Chapter Summaries

Wang Mu asked Xiao Wanmeng why she had not questioned his plan to do business with the Demon Race, and she promised to support him regardless. Meanwhile, the Langya Merchant Association tightened North Kun Navigation’s cooperation terms and publicly enforced strict standards, leaving disreputable merchants such as Myriad Treasures Pavilion facing ruin.

• Wang Mu asked Xiao Wanmeng why she had not questioned his plan to do business with the Demon Race, and she said she would support whatever he chose to do.
• The Langya Merchant Association accepted cooperation applications from Penglai and Cloud Palace but raised North Kun Navigation’s profit share to fifty percent and removed the ten-year fixed-price option.
• Zhou Qingyun and the Langya Merchant Association rejected Myriad Treasures Pavilion after uncovering its history of mistreating customers, while online discussions praised the association’s strict standards.
• Merchants who failed the association’s standards faced public rejection, while those willing to correct their products and conduct could seek future recommendations under inspections.
• The Old Chairman of Myriad Treasures Pavilion repeatedly tried to persuade Zhou Qingyun to accept gifts and keep its misconduct private, but Zhou Qingyun refused to meet him and said the association would not cooperate without sincerity.

The Langya Merchant Association forced Northern Region merchants and the three great merchant associations to accept its terms, cementing Wang Mu’s dominance. Meanwhile, Lin Yan reached Nascent Soul Peak Stage and learned that the Purifying World Immortal Flame might await him in the Heavenly Ruins, before pressing Dan Xuan to reveal the past he had never moved beyond.

• Most Northern Region merchants accepted the Langya Merchant Association’s supervision, while Penglai, Cloud Palace, and Si Hai agreed to a fifty percent cut.
• Qiu Shan Hong and the other guild masters acknowledged that Wang Mu’s strategies had left their associations dependent on the Langya Merchant Association.
• Jiang Baiyi urged Ling Xiaozi to secure Wang Mu, and Ling Xiaozi vanished before a terrifying fluctuation rippled through the void.
• Lin Yan reached Nascent Soul Peak Stage and discussed the Purifying World Immortal Flame with Dan Xuan, who believed it remained hidden in the Heavenly Ruins.
• Lin Yan reminded Dan Xuan that he had promised to tell his past after the Heavenly Pride Assembly, and said he believed Dan Xuan still carried the matter in his heart.

Lin Yan joked with Dan Xuan about charging Kui Shan and the others for helping them reach the King Realm. Meanwhile, Ye Mo prepared for the Heavenly Pride Assembly and reconsidered his hatred of Wang Mu after receiving generous cultivation guidance from Great Love Immortal Venerable; Jiang Baiyi then told him his old grudge would soon be avenged.

• Lin Yan asked Dan Xuan to reveal what he had withheld when the time was right, then joked about charging Kui Shan and the others for helping them reach the King Realm.
• Ye Mo cultivated for the upcoming Heavenly Pride Assembly but, unable to improve his realm, focused on studying his techniques and divine abilities.
• Ye Mo received cultivation advice and files from Great Love Immortal Venerable, who said he had changed because of Wang Mu.
• Ye Mo wondered whether he had misunderstood Wang Mu and whether Ouyang Qingxuan had told him the truth.
• Jiang Baiyi invited Ye Mo to play a game and told him his old grudge would soon be avenged.

Ye Mo questioned the Sacred Land’s conflict with the Wang Family and learned only that they were blocking the road, while Jiang Baiyi concealed his suspicions about Ye Mo’s reaction. In Xiliang City, Shi Huang ordered his army to hold its position as he prepared to attend the Heavenly Pride Assembly.

• Jiang Baiyi told Ye Mo that the Sacred Land planned to target the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground’s Imperial Infants and take measures against Wang Mu.
• Ye Mo questioned why the Wang Family had to be opposed, and Jiang Baiyi said they were blocking the road before warning that the world extended far beyond the Northern Region.
• Jiang Baiyi joked that Wang Mu would be forced to create games and novels for Ye Mo, while quietly observing Ye Mo’s reactions.
• In Xiliang City, Shi Huang cautioned his generals not to underestimate the Zhenshijun when Wang Tianba commanded them.
• Shi Huang ordered his army to reorganize and remain in the city, then announced he would leave for the Heavenly Pride Assembly.

