Chapter Summaries

Ying Zheng held a Mount Tai sacrifice to proclaim Emperor Donghua as the Heavenly Emperor, but assassins attacked during the ceremony. With Gai Nie and Wei Liaozi occupied, Wei Zhuang launched a full-powered strike at Ying Zheng, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Ying Zheng declared that Great Qin would worship Emperor Donghua and knelt before the statue to pray for the empire and its people.
• A disguised guard attacked Ying Zheng, but Gai Nie killed him and fought off the assassins alongside Wei Liaozi.
• Gongzi Jia urged the attackers to prevent Ying Zheng from escaping as a Mohist Mechanical Bird arrived above the altar.
• Jing Ke, Xue Nu, and Dao Zhi leaped from the Mechanical Bird and engaged Gai Nie while other assassins restrained Wei Liaozi.
• Wei Zhuang appeared with the Shark Tooth Sword and attacked Ying Zheng, prompting Moon Goddess to urge Gan Luo to save him.

Emperor Donghua’s statue awakened at Mount Tai, revealing an Immortal and strengthening Ying Zheng’s claim to rule. As the spectacle shook the realm, Ying Zheng shared it through the Chat Group, interrupting Hongjun’s lecture in Zixiao Palace with a strange change in East King Duke that caught Hongjun’s attention.

• Emperor Donghua’s statue opened its eyes amid celestial signs, and Ying Zheng’s National Fortune True Dragon carried him beside it.
• The people on Mount Tai knelt to Emperor Donghua, while Wei Zhuang, Jing Ke, Xue Nu, and the other attackers dropped their weapons.
• Xunzi questioned whether the Confucian School had followed the wrong path, while Xiang Yan despaired over the Immortal’s appearance in Qin and Xiang Yu tried to rouse him.
• Ying Zheng celebrated his newfound legitimacy and activated the Chat Group’s video-link function to share the spectacle.
• East King Duke felt a strange change during Hongjun’s lecture, and Hongjun studied him before returning to his teaching.

Ying Zheng celebrated his successful sacrifice to the Heavenly Emperor while Little Dragon Girl prepared to lead the Divine Religion. When hostile forces attacked the Quanzhen Sect, Little Dragon Girl learned of the threat and the confrontation gathered at the mountain gate.

• Ying Zheng showed the Chat Group the grand sacrificial ceremony and the Heavenly Emperor’s manifestation, prompting praise from Ye Fan, Yue Buqun, and Little Dragon Girl.
• Granny Sun told Little Dragon Girl that attackers had come to destroy the Divine Religion, and Little Dragon Girl became angry at the threat to the Heavenly Emperor’s faith.
• The Seven Masters of Quanzhen discussed whether to summon Little Dragon Girl, but Qiu Chuji refused because he feared displeasing the immortal.
• Yin Zhiping reported that attackers had broken the Heavenly Dipper Big Dipper Formation and injured Quanzhen disciples, so Qiu Chuji and the other masters went to the mountain foot.
• An old monk demanded that the Quanzhen Sect bring out the Immortal, while the Golden Wheel Dharma King urged the attackers to storm the mountain.

Little Dragon Girl arrived at the Divine Cult’s mountain gate after the Golden Wheel Dharma King defeated the Seven Masters of Quanzhen. She healed the injured masters and faced the Dharma King, whose fear grew under her gaze.

• Divine Monk Yuantong demanded that Qiu Chuji disband the Divine Cult, while the Golden Wheel Dharma King admitted he had come to kill its leaders on the Great Khan’s orders and Dugu Qiubai said he sought a defeat.
• Qiu Chuji and the other six Quanzhen masters formed the Heavenly Dipper Big Dipper Formation against the Golden Wheel Dharma King.
• The Golden Wheel Dharma King broke the formation with a single punch, badly injuring all seven masters, then hurled an uprooted tree at the gathered crowd.
• Little Dragon Girl halted the tree in midair and disintegrated it before healing the Seven Masters of Quanzhen with Spring Return.
• Little Dragon Girl turned her gaze on the Golden Wheel Dharma King, and he felt terror rising as he struggled to remain capable of resisting her.

Little Dragon Girl defeated Golden Wheel Dharma King with one move and accepted the Old Monk’s Golden Bell Shield manual after he promised Shaolin Temple would close its gates for a hundred years. She then turned to Dugu Qiubai and asked whether he had also come to cause trouble.

• Golden Wheel Dharma King used the tenth level of Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill and attacked Little Dragon Girl, but she knocked him unconscious with a flick of her finger.
• The Old Monk offered Little Dragon Girl the Golden Bell Shield manual, and she accepted it after Qiu Chuji confirmed its value.
• The Old Monk promised that Shaolin Temple would close its gates and stay out of the world for a hundred years, then left.
• Qiu Chuji and the others realized Shaolin Temple had submitted to Little Dragon Girl.
• Little Dragon Girl asked Dugu Qiubai whether he had come to cause trouble and eyed the giant eagle beneath him.

