Chapter Summaries

Zhou Zheng visited the Sword Gate and proved to True Immortal Jimín and the others that he had mastered the Five Treasures Sword Technique. Jimín sent him to perform the technique at Dao Ancestor Fujū’s legacy site, where a Space-Time Array transported him away as the Sword Gate’s remaining guardians prepared for danger.

• Zhou Zheng greeted True Immortal Jimín, Fu Liu Heavenly God, and True Immortal Wu Dao at the Sword Gate and asked about Dao Ancestor Fujū’s legacy.
• Zhou Zheng demonstrated that he had mastered the Five Treasures Sword Technique, convincing Jimín that he qualified to seek the legacy.
• Jimín and the other two Heavenly God True Immortals led Zhou Zheng to a cave on the Fifth Peak and told him to perform the technique.
• Zhou Zheng performed the Five Treasures Sword Technique, and a Space-Time Array made him vanish from the cave.
• Jimín, Fu Liu Heavenly God, and Wu Dao discussed the threat from the Gate of No Return and decided to relocate Sword Gate disciples and warn other cultivators.

The Alien Race Ancestral God learned that Cheng Tian Heavenly God had obtained Dao Ancestor Fujū’s inheritance and mastered the Five Treasures Sword Technique, then decided to pursue him while concealing his personal involvement. Old Man Yuan also targeted Cheng Tian, ordering Mo Zhu to deal with him once he emerged.

• The Alien Race Ancestral God received intelligence that Dao Ancestor Fujū’s inheritance had been obtained and questioned why the Gate of No Return considered it important.
• After reading the report, the Alien Race Ancestral God concluded that Fujū’s sword technique indicated a World God or Chaos Immortal inheritance.
• The Alien Race Ancestral God learned that Cheng Tian Heavenly God had mastered the Five Treasures Sword Technique and planned to capture him, wary of his ability to escape through Space-Time.
• The Lord of Ten Thousand Demons told the Gate of No Return’s Great Powers that battles might occur in the Sword Immortal Realm but required little attention.
• Old Man Yuan learned that Cheng Tian had mastered the Five Treasures Sword Technique and ordered Mo Zhu to deal with him in the Gate of No Return’s name.

Zhou Zheng entered the inheritance ground left by Northrest World God and agreed to carry a message to Heavenly Cang Palace in exchange for the World God's treasures and techniques. As he began making the required Life Oath, leaders of Nuwa's faction arranged to watch for his return.

• Sanqing Daoist learned that Zhou Zheng had mastered the Five Treasures Sword Technique, and he warned Patriarch Bodhi to protect him after he left the inheritance ground.
• Suirenshi proposed that Nuwa's faction take turns watching the Sword Immortal Realm, and Fuxi clan agreed to keep watch.
• Zhou Zheng studied Northrest World God's Space-Time sword technique at the seventy-ninth Stone Tablet before entering the ancient Divine Palace.
• The Sword Spirit of Purple Light Jade explained Northrest World God's past and offered Zhou Zheng his treasures and techniques if he swore to inform Heavenly Cang Palace of his killer.
• Zhou Zheng accepted the oath to reach Heavenly Cang Palace within one Chaos Epoch after becoming an Ancestral God, and he placed his hand on the Oath Stone.

Zhou Zheng began refining the Divine Sword Purple Light Jade while hidden forces prepared to ambush him in the Three Realms. After returning from the Chaos, he visited Ji Ning near the Ancient Ruins and learned how far Ji Ning had advanced.

• Zhou Zheng memorized Northrest World God's cultivation methods, including the secret art Unique True Body, and learned that his Fifth Level Heartforce could greatly shorten the time needed to refine Purple Light Jade.
• Zhou Zheng began refining Purple Light Jade with the Heart Seeping Method, and the Sword Spirit estimated it would take one to three years.
• The Assassin Demon God sent six gold-armored Alien Races into the Three Realms, while the enslaved Dao Ancestor Mo Zhu secretly hid in the Sword Immortal Realm.
• After one year and three months, Zhou Zheng appeared on a star in the Chaos and traveled to check on Ji Ning's training.
• Ji Ning told Zhou Zheng that surviving karmic fire had brought his Heartforce to Ice Heart Realm perfection, and fighting Alien Races had helped him comprehend the Power of Sword and reach the Realm of the Ruler in Heartforce.

