Chapter Summaries

Yao Yan recruited Mandala and the Da Luo Territory into the Heavenly Court, then questioned Mandala about her connection to the Ancient Heavenly Emperor and the fate of his palace. Mandala refused to trust him with her memories, leaving the mystery of the Ancient Heavenly Emperor’s fall unresolved.

• Yao Yan told Mandala he would unify the Northern Boundary and offered her a choice to join him or leave; Mandala accepted recruitment to protect the Da Luo Territory.
• Yao Yan took the main seat and ordered Mandala to invite Northern Boundary factions with Earth Supremes, while Mandala sent Sleeping Emperor and the other two emperors to carry out his orders.
• Yao Yan questioned Mandala about her main body and its connection to the Ancient Heavenly Emperor, but she denied knowing anything about him.
• Yao Yan’s Nightmare Sky Mist failed to affect Mandala because her Talent Divine Mark blocked it, and he introduced Goddess Luo to her.
• Goddess Luo asked what had happened to the Ancient Heavenly Emperor, but Mandala said she could not remember and refused Yao Yan’s offer to restore her memories because she did not trust him.

The God Pavilion Master led most Northern Region factions to join the Tianluo Alliance, while Yao Yan prepared the Heavenly Court for the coming conflict by securing support from the Fire Spirit Clan and Ice Spirit Clan. The chapter left Huo Tu pledged to serve Yao Yan after he was promised help breaking through to the Heavenly Supreme realm.

• The God Pavilion Master and his subordinates chose to seek the Tianluo Alliance’s support and use the conflict to expand God Pavilion’s power.
• Nearly eighty percent of the Northern Region’s factions sided with the Tianluo Alliance, and the alliance began expanding its influence across Tianluo Continent.
• Yao Yan told Mandala he would supply the Heavenly Court with resources and helpers, and promised to help anyone who reached Half-Step Heavenly Supreme break through.
• The Ice Spirit Clan sent Earth Supremes and nearly a hundred Supreme Realm experts, while the Fire Spirit Clan sent Huo Tu and a large force of powerful cultivators.
• Yao Yan promised to help Huo Tu reach the Heavenly Supreme realm if he served well, and Huo Tu pledged his life to the Heavenly Emperor.

Yao Yan prepared the Heavenly Court for his absence by entrusting its defense to the Chaos Cauldron and arranging a journey with Zi Yan to the Dragon Clan. The chapter ended with him asking Dragon Venerable One to build a Teleportation Array before they departed.

• Yao Yan watched the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s transformation and showed Goddess Luo how the Chaos Cauldron had advanced to Immortal Grade Peerless Sacred Object status.
• Yao Yan teased Goddess Luo with a wager about Lin Dong’s future, but she refused and returned to the Chaos Cauldron.
• Zhu Kun asked Yao Yan about Zi Yan’s condition, and Yao Yan agreed to take her to the Dragon Clan once the Heavenly Court’s affairs were settled.
• Yao Yan explained that Lin Dong and the others would hold back the Tianluo Alliance, then placed the Chaos Cauldron over the Heavenly Court to protect it while he was away.
• Yao Yan promised Goddess Luo he would reconstruct her physical body if she helped guard the Heavenly Court, then asked Dragon Venerable One to construct a Teleportation Array for their journey.

Yao Yan traveled with Zi Yan, Zhu Kun, and Dragon Venerable One to the Divine Beast Continent to seek a way to unlock Zi Yan’s Dragon Phoenix Bloodline. After reaching the Phoenix Clan’s territory, they encountered a Fire Phoenix who recognized Dragon Venerable One’s overwhelming power.

• Yao Yan reassured Cai Lin that the journey to the Dragon Clan should be safe and said he hoped to find opportunities for her and Cai Die as well.
• Dragon Venerable One’s unstable teleportation array was stabilized and upgraded by Yao Yan into a two-way array, impressing Dragon Venerable One with his formation skill.
• Yao Yan, Zi Yan, and Zhu Kun departed the Heavenly Court through the array as Cai Lin, Cai Die, Xiao Yi Xian, and the others saw them off.
• Goddess Luo watched Yao Yan’s departure and wondered whether the era had changed, resolving to guide his growth.
• The group arrived at Sky Prairie, where Dragon Venerable One explained that the land belonged to the Phoenix Clan.
• A Fire Phoenix rushed to confront the arrivals, then transformed and knelt when Dragon Venerable One released his Dragon Might.

