Chapter Summaries

Ye Yunsheng accepted Ao Siyu as her eldest disciple, then declared her the new Dragon Emperor before the Sea Clan. Ao Siyu took command despite the Dragon Kings’ reluctant submission and received scrolls from Ye Yunsheng to help govern the clan.

• Ao Siyu followed her intuition and performed the Disciple Ceremony, becoming Ye Yunsheng’s eldest disciple.
• Ye Yunsheng brought Ao Siyu before the Sea Clan and announced that she was the Dragon Emperor.
• The Sea Clan members knelt to Ao Siyu, and the Dragon Kings submitted after Ye Yunsheng threatened them.
• Ao Siyu accepted the clan’s allegiance and declared that they could rise.
• Ye Yunsheng gave Ao Siyu scrolls containing governing experience to support the Sea Clan’s restoration.

After helping Ao Siyu secure the Sea Clan, Zhao Li returned to Great Li and pondered the mysteries of Emperor's Origin, World Origin, and the continent's vanished Dou Di. He ventured into the darkness beyond the continent to investigate the chaos, but found Dou Qi there instead of the Chaos Qi he expected.

• Ao Siyu used her Dragon Emperor inheritance to win the Sea Clan's support and form an alliance with Great Li, while Ye Yunsheng and Zhao Li's deterrence kept the Dragon Kings from rebelling.
• Zhao Li and Ye Yunsheng left the deep sea and returned to Great Li after the Sea Clan trial ended.
• Zhao Li considered conflicting accounts of Emperor's Origin and wondered how World Origin, the First Emperor, the Demon Race, and the vanished Dou Di were connected.
• Zhao Li left Ye Yunsheng a message and traveled toward the chaos at the edge of the Dou Qi Continent.
• Five days later, Zhao Li found himself in pitch-black darkness where Dou Qi existed, though he had not sensed Chaos Qi.

Zhao Li explored the boundless darkness of Chaos and discovered that he had been trapped in a Formation that distorted his perception. After fighting off its Black Demonic Lightning, he spotted a suspicious blade of grass and began to identify another clue to the Formation.

• Zhao Li traveled through the darkness for days but found that the distant continent remained the same size and his Soul Power detected nothing unusual.
• Zhao Li left Energy Marks as he moved, then realized he could not find them when he retraced his route.
• The Chaos transformed into a stormy space around a Lonely Island, and Zhao Li recognized that he had entered a Formation.
• Zhao Li endured the Black Demonic Lightning while studying the Formation, then split its lightning cloud apart with a sword strike.
• Zhao Li noticed that a blade of grass remained intact despite the lightning and suspected it was part of the Formation's deception.

Zhao Li escaped a formation in the chaos that tried to erase his memories, then suspected it concealed and protected the Dou Qi Continent while cutting it off from Chaos Qi. He returned to investigate, but fell into another illusion he could not break.

• A blade of grass teleported Zhao Li back to the Dou Qi Continent, where he absorbed the formation’s attempt to brainwash him.
• Zhao Li theorized that a formation hid the continent from the Outer Demons and blocked Chaos Qi, and decided to search the chaos for proof.
• Zhao Li entered the chaos again, marked his route, and still fell into the initial Illusion Formation without realizing when it happened.
• After seven days, Zhao Li found himself in an illusory Heavenly Palace where Hun Tiandi served him as a Dou Di.
• Zhao Li searched for the illusion’s core, but could not break it; after attacking the New Order and suppressing its imagined challengers, he felt the environment change again.

Zhao Li studied the rotating Formations inside the Ruins and realized they were parts of a continent-spanning Great Formation tied to the continent’s hidden history. After understanding the pattern behind its forty-nine-day cycle, he prepared to leave the latest Illusion Formation.

• Zhao Li entered a Confinement Formation that changed every seven days and explored its maze-like forest to learn how to break it.
• After three days, Zhao Li found the Confinement Formation’s core Formation Patterns and realized they belonged to a much larger Great Formation.
• Zhao Li suspected the Great Formation had been created in an ancient era and might explain how the continent was hidden and protected from Chaos Qi.
• Zhao Li recalled that the Great Formation had nearly dissolved him in a Killing Formation, but its lethal water stopped when it touched his Dou Qi.
• After experiencing seven Formations through a forty-nine-day cycle, Zhao Li recognized their connection to the Fifty Great Daos and the Heavenly Cycle of forty-nine, then prepared to leave the Illusion Formation.

