Chapter Summaries

Gai Lei and Qiu Ran fought in the estate, displaying their formidable strength and drawing the attention of the gathered prodigies. As their battle continued, Jian Cangsang of the Cantian Sword Sect arrived, and the others recognized him as a peak Immortal Emperor who had made his sword his realm.

• Gai Lei challenged the gathered prodigies, and Qiu Ran entered an ancient world to fight him without using an artifact.
• Gai Lei overwhelmed Qiu Ran's physical attacks, and Qiu Ran returned with Dao Ancestor Long Fist before dodging Gai Lei's counterattack.
• Qiu Ran summoned his saber and continued battling Gai Lei, while the onlookers watched with growing battle intent.
• Jian Cangsang arrived quietly with an ancient, decaying sword on his back, prompting Fei'ang to ask whether he came from the Cantian Sword Sect.
• Jian Cangsang identified himself, and Ouyang Sicong explained that he had severed his cultivation, made his sword his realm, and been taken as a disciple by the Cantian Sword Sect's Ancient Ancestor.

At a gathering of powerful fighters, Jian Cangsang’s swordsmanship and the newcomers from the Heavenly Mandate Daoist Academy drew attention as the guests began arranging sparring matches. The War King warned everyone about a black-robed man who grew stronger when injured, but the Origin Immortal Palace Heir appeared and boasted that he could kill the man in one strike.

• Guo Buran tried to get Jian Cangsang to show his sword or spar, but Jian Cangsang refused both requests.
• Gai Lei, Fei'ang, and others arranged battles in newly conjured ancient worlds, while Guo Ran learned that Ouyang Mingyue was Ouyang Zehui's older sister.
• The War King, Sword King, and Blade King arrived, drawing the fighters' attention and interest in sparring.
• The War King warned the gathering about a black-robed man who became stronger whenever he was injured and advised them to avoid him or kill him in one strike.
• The Origin Immortal Palace Heir appeared and claimed he would casually kill the black-robed man if they met.

Ao Hui’s tea gathering in the High-Level Heavenly Vault brought powerful Immortal Emperors together to discuss the coming war, while the Imperial Alliance held its own gathering and prepared for the same conflict. The chapter ended as Hua Yunfei arrived with the Second Prince and Fourth Prince, drawing the attention of Zhou Qingran and Xia Qiuer.

• Ao Hui hosted a tea gathering where the Origin Immortal Palace Heir traded arrogant remarks with Ao Hui and Qiu Ran.
• The War King warned the gathered Immortal Emperors not to underestimate the Imperial Alliance’s successors, including Duan Wuqing, Duan Wuyi, the Crown Prince of the Sacred Dragon Clan, the Heavenly Snake Crown Prince, and Little Phoenix.
• Ao Hui asked how the War King would handle former allies from the Heavenly Mandate Daoist Academy, and the War King said he would show restraint only if he encountered old acquaintances.
• Powerful figures from the Gu Family, the Gongsun Family, and the Yuchi Family joined the gathering, which later became a discussion of the Dao and sparring.
• Xia Qiuer organized a tea gathering for the Imperial Alliance, where the Black Robed Person appeared and Duan Wuyi remained intent on avenging An Ran.
• Zhou Qingran arrived, then Hua Yunfei, the Second Prince, and the Fourth Prince emerged from a rift, catching Zhou Qingran’s and Xia Qiuer’s attention.

Hua Yunfei brought the Second Prince and Fourth Prince to the Imperial Alliance gathering, where they agreed to fight in the coming Immortal Emperor War in exchange for their freedom. As the gathering learned that Big Pretty was far stronger than they had imagined, Jun Tian, Gong Qingyan, Jiang Ruoyao, and a Woman in Red Dress arrived, and Hua Yunfei recognized Jiang Ruoyao.

• Hua Yunfei delivered the Second Prince and Fourth Prince to the Imperial Alliance and said they would be freed if they performed well in the Immortal Emperor War.
• The Crown Prince of the Sacred Dragon Clan welcomed his brothers back, while Hua Yunfei clarified that he had not released them yet.
• Hua Yunfei accepted Xia Qiuer and Zhou Yan's invitation to stay, and Big Pretty unsettled the Immortal Emperors by greeting them with unexpected strength and mannerisms.
• The Second Prince privately told the Crown Prince that Big Pretty was stronger than Lord Emperor and the Sacred Dragon Emperor.
• Jun Tian and Gong Qingyan arrived with Jiang Ruoyao and a Woman in Red Dress, and Hua Yunfei focused his attention on Jiang Ruoyao.

