Chapter Summaries

After dying as a powerful godfather, Chu Tian was reborn as the young villain Chu Tian from the novel Heavenly Profound Emperor. A Super Villain Plundering System appeared as he faced his fiancée Liu Yun’s demand to retrieve a rare fruit for Ye Fan.

• Chu Tian, a feared godfather whose death plunged the world into mourning, died after a long illness.
• Chu Tian awoke as a child on a mountain, where Liu Yun ordered him to fetch the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit for Ye Fan.
• Chu Tian realized he had been reborn as the doomed villain Great Vengeance Demon Lord Chu Tian in Heavenly Profound Emperor.
• Chu Tian recalled his character’s extraordinary family and talents, and how Liu Yun’s devotion to Ye Fan began his downfall.
• The Super Villain Plundering System bound itself to Chu Tian and offered Heavenly Mandate value for plundering what belonged to the Son of Destiny.

Chu Tian used his system rewards to strengthen himself and confronted Liu Yun over the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit she wanted for Ye Fan. He revealed that he had brought the fruit, but Liu Yun responded with anger rather than gratitude.

• The system gave Chu Tian the Chaos Creation True Scripture, a Heavenly Emperor Descent Talisman, and a Creation Profound Pill, and he resolved to overturn the fate that had ruined his family.
• Chu Tian consumed the Creation Profound Pill and rose to the peak of Bone Forging, gaining immense strength as nearby sect disciples gathered to watch.
• Liu Yun berated Chu Tian for making a commotion and accused him of trying to avoid helping her obtain the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit.
• Chu Tian silenced Liu Yun with a chilling glance and revealed the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit he had brought for her.
• Chu Tian recalled that Liu Yun had repeatedly made him procure treasures for Ye Fan, while the original Chu Tian’s family was eventually destroyed and Liu Yun and Ye Fan gained everything.
• Liu Yun saw the fruit and grew angrier, accusing Chu Tian of lying to her.

Chu Tian rejected Liu Yun’s demand for the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit and gave it to Star Slave, changing her fate and earning Destiny Points. Liu Yun then seized the fruit and kicked Star Slave, insisting it belonged to her.

• Chu Tian rebuked Liu Yun for expecting the sect’s Divine Medicine to be given to someone without cultivation or achievements.
• Chu Tian summoned Star Slave and gave her the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit, saying it was taken from his Holy Son quota.
• Chu Tian explained his choice to the hidden patrol disciples and experts, while Star Slave tearfully accepted his gift.
• Chu Tian received 500 Destiny Points after changing Star Slave’s fate and recognizing her as one of his people.
• Liu Yun snatched the black box from Star Slave and kicked her to the ground, claiming the fruit as her own.

Chu Tian struck Liu Yun for abusing Star Slave, then pressed her about how she learned the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit had ripened. Liu Yun named Ju'er, and Chu Tian ordered her investigation before giving Liu Yun a choice between death and having her family capture Ye Fan.

• Chu Tian slapped Liu Yun, returned the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit to Star Slave, and told her that no one but the Chu family masters could make her kneel or strike her.
• Chu Tian questioned Liu Yun about how she learned the fruit had ripened, and she revealed that Ju'er had told her.
• Chu Tian recalled Ju'er's connection to the Ye Family and considered whether the events surrounding Ye Fan had been planned.
• Chu Tian accused Liu Yun and Ye Fan of crimes involving the sect's Divine Medicine and demanded that Liu Yun choose between death and her family capturing Ye Fan.
• Chu Tian left with Star Slave and ordered her to lead the Law Enforcement Team in capturing and interrogating Ju'er.

After punishing Liu Yun and moving against Ye Fan’s allies, Chu Tian reflected on the Chu and Ye Families’ rivalry and decided the Chu Family could no longer afford to stay low-key. The system gave him a quest to take first place in the Hengtian Ranking’s Body Tempering Realm, and he faced the ranking stone at the sect entrance.