Shi Huang prepared to take revenge on the Wang Family while Wang Mu traveled from the North Sea to the Heavenly Ruins, where the Heavenly Pride Assembly had not yet begun. The Wang Family’s arrival drew attention from the gathered cultivators.

• Shi Huang dismissed his generals and vowed to repay the Wang Family, as a sinister demonic shadow appeared behind him.
• Luo Xuanshuang told Wang Mu that Xiliang City had fallen and three thousand Zhenshijun had been wiped out, then urged him to carry the Sword Token.
• Wang Mu departed with Dugu Qianxue, Little Nannan, and Xiao Wanmeng, while Han Li traveled on a neighboring ship.
• Seven days later, Wang Mu’s party reached the southern Northern Region and saw the unstable entrance to the Heavenly Ruins.
• The Wang Family’s fleet landed atop the great peak, attracting the attention of the gathered cultivators.

Wang Mu arrived at the Heavenly Pride Assembly and greeted the Sacred Lands’ elders. He gave the Primal Origin Sacred Ground’s Holy Son a lavish gift, while the Qiankun Sacred Ground’s Supreme Elder failed to secure the same treatment.

• Wang Mu descended from his flying ship with Dugu Qianxue, Little Nannan, Xiao Wanmeng, and the other women, then exchanged greetings with Xiao Chenzhou and Su Muyu.
• Wang Mu asked to meet the Primal Origin Sacred Ground’s Holy Son, but Xiao Chenzhou said the Holy Son was cultivating aboard his flying ship.
• Wang Mu offered the Holy Son a gift, then let his Storage Bag fall open and reveal rare treasures that stunned the gathered cultivators.
• Xiao Chenzhou accepted the Storage Bag on the Holy Son’s behalf after initially refusing it.
• Su Muyu hinted that the Qiankun Sacred Ground’s Nine Abyss Holy Son admired Wang Mu and asked him to meet, but Wang Mu waved him off.

Wang Mu gave lavish gifts to the Heavenly Prides gathered for the assembly, using the occasion to invest in them through his system. He discovered Huang Tianhou among the crowd and secretly directed a valuable gift to him, leaving their future relationship unresolved.

• Wang Mu announced that his gifts were for every Heavenly Pride, and Xiao Wanmeng distributed treasures that triggered successful investment notifications.
• Wang Mu spotted Shi Huang, identified as Huang Tianhou, and learned from the system that he had immense potential but bore a grudge over having his bone removed.
• Wang Mu tossed Storage Bags through Chaotic Magnetic Crystals, secretly controlling their paths so one landed in Shi Huang's hands.
• Shi Huang inspected the treasure in his Storage Bag and stared at Wang Mu in disbelief.
• Wang Mu promised one hundred million Spirit Stones to reward outstanding performers in the Heavenly Ruins, prompting thunderous applause.

As the Heavenly Ruins opening approached, Wang Mu’s gifts reached Shi Huang and Ye Mo while the young prodigies waited and prepared. Outside the makeshift city, a secret group plotted to kill Little Nannan and Xiao Wanmeng, but two figures appeared after the group vanished and found no trace of them.

• Shi Huang accepted Wang Mu’s treasures, intending to turn them into strength and use it to kill him.
• Lu Jiuyuan learned Wang Mu had ignored him and vowed to prove his might, while Su Muyu reminded him Wang Mu could not enter the Heavenly Ruins.
• Jiang Baiyi accepted Wang Mu’s gift for Ye Mo, who reluctantly agreed to keep it.
• As the prodigies waited for the Heavenly Ruins to open, Little Nannan shopped with Wang Mu, Han Li gathered information, and others focused on cultivation.
• A Holy Envoy ordered a hidden group to infiltrate the Heavenly Ruins and kill Little Nannan and Xiao Wanmeng, whose auras the group memorized.
• After the group vanished and withdrew its formations, two figures emerged, found nothing, and dismissed the possibility that anyone had been there.

