Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• Near the end of the Mythological Age, Li Ming triggers an exceptionally powerful Enlightenment Tribulation in the Chaos Sea, aiming to become a Supreme.
• The tribulation manifests countless blood-colored figures and formidable beings—from Supremes and Heavenly Venerables to Immortal Spirits and legendary creatures. Li Ming withstands the assault with the help of a Chaos-breathing Heavenly Demonic Saber forged from the remains of powerful beings.
• The chapter recounts his rise: born with an ordinary Mortal Body and rejected by sacred lands, he used a broken scripture, relentless effort, and a mysterious Bronze Mirror to survive and grow stronger.
• He developed his own version of the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art, gathering scriptures and materials through tomb-raiding and absorbing the origins of special physiques. His body evolved into a defective Acquired Chaotic Body.
• After surviving the tribulation, the figures formed from his accumulated essence return to him, and the observers recognize the terrifying scale of his power. The awakened Dark Supremes begin viewing him as a potential prize to harvest.

Character development

• Li Ming has transformed from a weak, overlooked outsider into a powerful Enlightenment-seeker through persistence, ingenuity, and ruthless methods. He remains focused on pursuing the Dao rather than fame or appearance.
• His Bronze Mirror has been crucial to his survival, concealing his presence and shielding him from curses, though its origin remains unknown.
• The Dark Supremes shift from curious observers to covetous predators, already considering how to seize Li Ming’s body and origins.

Significant themes

• Defying one’s fate: Li Ming rises from poor aptitude and rejection through determination and self-created cultivation.
• Power and its cost: The Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art brings rapid advancement but invites destructive tribulations and consequences for absorbing others’ origins.
• Survival in a predatory world: Li Ming’s secrecy and resourcefulness are essential in an era where even powerful beings may become prey.
• Uncertainty and looming danger: The Bronze Mirror’s unexplained nature and the Dark Supremes’ interest foreshadow future threats.

Character interactions

• Li Ming directly confronts the tribulation, using his saber and accumulated strength to resist the forces of Heaven.
• Powerful beings across the world, including the Eight Heavenly Venerables’ contemporaries and the Forbidden Zone Supremes, watch and debate his unusual physique.
• The Dark Supremes compare him to a legendary Chaotic Body and discuss harvesting him, making clear that his apparent breakthrough has drawn dangerous attention.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Ming completes a major breakthrough in cultivation. His four Secret Realms—Wheel Sea, Dao Palace, Four Extremes, and Dragon Transformation—merge and assault the Immortal Platform, allowing him to enter the Imperial Dao Realm and achieve Enlightenment as a Supreme.
• His Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art forms its own Grand Dao Imprint, while his body becomes a “Great Dao Cocoon” nurturing an Immortal Fetus. The Heavenly Heart Imprint naturally fuses with him, causing the Myriad Dao to recognize his authority.
• The Dark Supremes, who have been waiting for the vulnerable moment immediately after his Enlightenment, send avatars and attacks to seize his flesh and Origin Essence Blood. Li Ming effortlessly destroys them and refines their remnants.
• Carefree Heavenly Venerable emerges personally from the Reincarnation Sea. As the creator of the Nine Secrets’ “Xing” technique, he is extremely fast and still possesses considerable lifespan and power.
• Li Ming battles Carefree Heavenly Venerable. After being wounded, Carefree undergoes Extreme Sublimation and unleashes increasingly devastating attacks, including a River of Time. Li Ming counters by transforming into a black hole that devours attacks and restricts Carefree’s movements.
• Carefree’s final attack is absorbed by Li Ming’s Bronze Mirror. Carefree Heavenly Venerable is then killed, shocking the universe and intimidating the remaining Dark Supremes.
• Li Ming collects Carefree’s remains, fuses his Immortal Tear Green Gold weapon into the Heavenly Demonic Saber, turns Carefree’s skin into a pair of extraordinarily fast “Carefree Boots,” and refines his body into the saber. He extracts the complete scriptures and the Nine Secrets: Xing from the weapon spirit before erasing it.
• Retreating into Chaos, Li Ming plans to stabilize his realm and later punish the Dark Supremes who attacked him.
• The world begins calling him “Demon Venerable,” a title Li Ming accepts because it inspires fear and frees him from conventional moral expectations.

Character Developments

• Li Ming: Transforms from a newly enlightened Supreme into a figure with Heavenly Emperor-level combat power. His Acquired Chaotic Body, Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art, Heavenly Heart Imprint, Bronze Mirror, and refined weapons make him exceptionally powerful. He becomes more confident and openly embraces the intimidating identity of Demon Venerable.
• Carefree Heavenly Venerable: Initially believes he can easily defeat the newly enlightened Li Ming, but is quickly forced into desperation. His Extreme Sublimation and final River of Time attack fail, leading to his death and the loss of his body, scriptures, and treasures.
• The Dark Supremes: Their predatory confidence turns into fear after witnessing Li Ming destroy their avatars and kill Carefree. Though they remain hostile rivals, none dares confront him immediately.
• The Bronze Mirror: Its mysterious origins remain unresolved, but it proves capable of concealing Li Ming from Dark Supremes and devouring even a powerful temporal attack.

Significant Themes

• The vulnerability of Enlightenment: Newly enlightened Supremes are normally weakest when the Human Tribulation arrives, but Li Ming overturns this expectation by immediately displaying overwhelming strength.
• Power and predation: The Dark Supremes view new enlightened figures as resources to consume, while Li Ming reverses the relationship by devouring and refining their attacks and avatars.
• The Chaotic Body’s supremacy: Li Ming’s physique is portrayed as an almost perfect Chaotic Body, granting him extraordinary combat power and validating the legendary reputation of such bodies.
• Identity and morality: By accepting the title “Demon Venerable,” Li Ming deliberately abandons concern for public moral judgment and chooses fear and authority instead.
• The Heavenly Heart Imprint: The chapter presents merging with the Heavenly Heart Imprint as a legitimate Dao choice rather than an inferior path. Li Ming believes it accelerates his transformation into a Perfect Chaotic Body.
• Mystery and hidden potential: The Bronze Mirror remains beyond Li Ming’s understanding, suggesting that his future growth and transmigration may depend on powers beyond the current world.

Character Interactions

• Li Ming and the Dark Supremes: They initially converge on Li Ming as prey, but their attacks conflict with one another because each wants his Origin Essence Blood for itself. Li Ming defeats their avatars with ease, turning their hostility into fear.
• Li Ming and Carefree Heavenly Venerable: Their battle begins with Carefree’s confidence and Li Ming’s calm defiance. Li Ming’s saber wounds Carefree, forcing him into Extreme Sublimation. Carefree’s increasingly desperate attacks are neutralized by Li Ming’s black-hole transformation and Bronze Mirror, ending in Carefree’s destruction.
• Li Ming and the wider cultivation world: The universe witnesses his victory and begins revering or fearing him as the Demon Venerable. Even those who resent his past actions no longer dare challenge him openly.

Chapter Summary: “One Slash Annihilates Four Dark Supremes”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After consolidating his realm, Li Ming releases an overwhelming aura that spreads across the universe. Living beings prostrate themselves, and even Extreme Dao Weapons react to his presence.
• His pressure reaches the Life Forbidden Zones, shocking the dormant Dark Supremes. Li Ming then travels directly to the Reincarnation Sea, intending to seize it.
• Li Ming declares that the Reincarnation Sea is his compensation for Carefree Heavenly Venerable’s attack and the Reincarnation Sea Supremes’ attempts to kill him and steal his origin. The Lord of Reincarnation refuses, citing Li Ming’s earlier slaughter of their Forbidden Zone heirs.
• Li Ming attacks the Reincarnation Sea, destroying its palaces and forcing four Dark Supremes to emerge: the Lord of Reincarnation, Thunder God, and two nameless Supremes. Their emergence destroys the surrounding planet and kills billions of inhabitants, demonstrating their indifference to ordinary life.
• Thunder God attacks first, seeking revenge for his son, Thunder God Son, whom Li Ming devoured. Despite unleashing devastating heavenly lightning, Thunder God is overwhelmed and nearly killed.
• Li Ming then strikes the other three Supremes with a single palm, severely injuring them and cracking the Lord of Reincarnation’s armor.
• The four Supremes undergo Extreme Sublimation, awakening their full power and strengthening their weapons and bodies. They surround Li Ming and launch a coordinated assault.
• Li Ming’s speed, aided by the Nine Secrets: Xing and the Carefree Boots, makes him nearly impossible to catch. He repeatedly strikes all four opponents, breaking their bodies and causing their Dao laws to decay or shatter.
• Li Ming focuses on killing the Lord of Reincarnation first. He absorbs the Lord’s attack through a black hole manifested between his brows and then destroys half of the Lord’s body, shattering his Feathered Immortal Gold Armor.
• Refusing to accept defeat, the Lord of Reincarnation summons the power of the Reincarnation Sea and unleashes his strongest battle state. Li Ming responds with contempt and continues attacking him while the other three Supremes try desperately to intervene.
• The chapter ends with Li Ming unleashing a terrifying Flying Immortal Power that causes the surrounding universe and its laws to wither. His slash strips the four Dark Supremes of enormous amounts of life force, putting them in extreme danger.

Character Development

• Li Ming: Demonstrates a major increase in strength after consolidating his realm. He becomes overwhelmingly confident, aggressive, and decisive, moving from retaliation to outright conquest of the Reincarnation Sea. His Chaos Dao, speed, durability, and ability to decay or devour enemy laws make him dominant even against four sublimated Supremes.
• Lord of Reincarnation: Initially arrogant and certain of his supremacy, he becomes shocked and frightened as Li Ming repeatedly overwhelms him. His pride and long history of invincibility drive him to fight even after suffering catastrophic injuries.
• Thunder God: Motivated by grief and vengeance for his devoured son, he attacks recklessly with his full power. His rage cannot compensate for the gap between his strength and Li Ming’s.
• The Two Nameless Dark Supremes: Begin as confident accomplices but are quickly forced into Extreme Sublimation and defensive cooperation after realizing Li Ming is far more powerful than expected.

