Chapter Summaries

Ren used materials from the Primordial World and Creation Divine Water to restore the shattered Shrouding the Heavens universe, create new stars, and bring life to its planets. The universe regained its vitality, and Ren’s efforts seemed meant to comfort Wushi, who regarded it as home.

• Ren fed his discarded Primordial World materials into Emperor Flame, and the Supremes helped restore the shattered universe with the Strange World.
• Duan De and the Immortal Heavenly Emperor recognized that the restored universe resembled the Mythological Era, though it remained sparse and desolate.
• Ren refined stars from Stellar Essence and star fragments, then sent them into the universe to form new Star Domains.
• Ren scattered Creation Divine Water across the universe, causing life to emerge on countless planets.
• Duan De and the others watched in amazement as the universe filled with life, while Ren hoped to reassure Wushi and give him a gift.

Ren and the others settled in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone while preparing for their eventual return to the Primordial World, and Ren and Emperor Wu Shi struggled to talk comfortably as father and son. The chapter ended with Jiang Taixu becoming a Red Dust Immortal and charging into battle against the Supremes in the Desolate Pagoda.

• Ren returned to the restored universe with powerful companions, and they settled in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone while the universe's geniuses cultivated in the Desolate Pagoda.
• Duan De asked to guide Heavenly Emperor's Son, whose death-and-rebirth cultivation path resembled his own, and the Immortal Heavenly Emperor agreed.
• Ren explained that the group would grow stronger in the Primordial World but would eventually need to cultivate anew because their foundations differed between worlds.
• Ren and Emperor Wu Shi exchanged tea and a few stiff remarks, while Zi Xuan continued helping the awkward father and son communicate.
• Jiang Taixu became a Red Dust Immortal through battle, and Ren showed the others his fight as he charged against the Supremes cultivating anew.

Jiang Taixu became a Battle Immortal after fighting the restored Supremes in the Desolate Pagoda, then thanked Ren for helping him reach that point. The chapter leaves Ye Fan leading the Heavenly Court in an assault on the pagoda’s final level.

• Jiang Taixu absorbed and refined Battle Intent, condensed his Battle Body and Battle Soul, and became a Battle Immortal while battling the restored Supremes.
• Jiang Taixu emerged from the Desolate Pagoda, and his Battle Intent swept across the Big Dipper, the Ancient Road, and the cosmos.
• Jiang Taixu thanked Ren for his help, and Ren said he would rely on him after they returned to the Primordial World.
• The Desolate Pagoda announced that Ye Fan had brought his Heavenly Court to attempt the thirty-third level.
• Ye Fan challenged the factions watching him, then struck the sky with his Heavenly Emperor Fist.

Ye Fan and his companions broke through the Sky Ranking and opened a path to the Desolate Pagoda’s thirty-third floor, where they faced danger from the newly cultivated Supremes. After they entered under Jiang Taixu’s defensive formation, Black Emperor and Duan De joked about stripping their cultivation, with Duan De singling out Ye Fan.

• Ye Fan and the others attacked the Sky Ranking until their strikes opened a passage to the thirty-third floor.
• Spectators rushed to seize the entrance, but Ye Fan struck down several, and Jiang Ziya persuaded him to let the crowd scout ahead.
• The spectators who entered encountered hundreds of powerful Supremes, who began slaughtering them.
• Jiang Taixu summoned a military formation shaped like a Black Tortoise, and Ye Fan’s group charged into the thirty-third floor.
• Outside the pagoda, Black Emperor suggested erasing the newcomers’ cultivation, and Duan De proposed stripping Ye Fan alone.

Ren turned the Desolate Pagoda’s final floor into a trial against 365 retraining Forbidden Zone Supremes, then stripped Ye Fan of his cultivation and Sacred Body. The Black Emperor announced that everyone could instead escape by defeating or killing Ye Fan within a year, leaving Ye Fan surrounded by eager challengers.

