Chapter Summaries

The Destruction Sword Venerable told Ren and Xuanming that Luo Hou may have deliberately lost to Hongjun as part of a hidden plan, then explained how Tongtian’s Heaven-Cutting Sword Dao could lead to Force-Proving Dao. Ren learned that Force-Proving Dao severed a cultivator’s bond with Heavenly Dao, leaving him determined to obtain the Sword Dao’s secrets and convinced that Hongjun’s Immortal Dao System trapped its followers.

• The Destruction Sword Venerable described evidence that Luo Hou had planned for the Demon Cult’s defeat and said the surviving Desire Demon had died before he could reveal the truth.
• The Destruction Sword Venerable recounted Tongtian’s claim that perfecting the Heaven-Cutting Sword Dao could let its practitioner contend with Luo Hou and attain exceptional Primordial Unity.
• The Destruction Sword Venerable explained that Hongjun had concealed the key to the Three Corpses Severing Technique, leaving most Saints unable to reunite their Three Corpses.
• The Destruction Sword Venerable revealed that the Heaven-Cutting Sword Dao was a form of Force-Proving Dao that severed its practitioner’s bond with Heavenly Dao by surviving tribulations.
• Ren said he wanted to obtain the Heaven-Cutting Sword Dao’s secrets for his Reincarnation Dao and condemned Hongjun’s Immortal Dao System as a trap.

Ren learned that Hongjun’s merger with the Heavenly Dao may have turned the Immortal Dao System into a means of controlling its cultivators, while the Fiendish Qi had weakened the Heavenly Dao’s restrictions and opened a dangerous era for powerful beings. He asked what had happened to Desire Demon’s Origin, and Destruction Sword Venerable revealed that Tongtian had found Desire Demon already dead.

• Xuanming and Ren heard Destruction Sword Venerable explain how Hongjun’s merger with the Heavenly Dao may have made Immortal Dao cultivators vulnerable to his control.
• Destruction Sword Venerable said the Fiendish Qi had separated Hongjun from the Heavenly Dao, eased its restrictions, and created a chance for ancient powers to return and advance.
• Destruction Sword Venerable explained that the Wu Clan carried Pangu’s bloodline and could grow beyond the Heavenly Dao, while Ren realized that many more ancient figures might return in this era.
• Ren asked Destruction Sword Venerable what had happened to Desire Demon’s Origin, and he said Tongtian had found Desire Demon already dead without discovering who killed him.

Ren obtained the final portion of the Origin of All Evil from the Destruction Sword Venerable and learned how it had helped maintain Jinao Island and accelerate the Venerable’s cultivation. The Destruction Sword Venerable agreed to leave Jinao Island to seek disciples, while Ren learned how to speed the remaining Sword Venerables’ Transformation.

• The Destruction Sword Venerable revealed that Tongtian had found the dead Desire Demon without discovering who killed him, and that he had taken the Desire Demon’s Origin of All Evil to Jinao Island.
• Ren recognized the Origin of All Evil as the missing portion he had sought and learned that the Destruction Sword Venerable had used it to absorb Jinao Island’s mixed energies and support his cultivation.
• The Destruction Sword Venerable gave the Origin of All Evil to Ren, whose Shadow Divine Ability Rune sensed the seed it contained and its connection to the Demon Cult’s Shadow Realm.
• Ren advised the Destruction Sword Venerable to stop investigating his mysterious opportunity for now, and the Venerable agreed to wait for the Demon Cult and related figures to reveal themselves.
• The Destruction Sword Venerable decided to leave Jinao Island and seek disciples suited to the Destruction Sword Dao, then drew Sword Peak into his sleeve.
• The Destruction Sword Venerable explained that Ren could accelerate the other three Sword Venerables’ Transformation by feeding resources or Sword Aura into the Destruction Sword Pool.

Ren learned that finding the hidden Heaven-Severing Sword Venerable required cultivating a pure Sword Dao, then summoned millions of Sword Dao Legion troops to Sword Peak. He placed Zhao Gongming in charge of the legion, which would feed Sword Aura into the Sword Pool.

