Chapter Summaries

Jiang Changkong learned that infighting among Earth's major powers had caused the Earth Immortal Kingdom's campaign to collapse, then held Huang Qianlin hostage for resources. After Xue Dingpeng and the others escaped and the ransom reached 1.1 billion Essence, Qi, and Spirit, Jiang Changkong entered the starry sky passage with Huang Qianlin, promising to release him afterward.

• Jiang Changkong questioned Xue Dingpeng and the others, learned that the Earth Immortal Kingdom had retreated to the Starry Sky Gate, and let them leave while keeping Huang Qianlin captive.
• Jiang Changkong searched Huang Qianlin's soul and discovered that rivalries over power and resources, along with defections, had caused the major powers to rebel.
• Jiang Changkong and the Nether Dragon discussed building a kingdom and decided to head for Yellow Springs Star to learn what remained of the Yellow Springs lineage.
• Jiang Changkong demanded resources from the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom, accepting repeated deliveries while keeping Huang Qianlin captive and taking one of his fingers.
• After Xue Dingpeng and the others reached safety, Jiang Changkong accepted the final ransom of 1.1 billion Essence, Qi, and Spirit, then entered the starry sky passage with Huang Qianlin.

Jiang Changkong misled the near-gods about Jiang Changyue while traveling with the Nether Dragon to the Yellow Springs homeland. There they discovered that the Yellow Springs Clan had sealed itself inside the Immortal-Slaying Platform, and Jiang Changkong planned to reach the peak of Star Saint before helping free them.

• Jiang Changkong told the near-gods that Jiang Changyue was a separate friend and directed them toward the Eighth Sea King's homeland.
• Jiang Changkong and the Nether Dragon traveled to Death Star and entered the Yellow Springs underground world.
• The Nether Dragon found the homeland empty and feared that it was the last of its lineage.
• The Nether Dragon's grief awakened a message directing Yellow Springs descendants to gather evil ghosts, pass the Immortal-Slaying Platform trial, and awaken the self-sealed Yellow Springs Clan.
• Jiang Changkong promised to help the Nether Dragon rebuild Yellow Springs and decided to cultivate until he reached the peak of Star Saint before traveling to the Immortal Wasteland.

After completing his breakthrough to peak Star Saint, Jiang Changkong left Death Star with Nether Dragon to gather resources and evil ghosts on their way to Immortal Wasteland. They massacred their way through several kingdoms, but a near-god’s presence forced them to flee from the Western Wasteland Star Demon Empire.

• A near-god stationed outside the former grounds of the Eighth Sea King waited for Jiang Changyue and considered joining forces to break through the bone map’s defenses.
• Jiang Changkong completed his breakthrough, reaching peak Star Saint and condensing an eighty-percent Dao body.
• Jiang Changkong and Nether Dragon set out for Immortal Wasteland, planning to plunder the Western Sea Immortal Kingdom and the Western Wasteland Star Demon Empire along the way.
• Jiang Changkong seized souls and resources across the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom and the Western Wasteland, while Nether Dragon refined the souls into evil ghosts.
• Jiang Changkong sensed a near-god in the Western Wasteland Star Demon Empire and escaped with Nether Dragon through a starry-sky passage.

Jiang Changkong fled a Near God Star Demon pursuing him over the Dead Domain stars, then fought it after awakening the Lunar Blade’s divine might. He forced the Near God to retreat but could not kill it, and he and the Nether Dragon set course for the Immortal Wasteland while avoiding further pursuit.

• A Near God Star Demon pursued Jiang Changkong through the starry passage and across the Dead Domain stars, demanding that he return.
• Jiang Changkong revealed that the Eighth Sea King had exposed the deadly cost of opening the Immortal Gate, prompting the Near God to transform and attack.
• Jiang Changkong used his three Dao bodies and Lunar Blade to injure the Near God, but its power shattered his defense and damaged his body.
• Jiang Changkong unleashed four Dao bodies, awakening the Lunar Blade’s immortal divine might and freezing the Near God during their clash.
• The Near God escaped as the Lunar Blade’s cold aura eroded its Great Dao, while Jiang Changkong admitted he could not have gained the upper hand without the weapon.
• Jiang Changkong told the Nether Dragon they would take a detour to the Immortal Wasteland and stay hidden while their enemies searched for them.