• Chu Tian left Liu Yun on the mountain peak after declaring her unworthy of becoming the Chu Family’s future matriarch, and Star Slave led the Law Enforcement Team to arrest her maid, Ju'er.
• The Ye Family announced that Ye Fan had been captured and was under interrogation, while Liu Yun’s family took her home.
• Chu Tian gained more than ten thousand Destiny Points as the system credited him for suppressing Liu Yun and Ye Fan and provoking their fear and hatred.
• Chu Tian considered the Sacred Heaven Sect’s history and concluded that the Ye Family had likely been plotting against the Chu Family from within.
• The system issued the continuous quest Villain No Longer Low-Key, beginning with a challenge to take first place in the Hengtian Ranking’s Body Tempering Realm.
• Chu Tian reached the Hengtian Ranking stone and examined the records of the sect’s leaders and his mother, Jian Kongzhu.

Chu Tian assessed the threats facing the Chu Family and decided they could no longer stay hidden. At Hengtian Hall, Ye Qiang rose to the Earth Ranking and confronted Chu Tian over his younger brother Ye Fan.

• Chu Tian reviewed the rankings and resolved to prevent Ye Feng from destroying his eldest sister Chu Yunshang and to protect his family from the Ye Family.
• Chu Tian concluded that the Chu Family’s low profile had made it seem weak, then headed to Hengtian Hall instead of returning home.
• Ye Qiang killed thirty-three Primordial Mammoth Elephants in one minute, rose to third on the Bone Forging Ranking, and entered the Earth Ranking at ninety-ninth.
• The system identified Ye Qiang as a Pseudo Son of Destiny and explained that targeting him would also suppress Ye Fan’s destiny.
• Ye Qiang recognized Chu Tian and accused him of slandering Ye Fan, then confronted him with killing intent.

Chu Tian defeated Ye Qiang with one punch, then entered the Bone Forging Ranking’s testing space and killed a thousand Primordial Mammoth Elephants in thirty seconds. As the disciples struggled to believe the result, thirty powerful Primordial Fierce Beast Cubs appeared to challenge him.

• Ye Qiang confronted Chu Tian, who struck him once and left him shattered in a pool of blood.
• Chu Tian ignored Ye Qiang and entered the Bone Forging Ranking’s golden vortex.
• Chu Tian killed one thousand Primordial Mammoth Elephants in thirty seconds, stunning the disciples watching the ranking.
• Ten Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon Cubs, ten Golden Winged Great Peng Cubs, and ten True Roar Cubs appeared and charged at Chu Tian.

Chu Tian defeated the Bone Forging trial’s Primordial beasts and claimed first place on both the Bone Forging and Earth Rankings, while Ye Qiang collapsed after losing his standing. Back at Sacred Emperor Peak, he learned that his mother Jian Kongzhu had sent a divine projection, and overheard her angrily confronting Chu Tianwang over the Ye Family’s treatment of her son.

• Chu Tian tore apart Primordial beast cubs in the trial, then finished first on the Bone Forging Ranking with 1.5 million jin of strength.
• Chu Tian left Hengtian Hall as the Earth Ranking placed him first and removed Ye Qiang, who fainted in a pool of blood.
• The system rewarded Chu Tian for suppressing Ye Qiang and striking at Ye Fan’s destiny.
• At Sacred Emperor Peak, Old Tuo told Chu Tian that Jian Kongzhu’s divine projection was inside the main hall speaking with Chu Tianwang.
• Jian Kongzhu berated Chu Tianwang for allowing the Ye Family to bully Chu Tian and threatened to split the Ye Family’s Sacred Emperor Peak with her sword.

Chu Tian urged his family to investigate the plot against him instead of yielding to the Liu and Ye Families, winning Jian Kongzhu’s support. Chu Tianwang remained uneasy about accusing Ye Tianxiong, but Chu Tianyun arrived and declared his full support for pursuing the truth.

• Jian Kongzhu condemned anyone who had bullied Chu Tian and warned Chu Tianwang not to obstruct the investigation.
• Chu Tian and Old Tuo discussed how Chu Tianwang’s conciliatory approach had frustrated members of the Chu Family.
• Jian Kongzhu embraced Chu Tian and asked how he wanted to deal with the Liu Family and the Ye Family’s crippled son.
• Chu Tian called for investigating the matter to the end, arguing that one forceful response would prevent future attacks.
• Jian Kongzhu praised Chu Tian’s stance and agreed to follow it, while Chu Tianwang looked astonished.
• Chu Tianyun entered the hall, congratulated Chu Tian on taking first place on the Earth Ranking, and supported investigating the true culprit.