Zhao Li left the mysterious Chaos formation after gaining new insight into its rules, then joined Ye Yunsheng at the East Sea Coast, where she had subdued King Cang. After warning Ao Siyu to put survival before pride, Ye Yunsheng departed with Zhao Li and left Ao Siyu to decide King Cang’s fate.

• Zhao Li realized that the writing brush was The One That Escaped, but chose to return and consolidate his gains before trying to break the formation again.
• Zhao Li grabbed for the brush, was sent back to the Continent, and intercepted a strand of spiritual energy that increased his Soul Power.
• Zhao Li contacted Ye Yunsheng, opened a Spatial Rift, and arrived at the East Sea Coast, where King Cang lay subdued and the Dragon Kings knelt nearby.
• Ye Yunsheng explained that King Cang had attacked Ao Siyu, so she had beaten him back into his original form; at Ao Siyu’s insistence, she and Zhao Li spared him.
• Ye Yunsheng warned Ao Siyu not to risk her life for pride and told her to seek help against powerful enemies.
• Ye Yunsheng and Zhao Li left, and Ao Siyu told the others to stand after her master disappeared.

After Ye Yunsheng subdued King Cang, she returned to the Pocket World Zhao Li had opened and discussed its growth and their discoveries about the chaos with him. Zhao Li planned to explore the continent and contact ancient powers, while Ye Yunsheng stayed behind to prepare Great Li for dangers ahead.

• Ye Yunsheng left the Dragon Palace, and King Cang challenged the Four Great Kings for standing by while she defeated him.
• King Xuan and Ghost King explained that Ye Yunsheng had earned the Dragon Emperor's inheritance and warned the others to behave cautiously.
• Ye Yunsheng returned to Zhao Li's Pocket World and saw its recovering energy, flourishing Medicinal Gardens, and small population.
• Zhao Li considered refining another Golden Pill for Ye Yunsheng but set the idea aside because they lacked the ingredients.
• Zhao Li told Ye Yunsheng about his journey into the chaos, and they compared what he had experienced with her knowledge of the Dragon Gate.
• Zhao Li planned to explore the continent and contact long-standing forces, while Ye Yunsheng remained behind to prepare Great Li for future threats.

Zhao Li spent fourteen years traveling the continent as Great Li, the Sea Clan, Yao Chen, and the ancient clans changed. After Han Feng betrayed Yao Chen and fled, Yao Chen survived as a soul inside a Bone Chilling Flame seed, but Starfall Pavilion discovered he had gone missing.

• Zhao Li cultivated in the Pocket World, strengthened his understanding of formations and talismans, and set out to travel across the continent.
• Over fourteen years, Zhao Li explored the regions while Yao Chen traveled the continent, gained renown, and eventually reached the Half-Saint realm.
• Yao Chen was attacked in the Heavenly Star Mountain Range and self-destructed, leaving his soul hidden inside a Bone Chilling Flame seed.
• Han Feng deceived the Starfall Pavilion members, escaped, and left the escort who was taking him back to die from poison.
• Wind Venerate investigated Yao Chen’s disappearance, and news spread across the Central Plains that Venerable Yao was missing.

After Yao Chen disappeared, rumors of his death spread across the Central Plains, and Starfall Pavilion faced repeated attacks despite Feng Xian's defense. Three months later, Zhao Li emerged from seclusion after comprehending the Mysterious Yellow Flame and left a pill for its qilin owner.

• Word spread across the Central Plains that Yao Chen was missing, and after half a month rumors claimed he was dead.
• Wind Venerate heard the rumors in Heavenly Star City, suspected Han Feng knew what had happened, and returned to Starfall Pavilion.
• Black Dragon Venerate attacked Starfall Pavilion, but Feng Xian killed him and hung his body at the pavilion.
• Three months later, Zhao Li emerged from a mountain gorge after comprehending the Mysterious Yellow Flame, which was the female qilin's Origin Flame.
• Zhao Li apologized to the qilin and sent a medicinal pill into the gorge before leaving.

After hearing that Yao Chen had been forced to self-destruct, Zhao Li went to Starfall Pavilion and found it under attack by Blood River Sect and the Soul Hall. Blood River defeated Feng Xian and prepared to kill the pavilion’s remaining members, but Zhao Li appeared beside Feng Xian and stopped his self-destruction.

• The qilin complained that Zhao Li had compensated her with only a pill, while Zhao Li went to a nearby city to eat.
• Zhao Li heard rumors that Yao Chen had been forced to self-destruct and decided to visit Starfall Pavilion.
• Blood River joined forces with the Soul Hall to attack Starfall Pavilion, while Feng Xian led its defense.
• Blood River overwhelmed Feng Xian, and several allied forces withdrew as Blood River threatened to slaughter the pavilion.
• As Blood River sent a blood river toward Starfall Pavilion’s remaining members, Feng Xian prepared to self-destruct, but Zhao Li appeared and calmed the Dou Qi in his body.