Significant Themes

• Power and supremacy: The battle establishes Li Ming as an existence beyond ordinary Supreme-level opponents, challenging the former hierarchy of the Dark Supremes.
• Revenge and karmic conflict: The confrontation stems from repeated cycles of hunting, betrayal, and retaliation between Li Ming and the Reincarnation Sea.
• The collapse of arrogance: The Dark Supremes believe their ancient experience and status make them invincible, but Li Ming’s overwhelming strength destroys that confidence.
• Indifference to mortal life: The Dark Supremes casually destroy a planet and kill billions, contrasting with Li Ming’s focus on personal grievances and demonstrating the brutality of the forbidden zones.
• Decay and annihilation: Li Ming’s techniques do more than injure his opponents; they corrode their laws, vitality, armor, and even the surrounding universe, emphasizing his destructive Chaos Dao.

Character Interactions

• Li Ming and the Lord of Reincarnation exchange accusations over who began their feud, with each justifying the deaths of their allies and heirs.
• Thunder God openly vows to avenge his son and attacks Li Ming with exceptional fury.
• The four Dark Supremes cooperate to restrain and kill Li Ming, but their attacks fail to overcome his speed and defensive abilities.
• Li Ming deliberately targets the Lord of Reincarnation, forcing the other three Supremes to protect him and revealing the collapse of their confidence.
• The confrontation shifts from a presumed execution of Li Ming by four ancient Supremes into a one-sided struggle in which Li Ming controls the battle and threatens to annihilate them all.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Ming unleashes his newly created Transformation Character Secret, a unique fusion of Soaring Immortal Art and Myriad-Transformation Sacred Art. This technique produces overwhelming Flying Immortal Power, allowing him to transform, suppress, and destroy opposing Dao techniques.
• He single-handedly battles four Dark Supremes who have undergone Extreme Sublimation: the Lord of Reincarnation, Thunder God, and two other unnamed Supremes.
• The battle devastates the Mythical Battlefield, the Chaos Sea, and much of the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland. Li Ming repeatedly overwhelms the four opponents, shattering their bodies and annihilating their spirits.
• Two Dark Supremes die first, forcing the Lord of Reincarnation and Thunder God to flee. The two survivors attempt to replenish themselves by devouring life-bearing planets and their inhabitants, but Li Ming pursues them relentlessly.
• Li Ming kills Thunder God after overcoming his vast Thunder Sea manifestation and absorbs it into a black hole within his Wheel Sea Secret Realm.
• The Lord of Reincarnation enters a desperate frenzy, consuming countless living beings, but Li Ming catches him and destroys him completely after blasting him apart five times.
• With all five Supremes of the Reincarnation Sea dead—including Carefree Heavenly Venerable from an earlier confrontation—Li Ming claims the Reincarnation Sea as his territory and leaves his mark at its entrance.
• The Heavenly Demonic Saber devours the remains, weapon fragments, and Weapon Deities of the defeated Supremes. It acquires imprints from five imperial Dao experts and absorbs weapons made from several rare immortal metals:
  • Eternal Blue Gold armor
  • Dragon-Patterned Black Gold scepter
  • Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold ruler
  • Divine Marked Purple Gold pagoda
• Li Ming plans to gather the remaining immortal metals and evolve the Heavenly Demonic Saber into a weapon comparable to the Immortal Ascension Cauldron.
• He begins investigating the Reincarnation Sea for treasures, especially the Humanoid Immortal Medicine, while also considering the whereabouts and mysteries of Emperor Zun.

Character Developments

• Li Ming is revealed to be vastly stronger than multiple Extreme-Sublimation Supremes combined. His Transformation Character Secret becomes his signature technique and a direct counter to the Nine Secret Techniques.
• His attitude grows increasingly pragmatic and opportunistic. He does not care whether others mistake him for a hero suppressing a Dark Turmoil; he openly values freedom, power, treasures, and acting according to his own nature.
• Li Ming’s ambitions expand beyond simply surviving or defeating enemies. He seeks rare immortal materials, supreme inheritances, advanced transformation methods, and a path toward becoming even stronger.
• He becomes particularly interested in the Saint Spirit Transformation Method, believing it could help him live out additional lifetimes and compensate for weaknesses in his original physique.
• Thunder God proves to be a formidable expert whose mastery of lightning allows him to transform into an immense Thunder Sea after death, though Li Ming ultimately absorbs and studies this power.
• The Lord of Reincarnation abandons all restraint after realizing he has no escape. His desperation leads him to massacre countless living beings in an attempt to prolong Extreme Sublimation, but this only delays his inevitable defeat.
• Li Ming develops a growing interest in Emperor Zun, suspecting that Emperor Zun may have used the Saint Spirit Transformation Method to live multiple lifetimes and may currently be hiding while undergoing transformation.
• Li Ming also begins planning around the possible future threat of the Undying Heavenly Emperor, considering the possibility of using Sacred Spirit transformation to lure him out and devour him.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming individual power: The battle demonstrates Li Ming’s ability to defeat multiple imperial Dao experts alone, establishing him as a mythic-level existence.
• Transformation and reinvention: The Transformation Character Secret, Sacred Spirit transformation, reincarnation, and multiple lifetimes all reflect the chapter’s focus on changing one’s nature and transcending former limitations.
• Power versus morality: Li Ming rejects the idea that reputation or conventional righteousness should restrain him. He views morality as a shackle and is willing to embrace both darkness and righteousness according to his own desires.
• The horror of Dark Turmoil: The Supremes’ hunger for survival leads them to devour planets and countless living beings, showing the catastrophic cost of their pursuit of longevity.
• The value of resources and inheritance: The corpses, scriptures, weapons, and immortal metals of defeated Supremes become stepping stones for Li Ming’s further growth.
• Mystery and fate: Emperor Zun’s contradictory behavior, the curse surrounding the Heavenly Court, and the possible influence of the Weird suggest hidden forces shaping the history of the universe.

Character Interactions

• Li Ming directly dominates and hunts the four Dark Supremes, turning what should have been a coordinated assault into a one-sided execution.
• The Lord of Reincarnation and Thunder God cooperate in resisting Li Ming but ultimately flee separately and resort to devouring living worlds.
• Li Ming absorbs Thunder God’s remaining Thunder Sea and captures his scriptures, treating him both as a defeated enemy and a valuable source of techniques.
• After killing the Lord of Reincarnation, Li Ming claims the Reincarnation Sea, effectively replacing its former rulers and warning other Supremes not to interfere.
• Through the Weapon Deities, Li Ming extracts the defeated Supremes’ scriptures and secret arts before feeding their weapons and remnants to the Heavenly Demonic Saber.
• Li Ming’s reflections on Emperor Zun, Eternal Emperor, the Sacred Spirit Emperors, and the Undying Heavenly Emperor connect the current battle to the larger history and future conflicts of the world.

Chapter Summary: “Seizing Reincarnation Sea, Kicking Divine Ruins”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Ming explores the Sea Eye at the center of Reincarnation Sea, a dangerous vortex filled with Immortal Dao power and mysterious runes.
• He encounters and devours a massive Ancient Giant Quasi-Emperor who had served the Dark Supremes of Reincarnation Sea.
• He discovers more than thirty Forbidden Zone Heirs sealed in Divine Source and Immortal Source. After telling them that their ancestors have been killed, Li Ming devours them all.
• Deep within Reincarnation Sea, Li Ming finds:
  • Large quantities of Primordial Life Stones capable of extending lifespan.
  • A powerful Divine Spring Water vein that supplies the region’s Immortality Aura.
  • Ancient Dao Altars and Immortal Dao ruins containing valuable insights.
  • A stone palace connected to an Immortal Source vein that once nurtured a Saint Spirit Immortal Embryo.
  • The remains of a terrifying Primordial Ferocious Beast from the Immortal Domain.
  • A Supreme-level Yin Spirit imprisoned and tortured by the former Dark Supremes.
• Li Ming destroys the old seals on the Divine Spring vein, replaces them with his own, and claims much of Reincarnation Sea’s resources.
• He feeds the Immortal beast skeleton and Yin Spirit to the Heavenly Demonic Saber, causing it to gain new Immortal Spirit and Yin Spirit imprints.
• Li Ming spends more than a thousand years cultivating in Reincarnation Sea, improving his understanding of the Heavenly Heart Imprint, Immortal Dao Runes, and the Thunder God’s Scripture.
• Despite his progress, he fails to deduce a method for transforming into a true Chaotic Body. He therefore decides to seek Immortal Medicine and investigate the whereabouts of Wang Bo, another Chaotic Body.
• Believing that the True Dragon Elixir may have originated on Ziwei Star, Li Ming plans to return there after gathering more resources.
• Before going home, he travels to the Divine Ruins, intending to obtain ten Flat Peaches from its Immortal Peach Tree.
• Li Ming openly threatens the Lord and Dark Supremes of the Divine Ruins, demanding the peaches. When they resist, he destroys one of their Primordial Divine Mountains and challenges them to emerge and fight.

Character Developments

• Li Ming: Becomes increasingly dominant, ruthless, and confident after killing the Dark Supremes of Reincarnation Sea. He treats forbidden-zone forces as sources of resources rather than genuine threats. His long seclusion greatly strengthens his cultivation, but his inability to create a true Chaotic Body pushes him toward seeking Immortal Medicine and studying Wang Bo.
• The Ancient Giant: Despite being a powerful Quasi-Emperor, he is overwhelmed by fear upon sensing Li Ming and is ultimately devoured.
• The Forbidden Zone Heirs: Their initial panic and helplessness emphasize Li Ming’s overwhelming power and his unwillingness to leave potential enemies alive.
• The Yin Spirit: Revealed as an ancient, Supreme-level being born more than 800,000 years earlier, but its memories are fragmented and ultimately provide Li Ming with no useful information.
• The Dark Supremes of the Divine Ruins: They react with fury to Li Ming’s provocation, but remain hidden while he openly challenges their authority.

