Chapter Summaries

Qin Sheng and his companions crossed the Star Road, battling Remnant Races and uncovering clues about Earth’s ancient visitors as they approached Beidou. They arrived on a Life Ancient Star surrounded by black mountains, and Ye Fan recognized the place as Immortal Mountain.

• Tushan Doudou reached another cultivation level and left Shaking Light Holy Land for her arranged battle with Dao One Holy Lord.
• Huo Qizi and Huo Lin'er discussed the Primordial Ancient Mine, their father’s legacy, and Qin Sheng’s journey, and Huo Qizi gave his sister a rare cultivation treasure.
• Black Emperor and Duan De divided the treasures they had stolen from a monk’s tomb in the Western Desert.
• Qin Sheng led the Earth group along the Star Road, where they defeated hostile Remnant Races, including the Ant Dragons, and learned that some of their ancestors had come from Flying Immortal Ancient Star.
• After crossing more ancient stars, Qin Sheng and the others arrived at a Life Ancient Star surrounded by black mountains, and Ye Fan identified the location as Immortal Mountain.

Ye Fan, Qin Sheng, and their companions landed inside Immortal Mountain and followed Little Yinyin through the Great Emperor Formation Patterns to the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree. There they witnessed the imprints of Emperor Wushi and the Ruthless Emperor, while the group remained deep inside the Life Forbidden Zone.

• Ye Fan warned the group that Immortal Mountain was a Life Forbidden Zone, but the Dragon Horse triggered a formation that teleported them deeper into the mountains.
• Qin Sheng had Little Yinyin guide the group along the golden Formation Patterns while he stored the Earth cultivators inside his coffin.
• Qin Sheng killed a Half-Saint skeleton that attacked from a black lake as the group cautiously advanced.
• The group reached the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree, and Little Yinyin proudly received praise for leading them there safely.
• The group witnessed the imprints of Emperor Wushi and the Ruthless Emperor beneath the tree, and Qin Sheng backed Yinyin when Ye Fan asked which Great Emperor would prevail.

Qin Sheng and his companions gathered Enlightenment Tea leaves in Immortal Mountain, where he witnessed Ruthless Emperor and Emperor Wushi leave matching Dao inscriptions. They continued deeper into the mountain and encountered a Stone Man and a Rotten Dragon, prompting Qin Sheng to attack first.

• Qin Sheng explained why he believed Ruthless Emperor’s second lifetime surpassed Emperor Wushi’s, then the group reached the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree.
• Qin Sheng used an Immortal Elixir to collect the tea leaves, and the tree revealed the Dao inscriptions left by Ruthless Emperor and Emperor Wushi.
• With the Bodhi Seed and an Enlightenment Tea leaf aiding his comprehension, Qin Sheng saw the two emperors’ inscriptions clash before vanishing without a victor.
• Xiao Nannan poured cola at the tree’s roots before the group continued deeper into Immortal Mountain.
• The group encountered a Feather-Clad Daoist and a Rotten Dragon near a Dragon Transformation Grass; Qin Sheng sent his Three Pure Ones Body to attack, crushing the Daoist into blood and stone fragments.

Qin Sheng and his companions gathered treasures in Immortal Mountain, then used the Void Emperor’s chessboard to escape the approaching Headless Knight. The chessboard carried them to the Western Desert.

• Qin Sheng collected the Saint Spirit Heart and Dragon Transformation Grass, then led Ye Fan and the others around the Nether River and Yellow Springs.
• Qin Sheng destroyed the near-Great Saint ancient corpse by reciting Lingbao Heavenly Venerable’s Scripture of Deliverance and obtained a Funerary Jade and a Rebirth Stone.
• Qin Sheng and the others reached the center of Immortal Mountain, where Xiao Nannan pointed out the Void Emperor’s chessboard as their way out.
• As Qin Sheng activated the chessboard, the Headless Knight approached, forcing the group to leave before Qin Sheng could study the Void Formation Patterns.
• Qin Sheng’s group escaped Immortal Mountain, but the chessboard sent them to the Western Desert.

Qin Sheng and Ye Fan arrived in the Western Desert, where they learned about the region’s overwhelming Buddhist faith and went looking for Black Emperor and Duan De. The pair escaped a trapped Minor World with a Buddhist shrine, only to find Qin Sheng, Ye Fan, and Xiao Nannan waiting above them.

