Chapter Summaries

Zhou Zheng waited in the Yibo Realm with Ji Ning and Sect Master Jiu Chen for Wine Saint, choosing to face him rather than flee. The two peak Dao Lords began a fierce battle, and their opening clash left Zhou Zheng with the advantage in Heart World power as they charged into close combat.

• Zhou Zheng reunited with Ji Ning and Sect Master Jiu Chen, warned that Wine Saint was approaching, and decided to stay and fight him.
• Zhou Zheng left an Avatar to protect Ji Ning and Jiu Chen while he battled Wine Saint.
• Three days later, Wine Saint arrived and challenged Zhou Zheng, who taunted him about the powerful Dao Lords he had yet to encounter.
• Wine Saint and Zhou Zheng unleashed their domains and Heart Worlds; Zhou Zheng gained the upper hand through his stronger Heart World.
• Zhou Zheng drew his Twin Swords as Wine Saint hardened his arms, and both charged into close combat.

Zhou Zheng fought Wine Saint without using a Universe Treasure, then deployed his avatars and three heads and six arms to overcome Wine Saint’s defenses and wound him. Wine Saint realized he needed to find a way to counter the attacks, while Zhou Zheng kept pressing him and wondered when he would use a Universe Treasure.

• Zhou Zheng and Wine Saint exchanged close-combat attacks, with Zhou Zheng’s greater speed forcing Wine Saint to refine his techniques.
• Zhou Zheng used the Myriad Shadow Avatar fused with his swordsmanship, but Wine Saint countered with the Dream Awakening Finger and six arms.
• Zhou Zheng manifested six arms and summoned numerous avatars, then used them to distract Wine Saint and attack from different directions.
• Zhou Zheng struck Wine Saint from behind, tearing his robe and leaving a deep wound in his Divine Body.
• Wine Saint realized Zhou Zheng’s attacks would overwhelm him unless he found a way to break the avatar technique, while Zhou Zheng continued attacking and waited to see if Wine Saint would use a Universe Treasure.

Zhou Zheng suppressed Wine Saint until both prepared to use their Universe Treasures, while Sui Meng Cult Master and three other peak Dao Lords attacked Ji Ning and Sect Master Jiu Chen. Ji Ning broke through a bottleneck after witnessing a transcendent sword strike, then called on Zhou Zheng to help him kill the attackers.

• Zhou Zheng's Avatars repeatedly wounded Wine Saint, who eventually summoned his black Gauntlets as Zhou Zheng prepared to use Xuan Ling's Wings.
• Dao Lord Sijia and Dao Lord Xuehuan arrived, followed by Sui Meng Cult Master and Chou Wang, and Sect Master Jiu Chen chose to hold them off.
• The four peak Dao Lords overwhelmed Jiu Chen and forced Ji Ning back whenever he tried to help, while Chou Wang produced a small porcelain bottle.
• Zhou Zheng and Wine Saint paused their impending clash when a powerful sword strike erupted nearby, and Zhou Zheng's Sword Dao advanced to the third step as he watched it.
• Ji Ning contacted Zhou Zheng and asked him to help kill Sui Meng Cult Master, Dao Lord Sijia, and the others, and Zhou Zheng agreed.

Zhou Zheng returned to the Yibo Realm after learning that Sect Master Jiu Chen was dying from poison and grievous wounds. There, Ji Ning revealed that he had broken through, and Zhou Zheng killed Sui Meng Cult Master while the other peak Dao Lords survived the sword strike.

• Zhou Zheng swapped places with a distant Avatar and hurried to find the weakened Sect Master Jiu Chen, who begged Ji Ning to kill him as the poison consumed him.
• Zhou Zheng returned to the Yibo Realm, where he saw Sui Meng Cult Master, Chou Wang, Dao Lord Sijia, and Dao Lord Xuehuan emerge from their protective treasures after the sword strike.
• Sui Meng Cult Master and the others recognized Zhou Zheng and agreed to join forces against him, while Ji Ning urged his master to kill Sui Meng Cult Master and Chou Wang.
• Ji Ning charged Chou Wang and overwhelmed him with his six swords, revealing that he had broken through.
• Zhou Zheng shattered Sui Meng Cult Master's defenses, overcame his illusion technique, and killed him with repeated attacks from Xuan Ling's Wings.

