Chapter Summaries

As Treasure Mountain released ancient relics, most crumbled to dust, while Xiao Yi claimed the Crimson-Gold Divine Bow and gained overwhelming power. He drove rival prodigies from the Secret Realm, leaving no one able to challenge him.

• Prodigies fought over Treasure Mountain's relics, but many crumbled into ash after being seized.
• Xiao Yi claimed the Crimson-Gold Divine Bow after using its power to drive off approaching rivals, and the bow acknowledged him as its master.
• Qiu He celebrated Xiao Yi's newfound strength, while observers predicted the Primal Origin Sacred Ground would dominate the remaining opportunities.
• Xiao Yi attacked the Northern Darkness and Kunlun prodigies fighting over an ancient bell, engulfing them in phoenix fire and eliminating them from the Secret Realm.
• Zhou Qing challenged Xiao Yi with a silver spear, but Xiao Yi pierced his white dragon with an arrow and sent him out of the Secret Realm.

Han Li discovered that the Dragon Bone resonated with something beneath Treasure Mountain and secretly crept toward it while Xiao Yi and Zhong Lou’s side overwhelmed Langya Academy’s remaining fighters. Just as Xiao Dao and the others prepared to crush their Yaoguang Jade rather than surrender their treasures, a massive palace emerged from the mountain and released a terrifying pressure.

• Han Li picked up a pale golden Dragon Bone and sensed a matching roar beneath Treasure Mountain, then concealed himself and headed toward the source.
• Xiao Yi and Zhong Lou led the Sacred Land disciples in defeating most of Langya Academy, while the surviving Langya fighters used their ancient treasures to resist.
• The remaining Langya fighters were surrounded and ordered to surrender their treasures, but Xiao Dao and the others prepared to crush their Yaoguang Jade instead.
• Wang Mu told Qiu He that the contest was not over and pointed out that someone was missing.
• Treasure Mountain split open, and a massive palace descended as overwhelming pressure dimmed the treasures and nearly forced the airborne fighters down.

Han Li inherited the Tai Xu Dragon Emperor’s Quasi-Emperor legacy, forged the Dragon Emperor Physique, and gained mastery over Void Laws. He defeated and plundered the Sacred Ground prodigies, leaving only the six Langya Academy students in the Qingyun Realm as the grotto-heaven neared its closure.

• Han Li awakened the Void Dragon Emperor inheritance, and experts outside the realm recognized it as a complete Quasi-Emperor legacy.
• Wang Mu received cultivation returns from Han Li, gaining the Dragon Emperor Physique, stronger control over Void Laws, and knowledge of the Time Ruin Imperial Dragon Scripture.
• Han Li attacked Xiao Yi, crippled him, and took his divine bow and other possessions.
• Han Li defeated and plundered the Sacred Ground disciples, then sent them out of the Secret Realm.
• Only the six Langya Academy students remained in the Qingyun Realm, with two days left before the Yaochi Grotto-heaven closed.

Nie Zongsheng and Lu Jiuge pressed their advantage over the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground disciples while investigating reports of a powerful humanoid beast. A tremendous disturbance then erupted across the wasteland, and Lu Jiuge rushed toward its source, believing a supreme treasure had appeared.

• Qiu He and the other defeated disciples dismissed the Qingyun Realm contest and turned their attention to the Luotian Realm.
• Nie Zongsheng and Lu Jiuge watched Northern Darkness disciples flee, having joined forces to hunt them throughout the Secret Realm.
• Nie Zongsheng and Lu Jiuge exchanged reports about a brutal humanoid beast that had wounded and robbed their disciples.
• Nie Zongsheng learned that witnesses had seen the beast wearing Northern Darkness robes, but Lu Jiuge insisted it was not one of their disciples.
• A vast chasm split the distant wasteland amid surging divine light, and Lu Jiuge flew toward it, suspecting a supreme treasure had appeared.