• Qin Sheng explained that he had brought the group to the Western Desert, and Ye Fan discussed the region’s lack of Life Forbidden Zones and the danger of the Headless Knight.
• Qin Sheng and the others traveled through the Western Desert and considered the power of Great Emperor Amitabha and the region’s Faith Willpower.
• Ye Fan realized that Black Emperor and Duan De were nearby, and Qin Sheng agreed to follow Xiao Nannan to find them.
• Black Emperor and Duan De searched a Minor World beneath an ancient temple, triggered the Ten Directions Bodhisattva Formation, and fought off its Buddha phantom.
• Black Emperor and Duan De found a Faceless Buddha shrine made from a World Stone and argued over who should keep it.
• Qin Sheng, Ye Fan, and Xiao Nannan greeted Black Emperor and Duan De as they emerged from the underground passage, startling the pair.

Qin Sheng, Ye Fan, and their companions returned to Beidou after fourteen years and reunited with Duan De and the Black Emperor just as the two had found a Buddhist shrine. Their reunion brought old rivalries and new surprises, ending with Duan De and the Black Emperor learning that Qin Sheng had advanced to Sage King.

• Qin Sheng and Ye Fan surprised Duan De and the Black Emperor at their underground shrine, and Qin Sheng took the Buddhist shrine from them.
• Xiao Nannan greeted the Black Emperor, while Dragon Horse and the Black Emperor fought until she ordered them to stop.
• Duan De and the Black Emperor described their exploits and revealed that they had found a small world beneath the ancient temple linked to Great Emperor Amitabha.
• The Black Emperor discovered that Ye Fan had reached the Sixth Tier of Severing the Dao, then Duan De realized Qin Sheng had become a Sage King.
• Duan De and the Black Emperor questioned how Qin Sheng had advanced so quickly and wondered whether Earth was truly in an age of Dharma decline.

Qin Sheng, Ye Fan, and their companions reunited in Beidou, where Qin Sheng’s rapid breakthrough and Earth’s astonishing treasures stunned Black Emperor and Duan De. After Huahua deciphered a Buddhist scripture that revealed his dangerous connection to Shakyamuni’s teachings, the group decided to leave the Western Desert for the Eastern Wilderness.

• Black Emperor and Duan De questioned Qin Sheng’s rapid advancement, and he explained that Earth’s harsh Dharma-Degeneration Era had tempered him while he gained many extraordinary treasures.
• Ye Fan revealed the Green Cauldron, prompting Black Emperor and Duan De to lunge for it before Qin Sheng separated them and explained the artifact’s history on Earth.
• Qin Sheng displayed more of his treasures, and Black Emperor and Duan De regretted missing their chance to visit Earth after learning it was the Primordial Ancient Star.
• Huahua deciphered the Faceless Buddha statue’s cipher and revealed the Lotus Sutra, while the statue showed the likenesses of those present.
• Qin Sheng warned that Mount Sumeru would reject Huahua because his Consciousness Treasury preserved Shakyamuni’s later teachings, so Ye Fan led the group toward the Eastern Wilderness.

Ye Fan searched for An Miaoyi at Agama Ancient Temple and found her imprisoned in Lantuo Temple while undergoing a dangerous Buddhist Nirvana. After rescuing her body and learning how to seek her soul in the Bodhisattva Realm, the group returned to Beidou, where Qin Sheng helped the Earth cultivators settle and they heard news of a duel between Golden Heavenly Maiden and Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor's Daughter.

• Qin Sheng and the others traveled with Ye Fan to Agama Ancient Temple, where monks told them An Miaoyi had left eleven years earlier to journey toward Mount Sumeru.
• Qin Sheng divined that An Miaoyi had gone to Lantuo Temple, and Ye Fan fought its monks after learning she was being held there.
• Ye Fan endured the Human World Cauldron's Karma Fire trial, entered Lantuo Temple's tower, and found An Miaoyi in the Bodhisattva Realm.
• Ye Fan took An Miaoyi's sleeping body and Buddha's Ancestral Lamp, then sealed and nourished her body as Qin Sheng explained how Ye Fan could search for her soul.
• Qin Sheng brought the group back to Beidou and gave the Earth cultivators funds and information before leading them to Chongfeng City.
• In Chongfeng City, Qin Sheng and the others heard that Golden Heavenly Maiden and Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor's Daughter would fight atop Heaven-Severing Peak on the full-moon night.

Qin Sheng and his companions heard news of a contest between the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest and Golden Cave’s Ancient Emperor’s Daughters, then dined in Chongfeng Ancient City and learned how Beidou’s rising geniuses had changed over fourteen years. The chapter left Qin Sheng listening to the world remember his vanished identity, Eastern Immortal, while he quietly considered Beidou his domain.