Zhou Zheng reunited Ji Ning with Yu Wei and planned to teach Ji Ning secret methods, but Dao Ancestor Mo Zhu suddenly attacked. Zhou Zheng drew Mo Zhu away from the Great Xia World and engaged him in battle.

• Zhou Zheng told Ji Ning that his Sword comprehension and World Lord-level Heartforce would help him cultivate a Heart Power Secret Art and face his future tribulation.
• Zhou Zheng brought Ji Ning back to the Great Xia World, where Ji Ning reunited with Yu Wei after decades apart.
• Zhou Zheng arranged to teach Ji Ning secret methods the next day, keeping the Heart Power Secret Art unspoken in Yu Wei's presence.
• Dao Ancestor Mo Zhu attacked Zhou Zheng with Ancestral God-level bamboo stalks, and Zhou Zheng moved Ji Ning and Yu Wei into deeper layers of Space-Time before the Great Xia World was devastated.
• Zhou Zheng intercepted Mo Zhu outside the Great Xia World and struck with a sword that exceeded the Heavenly Dao limit, while Mo Zhu defended himself with countless tough bamboo stalks.

Zhou Zheng battled Dao Ancestor Mo Zhu to draw the Three Realms’ leaders’ attention, while hidden Alien Race members and powerful reinforcements converged on the fight. The Lord of Ten Thousand Demons rescued Mo Zhu as the Three Human Emperors arrived.

• Zhou Zheng overwhelmed Dao Ancestor Mo Zhu in battle, revealing his Fifth Level Power of Space-Time while aiming to draw the Three Realms’ leaders’ attention.
• The Assassin Demon God and six golden-armored Alien Race members arrived near Great Xia, recognized Zhou Zheng as their target, and chose to watch from hiding.
• Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor arrived and realized he could not safely join the fight.
• Demon Hand charged at Zhou Zheng, but Tathagata Buddha intervened and fought her until the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons arrived.
• The Lord of Ten Thousand Demons took the battered Dao Ancestor Mo Zhu away and joined Demon Hand as the Three Human Emperors appeared.

Zhou Zheng’s strength was revealed when Dao Ancestor Mo Zhu ambushed him, nearly killing his disciple and the disciple’s dao companion. Nuwa’s faction forced the Gate of No Return to compensate them with three Dao Ancestor-level Puppets, and both factions postponed their conflict as Zhou Zheng prepared to grow stronger.

• Zhou Zheng told Nuwa’s faction that Dao Ancestor Mo Zhu had attacked him to seize Dao Ancestor Fujū’s treasure inheritance.
• Fuxi clan apologized for failing to find Zhou Zheng, while Sanqing Daoist, Suirenshi, and Tathagata Buddha demanded that the Gate of No Return answer for the ambush.
• Wind Demon refused to hand over Dao Ancestor Mo Zhu, and both factions raised their auras as they threatened each other with war.
• The Gate of No Return compromised by giving Nuwa’s faction three Dao Ancestor-level Puppets, which Suirenshi awarded to Zhou Zheng.
• Zhou Zheng declined to celebrate his breakthrough, saying they should wait until after the war, then left to return to his master.

Zhou Zheng told Patriarch Bodhi that Heartforce enslavement had affected powerful figures in the Three Realms, including Dao Ancestor Mo Zhu and Fuxi clan. He ended by revealing that nearly half of the Dao Ancestors he had encountered had fallen under its control, leaving Bodhi silent.

• Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor told Xia Huang that Cheng Tian was another Pillar of the Sky and urged him to watch over Ji Ning.
• Zhou Zheng met Patriarch Bodhi and explained that Heartforce Secret Arts could enslave people completely.
• Zhou Zheng revealed that Dao Ancestor Mo Zhu and Fuxi clan had been enslaved, shocking Patriarch Bodhi.
• Zhou Zheng said he had first discovered the enslavement in Peacock Senior Sister.
• Zhou Zheng revealed that nearly half of the Dao Ancestors he had encountered had fallen, and Patriarch Bodhi fell silent.

Zhou Zheng persuaded Patriarch Bodhi that Old Man Yuan was behind the Three Realms’ turmoil, and Hou Yi verified Zhou Zheng’s detection method before departing with Bodhi. Zhou Zheng then revealed his new strength to his senior brothers and brought Ji Ning to Mount Fangcun to study Heart Power Secret Arts.

