Chapter Summaries

Ren lured the Forbidden Zone Supremes to Sacred Cliff by revealing his immortal aura, but only the Golden Ancient Emperor emerged to claim the Immortal Ascension Opportunity. Ren refused to surrender it, and the two began a fierce battle at Sacred Cliff.

• Ren waited at Sacred Cliff after revealing his aura to draw out the Forbidden Zone Supremes.
• The Golden Ancient Emperor emerged from Divine Source and demanded the Immortal Ascension Opportunity, admitting that most other Supremes had hesitated to approach.
• Ren challenged the Golden Ancient Emperor and vowed to make him bleed at Sacred Cliff rather than let him launch another Dark Turmoil.
• The Golden Ancient Emperor broke free of Divine Source and attacked Ren with the Golden Divine Fist.
• Ren answered with the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, and the two exchanged another pair of punches as their battle continued.

Ren fought the Golden Ancient Emperor across the sky and into the Starry Sky, proving his body could contend with a Great Emperor. The battle continued as Ren unleashed the Nine Secrets and his Five-Element Sacred Beasts against the Emperor’s endless golden weapons.

• Ren withstood the Golden Ancient Emperor’s blow and charged into battle, trading powerful punches with him.
• The Forbidden Zone Supremes watched in shock as Ren’s strength surpassed that of a Great Accomplished Sacred Body.
• Duan De and the Black Emperor watched the fight near Yan Ruyu, who recognized Ren and looked on tenderly.
• Ren and the Golden Ancient Emperor resumed their battle in the Starry Sky, with the Emperor demanding the Immortal Ascension Opportunity and Ren refusing to yield.
• Ren unleashed the Battle Saint Law and Nine Secrets: Dou, while the Golden Ancient Emperor summoned a sea of weapons with his Golden Divine Casket.
• Ren called forth the Five-Element Sacred Beasts, which charged into the Golden Ancient Emperor’s river of weapons.

Ren fought the Golden Ancient Emperor across the starry sky and gained the upper hand with the Green Duckweed Sword. The battle continued as Ren drove the Emperor backward.

• Ren summoned the Green Duckweed Sword and cut deeply into the Golden Scissors, shocking the Golden Ancient Emperor.
• Ren and the Golden Ancient Emperor exchanged sword and golden light, shattering several small stars.
• The Golden Ancient Emperor hurled a star at Ren with the Golden Scissors.
• Ren cleaved the incoming star in two with Yuding Sword Aura and charged the Golden Ancient Emperor.
• Ren struck twice with the Green Duckweed Sword, forcing the Golden Ancient Emperor to stagger and retreat as the Forbidden Zones roared in disbelief.

Ren and Jiang Taixu fought Golden Ancient Emperor and Wanlong Ancient Emperor, with their extraordinary physiques and weapons allowing them to challenge the former emperors. Golden Ancient Emperor ultimately underwent Ultimate Sublimation and returned to his peak strength.

• Wanlong Ancient Emperor emerged from the Primordial Mine and joined Golden Ancient Emperor, but Jiang Taixu blocked him with the Hengyu Furnace.
• Jiang Taixu revealed that his Divine King Body had broken past its limits and battled Wanlong Ancient Emperor in the Starry Sky.
• Ren used the Green Duckweed Sword to drive Golden Ancient Emperor back, then challenged Jiang Taixu to see who would kill an Ancient Emperor first.
• Golden Ancient Emperor and Wanlong Ancient Emperor grew furious at the juniors' challenge and fought them amid the stars.
• Golden Ancient Emperor underwent Ultimate Sublimation, restoring the strength of his peak era for a desperate battle.

Ren battled the peak Golden Ancient Emperor above the Big Dipper, but both were wounded and sent plummeting toward different worlds. Ren crashed into a river in Holy City, where purple light and a violent aura erupted around him as onlookers gathered.

• Ren unleashed the Seven Killings Sword, channeling the Seven Killings Star and Fiendish Qi into his attack against the Golden Ancient Emperor’s Golden Scissors.
• The collision wounded both fighters, and Ren fell toward the Big Dipper while the Golden Ancient Emperor plunged toward Ziwei Star.
• The Golden Ancient Emperor called for Wanlong Ancient Emperor to help him, and Wanlong attacked Jiang Taixu to stop him from rescuing Ren.
• Ren crashed into a river in Holy City, shattering nearby structures and splitting the earth as An Miaoyi and others watched.
• Purple light rose from the river, and Ren’s violent aura tore it apart, sending waves soaring a thousand meters high.

Ren fought the Golden Ancient Emperor to the death and finally shattered his head at Sacred Cliff, aiming to destroy him completely. Though the Emperor’s head was destroyed, Ren still had the Golden Scissors piercing his heart and was gravely wounded.