• Ren used the Desolate Pagoda to gather 365 retraining Forbidden Zone Supremes on its thirty-third floor and made defeating them the final trial.
• Ye Fan and the others learned from Ren that they had to defeat all 365 Supremes to earn a chance to leave the pagoda.
• The Desolate Pagoda stripped Ye Fan of his cultivation and Sacred Body, reducing him to an ordinary man while sparing everyone else.
• Ye Fan blamed Duan De and the Black Emperor for the trial and vowed to settle accounts with them.
• The Black Emperor announced that anyone could escape by defeating or killing Ye Fan within a year, and the crowd turned against Ye Fan.

After more than ten years of being hunted in the Desolate Pagoda, Ye Fan awakened the Dao Fruits he had retained and became a Red Dust Immortal when an assassin killed the maid who had followed him. He seized the killer and vowed to torment his soul forever.

• Duan De admitted that he had imitated the Black Emperor’s voice to frame him, and the Black Emperor attacked Duan De before appealing to Wushi for help.
• Ye Fan spent more than ten years fleeing hunters as his cultivation repeatedly vanished, while his friends and the Heavenly Court suffered heavy losses protecting him.
• An assassin struck at Ye Fan, and the maid who had served him died intercepting the blow.
• Ye Fan’s grief and rage awakened his accumulated Dao Fruits, restoring his cultivation and transforming him into a Red Dust Immortal.
• Ye Fan caught the fleeing assassin through the Spatial Turbulence and threatened to burn his Primordial Spirit forever.

After Xiaodie died, Ye Fan awakened as a Red Dust Immortal and slaughtered everyone in the Desolate Pagoda over three years. He returned to the thirty-third floor carrying Xiaodie's preserved body, leaving the pagoda empty except for his people.

• Ye Fan killed the assassin who had extinguished Xiaodie's soul and life force, then unleashed the Heavenly Emperor Fist against their pursuers.
• Holding Xiaodie, Ye Fan realized she had been beside him all along and that his memories and understanding of the Dao had remained despite losing his cultivation.
• Ye Fan became a Red Dust Immortal but could not revive Xiaodie, so he vowed to slaughter everyone in the Desolate Pagoda.
• Outside the pagoda, Ren allowed Ye Fan's rampage, while Duan De blamed Black Emperor for the idea of wiping away Ye Fan's cultivation and provoked a fight.
• Ye Fan slaughtered his way through every floor of the Desolate Pagoda over three years, sparing no old enemies or opposing forces.
• Ye Fan returned to the thirty-third floor carrying Xiaodie's preserved body, while the other floors lay empty.

Ye Fan and the others left the Desolate Pagoda, where Ren offered him a way to revive Xiaodie. Ren then returned to the Primordial World after devouring the Shrouding the Heavens World, and Ruthless noticed that he had met Zi Xuan and Wushi.

• Ye Fan led the survivors out of the Desolate Pagoda and placed Xiaodie in his Sea of Bitterness.
• The returning Heaven's Prides reunited with their loved ones, and Heavenly Emperor's Son introduced his wife and children to the Immortal Heavenly Emperor.
• Ren asked Ye Fan whether he wanted to revive Xiaodie and explained that a Reincarnation imprint could help him find her again.
• Ren spent a year helping the returnees reunite, recorded outstanding Heaven's Prides on the Sky Ranking, and devoured the Shrouding the Heavens World.
• Ren returned to Violet Myrtle Star and sensed that devouring the world had strengthened his foundations.
• Ruthless awoke, noted Ren's steadier aura, and asked whether he had met Zi Xuan; Ren confirmed that he had also met Wushi, who was his descendant.

Ren reunited with Zi Xuan and Wushi in the Primordial World and revealed that Wushi carried his bloodline. He took Wushi to see Violet Myrtle Star, where the arriving companions began exploring their new surroundings.