At Fairy Qiu'er’s tea gathering, Zhou Yan warned that the High-Level Heavenly Vault might use the Immortal Emperor War to permanently kill the Imperial Alliance’s top Immortal Emperors. The gathering ended with the assembled cultivators considering the danger and questioning whether their enemies could truly defeat them.

• Jiang Ruoyao, the Blood Robed Person, Jun Tian, and Gong Qingyan arrived at the tea gathering, and Jiang Ruoyao ignored Zhou Yan and the others.
• Jun Tian and Gong Qingyan reunited with Hua Yunfei, who asked them to help in the coming battles.
• Zhou Yan warned that the Imperial Alliance lacked top Immortal Emperors and could suffer a devastating loss if they died in the war.
• Zhou Yan speculated that the High-Level Heavenly Vault might prevent fallen Immortal Emperors from being revived to cripple the Imperial Alliance’s future.
• Xia Qiuer recognized the danger in Zhou Yan’s theory, while a Golden Era Immortal Emperor argued that the High-Level Heavenly Vault could not easily Suppression Kill them.

At the tea gathering, the assembled Immortal Emperors prepared to face the High-Level Heavenly Vault, but tensions flared between the Black Robed Person and the Blood Robed Person. Hua Yunfei subdued them and demanded they apologize to Xia Qiuer.

• Zhou Yan warned that the High-Level Heavenly Vault might be willing to sacrifice many of its own to destroy the Imperial Alliance, and the Immortal Emperors accepted that joining the war could mean death.
• Hua Yunfei confirmed that the Black Hand Organization would join the war, and the Immortal Emperors welcomed Jun Tian and Gong Qingyan as leaders of the Immortal Emperor War.
• The Black Robed Person insulted the gathering as hypocrites, and Duan Wuyi challenged him before Xia Qiuer calmed the group.
• The Blood Robed Person attacked the Black Robed Person, then pointed his cursed sword at Xia Qiuer when she tried to intervene and apologize on the Black Robed Person's behalf.
• Hua Yunfei unleashed his pressure, stopped both men, and ordered them to apologize to Xia Qiuer before he got angry.

Hua Yunfei defended Xia Qiuer from the Black Robed Person and the Blood Robed Person, then accepted their challenge to a same-realm fight through his Incarnation. The two opponents prepared to test whether they could defeat it.

• The Black Robed Person refused to apologize until Hua Yunfei pressured him, and Hua Yunfei pulled Xia Qiuer beside him and told her to enjoy her tea.
• Zhou Qingran felt uneasy as she watched Hua Yunfei protect Xia Qiuer, while Jiang Ruoyao wondered why she felt both anger and relief.
• The Black Robed Person proposed a same-cultivation-realm fight as the price of a sincere apology, and the Blood Robed Person joined his challenge.
• Gong Qingyan joked that she would look after Hua Yunfei's little girlfriend, embarrassing Xia Qiuer and amusing the gathered emperors.
• Big Pretty offered to fight, but the Black Robed Person and the Blood Robed Person insisted on challenging Hua Yunfei; Hua Yunfei sent out an Incarnation with strength comparable to his Immortal Emperor self.

Hua Yunfei’s Incarnation defeated the Black Robed Person and the Blood Robed Person with the Three Thousand Great Dao Fist and Severing Heaven and Earth, forcing both to concede. After the Black Robed Person apologized and left, the Blood Robed Person challenged Hua Yunfei to have Jiang Ruoyao fight, provoking Hua Yunfei’s fury.

• Hua Yunfei sent his Incarnation and the Black Robed Person and Blood Robed Person into an independent space-time to fight.
• The Black Robed Person tried to devour both opponents, but he and the Blood Robed Person began fighting each other instead.
• The Incarnation used the Three Thousand Great Dao Fist and Severing Heaven and Earth to overcome both men’s abilities and force them to admit defeat.
• The Black Robed Person apologized to Xia Qiuer and left, while Gong Qingyan warned that he might learn Severing Heaven and Earth by watching it.
• The Blood Robed Person refused to apologize unless Hua Yunfei’s side defeated Jiang Ruoyao, making Hua Yunfei furious.