Han Li overheard a plot to ambush the Wang Family and Northern Darkness Sacred Ground’s Heavenly Prides in the Heavenly Ruins. Meanwhile, Lin Yan defeated an attacker at the market, but Dan Xuan discovered from the enemy’s memories that Soul Clan members had infiltrated the Human Race’s Heavenly Prides and were planning something in the ruins.

• Han Li hid inside the Small Black Tower, overheard people planning to ambush the Wang Family and Northern Darkness Sacred Ground’s Heavenly Prides in the Heavenly Ruins, and decided the Young Master needed to know.
• At a private Auction, Lin Yan bought an item for five hundred thousand Spirit Stones, then noticed a Black Robe figure following him.
• The Black Robe attacker demanded Lin Yan hand over the item and fought him in the wilderness, where Lin Yan unleashed his Annihilating Fire Lotus.
• A Ghost emerged from the attacker’s flames and tried to strike Lin Yan, but Dan Xuan appeared, revealed himself as an Earth Immortal remnant soul, and devoured it.
• Dan Xuan recognized the Ghost’s power as belonging to a mysterious soul-cultivating race and found fragments of its memories revealing that many Soul Clan members were hidden among Human Race Heavenly Prides and planned to enter the Heavenly Ruins together.

Dan Xuan warned Lin Yan that Soul Clan members were plotting chaos at the Heavenly Pride Assembly, and Lin Yan decided to tell Wang Mu. Little Nannan discovered and killed a Soul Clan member who had tried to mark her, then learned of a plot involving the Holy Arrival Meeting and Primal Origin Sacred Ground, while Ling Xiaozi confirmed an assassination plan.

• Dan Xuan told Lin Yan that the Heavenly Pride Assembly might face chaos and warned that the Soul Clan had infiltrated powerful factions, so Lin Yan chose to approach Wang Mu.
• Little Nannan confronted a disguised cultivator who had secretly marked her and demanded to know what he had done.
• The cultivator revealed his Nascent Soul Peak Stage power and attacked, but Little Nannan shattered his head and caught and refined his fleeing soul.
• Little Nannan discovered memories mentioning the Soul-Stealing Scripture, the Holy Arrival Meeting, Primal Origin Sacred Ground, and the Heavenly Devil Clan, and decided to ask Wang Mu about them.
• Ling Xiaozi confirmed with the Holy Arrival Meeting that two Imperial Infants would be killed in the Heavenly Ruins and ordered them to keep their connection secret.

Wang Mu learned from Wang Tiangang that the Holy Arrival Meeting was plotting against the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground’s prodigies, the Wang Family, and the Imperial Infant. Wang Tiangang revealed the cult’s past attempt to seize influence over Great Xia and warned that it still had powerful allies within the Immortal Dynasty.

• Han Li told Wang Mu, Xiao Wanmeng, and Dugu Qianxue that conspirators had discussed targeting the Imperial Infant and taking control of the Northern Region.
• Wang Mu contacted Wang Tiangang, who left the court session to speak with his grandson.
• Wang Tiangang identified the conspirators as the Holy Arrival Meeting, whose members promised eternal life and could revive the long dead.
• Wang Tiangang explained that he had refused to cooperate with the group when it demanded sacrifices, then stopped the young emperor from making it Great Xia’s state religion.
• Wang Tiangang said the Holy Arrival Meeting had allies among the feudal lords and royal clan, but the Wang Family’s control of the Zhenshijun had kept the crisis contained.

Wang Mu learned that the Holy Arrival Meeting planned to target Imperial Infants at the Heavenly Ruins, possibly with help from a Sacred Land, and warned his companions to stay alert. Lin Yan revealed the Soul Clan members’ disguises, and Little Nannan returned with their cultivation technique and further intelligence.