Ji Ning killed Chou Wang and pursued Dao Lord Xuehuan while Zhou Zheng chased the fleeing Dao Lord Sijia. Wine Saint rescued Sijia and escaped with him, and Realm Spirit Pu Luo appeared over the Yibo Realm as Zhou Zheng and Ji Ning regrouped.

• Ji Ning used an Illusion Art to disrupt Chou Wang's technique, then killed him with nine sword strikes.
• Ji Ning attacked Dao Lord Xuehuan from concealment, but Xuehuan summoned two Star God Clones and later escaped using life-saving treasures.
• Dao Lord Sijia fled, and Zhou Zheng pursued him while Ji Ning stayed behind to fight Xuehuan.
• Zhou Zheng wounded Sijia but could not kill him before Wine Saint arrived, trapped Zhou Zheng, and fled with Sijia.
• Zhou Zheng returned and learned Ji Ning had failed to hold Xuehuan, then Realm Spirit Pu Luo gathered Colored Light above the Yibo Realm.

The Dao Alliance revised the peak Dao Lord rankings, placing Dao Lord Cheng Tian first, just as Chibo Palace appeared in the Yibo Realm with the last three Dongming Jade Talismans inside. After hearing how Ji Ning had saved the poisoned Jiu Chen, Zhou Zheng and Ji Ning prepared to enter the palace, but a Dao Alliance expert arrived seeking Zhou Zheng.

• The Dao Alliance's Eternal Emperors ranked Dao Lord Cheng Tian first, Wine Saint second, and Li Xing Palace Master third, with Ji Ning ranked sixth as Dao Lord Xiaomeng.
• Realm Spirit Pu Luo announced that Chibo Palace had appeared in the Tenth Layer and held the final three Dongming Jade Talismans, drawing the attention of Dominators across the Endless Territory.
• Ji Ning told Zhou Zheng that Chou Wang had poisoned Jiu Chen with Red Scatter Venom and that Ji Ning had saved him from the other Dao Lords' attacks with a Dominator Dao Talisman.
• Ji Ning told Zhou Zheng that the new rankings placed him first, and Zhou Zheng said Ji Ning could defeat Li Xing Palace Master if they were free to fight.
• Zhou Zheng and Ji Ning decided to enter Chibo Palace together, but Ji Ning reported that a Dao Alliance expert at Heavenly Cang Palace wanted to meet Zhou Zheng, who sent his Second Primordial Spirit to make a Law Body.

Zhou Zheng met Emperor Lord Jin Yu at Heavenly Cang Palace to discuss trading for the fruits of Chibo Palace. He asked for Space-Time Dao secret manuals instead of negotiating for treasures immediately, and Jin Yu agreed to provide three in exchange for the Dao Alliance receiving priority for anything Zhou Zheng obtained.

• Zhou Zheng arrived at Heavenly Cang Palace in a newly refined Clone and joined Ji Ning, Heavenly One Dao Lord, and Dao Lord Yudou.
• Ji Ning told Zhou Zheng that Emperor Lord Jin Yu had offered the complete Heart Sword Technique and was seeking Chibo Palace’s treasures.
• Emperor Lord Jin Yu asked Zhou Zheng to give the Dao Alliance priority when trading any fruits he won from Chibo Palace.
• Zhou Zheng requested secret manuals like the Heart Sword Technique, explaining that he was interested in guidance for Dao Heart Perfection.
• Emperor Lord Jin Yu offered Zhou Zheng three Space-Time Dao secret manuals in return for priority in future trades.

Zhou Zheng and Ji Ning traveled with Dao Lord Da Mo and the recovering Sect Master Jiu Chen to Chibo Palace, where the Dongming Jade Talismans and palace fruits awaited. After more than a year on the road, they reached the palace and prepared to enter.

• Emperor Lord Jin Yu warned Zhou Zheng not to let studying the Heart Sword Emperor’s path delay his Daomerge.
• Many Dao Lords decided to enter Chibo Palace despite the risks, hoping to obtain a Dongming Jade Talisman.
• Sect Master Jiu Chen thanked Zhou Zheng and Ji Ning for saving him and promised to help Ji Ning claim a talisman.
• Zhou Zheng, Ji Ning, Sect Master Jiu Chen, and Dao Lord Da Mo traveled together, relying on Da Mo’s divination to guide them through the dangers.
• After more than a year, the four arrived at Chibo Palace, recognized the Xis Race writing above its entrance, and prepared to go inside.