Zhao Li arrived at Starfall Pavilion, saved Feng Xian, and killed Soul Sorrow after discovering Soul Hall’s role in the calamity. The Soul Hall learned of Soul Sorrow’s death, but Soul Extinguisher killed the messenger and dismissed the news as a lie.

• Zhao Li calmed Feng Xian’s violent energy, reassured him, and promised to make those responsible pay.
• Zhao Li seized Soul Sorrow and shattered the space around him, then used hand seals to obliterate his soul.
• A Soul Hall attendant found Soul Sorrow’s Jade Token shattered and reported his death to the assembled Branch Hall Masters and Heavenly Venerates.
• Soul Extinguisher killed the messenger and declared that the report was a lie.

After Zhao Li killed Soul Sorrow and captured Blood River, Soul Extinguisher gathered the Soul Hall to attack Starfall Pavilion, even though he suspected another Ancient Faction was responsible. Zhao Li gave Feng Xian pills and left him to handle the defeated enemies, just as Soul Extinguisher and his forces arrived to destroy Starfall Pavilion.

• Soul Extinguisher confirmed Soul Sorrow’s death from a shattered Soul Jade and ordered the Soul Hall to assemble and attack Starfall Pavilion.
• Zhao Li pulled the fleeing Blood River back and handed him to Feng Xian.
• Zhao Li gave Feng Xian numerous high-grade pills and told him to deal with them and the people who had attacked Starfall Pavilion.
• Soul Extinguisher and more than a dozen powerful Soul Hall figures emerged from a wormhole above the Star Realm.
• Soul Extinguisher declared that Starfall Pavilion would be destroyed.

Zhao Li confronted Soul Extinguisher and overwhelmed him before Hun Tiandi arrived to intercept Zhao Li’s attack. The two powerful men stood facing each other, and Hun Tiandi recognized Zhao Li.

• Hun Tiandi emerged from a wormhole above the Star Realm as Zhao Li revealed himself to Soul Extinguisher.
• Zhao Li pressed Soul Extinguisher into the ground, and Soul Extinguisher crushed several Jade Slips to summon help.
• Zhao Li unleashed a dazzling palm strike that left Soul Extinguisher and the Soul Hall group entranced.
• Hun Tiandi appeared and deflected Zhao Li’s attack, showing that he could contend with the Power of Origin in Zhao Li’s strike.
• Hun Tiandi and Zhao Li faced each other, and Hun Tiandi asked, “It’s you?”

Zhao Li revealed to Hun Tiandi that he was the true owner of his body and had inherited the Spirit Emperor’s legacy, while also confirming he was the Pill Tower’s Great Grandmaster alchemist. Hun Tiandi attacked him, and their battle ended with the two fighting evenly above the gathered onlookers.

• Hun Tiandi recognized Zhao Li and was shocked by how much he had grown in roughly sixty years.
• Zhao Li explained that he was the body’s true owner, and Hun Tiandi concluded he had obtained the Spirit Emperor’s inheritance.
• Hun Tiandi asked whether Zhao Li was also the Pill Tower’s Great Grandmaster alchemist, and Zhao Li admitted it.
• Hun Tiandi declared he would correct his past mistake and unleashed a tide of Dou Qi at Zhao Li, who scattered it with a finger.
• Hun Tiandi teleported in and punched Zhao Li, who met him with a fist, and their ensuing battle shook the onlookers as neither fighter fell behind.

Zhao Li and Hun Tiandi fought evenly, and their exchanges pushed Zhao Li to refine his understanding of the Origin and approach a breakthrough. After they traded serious injuries and stopped to look into the Void, the onlookers were left unsure who had won.

• Zhao Li and Hun Tiandi clashed across the sky, while Soul Extinguisher and the other spectators watched in fear of the destructive energy.
• Hun Tiandi realized Zhao Li was improving rapidly, while Zhao Li found Hun Tiandi's command of the Power of Rules surpassed his own.
• Zhao Li used Hun Tiandi's attacks to temper his comprehension and sensed an opportunity to reach Nine-Star Dou Sheng.
• Zhao Li took a punch to the shoulder and healed himself with a medicinal pill, while Hun Tiandi injured Zhao Li but found Five-Colored energy lodged in his heart meridians.
• Zhao Li and Hun Tiandi stopped fighting and looked into the Void as the Spatial Rifts healed, leaving the spectators uncertain who had won.