Dragon Venerable One tried to leave the Phoenix Clan’s territory with Yao Yan and the others, but Fire Phoenix Clan Leader Tian Yi provoked him and attempted to seize the group. Yao Yan crushed Tian Yi with a single palm before withdrawing, leaving the Phoenix Clan elder impressed by the human Heavenly Emperor’s power.

• Elder Tian Huo identified himself as the Fire Phoenix Clan’s guard, and Dragon Venerable One told him that he had merely passed through.
• Fire Phoenix Clan Leader Tian Yi arrived, mocked Dragon Venerable One over his defeat and thousand-year service to Yao Yan, then tried to seize Yao Yan and the others.
• Tian Yi’s spatial attack vanished when it reached Yao Yan, and Dragon Venerable One struck Tian Yi away.
• Yao Yan appeared beside Tian Yi and crushed him with his Chaos-infused palm, pinning his Fire Phoenix form beneath a Chaos Giant Hand.
• A Phoenix Clan elder asked Yao Yan to release Tian Yi, and Yao Yan left with Dragon Venerable One and the others using Ground Shrinking to an Inch.
• Tian Yi asked the elder about Yao Yan’s Supreme Dharma Body, and the elder said Yao Yan might have created it himself.

Yao Yan sensed the Phoenix Clan’s hidden Saint Grade experts, then traveled with Dragon Venerable One and the others toward the Dragon Clan. Meanwhile, his Underworld had taken over the Gathering Spirit Continent, and the Nether Lord ordered the Gathering Spirit Clan’s old ancestor to make Gathering Spirit Bowls.

• Two hidden experts discussed Yao Yan’s rise and worried that the Origin of Divine Beasts was appearing less often as the Great Thousand Covenant approached.
• Yao Yan and his companions escaped the Phoenix Clan experts’ scrutiny, and Dragon Venerable One led them east toward the Dragon Clan.
• Yao Yan considered how to use World Power and reflected on his different plans for claiming the Great Thousand World compared with Heavenly Evil God.
• The Underworld took control of the Gathering Spirit Continent, resurrecting the Gathering Spirit Clan’s old ancestor at great cost and filling the Nether Tower with souls.
• The Nether Lord ordered the old ancestor to produce Gathering Spirit Bowls and offered to supply Heavenly Supreme soul essences, or use the Extraterritorial Evil Clans if necessary.

Nether Lord revealed that he controlled the Extraterritorial Evil Clan’s power and considered replacing the Heavenly Evil God to strengthen the Underworld. Meanwhile, Yao Yan arrived with Zi Yan at the Dragon Clan Ancestral Land, where five Heavenly Supreme experts recognized her Dragon Phoenix Bloodline.

• The Gathering Spirit Clan’s ancestor warned Nether Lord that Extraterritorial Evil Clan souls had proved too contaminating to make Gathering Spirit Bowls.
• Nether Lord explained that evil qi came from the Heavenly Evil God and revealed that he could control it without being corrupted.
• Yao Yan decided that his Faith Body should seek to replace the Heavenly Evil God, and planned to release the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor from the Ancient Heavenly Palace.
• Zi Yan reminisced with Yao Yan during their journey, but Zhu Kun interrupted her question about whether Yao Yan preferred her present or former self.
• Dragon Venerable One brought Yao Yan, Zi Yan, Zhu Kun, and their companions into the Dragon Clan Ancestral Land and announced that Zi Yan possessed an incompletely awakened Dragon Phoenix Bloodline.
• Five Dragon Clan Heavenly Supreme experts sensed Zi Yan’s bloodline and recognized her as a potential future Supreme Strong Person.

Yao Yan brought Zi Yan to the Dragon Clan, where the True Dragon Emperor judged her Dragon Phoenix Bloodline to be an incomplete, inferior version and offered no special support. The group left the Dragon Realm, while Zi Yan vowed to grow stronger and Yao Yan resolved to help her improve by other means.

• The True Dragon Emperor appeared and confirmed that Zi Yan had an acquired Dragon Phoenix Bloodline, then asked how she had evolved.
• Yao Yan explained that Zi Yan had consumed a Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit formed when an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix and an Ancient Void Dragon died together in a Lower Plane.
• The True Dragon Emperor said Zi Yan’s bloodline was incomplete and that only a Dragon Phoenix Bloodline inheritance might repair it, while Dragon Venerable One learned the Dragon Clan would not fully support her.
• Yao Yan comforted Zi Yan and promised to care for her, while Zhu Kun chose to leave with them.
• After the True Dragon Emperor and elders departed, Zi Yan vowed to surpass even a true Dragon Phoenix, and Yao Yan led her and Zhu Kun out of the Dragon Realm.
• Dragon Venerable One apologized outside the World Gate and warned that Zi Yan would need the essence blood of many Super Divine Beasts, but Yao Yan said they could take their time.

