Chapter Summaries

The Strength Ranking revealed Nine Profound Hall’s overwhelming power, with Qiu Qianyue in first place and five Elders also in the top ten, while Ling Xianyue’s name had vanished after she reached the Venerable Lord Realm. At Nine Profound Hall’s recruitment ceremony, only a little over two hundred candidates passed the talent test, and Wang Chen told Luo Yue Bai they would act after recruitment ended.

• The crowd reacted to Nine Profound Hall claiming six Strength Ranking spots, and Wang Chen and Luo Yue Bai speculated that the Primordial Divine Hall had raised Qiu Qianyue and the five Elders to their powerful realms.
• Wang Chen inferred that Ling Xianyue had surpassed the Primordial Yellow Ancient Realm’s limits and broken through to the Venerable Lord Realm.
• At Ling Xianyue’s signal, an Elder began Nine Profound Hall’s recruitment and explained that candidates needed seven beams from a Talent Crystal to pass the first test.
• He Guang of Sea Emperor Hall became the first candidate to pass, and the crowd discussed his talent and choice to join Nine Profound Hall.
• The talent testing ended with just over two hundred candidates passing, including five who produced nine beams of light.
• Luo Yue Bai asked Wang Chen why they had come, and he said they would have their turn once recruitment ended.

The Nine Profound Hall’s Heart-Questioning Mirror eliminated candidates with weak character, and more than 150 recruits passed. Wang Chen then appeared at the recruitment ceremony and asked Ling Xianyue to accept the entire Mortal World Immortal Sect as a subordinate of the Nine Profound Hall, leaving the crowd stunned.

• The Heart-Questioning Mirror tested the candidates’ characters, and more than a quarter of the second-round participants were eliminated.
• Ye Chang’an and Ling Xianyue discussed Wang Chen’s likely intention to join the Nine Profound Hall and agreed his strength would benefit the hall.
• A Nine Profound Hall Elder announced that the surviving candidates had become disciples and began dismissing the crowd.
• Wang Chen introduced himself to the Elders and asked to meet Ling Xianyue about an important matter.
• Wang Chen told Ling Xianyue he wanted to bring the entire Mortal World Immortal Sect into the Nine Profound Hall as its subordinate, and she invited him inside to discuss it.
• The crowd reacted with disbelief and excitement as Wang Chen followed Ling Xianyue into the hall with Luo Yue Bai.

Ye Chang'an brought Ling Xianyue to the Vast Universe Domain and revealed that she had lived a past life there, though he did not know the details. After he stopped concealing her heavenly secrets, a man at the Forbidden Institute sensed her return and recognized that the Dean had come back.

• Ye Chang'an and Ling Xianyue left the Nine Profound Hall, while Ye Xinran sent Little Dragon, Hua Wuluo, Qi Qianqian, and Qian Ba to cultivate in the Time-Space Tower.
• Ye Chang'an and Ling Xianyue arrived in the Dustless Realm of the Vast Universe Domain.
• Ye Chang'an told Ling Xianyue that she had a past life and said they would draw out people connected to her by karma.
• Ye Chang'an asked Fifth Elder to stop concealing Ling Xianyue's heavenly secrets, then suggested they explore while they waited.
• A middle-aged man at the Forbidden Institute sensed Ling Xianyue's return, saw the runes on a stone light up, and exclaimed that the Dean had returned.

Ling Xianyue recovered the memories of her previous life and returned as the Forbidden Institute’s Dean, reaching the first level of the Dao Emperor Realm. She told Ye Chang'an that a mysterious giant finger had killed her when she reached the ninth level of the Dao Master Realm, leaving her wary of the power behind it.

• Wang Chen and the Forbidden Institute’s other leaders greeted Ling Xianyue as their returning Dean, surprising both her and Ye Chang'an.
• Wang Chen gave Ling Xianyue a stone containing memories and origin power she had left behind, and Ye Chang'an confirmed through the system that it was safe.
• Ye Wu transferred Ye Chang'an, Ling Xianyue, Wang Chen, and the others above a sea of clouds so Ling Xianyue could absorb the memories undisturbed.
• Ling Xianyue recovered her past-life memories, reached the first level of the Dao Emperor Realm, and accepted the leaders’ welcome.
• Ling Xianyue told Ye Chang'an that a giant finger had sealed time and space and killed her after she sensed a crisis at the ninth level of the Dao Master Realm.

