Chapter Summaries

Hua Yunfei discussed the Peach Tree and Jiang Ruoyao with Wude, then struggled to finish his task of absorbing Jun Shang’s laws. The System offered to settle the task early if Hua Yunfei arranged portraits of the remaining Nine Heavens Mystic Maidens, so he sent Wude and Ye Fengliu to do it.

• Hua Yunfei told Wude how he had suppressed the Peach Tree, and Wude asked about Jiang Ruoyao’s alarming transformation.
• Wude left to challenge Ao Kun, boasting that he would show him what real strength looked like.
• After three days, Hua Yunfei found that Jun Shang’s self-regenerating sea of laws had barely changed despite thirty years of absorption.
• Hua Yunfei asked the System to settle his task early, but refused when it demanded that he target Xia Qiuer.
• The System offered to accept portraits of the seven remaining Nine Heavens Mystic Maidens instead, and Hua Yunfei agreed on the condition that all Misty Fairy portraits be destroyed.
• Hua Yunfei sent Wude and Ye Fengliu to take the portraits and erase the maidens’ memories afterward.

Hua Yunfei received the Wudao Divine Emperor Pagoda and Wudao Divine Emperor Armor, both stolen from the dean of the General Academy, who could not identify the culprit and chose to resume cultivating. On Primordial Peak, Jiang Ruoyao’s meal was interrupted when Silly Girl arrived and began eating her food.

• Hua Yunfei learned that the system had rewarded him with the Wudao Divine Emperor Pagoda and worried about the consequences for the dean of the General Academy.
• The system awarded Hua Yunfei the Wudao Divine Emperor Armor after he absorbed the Emperor Lord, leaving the dean without his treasured weapons.
• The dean discovered both weapons had vanished, suspected several possible culprits, and returned to cultivating without showing his fury.
• Jiang Ruoyao ate the feast Hua Yunfei had prepared for her on Primordial Peak.
• Silly Girl barged onto Primordial Peak, sat across from Jiang Ruoyao, and began eating faster than her.

Hua Yunfei found Silly Girl protecting Jiang Ruoyao while eating hot pot, then invited them to leave the Primordial God Realm with him. He gave Tian Feixue Peach Immortal Fruits before departing, while the Peach Tree continued to resent being overlooked and the old ancestor of Tianji Peak surveyed the ruins of the Demon Shadow Great World.

• Hua Yunfei arrived at Primordial Peak and found Jiang Ruoyao attacking Silly Girl over food, but Silly Girl's neck repelled the Blood-colored Killing Sword.
• Silly Girl told Hua Yunfei she had come for hot pot and to protect Jiang Ruoyao because he cared about her, and Hua Yunfei invited her to travel with them.
• Hua Yunfei gave Tian Feixue Peach Immortal Fruits for the first-generation disciples and one for her own cultivation before leaving with Jiang Ruoyao and Silly Girl.
• The Peach Tree complained that Hua Yunfei had not visited, while the Great Nirvana Fruit Tree mocked it over a meal of Shadow Demons.
• The old ancestor of Tianji Peak stood atop piles of Shadow Demon corpses in the ruined Demon Shadow Great World and recalled not knowing what an opponent was.

Hua Yunfei returned to the Dark World, accepted the Nether Son’s gift, and learned that mysterious fragments had drawn powerful figures to the Tianluo Great World. Curious about the fragments, he joined the Nether Son on a trip there with Jiang Ruoyao and Silly Girl.

• The Tianji Peak Ancestor teased Hua Yunfei and Jiang Ruoyao about having a child, then sent them and Silly Girl back to the Dark World.
• The Nether Son welcomed Hua Yunfei and offered him a Nether Stone, which Hua Yunfei accepted as a token of their friendship.
• The Nether Son told Hua Yunfei that envoys had found mysterious fragments in the Tianluo Great World and that powerful figures from the Thirty-Three Heavens had gathered there.
• Hua Yunfei agreed to accompany the Nether Son to investigate the fragments, bringing Jiang Ruoyao and Silly Girl along.
• Commander Kaiyun greeted the group at Baozhong Mountain and sent them toward the Tianluo Great World, urging the Nether Son to hold its people accountable for refusing to fight the Demon Shadow Great World.