• Zhou Zheng proposed that Hou Yi could verify his claims about spies, and Patriarch Bodhi went to bring him to Mount Fangcun.
• Hou Yi told Bodhi he believed Zhou Zheng and explained that he had hidden himself after sensing that Chang'e’s disappearance was meant to draw him out.
• Hou Yi studied Zhou Zheng’s method, confirmed it was an exceptional investigative technique, and left with Patriarch Bodhi.
• Zhou Zheng considered the challenges of uniting the Three Realms against Old Man Yuan and decided he needed to grow stronger.
• Silver Moon Heavenly God noticed Zhou Zheng had become a True God, and Ji Dian revealed that Zhou Zheng’s strength had reached the Leader Level.
• Zhou Zheng brought Ji Ning to Mount Fangcun to study Heart Power Secret Arts and said Yu Wei would remain in his Cave-Heaven Treasure for now.

Yu Wei recalled her past life before Ji Ning left to learn from Patriarch Bodhi, while Zhou Zheng studied the Gate of No Return’s Puppets and considered how to obtain their Puppet Technique. After Patriarch Bodhi and Hou Yi confirmed that nearly half the Dao Ancestors had abnormalities, Zhou Zheng named Old Man Yuan as the likely culprit and suspected he was an impostor and a Chaos Alien.

• Yu Wei woke from a dream about her past life and encouraged Ji Ning to focus on learning from Patriarch Bodhi.
• Zhou Zheng studied a Dao Ancestor-level Puppet and considered enslaving the Wuxiao Divine Cauldron’s Artifact Spirit to gain access to the Gate of No Return’s Puppet Technique.
• Patriarch Bodhi and Hou Yi returned and confirmed that nearly half the Dao Ancestors had abnormalities in their hearts.
• Zhou Zheng told Patriarch Bodhi and Hou Yi that Old Man Yuan was behind the enslavements.
• Zhou Zheng said he was ninety percent certain that Old Man Yuan was a fake and likely a Chaos Alien.

Zhou Zheng, Patriarch Bodhi, and Hou Yi discussed the enslaved Dao Ancestors and the danger of hidden masterminds behind the Great Calamity, then secretly met with the Three Pure Ones and other leaders. Zhou Zheng revealed the truth about Old Man Yuan’s enslavement and suspected interference with Fuxi, leaving the leaders shocked and forced to consider the threat.

• Hou Yi urged Zhou Zheng and Patriarch Bodhi to find a way to free the enslaved Dao Ancestors, and offered to help Zhou Zheng study the problem.
• Zhou Zheng agreed to tell the Three Pure Ones, and Patriarch Bodhi suspected Old Man Yuan had prevented the Fuxi clan from comprehending the Life Heavenly Dao and recovering his past-life memories.
• Zhou Zheng, Hou Yi, and Patriarch Bodhi secretly traveled from Mount Fangcun to meet the leaders’ Avatars in the Chaos beyond the Three Realms.
• Suirenshi recognized Hou Yi, who explained that he had stayed with Patriarch Bodhi for years.
• Zhou Zheng told Sanqing Daoist, Tathagata Buddha, Suirenshi, and the Shennong clan about Old Man Yuan’s enslavement, and they were shocked by his account.

The Three Realms leaders discussed how to deal with Old Man Yuan and the Dao Ancestors he had enslaved, while Zhou Zheng and Hou Yi were tasked with finding a way to free them. They planned to investigate whether Gonggong had been enslaved and exchanged their Heartforce insights in hopes of aiding the effort.

• Suirenshi, the Three Pure Ones, and Tathagata considered attacking Old Man Yuan but worried that an ambush could turn into a battle against his enslaved Dao Ancestors and the Gate of No Return.
• The leaders agreed to wait for Zhou Zheng and Hou Yi to devise a way to free the enslaved Dao Ancestors, while arranging for Heavenly God True Immortals serving them to transfer under Zhou Zheng's command.
• Patriarch Bodhi warned that Gonggong might be vulnerable to enslavement, so Sanqing Daoist agreed to take Zhou Zheng to check on him because Hou Yi could not appear there.
• Hou Yi gave Zhou Zheng his Heartforce accomplishments, and Zhou Zheng shared his Heart Power Secret Canon and developed techniques with Hou Yi.
• Suirenshi, Sanqing Daoist, Tathagata, and Shennong clan each contributed their Heartforce insights for Zhou Zheng and Hou Yi to study.