Ye Chang'an ordered Ye Wu to kill the being who had attacked Ling Xianyue, then told her he could revive Lin Tianya, who had fallen in battle. Ling Xianyue and the others waited in shock as Ye Chang'an directed the Fifth Elder to bring Lin Tianya back.

• Ye Chang'an reassured Ling Xianyue that the Primordial Divine Hall could handle the attacker and ordered Ye Wu to erase him.
• Ye Wu struck through the void and reported that the attacker had been completely erased, while a woman beyond the universe sensed the strike and warned that the Heaven-Bearing Token was not easy to take.
• Ling Xianyue asked about Lin Tianya and learned from Wang Chen that he had fallen fighting the Innate Divine Saints.
• Ye Chang'an told Ling Xianyue he could revive Lin Tianya and ordered the Fifth Elder to do so.

Ye Chang'an ordered Ye Wu to resurrect Lin Tianya, who returned with his memories and cultivation intact and pledged to help the Forbidden Institute. Ye Chang'an and Ling Xianyue then returned with their allies to find the Forbidden Institute under attack by the Devil God Hall.

• Ye Wu revived Lin Tianya, and Lin Tianya initially mistook his return for reincarnation before learning Ye Chang'an had ordered his resurrection.
• Wang Chen and the other higher-ups thanked Ye Chang'an, while Lin Tianya also knelt to express his gratitude and agreed to help protect the Forbidden Institute.
• Ling Xianyue suggested returning to the Forbidden Institute, and Ye Chang'an agreed.
• At the Forbidden Institute, black-robed Devil God Hall attackers fought the Outer Institute elders after learning Wang Chen and the others had left.
• A black-robed man without black mist appeared and caused the Outer Institute elders to tense.

Devil God Hall attackers overwhelmed the Forbidden Institute Elders, killing several, until Ling Xianyue appeared through a Golden Portal with Wang Chen. They captured one masked attacker, who identified himself as being from Myriad Dao City before a restriction erased his soul, leaving Ling Xianyue puzzled.

• A masked newcomer joined the Devil God Hall attackers, giving them the advantage as they pressed the Forbidden Institute Elders.
• Two enemies severely wounded He Qing, then killed him, and the fighting continued until another Elder fell.
• A black-robed man claimed Ling Xianyue was not at the Forbidden Institute, but she appeared through a Golden Portal.
• Wang Chen killed the attackers on Ling Xianyue's order, leaving only the masked newcomer alive.
• Ling Xianyue recognized the survivor was not from the Devil God Hall, and he named Myriad Dao City before his divine soul was erased by a restriction.

After a masked attacker from Myriad Dao City struck the Forbidden Institute, Ye Chang'an and Ling Xianyue prepared to go there and investigate. Before leaving, Ye Chang'an revived the fallen Elders with a Rebirth Origin Tracing Crystal, leaving everyone stunned by his power and the crystal's origin beyond the universe.

• Wang Chen and Ling Xianyue wondered why someone from Myriad Dao City had attacked the Forbidden Institute despite their good relations, and Ye Chang'an proposed confronting the city directly.
• Ling Xianyue agreed to go to Myriad Dao City, then hesitated when Wang Chen pointed out the disciples mourning the fallen Elders.
• Ye Chang'an scattered shimmering motes that gathered into spheres of vitality and restored the fallen Elders to life.
• The revived Elders thanked Ye Chang'an and told Ling Xianyue that their injuries had healed and their cultivation had improved.
• Ye Chang'an identified the substance as a Rebirth Origin Tracing Crystal from beyond the universe, astonishing Ling Xianyue and the others.