Hua Yunfei killed the Blood Robed Person after discovering she looked exactly like Jiang Ruoyao, then faced Jiang Ruoyao’s apparent attack. The tea gathering resumed peacefully, while Zhou Qingran’s reaction showed Hua Yunfei that she had recognized him.

• Hua Yunfei crushed the Blood Robed Person with overwhelming pressure after she threatened him through Jiang Ruoyao.
• Hua Yunfei removed the blood robe and found that the woman beneath it looked exactly like Jiang Ruoyao, but he killed her and sent her refined soul and origin to Jiang Ruoyao.
• Jiang Ruoyao pointed her Blood-colored Killing Sword at Hua Yunfei, then cut off a strand of his hair and left with the Blood Robed Person’s remains, calling that the price.
• Hua Yunfei realized Zhou Qingran had recognized him when she rose to protect him, then apologized to the emperors and resumed the tea gathering.
• Hua Yunfei and Big Pretty stayed for the seven-day gathering, where Hua Yunfei advised the emperors and Xia Qiuer happily served tea.

After the tea gathering, Hua Yunfei explained to Zhou Qingran that her master, the Melodious Heavenly Maiden, had recruited her for the Black Hand Organization’s plans but had genuinely cared for her. Zhou Qingran accepted the truth and left for the Immortal Emperor War, while a new manifestation of the Lord of Nothingness appeared in an ancient coffin.

• The emperors parted after the tea gathering, and Big Pretty tearfully said goodbye to the Second Prince and Fourth Prince.
• Hua Yunfei followed Zhou Qingran to an Immortal Lake and explained that he had hidden his identity out of habit.
• Zhou Qingran asked whether her master, the Melodious Heavenly Maiden, belonged to the Black Hand Organization and accused Hua Yunfei of using her as a weapon.
• Hua Yunfei said Ancestor Miaoyin had genuinely cared for Zhou Qingran, who decided she would not hate her master.
• Zhou Qingran left for the Immortal Emperor War after Hua Yunfei told her that Elder Jiang and the others were still alive.
• At the Organization of Nothingness, another Lord of Nothingness appeared in the blood mist inside an ancient coffin, drawing the attention of the others.

Lord of Nothingness fought the Lords of Nothingness to reach the blood-red ancient coffin, declaring that he would break free of fate. As the battle escalated, a Red-robed Woman appeared through an ancient road and unleashed the power of Reincarnation.

• Lord of Nothingness advanced toward the blood-red ancient coffin, devouring blood mist and fighting a guardian Lord of Nothingness.
• Lord of Nothingness revealed his hidden strength and summoned other Lords of Nothingness through an ancient portal, igniting a battle across the Blood Mist World.
• A stronger Lord of Nothingness blocked his path and called him a variable, while Lord of Nothingness insisted that he would cut everything off and become the one and only.
• A Red-robed Woman appeared on an ancient road behind Lord of Nothingness and used the power of Reincarnation to calm the battle.

The Red-robed Woman warned Lord of Nothingness that they had already lost and urged them to reconsider their plans, giving them a necklace to try another path. Meanwhile, an edict announced the Immortal Emperor War and its permanent death rule, and Jiang Ruoyao was named as a participant.

• The Red-robed Woman told Lord of Nothingness that Jiang Ruoyao had already made plans with her disciple and that forces beyond their understanding had shaped events.
• Lord of Nothingness abandoned their immediate plan, accepted the necklace from the Red-robed Woman, and left after staring at the scarlet ancient coffin.
• Lord of Nothingness visited Jiang Ruoyao, knocked her unconscious, considered killing her, then left without harming her while carrying the necklace.
• After seeing Zhou Qingran off, Hua Yunfei returned to the tea gathering and prepared to say goodbye to Jun Tian, Gong Qingyan, Xia Qiuer, and the others.
• An edict from the High-Level Heavenly Vault announced the Immortal Emperor War and declared that those who fell could not revive.
• The Sacred Heaven Mirror appeared, and the Organization of Nothingness declared that Jiang Ruoyao would participate.