Significant Themes

• Power and domination: Li Ming’s conquest of Reincarnation Sea and challenge to Divine Ruins demonstrate his rise to near-unquestioned supremacy.
• The morality of cultivation: Li Ming embraces the predatory logic of the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art, viewing powerful beings, descendants, corpses, and treasures as cultivation resources.
• Immortality and longevity: Primordial Life Stones, Divine Spring Water, Immortal Source veins, and Immortal Medicine all reflect the cultivators’ desperate pursuit of extended life.
• Inheritance and forbidden zones: The descendants of dead Dark Supremes inherit neither safety nor authority; once their ancestors fall, they become targets themselves.
• Exploration of ancient mysteries: Reincarnation Sea contains remnants of the Immortal Domain, lost Immortal Spirits, ancient Dao Altars, and traces of forgotten beings.
• Limits of cultivation: Although Li Ming’s strength and comprehension continue to grow, he still cannot fully transform into a Chaotic Body, showing that even his progress has unresolved obstacles.

Character Interactions

• Li Ming confronts and devours the Ancient Giant without allowing him to resist.
• He directly taunts the awakened Forbidden Zone Heirs before swallowing them.
• He examines and consumes the imprisoned Yin Spirit after attempting to search its memories.
• News of Li Ming’s victory causes the wider cultivation world to call him the Ninth Heavenly Venerable, placing him alongside the legendary Heavenly Venerables.
• At Divine Ruins, Li Ming verbally clashes with the Lord and hidden Dark Supremes, demanding ten Flat Peaches and insulting them as “rats.” Their anger escalates into a confrontation when Li Ming destroys a Primordial Divine Mountain and dares them to fight.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Demon Venerable, Li Ming, enters the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone, triggering a massive Supreme-level disturbance witnessed throughout the universe.
• The Divine Ruins awaken in response. Ten Dark Supremes emerge, all of whom had cut down their own cultivation and sealed themselves away in preparation for the future opening of the Road to Immortality.
• Li Ming openly provokes them, claiming that none of them can defeat him. He destroys three attacks with a wave of his hand and absorbs six powerful Dark Supreme incarnations by transforming into Chaos.
• He then retaliates by firing six rays of Chaos Divine Light into the Divine Ruins, causing violent explosions and enraging the resident Supremes.
• Just as a full Divine War is about to begin, an eleventh Dark Supreme awakens. This mysterious elder persuades the others to avoid battle, arguing that their remaining time before the Road to Immortality is too valuable to waste on a conflict over pride.
• The eleventh Supreme invites Li Ming into the Divine Ruins for negotiations. Li Ming accepts, having entered primarily to obtain ten Flat Peaches from the Immortal Peach Tree.
• Inside, Li Ming discovers an extraordinary realm filled with Immortal Domain energy, golden Immortal Sources, Divine Source mountains, Immortal Dao Runes, ancient palaces, and dense Northern Polar Immortal Light.
• He encounters the ten sealed Dark Supremes and recognizes two who had previously interfered with his rise to Supreme. They accuse him of killing and devouring their Forbidden Zone heirs.
• Li Ming dismisses their accusations, arguing that those descendants pursued him and died in the struggle for the Great Dao. The mysterious elder sides with Li Ming, declaring that anyone who competes for the Dao must accept the possibility of death.
• The elder reveals that his current form is only an avatar and that his true body exists in a special state. Li Ming realizes that this unknown Supreme is extraordinarily powerful—possibly stronger than the recognized Nine Heavenly Venerables.

Character Developments

• Li Ming/Demon Venerable: His strength and confidence have grown dramatically after more than a millennium of cultivation. He acts fearlessly before eleven Dark Supremes, deliberately humiliates them, and shows complete willingness to fight even against overwhelming numbers. His primary goal, however, is practical rather than destructive: obtaining Flat Peaches. His ability to remain composed while confronting the Divine Ruins demonstrates both overwhelming power and strategic confidence.
• The Eleventh Dark Supreme: A previously unknown and highly influential figure awakens as the voice of reason. He possesses enough authority to suppress the anger of the other Supremes and appears to be one of the most powerful beings in the Divine Ruins. His polite attitude toward Li Ming and his unusual avatar form make him mysterious and potentially important.
• The Other Dark Supremes: Initially arrogant and furious, they attempt to crush Li Ming but are repeatedly overwhelmed. Two of them reveal personal resentment because Li Ming killed their descendants, yet they ultimately restrain themselves when ordered by the elder.
• The Forbidden Zone Heirs: Though absent from the chapter, their deaths become a point of conflict. Their status as descendants of Dark Supremes did not protect them from the consequences of pursuing Li Ming.

Significant Themes

• Power and intimidation: Li Ming’s refusal to show respect to the Dark Supremes reverses the traditional power dynamic. The supposedly untouchable rulers of the Divine Ruins are forced to negotiate with him.
• The cost of pursuing the Dao: The elder emphasizes that those who fight for supreme cultivation must accept both victory and death. Lineage and status cannot guarantee survival.
• Old powers and hidden strength: The Divine Ruins contain far more Supremes—and far greater resources—than the outside world realizes. The mysterious eleventh Supreme suggests that the strongest ancient beings may remain unknown.
• Preparation for immortality: The Dark Supremes tolerate humiliation because they are conserving their strength for the eventual opening of the Road to Immortality.
• Confidence versus arrogance: Li Ming’s boldness appears justified by his overwhelming abilities, while the Dark Supremes’ pride leaves them unable to immediately retaliate without risking catastrophic losses.

Character Interactions

• Li Ming confronts the ten Dark Supremes and mocks their claim to authority, destroying their attacks with ease.
• The Dark Supremes attempt to retaliate through giant manifested hands and powerful incarnations, but Li Ming erases or absorbs them.
• Two Supremes directly accuse Li Ming of devouring their descendants, leading to a heated verbal exchange. Li Ming refuses to apologize and insults both their descendants and their own weakness.
• The eleventh Supreme interrupts the confrontation, defends Li Ming’s actions as part of the Great Dao struggle, and forces the two angry Supremes to back down.
• Li Ming and the mysterious elder study one another cautiously. Although Li Ming accepts the invitation into the Divine Ruins, he recognizes that the elder poses a genuine threat unlike the other Supremes.

Chapter Summary: The Secret of the Chaotic Body

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Ming visits the Divine Ruins to obtain Flat Peaches from the Immortal Medicine. His arrival alarms the Dark Supremes, who recognize him as an unprecedented Chaotic Body whose strength already surpasses that of ordinary enlightened cultivators.
• An ancient monster attempts to persuade Li Ming to cut down his cultivation, seal himself within the Divine Ruins, and join their forces for the future opening of the Road to Immortality. The old monster warns that the coming opening may bring a catastrophic calamity and that immortality may require powerful allies.
• Li Ming rejects the offer. He remains confident in pursuing the Red Dust Immortal Path and believes he can survive until the Road to Immortality opens without sacrificing his current vitality.
• Instead of joining them, Li Ming demands ten Flat Peaches. The ancient monster unexpectedly gives him five, then also provides two large pieces of rare Immortal Source. Li Ming accepts the treasures and leaves, promising only to consider the proposal.
• After his departure, the other Dark Supremes reveal their hostility. They resent his taking advantage of the Divine Ruins and consider capturing or devouring his Chaotic Origin to extend their own lives. The ancient monster stops them, suggesting Li Ming has a special value to him.
• Rather than return directly to the Reincarnation Sea or Ziwei Star, Li Ming travels to the Chaos near the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland. There, seven Dark Supremes ambush him.
• The attackers use Lingbao Tianzun’s formidable formation diagram, reinforced with several Extreme Dao Weapons, to create a powerful killing formation. They openly declare their intentions to seize Li Ming’s Chaotic Blood, bones, flesh, imprint, and Chaos Origin.
• Li Ming remains completely confident despite being surrounded. He vows to kill all seven and use their likenesses to strengthen his Heavenly Demonic Saber.
• Among the attackers are a Gold-Eating Insect Supreme, whose body contains immense quantities of Dao Tribulation Gold, and another strange Supreme wielding a treasure wheel made from Heaven’s Mandate Orange Gold—two rare materials Li Ming wants for his weapon.
• The chapter ends as the seven Dark Supremes prepare to kill Li Ming, driven not only by revenge for their descendants but also by their belief that possessing a Chaotic Body could restore their vitality, repair their Immortal Platforms, and grant them another lifetime.

Character Developments

• Li Ming: Demonstrates greater confidence and strategic maturity. He refuses to be pressured into joining the Divine Ruins, firmly choosing his own path toward immortality. He also shows his characteristic boldness by demanding treasures without offering anything in exchange and by treating the seven-Supreme ambush as an opportunity to acquire rare materials.
• The Ancient Monster: Reveals immense age, knowledge, and foresight. He appears unusually generous toward Li Ming, giving him Flat Peaches and Immortal Source, while secretly regarding Li Ming as extremely valuable. His motives remain suspicious and possibly connected to the Chaotic Body’s unique potential.
• The Dark Supremes: Their desperation becomes clear. Though they present themselves as powerful and invincible, their hunger for longevity and fear of death drive them to cooperate and hunt Li Ming. Their interest in him is both practical and exploitative: they want his body and its secrets to extend their own lives.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of immortality: The chapter contrasts Li Ming’s active pursuit of transcendence with the Dark Supremes’ stagnant strategy of sealing themselves away and consuming life-extending resources.
• Ambition versus fear: Li Ming trusts his own path, while the Dark Supremes are motivated by fear of decay, death, and failed ascension.
• The value and danger of exceptional talent: Li Ming’s Chaotic Body makes him powerful but also turns him into a target for ancient beings seeking to exploit its mysteries.
• Hidden motives and manipulation: The ancient monster’s generosity and invitation may conceal a larger plan, while the ambush demonstrates that alliances among the Dark Supremes are driven by self-interest.
• The cost of longevity: The Dark Supremes have abandoned family, morality, and dignity in their pursuit of survival, becoming predators who seek to harvest others’ vitality.

