Recaps

Chen Fan completed the Purgatory Four Symbols Array, which killed the fleeing clansmen and trapped Yama when he attacked it. Chen Fan and the two patriarchs joined forces against Yama, who raised his strength to the initial Body Fusion Realm, while Chen Fan searched for Yama’s piece of the Kunlun Mirror.

• Chen Fan and the others completed the Purgatory Four Symbols Array, and Chen Fan explained that it could not be stopped without an immortal weapon.
• The clansmen outside the array cursed Chen Fan, but Yama arrived and killed everyone who had insulted him.
• Yama attacked the array, triggering its backlash and allowing the Four Symbols to suppress and strike him.
• Chen Fan summoned the Immortal Sword Sheath and joined the two patriarchs in attacking Yama.
• Yama used the Hell Sect’s Underworld Fire Sacrifice Art to raise his strength to the initial Body Fusion Realm and counterattacked, while Chen Fan searched for his piece of the Kunlun Mirror.

Chen Fan discovered that Yama’s crimson aura was tied to the hidden Kunlun Mirror, which sustained his immortality, but Yama had concealed it in a distant void passage. As the clan heads faltered and the array weakened, Chen Fan calmly claimed he could still reach it.

• Yama fought the Dugu Clan Head and Xiao Family Head while the Purgatory Four Symbols Array suppressed him, and Bald Bird and the others realized that destroying the Kunlun Mirror was the only way to kill him.
• Chen Fan failed to locate the Kunlun Mirror with his Heavenly Eye and the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, while Yama taunted him and broke free of the Azure Dragon’s restraints.
• Yama wounded the Dugu Clan Head and injured the Xiao Family Head with his blood-red dagger as his strength grew.
• Chen Fan tested Yama with a silkworm cocoon and inferred from the crimson aura restoring Yama’s wound that the Kunlun Mirror powered it.
• Yama revealed that he had hidden the Kunlun Mirror in a void passage whose entrance lay hundreds of thousands of li away, leaving Chen Fan little time to reach it.
• Chen Fan calmly answered Yama’s challenge by saying he could tear open the void and reach the mirror.

Chen Fan destroyed the spatial passage containing the Kunlun Mirror, leaving Yama powerless and allowing the Dugu and Xiao Family heads to kill him. As the group thanked Chen Fan, war drums sounded from the heavens, signaling that something was about to begin.

• Chen Fan unleashed the Immortal Sword Sheath’s golden thunder and obliterated the Ancient City, shattering Yama’s spatial passage and sending the Kunlun Mirror into the Dark Void Realm.
• Yama lost the mirror’s power, and the Dugu Family head and Xiao Family head killed him with a sword and the Bronze Gate.
• Bald Bird explained that the Kunlun Mirror had fallen into the Dark Void Realm, and the crowd realized why Yama had weakened.
• The Dugu Clan Head and Xiao Family Head thanked Chen Fan, who acknowledged their role in defeating Yama.
• War drums sounded from the heavens, and the two family heads exclaimed that it was about to begin.

The Thunder Drum warned that the Southeast Sea Region's overlords had launched an invasion, but Chen Fan refused to join the war and returned to the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm to cultivate. As Mu Yunshui neared childbirth, she asked Chen Fan to choose a name for their child.

• The Dugu Clan Head and Xiao Family Head explained that the Thunder Drum announced the coming war and asked Chen Fan to help, but he declined.
• Chen Fan, Old Yellow Tooth, and Bald Bird headed back to the mystic realm, discussing whether to flee to the Minor Cultivation World and the dangers of the invasion.
• After returning, Chen Fan told Qin Xian'er and the others he would stay in the mystic realm and cultivate rather than join the war.
• Bald Bird and the others gave Mu Yunshui spiritual medicines for her unborn child as her pregnancy advanced.
• Mu Yunshui told Chen Fan their child would be born in three months and asked him to think of a name; Chen Fan already had one in mind.

Chen Fan named his unborn son Chen Yi, then entered seclusion to refine the Heavenly Water Pearl and strengthen his water-element True Essence. After a month, he neared the middle stage of the Divine Separation Realm and spotted a small, fast-moving figure in the peach grove.

