Chapter Summaries

Xia Ping used Wu Wudi’s identity to draw enemies in the Sealed Land, then robbed a centaur warrior and left a taunting note. He next trapped a group of Peacock Race and Five-Colored Luan Bird warriors in an illusion barrier, leaving them asleep as he greeted them.

• Xia Ping left the Sealed Land while the Corpse Beast failed to break free of its restraints.
• A centaur warrior stole the Source of Dragon Wood from a squad, but Wu Wudi knocked it unconscious and took its treasures and Space Ring.
• The centaur warrior woke to find Wu Wudi’s note and swore revenge on him.
• Five-Colored Luan Bird Luan Tu mocked the Peacock Race and demanded that they hand over their Sources of Dragon Wood.
• Wu Wudi’s illusion barrier covered the gathered warriors, put them to sleep, and he greeted them as a humble monk.

Xia Ping used the Formless Mask and illusion arts to ambush and rob Western Universe prodigies in the outer space of the Sealed Land, leaving the Five-Colored Luan Birds and Peacock Race furious. The victims formed an alliance but failed to find him, so they resolved to summon their elders to capture him.

• The Peacock Race warriors woke to find their treasures stolen, while the Five-Colored Luan Birds discovered they had been plucked and marked with humiliating words blaming Wu Wudi.
• The Five-Colored Luan Birds vowed revenge, and the Peacock Race secretly took satisfaction in seeing their rivals humiliated.
• Xia Ping repeatedly disguised and concealed himself to ambush lone or weaker Western Universe prodigies, knocking them unconscious with illusion arts and stealing their treasures.
• The victims formed the Victim Alliance and searched for Xia Ping, but his Formless Mask kept them from finding him.
• Xia Ping ambushed some Victim Alliance members again, robbing them and leaving them stripped and hanging upside down from trees.
• The Western Universe elites admitted they could not defeat Xia Ping themselves and decided to summon their family elders to capture him.

After Xia Ping spread reports of Wu Wudi’s crimes, elders from the Western Universe’s major races gathered to hunt the demon monk. Xia Ping prepared to set the next stage of his plan in motion as thousands of powerful elders assembled.

• Countless prodigies condemned Wu Wudi for attacking them and stripping the Five-Colored Luan Bird Clan’s feathers, while rumors spread that the elders were coming to capture him.
• Xia Ping pretended to offer Xiong Bo help in beating Wu Wudi, and Xiong Bo explained that the elders were gathering to organize a search.
• Xia Ping agreed to postpone hunting Dragon Wood Trees, then stored Rabbit Linglong and Qingluan in the Mountain River Bead space before leaving.
• Several hours later, at least three thousand elders from the Western Universe’s major races gathered at a camp, including Xiang Wanxu, Ruth, and Maples.

The Western Universe’s elders debated how to capture Wu Wudi, and Xiang Wanxu proposed sealing a vast region with a powerful formation. Xiang Wanxu secretly wanted Wu Wudi’s Divine Elephant Breathing Technique, while the other elders suspected he was pursuing a hidden prize.

• Undying Phoenix Ruth and Nightmare Serpent Maples complained about the gathering and blamed the Arhat Race for Wu Wudi’s crimes.
• Dao Xin denied that Wu Wudi belonged to the Arhat Race, and Xiang Wanxu stopped the argument so they could focus on capturing him.
• A Peacock Race elder said Wu Wudi had evaded pursuit through transformation and concealment, leaving the elders unsure how to find him.
• Xiang Wanxu proposed deploying a Heaven-Piercing Earth-Shattering Annihilation Grand Formation across one hundred thousand li, and the elders agreed to assist.
• Xiang Wanxu secretly planned to capture Wu Wudi and force him to reveal the Divine Elephant Breathing Technique, while other elders suspected he had discovered a valuable secret.

Xia Ping used a Saint-Grade Forbidden-Breaking Talisman to destroy the formation sealing the Corpse Beast, then hid as the creature escaped. The Western Universe’s elders blamed Wu Wudi and prepared to confront the beast while seeking help from the Saints.

• Xia Ping sent the Saint-Grade Forbidden-Breaking Talisman into the sealing formation and concealed himself as a grain of sand.
• The talisman destroyed the formation and chains, freeing the Corpse Beast.
• The Corpse Beast roared with joy and unleashed destructive soundwaves across the surrounding land as corrupted Dragon Wood Trees and Corpse Monsters welcomed it.
• Immortal Phoenix Ruth, Xiang Wanxu, and the other elders sensed the seal’s collapse and debated who had broken it.
• A Peacock Race elder accused Demon Monk Wu Wudi of luring them into a trap, while others speculated he might serve Tania.
• Xiang Wanxu called for the elders to suppress the weakened Corpse Beast and notify the Saints.