• Ren and the Golden Ancient Emperor clashed with the Army Breaker Sword and Golden Divine Casket, leaving both badly injured.
• Ren severed the Golden Scissors and struck off the Golden Ancient Emperor’s head, but the remaining blade pierced Ren’s heart.
• Ren seized the Emperor’s head and used the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist to drive it toward Sacred Cliff, determined to destroy his Immortal Platform.
• Ren’s fist blasted open a huge crater outside Sacred Cliff and completely shattered the Golden Ancient Emperor’s head.

After killing the Golden Ancient Emperor, Ren realized that destroying the Dao itself could advance his Killing Dao and bring him closer to the Golden Immortal Realm. As Ren recovered and the Forbidden Zone Supremes held back, Jiang Taixu continued battling the Wanlong Ancient Emperor, and Ren foresaw a possible new Great Emperor in the Jiang Family.

• Ren crushed the Golden Ancient Emperor's Immortal Platform, then pulled the Golden Scissors from his heart and challenged the Forbidden Zone Supremes.
• The Supremes debated whether to attack Ren but chose not to risk fighting him before the Immortal Ascension Road opened.
• Ren realized that killing manifestations of other Daos, rather than simply killing living beings, strengthened his Killing Dao and formed a sword mark on his Primordial Spirit.
• Jiang Yifei and other Jiang Family members approached Ren, who reassured them that Jiang Taixu could hold his own against the Wanlong Ancient Emperor.
• Jiang Yifei told Ren he had obtained the scripture from Hua Yunfei, and Ren predicted that the Jiang Family might gain another Great Emperor.
• Jiang Taixu unleashed divine fire from the Hengyu Furnace and advanced with a step that surpassed the God-King Step.

Jiang Taixu unveiled the Battle Body, a new physique evolved from his Divine King Body and battle intent, and defeated the sublimated Wanlong Ancient Emperor. Afterward, he reunited with Ren, while news of the battle spread across the Big Dipper and heightened awareness of the Forbidden Zones and Dark Turmoil.

• Jiang Taixu revealed that his perfected Divine King Body had evolved into the Battle Body and used its battle techniques to force the Wanlong Ancient Emperor back.
• The Wanlong Ancient Emperor weakened as his vitality drained, and Jiang Taixu declared victory before returning to the Big Dipper with the Hengyu Furnace and Myriad Dragon Bell.
• Ren praised Jiang Taixu's new physique, while Jiang Yifei and the Jiang Family discussed finding Jiang Taixu wives so the Battle Body could be passed down.
• Jiang Taixu met Ren before the Bloody Sacred Cliff, and the two laughed as they thanked each other for their help.
• Several days later, people across the Big Dipper continued discussing the battle and the deaths of two Ancient Emperors, while fear of the Forbidden Zones and Dark Turmoil lingered.

Ren and Jiang Taixu discussed their shared chance to become Great Emperors, and Jiang Taixu agreed not to hold Ren back. Ren said he would marry Yan Ruyu and asked the Jiang Family to help arrange the wedding, then began to raise another matter with Jiang Taixu.

• People across the Big Dipper celebrated Ren and Jiang Taixu slaying Ancient Emperors, while the Jiang Family and Yan Ruyu's united Demon Race gained protection from challengers.
• Visitors flocked to the Jiang Family estate to show goodwill, and the family kept them away from Ren and Jiang Taixu.
• Ren and Jiang Taixu recognized that they had both reached the final step before becoming Great Emperors, and Jiang Taixu offered to step aside for Ren.
• Ren urged Jiang Taixu to pursue the Imperial Position, saying they could break the ancient rule that only one Great Emperor could arise in an era.
• Ren told Jiang Taixu he would keep his promise to marry Yan Ruyu and asked the Jiang Family to arrange a grand wedding.
• Jiang Taixu asked about Ren's earlier search for him, and Ren began to explain by drawing a line through the air.

Ren entrusted the sealed Jiang Ziya to Jiang Taixu, who agreed to shelter him and provide him with the Jiang Family's cultivation resources. After Jiang Taixu left to meet visiting factions, Jiang Yifei told Ren that they had come to find Jiang Taixu a wife so he could pass on his powerful Battle Body.

• Ren revealed Jiang Ziya inside a Divine Source and asked Jiang Taixu to protect him from his enemies.
• Ren explained that Jiang Ziya's memories had been erased while his knowledge remained, and Jiang Taixu accepted him into the Jiang Family.
• Ren praised Jiang Ziya's talents in many fields, especially military strategy, and suggested he might enter the Dao through it.
• Jiang Taixu stored Jiang Ziya in the Divine Source, then left to meet representatives of several major factions.
• Jiang Yifei told Ren that the factions had brought Holy Maidens and imperial princesses in hopes of finding Jiang Taixu a wife.
• Ren reminded Jiang Yifei that Jiang Taixu had a confidante, Caiyun Fairy of the Myriad Beginnings Holy Land.