Zhao Li remained locked in a tense standoff with Hun Tiandi as Gu Yuan and other powerful clan leaders arrived in the Star Realm. The chapter left the Ancient Imperial Clans gathering around Zhao Li, who wondered what had brought them all there.

• Hun Tiandi and Zhao Li broke apart after their clash, and Hun Tiandi realized the strange energy in his heart meridians prevented him from fighting at full strength.
• Hun Tiandi called out Gu Yuan, who emerged from the Void and mocked Hun Tiandi for failing to defeat Zhao Li.
• Zhao Li considered fleeing if Gu Yuan joined forces with Hun Tiandi, but doubted Gu Yuan's judgment and watched the two cautiously.
• Lei Ying arrived on a bolt of lightning, felt the pressure of the three experts, and asked what was happening.
• Yan Jin and Yao Dan arrived together, while Zhao Li guessed they were leaders of ancient great clans and wondered why they were gathering.

At Starfall Pavilion, Zhao Li challenged the ancient clans’ attempt to mediate the conflict and demanded that Hun Tiandi surrender Soul Extinguisher and the other Soul Hall experts. Hun Tiandi attacked him, and their fierce battle continued as Zhao Li unleashed his Five-Colored Divine Light.

• Zhao Li questioned when the ancient clan leaders had arrived and rebuked Yan Jin for trying to silence him.
• Gu Yuan invoked a treaty restricting powerful Dou Sheng experts from fighting, but Zhao Li argued that the rules only served the powerful.
• Zhao Li demanded that Hun Tiandi hand over Soul Extinguisher and the other Soul Hall members, and Hun Tiandi responded with a sudden palm strike.
• Zhao Li dodged Hun Tiandi’s attack and countered with Five-Colored Divine Light that resisted being torn into the Void.
• Hun Tiandi struck back with a powerful fist, and the collision of their energies sent a towering wave through the sky.

Zhao Li used the Five-Colored Divine Light to battle Hun Tiandi, forcing him into a fierce struggle before he escaped with the Soul Hall members. Gu Yuan then approached Zhao Li and asked his name.

• Hun Tiandi sensed that Zhao Li's Five-Colored Divine Light could seal him and retreated from its attack.
• Zhao Li sent the divine light after Hun Tiandi, who fought back with a sea of blood and punched against it.
• Zhao Li and Hun Tiandi's powers clashed in a stalemate, leaving Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin stunned by Zhao Li's strength.
• Hun Tiandi created a brief opening, tore open a rift, and fled with the Soul Hall members as Zhao Li chased after him.
• Gu Yuan applauded Zhao Li's performance, introduced himself, and asked the young man his name.

After Zhao Li drove Hun Tiandi away, he dismissed Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin, then asked Yao Dan to exchange alchemy knowledge. Yao Dan agreed and invited Zhao Li to the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range, while deciding to address Yao Chen’s situation after returning.

• Hun Tiandi withdrew after his clash with Zhao Li, leaving a cry for help echoing from the Spatial Channel.
• Gu Yuan warned Zhao Li about Hun Tiandi, then left for Ancient Saint City after Zhao Li declined his company.
• Zhao Li sent Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Yao Dan away, but stopped Yao Dan to ask about his alchemy expertise.
• Yao Dan identified himself as a Ninth Grade Profound Pill Great Grandmaster, and Zhao Li proposed exchanging alchemy insights.
• Yao Dan accepted Zhao Li’s proposal, invited him to the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range, and resolved to handle Yao Chen’s situation after returning.

After the battle at the Star Realm, Zhao Li returned to Starfall Pavilion and prepared to enter seclusion after sensing a chance to advance. Hun Tiandi learned from their clash and ordered the Soul Hall to lie low, while Zhao Li's name spread across the continent.

• Yao Dan gave Zhao Li a First-Class Jade Talisman and left with Yan Jin after arranging to exchange knowledge.
• Zhao Li returned to Starfall Pavilion, where Feng Xian thanked him and resolved to search for Yao Chen, suspecting Han Feng's disappearance might offer a clue.
• Zhao Li left to enter seclusion, hoping to break through to Nine Star.
• Hun Tiandi failed to free Soul Extinguisher and the others from Zhao Li's Five Colors mountain, but gained insight into another path to grow stronger.
• Hun Tiandi ordered the Soul Hall to stop stirring up trouble and investigate Zhao Li, then suppressed Nihility Devouring Flame when it objected.
• Witnesses spread accounts of Zhao Li's power and deeds, making his name renowned across the continent.