Chapter Summaries

Jiang Shu cultivated in the Thunder Sea, advancing his Great Dao of Thunder and Lightning and improving his control over his power before returning to challenge the Seventh Layer of the Eternal Tower. He fought his Replica with growing skill and unleashed a lightning-wreathed dragon attack, though the outcome remained unresolved.

• Jiang Shu entered the Thunder Sea, where its Tenth Order cultivators sensed his strength and chose not to confront him.
• Jiang Shu withstood the Thunder Sea's violent lightning and cultivated at its center, deepening his comprehension of the Great Dao of Thunder and Lightning.
• Jiang Shu left the Thunder Sea and returned to the Seventh Layer of the Eternal Tower to fight his Replica again.
• Jiang Shu exchanged attacks with the stronger Replica, gradually adapting as his cultivation arts' proficiency increased.
• Jiang Shu stopped retreating and summoned his Great Dao of Thunder and Lightning, then sent a powerful lightning Dragon Phantom claw crashing toward the Replica.

Jiang Shu broke through to the Forget Form Realm during his battle with the Seventh Layer’s Replica and defeated it, then spent a year recovering and consolidating his realm in the Eternal Tower. He later told the Merchant Tower steward that he had cleared the Fifth Layer, drawing the attention of the talents gathered there.

• Jiang Shu advanced to the Forget Form Realm mid-battle, strengthened his spatial power, and overwhelmed the Replica with his Heavenly Dragon attack.
• Jiang Shu annihilated the Replica but emerged badly wounded and exhausted, so he chose to cultivate in the Seventh Layer rather than attempt the Eighth.
• Jiang Shu reflected on the cultivation realms of the Vast Desolate Domain and Star Ruins Realm, then spent a year in the Seventh Layer recovering and consolidating his realm.
• Jiang Shu visited the Merchant Tower and told its steward that he had cleared the Fifth Layer of the Eternal Tower.
• The steward led Jiang Shu to a private chamber, while the talents in the main hall spread news of his achievement and discussed his potential and the Nine Universes Merchant Alliance.

Zong Yue and Tang Yi each broke through into the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm in the Ancient Demon Sect Ruins, with Zong Yue’s four perfected Great Daos making him far stronger than the newly ascended Tang Yi. Zong Yue noticed Lu Chong had returned without Jiang Shu and decided to wait until Lu Chong finished cultivating before asking what had happened.

• Zong Yue neared his breakthrough while Lu Chong continued comprehending a Great Dao, and Lu Chong reflected that Jiang Shu had already reached the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm.
• Three months later, Tang Yi comprehended the Geng Metal Great Dao and became the first True Lord in the party to break through into the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm.
• Zong Yue then broke through with four Great Daos, astonishing the gathered sect disciples and making Tang Yi realize he could not withstand Zong Yue in a fight.
• After absorbing his Great Dao Powers, Zong Yue noticed Lu Chong had returned while Jiang Shu remained absent and saw that Lu Chong was close to breaking through.
• Zong Yue resolved to question Lu Chong after his cultivation was complete, then left the passageway.

As Jiang Shu cultivated in the Eternal Tower, Demon Sect Dao Lord Li Hun led a group to attack the Eight Great Sects in the Demon Lord Great Tomb. Zong Yue revealed that he had also reached the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm and prepared to kill Li Hun.

• Jiang Shu focused on perfecting his nine Great Daos in the Eternal Tower and prepared for the dangers awaiting beyond the ruins.
• Li Hun discovered the Eight Great Sects inside the Demon Lord Great Tomb and led his companions toward them, intent on slaughtering the disciples and elders.
• Zong Yue sensed Li Hun approaching after completing his cultivation, while Tang Yi and the others gathered in the Inheritance Palace.
• Li Hun called for the Eight Great Sects to come out and accept death, but he panicked when he saw Zong Yue and realized Zong Yue's strength surpassed his own.
• Zong Yue released the pressure of the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm, rejected Li Hun's plea to settle matters peacefully, and declared that he would kill the Demon Sect Dao Lord for the glory of Dao One Sect.

Zong Yue killed Old Man Li Hun and the Demon Sect True Lord elders, then ordered the Eight Great Sects to purge the ruins. As they began their sweep, Qiu Taoguang drew on the inheritance of a powerful Demon Lord Great Tomb and started advancing toward the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm, triggering upheaval throughout the ruins.