Ye Chang'an summoned Gu Wenfeng, the City Lord of Myriad Dao City, and confronted him over a masked man’s role in an ambush on the Forbidden Institute. Gu Wenfeng denied knowing about the plot and anxiously tried to convince Ling Xianyue of his innocence.

• Ye Chang'an decided not to visit Myriad Dao City and ordered Ye Wu to bring its City Lord to them.
• Gu Wenfeng appeared before Ye Chang'an and the others, recognized Ling Xianyue, and asked why he had been summoned.
• Ling Xianyue pointed out the masked man, whom Gu Wenfeng identified as Wang Cheng.
• Ye Chang'an introduced himself as Ling Xianyue’s husband, and Gu Wenfeng reacted with jealousy.
• Ling Xianyue said Wang Cheng had joined the Devil God Hall to ambush the Forbidden Institute, and Gu Wenfeng angrily denied knowing about it.
• Gu Wenfeng insisted that the Devil God Hall had infiltrated Myriad Dao City and offered to swear an oath to prove his innocence.

Ye Chang'an prevented the Heavenly Dao from responding to Gu Wenfeng's oath, making Gu Wenfeng suspect that Ye possessed hidden power. Ling Xianyue and Gu Wenfeng agreed to attack the Devil God Hall, but a heavenly announcement revealed that Mo Yuan had begun challenging the Cosmic Dao Stele.

• Ye Chang'an secretly had Ye Wu stop the Vast Universe Domain's Heavenly Dao from responding to Gu Wenfeng's oath, leaving everyone confused.
• Ling Xianyue realized Ye Chang'an was behind the silence, while Gu Wenfeng eventually suspected Ye Chang'an had concealed strength and stopped underestimating him.
• Gu Wenfeng offered to join the Forbidden Institute in attacking the Devil God Hall and warned that Mo Yuan was nearing the ninth level of the Dao Master Realm.
• Ling Xianyue said they did not need to worry about their strength, and she and Gu Wenfeng agreed to head for the Devil God Hall.
• A heavenly voice announced that Mo Yuan had begun challenging the Cosmic Dao Stele.

Ye Chang'an learned from Ling Xianyue about the Cosmic Dao Stele and its rankings for powerful experts. After hearing that Mo Yuan, the Devil God Hall’s Hall Master, was challenging it, they decided to go watch before he returned to the Devil Abyss.

• Gu Wenfeng and the others were shocked when a heavenly voice announced that Mo Yuan had begun challenging the Cosmic Dao Stele.
• Ye Chang'an asked what the stele was, and Ling Xianyue explained its rankings and the vast gap between the Dao Master Realm Eighth and Ninth Layers.
• Ling Xianyue revealed that she had once planned to challenge the stele for a top-ten ranking but had been forced to reincarnate before she could do so.
• Ling Xianyue explained that challengers earned rankings by unleashing their strongest strike, and identified Mo Yuan as the Hall Master of the Devil God Hall.
• Ye Chang'an agreed to go with Ling Xianyue and the others to see the Cosmic Dao Stele before Mo Yuan finished his challenge.

Mo Yuan challenged the Cosmic Dao Stele, prompting powerful figures across the Vast Universe Domain to watch and wonder how he had reached the Ninth Layer of the Dao Master Realm first. As the challenge began, Mo Yuan stood before the stele, eager to test himself against the experts recorded there.

• News spread throughout the Vast Universe Domain that Mo Yuan, Hall Master of the Devil God Hall, was challenging the Cosmic Dao Stele.
• Zhao Tianqiong reacted to Mo Yuan’s progress and declared that he would be the next to challenge the stele.
• Xuan Tianyue discussed Mo Yuan’s breakthrough with Qi Tianyuan and Yuan Daolin, then urged his vice hall masters to cultivate harder.
• Xuanyuan Hao asked Xiao Yueming about the Cosmic Dao Stele, and she explained that it ranked powerful experts but that she knew little about its origins.
• Mo Yuan stood before the golden Cosmic Dao Stele and prepared to test his strength against the experts recorded on it.