The Imperial Alliance gathered six thousand top Immortal Emperors for the Immortal Emperor War, as Hegemon Grade successors, legendary prodigies, and ancient Living Fossils joined the battle. The High-Level Heavenly Vault watched their mobilization and prepared to hunt them.

• Hua Yunfei warned Jun Tian, Gong Qingyan, and Xia Qiuer about the dangers of the war, while Xia Qiuer resolved to fight despite Emperor Lord’s possible objections.
• The Sacred Heaven Mirror’s rules barred participants from using any means to locate others, and the realms feared the loss of their scarce top Immortal Emperors.
• Xia Qiuer and numerous Hegemon Grade successors joined the battle, signaling the Imperial Alliance’s resolve.
• Progenies from the Golden, Silver, and Bronze eras joined forces, including Duan Wuqing, Duan Wuyi, Zhou Yan, Gao Meinan, and the Heavenly Snake Crown Prince.
• Living Fossils and Old Monsters emerged from seclusion, filling all six thousand places for top Immortal Emperors.
• Ao Hui, Qiu Ran, Fei'ang, the Immortal Venerable Successor, the Origin Immortal Palace Heir, and Gai Lei prepared to hunt the gathered prodigies.

The Primordial God Realm prepared for a life-or-death Immortal Emperor War against the High-Level Heavenly Vault, whose forces had gathered in overwhelming numbers. Kaoshan Sect assembled its strongest fighters, while the Hua Family’s Young Ancestors argued over who was stronger before Hua Tianqi urged them to stand united.

• The Undefeated Immortal Venerable sent the High-Level Heavenly Vault’s gathered Immortal Emperors to the Seventeenth Layer Heavenly Vault.
• The God Emperor, Ancient God Emperor, Ao Kun, Wude, Double Pupil User, and others emerged from seclusion to join the war, whose fallen fighters could not be revived.
• Gaishi joked with his companions about his confidence and his impending fatherhood, while Angel Sacred Emperor warned him against tempting fate.
• The Primordial God Realm’s veterans discussed the dangers of facing the High-Level Heavenly Vault’s powerful fighters, and Ao Kun welcomed the prospect of battle.
• Young Ancestors from across Kaoshan Sect arrived, including Hua Tianqi, Hua Yuxuan, and Hua Yifeng, alongside Fu Siyuan and Fu Zhe.
• Hua Yifeng and Hua Yuxuan debated whether Brother Xia or Yunfei was the Hua Family’s strongest successor, and Hua Tianqi told them not to undermine unity.

Fu Siyuan and Fu Zhe warned Kaoshan Sect’s allies that the Immortal Emperor War would pit them against the Thirty-Three Heavens and powerful enemies from other timelines. Three months later, the fighters departed for battle, leaving Wude and Gaishi’s loved ones behind as they promised to return.

• Fu Siyuan explained that the Thirty-Three Heavens had allied with enemies from other timelines, whose fighters had killed counterparts of Gaishi, God Emperor, Ao Kun, and others.
• Fu Zhe warned Gaishi and Ao Kun to be careful, while Hua Tianqi offered to help anyone who paid him a wage to defeat their enemies.
• God Emperor and Ancient God Emperor declared that they would face the coming battle with pride despite the danger.
• Three months later, the Emperors and the Primordial God Realm fighters set out for war.
• Wude left the Profound Nether Empress behind, and Gaishi told the Angel Sacred Emperor to stay in the Primordial God Realm and promised to return alive.

The Imperial Alliance's Immortal Emperors entered Tiangang Continent for the Immortal Emperor War, where the Dark World arrived to offer support. The Nether Son awkwardly pursued Gong Qingyan before the two sides saw the High-Level Heavenly Vault's overwhelming army and the Nether Son snapped at its jeering Emperors.

• The Imperial Alliance's Immortal Emperors gathered amid their people's farewells and traveled to Tiangang Continent, drawing strength from the realms' Wish Power.
• The Emperors entered Tiangang Continent, where Jiang Ruoyao watched Gaishi, the God Emperor, Fu Siyuan, and others while the Black Robed Person eyed the gathered Emperors as potential food.
• The Dark World's Nether Army arrived, and the Nether Son appeared, claiming he had come to fight alongside the Imperial Alliance against their common enemy.
• The Nether Son scolded the Dark World's leaders, then awkwardly greeted Gong Qingyan and agreed to fight her when she challenged him.
• The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Layer Heavenly Vaults connected, revealing the High-Level Heavenly Vault's far larger force, and the Nether Son told its jeering Emperors to shut up.

