Chapter Summaries

After seven years of seclusion, Jiang Changkong emerged as an early Near-God and tested the golden matter blocking the way to immortality. He decided to return after teaching the rival emperors a lesson, then learned that the Northern Sea Great Emperor had been mistreating his three senior sisters.

• Jiang Changkong completed his Near-God Dao Body and learned from Ghost Mother that seven years had passed and rival emperors were eager to challenge him.
• Jiang Changkong and Ghost Mother reached the golden matter above the starry vault, where he cut off a piece but was thrown back by a force matching his attack.
• Jiang Changkong decided to postpone breaking through the golden matter, saying he would return after teaching the rival emperors a lesson.
• Jiang Changkong ordered the nations to kneel and welcome him, intending to seize their Near-God potions.
• Jiang Changming told Jiang Changkong that his three senior sisters had been having a hard time because the Northern Sea Great Emperor was arrogant.

After seven years in seclusion, Jiang Changkong returned to Second Earth as the Great Qin Emperor and revealed that he had entered the Near-God realm. He killed the Northern Sea Emperor despite the Near-Gods’ presence, leaving them furious and demanding to know what he wanted.

• The nine nations’ Great Emperors gathered on Second Earth, where the Northern Sea Emperor demanded that Nan Yuyang hand over three women.
• Jiang Changkong arrived, and his pressure shook Second Earth and nearly overwhelmed its Near-God formations.
• Seven Great Emperors attacked Jiang Changkong together, but their attacks rebounded and shattered them without harming him.
• Jiang Changkong declared himself Near-God and killed the Northern Sea Emperor as the Near-Gods tried to stop him.
• The Near-Gods confronted Jiang Changkong, who challenged them by asking whether his killing the Great Emperors would help him attain immortality sooner.

Jiang Changkong confronted the Near Gods over their refusal to give him resources, then agreed to stay away while they pursued immortality. The Shark King planned to have him sealed in the Yellow Springs sealed land, while Nan Yuyang resolved to imitate his boldness before an unexpected visitor appeared.

• Jiang Changkong taunted the Near Gods and claimed everything under heaven belonged to him as Emperor after demanding their resources.
• The Shark King persuaded Jiang Changkong to stay away until the others became Near Gods, and Jiang Changkong returned to Earth with the Yellow Springs Near Gods.
• After Jiang Changkong left, the Shark King told the Near Gods he would arrange for him to be sealed in the Yellow Springs sealed land.
• Nan Yuyang envied Jiang Changkong and decided to grow stronger and challenge the Near Gods.
• A voice addressed Nan Yuyang, and he recognized the visitor.

Jiang Changkong revealed his survival to Nan Yuyang and Ying Liuli, left a blood-drop incarnation as a safeguard, then cultivated for decades until he reached peak near god. He continued harvesting the golden substance, believing immortality was within reach.

• Jiang Changkong met Nan Yuyang and Ying Liuli in secret, revealed he had become a near god, and asked them to conceal his identity and preserve his blood-drop incarnation for his return to Earth.
• Jiang Changkong returned to the golden substance with Jiang Changming and began harvesting it with the Lunar Blade, creating another blood-drop incarnation to help process it.
• Over the next twenty-nine years and three months, Jiang Changkong advanced to peak near god while Jiang Changming reached late-stage Star Saint, and Great Emperors across the remaining nations began pursuing near-god breakthroughs.
• Jiang Changkong harvested a large amount of golden substance and looked forward to using his upgrade ability to enter the immortal god realm.

After decades of brutal wars, eight Great Emperors attained the Near God realm and turned on the Near Gods who had manipulated them. Their rebellion failed when the Near Gods revealed they controlled the three Immortal Palaces and could restrain them at will.