• Zong Yue used the power of four Great Daos to kill Old Man Li Hun and several Demon Sect True Lord elders.
• The Eight Great Sects praised Zong Yue, and Tang Yi asked him what they should do next.
• Zong Yue ordered the group to leave guards for their cultivators in comprehension and kill any Demon Sect or Demon Race members they encountered.
• Qiu Taoguang absorbed the Killing Intent and Great Dao Power of a Demon Lord Great Tomb as his cultivation surged toward a breakthrough.
• The Demon Lord Great Tombs throughout the ruins erupted with Killing Intent, causing violent tremors and destruction across the region.

Qiu Taoguang awakened in the Demon Lord Great Tomb, inherited the Great Disaster Dao Lord’s legacy, and advanced to the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm with six Great Dao Origins. As he absorbed the Nether River and emerged to confront the approaching Eight Great Sects, Zong Yue recognized him and remained confident in his own advantage.

• Zong Yue sensed a powerful breakthrough in the ruins and led the Eight Great Sects toward the source, where they found a Nether River and felt the presence of six Great Daos.
• Qiu Taoguang awakened inside the Inheritance Palace and broke through to the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm, condensing six Great Dao Origins.
• Qiu Taoguang celebrated obtaining the Great Disaster Dao Lord’s inheritance and vowed to capture Jiang Shu and destroy the Eight Great Sects.
• Qiu Taoguang drew the Nether River into himself to refine its Killing Intent, causing his already powerful aura to rise further.
• Zong Yue identified Qiu Taoguang and judged that he could still defeat him, while Qiu Taoguang emerged from the Great Tomb in a pillar of black light.

Qiu Taoguang emerged from the Great Tomb with the Great Dao of Disaster inheritance and challenged Zong Yue, revealing power strong enough to contend with him. After their first clash ended in a draw, the two launched into a fierce battle, leaving the Eight Great Sects’ experts watching in alarm.

• Qiu Taoguang and Zong Yue clashed with their Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm auras, while Tang Yi rebuked Qiu Taoguang for his arrogance.
• Qiu Taoguang attacked Tang Yi with a hand seal fueled by the Great Dao of Disaster, and Zong Yue stepped in to block it.
• Zong Yue recognized the Great Dao of Disaster in Qiu Taoguang’s attack, and Qiu Taoguang confirmed that he had obtained Great Disaster Dao Lord’s inheritance.
• Qiu Taoguang declared that the Demon Sect would return to the Vast Desolate Domain and moved to kill Zong Yue within the ruins.
• Qiu Taoguang and Zong Yue exchanged fierce attacks, with Qiu Taoguang unleashing the Three Calamities and Zong Yue countering with his Great Dao of slaughter.

Zong Yue unleashed the Supreme Slaughter Sword Canon against Qiu Taoguang, who answered with the Three Calamities Unity and a Karma Fire Black Scythe. Their attacks collided, and Zong Yue’s divine sword began to shatter, leaving him in danger.

• Zong Yue poured his four Great Dao Powers into a Slaughter Divine Sword and sent it cleaving toward Qiu Taoguang.
• Qiu Taoguang invoked Three Calamities Unity, unleashing an attack whose aftershock eroded the souls of the Eight Great Sects’ disciples and elders.
• Tang Yi warned the Eight Great Sects’ people to guard their spiritual platforms, and they used their life-saving measures to retreat from the battle.
• Qiu Taoguang formed a Karma Fire Black Scythe and clashed it against Zong Yue’s Slaughter Divine Sword.
• The attacks stalemated before cracks spread across Zong Yue’s sword, and Qiu Taoguang pressed down with the scythe while declaring that the Eight Great Sects’ First True Disciple was nothing more than this.

Qiu Taoguang overwhelmed Zong Yue and the Eight Great Sects with the power he gained from the Great Disaster Dao Lord’s inheritance. Zong Yue ordered Tang Yi to lead the injured group in retreat while he stayed behind, but Qiu Taoguang mocked their attempt to leave.