Yao Yan decided to visit the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan, while Zhu Kun stayed behind to train on the Divine Beast Continent. In the Da Luo Territory, Lin Dong and his brothers prepared for Dragon Phoenix Heaven, and the chapter ended by introducing the Nine Netherworld Sparrows’ isolated home, the Nine Netherworld Realm.

• Yao Yan chose to take Zi Yan and Dragon Venerable One to visit the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan after hearing rumors of a descendant with Ancient Undying Bird blood.
• Zhu Kun decided to travel the Divine Beast Continent alone, accepted a jade token from Yao Yan, and left Zi Yan in Yao Yan’s care.
• Lin Dong, Little Flame, and Little Marten completed their training in the Da Luo Flame Pool and emerged with greatly increased strength.
• Mandala warned Lin Dong and his brothers about Dragon Phoenix Heaven’s dangers, gave Lin Dong information on their potential opponents, and arranged further resources and intelligence gathering.
• Mandala recalled her bond with the Ancient Heavenly Emperor and turned bitter at the traitor who had destroyed everything she cherished.
• The chapter described the low standing of the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan and revealed that they lived in the isolated Nine Netherworld Realm.

Yao Yan and his companions arrived at the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan’s ancestral land, where he discovered a surviving but gravely injured Heavenly Supreme ancestor. He told Clan Leader Tian Huang that he had come for the clan’s descendant with Ancient Undying Bird blood, just as Jiuyou entered the room.

• Yao Yan used his Chaos Light to detect a wounded mid-stage Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme sealed beneath the Nine Netherworld Realm.
• Tian Huang worried about protecting his gifted daughter Jiuyou from the Phoenix Clan and decided to send her away to train on a medium-sized continent.
• Yao Yan, Dragon Venerable One, and their companion appeared before Tian Huang, who feared the visitors’ overwhelming power.
• Yao Yan revealed that the clan’s ancestor was still alive but warned Tian Huang not to disturb his death cultivation.
• Yao Yan identified himself as the Heavenly Emperor and said he had come for the descendant with Ancient Undying Bird blood, while Tian Huang denied that such a descendant existed.
• Jiuyou entered the room and found her father speaking with the unexpected guests.

Yao Yan revealed that he had come to recruit Nine Netherworld and the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan, citing her potential to become an Ancient Undying Bird and help Zi Yan unite the Divine Beast Continent. He promised to heal the clan’s injured ancestor, and Tian Huang agreed that the clan would obey him if he fulfilled that promise.

• Nine Netherworld barged into the gathering, and Dragon Venerable One and Yao Yan sensed her Ancient Undying Bird traits while Yao Yan suppressed her Black-Purple Flame.
• Tian Huang apologized for concealing Nine Netherworld’s potential, and she learned that Yao Yan was the Heavenly Emperor.
• Nine Netherworld repeated rumors that Yao Yan favored beautiful women and had taken the Western Heaven Battle Emperor’s harem, prompting Zi Yan to tease him.
• Yao Yan asked Nine Netherworld and the clan to join the Heavenly Court, explaining that he believed Nine Netherworld could evolve and aid Zi Yan.
• Yao Yan offered to heal the clan’s injured ancestor, and Tian Huang pledged the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan’s obedience if he succeeded.

Yao Yan entered the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan’s Sacred Mountain and defeated the Seven Kill Demon Emperor, freeing the clan’s surviving Old Ancestor. He met Lu You, who thanked him but remained wary of Yao Yan’s ability to consume evil qi.

• Yao Yan agreed to help Tian Huang’s clan and vanished into the Sacred Mountain, while Tian Huang told Jiuyou about their hidden Old Ancestor and the Transformation God Pool.
• Yao Yan found the clan’s Ancient Undying Bird Old Ancestor pinned by the God Slaying Spear and discovered the weapon held the remnant soul of the Seven Kill Demon Emperor.
• The Seven Kill Demon Emperor awakened the Old Ancestor and attacked Yao Yan, but Yao Yan suppressed them and devoured the Demon Emperor’s Evil Qi Origin.
• Yao Yan took control of the God Slaying Spear and left the Demon Emperor’s True Spirit behind to await resurrection in the Underworld.
• The Old Ancestor revealed himself as Lu You, thanked Yao Yan for saving him, and kept his distance because Yao Yan’s power unsettled him.