Important Character Interactions

• The ancient monster praises Li Ming’s Chaotic Body and urges him to join the Divine Ruins; Li Ming respectfully but decisively refuses.
• Li Ming negotiates aggressively with the Lord of the Divine Ruins over the Flat Peaches, provoking the other Dark Supremes but winning unexpected support from the ancient monster.
• After Li Ming leaves, the Dark Supremes criticize him and discuss capturing or devouring him, revealing their true intentions.
• At the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland, seven Dark Supremes confront Li Ming. They boast of their preparation and superiority, while Li Ming mocks their numbers and announces his intention to kill them and claim the rare metals within their bodies and weapons.

Chapter Summary: “With One Hand, Annihilating Seven Great Supremes”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Seven Dark Supremes use Lingbao Tianzun’s Formation Diagram, the legendary “First Killing Formation of All Ages,” together with multiple Extreme Dao Weapons, curses, and Grand Dao Runes to trap and kill Li Ming.
• Li Ming’s Heavenly Demonic Saber tears through the formation, while his unique Grand Dao Scriptures transform into a black hole that devours the curses, weapon attacks, and suppressive laws directed at him.
• He forcibly breaks out of the formation, shattering the surrounding universe and sending the Extreme Dao Weapons flying.
• Declaring himself the Demon Venerable, Li Ming confronts all seven Dark Supremes directly.
• He kills the Red-Haired Supreme with Flying Immortal Power, then destroys another Supreme with his Immortal Ascension Light. Their imprints are absorbed into the Heavenly Demonic Saber.
• The remaining five Dark Supremes undergo Extreme Sublimation, burning their origins in a desperate attempt to defeat Li Ming and obtain his Chaos Origin and Chaotic Blood.
• Li Ming unveils the Transformation Character Secret, also called the Flower Character Secret. Countless divine flowers and illusory incarnations fill the battlefield, making his true body impossible to identify.
• The Transformation Character Secret destroys an Extreme Dao Weapon and kills another Dark Supreme through Dao Dissolution.
• The dough-like Supreme attempts to fight Li Ming head-on but is instantly destroyed. His Heavenly Mandate Orange Gold treasure wheel is claimed by Li Ming.
• The Gold-Eating Insect attacks with a golden staff, but Li Ming shatters the weapon and kills him with a single slap.
• The Black- and White-Furred Supremes flee. Li Ming catches and stomps the White-Haired Supreme to death.
• The final Black-Furred Supreme burns his origin and transforms into a terrifying sword of Dao Dissolution, intending to die together with Li Ming. Li Ming calmly absorbs him and his weapon into a black hole formed by his palm.
• Afterward, Li Ming collects the Supremes’ remains and weapon fragments, tortures their Weapon Deities for secret arts and scriptures, and feeds everything to the Heavenly Demonic Saber.
• Lingbao Tianzun’s Formation Diagram escapes during the battle. Li Ming fails to locate it but vows to find Lingbao Tianzun and demand an explanation.
• He is especially interested in Lingbao Tianzun’s Nine Secrets: Zu and offers to overlook the attack if Lingbao Tianzun hands it over; otherwise, he is willing to kill him.

Character Developments

• Li Ming: His overwhelming strength is fully revealed. He effortlessly withstands the First Killing Formation, devours attacks and curses, and annihilates seven Dark Supremes almost single-handedly. His confidence, ruthlessness, and mastery of Chaos, Immortal Ascension Light, and the Transformation Character Secret establish him as virtually invincible.
• The Dark Supremes: They shift from arrogance and disbelief to fear and desperation after realizing they have drastically underestimated Li Ming. Even Extreme Sublimation and self-destruction cannot threaten him.
• Red-Haired Supreme and the other Dark Supremes: Their deaths demonstrate the enormous gap between Li Ming and even the strongest ancient Supremes.
• Lingbao Tianzun’s Formation Diagram: Its Weapon Deity displays intelligence and self-preservation by fleeing once the formation is broken rather than being destroyed alongside its master’s weapons.
• Heavenly Demonic Saber: It grows stronger by absorbing the essences, weapons, and Supreme imprints of Li Ming’s enemies. Its Weapon Deity is expected to become increasingly powerful and perhaps attain the level of an Immortal Weapon before Li Ming reaches immortality.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and invincibility: The chapter portrays Li Ming as standing at the absolute summit of the Ultimate Dao, defeating an alliance that should have been capable of killing even a Heavenly Venerable.
• The failure of old legends against a new force: The First Killing Formation of All Ages, once famed for slaying a Crippled Immortal, is broken with startling ease.
• Desperation versus inevitability: The Dark Supremes resort to Extreme Sublimation and suicidal attacks, but their efforts only emphasize that Li Ming’s victory is unavoidable.
• Devouring and transformation: Li Ming repeatedly absorbs curses, divine attacks, weapons, blood, and Dao laws, turning opponents’ power into his own resources.
• Beauty intertwined with destruction: The Flower Character Secret presents Li Ming in an almost holy, beautiful form while simultaneously annihilating weapons and Supremes.
• Ambition and continued conflict: Despite his victory, Li Ming remains focused on acquiring greater secrets and confronting Lingbao Tianzun, showing that this battle is only one step in his larger pursuit of power.

Character Interactions

• The seven Dark Supremes cooperate to trap Li Ming but quickly lose control of the battle once he breaks the formation.
• Li Ming directly humiliates and destroys the Red-Haired Supreme, the dough-like Supreme, the Gold-Eating Insect, and the fleeing White-Haired Supreme, demonstrating his superiority in both group combat and one-on-one confrontations.
• The final Black-Furred Supreme attempts mutual destruction, but Li Ming neutralizes him without panic or injury.
• Li Ming’s interaction with Lingbao Tianzun remains indirect: the formation attacks him and then flees, prompting Li Ming to threaten Lingbao Tianzun and demand the Nine Secrets: Zu.

Summary

Key plot points and events

• After Li Ming kills seven Dark Supremes, the universe hails him as the Demon Venerable. Many believe his victory saved billions of lives, though his reputation for leaving enemies no remains is widely misunderstood.
• Li Ming meditates in the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland, refining the Supremes’ origins and studying their Grand Dao Scriptures. He is largely uninjured and uses the battle to deepen his understanding.
• An ancient enemy suddenly attacks from a Bronze Immortal Hall, nearly striking Li Ming down. The attacker is the nameless old ghost Li Ming previously encountered in the Divine Ruins.
• The old ghost traps Li Ming inside a rune-bound prison formed from black, decaying mist, with the Bronze Immortal Hall at its center. He intends to take Li Ming’s Chaotic Body and Primordial Spirit to secure a new lifetime.
• The old ghost reveals that he began as a Yin Spirit born from Netherworld Soil. After possessing countless bodies and even Sacred Spirits, he became a powerful Ghost Venerable, but his efforts to shed his yin nature and create a chaotic body failed.
• The old ghost’s mist enters Li Ming’s body and appears to suppress his Immortal Ascension Light. Li Ming then effortlessly purges it, leaving the attacker shocked.

Character developments

• Li Ming remains confident even when caught by surprise. He sees through the old ghost’s intentions, questions whether possession can truly preserve someone’s identity, and relies on his Chaotic Body and an inner Bronze Mirror he trusts.
• The old ghost shifts from a kindly, scholarly figure into a predatory and deranged antagonist. His many possessions appear to have fractured his mind; despite his arrogance, his desperation for another lifetime is clear.
• The Dark Supremes remain divided and self-interested. Though they have temporarily united ahead of the Road to Immortality, they secretly hope rivals will die—and some view Li Ming’s body as a prize.

Character interactions

• The old ghost addresses Li Ming as a junior and boasts that his prison can contain even a Heavenly Venerable. Li Ming answers with skepticism and contempt, challenging both the old ghost’s method of survival and his claim that victory is assured.
• The Dark Supremes discuss the threat to Li Ming from afar, but withhold what they know about the ancient attacker.
• Li Ming’s final reversal transforms the confrontation: the old ghost’s apparent success is exposed as a failure, and the chapter ends with him stunned.

Significant themes

• Immortality and identity: The old ghost’s repeated body-taking raises the question of whether survival through possession leaves the original person intact.
• Ambition versus reality: Despite ages of experimentation, the old ghost has not achieved the transformation he seeks.
• Power and arrogance: Both characters boast of their strength, but Li Ming’s composure and final counter demonstrate that the old ghost has underestimated him.
• Reputation and sacrifice: Li Ming is celebrated as a merciless legend, though his defeat of the Dark Supremes has also protected countless ordinary lives.

Plot points and events

• The Dark Supremes lose sight of Li Ming and the old ghost when the Chaos Sea erupts, and speculate about which of them has prevailed.
• Inside the Chaos Sea, Li Ming’s Flying Immortal Power—strengthened by the Bronze Mirror—destroys the old ghost’s Devil Mist and pins him down. Li Ming slowly burns away the ghost’s stolen origins and weakens his Primordial Spirit before attempting to search his soul.
• The old ghost reveals his last gambit: he had feigned weakness so he could devour Li Ming’s Primordial Spirit. His attempt fails; Li Ming’s spirit is stronger, and the Bronze Mirror also suppresses the old ghost’s attempt to dissolve himself into the Dao. Li Ming obliterates him.
• Li Ming refines the origins the old ghost stole from more than six thousand gifted people. Absorbing them strengthens Li Ming and raises his cultivation another step.
• Li Ming then explores the Bronze Immortal Hall, overcoming its ancient formations, Lunar Water, and Solar True Fire by using his Chaos power. He opens a Yin-Yang gateway and discovers a Great Dao Cocoon.
• The cocoon contains the old ghost’s unfinished attempt to become the hall’s weapon deity and ultimately attain True Immortality. As Li Ming prepares to destroy it, the Bronze Immortal Hall pours its essence into the cocoon, which links with the weapon and awakens as its weapon deity. The hall traps Li Ming inside, turning his apparent victory into a new crisis.