The Nether Son and the High-Level Heavenly Vault traded challenges with the Imperial Alliance as the Immortal Emperor War began. The Ghost Phoenix Race Ancient Ancestor asked the Imperial Alliance to accept the first rule: both sides had to fight fairly and not break the rules first.

• The Nether Son challenged Qiu Ran and Dao Wushuang, then left with Gong Qingyan to warm up for battle.
• Qiu Ran singled out Wude, Ao Kun, the Double Pupil User, and Di Tian as prey, while Gai Lei took an interest in Gaishi and Jian Cangsang watched Jiang Ruoyao.
• The Immortal Emperor War began, and the Imperial Alliance held its anger in as the High-Level Heavenly Vault tried to pressure them.
• The Ghost Phoenix Race Ancient Ancestor asked whether the Imperial Alliance objected to the first rule, and the Emperor Lord understood that the High-Level Heavenly Vault wanted the hidden force to honor its word.

The Immortal Emperor War began, and the Fourth Prince was sent into a strange ancient temple where he fought powerful High-Level Heavenly Vault opponents and swarms of hostile stone statues. After being driven back and surrounded, he faced Jian Cangsang, whom he recognized as a leader of the High-Level Heavenly Vault.

• The Immortal Emperors entered Tiangang Continent as water screens showed the war across the All Realms Great Universe.
• The Fourth Prince encountered the Green Robe Man in an ancient temple and fought him until the man fled deeper inside.
• The Fourth Prince defeated the Green Robe Man and Yellow Robe Man together, then encountered red-eyed stone statues that multiplied whenever he destroyed them.
• After three days of searching for an exit, the Fourth Prince found himself pursued by a flood of statues and was forced back by the Green Robe Man and Yellow Robe Man.
• Jian Cangsang approached the surrounded Fourth Prince, who recognized him as a leader of the High-Level Heavenly Vault.

Jian Cangsang and three other Immortal Emperors overwhelmed the Fourth Prince of the Sacred Dragon Clan in the ancient temple. The Fourth Prince was left barely alive, and Jian Cangsang sealed his soul inside his severed dragon head.

• Jian Cangsang fought the Fourth Prince and used his Cangsang Sword Dao to wither the prince’s aura, Dao Fruit, and origin.
• The Green Robe Man and Yellow Robe Man joined Jian Cangsang against the Fourth Prince, while stone statues attacked them in the ancient temple.
• A Xiang Family Immortal Emperor arrived, and the Fourth Prince used Dragon's Roar Shakes the Heavens to stun his opponents before fleeing deeper into the temple.
• Jian Cangsang cut the Fourth Prince in half and ruined his Dragon Cauldron, then the three other Immortal Emperors attacked as the prince fought back in his true form.
• The Fourth Prince and his attackers suffered severe injuries, and Jian Cangsang severed the prince’s dragon head and sealed his soul inside.

Jiang Ruoyao arrived at the ancient temple after Jian Cangsang had taken the Fourth Prince’s head and the Xiang Family Immortal Emperors had claimed the rest of his body. She instantly blasted the three Xiang Immortals apart, then turned back toward them as they tried to flee.

• The Xiang Family Immortal Emperors divided up the Fourth Prince’s remains while Jian Cangsang left with his head.
• Big Pretty raged over the Fourth Prince’s fate as the Emperor Lord and the Ghost Phoenix Race Ancient Ancestor traded insults.
• The Immortal Emperor of the Xiang Family taunted the realms, while a Sacred Dragon Clan elder warned that Jian Cangsang was exceptionally dangerous.
• Jiang Ruoyao walked past the three injured Xiang Immortals, but they surrounded her and tried to take her as prey.
• Jiang Ruoyao shouted, instantly blew the three Xiang Immortals apart, and continued into the darkness.
• After the Xiang Immortals re-formed and began to flee, Jiang Ruoyao returned and invoked Time Imprisonment.