Yao Yan met Lu You, an injured ancestor of the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan, and persuaded him to accept treatment and serve under him in exchange for protection from the Phoenix Clan. Lu You reunited with Tian Huang and Nine Netherworld, while his suspicions about the Phoenix Clan’s past crimes remained unresolved.

• Yao Yan decided against controlling Lu You and explained that the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan had asked him to treat the ancestor’s injuries.
• Lu You learned that Yao Yan had ascended to the Great Thousand World less than two years earlier and heard that the Phoenix Clan’s Nine Revolutions to Sainthood Art relied on other avian super divine beast bloodlines.
• Lu You suspected the Phoenix Clan had targeted his brothers and agreed to lead the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan in serving Yao Yan if he healed him and protected the clan.
• Yao Yan brought Lu You out to meet Tian Huang and Nine Netherworld, whose awakened Ancient Undying Bird bloodline surprised the ancestor.
• Tian Huang and Nine Netherworld greeted Lu You, while Yao Yan left with Dragon Venerable One and Zi Yan to give them space.

Lu You accepted that the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan could rely on Yao Yan, while Yao Yan learned more about the Phoenix Clan’s Nine Revolutions to Sainthood Art and resolved to obtain it. As Dragon Phoenix Heaven opened, Lin Dong, Little Marten, and Little Flame arrived at Dragon Phoenix Ancient City to face the gathered young geniuses openly.

• Lu You questioned whether Yao Yan could be trusted, and Tian Huang explained Yao Yan’s rise and Great Thousand Palace’s support; Lu You then advised Nine Netherworld about her potential evolution into an Ancient Undying Bird.
• Dragon Venerable One explained that the Phoenix Clan’s Nine Revolutions to Sainthood Art could lead to the Saint Grade Realm and required the blood essence of nine suitable Super Divine Beasts, increasing Yao Yan’s desire to obtain it for Zi Yan.
• Lin Dong, Little Marten, and Little Flame reached the crowded Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range as Dragon Phoenix Heaven prepared to open.
• Lin Dong rejected the idea of hiding from rival factions and led Little Marten and Little Flame toward Dragon Phoenix Ancient City, determined to make a name for Heavenly Court.
• The three entered the ancient city without concealing their auras, drawing the crowd’s attention and prompting a group to approach them.

Lin Dong, Little Marten, and Little Flame faced the Tianluo Alliance’s challengers before Dragon Phoenix Heaven. After Little Flame crushed Shi Kui and Lin Dong disrupted Liu Yuan’s Spiritual Power, the brothers confronted the Alliance’s stronger disciples, who chose to wait for Dragon Phoenix Heaven to begin before making their move.

• Liu Yuan of the God Pavilion challenged the Heavenly Court group, but Little Marten warned him that a fight could become a battle to the death.
• Shi Kui attacked, and Little Flame overwhelmed him, breaking his bones and leaving him badly injured.
• Lin Dong stopped Little Flame from killing Shi Kui and called the Tianluo Alliance’s hidden forces the real opponents.
• Liu Yuan unleashed his Thunder Flame Dharma Body, but Lin Dong’s runes disrupted his fused Spiritual Power and nearly made it explode.
• Lin Dong led his brothers toward the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion and challenged the Tianluo Alliance’s three disciples, while Gui Tong decided to wait for Dragon Phoenix Heaven to begin.

Lin Dong and his brothers learned that only nine Dragon Phoenix Pools would appear in Dragon Phoenix Heaven, making the coming contest more dangerous. Meanwhile, Yao Yan arranged treatment for Lu You’s injuries in the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan and remained confident that the Heavenly Court could withstand an attack.

• Lin Dong, Little Marten, and Little Flame left the confrontation with the Tianluo Alliance and entered the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion, where Lin Dong sensed his dragon bone responding to the mountain range.
• Mu Qiu announced that only nine Dragon Phoenix Pools would appear and showed the gathered participants their locations on a spiritual energy map.
• Lin Dong explained that contestants needed both a Pseudo Dragon Body and a Pseudo Phoenix Body to reach the Dragon Phoenix Platform and obtain the final inheritance.
• Yao Yan told Lu You that he could remove the contaminated flesh and essence soul, then replenish his lost origin with a medicinal pill; Lu You chose this treatment over attempting rebirth through fire.
• Tian Huang promised to gather the requested Fire-Wood Attribute spiritual medicines within seven days, while Yao Yan said he had left preparations to protect the Heavenly Court from the Tianluo Alliance.