• The Near Gods pushed the starry sky's nations into war while Jiang Changkong continued cultivating and the Great Emperors approached the Near God realm.
• Eight Great Emperors attained the Near God realm and gathered for the final battle, while Great Qin's Great Emperor remained in seclusion.
• Huang Qianlin ambushed and killed the Near God Star Demon, and the eight Great Emperors prepared to resist the other Near Gods.
• Huang Qianlin accused Hua Tianrui and the Near Gods of treating the Great Emperors as puppets, and all eight Great Emperors attacked despite the Near Gods' overwhelming strength.
• A Blood-colored Palace appeared, and Three Lights dao patterns pinned the Great Emperors in place, revealing that the Near Gods controlled the three Immortal Palaces and could suppress them.

The near-gods forced the eight Emperors to submit while Jiang Changkong began a fusion upgrade during his long seclusion. Twenty years later, a drop of his transforming blood released immortal-level power across the starry sky, leaving the near-gods stunned.

• Hua Tianrui told the eight Emperors they had to help open the Immortal Gate or doom their descendants, and the Emperors returned to their nations after their resistance failed.
• Nan Yuyang ordered his people to obey the Imperial Preceptor, then entered seclusion as the other seven Emperors also handed their nations over to the near-gods.
• After seventy-six years in seclusion, Jiang Changkong chose fusion upgrade and began transforming with power beyond the mortal world.
• Twenty years later, Ji Ziling's bottle containing a drop of golden blood cracked and shattered as the blood turned gray and released an overwhelming aura.
• Ying Liuli and the near-gods felt the aura of immortals and gods spread through the starry sky, while flowers, plants, beasts, and other living things began to awaken.

Gray blood from Jiang Changkong’s transformation empowered Earth’s leaders and brought them into contact with him, where they learned that opening the immortal gate would require a sacrifice. Behind the black curtain, Jiang Changkong reached a critical stage in his fusion and acquired the Chaos Dao Body.

• Gray blood escaped the secret chamber, empowered Ying Liuli and the three senior schoolmates, then gave threads of power to Nan Yuyang and the other emperors before vanishing into Yellow Springs.
• Hua Tianrui’s group searched Ji Ziling and the others’ souls, confirmed they had found the stone by chance, and kept them under watch as they broke through into the Star Saint realm.
• Nan Yuyang, the other emperors, and the Shark King entered a gray space and met Jiang Changkong, who explained that opening the immortal gate would require the Three Lights Grand Formation and the starry sky’s sacrifice.
• Jiang Changkong told the emperors to delay their enemies while he pursued immortal godhood, promising to emerge within ten years and open the immortal gate.
• Jiang Changkong fused his martial arts, body, soul, Dao imprints, and twelve Force Patterns, transforming his power and blood to gray and acquiring the Acquired Chaos Dao Body.

After nine years of cultivation, Jiang Changkong became an immortal god and exterminated the starry sky’s Near-Immortals. He returned to Second Earth and announced plans to gather the Great Emperors and open the Immortal Gate.

• Jiang Changkong completed his transformation, turning all his power into chaos divine power and identifying the golden treasure as the essence of laws.
• Jiang Changkong emerged from the black curtain as an immortal god, and his descent shook the starry sky.
• Jiang Changkong shattered Hua Tianrui’s attack, summoned the three Immortal Palaces, and killed the Near-Immortals who opposed him.
• Jiang Changkong announced that he would open the Immortal Gate in one year and invited the Great Emperors and all races to Second Earth in three months.
• Jiang Changkong returned to the imperial palace, where Nan Yuyang greeted him and his dragon robe turned to ash.

Three months after establishing seven Dao paths, Jiang Changkong opened the immortal gate and ascended with the near-gods, bringing the laws of immortality to the starry sky. He awoke in an Ascension Pool in the Immortal Realm, where he was bewildered to find a childlike Dragon King whose strength seemed no greater than his own.

