Chapter Summaries

Ren protected Ye Fan from Duan De and helped him reclaim his stolen treasure, then the two encountered a group of treasure seekers drawn to Ren's mountaintop. The group attacked Ye Fan, and Ren moved to kill them.

• Ren told Duan De to return the treasure he had taken from Ye Fan, and Duan De handed it back before fleeing.
• Ren explained to Ye Fan that Duan De feared his Double Pupils, though Ren did not know how strong either of them was.
• Duan De used a spirit treasure to lure people toward Ren's mountaintop so he could watch the power of Double Pupils.
• Ren caught the arriving spatial ring and gave it to Ye Fan.
• Several members of the same sect arrived, demanded the ring, and attacked Ye Fan; Ren answered with killing intent.

Ren killed the Taixuan Sect disciples who tried to seize his treasure, then confronted Duan De, whose presence Ren had discovered with his Purple-Gold Double Pupils. Ren demanded Duan De hand over his tomb-raiding treasures and recognized the aura of the Lid of the Devouring Heaven Demonic Jar, while Duan De realized Ren carried the Zhu Xian Formation Diagram.

• Ren unleashed the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist and killed the first Taixuan Sect disciple with a single punch.
• Ren killed the remaining Taixuan Sect disciples with his fist and Zhu Xian Sword Aura, then exposed Duan De's hiding place.
• Duan De approached Ren, and Ye Fan berated him for his shamelessness.
• Ren threatened Duan De and demanded the ominous treasures he had taken from tombs.
• Ren's Zhu Xian Formation Diagram answered the aura inside Duan De, leading Ren to identify the Lid of the Devouring Heaven Demonic Jar.
• Duan De sensed Ren's Zhu Xian Formation Diagram and asked whether Ren was Lingbao Tianzun's successor.

Ren and Ye Fan pinned Duan De down and searched him, confiscating his Buddhist treasures and other valuables. The search ended with Ren's Yellow Dragon Jade Pendant absorbing the Dragon Qi in Duan De's shorts, leaving him naked and humiliated.

• Ren summoned Ye Fan to help confiscate Duan De's ominous treasures while Ren held him in place with overwhelming strength and the aura of the Zhu Xian Sword Formation.
• Ye Fan removed Duan De's Daoist robe and took the Buddhist kasaya, headband, and Sarira necklace, while Ren identified the treasures and teased Duan De.
• Ye Fan continued searching and confiscated Duan De's Spirit-Communicating Jade Bracelet, Dao-patterned underclothes, and dragon-and-phoenix anklets.
• Ye Fan discovered that Duan De's shorts were made of Dragon Scales, but Ren's Yellow Dragon Jade Pendant absorbed their Dragon Qi and turned them to ash, leaving Duan De naked.

Ren examined Duan De’s Swallowing Heaven Demon Canopy and warned him that the Ruthless Emperor might still be alive, then recruited him to help seize the Azure Emperor’s heart. After borrowing Ye Fan’s Dao Scripture, Ren began cultivating its Sea of Bitterness Chapter, leaving his energy nearly exhausted as he watched the battle.

• Ye Fan joked about Duan De’s nakedness, while Ren used his Double Pupils to inspect him and focus on the Swallowing Heaven Demon Canopy.
• Ren told Duan De that the Ruthless Emperor might still be alive and urged him to visit the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone.
• The Azure Emperor’s heart appeared in a crystal coffin, and Ren agreed with Ye Fan that he wanted to seize it.
• Ren promised Duan De more information about the Ruthless Emperor if he helped obtain the heart, and Duan De accepted.
• Ren borrowed Ye Fan’s Dao Scripture and began cultivating its Sea of Bitterness Chapter, causing the Zhu Xian Formation Diagram and four swords to merge into a growing Purple-Gold Chaos.
• Ren’s Spiritual Qi was nearly depleted as he looked toward the distant battle.

Ren rapidly advanced through the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm by consuming Spirit Fruits, then flew with Duan De toward the Demon Emperor’s Heart. When Pang Bo, possessed by the Demon Emperor’s descendant, charged for the heart, Ren attacked him with the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist.

• Ren used Spirit Fruits from the Yellow Dragon Jade Pendant to advance through the Sea of Bitterness, Divine Bridge, and Other Shore realms.
• Ren promised Duan De information about the Ruthless Emperor if they obtained the Demon Emperor’s Heart, then told Ye Fan to stay behind and flew toward the heart with Duan De.
• The crystal coffin shattered, releasing the Demon Emperor’s Heart and an aura that overwhelmed most of the people fighting nearby.
• Pang Bo charged toward the heart, claiming it belonged to his ancestor, and Ye Fan recognized him as his friend possessed by the Demon Emperor’s descendant.
• Ren struck at Pang Bo with the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, opening six black holes in the sky.