Chu Tian learned that his feats had made him first on both the Hengtian Bone Forging Ranking and the Earth Ranking, ending his family’s efforts to keep him unnoticed. As Ye Tianxiong arrived with a young man in custody, Chu Tian prepared to pursue the truth while claiming he wanted to preserve the sect’s unity.

• Chu Tianyun told Chu Tianwang that Chu Tian had killed Earth Ranking prodigy Ye Qiang with one punch and risen to first place on both rankings, drawing powerful observers to the Sacred Heaven Sect.
• Jian Kongzhu celebrated Chu Tian’s achievement, and the system awarded him ten thousand Destiny Points and a Creation Divine Pill for completing the first stage of his quest.
• Chu Tianwang reluctantly agreed to let Chu Tian investigate, while warning him not to implicate too many people or undermine the sect’s unity.
• Old Tuo reported that Ye Tianxiong had arrived with a young man in custody, and Jian Kongzhu departed after urging Chu Tian to act freely and warning Chu Tianwang to protect their children.
• Chu Tianwang went to welcome Ye Tianxiong, while Chu Tian told Chu Tianyun he meant to uncover the truth and clear up the misunderstanding between the Chu Family and the Ye Family.

Chu Tian gave Old Tuo a Creation Divine Pill, healing his hidden injuries and earning him the chance to enter the Sacred Heaven Pool. Star Slave then reported that she had used a forbidden soul-searching technique on Ju'er and learned the truth, leaving Chu Tian waiting to hear what she had discovered.

• Chu Tian claimed he had found a Creation Divine Pill and gave it to Old Tuo, whose hidden Dao injury began to heal after he swallowed it.
• Chu Tianyun offered Chu Tian his own opportunity to enter the Sacred Heaven Pool in three days, where Chu Tian hoped to gain an advantage over Ye Fan.
• Chu Tianyun explained that he had surrendered the opportunity to help Chu Tian build a strong foundation and protect the Chu Family amid growing threats.
• Star Slave reported that Ju'er had refused to confess despite harsh interrogation, so she had used a demonic-path soul-searching technique to learn the truth.
• Chu Tian told Star Slave to continue and reveal what she had learned.

Star Slave presented evidence that Ye Hongwu had used Ju'er to manipulate Liu Yun and arrange for Ye Fan to obtain the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit. As Chu Tianyun accused Ye Hongwu and the Ye Family of plotting against Chu Tian, Chu Tianwang read the evidence and erupted in fury, while Chu Tianyun struck down Ye Fan and demanded that he kneel and kowtow to Chu Tian.

• Star Slave handed Chu Tian and Chu Tianyun a jade slip detailing Ye Hongwu's orders to Ju'er to interfere in Liu Yun's relationship with Chu Tian and help Ye Fan obtain the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit.
• Ye Tianxiong arrived with the chained and injured Ye Fan, who charged at Chu Tian before Ye Tianxiong forced him to his knees and offered him up to settle the dispute.
• Chu Tianwang urged Chu Tian to let the matter go, but Chu Tianyun refused to release Ye Fan and accused Ye Hongwu of using death warriors and plotting against Chu Tian.
• Ye Tianxiong accused Chu Tianyun of endangering sect unity, but Chu Tianwang took the jade slip and, after reading it, called out Ye Hongwu's name in anger.
• Chu Tianyun told Ye Fan that Ye Hongwu had exploited Liu Yun's debt and Chu Tian's help to obtain precious medicines for him, then crushed Ye Fan's chest and ordered him to kneel and kowtow to Chu Tian.

Chu Tian exposed the evidence against Ye Hongwu and pushed the Sacred Heaven Sect’s leaders toward a confrontation over the grand elder’s arrest. While the sect teetered on the edge of civil war, Chu Tian stole Ye Fan’s Heavenly Profound Divine Ring and ordered the Law Enforcement Hall to seal the Elder Secret Realm.