• Ren told Ruthless that Zi Xuan, Wushi, and the entire Shrouding the Heavens world had returned, then released Zi Xuan and Wushi from his spatial realm.
• Zi Xuan tearfully reunited with Ruthless, while Wushi sensed Violet Myrtle Star's Purple Star Qi and learned that Ren's bloodline flowed within him.
• Ruthless asked Ren and Wushi to leave so she could speak privately with Zi Xuan, and Ren took Wushi to see the Primordial World.
• Yan Ruyu asked who Wushi was, and Ren introduced him as his bloodline before leading him to the Ziwei Star Sea and presenting him to the Ziwei soldiers and Yao Lao's group as the Young Master.
• Ren released the others from the spatial realm; Duan De looked for tombs to rob, Black Emperor coveted the treasures, and Immortal Heavenly Emperor contemplated the world's Dao rhythm.

Ren brought the Immortal Heavenly Emperor, Jiang Taixu, Ye Fan, and others into the Primordial World, where they marveled at its complete Dao and settled into their new surroundings. At the Immortalization Pool, Ren asked the Red Dust Immortals to choose between starting over and pursuing breakthroughs, and Wushi was left to decide.

• The Immortal Heavenly Emperor and Jiang Taixu praised the Primordial World, and Jiang Taixu realized he needed to start over to explore the Battle Great Dao.
• Ye Fan led many people into the Primordial World, where Ren had preserved the souls of the dead and arranged for Yao Lao to settle the newcomers.
• Ren brought Duan De and the Red Dust Immortals to the Immortalization Pool and asked who would start over and who would seek breakthroughs.
• The Immortal Heavenly Emperor chose to pursue a breakthrough first, while Duan De refused to start over until he had explored more Immortal Tombs.
• Jiang Taixu chose to start over, while Wang Bo and Ye Fan chose to develop their paths and pursue breakthroughs instead.
• Ren asked Wushi to choose, but the chapter ended before Wushi answered.

Ren helped Wushi re-cultivate in the Immortalization Pool, where Wushi’s Dao of Spacetime reduced him to a child and began his rebirth. The chapter ended with many people from Shrouding the Heavens breaking through in the Violet Myrtle Star and drawing Thunder Tribulations.

• Ruthless ordered Wushi to re-cultivate and told him to obtain the needed resources from Ren.
• Ren kept Wushi at the Immortalization Pool and prepared to oversee his re-cultivation with Xian Yao’s help.
• Wushi used his Dao of Spacetime to decay into a trace of Origin and a drop of essence blood, then began to reform.
• Ren and the Immortalization Pool restored Wushi as a young child, while the Violet Myrtle Star’s Purple Star Qi strengthened his body.
• Ren added refined Origin from Shrouding the Heavens to the Violet Myrtle Star, increasing its Origin and prompting it to send power toward Wushi.
• Many people who had come from Shrouding the Heavens began breaking through within the Primordial World and drew Thunder Tribulations over the Violet Myrtle Star.

Ren left the Violet Myrtle Star with young Wushi and the Black Emperor to visit the Tusita Palace, where Wushi demonstrated his strength after the Meishan Brothers tried to stop the dog. The eldest Meishan brother apologized and asked who Wushi was.

• Ren spent decades on the Violet Myrtle Star with Wushi and decided to take him to meet Ren’s master at the Tusita Palace.
• The Black Emperor begged to come along, and Ren agreed before taking him and Wushi through the stars toward the Heavenly Court.
• The eldest Meishan brother told Ren that Yang Jian had emerged from seclusion thirty years earlier but had been sent back to cultivate by Yuding.
• The Black Emperor rushed toward the Tusita Palace, and six Meishan Brothers moved to intercept him.
• Wushi used Spatial Suppression to immobilize the six brothers, then explained that he would not let anyone bully his pet.
• The eldest Meishan brother apologized to Ren and asked who Wushi was.