The Dark World’s army camped near Tianluo Ancient City to punish the Tianluo Great World for refusing to fight, throwing its people into fear. In Luoxue Ancient City, a golden-robed young man enjoyed a quiet moment with his attendant and responded calmly to news that someone had sought him out.

• The Dark World’s army settled in Tianluo Forest beside Tianluo Ancient City, led by an Imperial Mansion Divine General and backed by Quasi-Immortal Emperor Divine Generals.
• The leaders and inhabitants of Tianluo Ancient City panicked as they considered how to face the Dark World’s threat.
• People gathered in Luoxue Ancient City after reports that a supreme treasure had appeared in the forbidden land Ice Plain River, while the arrival of young people from the Thirty-Three Heavens offered some reassurance.
• A woman praised the golden-robed young man for relaxing and brewing tea, and he explained that he could not neglect his cultivation as his father’s legitimate son.
• The woman confirmed that someone had come looking for the young man, and he said cultivators should accept that the less skilled might die without holding resentment.

A golden-robed young man worried that he could not handle the powerful figures pursuing two fragments, while Xia Qiuer and Bing Luoling discussed their own plan to obtain the treasures for the Emperor Lord. When someone asked Xia Qiuer to mediate in the conflict, Bing Luoling sealed the courtyard, and Xia Qiuer chose not to intervene.

• The golden-robed young man dismissed the idea that he could persuade the Dark World to withdraw from the Heavenly Vault Great World, then decided to make his move early.
• Xia Qiuer played in the snow with Bing Luoling and told her she wanted to obtain the treasures as a gift for the Emperor Lord.
• Bing Luoling promised to help Xia Qiuer secure the treasures despite the formidable rivals from the Chaos Holy Land and the central academy.
• When someone outside the courtyard asked to see them, Bing Luoling sealed the courtyard and warned Xia Qiuer not to get involved.
• Xia Qiuer reflected that the Tianluo Great World's refusal to fight was misguided, while holding to her belief that everyone deserved respect and a chance to rely on one another.

Hua Yunfei took Jiang Ruoyao and Silly Girl sightseeing in Tianluo Forest, where Gong Qingyan emerged from seclusion and claimed the Ancient Divine Pig as her mount. Gong Qingyan then challenged Nether Son, and Hua Yunfei warned him that she was far stronger than she appeared.

• Hua Yunfei caught the Ancient Divine Pig and had it guide him, Jiang Ruoyao, and Silly Girl through Tianluo Forest’s scenic spots.
• Jiang Ruoyao struck the forest’s Quasi-Immortal Emperor-level Demon Emperor away before it could greet them.
• Hua Yunfei released the Ancient Divine Pig, but it begged to become his disciple; Gong Qingyan arrived and made the transformed pig her mount.
• Gong Qingyan challenged Hua Yunfei, who admitted he could not beat her and recognized that she had reached Immortal Emperor Grade.
• Nether Son met Gong Qingyan and accepted her challenge, while Hua Yunfei warned him not to underestimate her.

Gong Qingyan defeated the Nether Son and rode north on the Ancient Divine Pig to seek more opponents. Rumors of the mysterious Pig-Riding Maiden spread across the Tianluo Great World while Hua Yunfei and the Nether Son continued toward the northern region in search of two fragments.

• The Nether Son told Hua Yunfei that Gong Qingyan’s Eyes of Heavenly Secrets and Dao Evolution Immortal Body had overwhelmed him in battle.
• Gong Qingyan named the Ancient Divine Pig Little Piggy, then rode north after the Nether Son told her about prodigies gathered in the snowy lands.
• Hua Yunfei and the Nether Son learned that the two fragments had been traced to the northern region, where the Thirty-Three Heavens’ prodigies were searching for them.
• News spread that Gong Qingyan had defeated Tianluo Immortal Emperor and the Thirty-Three Heavens’ prodigies, then seriously injured the heir of Chaos Holy Land.
• People identified the mysterious cultivator by her pig mount and dubbed her the Pig-Riding Maiden, while Hua Yunfei and the Nether Son laughed at her growing fame.