Zhou Zheng, Ji Ning, Jiu Chen, and Da Mo entered Chibo Palace and chose separate passageways through its first layer. Zhou Zheng reached a corridor leading to the second layer, where he planned to temper himself and seek the Divine Tree fruits rather than rush after the Dongming Jade Talismans.

• Realm Spirit Pu Luo welcomed the group as the first to reach Chibo Palace and revealed three passageways, each leading to a Dongming Jade Talisman.
• Zhou Zheng told Ji Ning and Jiu Chen to take one path together while he went alone, and Da Mo chose the remaining path.
• Zhou Zheng passed through the middle passageway into a world of black earth and 108,000 Divine Trees, each bearing one fruit that required a command talisman to claim.
• Realm Spirit Pu Luo explained that the three paths converged in the same world and that the Black Throne at the corridor's end led to the second layer, where a Dongming Jade Talisman awaited.
• Zhou Zheng chose to face the corridor without using a Universe Treasure, seeking to temper himself while relying on his Space-Time Dao and strong survival skills.

Zhou Zheng fought the Golden Armored Warriors in the Space Corridor while using the battles to study the Illusory Destruction Palm. After nearly a month, he learned its fifth form and achieved an initial harmony between his heart and the Space-Time Dao.

• Zhou Zheng tested six Golden Armored Warriors, then blasted them away with his six swords and continued deeper into the corridor.
• Twelve more warriors attacked Zhou Zheng, and he used the battle to practice the Illusory Destruction Palm with sword movements.
• Zhou Zheng chose the Illusory Destruction Palm as his main Three Powers Unity Technique because it was highly advanced and had reached the second stage of Dao and heart in harmony.
• Nearly a month later, Zhou Zheng faced nineteen Golden Armored Warriors and used Myriad Shadow Avatar to keep them occupied.
• Zhou Zheng mastered the fifth form, Formless Illusory Destruction, and grasped an initial harmony between his heart and the Space-Time Dao.

After Zhou Zheng advanced his Three Powers Unity technique, more peak Dao Lords arrived at Chibo Palace and split among its passages to pursue the Dongming Jade Talismans. Wine Saint and his allies entered Dao Lord Da Mo’s empty passage, while the newcomers divided between Zhou Zheng’s route and Wine Saint’s.

• Zhou Zheng gained a thirty-percent increase in speed and strength from his breakthrough and planned to adapt the technique for his sword and wings.
• Wine Saint, Dao Lord Sijia, Li Xing Palace Master, and Xingyun Palace Master arrived at Chibo Palace and learned which passages their rivals had entered.
• Wine Saint and Dao Lord Sijia chose the empty passage Dao Lord Da Mo had taken, while Li Xing Palace Master and Xingyun Palace Master followed Ji Ning and Sect Master Jiu Chen’s route.
• Nine peak Dao Lords arrived and learned about the passages and their occupants from Realm Spirit Pu Luo.
• Dao Lord Xiaomeng, Heavenly Cripple Dao Lord, Dao Lord Yan Hu, and Dao Lord Feiqi swore Life Oaths and entered Zhou Zheng’s passage.
• The remaining five newcomers chose Wine Saint’s passage, hoping to challenge him together for a Dongming Jade Talisman.

Dao Lord Xiaomeng, Dao Lord Yan Hu, Tian Can Dao Lord, and Dao Lord Feiqi caught up to Zhou Zheng in the Space Corridor and challenged his attempt to block their path. Zhou Zheng used his Dream Realm illusion to catch Tian Can Dao Lord off guard, leaving the four Dao Lords facing the power of his Illusion Art.

• Dao Lord Xiaomeng and the other three advanced through waves of Golden Armored Warriors after discovering their domains were ineffective.
• Zhou Zheng stopped advancing and waited for the four Dao Lords, intending to make them fight for passage.
• Tian Can Dao Lord attacked Zhou Zheng, but Zhou Zheng trapped him in the Dream Realm and then struck him with six divine swords.
• Dao Lord Yan Hu recognized Zhou Zheng's Illusion Art, and Tian Can Dao Lord admitted he had been careless.