Character developments

• Li Ming proves both cautious and formidable: he anticipates the old ghost’s hidden attack, methodically wears him down, and uses his Chaos power to overcome the hall’s defenses. His victory also boosts his cultivation, but his confidence in exploring the hall leaves him caught in its final trap.
• The old ghost is exposed as an ancient Supreme who survived by possessing gifted hosts and stealing their origins. His ambition to become the Bronze Immortal Hall’s weapon deity nearly succeeds, but his impatience and attempt to seize Li Ming’s body bring about his defeat—and his plan’s unexpected activation.

Character interactions

• The Dark Supremes observe from outside, debating whether Li Ming or the old ghost has won, but cannot see through the Chaos Sea.
• The old ghost pleads for his life, then tries to possess Li Ming and finally to take him down through Dao dissolution. Li Ming rejects the bargain and answers each move with greater force.
• Li Ming confronts the old ghost’s legacy inside the Bronze Immortal Hall, only for the hall and the cocoon to act against him.

Significant themes

• Overconfidence and hidden dangers: Li Ming defeats his enemy but enters the enemy’s prepared domain, where a deeper trap awaits.
• Power gained through refinement: The stolen origins become nourishment for Li Ming, while the old ghost’s accumulated power cannot save him.
• Ambition and impatience: The old ghost’s pursuit of immortality is close to succeeding, yet his desperate attempt to accelerate it leads to his downfall.
• Victory’s uncertainty: The chapter ends with Li Ming’s triumph reversed into peril, emphasizing that even overwhelming strength does not guarantee safety.

Key plot points and events

• The old ghost reveals that he survived Li Ming’s earlier attack and has fused with the Bronze Immortal Hall. He traps Li Ming inside, hoping to consume his origin essence and Celestial Venerable mark so he can become the hall’s true weapon deity and eventually a True Immortal.
• The hall unleashes endless worlds, killing formations, Immortal Dao flames, blood-red swords, and thousands of rune-formed dragons. Li Ming withstands the assault and studies the old ghost’s abilities, while finding that even his strongest strike cannot break the hall’s walls.
• The old ghost tries to provoke Li Ming into recklessness, then offers to spare him in exchange for his essence. Li Ming refuses and mocks his ambitions.
• When the old ghost attacks directly, Li Ming breaks free of his binding domain and knocks him back. The Bronze Mirror then seals the hall’s Dao and laws, allowing Li Ming to destroy the old ghost and erase his final lingering obsession.
• Li Ming claims the now-ownerless Bronze Immortal Hall, spends years refining it, and inscribes its Immortal Dao Runes onto himself and the Heavenly Demonic Saber. His cultivation deepens, his original scripture improves, and his body moves closer to becoming a flawless Chaotic Body. The saber gains power and vitality but has not yet become an Immortal Weapon.

Character development

• Li Ming shows patience and tactical discipline: rather than immediately using every trump card, he observes his enemy, resists his attempts at manipulation, and waits for the right moment to turn the fight around. Afterward, he commits to refining his own cultivation path and pursues the distant goal of becoming a Red Dust Immortal.
• The old ghost is powerful but insecure and prideful. His desire to seize Li Ming’s essence drives his schemes, yet fear prevents him from facing Li Ming directly. His confidence collapses when Li Ming breaks free and kills him.

Significant themes

• Power and restraint: Li Ming’s victory depends not only on strength but on patience, judgment, and choosing when to reveal his abilities.
• Ambition versus capability: The old ghost dreams of immortality but lacks the power and resolve to achieve it.
• Forging one’s own path: Li Ming refines a cultivation method and Dao of his own, while weighing the demanding road to Red Dust Immortality.
• Tools reflect their wielder: Li Ming’s Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art can build a foundation through cultivation or through taking others’ origins; its morality depends on how it is used.
• Transformation through cultivation: The Bronze Immortal Hall’s runes reshape Li Ming’s body, methods, and weapon, turning a victory into a new stage of growth.

Character interactions

• Li Ming and the old ghost trade taunts throughout the battle: the ghost threatens and bargains, while Li Ming ridicules his cowardice and failed ambitions.
• Their conflict is a contest of wills as much as strength: the ghost tries to provoke or wear Li Ming down, but Li Ming remains composed and ultimately exploits an opening.
• After the fight, Li Ming’s relationship to the hall shifts from captive to master: he imprints his runes on it and uses its power to advance his cultivation and strengthen his saber.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Ming temporarily sets aside his attempt to evolve into a true Chaotic Body, recognizing that the transformation requires Supreme Enlightenment, profound self-understanding, and an extremely low chance of success.
• Having strengthened the Heavenly Demonic Saber and developed a new version of the Thunder God’s Scripture—the Thunder God’s Heavenly Art—Li Ming decides to test his increased combat power against the Dark Supremes who previously attacked him.
• He travels through the Chaos Sea toward the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone, surrounded by immense Chaos Thunder. Observers initially mistake his aura for a Supreme’s Heavenly Tribulation, but realize the lightning naturally emanates from his body.
• Li Ming’s transformed aura shocks cultivators across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Unlike his former sacred, Immortal Ascension-like presence, he now resembles a living calamity of violent Chaos Thunder, making his identity difficult to recognize.
• Upon entering the Divine Ruins, Li Ming awakens all thirteen Dark Supremes residing there. Their combined auras shake the universe and cause widespread fear that a new Dark Turmoil may begin.
• The Lord of the Divine Ruins confronts Li Ming, arguing that the remaining Supremes were not responsible for the attack against him. Li Ming rejects this defense, claiming that the Divine Ruins—and its treasures—are legitimate spoils because its former master was involved in the conflict.
• Rather than immediately fight, Li Ming begins plundering the Forbidden Zone. He takes half of its precious Immortal Source and discovers a powerful Divine Spring Water Vein connected to an abandoned Road to Immortality.
• He then moves to excavate the Divine Ruins’ largest Ancestral Dragon Vein. The Dark Supremes warn that removing it will destroy the foundation of the entire Forbidden Zone.
• When Li Ming dismisses their concerns and prepares to take the vein anyway, the thirteen Dark Supremes finally erupt with killing intent. Li Ming summons the Heavenly Demonic Saber, and a full-scale Supreme battle appears imminent.

2. Character Developments

• Li Ming: His cultivation and combat power have advanced dramatically. His understanding of Thunder God’s Scripture has altered both his Grand Dao and his outward aura, making him appear like a personification of Heavenly Tribulation. He has become more confident, domineering, and openly ruthless, treating the Divine Ruins as a treasury to be claimed rather than a danger to be respected.
• The Lord of the Divine Ruins: He has fully inherited authority over the Forbidden Zone after the death of the former “old ghost,” gaining the bearing of a true Forbidden Zone master. Despite his forceful words, he is clearly intimidated by Li Ming and attempts to resolve the crisis through negotiation.
• The Dark Supremes: The thirteen Supremes are portrayed as powerful but cautious and unwilling to risk their lives before the Road to Immortality opens. Li Ming’s past slaughter of numerous Supremes has left them fearful and resentful, forcing them to endure his plundering until he threatens the Ancestral Dragon Vein.

3. Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and reputation: Li Ming’s previous victories have created a reputation so terrifying that even thirteen Dark Supremes hesitate to fight him.
• Fear of death and self-preservation: The Dark Supremes prioritize surviving until the Road to Immortality opens, showing that even ancient, nearly invincible beings are constrained by fear and calculation.
• Spoils of war and moral indifference: Li Ming views the Divine Ruins’ treasures as rightful compensation for past hostility, while showing no concern for the Forbidden Zone’s survival.
• Transformation and evolution: His new Thunder-based path suggests that Li Ming’s cultivation is continuing to change beyond conventional forms, paralleling his earlier ambition to become a true Chaotic Body.
• The insignificance of ordinary beings: The awakening of so many Supremes reminds the wider world of the immense gulf between ordinary cultivators—even Ancestral Kings and Great Saints—and true Supreme beings.
• Ancient immortality and lost grandeur: The Divine Ruins is revealed to have once been a sacred land of the Immortal Domain, containing Immortal Sources, ancient veins, traces of True Immortals, and remnants of Immortal Kings.

4. Character Interactions

• The Lord of the Divine Ruins challenges Li Ming over his invasion and reminds him that the Forbidden Zone did not join the previous attack.
• Li Ming counters that the former master of the Divine Ruins was involved and therefore the entire Forbidden Zone can be treated as his spoils.
• The Dark Supremes initially remain silent and endure Li Ming taking the Immortal Source, but they collectively plead with him when he targets the Divine Spring and especially the Ancestral Dragon Vein.
• Their attempts at persuasion fail because Li Ming is uninterested in preserving the Divine Ruins. His decision to continue plundering finally unites the thirteen Supremes against him, setting up the chapter’s climactic confrontation.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Ming confronts the thirteen Dark Supremes of the Divine Ruins after defeating several of their fellow Supremes. He threatens to seize the Ancestral Dragon Vein, the foundation of the forbidden zone’s longevity and ability to preserve its inhabitants.
• The Dark Supremes hesitate to fight because their weakened states would force them into Extreme Sublimation, likely resulting in their deaths even if they won. The Lord of the Divine Ruins negotiates, explaining that destroying the Ancestral Dragon Vein would ruin their refuge.
• Li Ming withdraws his threat in exchange for compensation. The Dark Supremes provide him with five Flat Peaches, numerous pieces of Immortal Gold, and a cubic meter of Eternal Blue Gold.
• Unsatisfied, Li Ming demands access to the secluded palace of the former Lord of the Divine Ruins. He breaks through its defenses and discovers:
  • A Flat Peach Immortal Elixir growing from divine soil.
  • Large stores of treasures and rare divine metals.
  • Three ancient Dao-prover corpses containing powerful Divine Substances and Great Dao laws.
• Li Ming takes the immortal peach tree, plunders the palace, feeds the three Dao-prover corpses and other materials to the Heavenly Demonic Saber, and moves more than a dozen divine mountains. He ultimately spares the rest of the Divine Ruins rather than destroying it completely.
• After leaving, Li Ming deduces the locations of other forbidden zones that had previously acted against him. He attacks one forbidden zone, uprooting and hurling it into the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland.
• Eight Dark Supremes unite to stop him, while additional forbidden zones consider joining the battle. However, Li Ming reveals the Bronze Immortal Hall, a genuine Immortal Weapon comparable to the Kunlun Immortal Bell and Desolate Pagoda. Its appearance causes the other potential attackers to retreat.
• Li Ming declares that he will stop after killing the eight attackers. In a devastating battle lasting only about fifteen minutes, he kills all eight Dark Supremes and destroys three forbidden zones.
• The Heavenly Demonic Saber consumes the corpses, blood, Dao imprints, and remnants of the destroyed zones. It gains eight Supreme imprints and develops an inner world, becoming an even more powerful demonic weapon.
• Li Ming taunts the remaining forbidden zones, asking which “little bug” dares speak now. None of the surviving Supremes dares respond.