• Ren agreed to gather Sword Dao cultivators to strengthen the other Sword Pools, while the Destruction Sword Venerable explained the stages of Sword Dao cultivation and why the Heaven-Severing Sword Venerable was difficult to find.
• Ren resolved to study the Interception Sect’s sword arts and promised the Destruction Sword Venerable that he could find promising disciples among the people from the Mortal World.
• The Destruction Sword Venerable left for the Mortal World, and Ren discussed the Primordial World’s hidden schemes with Xuanming before summoning the Sky Ranking.
• Ren used the Sky Ranking to teleport millions of Sword Dao Legion troops to Sword Peak and explained that their Sword Aura would strengthen the Interception Sect Sword Formation and serve another purpose.
• Zhao Gongming arrived, questioned Ren’s plan, and accepted temporary responsibility for the legion after Ren told him to provide its members with resources and food.

Ren refined the Shadow Divine Ability Rune in Biyou Palace and perfected the ability, prompting the Demon Cult to plan how to delay his exploration of the Shadow Realm. The Demon Empress then revealed that Kong Xuan had found something in the Heavenly Dipper Layers and used the Heavenly Timing Flag to show his location.

• Ren returned to Biyou Palace and chose to refine the Shadow Divine Ability rather than begin cultivating the Heaven-Cutting Sword Dao.
• Ren swallowed the restored rune and began refining it while Xuanming kept watch.
• The Shadow Fiend sensed Ren's perfected Shadow Divine Ability and informed the Demon Empress and the other demons that Ren was probing the Shadow Realm.
• The Three Demons decided to delay Ren's exploration until they were prepared, while avoiding actions that might drive him away.
• The Demon Empress revealed that Kong Xuan had found something in the Heavenly Dipper Layers and displayed his location with the Heavenly Timing Flag.

The Demon Empress used the Heavenly Timing Flag to confirm that Taiyi’s incarnation and Zhu Jiuyin were inside the Heavenly Dipper Layers, and Kong Xuan chose to continue exploring despite the danger. Emperor Zun and Wushi then entered the layers to search for traces of Zhu Jiuyin, reaching the increasingly dangerous twenty-sixth layer.

• The Demon Empress explained that the Three Heaven-Earth-Human Flags were war treasures and confirmed that they had once belonged to the War Demon God.
• Kong Xuan reported that Solar True Flame and an energy bearing the aura of time appeared in the Heavenly Dipper Layers, supporting the reports about Taiyi and Zhu Jiuyin.
• The Demon Empress left the choice to Kong Xuan, who decided to press deeper rather than retreat, while she watched through the Heavenly Timing Flag.
• Emperor Zun and Wushi entered the Heavenly Dipper Layers, with Wushi dispersing the storms at the outskirts and the two heading toward the core.
• Emperor Zun and Wushi reached the twenty-sixth layer, where the Heavenly Dipper Storms had grown more terrifying.

Emperor Zun and Wushi searched the Heavenly Dipper Layers for Zhu Jiuyin, with Emperor Zun forging a cauldron from Heavenly Dipper Qi to devour the storms. They caught up with Kong Xuan, who had been training amid the Solar True Flame, and the chapter ended with Kong Xuan recognizing them.

• Emperor Zun forged the Heavenly Dipper Cauldron from Heavenly Dipper Qi and used it to suppress storms and absorb more qi.
• Wushi found traces of the Time Dao in the storms, and he and Emperor Zun followed the lingering aura toward Zhu Jiuyin.
• Kong Xuan followed the Fusang Tree branch toward the source of the Solar True Flame, using the flames to fuel his Five Elements techniques.
• The Demon Empress watched Kong Xuan train through the Heavenly Timing Flag and warned him that someone was approaching.
• Kong Xuan turned and recognized Emperor Zun and Wushi flying toward him.

Emperor Zun and Wushi encountered Kong Xuan while searching the Heavenly Dipper Layers for Zhu Jiuyin, and both sides realized they had the same goal. Wushi sensed that Zhu Jiuyin and another figure had awakened, triggering a firestorm that left Emperor Zun and Kong Xuan preparing to defend themselves.