• Chu Tian questioned Ye Tianxiong about whether Ye Hongwu had powerful accomplices, while Ye Tianxiong accused Chu Tian of stirring up trouble and urged caution.
• Chu Tianwang confronted Ye Tianxiong with Little Ju’er’s memories and the stolen treasures, then vowed that Ye Hongwu would pay for scheming against his son.
• As Chu Tianwang and Ye Tianxiong’s auras clashed, Chu Tian noticed Ye Fan’s Black Ring, crushed Ye Fan’s arm, and secretly took the Heavenly Profound Divine Ring.
• The system rewarded Chu Tian for seizing the ring and revealed a hidden mission to subdue the Heavenly Profound Saintess within it.
• Chu Tian argued that Ye Hongwu had to be detained immediately, and Chu Tianyun ordered the Law Enforcement Hall to seal the Sacred Heaven Elder Secret Realm.

Old Tuo revealed himself as an Emperor Venerable and stopped Ye Hongwu from escaping, but Ye Hongwu died by suicide before Chu Tianwang could learn who had directed him. As the families argued over what to do with Ye Fan, Chu Tian proposed sending him to the Sin Domain and refining him into a pill.

• Old Tuo struck down Ye Hongwu as he tried to flee, revealing that he was a hidden Emperor Venerable of the Chu Family.
• Chu Tianwang questioned Ye Hongwu about scheming against his son, but Ye Hongwu burned his Soul Flame and died before he could be Soul Searched.
• Chu Tian and Chu Tianyun urged an investigation into the person behind Ye Hongwu, while Ye Tianxiong and Chu Tianwang agreed that they would pursue the matter.
• Ye Fan attacked Chu Tianwang in grief, revealing that he had secretly reached the peak of the Bone Forging Realm.
• When Ye Tianxiong argued that pursuing Ye Fan had no meaning, Chu Tian proposed sending him to the Sin Domain and having Chu Tian's Second Sister extract the Divine Medicines' medicinal power or refine Ye Fan into a pill.

Chu Tian had Ye Fan arrested and sent to Sin Prison after the Chu Family refused Ye Tianxiong’s plea for leniency. He turned his attention to cultivating, while Chu Tianyun led Law Enforcement Hall forces to punish the Liu Family.

• Chu Tian proposed refining Ye Fan into a Divine Pill, and Chu Tianyun and Chu Tianwang backed his demand for an explanation and compensation from the Ye Family.
• Chu Tianwang ordered Ye Fan taken to Sin Prison, whereupon Ye Tianxiong warned Chu Tian before leaving Sacred Emperor Peak.
• Chu Tianyun celebrated the setback to Ye Tianxiong, but Chu Tian declined to handle the Liu Family and said he would enter seclusion to pursue the Spirit Refining Realm.
• Chu Tianyun went to confront the Liu Family with more than a thousand Law Enforcement Hall powerhouses, declaring that its failure to obey Chu Tian’s demand meant its household would be confiscated and its clan exterminated.

Ye Tianxiong explained why the sect had to favor Chu Tian after he reached first place on the Earth Ranking, then urged Ye Fan to endure prison and grow stronger. Ye Fan revealed that Chu Tian had taken his Heavenly Profound Divine Ring, and resolved to defeat him himself.

• Ye Fan begged Ye Tianxiong to free him and avenge Ye Hongwu, Ye Qiang, and Liu Yun, but Ye Tianxiong told him to accept the consequences of Chu Tian's rank.
• Ye Tianxiong explained that the Sacred Heaven Sect had long elevated talent and strength above family standing, and that the Three Revival Ancestors had also once ranked first on the Earth Ranking.
• Ye Tianxiong rebuked Ye Fan for hiding his power, and Ye Fan stopped concealing his strength and vowed to challenge the rankings and defeat Chu Tian.
• Ye Tianxiong revealed that Ye Fan had been born with a Primordial Sacred Bone, secretly protected him from a hidden enemy, and advised him to temper his strength in Sin Domain Prison.
• Ye Fan told Ye Tianxiong that Chu Tian had taken the Heavenly Profound Divine Ring, but Ye Tianxiong said he could not retrieve it without provoking the Chu Family.
• Ye Tianxiong left after urging Ye Fan to focus on becoming stronger, and Ye Fan vowed to reach one and a half million jin of strength and take revenge himself.

Chu Tian assessed his growing strength and used the System to acquire tools for refining his spirit as he prepared to break through to the Spirit Refining Realm. He continued cultivating with the Chu Family’s resources, leaving the Heavenly Profound Saintess asleep inside the ring.

