Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yang reunited with Ning Hongye after she awakened Emperor Ruyan’s power to save him, but the strain left her gravely injured. As they prepared to escape, the Eastern Emperor Hall arrived and demanded that the revealed Great Emperor submit to punishment.

• Xiao Yang tended to the unconscious Ning Hongye while County Princess Nishang warned him that powerful observers might target her weakened state.
• Ning Hongye woke and told Xiao Yang that she had survived the Abyss of Burying Emperors with Emperor Ruyan’s protection, and that her desire to save him had triggered the remnant’s power.
• Xiao Yang and Ning Hongye embraced and confessed their love while County Princess Nishang turned away, recognizing their bond.
• The Eastern Emperor Hall’s Golden War Chariot emerged over the Chaotic Ancient Mountain Range, and its voice ordered the Great Emperor to accept punishment or have her Divine Form annihilated.

Xiao Yang stood between Ning Hongye and a Quasi Emperor envoy of the Eastern Emperor Hall, refusing to let him take her. As the envoy prepared to crush Xiao Yang, Ning Hongye pushed him aside and said she would handle it herself.

• A golden-armored Quasi Emperor descended from the Golden War Chariot with several peak Holy Lords and pressured Ning Hongye, worsening her injuries.
• Xiao Yang shielded Ning Hongye with his Chaos God-Demon aura and declared that she was his wife.
• The envoy claimed Ning Hongye for the Eastern Emperor Hall and ordered Xiao Yang to leave, maim himself, and kneel.
• Xiao Yang destroyed the envoy's reaching golden hand with beams from his Double Pupils and vowed to protect Ning Hongye.
• The envoy unleashed his Quasi Emperor pressure against Xiao Yang, who stepped forward despite the danger.
• Ning Hongye pushed Xiao Yang aside and told him to move while she handled the envoy.

Ning Hongye awakened Emperor Ruyan again to protect Xiao Yang, then faced the Eastern Emperor Hall’s golden-armored Quasi Emperor. Emperor Ruyan shattered his Quasi-Emperor Artifact with a single finger, leaving everyone stunned by her overwhelming power.

• Ning Hongye pushed Xiao Yang away and awakened Emperor Ruyan once more.
• Emperor Ruyan mocked the golden-armored Quasi Emperor and called the Eastern Emperor Hall a watchdog.
• The golden-armored Quasi Emperor attacked Emperor Ruyan with his Eight Desolations Prison Suppressing Furnace.
• Emperor Ruyan stopped the furnace with a word and shattered it with one finger.
• The onlookers realized Emperor Ruyan’s power surpassed what she had shown before.

Emperor Ruyan revealed her overwhelming power by erasing the Eastern Emperor Hall’s Quasi Emperor envoy and crippling his fleeing followers. Xiao Yang recognized that she was taking over Ning Hongye and demanded that she return Hongye to him.

• Emperor Ruyan sealed the golden-armored Quasi Emperor in place and erased him with a touch of her finger.
• The witnesses were stunned, and many Holy Lords collapsed under the pressure of seeing the Quasi Emperor destroyed.
• Emperor Ruyan stopped the envoy’s fleeing peak Holy Lords and crippled their cultivation, sparing their lives for Xiao Yang’s sake.
• Xiao Yang sensed Emperor Ruyan’s will consuming Ning Hongye and demanded that she give Hongye back.

Xiao Yang rejected Emperor Ruyan’s claim that she and Ning Hongye were one, but Ning Hongye’s body began to collapse under the strain of the Remnant Soul’s power. A peak Quasi Emperor from the Eastern Emperor Hall struck her with the Eastern Emperor Token, then revealed his plan to capture and refine her Emperor Soul, driving Xiao Yang to attack him.

• Xiao Yang insisted that Emperor Ruyan and Ning Hongye were separate people and demanded that Emperor Ruyan leave Ning Hongye’s body.
• Ning Hongye’s body cracked and bled as it struggled to withstand Emperor Ruyan’s power, and Emperor Ruyan realized she had pushed it close to collapse.
• The Eastern Emperor Token struck Ning Hongye and sent her flying, weakening her aura and Emperor Ruyan’s will.
• A violet-gold-robed peak Quasi Emperor emerged from the Golden War Chariot and admitted he intended to capture Ning Hongye and refine her Emperor Soul for the Hall Master.
• Xiao Yang erupted in fury, activated the Nine Secrets, All Characters Seal and tenfold battle power, and vowed to kill the Quasi Emperor.