Zhou Zheng fought four powerful peak Dao Lords in the Space Corridor, using his Heart World, Illusion Arts, Avatars, and sword skills to hold them off without using his Universe Treasure. When the four bypassed him and fled deeper into the corridor, Zhou Zheng revealed Xuan Ling’s Wings and prepared to pursue them.

• Zhou Zheng used Dream Realm to influence Tian Can Dao Lord, then challenged the four Dao Lords to follow him through the corridor.
• Dao Lord Xiaomeng, Dao Lord Yan Hu, Tian Can Dao Lord, and Dao Lord Feiqi attacked Zhou Zheng together, but his Avatars and six swords helped him withstand their assault.
• Zhou Zheng defeated Dao Lord Xiaomeng in their first direct clash, then fought all four without being suppressed, using Illusion Arts and switching places with his Avatars to seize openings.
• The four Dao Lords recognized Zhou Zheng’s strength and decided to rush past him rather than continue fighting.
• The four bypassed Zhou Zheng and flew deeper into the Space Corridor, so Zhou Zheng revealed Xuan Ling’s Wings and prepared to pursue them.

Zhou Zheng used Xuan Ling's Wings and the Three Powers Unity Technique to overwhelm the four peak Dao Lords in the Space Corridor, where Dao Talismans could not function. After killing Tian Can Dao Lord, he let Dao Lord Feiqi, Dao Lord Yan Hu, and Dao Lord Xiaomeng leave in exchange for oaths to help him.

• Zhou Zheng's amplified Annihilation of Space-Time sent Dao Lord Xiaomeng, Dao Lord Yan Hu, Tian Can Dao Lord, and Dao Lord Feiqi flying despite their combined defense.
• A golden light neutralized the four Dao Lords' Dao Talismans, leaving them unable to escape or fight back with them.
• Zhou Zheng attacked the four separately, grievously injuring Dao Lord Yan Hu, Dao Lord Feiqi, and Dao Lord Xiaomeng, then killed Tian Can Dao Lord and collected his treasures.
• Dao Lord Feiqi agreed to leave the passage, warn later Dao Lords away, and perform one task for Zhou Zheng in the Yibo Realm in exchange for his life.
• Dao Lord Yan Hu offered to pay the same price as Dao Lord Feiqi, and Zhou Zheng agreed to let him leave.
• Dao Lord Xiaomeng agreed to perform three tasks for Zhou Zheng, with the oath remaining valid beyond the Yibo Realm, while keeping his Blood-colored Demonic Blade.

Zhou Zheng spent ten years tempering himself in the First Level world's Space Corridor, pushing the first stage of the Three Powers Unity Technique to its limit before reaching the Black Throne. He entered the Second Level world and prepared to fight for its Dongming Jade Talisman alongside Black Bird Xuan Ling.

• Zhou Zheng took the treasures of Dao Lord Xiaomeng, Dao Lord Yan Hu, and Dao Lord Feiqi after they swore Life Oaths, then continued through the Space Corridor and fought the Golden Armored Warriors.
• News of Zhou Zheng defeating four peak Dao Lords spread outside Chibo Palace, and Wine Saint learned that Zhou Zheng had killed Heavenly Cripple and grievously injured the other three.
• Zhou Zheng continued battling the Golden Armored Warriors until his first-stage Three Powers Unity Technique reached its limit, doubling its power.
• Zhou Zheng decided to spend no more than ten years tempering himself before using his Universe Treasure, mindful that Wine Saint might obtain the Dongming Jade Talisman.
• After more than five additional years, Zhou Zheng reached the Black Throne and was transported to the Second Level world, where a black-armored divine general held the Dongming Jade Talisman behind three Red Armored Divine Generals and six golden-armored divine generals.
• Black Bird Xuan Ling asked whether Zhou Zheng wanted to face the divine generals alone, and Zhou Zheng chose to fight together with it.

Zhou Zheng defeated the divine generals guarding the hall and overcame the black-armored divine general to obtain the second Dongming Jade Talisman. He left the hall with the talisman after using his avatars and speed to exploit the final opponent’s weakness.

