao, Ye Fengliu, the Left Guardian, the Right Guardian, and Hua Yunfei.
• The beast swallowed their blood, remains, and souls before disappearing into the mist.
• The young man on the shore chanted a mock blessing for the dead, then walked deeper into the Sea of Karma.

Hua Yunfei woke on an island with his companions after a mysterious beast knocked them unconscious, then confronted the fisherman who had brought them there. The fisherman revealed that the island was inside his stomach and demanded a massage in exchange for what Hua Yunfei sought, leaving Hua Yunfei reluctantly giving in.

• Hua Yunfei woke naked on the beach and found Jiang Ruoyao, Ye Fengliu, the Left Guardian, and the Right Guardian asleep nearby.
• The fisherman appeared and told Hua Yunfei that the beast that attacked them was only an underling, then revealed he could take the same monstrous form.
• Hua Yunfei realized the fisherman had used Li Wanji to lure him there and had been fishing for him, and the fisherman confirmed he had what Hua Yunfei wanted.
• The fisherman demanded that Hua Yunfei massage his legs and shoulders, mocked his Ancestor Master, and showed him a Recording Stone of Hua Yunfei naked.
• The fisherman revealed that the island was inside his stomach, showed Hua Yunfei the stolen golden card, and threatened to keep him trapped unless he complied.
• Hua Yunfei reluctantly agreed to massage the fisherman while vowing to get his chance for revenge later.

Hua Yunfei learned that the future held death for him, Jiang Ruoyao, and everyone connected to them, but he refused to abandon Kaoshan Sect. The young man gave him the fifth World Spirit Fragment and urged him to become stronger before departing on a blue whale.

• The young man taunted Hua Yunfei while Hua Yunfei massaged his shoulders, then warned him not to have ideas about Jiang Ruoyao.
• The young man told Hua Yunfei that he, Jiang Ruoyao, their loved ones, and their supporters would all die in the future.
• Hua Yunfei admitted that he feared death but said he would stand with Kaoshan Sect rather than run away.
• The young man praised Hua Yunfei's resolve and handed him the fifth World Spirit Fragment, which he had secretly guarded for years.
• The young man urged Hua Yunfei to become stronger than everyone, then left across the sea on a blue whale, saying some things were fated from birth.

Jiang Ruoyao and the others learned that Hua Yunfei’s terrifying monster encounter was a greeting from a being connected to the person behind him. Elsewhere, the General discussed Yunfei’s trip to the Dark World and revealed that even he had never seen the Hua Clan Ancestor Master’s true form, while wondering why the Venerable Lord had been sealed so easily.

• Jiang Ruoyao woke with Ye Fengliu and the Guardians, took all three watermelons Hua Yunfei offered, and ate them herself.
• Hua Yunfei told Ye Fengliu and the Guardians that they were inside the monster’s stomach and that its earlier attack had been a greeting because it was connected to the person behind him.
• The Emperor Lord, Phoenix Emperor Venerate, academy head, Chaos Holy Lord, and others emerged gravely wounded from a top-secret space.
• The General learned from the Kaoshan Peak Ancestor that the Venerable Lord had been sealed after a great battle and that Hua Yunfei had traveled to the Dark World by way of the Undying River.
• The General told the Kaoshan Peak Ancestor that the Hua Clan Ancestor Master’s true form was unknown even to him and that what they had seen was an incarnation of an incarnation.
• After the Kaoshan Peak Ancestor left, the General wondered why the Venerable Lord had been sealed so easily despite the loophole he had deliberately left.

After a major breakthrough, Wuya challenged Li Wanji again, hoping to prove himself superior. Li Wanji accepted at last, and Cai'er and Xiao Hua hurried to watch their fight in person.

• Wuya advanced to a new realm and vowed to return to the Vast Universe to take revenge on those who had wronged him.
• Wuya fired a Golden Arrow Feather to challenge Li Wanji, drawing attention across the Eastern Region.
• Cai'er and Xiao Hua discussed Wuya’s challenge and expected Li Wanji to refuse again.
• Li Wanji accepted the challenge, and Cai'er and Xiao Hua rushed to find a place to watch the fight.

Li Wanji accepted Wuya’s long-standing challenge instead of entering the Nine Nether Abyss, then defeated him instantly with the Eye of Heavenly Secrets. He left the battlefield with Wuya’s body and soul pinned in midair.