• Qin Sheng, Ye Fan, Duan De, and the Black Emperor discussed why Ancient Emperor’s descendants usually avoided decisive battles before reaching the Saint realm.
• Qin Sheng’s group ate at Immortal Banquet Tower, where diners discussed the era’s powerful new geniuses, including Jiang Tingting, Li Tong, and Undying Fox Immortal.
• The Black Emperor and Duan De praised Doudou’s extraordinary strength, while Qin Sheng learned that Red Butterfly Saint had accompanied the Sun Physique from Ziwei to Beidou.
• The diners recounted changes among Beidou’s older generation, including Xiang Yufei’s clash with an Ancestor King and the Ancient Clan’s retaliation against Human Race geniuses.
• The diners fell silent as they praised Eastern Immortal, recalling how Qin Sheng had overshadowed Beidou’s geniuses fourteen years earlier.
• Qin Sheng calmly listened to the stories of his former dominance and thought of Beidou as his world.

Qin Sheng’s companions learned that Golden Heavenly Maiden’s feud with Dragon Maiden had escalated, so they traveled to the Heaven-Severing Mountains to witness the confrontation and support Golden Heavenly Maiden. While they waited for the two women to arrive, another Black Emperor and Duan De appeared, leaving the group startled.

• Qin Sheng told the Earth cultivators that he had killed an Ancient Clan Sage King shortly after becoming a Saint, and Ye Fan revealed that Qin Sheng had also entered the Taboo Domain.
• The group discussed the brewing conflict between Golden Heavenly Maiden and Dragon Maiden, after Golden Heavenly Maiden killed five Ten Thousand Dragon Nest Kings and challenged Dragon Maiden.
• Qin Sheng, Ye Fan, and their companions left Chongfeng Ancient City and traveled to the Heaven-Severing Mountains, where Duan De described how Ruthless Emperor had destroyed the Saint Spirits there.
• At the Heaven-Severing Mountains, Black Emperor and Duan De speculated about treasures left behind by the Saint Spirits.
• A startled cry announced the arrival of the Beidou Three Scourges, and Ye Fan pointed out that another Black Emperor and Duan De had appeared.

Ye Fan and Qin Sheng reunited with old allies in the Heaven-Severing Mountains as the Golden Heavenly Maiden and Dragon Maiden’s confrontation drew powerful figures from across Beidou. Tushan Doudou arrived in the Sun God Chariot, killed the Demon God Clan’s Little Prince, and swiftly defeated three Kings who challenged her.

• Fake versions of Black Emperor and Duan De appeared, and Qin Sheng revealed that the impersonators were Li Tian and Yan Yixi, who had come to support the Golden Heavenly Maiden.
• Ye Fan and Qin Sheng watched human and Ancient Clan cultivators gather in the Heaven-Severing Mountains, including Mo Xue, Li Tong, Jiang Yifei, and the Undying Fox Immortal.
• Tushan Doudou demanded that the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest hand over those who had insulted the Golden Heavenly Maiden, then killed the Demon God Clan’s Little Prince when he challenged her.
• When a human elder and two Ancient Clan Kings criticized Doudou and attacked, she used the Demon Emperor’s Nine Slashes to kill all three.
• Doudou ordered the bodies collected, while Qin Sheng praised her strength and kind-heartedness.

The Golden Heavenly Maiden and the Dragon Maiden fought after the Golden Heavenly Maiden targeted Lei Zhan, until the Saint Dragon Ancestor King intervened. Eastern Immortal appeared to protect the Golden Heavenly Maiden, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Doudou silenced the crowd after killing a King, while Ye Fan warned that he would punish anyone who bullied the weak or slaughtered innocents.
• Huo Lin'er arrived and joined Doudou for a private discussion, while Qin Sheng told Ye Fan that she had reached Half-Saint.
• The Golden Heavenly Maiden challenged the Dragon Maiden and attacked Lei Zhan, but the Dragon Maiden blocked her and fought her in a fierce duel.
• The Saint Dragon Ancestor King stopped the duel and was about to intervene when an unseen voice shattered his dragon claw and ordered him to leave.
• Eastern Immortal appeared before the Golden Heavenly Maiden, surprising the Saint Dragon Ancestor King and the onlookers.

Qin Sheng returned to Beidou and stopped the Saint Dragon Ancestor King from interfering in the Golden Heavenly Maiden’s duel with the Dragon Maiden. After the Golden Heavenly Maiden killed Lei Zhan, Qin Sheng seized the Dragon Maiden and placed her in the Golden Heavenly Maiden’s custody as a servant, while Great Saint Qian Lun remained absent.

