Recaps

Ye Xingchen confronted the Snake-People Tribe elders for offering Medusa to their enemies and gave her the choice to kill them or leave the tribe. After Medusa accepted him as her master, he gave her pills to strengthen her people and told her to let Xiao Yan enter when he came for the Heavenly Flame.

• Ye Xingchen froze the Snake-People Tribe elders and mocked them for offering Medusa and the tribe’s women to secure peace.
• The elders begged Ye Xingchen to release them and offered the women of the tribe, while Medusa rejected their offer and tried to take her own life.
• Ye Xingchen asked Medusa whether she wanted the elders killed, then promised to resolve the tribe’s crisis and give her the region’s territories if she became his disciple.
• Medusa accepted Ye Xingchen’s offer, and he killed the elders as they pleaded for mercy.
• Ye Xingchen gave Medusa pills to develop her tribe and told her to let Xiao Yan enter when he came for the Heavenly Flame.

Xiao Yan and Yao Chen arrived in the suddenly prosperous Snake-People Tribe and discovered that Medusa had been searching for Xiao Yan on the White-Robed Man’s orders. Medusa recognized him and sent him to receive a Heavenly Flame, leaving Xiao Yan to head underground to absorb it.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Chen saw that the Snake-People Tribe had become wealthy, and a snake-person told them Queen Medusa planned to counterattack humanity.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Chen reached the Royal Palace, where a guard invited Xiao Yan inside because Medusa had ordered that anyone named Xiao Yan be brought to her.
• Medusa asked her guards about finding Xiao Yan while looking at the White-Robed Man’s portrait, then ordered a maid to bring in the latest visitor named Xiao Yan.
• Medusa asked Xiao Yan whether his master wore white robes, and Xiao Yan confirmed that the White-Robed Man had sent him to the tribe.
• Medusa told Xiao Yan that the White-Robed Man had arranged for him to receive a Heavenly Flame, and Xiao Yan and Yao Chen left to go underground.

Medusa used Ye Xingchen’s jade pendant to meet him and pledged to serve him, while Tang San continued growing stronger and warned Nalan Yanran against confronting Xiao Yan’s backer. A month later, Xiao Yan’s cultivation had surged, and Medusa welcomed him and Yao Chen at the Snake-People Tribe’s royal palace.

• Medusa used the jade pendant to travel to Ye Xingchen, who praised her progress to Ancient Saint and encouraged her to pursue Ancient Emperor.
• Medusa thanked Ye Xingchen for helping the Snake-People Tribe and asked to remain by his side, and he drew her into his arms.
• Tang San refined pills in the city lord’s residence and reached Ancient Saint, while Nalan Yanran advanced to Dou Zun and asked when she could take revenge on Xiao Yan.
• Tang San warned Nalan Yanran that Ye Xingchen came from his world and had likely surpassed the limits of hers, but she insisted that Tang San help her get revenge.
• A month later, Xiao Yan awoke in the Snake-People Tribe’s underground city with greatly increased power, and Yao Chen said he might soon reach Dou Di.
• Medusa welcomed Xiao Yan and Yao Chen at the royal palace with spirit fruits and food, explaining that Ye Xingchen had chosen them to help Xiao Yan consolidate his cultivation.

Ye Xingchen defeated Hun Tiandi and ordered him to find Tang San, who was hiding with Nalan Yanran. After the Soul Heaven Hall found Tang San, Hun Tiandi arrived and said an unnamed expert wanted to see him.

• Medusa gave Xiao Yan a letter from his Master directing him to a destination with Heavenly Flames.
• Ye Xingchen overpowered Hun Tiandi and ordered him to find someone, threatening the Soul Heaven Hall if he failed.
• Hun Tiandi agreed to search the continent and received information about the person Ye Xingchen wanted found.
• Tang San and Nalan Yanran trained in hiding, reaching Ancient Saint ninth grade and Ancient God, respectively.
• Soul Heaven Hall elders confronted Tang San, but he revealed his strength and tried to escape with Nalan Yanran.
• Hun Tiandi arrived with a white token and told Tang San that an expert wanted to see him.