Ancient God remains surfaced in the Luotian Realm, and the Sacred Grounds recognized them as a treasure comparable to a Quasi-Emperor Inheritance. Primal Origin and Qiankun Sacred Grounds attacked Northern Darkness Sacred Ground to claim the opportunity, but a mysterious divine rainbow suddenly raced toward the battlefield.

• The remains of a three-headed, six-armed giant emerged from a vast canyon, and Zhou Yao suggested they belonged to the vanished Ancient God Clan.
• Lu Jiuge and Nie Zongsheng ordered their forces to clear the area and launched an assault on Northern Darkness Sacred Ground's disciples.
• Su Qinghe and Yuan Congtian fought back, while Lu Jiuge and Nie Zongsheng mocked them and refused to accept a one-on-one challenge.
• Outside the Luotian Realm, Northern Darkness's allies condemned the attack, while Primal Origin and Qiankun defended their tactics and celebrated the discovery.
• A divine rainbow hurtled toward the battlefield, smashing straight through mountains without slowing down.

Little Nannan appeared before the wounded Northern Darkness Sacred Ground disciples and comforted them, then faced Nie Zongsheng and Lu Jiuge’s forces. She declared that she would beat them all up and that they had already been surrounded by her, leaving both groups stunned.

• A Humanoid Ferocious Beast appeared, and Nie Zongsheng and Lu Jiuge retreated, leaving the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground disciples in its path.
• Su Qinghe urged his junior brothers to flee and prepared to hold off the beast, but a familiar voice stopped him.
• Little Nannan appeared and comforted Su Qinghe and the other Northern Darkness disciples as they tearfully told her their grievances.
• Little Nannan led the Northern Darkness disciples toward Nie Zongsheng and Lu Jiuge, who decided to face her instead of retreating.
• Su Qinghe identified Nie Zongsheng and Lu Jiuge as the ones who had chased them, and Little Nannan vowed to beat everyone present and told them they were surrounded.

Little Nannan revealed overwhelming strength in the Secret Realm, instantly defeating Nie Zongsheng and then brutally overpowering Lu Jiuge. As the Primal Origin and Qiankun Sacred Grounds attacked her together, she continued beating Lu Jiuge while devouring their attacks.

• Little Nannan pierced Nie Zongsheng through the chest and eliminated him with a single move.
• Su Qinghe pointed out that Lu Jiuge had insulted the Holy Son, and Little Nannan attacked him despite his apology.
• Little Nannan shattered Lu Jiuge’s Mountain-cleaving Axe and crushed him with a palm strike.
• The Primal Origin and Qiankun Sacred Grounds’ disciples launched a combined attack, but Little Nannan’s vortex broke down and devoured their blows.
• Little Nannan ordered Su Qinghe and the Northern Darkness disciples to stay back, then continued crushing Lu Jiuge’s limbs and abdomen as he screamed.

Little Nannan defeated Lu Jiuge and then routed more than a hundred Golden Core prodigies, shocking the Sacred Grounds and revealing the danger her strength posed to their future standing. Wang Mu admitted that she had taken his order to beat the two Sacred Grounds’ people seriously, while Qiu He quietly considered what to do next.

• Lu Jiuyuan tried to intervene when his younger brother Lu Jiuge suffered under Little Nannan, and Elder Chu teased him that he might be jealous rather than angry.
• Dan Xuan and Lin Yan watched the livestream and praised Little Nannan’s strength and Wang Mu’s ability to train Langya Academy’s students.
• Little Nannan knocked Lu Jiuge out, then chased down and defeated the other prodigies who tried to flee.
• Qiu He worried that Little Nannan and Han Li, both connected to the Wang Family, could threaten the Major Sacred Grounds’ future influence.
• Xiao Wanmeng and Dugu Qianxue were shocked by Little Nannan’s power, and Wang Mu explained that he had told her to beat the two Sacred Grounds’ people without holding back.