• Qin Sheng appeared before the Golden Heavenly Maiden, and the watching cultivators recognized him as Eastern Immortal.
• The Saint Dragon Ancestor King tried to end the conflict, but Qin Sheng told the Golden Heavenly Maiden to decide what happened next.
• The Golden Heavenly Maiden chose to punish Lei Zhan, and Qin Sheng sent him to her before she vaporized him.
• Qin Sheng seized the Dragon Maiden and sealed her cultivation after proposing that she experience the Golden Heavenly Maiden’s former humiliation.
• The Golden Heavenly Maiden took the Dragon Maiden’s hand as the Saint Dragon Ancestor King watched helplessly.

Qin Sheng captured Dragon Maiden after she clashed with Golden Heavenly Maiden, but Flame Candle Heavenly King challenged him to win her release. Qin Sheng overwhelmed Flame Candle in their duel, leaving the battle’s result uncertain after his final attack plunged the Heaven-Severing Mountains into darkness.

• Qin Sheng defended Golden Heavenly Maiden by capturing Dragon Maiden, while Golden Heavenly Maiden sealed Dragon Maiden’s voice and declared she would discipline her.
• Qin Sheng confronted the hidden Ancestor Kings, who left without revealing themselves, then met Flame Candle Heavenly King, who asked him to release Dragon Maiden.
• Qin Sheng offered Dragon Maiden’s freedom if Flame Candle defeated him, while requiring Flame Candle to protect humans from evil Primordial Creatures if he lost.
• Flame Candle attacked with his Heaven-Sealing Flame Prison, but Qin Sheng’s Cross Star Domain wounded him and revealed Qin Sheng had reached the fourth level of the Sage King Realm.
• Qin Sheng and Flame Candle exchanged close-range blows before Flame Candle unleashed his Flame Treasure Wheel and Qin Sheng answered with darkness that swallowed its flames.

Qin Sheng defeated Flame Candle Heavenly King with his Taboo Domain art, then took Dragon Maiden away after she bid Saint Dragon Ancestor King farewell. His return stirred fears of renewed conflict with the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, while he reunited with his companions and learned of Black Emperor and Duan De’s mischief.

• Qin Sheng displayed Primordial Darkness and defeated Flame Candle Heavenly King, revealing that he had entered the Taboo Domain.
• Flame Candle Heavenly King conceded defeat, promised to kill evil Primordial Creatures, and departed after Dragon Maiden showed him no blame.
• Golden Heavenly Maiden warned Dragon Maiden that the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest could not safely force her return, but Dragon Maiden secretly gave Saint Dragon Ancestor King a rescue plan.
• Qin Sheng warned the Ancient Clans to honor the Myriad Races Treaty, took Dragon Maiden with him, and invited Jiang Yifei and his friends to visit Shaking Light Holy Land.
• Saint Dragon Ancestor King returned to the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest intending to follow Dragon Maiden’s instructions, while cultivators spread news of Qin Sheng’s power and Sage King cultivation.
• Qin Sheng reunited with Ye Fan, Black Emperor, Duan De, and the others, heard how Black Emperor and Duan De had robbed the Human Desire Dao brothers, and watched Xiao Nannan offer Dragon Maiden spicy strips.

Qin Sheng returned to Shaking Light Holy Land with Ye Fan and their companions, where the disciples welcomed him and learned he had reached Sage King. As old friends gathered to share Great Saint meat and recount their journeys, Ye Fan learned that many of his former companions had already departed along the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

• Golden Heavenly Maiden teased and threatened Dragon Maiden while explaining the dragons of Ten Thousand Dragon Nest to Xiao Nannan.
• Qin Sheng opened a Domain Gate and led everyone back to Shaking Light Holy Land, where Yao Xi, Lin Youtian, and the others welcomed him.
• Qin Sheng told Shaking Light Holy Land that he had reached Sage King during his time on Earth, astonishing Shaking Light, Yao Xi, and the others.
• Ye Fan roasted Crocodile Ancestor's Great Saint flesh for Qin Sheng's old friends, who ate it while hearing about the journey to Earth.
• Yao Xi explained that Haoyue, Purple Moon, Pang Bo, and other young cultivators had left Beidou along the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

After welcoming old friends to Beidou, Qin Sheng discussed the dangers of the Starry Sky Ancient Road and the awakening of Pang Bo’s Demon God Bloodline. He left Dragon Maiden in Shaking Light Holy Land and agreed to help Golden Heavenly Maiden enter Golden Cave early to claim the Golden Mace.