Xiao Yang burned his Chaos God-Demon Origin Blood Essence and unleashed his divine weapons, but the purple-gold-robed Quasi Emperor stopped his strongest attack with one finger and left him gravely wounded. As the Quasi Emperor moved to take the unconscious Ning Hongye, Emperor Ruyan gave Xiao Yang her remaining Emperor Dao power, and an unexpected voice addressed Wuji at the chapter’s end.

• Xiao Yang burned his Origin Blood Essence, summoned the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron, Anlan's Spear, and the Immortal Slaying Flying Knife, and attacked the Quasi Emperor.
• The Quasi Emperor stopped Anlan's Spear with one finger, then struck Xiao Yang and left him near death.
• The Quasi Emperor moved to seize the unconscious Ning Hongye while Xiao Yang was unable to stop him.
• Emperor Ruyan told Xiao Yang to protect Ning Hongye and sent her remaining Emperor Dao power into his Sea of Consciousness before falling into slumber.
• The Emperor Dao power healed and strengthened Xiao Yang as the Quasi Emperor's attack fell toward Ning Hongye, and an unknown voice sighed about Wuji and his troublemaking junior brother's son.

A mysterious middle-aged Daoist rescued Xiao Yang from the Purple Gold Envoy and revealed that he was Xiao Yang’s father Xiao Wuji’s senior fellow disciple. He erased the envoy and his imperial treasures with one casual sword strike.

• The middle-aged Daoist appeared, restrained the Purple Gold Envoy, and stopped him from reaching Ning Hongye.
• The Daoist introduced himself to Xiao Yang as his father Xiao Wuji’s senior fellow disciple and said he had searched for Xiao Wuji for hundreds of years.
• The Purple Gold Envoy threatened the Daoist with the Eastern Emperor Hall, but the Daoist revealed that he knew the Hall’s connection to the Immortal Domain.
• The Daoist drew a Wooden Sword and erased the Purple Gold Envoy, the Golden War Chariot, and the Eastern Emperor Token with one slash.

Daoist Shou Zhuo rescued Xiao Yang and Ning Hongye, erased the witnesses’ memories, and took the injured Ning Hongye away to be treated. The Eastern Emperor Hall discovered that its Purple Gold Envoy and several elders had died and began investigating.

• Daoist Shou Zhuo told Xiao Yang to carry Ning Hongye and assured him that her damaged source and Divine Soul could be treated.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo erased the memories of the survivors throughout the Chaotic Ancient Mountain Range instead of killing them.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo introduced himself to Xiao Yang as Martial Uncle Shou Zhuo and took Xiao Yang and Ning Hongye away.
• The survivors awoke with no memory of the battle and found the Chaotic Ancient Wang family’s territory in ruins.
• The Eastern Emperor Hall discovered that the Purple Gold Envoy and several elders’ soul tablets had shattered, and its golden-haired elder ordered an investigation.

Daoist Shou Zhuo stabilized Ning Hongye’s injuries and told Xiao Yang about his father, Xiao Wuji. The story left Xiao Yang learning that his father’s Daoist name was Wufa and that he had been a notorious troublemaker.

• Daoist Shou Zhuo brought Xiao Yang and Ning Hongye to a secluded valley and treated her injuries.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo said Ning Hongye’s physical injuries had stabilized, though her Divine Soul and origin needed time to recover.
• Xiao Yang asked Daoist Shou Zhuo to tell him everything about his missing father, Xiao Wuji.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo revealed that he and Xiao Wuji had been orphans raised by the same master in the Supreme Dao Field.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo explained that Xiao Wuji’s Daoist name was Wufa and recalled how he caused trouble across the world.

Daoist Shou Zhuo told Xiao Yang how his father, Xiao Wuji, entered the Sea of Worlds to save his gravely injured mother and revealed why the Eastern Emperor Hall hunted their sect. Xiao Yang learned that his family’s enemy was a traitor who had stolen the Three Thousand Great Daos, while Daoist Shou Zhuo explained that he had stayed behind to guard his homeland.

• Daoist Shou Zhuo said Xiao Wuji entered the Sea of Worlds with Xiao Yang’s mother to seek a way to save her after a battle with a supreme Daoist Sect left her near death.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo revealed that Eastern Emperor Great Emperor had once been the Supreme Dao Field’s most gifted disciple before betraying his master for the Three Thousand Great Daos.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo explained that Eastern Emperor Great Emperor used the Great Devouring Art and Great Chaos Art to murder his master, take his origin, found the Eastern Emperor Hall, and hunt Xiao Wuji and Shou Zhuo.
• Xiao Yang worried about his parents, but Daoist Shou Zhuo reassured him that Xiao Wuji might have survived and gained great opportunities in the Sea of Worlds.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo told Xiao Yang that his Dao of Simplicity was to guard himself, his sect, and the land that had raised him.