Ren left the Jiang Family after Jiang Taixu announced Ren’s marriage to Yan Ruyu to redirect attention from his own wedding plans. He found Xiao Nannan and brought her into the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone to meet the Ruthless Emperor, whose servants tried to stop him.

• Jiang Taixu announced that Ren would marry Yan Ruyu, prompting Demon Race powers to gather at the Jiang Family.
• Ren traveled through the Southern Region and found Xiao Nannan hungry and dressed in rags.
• Ren cleaned and fed Xiao Nannan, then promised to take her to meet someone she would not forget.
• Ren entered the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone and flew toward the mountain where he sensed the Five-Colored Altar and a powerful presence.
• Wasteland Slaves surrounded Ren, but he called to the Ruthless Emperor and said he had come to meet her.

Ren brought Xiao Nannan to meet the Ruthless Emperor, who recognized a connection between Ren and someone she had awaited despite his confusion. The Ruthless Emperor absorbed Xiao Nannan and revealed her aura to the Forbidden Zones, while Ren wondered whether time had linked their pasts.

• Ren led Xiao Nannan through the Wasteland Slaves and presented the Devouring Heaven Demonic Jar and her Dao Fruit to the Ruthless Emperor.
• The Ruthless Emperor absorbed Xiao Nannan into her glabella, releasing an aura that shook the Forbidden Zone and spread across the Big Dipper and distant stars.
• The Forbidden Zones’ Supremes recognized the Ruthless Emperor’s aura, and Jiang Taixu recalled Ren’s claim that she was still alive.
• The Ruthless Emperor told Ren that he was someone she had awaited, though he had lost much of his memory and his River of Time seemed concealed.
• Ren wondered whether he would someday travel through time and meet the Ruthless Emperor in the past.

Ren discovered that Ruthless Emperor already knew about his plan to take her to the Primordial World and agreed to go with him, trusting that Reincarnation might help her find her brother. She sent Ren to the Great Accomplished Sacred Body, whom he intended to save for Ye Fan before bringing him to the Primordial World later.

• Ruthless Emperor told Ren that she had waited for him and agreed to accompany him to the unknown world, following his arrangements.
• Ruthless Emperor revealed that the Great Accomplished Sacred Body was sealed in another mountain range and insisted he remain as Ye Fan's Guardian of the Dao until Ye Fan matured.
• Ren agreed to save the Great Accomplished Sacred Body and bring him away only after he had resolved his Obsessive Thought.
• Ruthless Emperor entrusted Xiao Nannan, her Dao Fruit, to Ren and sent them to the chained Great Accomplished Sacred Body.
• The Great Accomplished Sacred Body praised Ren for killing Golden Ancient Emperor and remarked on Jiang Taixu's powerful Battle Body.

Ren restored the Great Accomplished Sacred Body’s lifespan with Immortal Wine, and the revived warrior pledged his service before preparing to pursue Sacred Body Perfection. Ren then left the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone.

• Great Accomplished Sacred Body told Ren he would repay him if Ren saved him and gave him a chance for revenge.
• Ren gave Great Accomplished Sacred Body a jar of Immortal Wine, which restored his vitality and returned him to his prime.
• Great Accomplished Sacred Body’s roar shocked the Supremes across Big Dipper, who recognized his renewed life and strength.
• Great Accomplished Sacred Body pledged to serve Ren and resolved to enter seclusion to pursue Sacred Body Perfection.
• Ren left the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone.

Ren left the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone after securing the Great Accomplished Sacred Body’s gratitude and brought Xiao Nannan to meet Yan Ruyu. He reunited with Ruyu in her secluded valley, where she found comfort and warmth in his embrace.

• Ren reflected that the Great Accomplished Sacred Body would owe him gratitude after its lifespan was restored, then flew away with Xiao Nannan.
• Ren told Xiao Nannan he was taking her to meet Yan Ruyu, whom he described as gentle.
• In the secluded valley, Duan De complained that Yan Ruyu had taught the Demon Emperor Scripture to the Black Emperor, while the Black Emperor boasted about his new cultivation.
• Qin Yao rushed to tell Yan Ruyu that Ren had arrived, and Yan Ruyu went to meet him at the valley entrance.
• Ren and Yan Ruyu greeted each other, and he embraced her; Ruyu welcomed the warmth and felt her long-held sorrow ease.

Ren reunited with Yan Ruyu in her valley and announced that he would marry her there in three days. As he listened to her recount her peaceful life and new cultivation, Duan De and the Black Emperor wondered about Xiao Nannan’s frightening power.