Wushi called Ren “Father” for the first time, then entered the Tusita Palace with Black Emperor to find its kin. Inside, Black Emperor and Howling Celestial Hound met, each insisting on being the older brother.

• Wushi told Ren that Black Emperor had scented one of its kin in the Tusita Palace, called Ren “Father,” and hurried inside with the dog.
• Ren released the Seven Brothers of Meishan from Wushi’s spatial restraints, and they discussed Wushi’s strength and warned one another not to offend him.
• Wushi followed Black Emperor through the palace as Howling Celestial Hound raced toward the same scent, startling Yang Chan and Yuding.
• Howling Celestial Hound returned with Black Emperor and Wushi, declared that Black Emperor was its younger brother, and argued with the puppy over which of them was older.

Ren arrived at Tusita Palace after Black Emperor beat the Howling Celestial Hound and claimed Wushi was his master. Ren explained Black Emperor’s strength to Supreme Elder Lord, then revealed that Wushi was his son, shocking Yuding and the others.

• Black Emperor claimed seniority over the Howling Celestial Hound and beat him into surrendering.
• Black Emperor praised Wushi as his master, and Wushi stopped him from continuing the fight.
• Ren arrived at Tusita Palace, praised Jian You for tempering her Sword Aura, and asked what trouble Black Emperor had caused.
• Supreme Elder Lord asked Ren whether he had fused Black-Yellow Qi into Black Emperor, and Ren explained the dog’s Devour divine ability.
• Ren told Yuding that Wushi was his son, leaving Yuding stunned.

Wushi revealed himself as Ren’s son and was welcomed by Yuding and Supreme Elder Lord, who gave him Spirit Treasures. Ren then reunited with Yunxiao in Tusita Palace, where they discussed his recovery and the state of the Heavenly Court.

• Wushi released his Origin aura and confirmed that he was Ren’s child, prompting Yuding and the others to welcome him as family.
• The Black Emperor teased the Howling Celestial Hound about Yang Jian being unable to fight Wushi, then tried to claim Wushi’s gifts for himself.
• Supreme Elder Lord gave Wushi dozens of Spirit Treasures and also sent one after the Black Emperor, while Ren urged Wushi to accept them.
• Yuding and Supreme Elder Lord drew Wushi aside to talk, and Ren went to meet Yunxiao in a quiet pavilion.
• Yunxiao asked whether Ren had resolved his bodily problems, and he confirmed that he had.
• Yunxiao told Ren that Haotian remained isolated while Minghe and Patriarch Obsessive Thought had drawn away most of his subordinates, then teased Ren about Taibai Jinxing’s troubles.

Ren learned that Nezha's search for White Vine and Green Vine had failed and that Lu Ya had repeatedly injured Nezha while fleeing mysterious hunters. Yunxiao told Ren that the Three Sects' Mortal World Holy Lands had spread their teachings widely, and she suggested he take Wushi to their upcoming tournament.

• Yunxiao told Ren that Nezha and his companions had searched for a hundred years without finding White Vine and Green Vine.
• Yunxiao explained that Lu Ya had repeatedly fought and seriously injured Nezha, while a black-mist group hunted Lu Ya and evaded Nezha's allies.
• Ren asked about the Mortal World, and Yunxiao described how Emperor Zun's six-year Graduation System had spread the Three Sects' teachings across the Human Race.
• Yunxiao said Emperor Zun had revised the sects' teachings and arranged a tournament every ten years to encourage competition between their disciples.
• Yunxiao suggested Ren take Wushi to the upcoming Mortal World Grand Tournament, and Ren agreed despite thinking Wushi would overpower the beginners.

Ren prepared to take his family and a group of young cultivators to the Mortal World Grand Tournament, while Nezha chose to keep fighting Lu Ya to strengthen himself. After completing a luxurious Dragon Chariot pulled by nine Golden Dragons, Ren set out with Yunxiao, Zi Xuan, and the others.

