Chapter Summaries

The Ancient Emperor resealed the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor for only one year and warned Gu Yuan that someone must reach the Dou Emperor realm to stop him. Jia He returned to Imperial City and gathered allies to help refine an Emperor-Grade pill, hoping it would let him break through in time.

• The Ancient Emperor used his remaining power to seal Hun Tiandi and told Gu Yuan the seal would last only one year.
• The Ancient Emperor explained that source qi had vanished after the Dou Emperors severed the connection to the Great Thousand World, leaving Dou Emperor breakthroughs impossible without it.
• The Ancient Emperor warned Gu Yuan that the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor could devour the sealing formation's power and must be stopped by someone who could cut off his devouring ability.
• Jia He left Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and returned to Imperial City, still unable to refine his Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill into a true Emperor-Grade pill.
• After hearing about the revived Extraterritorial Fiend, Jia He asked Yan Jin, Xiao Yan, Gu Xun'er, Huo Xuan, and Huo Zhi to lend their Heavenly Flames for the pill's final refinement.

Jia He and several powerful cultivators spent a month trying unsuccessfully to refine the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill, leaving him to search for another way to become a Dou Di. After resting with the women in Imperial City, Jia He set out alone and eventually reached the Nine Netherworld Python Clan to visit Medusa.

• Jia He led Yan Jin, Huo Xuan, Huo Zhi, Xiao Yan, and Xun Er in using their Heavenly Flames on the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill, but it showed no change after a month.
• Jia He put away the pill and left Heavenly Flame Plaza to rest in Imperial City with Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and the others.
• Jia He told Xiao Yi Xian he was going to travel without a set destination, then left Imperial City after kissing her goodbye.
• Jia He visited the desolate Manghuang Ancient Region and found that the demonic qi left by the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor could not be safely devoured, so he destroyed it and departed.
• Jia He arrived at the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, where an elder recognized him and led him to the main hall; Yao Ming was cultivating there.

Jia He visited the Nine Netherworld Python Clan to check on Medusa and Qing Lin, who were cultivating in the Nine Nether Yellow Springs. Medusa completed her inheritance and evolved into a Nine-Colored Swallowing Heaven Python, and she and Qing Lin left with Jia He.

• Jia He arrived at the Nine Nether Yellow Springs and waited while Medusa and Qing Lin continued cultivating.
• After about half a month, Medusa emerged as a Nine-Colored Swallowing Heaven Python, astonishing Yao Ming and the clan elders.
• Medusa transformed back into human form, reunited with Jia He, and teased with Qing Lin when she emerged moments later.
• Jia He thanked Yao Ming for the Nine Nether Yellow Springs and promised to help the Nine Netherworld Python Clan if it ever needed him.
• Medusa and Qing Lin chose to accompany Jia He, and the three left the Nine Netherworld Python Clan.

Jia He traveled with Medusa and Qing Lin to the Shennong Mountain Range, where he intended to visit the Yao Clan before the seal broke. The chapter ended as Yao Wanhuo and other Yao Clan elders emerged to confront them at the clan’s spatial gate.

• Jia He told Medusa and Qing Lin that he planned to wander the continent, and they chose to accompany him.
• Jia He asked whether they feared the seal breaking, and Medusa and Qing Lin said they would stay by his side.
• Jia He led Medusa and Qing Lin toward the Yao Clan in the Shennong Mountain Range.
• Jia He explained that the Yao Clan’s medicinal herbs had enriched the mountain range’s natural energy and that his Spirit-Nurturing Formation could help transform the Northwest Continent.
• Jia He, Medusa, and Qing Lin reached the Yao Clan’s spatial gate, where Yao Wanhuo and several elders came out to meet them.

Jia He visited the Yao Clan to discuss pill refinement with Yao Dan and ask to meet the remnant soul of Emperor Yao. Yao Dan questioned whether the request was a threat, but Jia He presented an Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill, leaving him shocked.

• Yao Wanhuo brought Jia He, Medusa, and Qing Lin into the Yao Realm and reported their arrival to Yao Dan.
• Yao Tian and Yao Ling learned that Jia He was a ninth-grade alchemist and speculated that he had come to exchange pill-refining knowledge.
• Yao Dan summoned Yao Tian and Yao Ling and went with them and Yao Wanhuo to meet Jia He.
• Jia He told Yao Dan that he wanted to discuss pill refinement and meet the remnant soul of Emperor Yao, prompting Yao Dan to question his intentions.
• Jia He showed Yao Dan an Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill, and Yao Dan cried out in shock.