Nether Son admitted that he had fallen for Gong Qingyan, though Hua Yunfei warned him that she had no interest in romance. After leaving the courtyard to clear his thoughts, Nether Son was ambushed in Luoxue Ancient City by a masked swordsman.

• Hua Yunfei told Nether Son that Gong Qingyan was devoted to the Dao and would never seek a Dao Companion, but Nether Son confessed that he had fallen for her at first sight.
• Jiang Ruoyao kicked apart Silly Girl’s snowmen, then helped her build new ones before Hua Yunfei joined them and offered them ice cream.
• Nether Son left the courtyard to walk through Luoxue Ancient City, struggling between his feelings for Gong Qingyan and his desire to respect her Dao Heart.
• After night fell, a masked figure attacked Nether Son from behind with a crystal-like sword, and Nether Son dodged the strike.

The Black Robed Person trapped the Nether Son in a formation and fought him to test the Dark World's strongest genius. After the Black Robed Person escaped, the Nether Son welcomed the prospect of more powerful rivals, while the stranger judged him dangerous but not frightening.

• The Black Robed Person ambushed the Nether Son inside a formation, pierced his chest, and suppressed the Great Dao laws within him.
• The Nether Son broke free, healed his wound, and fought back despite the Black Robed Person's strange Great Dao suppressing his power.
• The Nether Son struck the Black Robed Person with the Nether Emperor Fist, but the stranger chose to retreat and promised to defeat him later.
• The Black Robed Person vanished before the Nether Son could stop them, leaving him intrigued and eager to face other era-spanning geniuses.
• After leaving the formation, the Black Robed Person crushed the crystal jade longsword to conceal their identity and reflected that the Nether Son was dangerous but not worth fearing.

The Nether Son reflected on his feelings for Gong Qingyan, then encountered her and found she remained distant despite his attempts to talk. Back in Luoxue Ancient City, he watched Hua Yunfei appease a sulking Jiang Ruoyao before receiving an invitation to a tea gathering in three days.

• The Nether Son decided to stop worrying about the outcome of liking Gong Qingyan and returned toward Luoxue Ancient City.
• The Nether Son met Gong Qingyan, asked about her recent fight, and invited her for a drink, but she declined and left.
• The Nether Son returned to Luoxue Ancient City and saw Hua Yunfei buy Silly Girl a jade bracelet while Jiang Ruoyao left in a huff.
• The Nether Son watched Hua Yunfei follow Jiang Ruoyao with more jewelry and felt reassured that even Hua Yunfei had to coax her.
• A woman told the Nether Son that the successor of Heavenly Enlightenment Sacred Land was hosting a tea gathering in three days, attended by the Imperial Court's Saintess and the successor of Chaos Holy Land.

Hua Yunfei teased Jiang Ruoyao, then advised the Nether Son about Gong Qingyan and discussed the mysterious fragments drawing Era Prodigies to Luoxue Ancient City. The Nether Son accepted an invitation to a tea gathering in three days, where they expected to learn more about the fragments.

• Hua Yunfei tried to make peace with Jiang Ruoyao by giving her jewelry, leaned in to kiss her, and was struck away before she left with the gifts.
• The Nether Son praised Hua Yunfei's approach to Jiang Ruoyao, and Hua Yunfei joked that his romantic success came from talent rather than technique.
• The Nether Son told Hua Yunfei that Gong Qingyan had rebuffed his attempt to approach her, and Hua Yunfei advised him to challenge her through their shared love of cultivation and fighting.
• Hua Yunfei explained Gong Qingyan's history as the universe's Heavenly Dao and said he considered her a teacher and friend, not a romantic interest.
• The Nether Son described being lured into a formation, and Hua Yunfei suspected the attackers were testing him because they sought the mysterious fragments in Luoxue Ancient City.
• The Nether Son told Hua Yunfei that the successor of Heavenly Enlightenment Sacred Land had invited him to a tea gathering in three days, which they expected would concern the fragments.