The Western Universe's cultivators fought the Corpse Beast, but its infectious black energy transformed many powerful cultivators and shattered their formation. With their defenses collapsing, Xiang Wanxu brought out the Heaven-Swallowing Elephant clan's sacred artifact, the Sky-Splitting Hammer.

• Xiang Wanxu activated the Heaven-Piercing World-Destroying Grand Formation, which crushed millions of Corpse Monsters.
• The Corpse Beast unleashed corrosive black energy that infected nearly one-third of the mighty cultivators and turned them into Corpse Monsters.
• The Heaven-Piercing World-Destroying Grand Formation collapsed after its cultivators were infected, and the survivors blamed Wu Wudi for breaking the seal.
• Xiang Wanxu decided to use a Saint artifact and revealed the Sky-Splitting Hammer, shocking the other mighty cultivators.

Xiang Wanxu, Undying Bird Ruth, and their allies fought the immortal Corpse Beast with holy artifacts, but their attacks failed to destroy it. After waiting for both sides to weaken, Xia Ping decided to strike.

• Undying Bird Ruth revealed the Vermilion Bird Banner, and she and Xiang Wanxu attacked the Corpse Beast with their holy artifacts.
• The Corpse Beast survived Xiang Wanxu's hammer strike and re-formed after the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire burned it away.
• Nightmare Snake rallied the other experts to join Xiang Wanxu and Ruth in attacking the Corpse Beast.
• Xia Ping watched from the shadows as the battle continued, waiting for the Corpse Beast and its attackers to weaken.
• After half an hour, Xia Ping sensed both sides had reached their weakest point and launched his attack.

Xia Ping appeared as the Western Universe’s survivors prepared to seal the weakened Corpse Beast, asking them to stop and give him face. After Xiang Wanxu recognized him as Wu Wudi, Xia Ping used the Dragon-Trapping Stake to suppress everyone’s cultivation and killed five attackers with one punch.

• Xiang Wanxu and the surviving great powers weakened the Corpse Beast through their battle, leaving it at roughly Golden Core Realm strength as most of their forces were killed or gravely injured.
• Xiang Wanxu prepared to join the others in sealing the Corpse Beast, but Xia Ping appeared and urged them to stop fighting.
• The great powers rejected Xia Ping’s plea, and Xiang Wanxu identified him as Wu Wudi, whom they blamed for the catastrophe.
• Xia Ping activated the Dragon-Trapping Stake’s Equality Domain, suppressing the great powers’ cultivation to the peak of the Golden Core Realm.
• Five Dharma Image Realm attackers charged Xia Ping, and he killed them all with a single punch, shocking Xiang Wanxu and the others.

Xia Ping subdued the weakened Corpse Beast with his Soul Seal and transformed it into a black egg. He escaped the Dragon Wood Secret Realm, leaving Xiang Wanxu and the other mighty figures stunned by his ability to control Corpse Beasts.

• Nightmare Snake Maples confirmed that the five Dharma Image Realm cultivators had truly been killed, and the Undying Bird Ruth identified the Dragon-Trapping Stake as a half-step Saint artifact that suppressed their cultivation.
• Xia Ping warned the weakened mighty figures not to move and told Xiang Wanxu that he had come for a secret.
• Xia Ping approached the Corpse Beast, which recognized his Taotie aura and did not attack him.
• Xia Ping used Soul Seal to take control of the Corpse Beast, whose body shrank into a black egg.
• Xia Ping stored the egg and used the Dragon Wood Spirit Talisman to leave the secret realm before Xiang Wanxu and the others could stop him.

Three Saints discovered that Wu Wudi had taken the Corpse Beast from Dragon Wood Planet, but they could not trace him after he escaped. Convinced he posed a grave threat, they ordered a universe-wide manhunt and left his fate unresolved.

• Raphael, Venerable Wugou, and Bifang arrived at Dragon Wood Planet and learned from Xiang Wanxu that Wu Wudi had taken the Corpse Beast and enslaved it.
• Venerable Wugou and Raphael searched for Wu Wudi but could not locate him or uncover his origins.
• The Saints suspected Tania might be behind Wu Wudi's control of the Corpse Beast and feared the creature could become a threat to the universe.
• Bifang ordered the major races of the Western Universe to hunt Wu Wudi, offering ten billion Universal Coins for his capture, dead or alive.
• Xiang Wanxu and the others spread the warrant, stirring countless races across the Western Universe.