• Chen Fan and Mu Yunshui agreed to name their unborn son Chen Yi, while Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth offered ridiculous alternatives.
• Qin Xian'er approved of Chen Yi's name, and Chen Fan reflected on protecting the peaceful life they had won through strength.
• Chen Fan entered seclusion beneath the peach tree and examined the six interlinked spheres of True Essence in his dantian.
• Chen Fan tested the Heavenly Water Pearl's power, found his body could endure it only in stages, and crushed the pearl to refine its water-element True Essence.
• After a month, Chen Fan had refined the Heavenly Water Pearl, grown stronger, and nourished the peach grove with its remaining power.
• A palm-sized figure darted through the peach grove twice, and Chen Fan recognized it on its second pass.

Chen Fan emerged from seclusion and found that Little Golden Monkey had awakened, while the monkey amused itself by tricking Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth. Dugu Han then warned Chen Fan that the Immortal Palace master intended to take Mu Yunshui and her unborn child, leaving Chen Fan furious as the Immortal Palace publicly claimed the child belonged to them.

• Chen Fan found Little Golden Monkey awake in the peach grove, and the monkey said it remembered Xian'er and Bi Fang but had lost many other memories.
• Little Golden Monkey traded a peach conjured from its fur to Bald Bird for ten spiritual herbs, then fooled Bald Bird again by giving Old Yellow Tooth another conjured peach.
• Dugu Han arrived and told Chen Fan that the Immortal Palace master had appeared and ordered Mu Yunshui to return with her unborn child.
• Dugu Han explained that the Immortal Palace master and Shu Mountain's new headmaster claimed the child belonged to Zhao Wuji under an old agreement, turning public opinion against Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan's expression filled with murderous intent when he heard the Immortal Palace was claiming Mu Yunshui's child.

Chen Fan learned that the master of the Immortal Palace wanted to seize Mu Yunshui’s child, so he returned to secluded cultivation to grow stronger. As he comprehended the Earth Element Dao, Mu Yunshui went into labor, and Chen Fan remained unable to leave the peach grove.

• Dugu Han warned Chen Fan that the master of the Immortal Palace wanted the child’s innate supreme body, and Chen Fan told the others to keep the danger from Mu Yunshui.
• Chen Fan quietly watched Qin Xian’er and Mu Yunshui sewing baby clothes, then returned to the peach grove to cultivate.
• Chen Fan began transforming the six kinds of True Essence in the Heaven-Burning Art, starting by studying the origin of Earth Element True Essence.
• After more than two months of Dao comprehension, sand covered Chen Fan’s body as the earth’s aura flowed into him.
• Mu Yunshui’s child was about to be born, but Chen Fan remained immersed in cultivation and could not leave the peach grove.

Chen Fan cultivated earth- and metal-element arts beneath the peach tree, spending more than a year in enlightenment while centuries passed within his dantian. He awakened with six nascent-soul forms and reached the middle stage of Spirit Division.

• Bald Bird, Old Yellow Tooth, Little Golden Monkey, and Qin Xian'er watched Chen Fan petrify as he refined earth-element power, then left him to continue cultivating.
• Chen Fan comprehended the earth-element Dao essence, found a trace of metal-element aura, and entered a connected metal-element minor world.
• Chen Fan cultivated the Burning Gold Scripture for a month, absorbing metal-element aura and condensing his True Essence Power into nascent-soul forms.
• Chen Fan continued meditating beneath the peach tree, blocking out thoughts of his newborn child and the Immortal Palace master's threat.
• After a year outside and what felt like 365 years within his dantian, Chen Fan awakened with six nascent-soul forms and reached the middle stage of Spirit Division.

After emerging from more than three hundred years of cultivation within the Great Dao of the Five Elements, Chen Fan reunited with his family and met his extraordinarily talented son, Little Chen Yi. When the master of the Immortal Palace attacked the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm, Chen Fan went to face him while his companions followed in secret.

• Chen Fan awoke from seclusion, learned everyone was safe, and discovered he had reached the mid-stage Spirit Severing Realm.
• Chen Fan met Little Chen Yi for the first time and was shocked to learn the child had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm before his second birthday.
• Chen Fan told Mu Yunshui and the others that the master of the Immortal Palace planned to take her and Little Chen Yi, and he vowed to protect them.
• Chen Fan resolved to continue cultivating outside seclusion and master Sword Sweeps Eight Wastelands as he prepared for the Immortal Palace's arrival.
• More than two months later, an attacker struck the mystic realm's entrance, and Chen Fan headed toward the exit with his sword while Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth followed secretly.