Jia He forced Yao Dan to summon the Emperor Yao's remnant soul so he could learn how to refine an Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill into a true Emperor-Grade Pill. The Emperor Yao explained that Jia He would need to use his own body as the furnace, leaving Jia He to weigh the dangerous method while Medusa and Qing Lin urged him not to risk it.

• Jia He pressured Yao Dan to summon the Emperor Yao's remnant soul, arguing that the Evil Clan from Beyond threatened the Yao Clan as well as the continent.
• Yao Dan used the Yao Clan's pill collection and the Myriad Pills Transform Heaven formation to summon the Emperor Yao's remnant soul on Yao Mountain.
• Jia He showed the Emperor Yao the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill and asked how he could refine it into a true Emperor-Grade Pill.
• The Emperor Yao explained that Jia He would need to use Alchemy with One's Body, refining the pill inside his own body with his flesh, blood, and soul as auxiliaries.
• Medusa and Qing Lin grabbed Jia He's arms and objected, while Jia He considered the danger and rejected sacrificing others as Hun Tiandi had done.

Emperor Yao entrusted Jia He with his alchemy knowledge and asked him to protect the Yao Clan, while giving his legacy to Yao Ling. After learning how to refine an Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill, Jia He prepared to risk the process to face the returning Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor, leaving with Medusa and Qing Lin.

• Emperor Yao asked Jia He to protect the Yao Clan after becoming a Dou Di, and Jia He agreed.
• Emperor Yao recognized Yao Ling's Blood Soul Body and granted her his alchemy legacy so she could restore the clan's glory.
• Jia He received Emperor Yao's pill formulas and learned that the Bodhi Heart could help address the flaws in refining an Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill.
• Jia He told Medusa and Qing Lin he might attempt the dangerous pill refinement to prepare for the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor's return, and they vowed to stay with him.
• Jia He promised Yao Dan he would honor his commitment if they survived the coming battle, then departed the Yao Realm with Medusa and Qing Lin.
• Yao Ling told Yao Dan that Emperor Yao's memories overwhelmed her, and he urged her to take time to absorb them.

Jia He returned to Imperial City and prepared to risk refining the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill, asking the clans to evacuate the Manghuang Ancient Region and Gu Yuan to awaken him if the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor threatened to break free. Before entering seclusion, he traveled with the women to the Jia Ma Empire, where he went to the imperial palace to see Yaoye while they dispersed around the Imperial Capital.

• Jia He told Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying that refining the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill could kill him, then explained the Medicine Emperor’s method and resolved to attempt it.
• Jia He asked the three clans to clear the areas around the Manghuang Ancient Region and asked Gu Yuan to awaken him if the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor broke free before he emerged from seclusion.
• Jia He put off seclusion for a few days and took the women through a spatial tunnel to the Northwest Continent to revisit the Jia Ma Empire.
• Jia He and the women arrived near the Jia Ma Empire and traveled to its Imperial Capital, which had become closely tied to Imperial Prison and the Black-Corner Region.
• Jia He sensed Yaoye in the Imperial Capital and went to the imperial palace to see her, while Yun Yun headed for Misty Cloud Mountain, Ya Fei went to Mittel Manor, and the others went sightseeing.

Jia He returned to the imperial palace, where Yaoyue had reached the peak of the Dou Emperor realm, and toured the transformed grounds with her. After spending several days with the women, he began refining an Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill in hopes of becoming an Emperor before the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor broke its seal.

• Jia He helped Yaoyue break through to the peak of the Dou Emperor realm, then reunited with her in the palace.
• Yaoyue showed Jia He how she had turned palace grounds into herb gardens and introduced him to the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Jia He spent several days enjoying the Imperial Capital with the women before declaring his intent to become an Emperor first.
• Jia He sealed off the lake, swallowed the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill, and used his cultivation arts and flames to refine its violent energy.

Jia He refined the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill as the Bodhi Ancient Tree sent its Bodhi Heart to him, while the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor broke free of his seal in the Central Plains. Three months later, a presence stronger than the Demon Emperor erupted from Jia Ma Holy City, leaving Gu Yuan to believe the Dou Qi Continent was saved.

• Jia He endured the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill’s energy and used his Dou Qi as fire to refine the pill and his body.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree awakened and sent a heart-shaped green light toward the Jia Ma Empire, prompting Hai Bo Dong, Jia Xing Tian, and Su Qian to follow it.
• The Bodhi Heart entered Jia He’s barrier and rushed into his flaming cauldron; Medusa and the others identified it as a sign of his connection to the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• After three months, the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor shattered his seal in the Manghuang Ancient Region, and Gu Yuan and the other Dou Saints sensed his release.
• A tremendous aura surged from Jia Ma Holy City; Gu Yuan recognized it as stronger than the Demon Emperor’s and concluded the Dou Qi Continent was saved.