News of Wu Wudi’s ten-billion-Universal-Coin bounty spread across the Western Universe and fueled rumors about his supposed crimes. Xia Ping, Rabbit Linglong, and Qingluan learned of the hunt aboard the Star Ship, safely beyond the Western Universe.

• The Western Universe publicized Wu Wudi’s wanted status, and rumors spread about why the major races sought him.
• People across the Western Universe debated the bounty and considered the risks and rewards of capturing Wu Wudi.
• Residents of the Eastern and Southern Universes speculated that the Western Universe’s Wu Wudi was the same person as the bald monk they had heard about before.
• Xia Ping, Rabbit Linglong, and Qingluan traveled away from the Western Universe aboard the Star Ship and learned that Wu Wudi was wanted.
• Rabbit Linglong congratulated Xia Ping on his bounty, while Qingluan reflected that his actions had made the hunt inevitable.

After Rabbit Linglong and Qingluan returned to the Demon Saint Palace, Xia Ping learned that the system had upgraded after his Hate Points reached a new threshold. He explored the expanded exchange list and discovered that he could now obtain divine-grade techniques and Saint artifacts.

• Qingluan told Xia Ping that their trial was complete, and she and Rabbit Linglong used the Demon Saint Palace's mark to return there.
• The system reported that Xia Ping had earned fifteen billion six hundred million Hate Points from powerful figures and geniuses across the Western Universe.
• The system announced that Xia Ping had reached one hundred billion Hate Points and began a three-minute upgrade.
• After the upgrade, Xia Ping learned that his points had become Hate Crystals and that he had one hundred and fifty-six of them.
• Xia Ping reviewed the expanded exchange list, considered buying a low-grade Saint artifact, and decided to save his crystals while learning why divine-grade techniques cost less than artifacts.

Xia Ping learned more about the Super Hatred System and received the Samsara Pen after reaching ten billion Hate Points. He tested the sealed treasure’s immense cutting power and realized that using it consumed a great deal of magic power.

• Xia Ping learned that hatred was energy, that gaining more Hate Points would raise his system authorization, and that the Pure Yang Indestructible Art was a divine-grade art.
• Xia Ping reached ten billion Hate Points and received a golden brush from the system.
• Xia Ping refined the brush and learned it was the Samsara Pen, whose power was restricted by five layers of seals.
• Xia Ping tested the Samsara Pen in space and sliced apart meteorites and a small planet with its golden arcs.
• Xia Ping felt his magic power rapidly diminish after swinging the Samsara Pen and resolved to value the formidable but costly weapon.

Xia Ping cultivated among the Dragon Wood Trees and watched the World Tree grow, strengthening his soul and allowing him to sense distant dimensional spaces. He left with a new understanding of how the World Tree connected to the universe’s dimensions and drew energy from them.

• Xia Ping had Green Ox confirm that the five million Dragon Wood Trees had taken root in the Mountain River Bead, then asked it to isolate the sleeping Corpse Beast in a separate space.
• Several days later, Xia Ping cultivated beneath the Dragon Wood Trees, whose energy flowed into the World Tree in his Purple Mansion.
• The World Tree grew to a hundred meters tall, developed ancient green runes, and spread energy that strengthened the plants throughout the Mountain River Bead.
• The World Tree merged more deeply with Xia Ping’s soul, making it sturdier and increasing his ability to absorb energy tenfold.
• Xia Ping used the World Tree to sense Flame, Ice and Snow, Metal, and other dimensional spaces throughout the void.

Xia Ping discovered that the World Tree let him absorb energy from deep dimensional worlds and realized rare spiritual plants could accelerate its growth. Elsewhere, Tania learned that Wu Wudi had enslaved her dangerous Corpse Beast and ordered her hidden network to find him.

• Xia Ping used the World Tree to draw vast energy from deep dimensions, rapidly increasing the mana in his Purple Mansion.
• Xia Ping realized the World Tree could grow faster by devouring the spiritual energy of rare plants.
• Tania failed to create an Undying Potion, and sent the explosive mixture through a wormhole before it detonated.
• Tania received news that Wu Wudi had enslaved the Corpse Beast she had created and became eager to meet him.
• Tania ordered her secret network across the universe to locate Wu Wudi.

After three months of cultivating, Xia Ping reached the peak of the Golden Core Realm and received a video call from Qiu Xue and Su Mei. Their reunion turned awkward when Nangong Wu appeared and discovered that the two women had become involved with him.