Zhou Zheng and Sanqing Daoist discovered that Gonggong had fallen under Old Man Yuan’s control, though Zhou Zheng sensed something unusual in Gonggong’s heart. Six years later, Ji Ning told Zhou Zheng that he had comprehended the Great Dao of Sword and was ready to undergo his tribulation.

• Zhou Zheng considered Hou Yi’s Heart Power Secret Art and the devastating Heart Power Annihilation Secret Art while traveling with Sanqing Daoist to meet Gonggong.
• Zhou Zheng sensed that Gonggong’s heart was unlike those of other enslaved people and offered to help him, but Gonggong refused.
• After they left the Chaos Star, Zhou Zheng told Sanqing Daoist that Gonggong had fallen and said he wanted to examine Gonggong’s unusual heart further.
• Six years passed as the Gate of No Return continued stirring up trouble and Realm Wars broke out in weaker realms.
• Ji Ning told Zhou Zheng that he had comprehended the Great Dao of Sword and could now undergo his tribulation.

Ji Ning underwent and passed the Heavenly God Tribulation on Mount Fangcun, then reunited with Yu Wei. While the tribulation raged, Zhou Zheng discussed possible ways to rescue Gonggong and the Fuxi clan with Patriarch Bodhi.

• Zhou Zheng agreed that Ji Ning could undergo the Heavenly God Tribulation, and Patriarch Bodhi approved the plan.
• Zhou Zheng released Yu Wei from the Cave-Heaven Treasure to keep Ji Ning company as he prepared.
• Ji Ning triggered his Heavenly God Tribulation at the foot of Mount Fangcun and endured the wind, fire, lightning, and Inner Demon Tribulations.
• Zhou Zheng told Patriarch Bodhi that Gonggong might not have completely fallen and that Heart Power Secret Arts might undo the Fuxi clan's True Spirit seals.
• After nearly three months, Ji Ning passed the tribulation and embraced Yu Wei, relieved that they could remain together even if his Second Primordial Spirit failed its tribulation.

Ji Ning’s Second Primordial Spirit overcame the Heavenly Immortal Tribulation and became a First-Class Celestial Immortal. Zhou Zheng planned to take Ji Ning down Mount Fangcun to a place where he could pursue a further breakthrough and gain experience in the Battle of Fortune.

• Zhou Zheng arrived as Ji Ning reunited with Yu Wei, then sent her back to Mount Fangcun and asked Ji Ning whether he would continue through the Heavenly Immortal Tribulation.
• Zhou Zheng took Ji Ning to a secluded place prepared by Patriarch Bodhi, where Ji Ning safely overcame the Wind-Fire-Thunder Tribulation and the Inner Demon Tribulation.
• Ji Ning became a First-Class Celestial Immortal, and Zhou Zheng told him to wait before breaking through further because a great opportunity awaited him.
• Zhou Zheng and Ji Ning returned to Mount Fangcun, where Patriarch Bodhi said Ji Ning could serve as a trump card in the Battle of Fortune and warned that the Gate of No Return would target him.
• Zhou Zheng told Patriarch Bodhi that he would take Ji Ning down the mountain to handle other matters and give him battlefield experience.

Ji Ning returned to the Great Xia World, shattered a formation trapping Immortal Tong He, and captured eighteen Celestial Immortals. At Zhou Zheng’s urging, Ji Ning let them call for help, drawing out Immortal Wuxiao’s Puppet Avatar as Zhou Zheng watched from hidden layers of spacetime.

• Zhou Zheng explained the conflict between the Pangu Chaos World and the Gate of No Return, taught Ji Ning the Eighteen Divine Demons of Taowu method, and warned him that revealing his strength could make him a target.
• The Gate of No Return trapped Immortal Tong He in a Turtle-Snake Formation near Andan Commandery while Immortal Diancai and Yu Wei watched from the city.
• Xia Huang ordered Qian Yu to send thirty-three Celestial Immortals to help Tong He, but Ji Ning arrived and shattered the formation, capturing its eighteen Celestial Immortals in one move.
• At Zhou Zheng’s instruction, Ji Ning offered the captives a chance to call for help; Immortal Zicao sent a plea, and Immortal Wuxiao appeared as a Puppet Avatar.
• Zhou Zheng observed from deeper layers of spacetime and recognized that Wuxiao’s Puppet Avatar was linked to his Original Body.