Jiang Changkong stayed hidden while the near-gods plotted to use him as bait for Jiang Changyue, then the Shark King intercepted him near the Immortal Wasteland and offered him a new identity. The chapter left Jiang Changkong asking how much she knew about the Wasteland.

• Jiang Changkong and the Nether Dragon decided to stay behind the scenes after judging that confronting more near-gods would be too dangerous.
• The near-god Star Demon told the others that Jiang Changyue had injured him with the Lunar Blade, and Hua Tianrui led them to question Jiang Changkong in the Flower Sea.
• Hua Tianrui proposed using Jiang Changkong as bait to draw out Jiang Changyue, and the Earth near-gods agreed after the Star Demon claimed they would capture him alive.
• As Jiang Changkong and the Nether Dragon approached the gate to the Immortal Wasteland, the Shark King swept them into her city.
• The Shark King offered Jiang Changkong the identity of a supreme battle body from the Immortal Wasteland, and he asked how she knew so much about it.

The Shark King told Jiang Changkong that opening the immortal gate through the Three Radiances Grand Formation would destroy the starry sky, and asked him to prevent that fate. She sent him to unseal Yellow Springs, where he arrived with the Nether Dragon and encountered its formidable inhabitants.

• The Shark King explained that a near-god from the Immortal Wasteland had died opening the immortal gate alone, and revealed that the Three Radiances Grand Formation would sacrifice the starry sky to force a temporary fusion of the Three Great Battle Physiques.
• Jiang Changkong rejected the plan to sacrifice the starry sky, and the Shark King asked him to destroy the formation and gave him the near-god's bone to conceal his identity.
• The Shark King sent Jiang Changkong and the Nether Dragon through a starry-sky passage toward the Yellow Springs lineage.
• Jiang Changkong and the Nether Dragon entered the opened Yellow Springs Gate, where ordinary ghosts fled from the Nether Dragon.
• Nether Dragons and powerful ghostly figures gathered around Jiang Changkong and the Nether Dragon, while an ancient near-god's enormous face appeared above them.

Jiang Changkong tried to recruit the Yellow Springs lineage to help unify the starry sky, insisting that he would lead them and rule without being their puppet. The nine near-gods agreed to help establish an Immortal Kingdom, but Jiang Changkong demanded absolute authority as emperor.

• Jiang Changkong met the nine near-gods of the Yellow Springs lineage, including the Ghost Mother and the Nether Dragon, and offered to lead them to immortality.
• The near-gods dismissed his promise and said they could remain in the Dead Domain without his help, so Jiang Changkong turned to leave.
• Jiang Changkong revealed his Three Lights Dao might and argued that he could gather resources and protect himself without the Yellow Springs lineage.
• Jiang Changkong offered the lineage conquered lands, corpses, and souls in exchange for resources, prompting the near-gods to summon him back and agree to help establish an Immortal Kingdom.
• The near-gods proposed naming it the Yellow Springs Immortal Kingdom, but Jiang Changkong rejected the name and declared that everyone in the kingdom would have to obey him.

Jiang Changkong persuaded the nine Yellow Springs Near-Gods to support him as he founded the Great Qin Immortal Kingdom, then began preparing a decoy corpse to draw out those who wanted Jiang Changyue dead. As he entered seclusion, Nether Dragon solicited corpses from his clansmen in exchange for future positions, leaving the Near-Gods worried that the new kingdom was already corrupt.

• Jiang Changkong secured the Near-Gods' agreement to obey his orders, avoid harming uninvolved races, and help destroy the Western Wasteland Star Demon race while seeking resources.
• Jiang Changkong proposed founding the Great Qin Immortal Kingdom, and the Near-Gods agreed to assemble an army and hand over their stored resources.
• Jiang Changkong chose the alias Jiang Changqing and asked the Near-Gods for a peak Star Saint corpse to use as a decoy for Jiang Changyue's pursuers.
• Jiang Changkong reinforced the corpse with materials, left preparations for the kingdom and its army to Yellow Springs, and entered seclusion in the Hall of Yama.
• Nether Dragon boasted of his closeness to Jiang Changkong and urged his clansmen to offer corpses in hopes of winning positions in the new kingdom.