• Yan Ruyu embraced Ren, while Xiao Nannan’s stern glance frightened Duan De and the Black Emperor.
• Ren told the Jiang Family to inform Old Master Taixu that he would marry Yan Ruyu in three days, and the family members hurried to prepare.
• Duan De and the Black Emperor asked Qin Yao about Xiao Nannan, but Qin Yao sent them away to prepare food while Ren and Yan Ruyu went to the garden.
• Yan Ruyu told Ren that the valley had kept her safe and that she had enjoyed a quiet life there for two years.
• Yan Ruyu explained that the Nine-Rank Heavenly Demon Art had transformed her into an Azure Lotus Demon Body and strengthened her cultivation.

Ren and Yan Ruyu prepared to marry after Yan Ruyu’s bloodline transformed her into an Azure Lotus Demon Body. As the wedding drew near and crowds gathered, Ren and Jiang Taixu prepared for the possibility that Forbidden Zone Supremes might attack.

• Ren praised Yan Ruyu’s Azure Lotus Demon Body and urged her to keep cultivating the Heavenly Demon Art, while she agreed to listen to him.
• Jiang Taixu heard that Ren was marrying and ordered the Jiang Family to arrange the wedding, prompting news to spread across the Big Dipper and visitors to head for the Southern Region.
• The Jiang Family and the Demon Race joined forces to prepare the wedding for Ren and Yan Ruyu.
• The Black Emperor and Duan De played with Xiao Nannan and brought her snacks because they feared her identity as the Ruthless Emperor.
• Ren and Jiang Taixu discussed the danger of Forbidden Zone Supremes disrupting the wedding and agreed to prepare to fight if they came to make trouble.
• Three days later, the once-feared Forbidden Zone in the Southern Region filled with visitors and noise.

The Jiang Family welcomed many distinguished guests to Ren’s wedding, including Tu Tian, Ye Fan, and Duan De. After Duan De took Ye Fan’s Kirin Immortal Medicine Seed, he brought Ye Fan to meet Ren and Jiang Taixu, who urged Ye Fan to grow stronger before challenging him.

• The Azure Flood Dragon King greeted Tu Tian, who arrived in a scholar’s robe and awkwardly tried to speak with refined manners.
• Ye Fan presented the Kirin Immortal Medicine Seed as a wedding gift, but Duan De snatched it and dragged Ye Fan toward a valley.
• Guests realized Ye Fan was on good terms with Ren and worried that they had previously joined in hunting him.
• Duan De brought Ye Fan to Ren and Jiang Taixu, and Ren joked that Duan De might someday be robbed while unconscious.
• Jiang Taixu sensed Ye Fan’s strong foundation and surging Battle Intent, then said he would fight Ye Fan once his Sacred Body reached completion.

As Ren prepared to marry Yan Ruyu, several Ancient Emperors descended, seeking the Immortal Ascension Opportunity they believed he possessed. Ren and Jiang Taixu confronted them in the Starry Sky, where Ren began fighting the Blood Emperor.

• Ren told Ye Fan that the Sacred Body Lineage had not been severed and that he could help Ye Fan cross the Four Extremes realm.
• Ren and Jiang Taixu sensed that powerful enemies were approaching during Ren's wedding and resolved to meet them.
• Ren left Yan Ruyu at the wedding and flew into the Starry Sky, followed by Jiang Taixu.
• Guests at the wedding realized Ren and Jiang Taixu had gone to face the enemies and feared a Dark Turmoil if they lost.
• An Ancient Emperor demanded to know whether Ren possessed the Immortal Ascension Opportunity, and Ren challenged him to prove his strength.
• The Blood Emperor attacked Ren with a vast Blood Sea, and Ren countered with the Green Duckweed Sword and Azure Lotuses.

Ren and Jiang Taixu fought for survival as five Ancient Emperors attacked them, with Ren facing three opponents while trying to protect the Mystery of Immortality. The battle continued to escalate, leaving both men in danger.

• Ren struck the Blood Ancient Emperor with the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist and Astral Sword Dao, but the Qilin Ancient Emperor ambushed him from behind.
• Ren fought back against the Qilin Ancient Emperor and the Blood Ancient Emperor with his Green Duckweed Sword and Zhu Xian Formation Diagram.
• The Origin Emperor emerged from a Divine Source and attacked Ren with the Annihilation Immortal Technique, forcing Ren to counter with the Army Breaker Sword.
• Jiang Taixu protested that three Ancient Emperors were attacking Ren, but the Radiance Ancient Emperor and Dark Ancient Emperor turned their attacks on him.
• Jiang Taixu unleashed the Hengyu Furnace and his Battle Body against the Radiance Ancient Emperor and Dark Ancient Emperor as the five-emperor battle tore through the galaxy.