• Emperor Zun and Wushi caught up with Kong Xuan in the Heavenly Dipper Layers, and they exchanged wary greetings while concealing their reasons for coming.
• The Demon Empress and her allies concluded that Emperor Zun had learned Zhu Jiuyin's location through Wushi or Taiyi's dealings, and Kong Xuan admitted that he had come to question Zhu Jiuyin.
• Emperor Zun revealed that Taiyi had traded Zhu Jiuyin's information to his side as well, while Kong Xuan kept the Demon Cult's own deal with Taiyi secret.
• Kong Xuan proposed that they search together, but Wushi announced that Zhu Jiuyin and another person had already awakened.
• Roaring figures unleashed a storm of Heavenly Dipper Qi mixed with Solar True Flame, and Kong Xuan summoned the Five-Colored Divine Wheel to resist.
• Emperor Zun used the Cauldron Transformation Technique to summon the Heavenly Dipper Cauldron, which began evolving into eight additional cauldrons.

Emperor Zun used the Nine Tripods Formation to counter Kong Xuan’s flames, revealing how greatly he had advanced in the thousand years since the Ancestor Dragon Campaign. After hearing Taiyi and Zhu Jiuyin clash deeper in the Heavenly Dipper Layers, Emperor Zun and the others moved toward the battlefield but were impeded by its powerful storms.

• Emperor Zun formed the Nine Tripods Formation from Heavenly Dipper Qi and extinguished Kong Xuan’s flames.
• Kong Xuan, the Demon Empress, Supreme Heavenly Demon, and Yuanshi True Demon reacted with alarm to Emperor Zun’s strength and rapid growth.
• Emperor Zun, Kong Xuan, and Wushi heard Taiyi’s roar and realized Zhu Jiuyin and Taiyi’s avatar were fighting nearby.
• Zhu Jiuyin declared that he had perfected his physical body and condensed a True God, then demanded the return of the thirty percent of Celestial Dipper Origin Taiyi had taken.
• Taiyi’s avatar unleashed the Blazing Sun Heavenly Dipper against Zhu Jiuyin as Emperor Zun and the others approached through the storm.

Wushi challenged the Taiyi Avatar while Zhu Jiuyin pursued him through the storm of time. After Emperor Zun began preparing to seize the Celestial Dipper Origin, Wushi stepped in and formed a handprint from time and space.

• Wushi warned Emperor Zun of danger, and both Emperor Zun and Kong Xuan took measures to protect themselves when Zhu Jiuyin used Time Solidification.
• Zhu Jiuyin destroyed the Blazing Sun Heavenly Dipper and tried to seize the Taiyi Avatar, but the Avatar broke free with the Heavenly Dipper Rainbow Transformation Technique and fled.
• Zhu Jiuyin chased the Taiyi Avatar, and their clash created a storm of time that forced Emperor Zun and Kong Xuan to break free of the temporal restraint.
• Emperor Zun prepared to attack the fleeing Taiyi Avatar and take the Celestial Dipper Origin, but Wushi told him to leave the fight to him.
• Wushi stepped forward to test himself against the Taiyi Avatar, summoned the Time River and Space River beneath his feet, and formed a Heaven-Shrouding Handprint.

Wushi stopped Flame Dipper Demon Venerable from escaping and joined Zhu Jiuyin and Emperor Zun in confronting him over the Celestial Dipper Origin. Wushi then challenged Flame Dipper Demon Venerable alone, revealing overwhelming power as their attacks collided.

• Wushi intercepted Flame Dipper Demon Venerable with a Heaven-Shrouding Handprint, and Zhu Jiuyin arrived to block his escape.
• Flame Dipper Demon Venerable explained his name and escape technique, while Zhu Jiuyin praised Wushi's mastery of spacetime.
• Zhu Jiuyin said that Flame Dipper Demon Venerable held thirty percent of the Celestial Dipper Origin and proposed taking it to complete their share with Ren's.
• Wushi attacked Flame Dipper Demon Venerable and ordered Zhu Jiuyin to stay out of the fight.
• Wushi stepped onto the Time River, grew into an imposing figure, and sent a terrifying force surging toward Flame Dipper Demon Venerable.
• Flame Dipper Demon Venerable summoned Dipper Stars, and his attack collided with the force from the Time River.

Wushi unleashed overwhelming time-and-space power against the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable, and their battle shattered the Heavenly Dipper Layers and sent energy raining across the Primordial World. As Wushi attacked with light drawn from countless worlds, the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable gathered Heavenly Dipper Qi into blazing suns to resist.