• Qiu Taoguang shattered Zong Yue’s Slaughter Divine Sword and forced him onto the defensive with the Karma Fire Black Scythe.
• Tang Yi attacked Qiu Taoguang with the Eight Great Sects, but Qiu Taoguang scattered their combined assault and wounded them with his Killing Intent.
• Qiu Taoguang’s Three Calamities Karma Fire blocked Zong Yue from reaching the others as the Killing Intent badly injured the Eight Great Sects’ disciples and elders.
• Zong Yue told Tang Yi to withdraw with the group while he covered their retreat, and Tang Yi agreed.
• Qiu Taoguang noticed the Eight Great Sects preparing to leave and mocked them for thinking they could come and go as they pleased.

Qiu Taoguang prepared to destroy the Eight Great Sects, but the arrival of Heavenly Phoenix Highness and the Demon Sect turned the confrontation into an overwhelming assault on Tang Yi and the wounded survivors. Tang Yi’s defense failed, and the chapter ended as the demons’ attacks shattered the group’s barriers.

• Zong Yue’s killing intent checked Qiu Taoguang long enough for Tang Yi and the others to begin retreating.
• Heavenly Phoenix Highness and a dozen Demon Sect True Disciples and Demon Race Commanders arrived, recognized Qiu Taoguang’s breakthrough, and agreed to attack the Eight Great Sects.
• Qiu Taoguang urged Heavenly Phoenix Highness to stop the Eight Great Sects from escaping, and Heavenly Phoenix Highness charged Tang Yi with a giant demon claw.
• Tang Yi used his Geng Metal Grand Handprint to block the attack, but Heavenly Phoenix Highness strengthened the claw and shattered his defense, worsening Tang Yi’s injuries.
• Heavenly Phoenix Highness and his followers launched another coordinated assault as Tang Yi and the Eight Great Sects tried to protect themselves, but their barriers collapsed.

The Demon Sect and Demon Race routed the Eight Great Sects, while Zong Yue and Qiu Taoguang exchanged devastating attacks that left Zong Yue suppressed. Heavenly Phoenix Highness killed Tang Yi, and the surviving Eight Great Sects members were left facing near-certain defeat as Heavenly Phoenix turned toward the remaining battle.

• Heavenly Phoenix Highness and his forces shattered the Eight Great Sects' defenses, killing several cultivators and driving Tang Yi into a desperate fight.
• Zong Yue spent his Source Blood Essence to empower the Supreme Slaughter Sword, killing several Demon Race Commanders and briefly turning the tide.
• Qiu Taoguang absorbed the Three Calamities Karma Fire and attacked Zong Yue with a Killing Intent arrow, interrupting his assault and suppressing him again.
• The Demon Sect and Demon Race renewed their assault, and Heavenly Phoenix Highness's beast phantom broke through Tang Yi's defenses and struck him into the Canyon.
• Heavenly Phoenix Highness killed Tang Yi with a final attack, leaving the Eight Great Sects in despair before turning toward the battle in the heavens.

Qiu Taoguang and the Demon Monarch overwhelmed Zong Yue, but Zong Yue escaped with a powerful Jade Talisman that also rescued several allies. Qiu Taoguang ordered the Demon forces to hunt Zong Yue and target True Martial Sect disciples to force Jiang Shu out, while secretly recognizing Jiang Shu as the greater threat.

• After Tang Yi's death, Zong Yue fought Qiu Taoguang more fiercely, but the Demon Monarch joined the battle and helped drive him into a disadvantage.
• Wounded and losing the power granted by his Source Blood Essence, Zong Yue activated an ancient Jade Talisman that unleashed Chaos Divine Light and badly injured the Demon Monarch.
• Zong Yue used the Jade Talisman's power to escape with several Eight Great Sects members, while Qiu Taoguang killed the remaining trapped elders and True Transmissions.
• Heavenly Phoenix Highness asked Qiu Taoguang about Jiang Shu, and Qiu Taoguang concealed Jiang Shu's strength while claiming he had likely fled.
• Qiu Taoguang ordered Heavenly Phoenix Highness to hunt True Martial Sect disciples and force Jiang Shu out, while he pursued Zong Yue.
• Qiu Taoguang privately acknowledged that Jiang Shu had become a Myriad Forms Realm Dao Lord and vowed to confront him after destroying Zong Yue.