Hua Yunfei and his companions attended Luoxue Ancient City's lantern festival, where Xia Qiuer and Bing Luoling learned about its origins and encountered them by the river. The chapter ended with the two groups greeting each other and Nether Son exchanging polite remarks with Xia Qiuer.

• Hua Yunfei asked Nether Son to join him at the lantern festival, then went to fetch Jiang Ruoyao while Silly Girl waited with Nether Son.
• Xia Qiuer told Bing Luoling that the festival honored the Heavenly Fire God Lord, who had promised to return if a sky lantern rose without its flame going out.
• Xia Qiuer and Bing Luoling visited the crowded festival and drew attention from the townspeople as they made their way to the lanterns.
• Hua Yunfei, Jiang Ruoyao, Silly Girl, and Nether Son released water lanterns together by the river.
• Xia Qiuer spotted Hua Yunfei, and they greeted each other as Young Master Wu Yun and Saintess Qiu'er.
• Nether Son greeted Xia Qiuer, who politely declined to address him by his name.

Hua Yunfei strolled through the lantern festival with Jiang Ruoyao, Xia Qiuer, Silly Girl, and Bing Luoling, where competing requests for portraits led to Jiang Ruoyao posing with a sword at his neck. After Nether Son returned with a boat, the group reached the dock and encountered a young man in golden robes and a beautiful woman.

• Xia Qiuer suggested that Hua Yunfei release sky lanterns with her, and Nether Son went to hire a boat after spotting the Golden Figure in the crowd.
• Hua Yunfei and the four women visited a painting stall and posed together for a portrait.
• Xia Qiuer requested a separate portrait with Hua Yunfei, and the old painter embellished it to make them look like a couple.
• Jiang Ruoyao demanded a portrait with Hua Yunfei, drew her Blood-colored Killing Sword, and posed with it at his neck.
• Nether Son returned with the boat ready and said Sister Qingyan had chosen to walk around alone.
• Several young men tried to claim the reserved boat, but Nether Son sent them away after they recognized Xia Qiuer and Bing Luoling; then a golden-robed young man and a beautiful woman approached.

Duan Wuyi joined Hua Yunfei and the others on a pleasure boat and proposed that they work together to obtain the two fragments. The group discussed the proposed alliance and the fragments’ value, while Hua Yunfei took photographs with Jiang Ruoyao and Silly Girl.

• Duan Wuyi approached Nether Son, Xia Qiuer, and the others with An Ran, and Nether Son agreed to let him join their boat trip.
• Hua Yunfei used a Photo Stone to photograph Jiang Ruoyao and Silly Girl, and Jiang Ruoyao posed with her Blood-colored Killing Sword.
• Duan Wuyi proposed that they form a partnership to secure the two fragments, and Nether Son considered the benefits without agreeing yet.
• Xia Qiuer said she wanted the fragments as a gift for her father, and Duan Wuyi joked that he might give them to his own father.
• Nether Son admitted he did not know what the fragments were, and Duan Wuyi explained that the gathering of prodigies was also a covert contest between orthodox lineages.

Duan Wuyi revealed that two Forbidden Item fragments had drawn the Era Prodigies together and sought alliances with the Nether Son and Xia Qiuer. After the group took photographs together, they discussed Duan Wuyi’s abilities and his formidable older brother, Duan Wuqing.

• Duan Wuyi told the Nether Son and Xia Qiuer that two world-shaking Forbidden Item fragments were the reason the Era Prodigies had gathered, and he proposed that they cooperate to obtain them.
• The Nether Son and Xia Qiuer said they would consider the proposal, and Duan Wuyi invited them to discuss it further at a tea gathering in three days.
• Hua Yunfei took photographs of the Nether Son, Duan Wuyi and An Ran, and Xia Qiuer, while Xia Qiuer insisted that her friendship with Hua Yunfei was purely platonic.
• After Duan Wuyi and An Ran left, the Nether Son and Hua Yunfei discussed Duan Wuyi’s strength and compared him with his older brother, Duan Wuqing.
• Xia Qiuer explained that Duan Wuqing had rebuilt his cultivation eight times and been hailed as king in each of the Golden Era appearances known about.