Ye Xingchen defeated the Heavenly Dao after sealing Tang San in jade, but vanished after losing most of his power. A month later, Ye Fan was back on Blue Water Star and headed to a Mercedes-Benz dealership to rent a car for his class reunion.

• Ye Xingchen ripped Tang San's soul from his body and sealed it in jade, preventing him from reincarnating.
• Ye Xingchen empowered Hun Tiandi, warned him to yield to Xiao Yan in the future, and left the continent.
• At the boundary of the Battle Through the Heavens Continent, Ye Xingchen fought and defeated the Heavenly Dao.
• After vanishing, Ye Xingchen woke a month later in an apartment on Blue Water Star, where his power was fading and Tang San was no longer detectable in the jade.
• Ye Fan, unemployed and reluctant to attend his class reunion without a car, went to a 4S dealership and asked to rent a Mercedes-Benz for one day.

Ye Xingchen met Ye Fan, who was renting an S-Class Mercedes-Benz to impress his classmates at a reunion, and offered to drive him there. At the hotel, Ye Xingchen posed as Ye Fan’s respectful employee, leaving the classmates impressed as they entered the dining hall.

• Ye Fan chose an S-Class Mercedes-Benz to rent for his class reunion, and Ye Xingchen recognized him as the heartbroken Ye Fan from the Shrouding the Heavens era.
• Ye Xingchen pretended that he and Ye Fan had grown up together, exchanged phone numbers with him, and learned that Ye Fan planned to attend a reunion he expected to be a show-off contest.
• Ye Xingchen offered to provide the car and drive Ye Fan for free, and Ye Fan agreed and signed the rental paperwork.
• Ye Xingchen drove Ye Fan to the hotel, where classmates teased Ye Fan about the Mercedes-Benz and asked whether he had rented it.
• Ye Xingchen addressed Ye Fan as his boss and claimed that Secretary Zhang would call them, impressing the classmates and drawing praise from the women.
• Ye Fan welcomed the attention, silently thanked Ye Xingchen for helping him make an impression, and entered the dining hall with the others.

Ye Xingchen helped Ye Fan put on a show at his class reunion, where Ye Fan reunited with old classmates and Pang Bo. Three days later, Ye Fan called Ye Xingchen after Pang Bo revealed the truth and the classmates insisted they drive the Mercedes-Benz to Mount Tai together.

• Ye Xingchen pulled out a chair for Ye Fan, and the classmates teased Ye Fan about his success and Ye Xingchen's looks.
• Li Changqing offered to pay for Ye Fan's meal and invited him to drink with Pang Bo, but Ye Xingchen pretended Ye Fan had a packed schedule.
• After the meal, Pang Bo arrived and hugged Ye Fan; outside, Ye Fan admitted he had rented the Mercedes-Benz and asked Pang Bo to keep the story secret.
• Three days later, Ye Fan told Ye Xingchen that Pang Bo had let the truth slip and that the classmates wanted them to drive the Mercedes-Benz to Mount Tai.

Ye Fan and Ye Xingchen staged a display of wealth at Mount Tai to fool their former classmates, who had learned from Pang Bo that Ye Fan was pretending to be rich. The classmates believed the act and tried to make amends, while Ye Xingchen took charge of the million in cash and urged Ye Fan to leave.

• Ye Xingchen agreed over the phone to help Ye Fan deceive their classmates, and Ye Fan promised to treat him to a massage afterward.
• Three days later, Ye Xingchen arrived at Mount Tai in his Mercedes-Benz with Ye Fan and a million in cash, while their classmates mocked the apparent display.
• Ye Fan told Li Changqing, Zhang Zilin, Li Xiaoman, and the others that he was a billionaire, then dumped the cash onto the ground.
• Li Changqing apologized and blamed Pang Bo, and the other classmates joined in, packing the money back into the bag and asking Ye Fan to forgive them.
• Ye Xingchen took the returned bag of money and asked Ye Fan whether they should leave.

Ye Xingchen accompanied Ye Fan and their classmates up Mount Tai as Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin appeared in space and descended toward the mountain. As Ye Fan tried to flee from the approaching coffin, Ye Xingchen expected Mount Tai’s spiritual energy to revive.