Little Dragon Girl accepted Dugu Qiubai’s sword challenge and took in the Divine Eagle after winning their duel. Dugu Qiubai died with no regrets, but Little Dragon Girl preserved his body in a life-force cocoon, leaving his resurrection to the Heavenly Emperor.

• Little Dragon Girl asked for the Divine Eagle if Dugu Qiubai lost, and the eagle chose to accept her Life Essence and go with her.
• Dugu Qiubai unleashed his strongest sword strike, but Little Dragon Girl stopped it with her hands and Ice Silkworm Silk.
• Dugu Qiubai admitted defeat and, as his life ran out, entrusted the Divine Eagle to Little Dragon Girl.
• The grieving Divine Eagle swooped to Dugu Qiubai’s body, and Little Dragon Girl gathered vitality from Zhongnan Mountain to preserve him in a green cocoon.
• Little Dragon Girl said she had only kept Dugu Qiubai alive temporarily and that only the Heavenly Emperor could resurrect him.

Little Dragon Girl ordered the Golden Wheel Dharma King killed and set a divine sect sacrificial ceremony in motion. In Zixiao Palace, Taiyi learned that his Innate Supreme Treasure could aid his cultivation, while East King Duke received a massive surge of Great Dao Fortune that stunned Hongjun and the gathered immortals.

• Little Dragon Girl told Qiu Chuji to kill the Golden Wheel Dharma King, dismissed concerns about Mongolia, and ordered Quanzhen Sect to announce the divine sect's sacrificial ceremony.
• Taishang realized the Three Corpses Becoming Saint Method could lead to the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, while Taiyi celebrated that his Eastern Emperor Bell could help him sever a corpse.
• The immortals discussed Taiyi's advantage and East King Duke's feud with the Demon Court, then Nuwa revealed that East King Duke possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure.
• East King Duke opened his eyes as golden Dao laws gathered above him, drawing Hongjun's startled attention.
• Ying Zheng's Mount Tai sacrificial ceremony earned East King Duke three hundred trillion Great Dao Fortune, and an eternal golden pillar descended to envelop him.

East King Duke condensed an Auspicious Golden Wheel after gathering vast Great Dao auspiciousness through worship from the Great Qin world and the Chat Group's critical-hit privilege. His display strengthened his claim to the Heavenly Emperor Position and left the Primordial World’s powers considering whether to join him, while Houtu wondered how he viewed the Witch Race.

• East King Duke’s Great Dao auspiciousness formed a tangible golden wheel, astonishing Hongjun and everyone in Zixiao Palace.
• The crowd debated the source and power of East King Duke’s auspiciousness, while he sensed that Hongjun still possessed far more.
• Taiyi and Di Jun resented East King Duke, and Taishang, Minghe, Kunpeng, and the other Great Powers recognized the benefits of his Heavenly Emperor Position.
• The Great Powers considered pledging themselves to East King Duke and helping him establish a faction before the next major war.
• Houtu worried about East King Duke’s attitude toward the Witch Race.

After learning that East King Duke intended to become Heavenly Emperor, Houtu returned to the Witch Tribe and urged the Ancestral Witches to prepare for the rising powers. The Ancestral Witches decided to befriend East King Duke and let Houtu approach him.

• Houtu ordered Da Yi to increase patrols and told him to warn the other Witch tribes to stay alert.
• Houtu met the other Ancestral Witches at Ancestor Witch Hall, where they absorbed baleful energy from Pangu's Essence Blood.
• Houtu warned the Ancestral Witches that the Three Pure Ones, Di Jun, and others had become Quasi-Saints, and that Taiyi could become especially powerful with the Eastern Emperor Bell.
• Houtu proposed befriending East King Duke so he would clash with the Demon Court while the Witch Race grew stronger.
• Di Jiang agreed to Houtu's plan and assigned her to befriend East King Duke.

West Queen Mother asked East King Duke to protect her from Di Jun, and he proposed a Heavenly Marriage that she accepted. At the Demon Court, Di Jun and Taiyi resolved to kill East King Duke.

• West Queen Mother told East King Duke that Di Jun wanted her to surrender her position as Chief of Female Immortals to Xihe, and she asked him to save her.
• East King Duke asked what West Queen Mother would offer in return, and she proposed giving him her Innate Sowing Soil.
• East King Duke raised the Heavenly Marriage, and West Queen Mother agreed, misunderstanding his suggestion at first as a proposal to become his Dao companion.
• Taiyi unleashed the Eastern Emperor Bell in fury, while Di Jun recognized East King Duke as a serious threat.
• Di Jun declared that East King Duke had to die.