Lu Chong broke through to the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm in the Demon Lord Great Tomb, then learned that Qiu Taoguang had defeated Zong Yue and devastated the Eight Great Sects’ party. As the survivors considered retreating to the Outer Area, Lu Chong faced a crisis far worse than the favorable situation he had expected.

• Qiu Taoguang pursued the badly injured Zong Yue while ordering his allies to deal with the others who had fled.
• Lu Chong completed his breakthrough, learned Zong Yue had already left the Inheritance Palace, and chose to wait with the remaining disciples until their companions finished cultivating.
• Wu Ya returned gravely wounded and reported that Qiu Taoguang had ambushed Zong Yue’s party, killed Tang Yi, and caused devastating casualties.
• Wu Ya revealed that Qiu Taoguang had obtained the Great Disaster Dao Lord Inheritance, explaining how he had become strong enough to defeat Zong Yue.
• The survivors doubted Lu Chong could overcome Qiu Taoguang, and one disciple proposed retreating from the Inner Perimeter to the Outer Area.

After Zong Yue’s defeat by Qiu Taoguang, the Eight Great Sects’ disciples fled, while Lu Chong led the True Martial Sect disciples into hiding and waited for Jiang Shu. Qiu Taoguang pursued Zong Yue and planned to draw out Jiang Shu, who remained in the Eternal Tower strengthening his control of the Great Dao of Strength before returning to the ruins.

• After learning Zong Yue had lost to Qiu Taoguang, disciples from the Eight Great Sects panicked and fled the ruins, while Lu Chong chose not to stop them.
• Lu Chong reassured Wu Ya and the True Martial Sect disciples, then planned to hide in the Inner Perimeter until Jiang Shu returned.
• Zong Yue escaped Qiu Taoguang’s pursuit with the help of a treasure and resolved to recover, grow stronger, and challenge Qiu Taoguang again.
• Qiu Taoguang resumed his pursuit of Zong Yue and decided to capture him and use True Martial Sect disciples as hostages to draw out Jiang Shu.
• Jiang Shu continued training in the Eternal Tower, refining his control over the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm power and the Great Dao of Strength before planning to return to the ruins.

Jiang Shu advanced his Great Dao of Strength and returned from the Eternal Tower to find the Demon Sect Ruins devastated. He discovered two wounded Heavenly Puppet Sect disciples being hunted by Demon Sect and Demon Race forces, and the chapter left them trapped as their pursuers prepared to kill them.

• Jiang Shu strengthened his Great Dao of Strength and his Pan Wu Splitting Heaven Axe, judging that he could now contend with early Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm Dao Lords.
• Jiang Shu returned to the Demon Sect Ruins and sensed signs of a major battle across the ruined landscape.
• Jiang Shu spotted two wounded Heavenly Puppet Sect disciples fleeing with battered Life-Bound Puppets while Demon Sect and Demon Race forces pursued them.
• Senior Brother Luo and Junior Brother Gu discussed how Zong Yue had been defeated by Qiu Taoguang, whose strength had risen after obtaining a Great Dao inheritance.
• A Demon Sect True Transmission attacked the two disciples, but their Puppets endured the blow as the pursuing Black-Robed Demon Commander mocked their limited survival methods.

Jiang Shu rescued two Heavenly Puppet Sect True Disciples and learned that the scattered Eight Great Sects were being hunted in the Ancient Demon Sect Ruins. After locating Lu Chong trapped by two Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm enemies, Jiang Shu headed toward the Great Tomb Canyon to intervene.

• A Demon Sect True Disciple and Commander Jiao cornered two Heavenly Puppet Sect True Disciples and prepared to kill them.
• Jiang Shu appeared, killed the Demon Sect True Disciple and Commander Jiao, and urged the two survivors to recover and withdraw to the Outer Area.
• Jiang Shu used Lu Chong's Communication Jade Talisman to sense his location and discovered Lu Chong was at a disadvantage in the eastern Great Tomb Canyon.
• The Heavenly Phoenix Highness and a Demon Sect Dao Lord besieged Lu Chong and the True Martial Sect group, intending to kill them and then hunt Jiang Shu.