Hua Yunfei and the others discussed the Era Prodigies gathered in Luoxue Ancient City, then celebrated together by releasing sky lanterns and sharing a feast. Their outing was interrupted when a skilled concealment array transported their pleasure boat to a strange place, where a Dao-robed youth appeared.

• The Nether Son, Hua Yunfei, Xia Qiuer, and Bing Luoling discussed the Era Prodigies in Luoxue Ancient City and compared their strengths and histories.
• The Nether Son revealed that he had fought the mysterious female cultivator and neither of them had won.
• Bing Luoling acknowledged that she had cultivated anew and said she would seek the truth about her family and enemy herself.
• The group prayed, released sky lanterns, and shared food prepared by Hua Yunfei.
• Hua Yunfei and the others found themselves inside a concealment array, and a Dao-robed youth appeared before them.

Zhou Yan, heir of the Heavenly Enlightenment Sacred Land, joined the gathering, befriended the group, and asked to become their ally. The group agreed to consider him as they discussed the terrifying prodigies emerging in the Golden Era, while Dao Wushuang remained missing.

• Zhou Yan arrived uninvited, explained he had come to discuss joining the group, and then eagerly joined their meal.
• Jiang Ruoyao competed with Zhou Yan to eat the most, and Zhou Yan eventually conceded before introducing himself and asking about Hua Yunfei’s cultivation.
• Zhou Yan recommended himself as an ally, and Xia Qiuer and the Nether Son decided to make their cooperation official, trusting Hua Yunfei’s connections to both sides.
• Zhou Yan explained that the other heirs of the Heavenly Enlightenment Sacred Land had ruled in at least three Golden Eras and that prodigies from powerful lineages had emerged to contest the current era.
• Hua Yunfei asked Xia Qiuer where Dao Wushuang had gone, and she said he had left with the Venerable Lord and had not returned even after the Venerable Lord came back.

Hua Yunfei and the others discussed Dao Wushuang’s departure and learned that the War King might be approaching, prompting Zhou Yan to gather allies. The group recognized the danger posed by the War King, while Hua Yunfei insisted he preferred a peaceful life.

• Hua Yunfei explained that Dao Wushuang had tested him before leaving and had likely held back during their fight.
• Zhou Yan told Hua Yunfei, Nether Son, and Xia Qiuer that his divinations suggested someone close to Dao Wushuang was coming, and Xia Qiuer and Zhou Yan suspected the War King.
• Nether Son and Xia Qiuer recounted the War King’s life-or-death battle with Dao Wushuang and his record of emerging from seclusion across at least ten Golden Eras.
• Zhou Yan warned that the War King and other hidden prodigies made the coming encounter dangerous, then left while claiming he had lost heart.
• Nether Son said Zhou Yan’s apparent defeatism concealed determination and asked Hua Yunfei if he wanted to fight the War King.
• Hua Yunfei said he could not defeat the War King and joked with Jiang Ruoyao that he preferred drifting freely to fighting.

Zhou Yan hosted a tea party for the great sects’ top figures, but the gathering grew tense when Gong Qingyan arrived with the Ancient Divine Pig and the Nether Son joined her. As Hua Yunfei arrived, Xia Qiuer invited him to sit beside her, leaving his choice unresolved.

• Gong Qingyan arrived at Zhou Yan’s manor, and the Ancient Divine Pig insulted the prodigies who had previously lost to her.
• Zhou Yan calmed the guests and welcomed Gong Qingyan, while Prince Tianlu arrived and took the seat reserved for the Nether Son.
• Xia Qiuer and Bing Luoling arrived, and Zhou Yan seated them in a place of honor.
• Hua Yunfei and the Nether Son arrived, and the Nether Son chose to sit beside Gong Qingyan rather than claim Prince Tianlu’s seat.
• Xia Qiuer invited Hua Yunfei to sit beside her as he was about to join the Nether Son and Gong Qingyan.