• Xia Ping ended his three-month cultivation in the Mountain River Bead after reaching the peak of the Golden Core Realm and strengthening his soul.
• Qiu Xue and Su Mei called Xia Ping, who joked about them being pregnant and said he would marry them both.
• Nangong Wu appeared during the call and angrily accused Xia Ping of getting involved with Qiu Xue and Su Mei.
• Qiu Xue called it an accident, but Su Mei admitted their relationship and praised Xia Ping, who responded shamelessly.

Xia Ping agreed to help Qiu Xue and Su Mei subdue the Star Flame guarding a Lightning Tribulation Realm powerhouse’s cave abode in the Northern Universe. He planned to arrive in three days, while Qiu Xue and Su Mei worried that others might discover their secret and went to find Nangong Wu.

• Su Mei teased Nangong Wu with a suggestive description, making her blush and run away despite Qiu Xue calling after her.
• Qiu Xue told Xia Ping that a Star Flame guarded a cave abode filled with a Lightning Tribulation Realm powerhouse’s treasures, and Su Mei asked him to subdue it in exchange for the treasures.
• Xia Ping readily accepted because devouring the Star Flame could advance his cultivation, and Qiu Xue sent him the planet’s location.
• Xia Ping said he could reach the planet in three days and ended the call.
• Qiu Xue and Su Mei discussed keeping the cave abode secret from people watching them, then set out to find Nangong Wu.

Xia Ping reached the Northern Universe and traveled to a remote primitive planet in the Red Sun Star Domain, where Qiu Xue, Su Mei, and Nangong Wu had found a Lightning Tribulation Realm expert’s cave. After seeing through the valley’s concealment, he entered its Star Flame formation, which erupted against him.

• Xia Ping piloted the Star Ship through the Northern Universe’s lethal energy storms and learned from Cat Immortal that the destination was about a day away.
• The Star Ship arrived at the primitive planet, where Qiu Xue, Su Mei, and Nangong Wu waited for Xia Ping.
• Nangong Wu stomped on Xia Ping’s foot and argued with him until Su Mei intervened.
• Qiu Xue told Xia Ping that Star Flame surrounded the cave dwelling, and Xia Ping used his Hell Golden Crow Eye to see the hidden formation and its three hundred and sixty clusters of flame.
• Xia Ping stepped into the valley, triggering the Celestial Star Formation to unleash its Star Flame at him.

Xia Ping refined and devoured Star Flame, strengthening his Hell Golden Crow Bloodline and breaking the restrictions around Flame Venerable's Cave Abode. As he and the others approached the revealed entrance, Yun Tiankong arrived with a group of disciples and claimed the cave abode for himself.

• Xia Ping trapped Star Flame in his Sun Furnace, refined it into a flame seed, and swallowed it.
• The Star Flame awakened more than one million Hell Golden Crow Cells in Xia Ping, bringing his total past eight million and increasing his mana and Primordial Spirit.
• Qiu Xue and Nangong Wu noticed that the valley's restrictions had vanished, revealing a bronze gate marked Flame Venerable's Cave Abode.
• Xia Ping called Qiu Xue, Nangong Wu, and Su Mei over and said the cave abode's defenses had collapsed.
• Yun Tiankong appeared with more than a dozen disciples, claimed the cave abode, and ordered Xia Ping's group to leave.
• Qiu Xue warned that Yun Tiankong was a peak Return to Truth Realm true disciple of the Mysterious Heaven Sect, and Nangong Wu questioned why he had come into Bright Moon Pavilion territory.

Yun Tiankong confronted Nangong Wu over their arranged engagement and threatened Xia Ping after he and Su Mei mocked him. The chapter ended with Yun Tiankong demanding that Xia Ping cripple himself and kneel, threatening to destroy his family and Cloud Sky Realm if he refused.

• Yun Tiankong accused Nangong Wu of betraying their engagement and claimed she belonged to the Yun Family, while Nangong Wu rejected the arrangement.
• Xia Ping and Su Mei mocked Yun Tiankong, angering his attendants, but Yun Tiankong stopped them from attacking immediately.
• Yun Tiankong identified Xia Ping, Qiu Xue, and Su Mei as natives of Cloud Sky Realm and dismissed Xia Ping as beneath him.
• Yun Tiankong ordered Xia Ping to leave Nangong Wu, cripple himself, break his limbs, and crawl away, threatening his family and Cloud Sky Realm if he refused.