Mo Yuan challenged the Cosmic Dao Stele after reaching the ninth layer of the Dao Master Realm, then confronted Ling Xianyue and Gu Wenfeng over his attacks on their forces. When Mo Yuan struck Ye Chang'an, Ye emerged unharmed and mocked his strength, leaving Mo Yuan shocked.

• Mo Yuan arrived at the Cosmic Dao Stele, confident he would rank among the universe's top hundred.
• Ye Chang'an, Ling Xianyue, and their companions appeared, and Mo Yuan realized his assumption that Ling Xianyue was gone had been wrong.
• Ling Xianyue accused Mo Yuan of targeting the Forbidden Institute, while Gu Wenfeng confronted him over his attack on Myriad Dao City.
• After the system issued a mission to make the Primordial Divine Hall renowned, Ye Chang'an told Mo Yuan to stop interrupting his examination of the rankings.
• Mo Yuan attacked Ye Chang'an with a powerful palm, but Ye Chang'an remained unharmed and mocked Mo Yuan's ninth-layer strength.

Ye Chang'an summoned Xiao Liu after Mo Yuan attacked him, and Xiao Liu revealed she was from the Primordial Divine Hall before killing Mo Yuan with one sword strike. Witnesses across the Vast Universe Domain were stunned and began to recognize the Primordial Divine Hall as a powerful force.

• Gu Wenfeng and the others saw that Ye Chang'an was unharmed by Mo Yuan's attack and believed he had concealed his true strength.
• Ye Chang'an called Xiao Liu to deal with Mo Yuan and instructed her to introduce herself.
• Xiao Liu identified herself as a member of the Primordial Divine Hall, leaving Mo Yuan confused and uneasy.
• Xiao Liu struck Mo Yuan with a sword, erasing the ninth-level Dao Master Realm expert before he could react.
• People across the Vast Universe Domain, including Zhao Tianqiong and the Heavenly Dao Hall, reacted with shock and discussed Xiao Liu's strength and the Primordial Divine Hall.

After Xiao Liu killed Mo Yuan with a strike beyond the Dao Master Realm, the Myriad Universe Gate ordered an investigation and sent a star-robed man to confront the Primordial Divine Hall. Ye Chang'an dismissed the visitor's authority, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• Xiang Dongliu worried that Xiao Liu's strike would draw the Myriad Universe Gate's attention and endanger Ling Xianyue, whom he vowed to protect.
• A furious child lamented Mo Yuan's death and predicted that the Myriad Universe Gate would descend into the lower realm.
• A dignified man in the Myriad Universe Gate ordered someone to investigate the use of power beyond the Dao Master Realm within a universe.
• The system rewarded Ye Chang'an and Ye Xinran for completing the mission, advancing them to the Dao Emperor Realm and Profound Domain Realm respectively.
• Ye Chang'an discussed destroying the Devil God Hall after Xiao Liu killed Mo Yuan, but a star-robed Myriad Universe Gate member appeared and accused Xiao Liu of breaking the rules.
• Ye Chang'an asked the star-robed man what the Myriad Universe Gate was, while the visitor grew enraged at being ignored.

Xiao Liu killed an Ancient God from the Myriad Universe Gate after he threatened Ye Chang'an, demonstrating the Primordial Divine Hall’s overwhelming power to the entire Vast Universe Domain. Ye Chang'an and Ling Xianyue then moved to deal with the Devil God Hall, which was swallowed by the other Four Great Powers.

• The star-robed man tried to attack Ye Chang'an, but Xiao Liu trapped him in a barrier and challenged him.
• Xiao Liu used her sword and control over space-time to kill the star-robed Ancient God, while Ye Chang'an watched and praised her.
• The people across the Vast Universe Domain witnessed Xiao Liu’s victory, and Xiang Dongliu worried that the Myriad Universe Gate would retaliate.
• Ye Chang'an and Ling Xianyue left to deal with the Devil God Hall after Mo Yuan’s death had weakened it.
• Gu Wenfeng and forces from the Heavenly Sect, Heavenly Dao Hall, and Myriad Dao City helped swallow the Devil God Hall, while taking no spoils for themselves.