Ren took the Demon Emperor's Heart and fought off the crowd pursuing him, with Duan De joining the battle after Ren offered information about his origins. Ren unleashed the power of his Double Pupils against attackers, then raised his fist to continue fighting.

• Ren struck the possessed Pang Bo with the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist and took the Demon Emperor's Heart.
• Ren offered Duan De information about his origins in exchange for his help escaping, and Duan De agreed to fight.
• The crowd charged at Ren, who cut down attackers with Zhu Xian Sword Aura and the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist.
• Ren's Yellow Dragon Jade Pendant devoured an attack made of Dragon Qi, while Immortal Platform cultivators prepared to use mental secret arts against him.
• Ren instinctively unleashed the Double-Pupil Heaven Opening, obliterating the cultivators who attacked him and everyone caught in the light.
• Ren realized his Double Pupils had far greater power left to reveal and raised his fist to fight again.

Ren fought through the cultivators surrounding the Demon Emperor's Tomb and escaped with Ye Fan and Duan De after the Azure Emperor's Emperor Weapon appeared. Yan Ruyu secured the weapon, and Ren decided to approach her so he could study the Azure Lotus for his Transformation Technique.

• Ren used the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist to defeat the Four Extremes Secret Realm cultivators and fight toward the perimeter.
• The ancient palace split open, revealing the Azure Lotus, and Duan De urged Ren to escape before the Holy Lands arrived.
• Ren refused to pursue the Emperor Weapon and fought his way out while the crowd turned its attention to the lotus.
• Ren grabbed Ye Fan and flew away, with Duan De following behind him.
• A Treasure-Gathering Basin emerged and drew the Emperor Weapon toward it, allowing Yan Ruyu to take it.
• Ren noticed Yan Ruyu looking at him and decided to study the Azure Lotus's structure for his Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations.

Ren told Duan De that Ye Fan was connected to the Ruthless Emperor, then traded information about Duan De’s origins for his cultivation art and other knowledge. He revealed that Duan De had lived four lives as a Dao-proving figure and was pursuing a ninth life to become a Red Dust Immortal, leaving Duan De stunned and questioning how Ren knew so much.

• Ren collected the treasures Ye Fan had taken from Duan De and gave Ye Fan a Spirit Fruit that sent him into cultivation.
• Ren told Duan De that Ye Fan was connected to the Ruthless Emperor and warned that harming him could bring her or a Great Accomplished Sacred Body after them.
• Ren demanded Duan De’s Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Art, secret arts, and knowledge in exchange for information about his origins, and both men swore their statements were true.
• Ren revealed that Duan De had been Cao Qiuyu, a close friend of the Desolate Emperor, and had proved his Dao in four previous lives before beginning his fifth life.
• Duan De asked Ren how he knew the details of his past lives and his connection to the Desolate Emperor.

Ren and Duan De left Ye Fan behind to strengthen his cultivation, then traveled to Purple Mountain, where Ren hoped to claim its hidden resources. They entered despite Duan De’s warning that the mountain held the tombs of two Great Emperors.

• Ren asked Duan De to share his Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Art, secret arts, and other knowledge, and Duan De agreed.
• Ye Fan woke after perfecting his Reincarnation Secret Realm, and Duan De and Ren advised him to temper his foundation and body before advancing.
• Ren and Duan De departed, leaving Ye Fan to continue his journey alone.
• As people searched the Southern Region for Ren and the Demon Emperor’s Heart, Ren had already traveled to the Northern Eastern Wasteland with Duan De.
• Ren revealed that Purple Mountain held the tombs of the Immortal Heavenly Emperor and Emperor Wu Shi, and Duan De reluctantly agreed to explore it with him.

Ren and Duan De found God-King Jiang Taixu trapped in Purple Mountain, where Ren learned the Dou Character Secret from him. Ren used his Double Pupils to spot flaws in the formation and sent Jiang Taixu a Spirit Fruit to help him recover and escape.

• Ren used his Double Pupils to guide Duan De through Purple Mountain’s weakened formation patterns, then found Jiang Taixu sealed inside a transparent stone.
• Jiang Taixu demonstrated the Dou Character Secret, and Ren learned it by watching through his Double Pupils.
• Ren told Jiang Taixu he had grasped the secret art and hoped to gather all Nine Secrets someday.
• Ren explained that his Double Pupils had revealed gaps in the formation trapping Jiang Taixu and sent him a Spirit Fruit through one of them.
• Jiang Taixu began absorbing the Spirit Fruit’s energy as Ren urged him to recover and strike the formation’s flaws to break free.