Jiang Changkong gathered Yellow Springs under his rule and prepared to invade the Western Wasteland before its near-divines could interfere. He led the army through a starry passage, determined to ignite the war with a sudden attack.

• Jiang Changkong learned that the Yellow Springs lineage held more than 1.1 billion resources and that its golden matter came from opening the immortal gate, a dangerous act even for near-divines.
• Yellow Springs reorganized under the Nether Dragon, while the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom, the Western Wasteland Star Demons, and the Western Sea Immortal Kingdom joined the assault on Earth.
• Jiang Changkong emerged from seclusion, donned the Yama Ghost Mask, and ordered the Yellow Springs army to march against the Western Wasteland.
• Jiang Changkong rejected requests to stay behind and led the corpse and ghost paths through a passage to the Western Wasteland’s weak eastern defenses.
• Jiang Changkong told Ghost Mother that he aimed to destroy the Western Wasteland before its near-divines could react and fully ignite the war.

Jiang Changkong led the Yellow Springs Lineage’s invasion of the Western Wasteland, destroying stars and defeating the forces sent to stop him. After refusing their surrender, he left the Western Wasteland Divine Kingdom facing the news of its army’s annihilation.

• Jiang Changkong crossed the starry passage with Ghost Mother and used the Three Lights to destroy a star before continuing toward the Western Wasteland Imperial Palace.
• After several stars fell, the Star Demon Emperor sent Water Moon, Water Heart, Black Scale, and their forces to intercept Jiang Changkong.
• Jiang Changkong kept attacking, saying he would destroy the Western Wasteland in one battle to establish his prestige.
• Water Heart and the other defenders confronted Jiang Changkong with an army of one million, three warships, and six peak Star Saints.
• Jiang Changkong killed the six peak Star Saints, destroyed the warships, and annihilated the army after rejecting their surrender.

Jiang Changkong reached the Western Wasteland Imperial Star and challenged the Star Demon Emperor, who relied on Near-God grand formations and Star Saints to fight him. Jiang Changkong shattered the formations’ Great Dao chains and sent the emperor flying, while Ghost Mother kept the Western Wasteland’s Near-Gods from interfering.

• The Star Demon Emperor’s ministers warned him that personally leading an expedition against Great Qin could be a trap, so he planned to defend the Imperial Star with its formations and seek support from the Eastern Sea and Western Sea.
• The Star Demon Emperor ordered the warriors of the various stars to withdraw, allowing Jiang Changkong to sweep through the Western Wasteland without resistance and gather resources.
• Jiang Changkong traveled to the Western Wasteland capital with the Nether Dragon and Ghost Mother, arriving at the Imperial Star seven days later.
• The Star Demon Emperor demanded that Jiang Changkong leave the Western Wasteland and pay one million portions of Star Saint resources, but Jiang Changkong declared that he would destroy the region.
• The Star Demon Emperor activated the Near-God grand formations and attacked Jiang Changkong, while Ghost Mother concealed herself and prevented the Western Wasteland’s Near-Gods from intervening.
• Jiang Changkong activated his three great Dao bodies, shattered the formations’ Great Dao chains, and struck the Star Demon Emperor, sending him flying tens of thousands of miles away.

Jiang Changkong crushed the Star Demons of the Western Wasteland, killing their emperor and rejecting all surrender while the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother drove off a Near-God Star Demon. After conquering the Imperial Star, he ordered the Eastern Sea and Western Sea kingdoms to pay Great Qin a million portions of Star Saint resources or face invasion.