• Wushi and the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable’s clash tore through the Heavenly Dipper Layers, shattered part of the galaxy, and sent streaks of energy toward the earth.
• Obsessive Thought Laozi, Zhenyuan the Great, and other powers wondered what had caused the devastation, while Taiyi and Xihe recognized Wushi’s mastery of time and space.
• The Demon Empress, the Shadow Fiend, and the Three Demons watched Wushi’s fight with surprise and approval.
• Zhu Jiuyin retreated from the shockwaves, while Kong Xuan and Emperor Zun remarked on Wushi’s growing strength.
• Wushi gathered dazzling light embodying the arts and cultivation systems of countless worlds and launched it at the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable.
• The Flame Dipper Demon Venerable answered by turning Heavenly Dipper Qi into blazing suns.

Wushi overwhelmed Flame Dipper Demon Venerable in a battle that tore through the Heavenly Dipper Layers and spilled into the open. As Flame Dipper Demon Venerable fought back with a furious punch, Wushi brought down a heaven-covering palm.

• Wushi swept away Flame Dipper Demon Venerable’s suns and scorching storm, then charged at him.
• Wushi and Flame Dipper Demon Venerable clashed fists and techniques across the Heavenly Dipper Layers, with Wushi forcing him beyond them.
• The battle’s eruption alerted many great experts, while Kong Xuan, Demon Empress, and Shadow Fiend were carried to the outer region and wondered about Wushi’s physical strength.
• Wushi shouted “Condense, shatter” and struck with a palm formed from the Time River and the Way of Space.
• Flame Dipper Demon Venerable roared in anger and threw a punch as vast as the heavens.

Wushi and the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable fought a devastating battle, with Wushi meeting the demon's Great Sun Heavenly Dipper Fist using his mastery of time and space. Their clash left the surrounding Great Powers stunned, and Kong Xuan asked the Demon Empress what he should do next.

• The Flame Dipper Demon Venerable recoiled from Wushi's first clash, bleeding from his hand and drawing shocked reactions from the onlookers.
• Humiliated and enraged, the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable gathered suns into his fist and unleashed the Great Sun Heavenly Dipper Fist.
• Wushi drew the Time River and Space River into an ocean of spacetime and threw a punch against the demon's attack.
• The two fists collided, shattering space and unleashing shockwaves that devastated the surroundings.
• The Demon Empress and Shadow Fiend marveled at Wushi's grasp of time and space, while Kong Xuan asked the Demon Empress what he should do.

Kong Xuan considered the Demon Empress’s order to seize the Celestial Dipper Origin while Wushi recovered from his clash with the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable. The Flame Dipper Demon Venerable then summoned the Heavenly Dipper Battle Spear and attacked Wushi with Primordial Unity Heavenly Dipper.

• The Demon Empress told Kong Xuan to watch the battle, approach Zhu Jiuyin, and try to seize the Celestial Dipper Origin if the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable fell, promising reinforcements if needed.
• Kong Xuan doubted he could take the Celestial Dipper Origin alone, while the Demon Empress explained that Taiyi and other factions would oppose Ren gaining control of all the Heavenly Dipper Layers.
• Wushi recovered his injuries and restored his peak condition by stepping along the Time River and using Passing Years.
• The Flame Dipper Demon Venerable summoned the Heavenly Dipper Battle Spear, and Zhu Jiuyin explained to Emperor Zun that it was a Spirit Treasure nurtured by the Heavenly Dipper Layers.
• The Flame Dipper Demon Venerable attacked Wushi with Primordial Unity Heavenly Dipper, and Wushi stepped forward and shouted, "Kill!"

Wushi and Flame Dipper Demon Venerable fought fiercely over the Celestial Dipper Origin, while Wushi’s Emperor Bell and Time Great Dao gave him a powerful edge. Taiyi secretly aided Flame Dipper Demon Venerable and began arranging for others to intervene; the chapter ended as Wushi unleashed another Emperor Bell technique.