Chen Fan emerged from the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm to confront the Immortal Palace Master, who demanded Mu Yunshui and her child and presented him as a villain to the gathered cultivators. As the Immortal Palace Master sent a powerful spirit body to fight him, Chen Fan surged into the late Divine Soul stage and attacked with his sword.

• The Immortal Palace Master gathered outside the mystic realm and demanded that Chen Fan hand over Mu Yunshui and the child he claimed was Zhao Wuji's.
• Chen Fan, Bald Bird, Old Yellow Tooth, and Dugu Han emerged, but the watching cultivators sided with the Immortal Palace Master and dismissed their protests.
• Chen Fan recognized his Wuya Sword beneath the Immortal Palace Master's feet and refused to surrender Mu Yunshui or the child.
• The Immortal Palace Master summoned two late Soul Division Stage spirit bodies and sent one to suppress Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan's six spheres transformed into fire-element true essence, forming a blazing Nascent Soul and raising him to the late Divine Soul stage.
• Chen Fan summoned the Immortal Sword Sheath, drew his sword, and charged at the Immortal Palace Master's spirit body.

Chen Fan fought the Immortal Palace Master, who secretly combined the strength of his true body and two spirit bodies to withstand Chen Fan’s attacks. As Chen Fan’s true essence began to dwindle, he drew an ordinary iron sword and prepared to unleash Sword Sweeps Eight Wastelands.

• Chen Fan discovered with his Heavenly Eye that the Immortal Palace Master’s spirit body was drawing power from the master’s true body and other spirit body.
• Chen Fan and the Immortal Palace Master exchanged hundreds of blows as Chen Fan used the Immortal Sword Sheath and Heaven-Burning Art to fight at late Soul Division Stage strength.
• Chen Fan resolved to protect Mu Yunshui, little Chen Yi, and the people in the mystic realm, despite the danger of exhausting his true essence.
• Chen Fan sheathed his lightning-wreathed sword, drew an ordinary iron sword, and invoked Sword Sweeps Eight Wastelands.

Chen Fan discovered that Sword Sweeps Eight Wastelands could not be sustained by his True Essence Power and risked his lifespan trying to unleash it. He realized that Dao essence could drive the Sword Art, and its full power erupted as Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth fled into the secret realm.

• Chen Fan began Sword Sweeps Eight Wastelands, but the opening stance drained his True Essence Power and caused his cultivation to fall to the middle Soul Division Stage.
• The master of the Immortal Palace demanded that Chen Fan surrender the captives and the sword sheath, while Chen Fan continued sustaining the sword at the cost of his lifespan.
• Chen Fan recalled Fat Daoist’s warning and reasoned that the Sword Art might require something other than True Essence Power.
• Chen Fan summoned the Great Dao of Life and Death Reincarnation and poured its Dao essence into the iron sword, successfully unleashing Sword Sweeps Eight Wastelands.
• Chen Fan told Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth to return to the secret realm, and they escaped as the master of the Immortal Palace stared in shock.

Chen Fan unleashed Sword Sweeps Eight Wastelands, destroying both of the Immortal Palace Master's spirit bodies but badly injuring himself in the process. The Immortal Palace Master escaped the sword's killing force with Immortal-armament armor and prepared to cripple Chen Fan, until Little Golden Monkey emerged from the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm.

• Chen Fan used Dao essence to unleash Sword Sweeps Eight Wastelands, and the sword's force gravely wounded him and the Immortal Palace Master along with both spirit bodies.
• Chen Fan struggled toward the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm entrance as the sword's power tore through the surrounding cultivators and battlefield.
• The Immortal Palace Master's true body attacked Chen Fan with Wuya Sword, then blocked his escape and declared he would make him suffer.
• The Immortal Palace Master donned Immortal-armament armor, endured the sword's might, and carried Chen Fan out of the deadly area.
• As the Immortal Palace Master gathered power to cripple Chen Fan, Little Golden Monkey emerged from the mystic realm and saw them.

Little Golden Monkey protected Chen Fan from the Immortal Palace's master, who then trapped him beneath an immortal court and attacked Bald Bird. The court was destroyed, revealing a powerful adult golden monkey who called Little Golden Monkey his grandson.