Ye Chang'an and Ling Xianyue discussed the Forbidden Institute’s mysterious Book Pavilion before she went to cultivate and he set out to explore the Vast Universe Domain. Dao Yi showed Qin Qi a vision of a man named Zhao Tianqiong dying to save her, leaving her confused and emotionally shaken.

• Ling Xianyue explained that she needed to improve her cultivation before she could enter the Book Pavilion’s top floor, then went to cultivate in the Primordial Divine Hall.
• Ye Chang'an decided to wander around the Vast Universe Domain.
• Xuan Tianyue told Qi Tianyuan and Yuan Daolin to focus on cultivating, then entered seclusion after reflecting on how weak he was compared with greater powers.
• Qin Qi complained to Xiao Liu that she wanted to leave the Primordial Divine Hall and have fun.
• Dao Yi appeared and showed Qin Qi and Xiao Liu the Sky-Peeking Mirror, which depicted a young man dying while protecting Qin Qi.
• Dao Yi told Qin Qi that the man in the vision was named Zhao Tianqiong.

Dao Yi warned Qin Qi that the Sky-Peering Mirror’s future might be difficult to change, but Qin Qi left to explore the Vast Universe Domain anyway. Meanwhile, Zhao Tianqiong set out for Extreme Universe Heaven, and Qin Qi arrived beside Ye Chang'an to ask about traveling.

• Dao Yi told Qin Qi that Zhao Tianqiong came from the Vast Universe Domain and urged her to avoid meeting him to prevent the future shown in the Sky-Peering Mirror.
• Qin Qi dismissed Dao Yi’s warning and left the Primordial Divine Hall, while Dao Yi told Xiao Liu that he could not see what happened after the scene in the mirror.
• Dao Yi told Xiao Liu that Qin Qi and Zhao Tianqiong had reached realms nearly comparable to her Second Senior Sister in the mirror’s vision.
• Zhao Tianqiong resolved to enter the forbidden zones to grow stronger and vanished for Extreme Universe Heaven’s Sword Pool.
• Qin Qi appeared beside Ye Chang'an and said she wanted to wander around the Vast Universe Domain, insisting that her treasures and trump cards could protect her.

Qin Qi set out to find Zhao Tianqiong and used her Heavenly Mystery Magic Disk to track him to the Sword Pool. As Zhao Tianqiong ventured deeper into the forbidden land, Qin Qi arrived but realized that her lack of Sword Dao cultivation could keep her from following him.

• Ye Chang'an let Qin Qi leave in disguise and chose to visit Sky Illusion Mountain with Ye Wu.
• Qin Qi lost her way to the Heavenly Sect, then used her Heavenly Mystery Magic Disk to locate Zhao Tianqiong at the Sword Pool.
• Zhao Tianqiong entered the Sword Pool and absorbed its sword intent as he advanced beyond the outer region.
• Qin Qi arrived at the Sword Pool, judged it inferior to the Primordial Divine Hall's Sword Comprehension Mountain, and prepared to pursue Zhao Tianqiong.
• Qin Qi stopped when she realized she did not cultivate the Sword Dao and might not be able to enter the Sword Pool.

Qin Qi used the Holy Light Crystal to enter the Sword Pool unharmed and revealed her true form to Zhao Tianqiong. She reached him with ease, teased him by calling him “uncle,” and left him asking what treasure protected her.

• Qin Qi activated the Holy Light Crystal and changed into her true form before entering the Sword Pool.
• Qin Qi hopped through the Sword Pool unharmed, shocking Zhao Tianqiong with her ease.
• Qin Qi walked up to Zhao Tianqiong and called him “uncle,” leaving him embarrassed and surprised.
• Qin Qi identified Zhao Tianqiong as the Heavenly Sect’s Sect Master, and he restrained his suspicion because her abilities seemed extraordinary.
• Zhao Tianqiong asked Qin Qi whether a treasure let her withstand the Sword Pool’s sword-intent attacks.