• The Nether Son urged Li Wanji to enter the Nine Nether Abyss to seek a breakthrough, and Li Wanji agreed.
• A voice told Li Wanji to accept Wuya’s challenge, so he postponed entering the abyss and caught the challenge arrow.
• Wuya and Li Wanji met at a sacred mountain as Cai'er and Xiao Hua watched from the crowd.
• Wuya declared he would prove his superiority and drew his golden-silver bow to attack Li Wanji.
• Li Wanji opened the Eye of Heavenly Secrets, which split Wuya’s body into three pieces and pinned his soul in midair, then Li Wanji walked away.

Li Wanji defeated Wuya with the Eye of Heavenly Secrets and urged him to accept defeat and learn from it. Wuya remained bitter, and after Duan Jingtian consoled him, he vowed revenge and set out to hunt the remnants of the Dou Ling Sacred Sect.

• Li Wanji revealed the Eye of Heavenly Secrets and killed Wuya in one move, stunning the onlookers.
• Li Wanji explained that accepting defeat had once helped him grow and told Wuya he could achieve great things if he changed.
• Wuya attacked Li Wanji again, but his arrow reappeared behind him and exploded half his body before Li Wanji warned him not to attack again.
• Wuya left in anger, while Cai'er and Xiao Hua stayed behind.
• At the Eastern Region Ghost Emperor's manor, Duan Jingtian persuaded Wuya that his loss to the Nether Lord's disciple had been unfair.
• Wuya vowed to make Li Wanji pay and ordered the hunt for the remnants of the Dou Ling Sacred Sect.

After mourning the Dou Ling Sacred Sect’s dead, the four surviving disciples faced Wuya and four Imperial Mansion Divine Generals, who had come to kill them over their connection to Hua Yunfei. When Wuya threatened to desecrate the graves if they resisted, the Dragon Divine General intervened and refused to let Wuya harm them.

• The Horned Middle-aged Man and his three companions mourned the Dou Ling Sacred Sect’s dead and decided to seal the mountain and remain there.
• The four disciples found Wuya and four Half-step Quasi-Hegemon Divine Generals waiting in the sect’s main hall.
• Wuya revealed that Hua Yunfei had killed him and said he planned to send the disciples’ heads to Hua Yunfei.
• Wuya threatened to desecrate the rear mountain graves if the disciples fled, so they decided to face death rather than let him succeed.
• The Dragon Divine General told Wuya that he would not allow him to harm the disciples or slaughter people of their world.

Wuya tried to force four Imperial Mansion Divine Generals to help him kill Hei Chang and the others, but they refused to harm their fellow people of the Dark World and condemned his methods. After the Divine Generals left, Hua Yunfei arrived at Dou Ling Hall with four companions, and Wuya recognized him as Zi Feiyun.

• Dragon Divine General and the other three Divine Generals rejected Wuya's demand to kill Hei Chang and his companions, saying they would protect the people of the Dark World.
• Wuya threatened to slander the Divine Generals to the Eastern Ghost Emperor, but they stood their ground and warned him to pursue revenge through his own abilities.
• Dragon Divine General and the other Divine Generals left, advising Hei Chang and the others not to attack Wuya because of his status as the Eastern Ghost Emperor's disciple.
• Hua Yunfei arrived at Dou Ling Hall with four companions, surprising Hei Chang and earning the Divine Generals' notice when they sensed three Quasi-Hegemon Level experts.
• Wuya saw Hua Yunfei and shouted, calling him Zi Feiyun.

Hua Yunfei and his companions confronted Wuya, whose insults prompted the Dragon Divine General to knock him unconscious. With a valid passage permit, Hua Yunfei joined the Divine Generals on their journey to the Upper Realm, where he planned to wander around.

• Wuya declared his intent to avenge himself on Hua Yunfei and Jiang Ruoyao, while Ye Fengliu and the others judged him unimpressive.
• The Dragon Divine General said he would protect Wuya because he was the Eastern Region Ghost Emperor's disciple, and Hua Yunfei agreed to let the Divine Generals take him away.
• Wuya taunted Hua Yunfei and insulted the God Emperor, so the furious Dragon Divine General slapped him unconscious.
• Hua Yunfei showed the Dragon Divine General a passage permit issued under King Chu Jiang's seal and asked to travel with the group.
• Hei Chang and the others declined to leave the Dou Ling Sacred Sect, while Hua Yunfei followed the Dragon Divine General toward the spatial passageway and said he intended to wander in the Upper Realm.