Character Developments

• Li Ming becomes increasingly dominant and feared. He demonstrates not only overwhelming combat power but also strategic restraint: rather than destroy Divine Ruins outright, he exploits the Dark Supremes’ fear and forces them to surrender treasures.
• His confidence grows as he recognizes that his reputation alone can prevent enemies from acting. He also shows greater mastery over the Heavenly Demonic Saber and the Bronze Immortal Hall.
• The Dark Supremes of Divine Ruins shift from defiance to submission. Their concern for survival and their forbidden zone’s longevity outweighs their desire to avenge their fallen allies.
• The Lord of the Divine Ruins acts as a negotiator, acknowledging Li Ming’s superiority and trying to preserve the forbidden zone through diplomacy.
• The other Dark Supremes are revealed as deeply cautious. Even those who consider forming an alliance abandon the plan once they realize Li Ming possesses a true Immortal Weapon.
• The fallen Dark Supremes are portrayed as tragic figures: former rulers or protectors who eventually became corrupted beings that preyed upon living creatures.

Significant Themes

• Power and deterrence: Li Ming’s reputation and demonstrated strength allow him to control situations without always needing to fight.
• Survival versus pride: The Dark Supremes must choose between defending their territory and preserving their chances of surviving until the Road to Immortality opens.
• Retribution: Li Ming’s campaign is framed as settling accounts with those who previously attacked or failed to help him.
• Corruption and decline: The chapter contrasts the Dark Supremes’ former glory with their later descent into monstrous, life-consuming existences.
• Accumulation and transformation: Treasures, corpses, Divine Substances, and Dao laws are converted into greater power for the Heavenly Demonic Saber.
• Fear as authority: Li Ming’s brutal reputation has made other Supremes unwilling to challenge him, allowing him to reshape the balance of power across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

Character Interactions

• Li Ming and the Divine Ruins Supremes engage in a tense negotiation, with the Lord of the Divine Ruins attempting to reason with him and Li Ming responding by demanding tribute.
• The Dark Supremes reluctantly cooperate and hand over treasures, while Li Ming maintains outward politeness despite exploiting their helplessness.
• Li Ming’s seizure of the former Lord’s palace and its treasures causes visible alarm, but the Divine Ruins Supremes do not dare interfere.
• The eight attacking Dark Supremes call for aid from other forbidden zones, but the arrival of the Bronze Immortal Hall frightens potential allies into silence.
• After Li Ming’s victory, the surviving Supremes remain silent and submissive, recognizing that open opposition would be suicidal.

Key plot points and events

• Li Ming reflects on what he has learned about the Age of Mythology: ordinary enlightened cultivators were called Supremes, while only those with Heavenly Emperor-level strength were Heavenly Venerables. He also clarifies the era’s titles and explains why so many ancient Supremes became Dark Supremes.
• Now over ten thousand years old, Li Ming finally decides to return to Ziwei Star. His lifespan remains unusually long thanks to the many treasures he has consumed, and he expects to have ample time to pursue further transformation and longevity.
• Although Li Ming calls himself the Demon Venerable, Ziwei’s people reject the title and proudly call him Venerable Ming or Ziwei Venerable. His victory over the Carefree Heavenly Venerable and repeated defeats of Dark Supremes have made him effectively unchallenged.
• Dark Supremes privately resent him and plan to target him when age weakens him. Meanwhile, Li Ming’s Dao suppresses the world so completely that no one else can attain enlightenment in this era.
• At the Bronze Immortal Hall, Li Ming studies the Faith Power generated by his victories. He finds it powerful but potentially dangerous, so he sends some to the mysterious Bronze Mirror and the rest to his weapon rather than using it himself.
• Li Ming considers the future suffering of the Solar and Lunar Saint Emperors’ descendants on Ziwei Star and hopes to establish rules that may protect them.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Ming has grown from an ordinary Mortal Body into a Supreme with Heavenly Emperor-level combat power in his first lifetime. Despite his confidence and immense strength, he remains cautious about unknown forces such as the Bronze Mirror and Faith Power.
• The Dark Supremes are intimidated by Li Ming’s power but remain resentful and opportunistic, choosing to wait for his eventual decline rather than confront him now.
• Ziwei’s people regard Li Ming as a source of pride and honor, rejecting his self-styled “Demon Venerable” title in favor of names tied to their home world.
• The Bronze Mirror continues to absorb Faith Power and remains beyond Li Ming’s understanding. The Heavenly Demonic Saber, meanwhile, grows more powerful by absorbing rare materials, Heavenly Venerable remains, and Immortal Dao Runes.

Significant themes

• Power and its limits: Li Ming is nearly invincible in the present, but he and his enemies know that time may eventually change the balance.
• Longevity and transformation: Supremes seek ways to outlast their natural lifespans, while Li Ming has the rare advantage of time, resources, and knowledge of possible paths.
• Faith and its risks: Belief can fuel extraordinary cultivation and even create powerful beings, but it also carries hidden ties of cause and effect.
• Legacy and protection: Li Ming’s concern for future generations on Ziwei contrasts with the neglect and persecution suffered by the Solar and Lunar lineages in the original history.

Key plot points and events

• Li Ming considers eventually refining the Bronze Immortal Hall into his Heavenly Demonic Saber, but recognizes that he is not yet strong enough to dismantle the genuine Immortal Weapon.
• His enlightenment as a Venerable makes Ziwei Star the leading center of the age and greatly strengthens the Human Race’s standing.
• The narration reflects on the Human Race’s history: it later suffered under the Primordial Ten Thousand Races, was preserved on Big Dipper by the Lunar and Solar Saint Emperors, and rose again in the Desolate Ancient Era. Ziwei Star is noted as a particularly important Human Race homeland.
• Li Ming’s return promises to transform the fortunes of two Ziwei lineages tied to his past: the Zhang family’s descendants, who founded Ziwei Holy Land, and his own family’s descendants, whose Sun-Moon Divine Sect became Sun-Moon Holy Land.
• These holy lands had declined after their Saints died, but other clans continued to treat them with respect—partly out of reverence for Li Ming, and partly because some had once pursued him and hoped to make amends through his relatives.
• After more than ten thousand years away, Li Ming returns to Ziwei Star in a display of overwhelming power. He arrives above Sun-Moon Holy Land, where his aura transforms the surroundings, helps cultivators break through, and rejuvenates elderly practitioners.
• Li Ming has come to pass down his newly created Thunder God’s Heavenly Art. He refuses to spread the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art, judging its karmic cost too dangerous for ordinary cultivators.
• He considers the world’s declining vitality and the lost paths to immortality, but focuses on his own goal: becoming a Red Dust Immortal.

Character development and interactions

• Li Ming appears as both a powerful Venerable and a careful teacher. He recognizes the danger of his demonic cultivation method, chooses a safer inheritance, and plans his return strategically. Despite his influence, his motive is also personal: he remembers his adoptive mentor, Old Zhang, and his origins on Ziwei Star.
• Old Zhang, Li Ming’s deceased adoptive guardian, remains important through the family he left behind. His descendants prospered through their connection to Li Ming and became Ziwei Holy Land.
• Li Ming’s birth family also rose in status, with later generations venerating him as their ancestral founder. The two lineages benefit from his reputation even though he has never married or had children.
• The leaders and younger heirs of Ziwei’s factions rush to welcome Li Ming. The Sun-Moon Holy Land leader is especially overjoyed, hoping Li Ming’s return will restore the struggling institution.
• Extraterrestrial clans and sages maintain ties with the two holy lands because they fear Li Ming and seek reconciliation for their past hostility toward him.

Significant themes

• Legacy and ancestral ties: Li Ming’s achievements shape the fortunes of distant descendants and former associates long after his absence.
• Power and political influence: Even without Saints of their own, the two holy lands retain status because of their connection to a Venerable.
• Responsibility in passing on knowledge: Li Ming distinguishes between an inheritance that can help others and one whose cost may destroy them.
• Decline and renewal: The world’s spiritual vitality is portrayed as diminishing across eras, while Li Ming’s return briefly renews life and cultivation around him.
• Ambition and perspective: Though aware of cosmic history and the world’s damaged state, Li Ming prioritizes his own path toward immortality.