• Ji Zi told Ye Fan that Ji Ziyue had entered the Starry Sky Ancient Road to find Ji Haoyue after his bloodstained armor was found at Qishi Mansion.
• The Black Emperor confirmed that Pang Bo had safely awakened his Demon God Bloodline, and Ji Zi explained how powerful bloodlines could overwhelm their descendants.
• Saint Prince met Sun Wukong, recognized their resemblance, and invited him to follow him and meet his uncle.
• Ye Fan reunited with Zhang Wenchang, Hua Yunfei, and Li Xiaoman, then told them about Earth and their families.
• Golden Heavenly Maiden teased Dragon Maiden over eating Crocodile Ancestor meat, while Xiao Nannan led Dragon Maiden away to watch a movie.
• Qin Sheng said Dragon Maiden would remain captive if Ten Thousand Dragon Nest attacked, and he agreed to let Golden Heavenly Maiden enter Golden Cave early to take the Golden Mace.

Qin Sheng returned to Shaking Light Holy Land, gave treasures to his subordinates, addressed the Holy Land’s future relocation and began preparations to gather faith through a separate Faith Body. As news of his Sage King strength and Dragon Maiden’s capture spread, Ten Thousand Dragon Nest quietly prepared its response while Qin Sheng turned to practicing his fused One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique.

• Qin Sheng gave Jin Shanshan the Nuwa inheritance and Dragon Transformation Grass, and gave Silver Shanshan a Saint-grade Stone Man heart.
• Li Daoqing reported Shaking Light Holy Land’s growth, and Lin Youtian warned that the secret beneath its mountain gate could bring disaster; Qin Sheng agreed to move the Holy Land when the Emperor Tomb emerged.
• Qin Sheng asked Shaking Light Holy Land to spread faith in him, explaining that his Faith Body would absorb the Faith Willpower rather than his true body.
• News of Qin Sheng’s Sage King cultivation and Dragon Maiden’s capture spread across Beidou, prompting widespread fears of a conflict between Shaking Light Holy Land and Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.
• Huo Qizi and Huo Lin’er discussed Qin Sheng’s return, while White Light Ancestor King arrived at Fire Qilin Cave as Ten Thousand Dragon Nest secretly consulted other Ancient Emperor Clans.
• Qin Sheng began practicing the fused versions of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to test their results.

Qin Sheng secretly left Heavenly Abyss City and advanced from Deity Transformation Perfection to the Void Refinement Stage, gaining a theoretically unlimited lifespan. He returned without revealing his true cultivation and celebrated with Silvermoon, Han Li, Ling Yuling, and the others.

• While Heavenly Abyss City's elders praised Qin Sheng's supposed Grand Ascension Stage cultivation, he secretly left the city to break through to the Void Refinement Stage.
• Qin Sheng drew in heaven-and-earth origin qi, completed his breakthrough, and learned that Void Refinement Stage cultivators could live indefinitely if they survived their Great Heavenly Tribulations.
• Qin Sheng returned to Heavenly Abyss City and chose to conceal his Void Refinement Stage cultivation, since others already believed he was a Grand Ascension Stage cultivator.
• Silvermoon congratulated Qin Sheng and held a small banquet, presenting pill formulas that could help Void Refinement Stage cultivators improve their cultivation.
• Han Li presented spiritual herbs, and Qin Sheng promised to prepare Heaven-Penetrating Spirit Treasures for everyone before explaining how cultivators could supplement their Spiritual Roots to unify the Five Elements.

Qin Sheng learned that the Wood, Yasha, and Shadow Races were preparing to attack Heavenly Abyss City, but he remained confident that he could defeat them. Three years later, the allied armies arrived in force, and the city faced the opening of a major invasion.

• Qin Sheng instructed Han Li to cultivate the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine and arranged for Xiang Zhili and the other ascenders to receive support through Heavenly Abyss Guard missions.
• Mo Jianli and Ao Xiao warned Qin Sheng that the Wood, Yasha, and Shadow Races might attack; Qin Sheng told them to prepare to claim the invaders' territories rather than fear defeat.
• The Wood Race Great Elder, the Yasha Race Grand Ascension cultivator, and the Shadow Race Grand Ascension cultivator agreed to assemble allies and attack Heavenly Abyss City.
• Mo Jianli and Ao Xiao alerted the Three Emperors and Seven Demon Kings, while Qin Sheng told Han Li and Ling Yuling to prepare for the eventual counterattack.
• Three years later, the foreign armies arrived at Heavenly Abyss City, and Qin Sheng observed that their coalition was acting out of panic.