• Chu Tian completed a cultivation cycle and confirmed he had reached 1.7 million jin of strength in the Bone Forging Realm.
• Chu Tian checked his System panel, then asked the System to recommend items for his upcoming Spirit Refining breakthrough.
• Chu Tian spent 1,000 Destiny Points on the Supreme Spirit Forging Pill and three halos that enhanced his comprehension, spirit, and physique.
• Chu Tian took the pill and felt his spirit and senses improve, recognizing that tangible spirit could give him a major advantage in combat.
• Chu Tian had Star Slave replace the medicinal liquid and resumed cultivation, while the Heavenly Profound Divine Ring continued refining his body and drawing on his qi and blood.
• Chu Tian decided not to spend Destiny Points awakening the Heavenly Profound Saintess prematurely.

Chu Tian went to the Liu Family after Chu Tianyun summoned him and learned that his fiancée Liu Yun’s Innate Dao Body had been forged. He entered the palace to investigate the revelation, leaving Liu Yun hurt and bewildered by his refusal to speak to her.

• Chu Tian sent the visitors who had come to congratulate him to his father and chose to visit the Liu Family because Chu Tianyun had declared an emergency.
• Chu Tian arrived at the Liu estate and found Law Enforcement Hall experts guarding the grounds amid the bodies of more than a hundred Liu Family members.
• Chu Tianyun told Chu Tian that a search of the estate had revealed Liu Yun’s Innate Dao Body was forged and that the Liu Family had deceived the Chu Family.
• Luo Yushan called to Chu Tian for help while Liu Yun waited for him to approach, but he only glanced at her before entering the palace with Chu Tianyun.
• Liu Yun watched Chu Tian disappear behind the palace gates and felt wronged when he did not speak to her.

Chu Tianyun revealed that the Liu Family had forged Liu Yun’s apparent Dao Body using the corpse of the vanished Destiny Dao Venerable, exploiting the Chu Family and hiding its ties to the Ye Family. After the Liu Family resisted a search and its ancestor was killed, Chu Tianyun explained that the scandal could threaten the Chu Family’s standing and called Chu Tian and the others to discuss Liu Yun’s betrothal.

• Chu Tianyun led Chu Tian beneath the Liu Family palace, where Chu Tian found the floating corpse of a female Emperor Venerable.
• Chu Tianyun identified the corpse as Destiny Dao Venerable, a former Cihang Sacred Sect master whose Innate Dao Body had reached Great Accomplishment.
• Chu Tianyun explained that Liu Zheng had used the corpse’s Dao Principles to make newborn Liu Yun appear to have a Great Accomplishment Innate Dao Body and had secretly continued to strengthen the deception.
• Chu Tianyun revealed that the Liu Family had profited from Chu Family authority, cultivated ties with the Ye Family, and gathered evidence against the Chu Family to protect itself.
• Chu Tianyun said the Liu Family had resisted the Law Enforcement Hall’s search, killed several disciples, and lost its ancestor after he attacked Chu Tian’s Third Uncle.
• Chu Tianyun told Chu Tian that the scandal could damage the Chu Family’s position and that the family had convened to discuss Liu Yun’s childhood betrothal.

Chu Tian ordered Chu Tianyun to crack down on the Liu Family while keeping the operation from Chu Tianwang, then claimed the imperial corpse of the Destiny Dao Venerable's inheritance. The corpse bestowed its imperial inheritance on Chu Tian, leaving Chu Tianyun stunned.

• Chu Tian told Chu Tianyun to secretly arrest Liu Family officials, control Liu Zheng, seize the family's ill-gotten wealth for the sect, and destroy evidence implicating the Chu lineage.
• Chu Tianyun worried that targeting the Liu Family could provoke the Ye Family and other top families, but Chu Tian said Jian Kongzhu would support the plan and predicted the Duanmu Family would soon favor the Chu Family.
• Chu Tianyun questioned whether the Destiny Dao Venerable's imperial corpse should be returned to the Cihang Sacred Sect, despite its immense value as a cultivation resource and source of rare materials.
• The system rewarded Chu Tian for plundering Liu Yun's major fortuitous encounter and offered him the chance to plunder the corpse's inheritance for five thousand Destiny Points.
• Chu Tian accepted, and the imperial corpse awakened, pointed at his brow, and began transmitting its inheritance while Chu Tianyun marveled at Chu Tian's luck.