Chapter Summary: “Lecture on the Dao”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Ming reflects on the extraordinarily difficult Red Dust Immortal Path, which requires cultivators to repeatedly transform their bodies, survive new lifetimes, and break free from the limits of the mortal world.
• He reviews the few figures believed to have reached or attempted this path, including Emperor Zun, Netherworld Venerable, the Undying Heavenly Emperor, Beginningless Emperor, Empress Numinous Treasure, Ye Fan, and possibly the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor.
• Li Ming analyzes the current conditions of several ancient powerhouses:
  • Netherworld Venerable continues to bury and revive himself.
  • Emperor Zun is likely undergoing a Sacred Spirit transformation.
  • Lingbao Tianzun may have failed or entered a life-and-death state, with his body possibly transformed into the Other Shore World and Heavenly Soldier Ancient Star.
  • Longevity Heavenly Venerable is presumed to control the Immortal Mausoleum and await the opening of the Road to Immortality.
• Li Ming desires Lingbao Tianzun’s scriptures and secret arts, especially Nine Secrets: Zu and the Du Ren Scripture. He currently possesses Nine Secrets: Zhe and Nine Secrets: Xing, both of which have greatly strengthened his ability to survive tribulations and move through the starry sky.
• He considers using the preserved Origin Essence Blood of slain Dark Supremes to help himself undergo future transformations and live additional lifetimes.
• Li Ming discusses the threat posed by the Dark Supremes, who prolong their lives by consuming countless living beings and are responsible for the recurring Dark Turmoil. Although he has killed many of them, he does not intend to attack the remaining Forbidden Zones unless they target him or his Chaotic Body Origin.
• He identifies Emperor Zun and the Undying Heavenly Emperor as the greatest dangers. Li Ming suspects Emperor Zun may have been corrupted by Dark Strangeness or a curse, and decides to avoid him.
• Returning to Ziwei Star, Li Ming is welcomed by countless cultivators, including the people of the Sun-Moon Holy Land and his descendant, Li Huayuan.
• Following the tradition of an enlightened Supreme returning home, Li Ming announces that he will expound the Great Dao for ten years, allowing anyone to listen.
• His lecture explains the mysteries of the Five Secret Realms cultivation method—Wheel Sea, Dao Palace, Four Extremes, Dragon Transformation, and Immortal Platform—and clarifies the principles of the Great Dao.
• His teachings trigger widespread enlightenment and breakthroughs among cultivators of every level. After ten years, Li Ming ends the lecture and departs, leaving the assembled cultivators deeply grateful.

Character Developments

• Li Ming demonstrates increasing confidence and foresight. He is focused primarily on becoming a Red Dust Immortal and carefully avoids unnecessary conflicts while maintaining a terrifying reputation among the Dark Supremes.
• He becomes more strategic about his future transformation, preserving the essence blood of defeated enemies and relying on the Bronze Mirror to conceal himself from potential enemies.
• Li Ming also reveals a generous and authoritative side by publicly sharing his understanding of cultivation rather than keeping his knowledge entirely for himself.
• Lingbao Tianzun is portrayed as a tragic and mysterious figure whose path may have ended in failure, death, or transformation into an entire world.
• Longevity Heavenly Venerable is presented as a powerful survivor who has endured multiple lifetimes and continues to wait for opportunities connected to the Road to Immortality.
• Emperor Zun is increasingly characterized as dangerous and possibly corrupted, making him a threat even beyond his immense strength.
• Li Huayuan displays pride and affection toward Li Ming, regarding him as a close ancestral relative despite the vast number of generations separating them.

Significant Themes

• The cost of immortality: Ascension requires repeated death, transformation, and the abandonment of ordinary morality.
• Corruption through obsession: The Dark Supremes once protected the world but became monsters because of their desire to transcend mortality.
• Power and restraint: Li Ming has the ability to challenge Forbidden Zones but chooses patience and self-preservation over reckless battles.
• Knowledge as inheritance: The lecture represents the passing down of cultivation wisdom and the strengthening of the wider world.
• The uncertainty of history: Much about ancient figures, curses, transformations, and hidden events remains unknown, forcing Li Ming to rely on deductions until the truth reveals itself.
• Humanity and cultivation: The Five Secret Realms method is presented as especially suited to the human form, reinforcing the idea of the humanoid body as an innate Dao Body.

Character Interactions

• Li Ming’s relationship with the Dark Supremes is defined by mutual fear and hostility: he has already killed many, while the survivors avoid provoking him.
• He views Emperor Zun with suspicion and deliberately plans to keep his distance rather than risk contamination or conflict.
• His thoughts about Lingbao Tianzun and Longevity Heavenly Venerable show his interest in obtaining their inheritances and understanding their cultivation paths.
• On Ziwei Star, Li Huayuan welcomes Li Ming warmly, contrasting with the fear and reverence shown by the other cultivators.
• During the ten-year sermon, Li Ming becomes a teacher to all who attend. Cultivators from different races and levels listen together, gain enlightenment, and respectfully thank him after the lecture.

Chapter Summary: Thunder God’s Hammer and Scepter

Key Plot Points and Events

• After lecturing on the Grand Dao, Li Ming meditates in the Secret Land he created and relocated to the Sun-Moon Holy Land. He absorbs the newly gathered Faith Power and Human Race Destiny Power into the Heavenly Demonic Saber and Bronze Mirror.
• The Faith Power causes vivid images and patterns to appear on the saber, while the Human Race’s Destiny Power produces scenes of ancient human sacrifices. Li Ming realizes the weapon may eventually evolve into a self-contained world.
• Li Ming reflects that lecturing on the Dao also improves his own cultivation and understanding, inspiring him to give more lectures in the future.
• Li Huayuan, patriarch of the Li Family and leader of the Sun-Moon Holy Land, visits Li Ming. Li Ming praises his accomplishments and recalls his own humble origins and long-standing connection to the family.
• Li Ming passes the Thunder God’s Heavenly Art, the Nine Secrets: Zhe and Xing, and a complete Dao Scripture to Li Huayuan. These inheritances greatly strengthen the foundations of both the Sun-Moon Holy Land and the Li Family.
• To provide the Holy Land with a powerful defensive weapon, Li Ming refines a Chaos Stone palace into the Thunder God’s Hammer, an Extreme Dao/Heavenly Venerable Weapon. The process takes nearly a year because Li Ming enters a state of Dao comprehension while refining it.
• He also creates the Ziwei Scepter from Immortal Iron for the Ziwei Holy Land. Both weapons contain powerful Dao and lightning laws and can unleash attacks comparable to one of Li Ming’s hands striking with lightning.
• Li Huayuan receives the Thunder God’s Hammer, which is linked to him through their blood essence. He views it as a decisive trump card that may help the Sun-Moon Holy Land rise to unprecedented heights.
• The Holy Lord of Ziwei, Zhang Wen, meets Li Ming and receives the Dao Scripture and the Ziwei Scepter. Li Ming encourages cooperation between the Ziwei and Sun-Moon Holy Lands but reminds them that they must ultimately protect and develop themselves.
• Li Ming departs Ziwei Star and retreats for several thousand years in the Reincarnation Sea Forbidden Zone.
• His aura later erupts across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, combining terrifying Chaos and lightning with immense vitality. The pressure awakens powerful Heavenly Venerable Weapons and even jolts sleeping Dark Supremes awake.
• The awakened ancient weapons cannot match Li Ming’s overwhelming power and are suppressed. The Dark Supremes debate whether Li Ming is researching longevity, pursuing Red Dust Immortal Ascension, or preparing to challenge the Forbidden Zones.

Character Developments

• Li Ming continues advancing as a Supreme and develops a deeper understanding of Faith Power, Destiny Power, world creation, and lightning-based cultivation. His role shifts from merely returning to his homeland to actively securing the future of his former family and allies.
• He becomes more generous and protective toward the Sun-Moon and Ziwei Holy Lands, distributing his most powerful scriptures and weapons while still maintaining emotional distance and insisting they rely on themselves.
• Li Huayuan gains confidence and renewed vitality after receiving supreme inheritances and the Thunder God’s Hammer. His loyalty and excitement demonstrate the profound effect Li Ming’s support has on him.
• Zhang Wen, the Holy Lord of Ziwei, becomes deeply respectful and grateful toward Li Ming. His Holy Land gains the resources necessary to grow stronger and potentially produce exceptional successors.
• The Dark Supremes become increasingly wary of Li Ming. Although they fear his strength, many continue secretly planning to survive until they can seize his Chaos Origin.

Significant Themes

• Power and responsibility: Li Ming uses his overwhelming strength to strengthen his family and allied holy lands, but he refuses to become their permanent protector.
• Inheritance and legacy: Scriptures, secret techniques, weapons, and bloodline connections ensure that Li Ming’s influence will continue long after he leaves.
• Cultivation through teaching: Li Ming discovers that explaining the Dao to others also deepens his own comprehension.
• Faith and destiny: Collective belief and the destiny of the Human Race visibly transform Li Ming’s weapons, suggesting that power can arise from the will and history of an entire people.
• The evolution of creation: The Heavenly Demonic Saber’s growing inner world parallels Li Ming’s own ability to create habitable worlds, foreshadowing higher realms of cultivation.
• The loneliness of supremacy: Despite being revered by all, Li Ming remains distant and emphasizes that others must walk their own paths.
• Conflict between present and past Supremes: Ancient Heavenly Venerable Weapons and Dark Supremes resist acknowledging the current age’s Supreme, creating tension between inherited authority and Li Ming’s new dominance.