Yao Yan refined Heaven Mending Pills that healed Lu You’s origin deficiency and could strengthen Zi Yan’s Dragon Phoenix Bloodline, then prepared to take the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan to Tianluo Continent. Meanwhile, Lin Dong’s fight with Gui Tong began in Dragon Phoenix Heaven, ending as Lin Dong unleashed the Great Desolate Heaven Imprisoning Finger.

• Tian Huang delivered ten thousand Fire-Wood Attribute spiritual medicines to Yao Yan, who used Ling Er’s flame to refine them and formed a Heaven Mending Pill for Lu You.
• Yao Yan absorbed Lu You’s essence blood into the pill, subdued the pill tribulation with a Golden Lightning Dragon, and refined ten weaker pills for Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan took a pill and fell asleep as its medicinal effect began replenishing her Dragon Phoenix Bloodline; Dragon Venerable One warned Yao Yan to keep the pill’s effects secret.
• Yao Yan proposed returning to Tianluo Continent and relocating the Nine Netherworld Sparrow Clan, and Lu You agreed to follow him.
• In Dragon Phoenix Heaven, Lin Dong and Gui Tong fought fiercely, then Lin Dong attacked with the Great Desolate Heaven Imprisoning Finger.

Lin Dong and Gui Tong's battle was interrupted by the appearance of the Dragon Phoenix Platform, and the qualified experts entered to compete for the True Dragon and True Phoenix inheritances. After the platform tested their Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood, Lin Dong discovered that his restless dragon bone was absorbing the site's energy, and Gui Tong prepared to confront him as the final opportunity opened.

• Lin Dong blocked Gui Tong's Deathly Still Divine Light with his Great Desolate Heaven Imprisoning Finger while Little Marten and Little Flame fought You Tian and Lei Feng.
• The Dragon Phoenix Platform emerged, and its golden light blasted away those who lacked the qualification to enter.
• Lin Dong and Gui Tong agreed to resume their fight on the platform, then Lin Dong and his brothers entered alongside Gui Tong, You Tian, and Lei Feng.
• The platform tested everyone's Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood, but Lin Dong produced no golden pillar because his dragon bone was absorbing the site's aura and energy.
• Lin Dong, Little Marten, and Little Flame climbed to the upper platforms, where Gui Tong confronted Lin Dong with his Supreme Dharma Body emerging behind him.

Lin Dong and Gui Tong clashed on the Dragon Phoenix Platform as the Dragon Phoenix Ladder’s opening drew near. Lin Dong overwhelmed Gui Tong’s ultimate attack, but Gui Tong used a Black Finger Bone to summon the manifestation of a Heavenly Supreme.

• Gui Tong, You Tian, and Lei Feng revealed their Supreme Dharma Bodies and Sacred Weapons, then fought Lin Dong, Little Marten, and Little Flame.
• Lin Dong used his True Dragon Blood Essence and Eight-Color Talisman Seal to counter Gui Tong’s Ten Thousand Ghosts Dharma Body and poisonous Ghost Blood Blade.
• Gui Tong, You Tian, and Lei Feng gathered their ultimate moves as the three battles reached a stalemate.
• Lin Dong unleashed an eight-colored giant hand empowered by the eight Ancestral Charms, destroying Gui Tong’s Netherworld Purgatory attack and shattering his Dharma Body.
• Gui Tong threw a Black Finger Bone to stop Lin Dong’s finishing blow, and a Heavenly Supreme manifestation emerged from it.

Lin Dong defeated Gui Tong, but the Ghost Emperor appeared and attacked the Dragon Phoenix True Spirit, turning Dragon Phoenix Heaven into a battlefield. As Mandala and the others worried that the Heavenly Emperor was absent, a beam of Chaos Light revealed that he had arrived beside Lin Dong.

• Lin Dong defeated Gui Tong, prompting the Ghost Emperor to appear through a finger bone and rebuke his disciple.
• The Ghost Emperor provoked the Dragon Phoenix Platform, awakening the True Dragon and True Phoenix spirits, which merged into a Dragon Phoenix True Spirit.
• The Ghost Emperor fought the Dragon Phoenix True Spirit and tried to bind and devour it, while their clash shattered Dragon Phoenix Heaven and endangered everyone inside.
• Mandala and Qing Lin discussed whether the Heavenly Emperor could intervene, and Qing Lin said he was not in the Heavenly Court.
• Chaos Light burst from Lin Dong, and the Heavenly Emperor stepped out onto the Dragon Phoenix Platform.