Little Nannan cleared the Secret Realm while Han Li and Langya Academy’s other disciples gained extraordinary foundations, making Wang Mu’s side the Yaochi Feast’s greatest victor. As a terrifying phenomenon appeared over Kunlun Sacred Ground, the onlookers recognized its source as the Imperial Infant.

• Little Nannan defeated the remaining prodigies, then entered the fissure alone to investigate the opportunity below.
• Han Li used an Immortal Grade Foundation Establishment Pill to achieve Foundation Establishment and form a Supreme Dao foundation, while Xiao Dao, Wu Ming, and the others also began establishing flawless foundations.
• Lin Yan watched Han Li’s breakthrough with Dan Xuan, who then took him to play ranked matches.
• A crimson rift, blood-red lightning, and a demonic infant Dharma Idol appeared above Kunlun Sacred Ground, and Murong Qiushui identified the phenomenon as the Imperial Infant.

Little Nannan refined the Ancient God's Corpse and broke through to Nascent Soul, manifesting an Imperial Infant that shocked the gathered Sacred Ground experts. Wang Mu gained powerful cultivation feedback, and the chapter ended as the Kunlun Mirror revealed the rankings, with Langya Academy dominating the Azure Cloud Ranking's top six.

• Little Nannan fused with the Ancient God Bloodline, refined the Ancient God's Corpse, and condensed an Imperial Heaven-Devouring Demon Infant, prompting shock from Qiu He, Elder Chu, and the other Sacred Ground experts.
• Wang Mu received the rewards from Little Nannan's breakthrough, greatly strengthening his body, soul, laws, and Chaos Dao Domain while advancing to the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
• Yaochi Grotto-heaven closed, and the Kunlun Mirror teleported the remaining Disciples out of the Secret Realm.
• Han Li realized the Kunlun Mirror had exposed his actions in the Secret Realm and noticed the envious gazes fixed on him.
• The Kunlun Mirror revealed the Azure Cloud, Ascending Dragon, and Luo Heaven Rankings, with Langya Academy taking the top six places on the Azure Cloud Ranking.

The Yaochi Grotto-heaven Rankings revealed Langya Academy students dominating the top places, astonishing Cultivators across the realm. Inspired by the broadcast, Zhuang Tu decided to send his daughter to the academy, while young Fan Xun urged his father to enroll there too.

• The Rankings showed Langya Academy students occupying most of the highest places, prompting Cultivators to praise the academy and consider sending their children there.
• Zhuang Tu watched the broadcast and concluded that Langya Academy could transform ordinary people into prodigies.
• Zhuang Tu called for his daughter Yan'er and told his Dao Companion that their family’s chance to rise depended on sending Yan'er to Langya Academy.
• Fan Xun’s father scolded him for neglecting his cultivation to watch the broadcast, but Fan Xun told his father to go to Langya Academy.
• Fan Xun showed his father the Rankings, and Old Fan stared at the results in disbelief.

After the Yaochi Feast, Langya Academy’s success sparked an enrollment wave across the Northern Region, while Little Nannan returned to Wang Mu with a share of the Ancient God’s remains. Han Li offered Wang Mu the treasures and inheritance he had found in the Dragon Emperor Ruins, seeking the protection of the Wang Family.

• Fan Xun persuaded Old Fan to enter Langya Academy by promising their family could return to its ancestral homeland.
• The Langya Forum filled with questions and praise, and ordinary Cultivators across the Northern Region began seeking enrollment at academies.
• Little Nannan returned to Wang Mu, gave him a Storage Bag of Ancient God remains, and then went inside with Dugu Qianxue.
• Su Qinghe, Han Li, Xiao Dao, and the others reported their success to Wang Mu, who promised them rewards.
• Han Li knelt before Wang Mu and offered him the Quasi-Emperor treasures and inheritance he had found in the Dragon Emperor Ruins.