Character Interactions

• Li Ming and Li Huayuan interact as distant ancestor and descendant. Li Ming offers praise, guidance, scriptures, and a powerful weapon, while Li Huayuan responds with reverence and overwhelming gratitude.
• Li Ming and Zhang Wen establish a relationship between the Sun-Moon and Ziwei Holy Lands. Li Ming rewards the Ziwei Holy Land but also warns Zhang Wen not to depend entirely on him.
• Li Ming’s aura indirectly confronts the ancient Supremes and their weapons. Their refusal to submit is answered by the overwhelming suppression of Li Ming’s Chaos and lightning power.
• The Dark Supremes discuss Li Ming among themselves, revealing their fear, resentment, and cautious admiration as they speculate about his possible path toward longevity.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Li Ming, the Demon Venerable, deliberately exerted his Grand Dao pressure to test the Dark Supremes and provoke the Forbidden Zones. Most stayed hidden, but the Immortal Mausoleum’s lord, Longevity Heavenly Venerable, awakened and struck at him with the Longevity Immortal Sword.
• Li Ming met the attack with a Chaos-Thunder-infused fist. Their first clash devastated an uninhabited starfield and shook the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Li Ming’s single punch overwhelmed Longevity Heavenly Venerable, drawing blood, exposing bone, damaging his Immortal Source, and nearly breaking his sword.
• Longevity Heavenly Venerable retreated into the Immortal Mausoleum. Its other Dark Supremes helped repel Li Ming’s Chaos Thunder, but the Forbidden Zone was left in ruins. Rather than concede, Longevity blamed his defeat on having severed his cultivation and believed Extreme Sublimation would let him win.
• The other Dark Supremes watched, wary of challenging Li Ming. Many acknowledged his exceptional power but expected that age would eventually weaken him and force him into a Forbidden Zone.
• Li Ming reflected that his provocation had revealed how cautious the Dark Supremes were. He also considered the hidden Underworld, suspecting Tribulation Heavenly Venerable was concealed there and wondering about its connection to Longevity Heavenly Venerable, Duan De, and attempts to create a Chaotic Body.
• Longevity then confronted Li Ming directly, demanding an explanation and addressing him disrespectfully by name. Li Ming appeared before him, realizing he had pushed the situation further than intended. The chapter ends with both facing off as the surrounding Dark Supremes anticipate another battle.

Character developments

• Li Ming: Confirms his overwhelming strength and uses provocation as a way to gauge the Forbidden Zones. He is also curious and calculating, especially about the Underworld and the secrets behind artificial Chaotic Bodies. Longevity’s renewed challenge makes him regret how far his test has gone.
• Longevity Heavenly Venerable: Reveals both pride and ambition. Despite being badly injured, he refuses to accept defeat, rationalizes it as a consequence of severing his cultivation, and covets Li Ming’s Chaotic Body as a path toward immortality or another lifetime.
• The Dark Supremes: Their collective caution becomes clear: despite being provoked, most refuse to emerge, having learned that Li Ming is exceptionally dangerous.

Significant themes

• The corruption of ideals by fear of death: Former Supremes who once protected living beings may become the very source of catastrophe when immortality becomes their obsession.
• Power and pride: Longevity’s confidence blinds him to the danger of confronting Li Ming, even after suffering a decisive defeat.
• Immortality and transformation: The chapter repeatedly questions whether true immortality is possible and explores the lengths powerful beings will go to—such as stealing or manufacturing a Chaotic Body—to escape death.
• Caution and survival: The Dark Supremes’ refusal to take Li Ming’s bait shows that endurance and self-preservation can outweigh pride or collective loyalty.

Character interactions

• Li Ming and Longevity Heavenly Venerable clash first through a sword strike and a devastating fist, then face each other again after Longevity demands an explanation.
• The Immortal Mausoleum’s Dark Supremes support their lord and help shield the Forbidden Zone, though they are intimidated by Li Ming.
• The wider Dark Supremes observe the confrontation, discussing Li Ming’s strength, Longevity’s recklessness, and the likelihood that Li Ming will eventually weaken with age.

Key plot points and events

• Li Ming, the Demon Venerable, confronts the Longevity Heavenly Venerable outside the Immortal Mausoleum. The other Dark Supremes watch but refuse to intervene, wary of risking their long wait for the Road to Immortality.
• When Longevity demands an explanation for Li Ming’s attack on the forbidden zone, Li Ming answers by striking with the Heavenly Demonic Saber. The blow shatters Longevity’s Immortal Sword, severs his arm, and tears through the zone’s defenses, destroying formations and tombs.
• Longevity regenerates using Nine Secrets: Zhe and reveals that he has lived a Third Lifetime. He enters Extreme Sublimation and boasts that killing Li Ming could help repair his Immortal Platform and extend his life.
• The fight moves to the desolate Mythical Battlefield. Li Ming overwhelms Longevity in hand-to-hand combat, repeatedly breaking his body and Dao. Rather than finish him immediately, Li Ming prolongs the battle to study Nine Secrets: Zhe.
• Longevity’s refusal to accept defeat cannot overcome Li Ming’s power. Li Ming ultimately unleashes Chaos Thunder and Flying Immortal Power, killing him. The Dark Supremes witness the defeat but choose not to help.
• Li Ming absorbs Longevity’s Origin Essence Blood, and the Heavenly Demonic Saber devours his weapons, armor, and corpse. He also gains Longevity’s scripture, secrets, and coordinates said to lead to a Crippled Immortal. He then turns his attention back to the Immortal Mausoleum.

Character developments

• Li Ming demonstrates overwhelming confidence and power, showing little concern for the destruction his actions cause. He treats the battle as both a killing and an opportunity to advance his understanding of Nine Secrets: Zhe.
• Longevity Heavenly Venerable begins as a defiant, boastful figure who believes his long cultivation and three lifetimes make him invincible. His repeated defeats expose the limits of his confidence, though he continues insisting he cannot lose.
• The Dark Supremes remain cautious and self-interested. Though they admire Longevity’s boldness, they ultimately avoid involvement and retreat to waiting for the Road to Immortality.

Significant themes

• Immortality and its cost: The Dark Supremes sacrifice lives and morality in pursuit of survival, while Li Ming rejects their reliance on the Road to Immortality and pursues the Red Dust Immortal Path.
• Power and arrogance: Longevity’s certainty in his invincibility collapses against Li Ming’s superior strength; the watching Supremes’ confidence is also unsettled by the outcome.
• Conflict as a path to growth: Li Ming uses combat not only to defeat an enemy but to gain insight into an opponent’s technique.
• Self-interest and isolation: The Dark Supremes avoid helping Longevity, prioritizing their own survival over solidarity.

Character interactions

• Li Ming and Longevity trade threats, but Li Ming dismisses Longevity’s bluster and responds with violence. During the battle, Longevity boasts of his past victories while Li Ming mocks his certainty and continues attacking.
• The Dark Supremes observe the fight, discuss whether to intervene, and decide that staying out of it is safer—even as Longevity is killed.
• After the battle, Li Ming’s cold stare toward the Immortal Mausoleum signals that his confrontation with its inhabitants may not be over.

Chapter Summary: “Dominating the Major Forbidden Zones”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Ming, wielding the Heavenly Demonic Saber, challenges the Immortal Mausoleum Forbidden Zone after killing Longevity Heavenly Venerable.
• The Dark Supremes within the zone refuse to fight, intimidated by Li Ming’s overwhelming strength and his history of killing other Supremes.
• Li Ming demands compensation for a past secret attack against him and uses Longevity Heavenly Venerable’s challenge as justification to settle both old and new grievances.
• The Immortal Mausoleum offers three large pieces of Light Platinum, enough to forge several Extreme Dao Weapons. The material contains sacred energy, life force, and longevity properties.
• Li Ming then challenges the Heaven Forbidden Zone. Its Dark Supremes also choose submission rather than battle.
• They offer precious Immortal Gold—including Dragon-Patterned Black Gold, Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold, and Eternal Blue Gold—as well as a ripe fruit from the Qilin Divine Medicine.
• Satisfied with the compensation, Li Ming leaves without forcing either Forbidden Zone into a suicidal battle.
• Afterward, the Dark Supremes secretly form an alliance, vowing to kill Li Ming and consume his Chaotic Blood and Chaos Origin when he grows old.
• Li Ming returns to the Reincarnation Sea, integrates the newly acquired materials into the Heavenly Demonic Saber, and completes its set of Nine Immortal Metals.
• With his condition restored to its peak, he prepares to search for the corpse of a crippled immortal whose location he learned from Longevity Heavenly Venerable.

Character Developments

• Li Ming demonstrates overwhelming confidence and strategic restraint. Although he openly humiliates the Forbidden Zones, he avoids needlessly fighting more than a dozen Dark Supremes at once, recognizing the danger of overestimating his strength.
• He becomes increasingly pragmatic and politically influential, using intimidation and carefully chosen demands to obtain valuable resources without causing destructive wars.
• His goal remains focused on becoming a Red Dust Immortal and eventually confronting the greater threat of the Dark Strangeness beyond the world.
• The Dark Supremes are revealed as proud but cautious former rulers. Despite their resentment and humiliation, fear of Li Ming forces them to submit and provide treasures.
• Their hatred eventually produces a secret alliance centered on ambushing Li Ming during his later years.
• Longevity Heavenly Venerable, though already dead, continues to influence events because his challenge led to the downfall of the Immortal Mausoleum’s political position and revealed the information about the immortal corpse.

Significant Themes

• Strength determines authority: Li Ming’s victories establish that power, rather than status or ancient reputation, determines who possesses the right to speak and act.
• Pride versus survival: The Dark Supremes resent surrendering, but their desire to survive and await the Road to Immortality outweighs their pride.
• Strategic restraint: Li Ming does not attempt to destroy every Forbidden Zone. He understands that forcing desperate Supremes into a collective battle could endanger him and countless innocent lives.
• Long-term consequences: Although Li Ming wins immediate victories, his actions create future enemies who plan to attack him once he enters old age.
• Humanity’s rising influence: His dominance over the Forbidden Zones protects the Human Race and causes hostile Primordial races to become more cautious, allowing humanity to flourish.
• Preparation for greater threats: The treasures and immortal materials strengthen Li Ming for future cultivation, while the immortal corpse may provide another major opportunity.

Character Interactions

• Li Ming repeatedly challenges the Dark Supremes directly, but they respond defensively and negotiate rather than fight.
• The Immortal Mausoleum’s Supremes attempt to justify their neutrality, while Li Ming rejects their excuses and demands material compensation.
• The Heaven Forbidden Zone adopts a more practical approach, offering treasures and the Qilin Divine Medicine fruit to buy the lives of those who once coveted Li Ming’s Chaotic Blood and Chaos Origin.
• After Li Ming departs, the Dark Supremes privately discuss their humiliation and unite against him, revealing that their submission is temporary rather than genuine.
• Across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, cultivators and major factions react with awe and fear. Li Ming’s actions discourage attacks on humanity and significantly raise the Human Race’s status.