Jia He became a Dou Di and killed the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor, then proposed cautiously drawing Origin Qi into the Dou Qi Continent before the group ventured into the Great Thousand World. A decade later, with the continent at peace and the Northwest Continent flourishing under Imperial Prison, Jia He created his own Dou Di space in the Tagor Desert.

• Jia He appeared before the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor and fought him outside the Manghuang Ancient Region while Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and the others watched from a distance.
• The Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor used the Heaven-Slaying Demon-Devouring Formation to absorb demonic qi and spiritual energy, but Jia He pierced his head with a spear and destroyed him.
• Jia He told Gu Yuan and the others that he could open a crack in the seal to bring Origin Qi to the continent, and they agreed to wait for more Nine-Star Dou Sheng experts before going to the Great Thousand World.
• Jia He returned the Bodhi Heart to the Bodhi Ancient Tree, relocated Imperial Prison's headquarters to the Northwest Continent, and oversaw its development as the continent entered a peaceful era.
• Ten years later, Jia He opened a Dou Di space of his own in the Tagor Desert outside the Jia Ma Empire.

Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin met Jia He to ask for source qi so they could advance to Dou Di, while Jia He prepared to leave for the Great Thousand World alone. He explained the realms beyond Dou Di and agreed to help open the seal with the clan leaders, leaving the group to plan their journey.

• Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin entered Jia He's Dou Di space and discussed restoring their clan spaces after becoming Dou Di.
• Jia He told Xiao Yi Xian and the other women that he planned to scout the Great Thousand World alone before they were ready to follow.
• Gu Yuan asked Jia He to open the seal beyond the Dou Qi Continent so they could retrieve source qi, and Jia He agreed to have them help maintain it.
• Jia He explained that the Great Thousand World had Sovereign, Earthly Sovereign, and Heavenly Sovereign realms, and Gu Yuan hoped they might reach those levels someday.

Jia He arranged with Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun to open the continent’s seal and draw in Origin Qi, then promised Xiao Yi Xian he would bring her to the Great Thousand World after he left. His private evening with Xiao Yi Xian turned into an awkward gathering when Yun Yun, Ya Fei, and Queen Medusa arrived one after another.

• Jia He agreed to meet Gu Yuan and the others in one month at the Manghuang Ancient Region to open the seal and draw in Origin Qi.
• Jia He told Xiao Yi Xian he would save Origin Qi for her and bring the women to the Great Thousand World once he had established himself there.
• Xiao Yi Xian hid when Yun Yun arrived, and Yun Yun then hid in the back of the bedchamber when another visitor approached.
• Ya Fei entered and offered to attend to Jia He, while Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun listened from hiding.
• Queen Medusa appeared at the window and revealed that Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun were hiding behind the bedchamber.

Jia He helped Medusa relocate the Snake-People Tribe to the Beast Region, then gathered the continent’s strongest clans to reopen the seal beneath the Manghuang Ancient Region. The chapter left Jia He drawing origin qi from the Great Thousand World while Gu Yuan and the others contained the formation’s energy storms.

• Xiao Yi Xian stayed with Jia He after Yun Yun and Ya Fei left, and they spent the night together.
• Medusa told Jia He the Snake-People Tribe had outgrown its home in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, so they decided to move it to the Beast Region.
• Jia He and Medusa led the Snake-People Tribe to the Beast Region, where Jia He urged them to grow strong rather than rely on the Nine Netherworld Python Clan.
• A month later, Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, and the clan heads of the Yan, Thunder, and Yao Clans joined Jia He at the Manghuang Ancient Region to stabilize the seal.
• Jia He tore open a corner of the sealing formation, while Gu Yuan and the others suppressed the resulting storms and Jia He began drawing origin qi from the Great Thousand World.

Jia He said farewell to the people of the Dou Qi Continent and prepared to depart for the Great Thousand World. After promising Yaoye and Yaoyue he would return, he left through a spatial passage as the continent’s experts watched.

• Jia He gave the Pill Tower Ancestor source qi and an alchemy manual before leaving the Pill Region.
• Jia He returned to Jia Ma Holy City and reunited with Yaoye and Yaoyue, telling them he planned to leave in three days.
• Jia He explained that ten Dou Emperors could open the seal in the Manghuang Ancient Region and said he expected to return before then.
• Five days later, Jia He gathered with the continent’s experts in the Tagor Desert and said farewell to them and the women.
• Jia He entered a spatial passage to the Great Thousand World, and the passage vanished behind him.