Ji Ning confronted Immortal Wuxiao, who bargained to save Immortal Zicao, while Zhou Zheng secretly influenced Wuxiao to accept a deal. After Ji Ning killed the other Celestial Immortals and returned to Andan Commandery, Xia Huang arrived to greet him.

• Immortal Wuxiao tried to bargain with Ji Ning for Immortal Zicao's life, offering treasures that Ji Ning repeatedly refused.
• Zhou Zheng secretly contacted Wuxiao and made him agree to help with future matters, then told Ji Ning to make the trade.
• Ji Ning returned Immortal Zicao in exchange for two Innate Spiritual Treasures and killed the other seventeen Celestial Immortals.
• Ji Ning returned to the city and spoke with Yu Wei, while Immortal Tong He thanked him before departing.
• Xia Huang arrived above Andan Commandery and greeted Ji Ning warmly after learning he had become a Heavenly God.

Zhou Zheng continued cultivating while the Gate of No Return fought Xia Huang’s forces, and Ji Ning exposed the trap surrounding Yu Wei before withdrawing to improve his Sword Dao. After Zhou Zheng comprehended the Water Element Heavenly Dao, the Gate of Time and Space finished cooling down and sent him new information, though he decided to remain in the Three Realms for now.

• Zhou Zheng told Immortal Wuxiao to keep infiltrating the Gate of No Return and slow the production of Emissaries of All Things while they sought a way to obtain the Wuxiao Divine Cauldron.
• Ji Ning helped Xia Huang fight the Gate of No Return, then commanded a formation that routed their forces in the Crimson Bright Territory.
• Yu Wei confessed the Gate of No Return’s plot to Ji Ning, and Zhou Zheng protected her when the Black Robe God King tried to activate a hidden technique in her soul.
• Ji Ning avoided later Realm Wars and traveled to the Twenty-Seven Realms of Fujū to study the Five Treasures Sword Technique.
• Zhou Zheng comprehended the Water Element Heavenly Dao, causing Dao Ancestors across the Three Realms to sense his breakthrough.
• The Gate of Time and Space finished cooling down and sent Zhou Zheng new information, but he decided not to leave the Three Realms until its affairs were settled.

Zhou Zheng advanced his Second Primordial Spirit’s cultivation in the World Prison and merged most of its Clones into one overwhelmingly powerful body. He then headed deeper into the prison, where the key to resolving the Three Realms’ deadlock lay.

• Zhou Zheng learned that returning to the Snow Eagle World through True Spirit traversal could let him reenter his preserved former body, though he had no intention of doing so.
• Zhou Zheng used Grand Unity Immortal Pills and the Water Element Heavenly Dao to transform all eighteen of his Second Primordial Spirit’s Golden Cores into first-rate Ancestral Immortal Golden Cores.
• Zhou Zheng used the Unique True Body Method to merge seventeen Clones into one, leaving a separate Clone behind to preserve his life.
• Zhou Zheng’s immense aura shook the World Prison, leading many prisoners to wonder whether a Chaos Immortal had arrived to free them.
• Zhou Zheng concluded that his newly empowered Clone could surpass peak Ancestral God strength and headed for the depths of the World Prison to seek the key to the Three Realms’ deadlock.

Zhou Zheng proposed using an Oath Stone to secure the Gate of No Return’s cooperation against Old Man Yuan, and the Leaders agreed to prepare for action. Before they parted, Hou Yi asked Zhou Zheng to protect Chang'e and said he hoped to explore the Chaos with him if he survived the calamity.

• Zhou Zheng showed the Leaders an Oath Stone he had obtained after capturing Three Absolutes Sword Ancestor in the World Prison.
• Zhou Zheng proposed swearing an oath with the Gate of No Return so they could work together against Old Man Yuan, and the Leaders agreed.
• Zhou Zheng said he was eighty percent confident he could restore Fuxi clan’s Past Life Memories, while Hou Yi said they had less than thirty percent confidence in helping Gonggong and no way to help the other Dao Ancestors.
• Sui Renshi urged the Leaders to act soon, and they agreed to prepare their plan before the final battle.
• Hou Yi asked Zhou Zheng to protect Chang'e while he stayed hidden from Old Man Yuan, then said he hoped to venture into the Chaos with Zhou Zheng if he survived the Great Calamity.