As the Heavenly Court emerged above Buzhou Mountain, Dong King Duke established the Immortal Court there and claimed the Exalted Position of Heavenly Emperor. The Witch Race considered making ties with him, while the Three Pure Ones questioned whether the Dao Ancestor had arranged his rise.

• Di Jun and other powerful leaders sensed a heavenly revelation and sought to locate the opportunity.
• Dong King Duke brought West Queen Mother to Buzhou Mountain, where the Heavenly Emperor Seal revealed the Heavenly Court of the Thirty-Three Heavens.
• Dong King Duke declared the establishment of the Immortal Court and took the Exalted Position of Heavenly Emperor, using the Heavenly Emperor Seal to suppress its auspiciousness.
• Di Jiang recognized Dong King Duke's growing power and asked Houtu to visit him for the Witch Race's sake.
• The Three Pure Ones saw the Heavenly Dao's projection of Dong King Duke, and Taishang wondered whether the Dao Ancestor had planned his rise.

Di Jun and Taiyi confronted East King Duke over the Heavenly Court, insisting that it was their opportunity by Heavenly Dao decree. East King Duke severed their karmic link and the battle began, leaving him surrounded by their combined attacks.

• Many Great Powers headed toward the Immortal Court after hearing its terms.
• Di Jun and Taiyi arrived at the Heavenly Court and demanded that East King Duke hand over the opportunity.
• East King Duke rejected their claim and cut the karmic thread connecting the Heavenly Court to Di Jun and the others.
• Di Jun and Taiyi attacked East King Duke with the Eastern Emperor Bell, the River Diagram, and the Luo Book.
• East King Duke stood atop the Heavenly Court with the Heavenly Emperor Seal, Creation White Lotus, and Sky Measuring Ruler as Di Jun's Sun, Moon, and Stars formation enveloped him.

East King Duke fought Di Jun and Taiyi in Chaos, then summoned his Quasi-Saint Future Self to turn the battle against them. His opponents were badly wounded, but Taiyi still struggled to recover and protect Di Jun.

• East King Duke exchanged powerful blows with Di Jun and Taiyi, while West Queen Mother and the Three Pure Ones watched.
• Di Jun and Taiyi claimed East King Duke would lose because he had not reached the Quasi-Saint realm.
• East King Duke sacrificed his Heavenly Emperor's Auspiciousness and summoned his Future Self, a Quasi-Saint incarnation.
• The Future Self struck down Taiyi and pierced Di Jun with the Sky Measuring Ruler, stunning the Three Pure Ones and the other onlookers.
• Taiyi fused his severed halves together and formed a massive ball of True Sun Fire beside the wounded Di Jun.

East King Duke defeated Taiyi and Di Jun, established Immortal Court, and drew powerful cultivators to join. On Mount Hua, Yue Lingshan tried to sneak into the study but was caught by Ning Zhongze.

• East King Duke used his Future Self and the Sky Measuring Ruler to attack Taiyi and Di Jun, but they escaped inside the Eastern Emperor Bell.
• East King Duke returned to the Heavenly Court and declared Immortal Court established, attracting cultivators from across the Primordial World.
• Several hundred Great Powers who had attended Zixiao Palace emerged and pledged to join Immortal Court.
• Yue Lingshan crept toward the study in night clothes while Yue Buqun was in seclusion.
• Ning Zhongze heard Yue Lingshan near the rockery, nearly struck her with her sword, then caught and scolded her.

Ning Zhongze learned that Yue Buqun had been worshipping a god and hurried to his study, fearing he had lost hope of restoring the Huashan Sect. There she witnessed Yue Buqun’s cultivation surge as he reached the Land Immortal realm.

• Ning Zhongze refused to let Yue Lingshan enter Yue Buqun’s study and added an hour to her daily lessons.
• Yue Lingshan told Ning Zhongze that Linghu Chong had said Yue Buqun was worshipping a god and had brought a golden statue into the rear courtyard.
• Ning Zhongze worried that Yue Buqun had turned to an Immortal out of despair and went with Yue Lingshan to his study.
• Ning Zhongze opened the study door and saw Yue Buqun meditating beneath a golden statue of Emperor Donghua.
• A divine phantom appeared above Yue Buqun as moonlight flowed into him, and Ning Zhongze realized he had become a Land Immortal.

Yue Buqun emerged from seclusion as a Land Immortal and planned to make the Mount Hua Sect the strongest in the world. Ye Fan left Stone Village for the wider world, but after he and his companions disturbed a ruin in the Northern Region, a terrifying figure pursued them.