• Jiang Changkong shared seven Dao paths, revived depleted stars with chaotic divine power, and left the four immortal artifacts and three Immortal Palaces to Nan Yuyang.
• Jiang Changkong guided his three senior sisters to the peak of Star Saint, while Jiang Changming entered seclusion to pursue immortality.
• A year later, Jiang Changkong opened the immortal gate, and the Shark King, Ghost Mother, Nether Dragon, and other near-gods ascended as the laws of immortality empowered beings across the starry sky.
• Jiang Changkong lost consciousness during ascension and received information about his leveling ability and a new ability to complete martial arts and secret techniques.
• Jiang Changkong awoke beside the Shark King in an Ascension Pool and learned that the chubby little girl before him was the Dragon King, while a near-god lobster called himself General Shrimp.
• Jiang Changkong questioned how weak the Dragon King seemed and asked whether there were many mortal worlds when General Shrimp demanded to know where he had come from.

Jiang Changkong arrived in the Immortal Realm and learned about its powers, immortal ranks, and the danger of being unregistered. While he waited for the Shark King to awaken, he discovered that the Eastern Sea Little Dragon King had been stuck at early Martial Immortal for three thousand years.

• The Little Dragon King and General Shrimp explained that Jiang Changkong needed to register his mortal realm, but neither could identify the realm he described.
• The Little Dragon King told Jiang Changkong that the Ascension Pool lay in the Eastern Sea under the Heavenly Court, and warned him that the Heavenly Court might kill unregistered ascenders.
• Jiang Changkong left the pool and learned the nine immortal and god realms, while his Acquired Chaos Dao Body let him withstand the Immortal Realm's pressure.
• Jiang Changkong refined the immortal stone powder he had brought, and the Little Dragon King revealed she had not seen an immortal stone in four thousand years.
• After a month, the Shark King still had not awakened, and Jiang Changkong learned that the Little Dragon King had become an immortal at one thousand years old but had made no progress since.

Jiang Changkong and Ao Qingyu learned how little remained of the Eastern Sea dragon race and entered the tiny Dragon Palace to hear its history. The near-god giant lobster began explaining how the Dragon Palace had fallen into ruin.

• Ao Qingyu awakened, recognized the little Dragon King, and learned that her elder, Ao Ting, had died.
• The little Dragon King revealed that the Eastern Sea had no other true dragons, while the Dragon Palace occupied only a one-meter territory and was palm-sized.
• Ao Qingyu urged Jiang Changkong to help the Eastern Sea dragon race and warned him that the sea demons outside were dangerous.
• Jiang Changkong agreed to return to the Dragon Palace with Ao Qingyu, the little Dragon King, and the giant lobster to learn about the Immortal Realm.
• The giant lobster explained that the true dragons had died or vanished, leaving only one dragon egg, while his father had guarded the palace until it hatched.

Ao Qingyu and Jiang Changkong learned how the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace had declined and received the Ancestral Dragon Scripture from the little Dragon King. Jiang Changkong agreed to enter seclusion and help restore the Eastern Sea after he emerged.

• Ao Qingyu learned that the Heavenly Court had taken most of the Dragon Palace’s resources and that Celestial Immortal demon kings now ruled the Eastern Sea.
• The little Dragon King offered Ao Qingyu immortal registration, but Jiang Changkong paused the matter to discuss restoring the Eastern Sea.
• The little Dragon King gave Ao Qingyu the Ancestral Dragon Scripture, which the near-divine lobster said was already known to the major Sea Clan demon kings.
• Ao Qingyu privately asked Jiang Changkong to help the Dragon King, and he promised that demon kings below the Martial Immortal realm would submit after his seclusion.
• Jiang Changkong accepted the Ancestral Dragon Scripture as a reference for his cultivation.

Jiang Changkong completed his cultivation of the First Turn Mystical Art and Acquired Chaos Dao Body, reaching peak Martial Immortal before emerging from seclusion. He rescued Ao Qingyu and the little Dragon King from a late Martial Immortal python, capturing it with ease.