Han Li tried to give Wang Mu the treasures from the Quasi-Emperor Inheritance for protection, but Wang Mu initially refused before accepting after Han Li pleaded. Qiu He then challenged Wang Mu over the Wang Family claiming the Dragon Emperor’s Inheritance and the Ancient God’s Corpse, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Han Li decided to offer his priceless treasures to Wang Mu because he feared powerful factions would kill him to seize them.
• Wang Mu refused Han Li’s gift, saying the inheritance was Han Li’s own opportunity and that accepting it would damage his reputation.
• Han Li panicked and begged Wang Mu in person and by voice transmission to accept the treasures so he could survive.
• Wang Mu finally accepted the treasures after Han Li repeatedly kowtowed, while Xiao Wanmeng noticed Han Li’s private plea.
• Qiu He praised Wang Mu’s treatment of Han Li, then accused the Wang Family of greed for claiming the Dragon Emperor’s Inheritance and the Ancient God’s Corpse.

Wang Mu rejected the Sacred Grounds’ demand to share the Quasi-Emperor Inheritance and Ancient God’s Corpse, defending his record of helping ordinary people. He revealed nine Golden Merit Lotuses, leaving Qiu He terrified by the scale of his merit.

• Qiu He, Elder Chu, and other factions demanded that Wang Mu share the Quasi-Emperor Inheritance and Ancient God’s Corpse as a fortune for all living beings.
• Northern Darkness Sacred Ground’s people and users on the Forum condemned the factions for disguising their greed as concern for the common people.
• Wang Mu called the factions unworthy of representing all living beings and cited his work establishing the Ascension Convention, aiding the poor, and founding Langya Academy.
• Wang Mu’s robes shone with Golden Merit Light as nine Golden Merit Lotuses appeared beneath him, astonishing the onlookers.
• Qiu He recognized the immense significance of Wang Mu’s merit and reacted with terror.

Wang Mu stunned everyone with nine Golden Merit Lotuses, offered Kunlun a share of the Cave-Heaven’s inheritance, and then condemned Qiu He, Elder Chu, and their allies for exploiting the common people. His rebuke left Qiu He and Elder Chu grievously injured and exposed the factions’ attempt to seize part of the Quasi-Emperor Inheritance.

• Wang Mu presented Dugu Qianxue with the bag of Ancient God's Corpse that Little Nannan had given him.
• Wang Mu thanked Murong Qiushui for Kunlun’s generosity and promised to share the Dragon Emperor’s Inheritance with Kunlun Sacred Ground.
• Murong Qiushui accepted Wang Mu’s offer, and Wang Mu contrasted Kunlun’s conduct with the greed of Qiu He, Elder Chu, and the other factions.
• Wang Mu denounced Qiu He and Elder Chu for neglecting the people while trying to claim a share of the Quasi-Emperor Inheritance.
• Qiu He vomited blood as his Primordial Spirit shattered, while Elder Chu suffered severe damage to his body and Immortal Light.
• The allied experts realized Wang Mu had gained the moral high ground, secured Kunlun’s support, and exposed their scheme.

Wang Mu verbally humiliated two experts at the Yaochi feast, while the Primal Origin and Qiankun factions dealt with the fallout. The chapter ended with Ling Xiaozi learning that the Thousand Gold Pavilion had been surrounded by the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground.

• Wang Mu's sharp words made Elder Chu and Qiu He suffer collapses of their Dao Hearts, while Han Li watched eagerly and Lu Jiuyuan reacted with awe and excitement.
• At the farewell feast, Primal Origin and Qiankun disciples looked dejected while the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground and Langya Academy celebrated.
• Qiu He received a transmission from Jiang Baiyi and Ye Mo, raged about missing the Quasi-Emperor Inheritance, and described Wang Mu's insults before Jiang Baiyi hung up.
• Jiang Baiyi decided he and Ye Mo should stay and play video games instead of returning, despite Ye Mo's protests.
• Ling Xiaozi watched footage of Wang Mu berating the elders and learned that the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground had surrounded the Thousand Gold Pavilion.