• Jiang Changkong shattered the Near-God Killing Array and overwhelmed the Star Demon Emperor and the Imperial Star’s Star Saints.
• A Near-God Star Demon intervened, but the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother attacked and carried him away.
• Jiang Changkong killed the Star Demon Emperor despite his offer to surrender and bring the Star Demons under Great Qin.
• Jiang Changkong refused the remaining Star Saints’ pleas for mercy and slaughtered them as the Yellow Springs faction swept across the Imperial Star.
• Jiang Changkong ordered the Eastern Sea and Western Sea kingdoms to pay one million portions of Star Saint resources within a day or be destroyed.

After conquering the Western Wasteland, Jiang Changkong ordered its land turned into Yellow Springs territory and tasked his followers with extracting resources and demanding compensation from neighboring kingdoms. Near-gods gathered outside the Imperial Star to investigate the destruction, while Jiang Changkong’s secondary body approached Ying Liuli.

• Jiang Changkong ordered the Western Wasteland transformed into nether soil, assigned its corpses and souls for Yellow Springs, and told the Star Saints to gather its resources.
• Jiang Changkong let Jiang Changming secretly take a few corpses and handle compensation demands, so Jiang Changming demanded five million sets of Star Saint resources from Huang Qianlin.
• A young female ghost demanded nine million nine hundred thousand sets from the Western Sea Emperor, and both kingdoms’ Emperors smashed their communication devices and contacted the near-gods.
• Near-gods set out for the Western Wasteland Imperial Star, where nine Yellow Springs near-gods waited for them.
• Ghost Mother, Hua Tianrui, the Shark King, and numerous other near-gods gathered outside the Imperial Star as Jiang Changkong’s secondary body walked toward Ying Liuli.

Jiang Changkong asked Ying Liuli to prepare for his death while Yellow Springs Near-Gods negotiated a pause in the campaign against Great Qin. After collecting resources, he entered seclusion to advance his martial arts, planning to destroy another Near-God when he emerged.

• Jiang Changkong asked Ying Liuli to burn his body and return it to his homeland if he died, while she vowed to protect him.
• The Shark King and other Near-Gods questioned Yellow Springs about the Great Emperor of Great Qin and pressed for the campaign to be delayed.
• Ghost Mother and the other Yellow Springs Near-Gods agreed to halt the fighting temporarily, and Jiang Changkong instructed them to destroy another Near-God after he emerged from seclusion.
• Jiang Changkong gathered more than 2.1 billion resources, extracted their Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and began cultivating in seclusion.
• The starry sky grew calm, while the Great Emperors of the Eastern Sea and Western Sea became more fearful of the Near-Gods.

After completing his seclusion, Jiang Changkong led Great Qin forces to attack the Western Sea, destroying stars along the way and arriving at its Imperial Star. The chapter left him confronting the Western Sea Near-God as the Ghost Lord demanded the city’s surrender.

• Nan Yuyang confided in Yu Qiannian about being controlled by Near-Gods, then decided to pursue the Near-God path while Yu Qiannian kept the potions.
• Jiang Changkong emerged from a year of seclusion with the Lunar and Solar Scriptures complete and his strength at the limit of Star Saint.
• Jiang Changkong ordered Great Qin to attack the Western Sea after its leaders refused to pay compensation.
• Jiang Changkong traveled through the Western Sea, destroying stars as he advanced toward its Imperial Star.
• Jiang Changkong struck the Western Sea Imperial City, but a Near-God stopped his attack before the Ghost Lord appeared and demanded that the Near-God kneel.

Jiang Changkong attacked the Western Sea Immortal Kingdom and forced the Western Sea Emperor to sign a compensation contract, though near-god attacks left him badly wounded. After he returned to Great Qin to recover, other near-gods arrived, and the nine near-gods of Yellow Springs barred them from entering the imperial palace.

• Ghost Lord dragged the near-god away from the Western Sea imperial star while Jiang Changkong attacked the Western Sea Emperor and her forces.
• The Western Sea Emperor used stored near-god sword attacks to wound Jiang Changkong, and he struck her until she agreed to compensate Great Qin and surrender half her planets.
• The Western Sea Emperor signed Jiang Changkong's contract, and he ordered Ghost Lord to ensure the compensation reached Great Qin within ten days.
• Ghost Lord brought Jiang Changkong back to the imperial palace and removed the lingering near-god power while Jiang Changkong began healing.
• Near-gods gathered at Great Qin's imperial star, but the nine near-gods of Yellow Springs blocked them from entering the imperial palace.