• Li Changqing invited Ye Fan to climb Mount Tai, and Ye Fan agreed while boasting about how much money he would lose by spending time there.
• Pang Bo arrived, and Ye Fan told him to stop revealing his secrets as the group headed up the mountain.
• Scientists aboard the International Space Station spotted Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, and spacecraft that approached it were crushed.
• People worldwide watched the dragons and coffin on live broadcasts as the object headed toward Dragon Country.
• Ye Fan saw the coffin descending toward Mount Tai and grabbed Ye Xingchen to urge him to run.
• Ye Xingchen stayed unconcerned, expecting Mount Tai’s spiritual energy to revive.

After the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin appeared on Mount Tai, Ye Fan, Ye Xingchen, and their classmates debated whether to approach it and then explored the summit. They discovered a Five-Colored Altar and ancient sacrificial objects, while Pang Bo eyed a jade axe as a potential fortune.

• Ye Fan watched reports about the group being trapped on Mount Tai and joked with Ye Xingchen about never repaying him for the Mercedes-Benz.
• Ye Fan suggested exploring the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, and Pang Bo joined him and Ye Xingchen as the others followed.
• Pang Bo led the group to a Five-Colored Altar, but Ye Xingchen stopped Ye Fan from touching it.
• Ye Fan found a raised platform holding a broken bell, a jade axe, and broken bowls, and Ye Xingchen identified them as ancient offerings to Heaven.
• Pang Bo proposed taking the jade axe to sell, and Ye Fan kicked him and gave him a meaningful look.

Ye Xingchen, Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and the others climbed into the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, which carried them away from Earth and through space. The coffin landed on a crimson world near an ancient temple, and Ye Xingchen headed toward the Great Thunderclap Temple.

• Ye Xingchen teased Ye Fan and Pang Bo about exploring the coffin, and the three climbed inside as the others followed.
• The Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin rose above Mount Tai and carried everyone away while they examined its murals, inscriptions, and empty inner coffin.
• Scientists observed the coffin leaving Earth and speculated about the planetary alignment and strange traces at famous mountains.
• After a violent journey through space, the coffin opened on a crimson world near an enormous ancient temple.
• Ye Xingchen recognized the place as the site where the Crocodile Ancestor was imprisoned and walked toward the Great Thunderclap Temple.

On Mars, Ye Xingchen explained that the group had reached the ruined Great Thunderclap Temple and urged them to prepare for danger. They fought through swarms of crocodile-like creatures, but their escape was halted when the enormous Crocodile Ancestor emerged from the red mist.

• Ye Xingchen told Ye Fan that they were on Mars and identified the ruined temple as a Buddhist site, while warning that deadly creatures might inhabit the planet.
• Li Xiaoman and the others discovered the Great Thunderclap Temple plaque and battered ritual implements, and Pang Bo panicked about being stranded.
• Red whirlwinds swept toward the group, so Ye Xingchen, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo armed themselves with broken temple objects.
• Crocodile-like creatures swarmed the group, and Ye Xingchen led the others in fighting their way through them.
• The enormous Crocodile Ancestor crawled out of the red mist, leaving the group stunned.

On Mars, Ye Xingchen, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo joined forces to kill the newly awakened Crocodile Ancestor, then read the Emperor Scripture aboard the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin. As the survivors faced an uncertain journey and dwindling food, they argued over who should lead them.

• Ye Xingchen attacked Crocodile Ancestor, and Ye Fan and Pang Bo joined him to defeat the demon with a pestle, a plaque, and a battered basin.
• Ye Xingchen told the survivors to roast Crocodile Ancestor’s meat, while Ye Fan questioned his knowledge and abilities.
• As Mars grew bitterly cold, the group returned to the coffin, where Ye Xingchen memorized the Emperor Scripture and advanced to the Immortal Platform Realm.
• Ye Fan read the golden writing but grew dizzy, while Pang Bo warned him that the scripture was obscure and difficult.
• Li Changqing, Li Xiaoman, Zhang Zilin, and the others proposed conserving food and choosing a leader; Pang Bo backed Ye Xingchen, but Zhang Zilin said their vote had selected Li Changqing.