Jia He arrived in the Great Thousand World, where his Dou Qi began converting into spiritual energy, and fled through a dangerous forest to find food. He followed a battle between an injured Spiritual Array Master and her pursuers, and the chapter ended as she killed the black-clad Sovereigns with an ancient tower before collapsing.

• Jia He fell through a spatial passage into a lake in an ancient forest and realized he had arrived in the Great Thousand World.
• Jia He discovered that his Dou Qi was rapidly being replaced by spiritual energy and fled when a powerful spiritual beast roared nearby.
• Jia He caught and grilled a golden fish near a waterfall, then sensed a powerful battle several hundred li away.
• A veiled woman lured black-clad pursuers into a spiritual array, trapping the Sovereigns as their leader tried to break through.
• The woman unleashed an ancient tower that destroyed the array and killed the black-clad Sovereigns, then spat blood and fainted.

Jia He rescued the poisoned Qing Yanjing, then accepted her help adapting his dou qi to spiritual energy in the Great Thousand World. After half a month of cultivation, his power began surging far beyond the First Rank Sovereign Qing Yanjing had expected.

• Jia He caught Qing Yanjing as she fell, treated her injuries, and learned that her spiritual energy and meridians had been disrupted by Seal Origin Powder.
• Qing Yanjing introduced herself, and Jia He recognized her as a member of the Buddha Ancient Clan and Mu Chen’s mother.
• Qing Yanjing detected that Jia He’s power came from another plane, and he told her that he had ascended from the Dou Qi Continent.
• Qing Yanjing taught Jia He how to assimilate his dou qi into spiritual energy, and he cultivated with her guidance for half a month.
• Jia He’s aura erupted with crimson flames and black lightning before surging rapidly past the Second Rank Sovereign, drawing spiritual energy into a vast funnel above him.

Jia He converted his Dou Qi into spiritual energy, awakened the Thunder God Physique, and agreed to protect Qing Yanjing while she recovered from Seal Origin Powder. They ventured deeper into the Hundred Spirits Plain and reached a mist-filled valley.

• Qing Yanjing watched Jia He refine spiritual energy and considered whether he might someday join the Buddha Ancient Clan, but decided his potential went beyond it.
• Jia He completed his conversion to spiritual energy, sensed a Heavenly Sovereign Dharma Body forming within him, and felt lightning become an extension of his body.
• Qing Yanjing explained the Thunder God Physique and told Jia He that she had lost her cultivation after being poisoned with Seal Origin Powder.
• Jia He offered to protect Qing Yanjing in the Hundred Spirits Plain until she recovered, and she agreed to help him with spiritual arrays if needed.
• Jia He and Qing Yanjing traveled deeper into the Hundred Spirits Plain and, days later, reached a valley filled with spiritual-energy clouds and a strange fragrance.

Jia He helped Qing Yanjing prepare to retrieve the Immortal Spirit Grass, the antidote ingredient needed to counter her Seal Origin Powder poisoning. While inscribing a protective array, he comprehended the Heaven Array Diagram and the Mind's Eye, then entered the valley to face the Red Ridge Scorpions.

• Qing Yanjing warned Jia He that communal Red Ridge Scorpions guarded the Immortal Spirit Grass and could include several Sovereign-level beasts.
• Because Qing Yanjing could not use spiritual energy, she instructed Jia He as he inscribed the Four Symbols Spirit Array outside the valley.
• After completing the first array pattern, Jia He triggered heaven-defying comprehension, learned spiritual array knowledge, and comprehended the Heaven Array Diagram and Mind's Eye.
• Qing Yanjing explained the ranks of spiritual array masters and invited Jia He to study arrays with her.
• Jia He completed the remaining three arrays, then entered the valley with pill fire protecting him as he headed toward the Immortal Spirit Grass.

Jia He retrieved the Immortal Spirit Grass after defeating the Red Ridge Scorpions and began refining a Spirit-Breaking Pill for Qing Yanjing. Seven days passed as he continued refining while Qing Yanjing recovered nearby, leaving them waiting for the pill to break her seal and restore her Sovereign-realm strength.

• Jia He burned the Red Ridge Scorpions to nothing and killed their king with divine lightning.
• Jia He found and collected the Immortal Spirit Grass, then brought the Red Ridge Scorpion King back to Qing Yanjing.
• Jia He told Qing Yanjing he would refine the Spirit-Breaking Pill, and she thanked him for helping her.
• Jia He began refining the pill while Qing Yanjing watched and questioned his rough technique.
• Qing Yanjing recovered her vital energy as seven days passed and Jia He continued refining the pill.