Jiang Changkong faced a delegation of near-gods after Great Qin attacked the Western Sea, then used his strength and claims of nearing their realm to defuse their anger. After learning the Western Sea Great Emperor had already been won over by the Shark King, Jiang Changkong ordered Jiang Changming to demand resources from several nations so he could reach the near-god realm.

• The Shark King tried to calm the near-gods, but Jiang Changkong summoned them into his palace and ordered Ghost Mother to kill one who insulted him.
• Jiang Changkong explained that his attack on the Western Sea followed his battle with the Western Wasteland Great Emperor and the Western Sea's earlier aid to his enemy.
• Jiang Changkong demonstrated power near that of an early-stage near-god, persuading the visitors to leave without pursuing the attack further.
• Ghost Mother told Jiang Changkong that the Western Sea Great Emperor had already been won over by the Shark King, and Jiang Changkong blamed the confusion on her.
• Jiang Changkong ordered Jiang Changming to demand resources from the Eastern Sea and other nations, including half the listed amount from the Earth Immortal Kingdom, without raising the price.

Jiang Changming demanded compensation from the Eastern Sea and other nations, while Huang Qianlin learned that Great Qin’s emperor had reached the peak of Star Saint and was feared even by the Near-Gods. Huang agreed to pay and refused to join seven emperors seeking to unite against Great Qin.

• A Near-God Imperial Preceptor told Huang Qianlin that Great Qin’s emperor had touched the path of Near-God and proposed an amicable sparring platform for the emperors.
• Huang Qianlin questioned the Western Sea Emperor about Great Qin’s emperor, and she said even the Near-Gods had to obey him.
• Jiang Changming sent Huang Qianlin a compensation list and gave him three hours to decide; Huang agreed to pay within ten days.
• Jiang Changming demanded that the other nations deliver half their compensation within ten days, prompting their emperors to contact Huang about joining forces against Great Qin.
• Huang told the seven emperors he was in a hurry to hand over resources and ended the discussion.

Nan Yuyang warned the Earth Immortal Kingdom’s major forces that Great Qin was coming, forcing them to gather resources rather than flee. Jiang Changkong learned that the Northern Sea Emperor planned to ambush him on Earth and said he would use the time before his next campaign to improve further.

• The Northern Sea Emperor persuaded the other emperors to plan a trap on Earth and make Nan Yuyang’s kingdom their battlefield.
• Nan Yuyang told the Earth Immortal Kingdom’s major forces that Great Qin was coming and warned them to flee, prompting them to offer resources instead.
• The Southern Wasteland Emperor informed Jiang Changkong of the planned ambush and promised to secretly deliver resources.
• Jiang Changkong said he would give the nations time to prepare while he improved, and his resources totaled 4.5 billion.

Jiang Changkong entered seclusion to break through to the Near-God realm while the Three Great Battle Bodies trained, then staged his death through a fake body to conceal his true whereabouts. Ying Liuli suspected his other identities and chose to go to Earth as Jiang Changkong continued his transformation into a being close to an immortal god.

• Jiang Changkong received more than 5.3 billion in resources, told Jiang Changming to prepare the nations, and entered seclusion in Yellow Springs after learning where the immortal gate had opened.
• The Great Nations plotted against Jiang Changkong while the Near-Gods protected the Three Great Battle Bodies as they trained; four years later, the North Sea Great Emperor had touched the Near-God realm.
• Jiang Changkong appeared to commit suicide before Ying Liuli and the Near-Gods, and Ying Liuli left with what seemed to be his and the Nether Dragon's bodies.
• Ying Liuli burned the fake bodies and suspected that Jiang Changyue and other figures might also have been Jiang Changkong in disguise, then decided to go to Earth.
• Jiang Changkong sacrificed his secondary body to protect it from the transformation and began sublimating his power, body, and Great Dao toward the Near-God realm.