Ye Xingchen left the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin after it reached the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and encountered Ji Ziyue outside. When she tried to stop him, he revealed Saint King-level power, leaving her stunned.

• Ye Fan, Ye Xingchen, and Pang Bo refused to share their monster meat with Li Changqing and the other classmates, and Ye Xingchen threatened anyone who challenged them.
• The coffin shook violently, killing several classmates, before coming to a stop; Ye Xingchen left the coffin and recognized the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.
• Ye Xingchen saw powerful Eastern Wasteland sects gathering around the forbidden zone and decided to leave the area.
• Ji Ziyue confronted Ye Xingchen, suspected he had come from the forbidden zone, and demanded that he return with her.
• When Ji Ziyue attacked to stop him, Ye Xingchen released Saint King power, leaving her stunned by his strength.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo emerged from the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin into the Desolate Forbidden Zone, where two Lords of the Imperial Dao took them in different directions. Three days later, Ye Xingchen heard that the other arrivals had been claimed by sects and set out to find the Ruthless Great Emperor’s Dao Fruit, then met a hungry little girl.

• Ye Fan and Pang Bo left the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin and found themselves in an unfamiliar wilderness.
• Two Lords of the Imperial Dao recognized that Ye Fan and Pang Bo had come from the coffin and used golden light to let them understand the local language.
• One Lord took Pang Bo away for his talent, while the other asked Ye Fan to lead him to their companions.
• Three days later, Ye Xingchen heard people in an Eastern Wasteland tavern say that the coffin’s arrivals had been claimed by sacred lands and major sects.
• Ye Xingchen left for Chang'an Street and found a ragged little girl, offering to take her to get food.

Ye Fan discovered that the golden characters from Bronze Pass could help him cultivate, then used the resulting spiritual energy to defeat the outer disciples who bullied him. Meanwhile, the Lingxu Ancestor prepared for the Azure Emperor’s tomb, and Ji Ziyue searched for someone in a Northern Region city.

• Ye Fan silently recited the golden characters and sensed spiritual energy gathering in his Wheel and Sea overnight.
• Outer disciples ordered Ye Fan to fetch water and wash clothes, then attacked him when he refused to obey.
• Ye Fan coated his fist with spiritual energy and knocked down the attackers, telling them they were unfit to cultivate because they bullied others.
• The Lingxu Ancestor learned that the Azure Emperor’s tomb might soon be revealed and promised a visitor he would claim everything in it.
• The Lingxu Ancestor examined a paper talisman in his hidden chamber and considered testing a damaged spiritual treasure.
• Ji Ziyue studied a portrait and searched for the person she believed was somewhere in the city.

Ji Ziyue found Ye Xingchen and tried to recruit him, but Primordial Clan members arrived to capture her. Ye Xingchen killed the attackers with his Saint King aura and walked away with the little girl, while the surviving ox-headed leader fled to warn his clan.

• Ji Ziyue confirmed that Ye Xingchen was the man she sought and warned her Elder not to approach him.
• Ji Ziyue found Ye Xingchen at a tavern while he watched the Ruthless Great Emperor eat, and she offered him a place in the Ji Family.
• Primordial Clan members surrounded Ji Ziyue and threatened to take her to their clan as a sacrifice.
• Ji Ziyue urged Ye Xingchen to take the little girl and escape, but the ox-headed men attacked them both.
• Ye Xingchen's Saint King aura killed the attackers, and the surviving ox-headed leader fled to inform his Elders as Ye Xingchen and Ji Ziyue departed.

Ye Xingchen entered the Primordial Ancient Mine with Ji Ziyue and provoked its hidden residents, while secretly using the little girl’s Ruthless Great Emperor’s Dao Fruit aura to make them retreat. Meanwhile, Ye Fan and Duan De explored a tomb near the Azure Emperor and found blood-red grass that Ye Fan began to investigate.