Xiao Yang asked Daoist Shou Zhuo to recite the Supreme Dao Field’s Three Great Dao techniques instead of imprinting them directly into his mind. His Supreme Double Pupils revealed the essence of the Great Five Elements Technique, triggering a Five-Colored Divine Ring and leaving Daoist Shou Zhuo stunned.

• Daoist Shou Zhuo explained that the Three Thousand Great Daos could lead to becoming an Emperor and offered to pass Xiao Yang the Great Five Elements Technique, Great Star Technique, and Great Sealing Technique.
• Xiao Yang stopped Daoist Shou Zhuo from imprinting the techniques and asked him to recite their formulas aloud so his Supreme Double Pupils could examine them.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo agreed to recite the Great Five Elements Technique once while Xiao Yang focused his Supreme Double Pupils.
• Xiao Yang’s Double Pupils transformed the formula into visible Dao runes and revealed that the technique built a Five Elements world within oneself.
• Xiao Yang comprehended the technique’s essence, awakened his Chaos God and Demon blood, and formed a Five-Colored Divine Ring that astonished Daoist Shou Zhuo.

Xiao Yang quickly comprehended the Great Star Technique and Great Sealing Technique after mastering the Great Five Elements Technique, drawing the attention of both the world's will and Eastern Emperor Great Emperor. Daoist Shou Zhuo concealed Xiao Yang’s presence, while Eastern Emperor Great Emperor ordered a region-wide search for his old enemy.

• Xiao Yang urged Daoist Shou Zhuo to continue reciting the Great Star Technique, and a starry phenomenon appeared as Xiao Yang reached minor accomplishment.
• Xiao Yang asked to hear the Great Sealing Technique, and black Law Power chains formed around him, sealing the valley.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo sensed the world’s will and Eastern Emperor Great Emperor reacting to Xiao Yang’s Three Great Divine Abilities, then used a powerful technique to conceal the Southern Ridge Mountain Range.
• Eastern Emperor Great Emperor sensed an aura of the same origin, failed to divine its source, and ordered the Heaven Patrol Guards to search the Eastern Profound Region and kill anyone suspicious.

Daoist Shou Zhuo shielded Xiao Yang after his astonishing enlightenment of three Great Daos, then explained the danger his talent had stirred. After Ning Hongye woke, Shou Zhuo accepted her as a nominal disciple and passed on the Great Reincarnation Art.

• Daoist Shou Zhuo concealed the heavenly signs caused by Xiao Yang's enlightenment and realized Xiao Yang had Supreme Double Pupils.
• Xiao Yang awakened with mastery of the Great Five Elements Technique, Great Star Technique, and Great Sealing Technique.
• Ning Hongye woke and reunited with Xiao Yang, who introduced her to Daoist Shou Zhuo.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo praised Ning Hongye's talent and agreed to teach her the Great Reincarnation Art.
• Ning Hongye became Daoist Shou Zhuo's nominal disciple and began comprehending the Great Reincarnation Art.

Xiao Yang trained under Daoist Shou Zhuo and learned about the Heavenly Dao Grand Competition, where he could win a blessing to increase his strength against the Eastern Emperor Hall. He agreed to represent the Northern Plains Xiao Family and set his sights on defeating Dong Sheng Yi.

• Xiao Yang challenged Daoist Shou Zhuo and tested his Great Five Elements Technique and Great Star Technique, but Daoist Shou Zhuo easily sealed and redirected his attacks.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo warned Xiao Yang that the traitorous Eastern Emperor Great Emperor was searching for him and that their concealment in the valley would not last much longer.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo explained that the Heavenly Dao Tower would open in a month for the Heavenly Dao Grand Competition, whose top three competitors could receive a Heavenly Dao Blessing.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo arranged for Xiao Yang to disguise himself as a prodigy of the Northern Plains Xiao Family and use its place in the competition.
• Xiao Yang resolved to win first place and defeat Dong Sheng Yi, the Eastern Emperor Hall heir, while Daoist Shou Zhuo promised him a final month of special training.

After a month of brutal training under Daoist Shou Zhuo, Xiao Yang advanced to the sixth level of the Venerable Realm and prepared to leave for the Heavenly Dao Grand Competition. He shared a tender farewell night with Ning Hongye, promising to return safely and reunite with her.