• Bald Bird found Chen Fan gravely wounded as the Immortal Palace's master prepared to cripple his cultivation.
• Little Golden Monkey blocked the master's strike with his golden runes and provoked him.
• The master summoned an immortal court that descended upon Little Golden Monkey, while Bald Bird tried to flee.
• The master sealed the secret realm's entrance, trapped Bald Bird, and struck at him despite Chen Fan's plea to stop.
• The immortal court exploded and destroyed the master's attack, revealing an adult golden monkey in armor who challenged him for touching his monkey grandson.

Equal to Heaven’s soul fragment emerged from Little Golden Monkey and killed the Immortal Palace Master after he warned that his death could leave the Three Divine Continents open to invasion. Equal to Heaven then offered to deal with the people beyond the sea if Chen Fan swore a heart-demon oath and accepted one condition.

• Chen Fan recognized the adult golden monkey as the legendary Equal to Heaven, and its soul fragment struck the Immortal Palace Master hard enough to grievously wound him.
• Equal to Heaven revealed its identity and beat the Immortal Palace Master while Bald Bird urged it on.
• The Immortal Palace Master warned that the people beyond the sea would conquer the Three Divine Continents if he died, but Equal to Heaven killed him anyway.
• Equal to Heaven turned on Chen Fan and Bald Bird, then explained that its appearance would make it disappear from this realm and offered to repay Chen Fan for saving its monkey grandson.
• Equal to Heaven told Chen Fan it would deal with the people beyond the sea only if Chen Fan swore upon his heart demon and agreed to one condition.

After Equal to Heaven saved Chen Fan, he departed after securing Chen Fan’s promise to protect Little Golden Monkey and agreeing to deal with the enemies beyond the sea. Chen Fan survived but discovered that using Sword Sweeps Eight Wastelands had nearly destroyed his Great Dao, so he decided to enter seclusion with Chen Yi.

• Equal to Heaven explained that his remnant soul could appear only once and asked Chen Fan to protect Little Golden Monkey until it reached the Soul Division Stage.
• Chen Fan agreed, and Equal to Heaven offered to deal with the people beyond the sea before departing without explaining the ancient events Chen Fan asked about.
• Chen Fan and Bald Bird found Little Golden Monkey unconscious but unharmed, and Chen Fan began recovering from his injuries.
• Chen Fan realized Sword Sweeps Eight Wastelands had consumed his Dao essence and shattered his Great Dao, leaving him needing long-term seclusion.
• When Bald Bird reminded him that Chen Yi was looking for him, Chen Fan decided to take Chen Yi into seclusion with him.

Chen Fan discovered the Wuya Sword Spirit had survived and awakened it by nourishing the sword with his Divine Soul power and broken Great Dao fragments. He then headed toward the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm with the sword and unconscious Little Golden Monkey, while planning to enter secluded cultivation with Little Chen Yi.

• Chen Fan told Bald Bird that he wanted Little Chen Yi to join him in secluded cultivation, explaining that the boy's Innate Supreme Physique could handle the spiritual energy.
• Chen Fan picked up the Wuya Sword and sensed that its Sword Spirit was still alive when the blade trembled at his touch.
• Chen Fan poured his Divine Soul power and remnants of his Great Dao into the Wuya Sword, allowing its Sword Spirit to take shape and speak.
• The Sword Spirit, Wuya, told Chen Fan that the Immortal Palace master had refined a spiritual body for it, but it had suppressed its consciousness because it recognized only Chen Fan as its master.
• Chen Fan learned that the Immortal Palace master's attempts to feed the sword hundreds of thousands of living souls had left it with Killing Intent, making it likely to become a demonic artifact.
• Chen Fan had Wuya return to the sword and headed toward the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm carrying the Wuya Sword and the unconscious Little Golden Monkey.

Chen Fan reunited with Qin Xian'er and the others after Equal to Heaven killed the Immortal Palace Master, but he discovered that Little Chen Yi had mysteriously developed the Heaven-Burning Art alongside the Supreme Restriction. Chen Fan and Bald Bird were left alarmed by the incompatible powers coexisting within the boy.