• Ji Ziyue warned Ye Xingchen that the Primordial Ancient Mine was dangerous, but he continued deeper and released his Saint King aura.
• Ye Xingchen channeled the Ruthless Great Emperor’s Dao Fruit aura through the little girl, causing the beings in the mine to hide and fall silent.
• Ji Ziyue suggested visiting the Qing Emperor’s Tomb after hearing a Supreme Imperial Weapon had appeared there, but Ye Xingchen kept moving forward.
• Near the Azure Emperor’s tomb, Ye Fan complained to Duan De about being trapped, and Duan De led the group to a patch of blood-red grass surrounded by bones.
• Duan De identified the grass as a treasure linked to the Devouring Man-Eating Flower and challenged Ye Fan to take it; Ye Fan stepped onto it and circulated his power, calming its suction.

Ye Fan and Duan De explored Qing Emperor’s Tomb, where Duan De defended Ye Fan from former acquaintances and Ye Fan encountered a powerful Saint King entering the tomb. The Saint King was Ye Xingchen, who entered the tomb and discovered that Azure Emperor had been hiding inside the Little Tower.

• Ye Fan claimed the Grassy Ground, and he and Duan De continued into the tomb, where they found corpses and signs of a recent battle.
• Zhang Zilin and Li Changqing mocked Ye Fan, but Duan De revealed his Divine Bridge realm aura and made them kneel; Ye Fan left without retaliating.
• Ye Fan told Duan De that the two were not worth killing, and they hid to watch a battle nearby.
• Ye Xingchen arrived above Qing Emperor’s Tomb, forced the sect ancestors to their knees with his Saint King aura, and opened the tomb.
• Ye Xingchen entered the tomb, sensed the Supreme Imperial Weapon’s hostility, and reflected that Azure Emperor had hidden inside the Little Tower without ever becoming an Immortal.
• Ye Fan recognized Ye Xingchen and asked Duan De about him, while Duan De praised the Saint King’s arrival as a source of hope for the human race.

Ye Xingchen entered the Qing Emperor’s Tomb with Ji Ziyue and the little girl, seized the Qing Emperor’s Heart, and let Ji Ziyue gather the tomb’s treasures. Outside, the Green Lotus emerged and knocked the gathered cultivators down; Ye Fan entered the tomb and sat to resist the Emperor’s aura with his Emperor Scripture.

• Ye Fan teased Duan De by claiming he knew the Saint King who had just entered, but Duan De doubted him and followed him inside.
• Inside the tomb, Ye Xingchen told Ji Ziyue and the little girl to sit and strengthen their fundamentals against the Qing Emperor’s aura, then approached the coffin.
• Ye Xingchen opened the coffin and captured the Qing Emperor’s Heart with his heavenly emperor cauldron Martial Soul.
• Ji Ziyue used her Heaven and Earth Bag to collect nearly all the treasures and Source Stones around the tomb.
• A Green Lotus emerged from the tomb and its aura knocked the gathered Taoist Sect figures to the ground; Ye Fan and Duan De then went inside.
• Ye Fan found the tomb’s pressure difficult to bear and sat cross-legged to circulate his Emperor Scripture against it.

Ye Xingchen left the Qing Emperor's Tomb after Ji Ziyue collected its treasures, then helped Ye Fan defeat his would-be attackers and encouraged him to grow stronger. Three months later, Ye Xingchen intimidated the beings of the Undying Mountain, took the Enlightenment Tree’s leaves and fruits, and the Ruthless Great Emperor sensed his aura and reflected on their fated search for one another.

• Ye Xingchen left the Qing Emperor's Tomb with Ji Ziyue as the approaching patriarchs yielded to his Saint King aura.
• Ye Fan's power knocked Zhang Zilin, Li Changqing, and their companions down when they tried to attack him, and Ye Xingchen carried them out of the tomb.
• Ye Xingchen gave Ye Fan rare treasures; Ye Fan chose a few, killed Zhang Zilin, Li Changqing, and the others, then parted from Ye Xingchen with plans to meet again after becoming stronger.
• Three months later, Ye Xingchen went to the Northern Region's Undying Mountain with the little girl, suppressed its hidden supreme beings with the Ruthless Great Emperor's aura, and took the Enlightenment Tree's leaves and fruits.
• Ye Xingchen warned the Undying Mountain's inhabitants to remain quiet until he became an emperor, while the Ruthless Great Emperor sensed his aura and mused about their fated search for each other.