• Wang Tiangang warned Wang Mu that the Holy Arrival Meeting had infiltrated powers across the Northern Region and urged him to skip the Heavenly Pride Assembly.
• Wang Mu told Xiao Wanmeng, Dugu Qianxue, Han Li, and the others to beware of the Major Sacred Grounds and possible attacks in the Heavenly Ruins.
• Lin Yan arrived and reported that ghosts were present in the Heavenly Ruins, then shared the identities the Soul Clan members had assumed in disguise.
• Lin Yan cautioned the group that the Soul Clan’s sinister techniques still made them dangerous even though their disguises were known.
• Little Nannan passed Wang Mu fragments from a remnant soul, which revealed the Soul Clan’s cultivation technique and information about their forces.

Wang Mu and Little Nannan spent three days analyzing the Soul Clan’s techniques before the Heavenly Ruins opened. They discovered that the Holy Arrival Meeting had corrupted an originally upright path of soul cultivation into the soul-devouring Soul-Stealing Scripture.

• Wang Mu learned that the Soul Clan was linked to several vanished ancient races and asked Meng Po when the Heavenly Ruins would open; she said it would be in three days.
• Wang Mu invited Lin Yan to wait aboard his Flying Ship, while Dan Xuan warned Lin Yan that Meng Po’s cultivation technique made her dangerous despite her Spirit Transformation level.
• Wang Mu sent Dugu Qianxue away, then gathered Little Nannan and Meng Po to study the Soul Clan’s techniques and search for weaknesses.
• Wang Mu and Little Nannan spent three days deducing the techniques behind a formation, with Wang Mu guiding their analysis.
• Wang Mu and Little Nannan concluded that the Soul Clan’s original soul-cultivation method was upright, but the Holy Arrival Meeting or its backers had corrupted it into the soul-devouring Soul-Stealing Scripture.

As the Heavenly Ruins opened, Xiao Wanmeng gave Lin Yan a countermeasure for the Soul Clan technique and a refined cultivation technique that could help Dan Xuan regain a true Soul Clan form. Ye Mo questioned Jiang Baiyi’s plan against Wang Mu and secretly held a Communication Talisman as cultivators rushed into the ruins.

• Xiao Wanmeng gave Lin Yan the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground’s countermeasure to the Soul Clan technique and a refined version with the potential to restore Dan Xuan’s soul body.
• Dan Xuan suspected Wang Mu knew of his existence and acknowledged that he owed Wang Mu a great favor.
• As the Heavenly Ruins opened, Ye Mo challenged Jiang Baiyi’s plan to target Wang Mu and said that Wang Mu’s life benefited all living beings.
• Jiang Baiyi denied that anyone used living people for blood sacrifices, while Ye Mo concealed a glowing Communication Talisman displaying [Xianliao].
• Tens of thousands of cultivators charged into the newly opened Heavenly Ruins.

The Heavenly Ruins opened, revealing a wealth of treasures and ancient opportunities as the Great Powers watched through the Grotto-Heaven Mirror. Inside, Xiao Wanmeng identified Liu Wanwan and slapped her, leaving the Taixu Sect disciples stunned.

• Old cultivators tried to force their way into the Heavenly Ruins and were erased by its Rules.
• Xiao Chenzhou activated the Grotto-Heaven Mirror, showing treasures, a medicinal garden, and a mysterious mausoleum appearing inside the Heavenly Ruins.
• The Taixu Sect disciples headed toward a treasure site but were surrounded by a group led by the Kunlun and Northern Darkness Saintesses.
• He Xia reassured Liu Wanwan that the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground was kind, then pushed her forward to answer Xiao Wanmeng.
• Xiao Wanmeng asked Liu Wanwan to identify herself, and immediately slapped her when she answered.

Little Nannan attacked Liu Wanwan after Xiao Wanmeng accused her of bearing karmic sin, and Wang Mu dismissed the violence as horseplay. Liu Wanwan’s body was destroyed, but Wang Mu told Xu Lingzi to keep watching, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Little Nannan struck Liu Wanwan into a hill, and He Xia rescued her while Xiao Wanmeng claimed she bore karmic sin.
• He Xia defended Liu Wanwan, but Dugu Qianxue proposed destroying her body to reveal the truth.
• Little Nannan threw He Xia aside and demanded that Liu Wanwan reveal her true form, then shattered her head when Liu Wanwan protested.
• Wang Mu told Xu Lingzi that the attack was only horseplay, while Little Nannan stomped Liu Wanwan’s body into bloody froth and ash.
• Xu Lingzi questioned Wang Mu, who smiled and told him to keep watching.