• Qin Xian'er and the others emerged from the mystic realm and learned that Equal to Heaven had killed the Immortal Palace Master, while Chen Fan's Great Dao had been nearly destroyed.
• Chen Fan and Bald Bird recounted how Equal to Heaven defeated the Immortal Palace Master and went to the Western Desert to confront the overseas overlords.
• Little Chen Yi said he could see stars in his dantian, and Chen Fan found Supreme Restriction runes and six lights bearing the aura of the Heaven-Burning Art.
• Chen Fan questioned Bald Bird, who denied teaching Little Chen Yi the Heaven-Burning Art.
• Chen Fan and Bald Bird privately discussed how the Heaven-Burning Art had appeared alongside the Supreme Restriction in Little Chen Yi, and both were shocked.

Chen Fan watched over little Chen Yi in seclusion and found that the child’s Heaven-Burning Art and Supreme Restriction remained peacefully balanced, though he feared they would eventually clash. While the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm’s residents cultivated, news spread that Chen Fan had killed the Immortal Palace Master and that his golden monkey had defeated the overlords beyond the sea, leaving the cultivation world in awe.

• Chen Fan brought little Chen Yi into seclusion and examined how the child’s Heaven-Burning Art and Supreme Restriction shared his dantian.
• Chen Fan chose not to remove either power and stayed beside little Chen Yi as he cultivated for a month.
• Qin Xian'er, Mu Yunshan, Chen Jingjing, Ye Xiaotian, and the others advanced their cultivation under the mystic realm’s abundant spiritual energy and Dugu Han’s guidance.
• News that Chen Fan had killed the Immortal Palace Master spread across the Eastern Wasteland, prompting frightened factions to flee and others to seek favor through the Dugu Clan, Xiao Family, and Divine Silkworm Clan.
• A cultivator returning from the Western Desert reported that a golden-furred monkey sent by Chen Fan had defeated the overlords beyond the sea, and the cultivators suspected it was the Little Golden Monkey.
• Masterful Scholar proposed erecting statues of Chen Fan and the Little Golden Monkey across the Four Divine Continents, and a major faction agreed to spread the notice.

After the battle, Chen Fan’s companions ventured out while he stayed behind to watch Little Chen Yi and investigate the powers within him. Once his son left, Chen Fan began rebuilding his destroyed Great Dao through the Nine Palaces Dao resonance and Nirvana Sword Intent.

• Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth returned with treasures and news that Chen Fan was no longer being targeted, prompting Dugu Han to lead Chen Jingjing, Zhang Rumeng, and the others out to gain experience.
• Little Chen Yi awoke near Foundation Establishment Late Stage and told Chen Fan he could control the six stars and river inside his body, which were tied to the Heaven-Burning Art and Supreme Restriction.
• Chen Fan let Little Chen Yi leave to see his mothers after learning there was no immediate danger within him.
• Chen Fan began his long seclusion beneath the peach tree, using the Nine Palaces Dao resonance to reconstruct his Great Dao.
• After half a year, Chen Fan rebuilt the embryonic form of his Great Dao through Nirvana Sword Intent and then began restoring his Life and Death and Reincarnation Dao resonances.

Nearly four years passed as Chen Fan rebuilt his Great Dao in seclusion while his family and friends gained fame at the Heavenly Prodigy Battlefield. After Chen Fan finally completed his cultivation and left the peach grove, Ink Dragon summoned him from outside the mystic realm.

• Qin Xian'er and Mu Yunshui stayed in the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm to protect Chen Yi, who reached the initial Golden Core stage, while Little Golden Monkey played with him.
• Chen Jingjing, Zhang Rumeng, and Shen Wushuang rose to prominence at the Heavenly Prodigy Battlefield, and Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth swindled bettors with a sham gambling stall before fleeing.
• Ye Xiaotian won first place at the Heavenly Prodigy Battlefield, was transported to the Enlightenment God Tree mystic realm, and later departed with Chen Jingjing and the others under the Dugu Clan and Xiao Family's protection.
• Chen Fan continued cultivating for nearly four years, reforging his Great Dao and advancing the Heavenly Eye Treasure Art to the limit of his abilities.
• Chen Fan opened his eyes, ended his seclusion, and heard Ink Dragon summon him from outside the mystic realm.

Chen Fan recovered from his injuries and reunited with his family before meeting Fat Daoist and Ink Dragon. After discussing Equal to Heaven, he asked the seniors to stay so he could ask about the Innate Supreme Physique.