Ren gave Jiang Taixu Spirit Fruits that restored much of his vitality and explained how a cultivator could surpass the limits of an inherited physique. The Black Emperor stole Duan De’s fruit, and their fight ended with the two shameless rivals bickering without murderous intent.

• Jiang Taixu absorbed Ren’s Spirit Fruits and recovered enough to continue tempering his body and pursue perfection beyond great accomplishment.
• Ren asked Jiang Taixu how a physique could reach perfection, and Jiang Taixu explained that surpassing its creator required breaking its limits and forging a new physique.
• The Black Emperor swallowed the Spirit Fruit Ren had given Duan De, prompting Duan De to attack him.
• Duan De and the Black Emperor traded blows, but neither could seriously harm the other, and they continued arguing as their unlikely rivalry began.

Ren met the Black Emperor and persuaded him to lead the way to Emperor Wu Shi’s inheritance by promising spirit fruits and a chance to obtain it. Ren reached the Beginningless Scripture and began examining it, while his cultivation and changing constitution left open whether he could meet its requirements.

• Ren restored the Black Emperor and Duan De with spirit fruits, then recognized the Black Emperor as a follower of Emperor Wu Shi.
• Ren asked the Black Emperor to lead him to Emperor Wu Shi’s inheritance and claimed he could change his constitution to qualify for it.
• The Black Emperor agreed to guide Ren, and Ren said farewell to Jiang Taixu.
• The Black Emperor led Ren through Purple Mountain’s formations to the Beginningless Scripture, while he and Duan De bickered over their Emperor Weapons.
• Ren studied the Beginningless Scripture and reflected on his cultivation, his Sacred Body traits, and his efforts to strengthen his constitution.

Ren realized that his Immortal Sword Body had fused with Sacred Body traits to form a Zhu Xian Sacred Body, allowing him to open and understand the Wushi Scripture. After learning Emperor Wushi’s methods, Ren began cultivating so he could return to the Investiture of the Gods World before it became more dangerous.

• Duan De and the Black Emperor saw Ren radiate purple-gold light and sword aura, then argued over his unusual physique and his inheritance from Spirit Treasure Heavenly Venerable.
• Duan De caught the Black Emperor lying about the Wushi Bell, and the two resumed fighting while Ren recognized his Immortal Sword Body.
• Ren realized that fusing his Sword Dao physique with Ye Fan’s Holy Blood had created a physique resembling the Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo, which he called the Zhu Xian Sacred Body.
• The Wushi Scripture opened for Ren and revealed Emperor Wushi’s understanding of the Sacred Body Dao Embryo and its cultivation methods.
• Ren explained that others could inherit the Wushi Scripture if they had a flawless Sacred Body capable of merging with the Great Dao, then began cultivating it.

Ren cultivated in the Purple Mountain, drawing on the Beginningless Emperor Scripture and his Sword Dao Physique to develop sword-based Divine Residences. He advanced into the Dao Palace stage while the Black Emperor and Duan De bickered nearby.

• Duan De and the Black Emperor discussed Ren’s Sword Dao Sacred Body and agreed that he could inherit Emperor Wu Shi’s legacy.
• Ren absorbed Sword Aura, expanded his Purple-Gold Sea of Bitterness, and formed three thousand sword cocoons after consuming Spirit Fruits.
• The Black Emperor warned Duan De not to disturb Ren, then resumed fighting with him over their insults and suspicions.
• Ren continued cultivating in the Purple Mountain while the outside world searched unsuccessfully for him and the Demon Emperor’s Heart.
• Ren completed the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm and began tempering his organs with Five Elements qi, forming sword-shaped Divine Residences.
• After Ren emerged from cultivation, he found the Black Emperor looming in front of him as Duan De complained about being bitten.

Ren gave the Black Emperor Howling Celestial Hound blood to help him awaken the Tengu Bloodline, then prepared to leave Emperor Wu Shi’s legacy site with Duan De. The Black Emperor remained asleep while merging with the bloodline, protected by the site’s formations and the Beginningless Emperor Bell.

• The Black Emperor sensed a treasure in Ren’s possession and begged him to reveal it.
• Ren produced the Howling Celestial Hound’s blood, and the Black Emperor recognized its aura and swallowed it to merge with the Tengu Bloodline.
• Duan De offered to help the Black Emperor merge with the bloodline, but the Black Emperor refused and said the Black Emperor Scripture already contained a technique.
• Ren considered bringing powerful people from other worlds into the Primordial World and decided he wanted to help the Black Emperor and Duan De grow stronger.
• Ren told Duan De they were leaving, and Duan De carved an insulting message for the sleeping Black Emperor.