• Daoist Shou Zhuo relentlessly trained Xiao Yang for a month, forcing him to endure severe trials while improving his mastery of the Three Thousand Great Daos.
• Xiao Yang broke through from the fifth to the sixth level of the Venerable Realm and grew more than ten times stronger.
• Ning Hongye cared for Xiao Yang's wounds in a medicinal bath, and he told her he would leave the next day for the Heavenly Dao Grand Competition.
• Xiao Yang promised Ning Hongye he would win, return safely, and never be apart from her again; she told him she would wait.
• Xiao Yang carried Ning Hongye to the jade bed and asked her to stay with him that night.

Xiao Yang left Ning Hongye and set out for the Northern Plains with Daoist Shou Zhuo’s supplies and a token for the Xiao Family. He reached Sky Snow City and presented the token at the family estate, where the guards reacted with shock and alarm.

• Xiao Yang said goodbye to the sleeping Ning Hongye and left with Daoist Shou Zhuo, who gave him a jade token, a map, a Cosmic Bag, and a Wooden Sword.
• Daoist Shou Zhuo watched Xiao Yang depart and voiced his hopes for his disciple’s performance in the Heavenly Dao Tower.
• Xiao Yang traveled north for ten days, reached the Northern Plains, and flew two more days to Sky Snow City.
• Xiao Yang concealed his cultivation and entered Sky Snow City before heading directly to the Xiao Family estate.
• Xiao Yang showed the jade token to the guards, and one hurried to inform the patriarch while the other stood trembling respectfully.

Xiao Yang arrived at the Xiao Family mansion and learned that the family recognized him as an envoy from their main line. After he secured their competition slot and arranged a cover identity, Xiao Zhan revealed that the Wang Family planned to seize the slot and force him to marry his daughter to Wang Teng.

• Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Family members knelt before Xiao Yang after recognizing the jade pendant, believing he had come from the person they served.
• Xiao Yang asked to use the Xiao Family's slot in the Heavenly Dao Grand Competition and requested that his identity be kept secret.
• Xiao Zhan explained that the Xiao Family descended from servants left in the Northern Plains by the main line, and arranged for Xiao Yang to pose as his eldest son.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yang that the Wang Family had been suppressing the Xiao Family and was forcing him to marry his daughter to Wang Teng.
• Xiao Zhan explained that the Wang Family intended to challenge the Xiao Family's competition slot at a banquet in three days, with Wang Mang, a fifth-level Venerable Realm expert, as their representative.

Xiao Yang learned that the Wang Family planned to force the Xiao Family into a marriage or take its Heavenly Dao Grand Competition quota, and he promised Xiao Zhan he would handle them at the City Lord’s birthday banquet. At the banquet, Xiao Yang struck Wang Teng after he insulted Xiao Zhan, leaving the Wang Family and guests stunned.

• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yang that he had refused to give his daughter to the Wang Family, despite their threats to challenge the Xiao Family for its quota.
• Xiao Yang agreed to accompany Xiao Zhan to the City Lord’s birthday banquet and deal with the Wang Family.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Zhan arrived at the banquet, where guests mocked the Xiao Family and the Wang Family drew attention with its arrival.
• Wang Teng taunted Xiao Zhan and demanded that he send his daughter to the Wang Family manor or lose the quota.
• Xiao Yang told Wang Teng to be quiet and struck him with a slap that sent him crashing to the floor.

Xiao Yang humiliated Wang Teng at the banquet and defied the Wang family patriarch, Wang Ba. Wang Mang attacked him with the Shatter Star Finger, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Xiao Yang slapped Wang Teng, silenced him with killing intent, and warned him not to speak again.
• Wang Ba threatened Xiao Yang and unleashed his Holy Lord Realm pressure, but it vanished before reaching him.
• Wang Ba ordered Wang Mang to disable Xiao Yang, and Wang Mang stepped forward to challenge him.
• Xiao Yang taunted Wang Mang for serving the wrong master, prompting Wang Mang to attack with the Shatter Star Finger.

Xiao Yang effortlessly killed Wang Mang with one finger, leaving the banquet hall stunned and Wang Ba terrified. Xiao Yang then told Wang Ba that the Wang Family would cease to exist in Sky Snow City.

• Wang Mang attacked Xiao Yang with his Shatter Star Finger, but Xiao Yang stopped it with one finger.
• Xiao Yang snapped Wang Mang's finger and annihilated his body and soul with the Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light.
• Wang Ba, Wang Teng, and Xiao Zhan stared in shock as Xiao Yang calmly sat back down with his wine cup.
• Xiao Yang challenged Wang Ba to approach him or let Xiao Yang come to him.
• Wang Ba asked who Xiao Yang was, and Xiao Yang said the Wang Family would be no more in Sky Snow City.