• Ren saw Nezha badly burned by Lu Ya through a Spirit Mirror, but Nezha explained that the Solar True Flame helped him grow stronger and insisted on settling their grudge himself.
• Ren agreed to support Nezha and turned back to refining the Dragon Chariot for the journey to the Mortal World.
• Ren gathered Yunxiao, Wushi, Jian You, Zi Xuan, Duan De, and several young Heaven's Prides for the trip, while the Immortal Heavenly Emperor and the others chose to remain at the Library Pavilion.
• Ren transformed Haotian's nine mixed-blood Flood Dragons into Golden Dragons and reforged the chariot with Divine Material and Black-Yellow Qi.
• Yunxiao, Zi Xuan, and Yan Ruyu arrived as Ren finished the Dragon Chariot, and Ren led the group out of Tusita Palace to begin their journey.

Wushi traveled through the Heavenly Dipper Passage with the others, continuing his study of the Tao Te Ching while Black Emperor and Duan De fought. In the Mortal World, crowds gathered at Prosperous Holy Land for the grand competition and watched a carriage pulled by nine Golden Dragons approach.

• Black Emperor tried to steal a pearl from the Dragon Chariot, then fought Duan De after Duan De teased him.
• Jian You told Ren that Black Emperor and Duan De were arguing, and Ren sent her to play with Yang Chan.
• Wushi ignored Black Emperor's plea for help and continued studying Laozi's Tao Te Ching.
• The narration revealed that Wushi had reached the Golden Immortal realm and impressed Supreme Elder Lord, Yuding, Obsessive Thought Laozi, and Ancestor Minghe with his cultivation and understanding of spacetime.
• People gathered around Prosperous Holy Land noticed disciples from all Three Sacred Lands arriving for the grand competition.
• Nine Golden Dragons pulled a luxurious palace carriage toward Prosperous Holy Land, drawing the crowd's attention.

Ren arrived at the Expounding Sect’s Inheritance Holy Land, where Emperor Zun’s grand welcome revealed the extraordinary reverence he commanded throughout the Human Race. Ren and Emperor Zun met amid a cheering crowd, and the chapter ended as Ren turned to acknowledge the others who had come to greet him.

• Nine Golden Dragons pulled Ren’s Dragon Chariot into the Holy Land as the Ziwei Legion formed ranks around it.
• The Holy Land’s disciples welcomed Ren as Ziwei Great Emperor, and people across the Mortal World joined in acclaiming him.
• Suiren, Youchao Shi, and Ziyi Shi lamented that Ren’s influence over the Human Race exceeded their own, though his actions had also helped the race prosper.
• Ren realized Emperor Zun had used the public welcome to raise his prestige and strengthen his control over the Human Race.
• Ren and Emperor Zun exchanged greetings, while Duan De recognized that Emperor Zun had surpassed him; Ren then turned toward the other greeters.

Ren met the Three Sovereigns, who had recovered their cultivation but felt conflicted about the Three Sects’ growing influence over the Human Race. At the Expounding Sect Holy Land, Ren asked Emperor Zun to train the young talents he had brought from Shrouding the Heavens, and Emperor Zun revealed how he had rebuilt his cultivation.

• Ren respectfully greeted Fuxi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan, who thanked him for establishing the Holy Lands and a cultivation system that let them recover their strength.
• The Three Sovereigns returned to cultivate, while Wudang Holy Mother took Yunxiao and the children away; Emperor Zun teased Ren about another romantic debt.
• Emperor Zun called Duan De his master and said his resentment had faded, though defeating the Desolate Emperor remained his Obsessive Thought.
• Ren explained that he had brought Shrouding the Heavens’ final generation of Heaven’s Prides to the Mortal World for Emperor Zun to train.
• Emperor Zun revealed that he had severed his old physique, cultivation, and foundation, then recultivated with the Holy Lands’ Destiny, Spiritual Qi, and Faith Power until he reached the Quasi-Saint realm in a hundred years.