• Wushi’s Emperor Bell clashed with Flame Dipper Demon Venerable’s Primordial Unity Heavenly Dipper, sending destructive waves across the Primordial World.
• Wushi and Flame Dipper Demon Venerable charged at each other and traded attacks, with Wushi using the Emperor Bell and Flame Dipper Demon Venerable unleashing Heavenly Dipper Spear, Blazing Sun.
• Taiyi used a method of connecting with his incarnation to aid Flame Dipper Demon Venerable and discussed Wushi’s restorative use of the Time Great Dao with Xihe.
• Taiyi and Xihe planned to spread news of the fight and draw in other powers, including the hidden Dijun, to prevent Ren from obtaining the Heavenly Dipper Layers.
• Wushi descended with his Emperor Bell and called out, “Bell Resounding Through Spacetime!”

Wushi drew on his past, present, and future selves through the Time River to unleash a devastating strike against Flame Dipper Demon Venerable. Flame Dipper answered with a Heavenly Dipper secret art, and their attacks collided, shattering time, space, and stars.

• Wushi’s Emperor Bell sent time-and-space shock waves across the battlefield, and Flame Dipper Heavenly Venerable countered with thirty-six spear strikes.
• Wushi summoned his past and future incarnations through the Time River and merged their power with his present self.
• Flame Dipper Demon Venerable drew on Heavenly Dipper Essence with a secret art and formed thirty-three skies for his Blazing Sun Heavenly Dipper attack.
• Wushi and Flame Dipper’s attacks collided, breaking apart time and space and unleashing storms of Heavenly Dipper Qi across the Primordial World.

Wushi overwhelmed Flame Dipper Demon Venerable, healed his own injuries by reversing time, and continued attacking as Taiyi helped his avatar recover. The Heavenly Dipper Battle Spear was destroyed, and Wushi launched another strike at Flame Dipper Demon Venerable.

• Wushi healed his wounds and restored his robe with a single word, leaving the Great Powers astonished and wary of fighting him.
• Flame Dipper Demon Venerable called on Taiyi, who sent energy and insights that repaired his avatar and strengthened him.
• Wushi gathered countless worlds from the Space River into a vast palm and struck Flame Dipper Demon Venerable.
• Flame Dipper Demon Venerable sacrificed the Heavenly Dipper Battle Spear for one final attack, but Wushi's palm strike shattered it completely.
• Wushi attacked again, merging the Space River into his palm as a streak of light came from downstream in the Time River.

Wushi continued attacking the wounded Flame Dipper Demon Venerable until Taiyi intervened with the World-Destroying Golden Wheel. As Wushi resumed his assault, Zhu Jiuyin appeared to challenge Taiyi and defend him.

• Wushi struck the Flame Dipper Demon Venerable with a powerful punch, shattering his Great Sun Heavenly Dipper Firmament and wounding him.
• Wushi summoned the Time River and moved to kill the Demon Venerable, but a destructive streak of light arrived from the Primordial World.
• Wushi called the Emperor Bell, which collided with the World-Destroying Golden Wheel and halted the attack.
• The Great Powers recognized the wheel as Taiyi's and suspected that his intervention would reignite the war.
• Wushi attacked the recovering Flame Dipper Demon Venerable again while the Emperor Bell confronted the Golden Wheel.
• Zhu Jiuyin emerged and challenged Taiyi to fight him instead.

Zhu Jiuyin revealed that he was alive and struck Taiyi’s World-Destroying Golden Wheel while Wushi fought Flame Dipper Demon Venerable. Wushi overwhelmed his opponent and declared that he would extract the Celestial Dipper Origin, but Flame Dipper claimed it had become inseparable from his Great Sun Origin.

• Zhenyuan the Great, Supreme Elder Lord, Ancestor Minghe, and Bai Ze were shocked by Zhu Jiuyin’s return, while Dijun said he had already known and Kunpeng warned that the Wu Clan would grow stronger.
• Zhu Jiuyin punched Taiyi’s incoming World-Destroying Golden Wheel, and their collision unleashed destructive energy.
• Flame Dipper Demon Venerable unleashed Great Sun Heavenly Dipper Slash against Wushi’s blades formed from the Time River and Space River.
• The clashing attacks devastated mountains, the Southern Heavenly Gate, and stars, while the Four Heavenly Kings pleaded for Wushi to stop.
• Wushi caught up with the retreating Flame Dipper and threatened to extract the Celestial Dipper Origin for his father.
• Flame Dipper said he had fused the Celestial Dipper Origin with his Great Sun Origin so completely that nobody could extract it.