• Ao Qingyu translated the Ancestral Dragon Scripture for Jiang Changkong, who completed its first layer but chose not to cultivate it further for now.
• Jiang Changkong used his accumulated Essence, Qi, and Spirit to complete the First Turn Mystical Art and advance his Acquired Chaos Dao Body, reaching peak Martial Immortal.
• Jiang Changkong spent about a month in seclusion learning to control his strengthened Chaos divine power and its varied abilities.
• A giant python confronted Ao Qingyu and the little Dragon King, demanding that the Dragon King purify its waters and threatening to take her away.
• Jiang Changkong emerged, shattered the python's attack, and seized it in one move, astonishing Ao Qingyu with his peak Martial Immortal strength.

Jiang Changkong learned how the Eastern Sea Demon Kings had abused the Little Dragon King and decided to seize their immortal stone mines. When the dead python’s peak-Martial-Immortal brother arrived demanding true dragon blood essence, Jiang Changkong confronted him outside the Dragon Palace.

• Jiang Changkong subdued a late-stage Martial Immortal python, searched its soul, and learned that seven Demon Kings had repeatedly forced the Little Dragon King to purify polluted waters.
• Ao Qingyu learned of the Little Dragon King’s mistreatment, and Jiang Changkong killed the python, cooked its meat, and distributed it among the group.
• Jiang Changkong promised to clear out the nearby Demon Kings and take their immortal stone mines, while Ao Qingyu urged him to leave most of the stones for the Little Dragon King’s development.
• The python’s peak-Martial-Immortal brother arrived with shrimp soldiers and crab generals, threatened the Little Dragon King, and demanded true dragon blood essence.
• Jiang Changkong confronted the flood python, who had targeted the Little Dragon King’s blood essence to help himself transform into a true dragon.

Jiang Changkong defeated the flood dragon python and helped Ao Qingyu and the little Dragon King take control of its territory. With the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace established in the Abyss, they prepared to summon nearby demon kings and rebuild their influence.

• Jiang Changkong killed the flood dragon python with his Chaos Divine Fist, subdued its shrimp and crab soldiers, and declared them subjects of the Eastern Sea Dragon King.
• Ao Qingyu led the little Dragon King to the flood dragon python’s Abyss territory, where they occupied its crystal palace and moved the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace there.
• Jiang Changkong agreed to manage affairs while Ao Qingyu entered seclusion, and she hoped to contact the Yellow Springs near-gods who had ascended.
• The little Dragon King ordered nearby demon kings to pay respects and sent attendants to gather information about the territory.
• Jiang Changkong opened the flood dragon python’s treasury, took ten of its finest immortal stones, and left the remaining stones for Ao Qingyu and the little Dragon King.

Jiang Changkong became Acting Dragon King while Ao Qingyu and the Little Dragon King entered seclusion, then asked how he could return to the Twelve Mortal Realms. He learned that the realm could not be reached without finding its immortal gate and that the Heavenly Court was unlikely to help.

• Ao Qingyu and the Little Dragon King received the completed Ancestral Dragon Scripture, and Ao Qingyu went into seclusion with immortal stones to cultivate and refine pills.
• The Martial Immortal lobster reported that six nearby demon kings planned to visit in three days, and Jiang Changkong ordered their species prepared as a banquet.
• The Little Dragon King asked Jiang Changkong to manage the palace while she cultivated, so he agreed to act as Dragon King and told her to take turns handling affairs.
• Jiang Changkong purified immortal blood from slain demon kings and gave it to the Near-Immortal lobster as a reward to help him become an immortal.
• The Near-Immortal lobster explained that the Twelve Mortal Realms could only be reached through a hidden immortal gate and that the Heavenly Court would likely refuse to open a passage.
• The Near-Immortal lobster showed Jiang Changkong his Heavenly Court identity jade tablet, which could access basic records and contact immortal gods.

Jiang Changkong served the six visiting demon kings dishes made from their own races, provoking them to reveal the Human Immortal they had hired. He defeated the Human Immortal with one finger and left him pinned beneath his foot while the shaken kings resumed the banquet.