• Chen Fan emerged from the peach grove, reunited with Qin Xian'er, Mu Yunshui, and little Chen Yi, and told the women that two seniors had come to visit.
• Chen Fan welcomed Fat Daoist and Ink Dragon, who noted his progress and said they hoped he would reach the Body Integration stage before the time came to go to the Immortal Realm.
• Chen Fan gave Fat Daoist a sealed soul fragment he had found with Bi Fang's fragment, and Fat Daoist absorbed it without advancing his realm.
• Fat Daoist asked whether Equal to Heaven was still alive, and Chen Fan recounted how the monkey's remnant soul had helped Little Golden Monkey before vanishing.
• Ink Dragon and Fat Daoist considered that Equal to Heaven might have faked his death and asked Chen Fan to keep him there if the monkey returned; Chen Fan then asked them about the Innate Supreme Physique.

Chen Fan learned that little Chen Yi possessed the Innate Supreme Physique and had been born with both the Heaven-Burning Art and the Supreme Restriction. After observing the two powers balance one another as Chen Yi advanced in cultivation, the Fat Daoist decided to teach him the Heavenly Eye Treasure Art and urged Chen Fan to let him gain experience outside the mystic realm.

• The Fat Daoist and Ink Dragon recognized little Chen Yi's Innate Supreme Physique and warned that it could make him a puppet of the Heavenly Dao.
• Chen Fan revealed that Chen Yi had been born with the Heaven-Burning Art and the Supreme Restriction, and Chen Yi manifested both powers along with six tiny spheres.
• The Fat Daoist examined Chen Yi and explained that the Heaven-Burning Art and Supreme Restriction restrained one another but had reached a mutual balance within him.
• Chen Yi cultivated in the peach grove and advanced to the middle stage of the Golden Core realm as both powers drew in spiritual energy without encroaching on each other.
• The Fat Daoist decided to teach Chen Yi the Heavenly Eye Treasure Art and advised Chen Fan to let him leave the mystic realm to gain experience.

Chen Fan and Mu Yunshui struggled to decide whether five-year-old Chen Yi should leave home for training, but discovered that the Heaven-Burning Art and Supreme Restriction inside him were growing beyond his control. They agreed to entrust him to the Fat Daoist and Ink Dragon, while the Fat Daoist told Chen Fan of a place that might help him advance his cultivation.

• The Fat Daoist carved out a small space for Chen Yi and proposed teaching him the Heavenly Eye Treasure Art before he went out to gain experience.
• Chen Fan and Mu Yunshui discussed letting Chen Yi leave, with Chen Fan proposing to protect him secretly and Mu Yunshui reluctantly agreeing.
• The Fat Daoist asked to take Chen Yi on his travels, and the Ink Dragon argued that Chen Yi needed a guardian who would judge which dangers he could face.
• Chen Yi asked to leave because Little Star and Little River were growing faster than he was, and the Fat Daoist confirmed that the Heaven-Burning Art and Supreme Restriction were also growing without Chen Yi having forged his own Dao.
• Mu Yunshui accepted that Chen Yi had to go, and Chen Fan gave him a Nine Palaces Token and urged him not to become arrogant.
• Chen Fan entrusted Chen Yi to the Fat Daoist and Ink Dragon, and the Fat Daoist said he knew a place where Chen Fan might advance within a few decades.

Fat Daoist told Chen Fan that the Dark Void Realm’s ruins could help him advance by battling incarnations of past Heavenly Prodigy Rankings first-rankers and Supreme Restrictions. Chen Fan chose to enter despite the danger, and Fat Daoist warned him to flee immediately if he encountered one particular person.

• Fat Daoist revealed that the Dark Void Realm still existed and that its ruins were a place where cultivators could comprehend the Dao through battle.
• Fat Daoist explained that the ruins contained flesh-and-blood bodies formed from Supreme Restrictions and Dao essences taken from past Heavenly Prodigy Rankings, including their first-ranked prodigies.
• Chen Fan learned that erasing his name and Dao essence from the rankings would keep an identical version of himself from appearing in the ruins.
• Chen Fan decided to enter the ruins, saying he wanted the strength to protect his family and never again face an enemy while helpless to save those he cared about.
• Fat Daoist said he had once appeared on the rankings but erased his name, then warned Chen Fan to flee at once if he encountered a particular person.