Heavenly Phoenix Highness and Black Soul Dao Lord attacked the True Martial Sect’s protective array and tried to persuade Lu Chong’s group to surrender, but the disciples refused. As Black Soul Dao Lord prepared a deadly strike against the array, Luo True Transmission began a desperate breakthrough to give the sect a chance to survive.

• Heavenly Phoenix Highness ordered the Demon Race Commanders and Demon Sect forces to attack the protective Grand Array surrounding Lu Chong and the True Martial Sect members.
• Black Soul Dao Lord urged Lu Chong and the other True Martial Sect disciples to surrender, but they mocked his offer and remained determined to fight.
• Lu Chong decided to face the enemy rather than disturb Tai Xuan Dao Lord, whose Communication Jade Talisman he had hesitated to activate.
• Luo True Transmission began forcibly condensing his Great Dao Origin in hopes of breaking through to the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm and helping Lu Chong defeat Heavenly Phoenix Highness.
• Black Soul Dao Lord saw that the True Martial Sect had not yielded and formed a powerful Black Evil Longsword to strike the protective Grand Array.

Lu Chong and the True Martial Sect disciples struggled to hold off Black Soul Dao Lord and Prince Heavenly Phoenix while Luo Jun attempted a breakthrough. After Luo Jun’s failure and the protective array’s collapse, Lu Chong faced the enemies with resolve as they gained access to the formation.

• Black Soul Dao Lord attacked the protective grand array with the Black Evil Origin Sword, and Lu Chong reinforced it with his Origin Power despite his injuries.
• Lu Chong saw that Luo Jun’s breakthrough was nearing its crucial stage and stood ready to intervene while the enemies battered the array.
• Luo Jun’s Great Dao Prototype exploded, but Lu Chong suppressed its power and saved him from being killed by the backlash.
• Luo Jun admitted that his breakthrough had failed, and Lu Chong resolved to fight Prince Heavenly Phoenix and Black Soul Dao Lord until Jiang Shu returned.
• The depleted disciples could no longer hold the formation as Prince Heavenly Phoenix summoned a Heavenly Phoenix Phantom and shattered the protective grand array.

Lu Chong emerged from the shattered Grand Array and fought Heavenly Phoenix Highness and Black Soul Dao Lord to protect the injured True Martial Sect disciples. Wounded and outmatched, he was swallowed by Black Soul Dao Lord’s Black Baleful Torrent as his allies prepared to sacrifice themselves to aid him.

• Lu Chong shattered the Grand Array’s aftermath with a surprise attack on Heavenly Phoenix Highness and Black Soul Dao Lord, then confronted them in the void.
• Heavenly Phoenix Highness offered Lu Chong a place among the Demon Race, but Lu Chong refused and stood his ground against both opponents.
• Black Soul Dao Lord and Heavenly Phoenix Highness launched a combined assault, gradually overwhelming the already-injured Lu Chong.
• The True Martial Sect disciples considered burning their Source Blood Essence and Great Dao Prototypes to help Lu Chong, despite the cost to their lives.
• Lu Chong grasped a Communication Jade Talisman and raised several Great Dao barriers, but Black Soul Dao Lord’s Black Baleful Torrent swept over and engulfed him.

Lu Chong and the True Martial Sect disciples were overwhelmed by Black Soul Dao Lord and Heavenly Phoenix Highness, and their attempt to summon Jiang Shu seemed to fail. Just as Black Soul Dao Lord launched a final attack to kill them, a figure tore through the void and challenged him.

• Black Soul Dao Lord empowered his tower with Source Blood Essence, shattered Lu Chong’s defenses, and blasted him into a crater.
• Heavenly Phoenix Highness gravely wounded two True Martial Sect disciples who tried to save Lu Chong.
• Lu Chong activated and tossed his Communication Jade Talisman, but it stopped in midair, prompting the Demon Sect and Demon Race cultivators to mock Jiang Shu as a fugitive.
• Black Soul Dao Lord and Heavenly Phoenix Highness agreed to kill the True Martial Sect disciples, and Lu Chong stood in front of his fellow disciples to protect them.
• Black Soul Dao Lord sent the Black Baleful Torrent toward the wounded disciples, but a tall figure emerged through a spatial rift and demanded to know whom the demon sect old ghost was sending to the grave.