• Yue Buqun told Ning Zhongze and Yue Lingshan that he had become a Land Immortal and intended to lead the Mount Hua Sect to greatness.
• Fifth Master Zhang bid Ye Fan farewell and told him that Zhang Lin had sealed mysterious stones in Yaochi Holy Land that might reveal what happened to the Origin Heaven Master.
• Black Emperor demanded that Ye Fan kidnap the Yaochi Saintess for him, and Duan De struck the dog, prompting them to brawl.
• Ye Fan left Stone Village, confident that the True Dragon Essence Blood had strengthened him enough to face prodigies like Ji Haoyue.
• At the ruins of the Feathered God Dynasty, Ye Fan, Duan De, and Black Emperor fled a terrifying figure that was rapidly catching up with them.

Ye Fan, Duan De, and Black Emperor escaped a Great Power’s pursuit through a White Jade Platform, though Ye Fan was gravely injured during the teleportation. After recovering, Ye Fan learned that their pursuer might belong to an ancient dragon-blooded race from Myriad Dragon Nest.

• Duan De kept the old woman occupied while Black Emperor prepared a White Jade Platform for void teleportation.
• The old woman used her Dragon Head Staff to seal space, but Ye Fan struck it with the Xuanhuang Mother Qi Cauldron and opened the way for their escape.
• The White Jade Platform carried the group thousands of miles before breaking apart, and Ye Fan passed out after they crashed in an unknown mountain range.
• Ye Fan recovered in a nearby cave abode and urged the others to leave before the old woman found them again.
• Duan De showed Ye Fan an ancient biography describing a dragon-blooded race from Myriad Dragon Nest whose royal clan had physiques nearly as strong as the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body.

Ye Fan learned that the Old Woman sought the True Dragon Essence Blood inside him and decided to prepare an ambush against Myriad Dragon Nest. When Purple Dragon Girl and her protectors arrived, Ye Fan trapped the Old Woman in a mountain formation and attacked her, while Purple Dragon Girl demanded that he deactivate it.

• The Black Emperor and Duan De warned Ye Fan that Myriad Dragon Nest was a Primordial Royal Family, but Ye Fan refused to flee.
• Ye Fan persuaded Duan De to join him by suggesting they could raid Myriad Dragon Nest's ancestral tombs, while the Black Emperor prepared a teleportation formation.
• Ye Fan used the Source Heavenly Book to gather the surrounding Earth Veins into a grand formation, and Duan De activated a damaged Saint formation.
• Three days later, the Old Woman arrived with Purple Dragon Girl and a powerful protector, tracking Ye Fan to the mountain range.
• The Old Woman attacked Ye Fan, but his formation trapped and assailed her as Purple Dragon Girl ordered him to deactivate it.

Ye Fan and Black Emperor faced Purple Dragon Girl and her powerful guardian, who demanded the True Dragon Essence Blood. After Ye Fan revealed he had absorbed it, Duan De arrived and unleashed a Formation Disk against the guardian, leaving her trapped beneath Saint’s Dao Patterns.

• Black Emperor warned Ye Fan that Purple Dragon Girl’s companion was a Saint Lord, and Purple Dragon Girl offered to spare Ye Fan if he surrendered the True Dragon Essence Blood.
• The guardian attacked Black Emperor, but Ye Fan used the formation to block her strike, though the impact injured him and damaged the formation.
• The Old Woman escaped the formation, and the guardian again offered to recruit Ye Fan while Purple Dragon Girl promised him a high position if she became a Great Emperor.
• Ye Fan revealed that he had absorbed the True Dragon Essence Blood and refused to surrender it, prompting the guardian to attack him.
• Duan De appeared and threw a damaged Formation Disk at the guardian; its Saint’s Dao Patterns engulfed her and crushed the Old Woman to dust.

Ye Fan, Duan De, and Black Emperor trapped Purple Dragon Girl with a Saint-level Formation Disk, and Ye Fan fought her despite her Dragon Transformation cultivation. Ye Fan’s battle prowess forced her to draw out her essence blood, leaving the fight unresolved.

• The middle-aged woman sent Purple Dragon Girl away before Saintly Dao Patterns gravely wounded her, and Black Emperor tried to seize the princess but was slapped aside.
• Duan De warned Ye Fan and Black Emperor that the incomplete Saint-level Formation Disk could hold only for one incense stick, as they prepared to fight Purple Dragon Girl.
• Purple Dragon Girl revealed her Dragon Transformation cultivation and golden armor, while Ye Fan attacked with his Sacred Body, secret arts, and treasures.
• Ye Fan’s Path of Battle let him suppress Purple Dragon Girl without relying on True Dragon Essence Blood, astonishing Duan De and Black Emperor.
• Ye Fan manifested a Golden Winged Great Peng that wounded Purple Dragon Girl, who drew several drops of her essence blood as she resolved to kill him.