After Liu Wanwan's body was destroyed, a strange, sinister soul emerged in its place, alarming the Taixu Sect disciples and the powerful observers outside the Heavenly Ruins. The chapter ended with the Sacred Lands secretly questioning whether the Holy Arrival Meeting had led them to target her by mistake.

• Liu Wanwan's ghostly figure appeared after her body was destroyed, surrounded by a sea of hostile souls and lacking the aura of a Nascent Soul.
• He Xia and the Taixu Sect disciples realized the figure looked like Liu Wanwan but carried none of her familiar cultivation traits.
• The righteous sect leaders suspected Liu Wanwan had used an evil method, and Xu Lingzi denied that the Taixu Sect had taught her such arts.
• Wang Mu questioned Xiao Chenzhou, Su Muyu, and Jiang Yuanchu, but each denied recognizing the sinister technique.
• Xiao Chenzhou, Su Muyu, and the other Sacred Lands leaders privately wondered whether the Holy Arrival Meeting had mistakenly sent them after Liu Wanwan.

Han Li joined Lin Yan, Dugu Qianxue, and Little Nannan in trapping the wounded Liu Wanwan within the Heavenly Ruins. As Liu Wanwan charged at Han Li, he repeatedly blocked her with treasure-powered formations, leaving her overwhelmed while spectators suspected Wang Mu had supplied his many treasures.

• Liu Wanwan tried to escape but Han Li stopped her with an invisible restriction, and Lin Yan and Dugu Qianxue blocked her other routes.
• Liu Wanwan transformed into an old man and unleashed a soul attack that froze the area, while He Xia recognized her as an evil demon.
• Liu Wanwan charged at Han Li, who raised the Nine Heavens Spirit Treasure Formation to block her.
• Han Li summoned six successive formations to absorb Liu Wanwan's attacks, then assembled a stronger formation from nine Top Tier Spirit Artifacts.
• Liu Wanwan lost confidence as Han Li prepared still more treasures, and the spectators turned their attention to Wang Mu.

Han Li and Lin Yan defeated the Soul Clan-controlled Liu Wanwan, and Xiao Wanmeng moved on to investigate another suspected demon. She confronted the Heavenly Sunrise Sect about Xue Ding, who fled while Chen Sanqiu defended him.

• Wang Mu explained that Han Li had found Relics through his extraordinary fortune, while the others suspected he had arranged the opportunities for him.
• Han Li used formations and treasures to hold off Liu Wanwan until Lin Yan destroyed her with a Fire Lotus.
• Little Nannan complained that Lin Yan had killed the Soul Clan expert before she could devour its divine soul for information.
• Xiao Wanmeng crossed Liu Wanwan off her list and stopped the Heavenly Sunrise Sect to ask about Xue Ding.
• Chen Sanqiu insisted Xue Ding could not be a demon and vowed to protect him, but Lin Yan pointed out that Xue Ding had already run away.

Little Nannan and her companions killed Xue Ding, a Soul Clan split soul, and discussed how to hunt the others before they fused. Han Li revealed the Immortal Tomb Forest beneath them, and Little Nannan led the group toward its stone tablets in hopes of gaining Immortal Qi.

• Little Nannan caught Xue Ding, destroyed his soul, and swallowed its power.
• Outside the Heavenly Ruins, Wang Mu confronted Sect Master Lu about Xue Ding, and Lu claimed he had not known Xue Ding was possessed.
• Lin Yan explained that the Soul Clan had hundreds of split souls belonging to only three experts, and the group resolved to eliminate them before they could merge.
• Xiao Wanmeng told the group to pursue opportunities where their enemies might be waiting, while Han Li noted that one lay beneath their feet.
• A golden mountain range rose from underground, revealing the Immortal Tomb Forest and its legendary stone tablets.
• Little Nannan charged toward the forest, promising to help the group claim Immortal Qi.