• Jiang Changkong learned that the Heavenly Court's basic records mentioned no cultivators with chaos attributes, then dismissed the Near-God Lobster and waited while the Little Dragon King and Ao Qingyu remained in seclusion.
• The peak Martial Immortal Azure Dragon King arrived to congratulate the Eastern Sea Dragon King and found Jiang Changkong acting in her place.
• The other demon kings arrived, and Jiang Changkong ordered dishes made from their own races to be served, angering all six kings.
• The six kings summoned a peak early-stage Human Immortal, who attacked Jiang Changkong with a second-rank immortal saber.
• Jiang Changkong stopped the saber with one finger, pierced and gravely wounded the Human Immortal, then suppressed him beneath his foot.
• Jiang Changkong told the trembling six kings to sit and asked whether they disliked the dishes.

Jiang Changkong uncovered the Eastern Sea Demon Alliance’s involvement in an attack on the Dragon Palace, killed the Azure Dragon Demon King and several other Demon Kings, and put the survivors to work for the palace. After learning about a newly discovered cave nearby, he went to investigate it.

• Jiang Changkong learned through soul searches that the old Human Immortal demon had acted at the Azure Dragon Demon King’s invitation and that the Azure Dragon Demon King belonged to the Eastern Sea Demon Alliance.
• The old Human Immortal demon exposed the Azure Dragon Demon King, who denied the charge and offered to introduce Jiang Changkong to the alliance; Jiang Changkong searched the Demon Kings and learned about the Azure Dragon Demon King’s alliance ties and immortal stone vein.
• Jiang Changkong killed the Azure Dragon Demon King and five other Demon Kings, then appointed the surviving sea turtle as Turtle Prime Minister and ordered him to collect their territories’ resources.
• Jiang Changkong spared the old Human Immortal demon, took his accumulated immortal stones, and sent him to assist Turtle Prime Minister and inspect the immortal stone vein.
• The near-divine dragon shrimp reported a newly discovered cave entrance near the Dragon Palace, and Jiang Changkong set off to see it.

Jiang Changkong found a sealed chamber containing a stone door and box, then returned to the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace to prepare for a breakthrough. When two Human Immortal demons demanded the Dragon King's essence blood and yearly tribute, he killed one and confronted the other.

• Jiang Changkong gathered the immortal stone powder beneath a dark opening, but a hidden attack wounded him when he approached the stone door and box, so he sealed the chamber and left.
• Jiang Changkong learned that the near-divine dragon shrimp was named Xia Dahai and that the Little Dragon King was Ao Ling, then processed immortal stones and powder at the Dragon Palace.
• Two Human Immortal demons arrived and demanded Ao Ling's essence blood and one hundred immortal stones each year; Jiang Changkong refused and gave them one chance to rephrase.
• Jiang Changkong killed the middle-stage Human Immortal toad demon with one punch and damaged the shark demon king's top-grade second-rank immortal artifact.
• Jiang Changkong unleashed his Chaotic Dao and began crushing the Shark Demon King, who roared as his cracked azure pearl exploded.

Jiang Changkong defeated the Shark Demon King, advanced to the middle Human Immortal realm, and discovered a True Dragon Scale in an ancient stone box. The scale revealed part of an Eastern Sea map, so he led Ao Ling and Ao Qingyu back to the sealed cave to investigate beyond its bluestone door.

• Jiang Changkong killed the fleeing Shark Demon King, searched his soul, and extracted his Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
• Jiang Changkong perfected his Acquired Chaos Dao Body, advanced to the early Human Immortal realm, and then reached the middle stage by spending Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
• Jiang Changkong opened the stone box and was pierced by a cold gleam before finding a golden scale inside.
• Ao Qingyu recognized the pressure as pure True Dragon might, and Ao Ling identified the scale as a True Dragon Scale.
• Ao Ling took the scale, which revealed part of a map of the Eastern Sea, and Jiang Changkong agreed to investigate the cave with her and Ao Qingyu.
• Jiang Changkong led Ao Ling and Ao Qingyu to the bluestone door, where Ao Ling's dragon might made it tremble.