After Langya Academy swept the Azure Cloud Ranking, the Wang Family collected its enormous bets by destroying Thousand Gold Pavilion and Wuyou Pavilion. Their fall left Primal Origin Sacred Ground facing the loss of a major source of income.

• Yu Mantang learned that the Wang Family had bet ten million High-Grade Spirit Stones on Langya Academy and ordered Thousand Gold Pavilion's people to flee before they were trapped by Wang Family Experts demanding payment.
• The Wang Family eradicated Thousand Gold Pavilion and Wuyou Pavilion, taking their fortunes after fierce battles.
• News of the two pavilions' destruction spread across the Northern Region, where cultivators linked it to Wang Mu's bets and the Yaochi Feast results.
• Ling Xiaozi learned that Thousand Gold Pavilion had fallen and lamented the loss of a major source of income for Primal Origin Sacred Ground.

Ling Xiaozi concluded that Wang Mu’s growing influence threatened the Sacred Grounds and secretly contacted shadowy figures. Back at Heavenly Severing Island, Wang Mu planned to expand Langya Academy and launch game characters modeled on Little Nannan and Han Li, leaving Han Li uneasy under Wang Mu’s knowing gaze.

• Ling Xiaozi entered a sealed, illusory space and declared that they could not wait any longer, and several cold figures agreed.
• Dugu Qianxue returned to Heavenly Severing Island with Wang Mu’s group but chose to rest instead of immediately seeking her second Master, Xue Qianchou.
• Nie Tingting reported that Langya Academy had gained over ten million inquiries after its students took first place on the Azure Cloud Ranking.
• Wang Mu ordered Langya Academy to expand, first across the Northern Region, and told Nie Tingting to release new game characters and skins based on Little Nannan and Han Li.
• Han Li grew nervous as Wang Mu discussed designing his character as an insidious, stealthy hero and seemed to see through his concealment.

Wang Mu returned the Dragon Emperor's Tomb treasures to Han Li and explained that a dream had shown him Han Li becoming Heavenly Emperor Han, who would sacrifice himself to defend the world in a future Great Tribulation. Han Li doubted the vision and left uncertain why Wang Mu trusted him so much.

• Wang Mu served Han Li Moon-Embracing Spring, and Han Li's spiritual energy surged toward a breakthrough.
• Wang Mu returned the treasures Han Li had obtained from the Dragon Emperor's Tomb and urged him to keep them hidden.
• Wang Mu explained that the treasures would be more useful to Han Li and that Han Li's success would benefit the academy.
• Wang Mu revealed that a dream had shown Han Li becoming Heavenly Emperor Han and fighting a future Great Tribulation.
• Han Li rejected the idea that he would sacrifice himself, but Wang Mu said that Han Li would change after gaining comrades and a Dao Companion.

Wang Mu urged Han Li to prepare for the Northern Region Heavenly Pride Assembly, while the Emperor Demon Palace issued its Golden Order to summon missing demon clan juniors. Xiang Xin, Kui Shan, and Kong Ling received the order at the internet cafe but chose to finish their ranked match before returning.

• Wang Mu told Han Li to grow stronger and attend the Heavenly Pride Assembly, and Han Li resolved to enter despite the dangerous competition.
• The Young Emperor issued the Emperor Demon Palace Golden Order, demanding that the missing demon clan juniors report back.
• Xiang Ye and the other demon experts left the great hall, while a Golden Crow Clan expert teased Xiang Ye and Kui Shan about their absent juniors.
• The Golden Order appeared in the internet cafe, startling Xiang Xin, Kui Shan, and Kong Ling into falling beneath the table.
• Dan Xuan explained the Golden Order's lingering Demon Emperor aura to Lin Yan, and Xiang Xin and Kong Ling decided to finish their promotion match before returning.