After leaving Purple Mountain with Duan De, Ren headed for the Southern Region to face the Holy Lands and handle unfinished business. Yan Ruyu learned that Ren had stolen the Demon Emperor's Heart and decided to return to the Northern Region, while Duan De's teleportation sent Ren straight to the Shaking Light Holy Land.

• Ren collected the Origin Heaven Book and left Purple Mountain with Duan De, leaving Jiang Taixu behind to cultivate.
• Ren told Duan De he was going to the Southern Region to test his strength against the Holy Lands, and Duan De agreed to accompany him before they parted to pursue their own goals.
• Yan Ruyu learned that Ren had killed Shaking Light pursuers and that Holy Sons and Holy Daughters were joining the hunt for him.
• Yan Ruyu accepted that reclaiming the Demon Emperor's Heart was unlikely and decided to return to the Northern Region with Qin Yao and the elderly woman.
• Duan De's teleportation formation sent Ren to the Shaking Light Holy Land, where its people were already searching for him.

Ren used the Demon Emperor’s Heart to locate Yan Ruyu so he could learn the structure of the Qing Emperor’s Demon Body before returning to the Investiture of the Gods World. His conspicuous flight drew pursuers and allies across the Southern Region, while Yan Ruyu remained unaware that he was seeking her.

• Ren recalled that his body was near completing the First Turn of the Nine-Turn Mysterious Technique, though finishing it would require immense energy and a way to shatter his body.
• Ren killed the last of his pursuers and used the Demon Emperor’s Heart to sense Yan Ruyu’s location.
• The Demon Emperor’s Heart reacted and pulled Ren toward Yan Ruyu, so he flew openly in the direction it indicated.
• After hearing that Ren had appeared, the Yaoguang Saint Son headed after him, and a dark figure ordered Yun Fei to follow as well.
• Duan De heard about Ren’s conspicuous flight and hurried after him.
• Yan Ruyu received news of Ren’s movements but did not realize he was searching for her.

Yan Ruyu faced Ji Haoyue after he arrived to challenge her and the Ji Family revealed its interest in the Demon Emperor Weapon. She accepted his challenge and met his opening attack with Planting Golden Lotus in the Sea of Bitterness.

• Yan Ruyu decided to turn down Ji Haoyue's challenge and called for the Demon Race's Great Powers to help protect her.
• Ji Haoyue challenged Yan Ruyu, while a Ji Family man demanded that she hand over the Demon Emperor Weapon.
• Yan Ruyu emerged from the valley, accepted Ji Haoyue's challenge, and insisted the weapon was not his to take.
• Ji Haoyue unleashed Bright Moon Rising Over the Sea, and Yan Ruyu answered with Planting Golden Lotus in the Sea of Bitterness.

Ren arrived during the battle between Yan Ruyu and Ji Haoyue, rescued Qin Yao, and proposed helping Yan Ruyu in exchange for borrowing the Azure Emperor's Emperor Weapon for a day. After declaring the deal settled, he attacked Ji Haoyue, and their fight began.

• The Ji Family attacked Yan Ruyu's people as Ji Haoyue and Yan Ruyu's Visions clashed.
• A Ji Family elder threatened Qin Yao, distracting Yan Ruyu and allowing Ji Haoyue to wound her.
• Ren appeared, pierced the elder's arm, seized him, and offered Yan Ruyu a deal for the Azure Emperor's Emperor Weapon.
• Ji Haoyue claimed the Demon Emperor's Heart and weapon for the Ji Family, but Ren burned the elder to ash with the Three-Clan Golden Crows.
• Ren charged Ji Haoyue with the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist as their attacks collided.

Ren overwhelmed Ji Haoyue in battle, but the Ji Family intervened with the Void Mirror and broke Ren’s Immortal Sword Formation. The surviving Ji Family members emerged as Ren faced the threat of an Emperor Weapon.

• Ji Haoyue attacked Ren with his bright moon phenomenon, but Ren blasted it away with the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist.
• Ren struck again and ignored Ji Haoyue’s Void Great Hand Seal, while his Sword Aura blocked the attack and his punch forced Ji Haoyue to defend himself with the Replica Void Mirror.
• Ren summoned four Immortal Swords that wounded Ji Haoyue, prompting the Ji Family followers to rush to his protection.
• Ren trapped the charging Ji Family members in an Immortal Sword Formation, where the Sword Aura killed some Dao Palace cultivators and injured others.
• The Ji Family’s Void Mirror descended and shattered Ren’s formation, revealing that many of its occupants had survived.