• Realm Spirit Pu Luo warned Zhou Zheng that the divine generals’ chest cores were their weak points and that the three Red Armored Divine Generals had held Wine Saint back for over six years.
• Zhou Zheng swiftly defeated the six golden-armored divine generals by touching the cores in their chests.
• Zhou Zheng overwhelmed the three Red Armored Divine Generals and touched all their chest cores within a few breaths.
• Zhou Zheng faced the black-armored divine general, who claimed his Giant Blade could counter Zhou Zheng’s reliance on Xuan Ling’s Wings.
• Zhou Zheng sent waves of avatars at the black-armored divine general, then used a clone and his speed to strike the core in the opponent’s chest.
• The black-armored divine general acknowledged Zhou Zheng’s victory and tossed him the Dongming Jade Talisman.

Zhou Zheng obtained a second Dongming Jade Talisman, then left the second layer for the third layer rather than continuing to pursue more talismans. There, Realm Spirit Pu Luo revealed three passages of Command Tokens, and Zhou Zheng chose the one containing the Ninth Command Token.

• Zhou Zheng received a second Dongming Jade Talisman, prompting Realm Spirit Pu Luo to announce his success to the Dao Lords in the first and second layers.
• Wine Saint, still fighting a black-armored divine general, asked Dao Lord Sijia to create an opening and promised to release him from their previous agreement.
• Ji Ning told Zhou Zheng that three Red Armored Divine Generals were blocking him, and Zhou Zheng advised him to take his time before heading to the third layer.
• Realm Spirit Pu Luo showed Zhou Zheng three passages containing Command Tokens linked to Divine Tree fruits of different value.
• Zhou Zheng chose the passage with tokens numbered One, Two, and Nine, prioritizing the Ninth Command Token's more precious fruit.

Zhou Zheng learned the Life technique to cross the First Abyss and claimed its command token, then began cultivating the Dao Heart technique to cross the Second Abyss. He completed its first two levels and continued onward, still testing whether the third level could challenge him.

• Zhou Zheng studied the Life technique and used thousandfold time acceleration to master it.
• Zhou Zheng changed his soul and True Spirit aura with the Life technique, crossed the Seven-Colored Chain, and took the First Command Token.
• Zhou Zheng studied the Dao Heart technique at the Second Abyss and learned that its first three levels could help him withstand the Three-Colored Chain.
• Zhou Zheng recited the first level of the Dao Heart technique and endured its pain without faltering.
• Zhou Zheng completed the second level, judged that it was still below his limit, and began the next level.

Zhou Zheng claimed the Second Command Token and began the trial to obtain the Ninth Command Token atop the Altar in Chibo Palace. He used 108,000 Avatars to attack its nine thousand restrictions, but the inner layers proved increasingly difficult.

• Zhou Zheng endured the Three-Colored Chain and reached its end, where he took the Second Command Token.
• Realm Spirit Pu Luo told Zhou Zheng that the later parts of the Dao Heart technique could not be found in the Endless Territory and explained the Altar’s nine thousand restrictions.
• Zhou Zheng asked Black Bird Xuan Ling to accelerate the area around the Altar and summoned 108,000 Avatars to attack the restrictions.
• Zhou Zheng and his Avatars broke through five thousand restriction layers, but the increasingly powerful defenses slowed their progress.

Ji Ning protected Sect Master Jiu Chen while peak Dao Lords battled over the Dongming Jade Talismans, and the updated rankings recognized Ji Ning as stronger than Wine Saint. After Jiu Chen used his talisman and confirmed it was gone, the other Dao Lords turned their attention to Wine Saint, leaving Ji Ning and Jiu Chen to watch.

• Wine Saint obtained the second Dongming Jade Talisman, then Ji Ning obtained the third and defeated Wine Saint in a fight despite Wine Saint using a Universe Treasure.
• After Ji Ning brought Sect Master Jiu Chen into his Cave-Heaven Treasure, peak Dao Lords hunted Ji Ning for his two talismans, but Ji Ning evaded them with the Assassination Sword Techniques.
• As more Dao Lords joined the pursuit, over ten of them attacked Wine Saint, while Ji Ning fought back against his pursuers and demonstrated his ability to withstand sieges.
• The Dao Alliance revised its Peak Dao Lord Ranking, placing Dao Lord Cheng Tian first, Dao Lord Bei Ming second, and Wine Saint third.
• Ten years later, Sect Master Jiu Chen used his Dongming Jade Talisman and swore a Life Oath that it was gone, prompting the other Dao Lords to gather against Wine Saint.
• Ji Ning and Sect Master Jiu Chen chose to watch the coming battle against Wine Saint.