Ye Fan bought an apparently empty origin stone and a mysterious iron fragment that reacted to his Emperor Scripture, then headed to the Origin Stone Convention. Ye Xingchen also arrived at the convention, where he passed An Miaoyi as she watched the crowd from an upper floor.

• Three months after the white-robed Empress revealed herself, Ye Xingchen entered a city known for its origin stone trade.
• Ye Fan arrived alone after escaping pursuit by several major religious sects and bought an origin stone and a small iron fragment for twenty spirit stones.
• Ye Fan broke open the stone and found nothing inside, but his Emperor Scripture revealed writing and a golden color on the iron fragment.
• Ye Fan hid the fragment and went to the city's Origin Stone Convention to seek treasures.
• An Miaoyi watched the convention from an upper floor while Ye Xingchen carried a little girl upstairs and passed near her.

Ye Xingchen attended the Origin Stone Convention with the Ruthless Great Emperor's Dao Fruit, where Ye Fan found him and joined him in Room No. 3. When An Miaoyi bid one million spirit stones on an origin stone, a still higher bid came from Ye Xingchen’s room, leaving the auction’s outcome unresolved.

• Ye Xingchen entered a private room and told the Ruthless Great Emperor's Dao Fruit to eat the pastries while he watched the convention from the balcony.
• The convention organizers closed the venue, and the host introduced an origin stone found near the Primordial Ancient Mine as the opening lot.
• Ye Fan spotted Ye Xingchen on the second floor, claimed he was a guest in Room No. 3, and went inside to greet him.
• Ye Xingchen invited Ye Fan to bid on any stones he liked, while Ye Fan said the stones on display seemed to have little use.
• An Miaoyi bid one million spirit stones on an unremarkable-looking stone, but a higher bid suddenly came from the room next door.

Ye Xingchen used inflated bids to attract An Miaoyi’s attention, then baited her into bidding five million spirit stones on a rough stone after Ye Fan sensed something unusual about it. The chapter ended with Ye Xingchen, Ye Fan, and the little girl stepping onto the platform as the crowd waited for his next move.

• Ye Xingchen bid two million spirit stones on a rough stone, prompting An Miaoyi to raise the price to three million.
• Ye Fan warned Ye Xingchen that provoking An Miaoyi could bring the wrath of her Great Church, but Ye Xingchen dismissed his concern and let her win the stone.
• An Miaoyi realized Ye Xingchen had raised the price to get her attention and resolved to make him pay more when he bid again.
• Ye Fan sensed the Emperor Scripture within him react to an infant-shaped rough stone and told Ye Xingchen about it.
• Ye Xingchen bid two million on the infant-shaped stone, and An Miaoyi’s side raised the price to five million.
• Ye Xingchen, Ye Fan, and the little girl stepped onto the platform while the crowd waited to see whether he would bid again.

Ye Xingchen outmaneuvered An Miaoyi at the rough-stone auction, winning a valuable stone and teasing her with an offer to stay by his side. He left after promising to wipe out every Ancient Clan member in the region within three days, while An Miaoyi decided to wait and see if he could deliver.

• Ye Xingchen made An Miaoyi believe he was bidding on a stone, then walked away after she doubled the price, leaving her furious at being tricked.
• Ye Xingchen bid on another rough stone, and Ye Fan opened it to reveal a lifelike flower whose value surpassed the stones opened earlier.
• An Miaoyi stormed into Ye Xingchen's private room and demanded to know who he was and why he had toyed with her.
• Ye Xingchen offered An Miaoyi the flower and asked her to stay by his side, while Ye Fan assured her that their big brother could protect her.
• An Miaoyi challenged Ye Xingchen to prove his sincerity by killing the Ancient Clan members running amok in the city.
• Ye Xingchen promised that no Ancient Clan members in the region would remain alive in three days, then left with Ye Fan and the little girl; An Miaoyi chose to wait and see what he would do.