Chapter Summaries

Summary of “Return of the People!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yun reveals that he can purify Weird and Ominous power while deliberately leaving a small amount of its aura on purified individuals. This disguises them as ordinary Dark Lifeforms and allows them to infiltrate the Weird Clan’s forces.
• He explains that the true key is changing a person’s Origin. Once the Origin is purified, the remaining Weird aura is only a superficial mask.
• Jiang Yun admits that the Plateau Ancestral Land remains a major danger. Even the Desolate Emperor warned him not to enter it, and Jiang Yun fears his disguise might fail there.
• He presents Willow God with a detailed plan to use the Underworld as a base for dismantling the Weird Clan from within:
  • Purify less-contaminated cultivators.
  • Recruit them as hidden agents.
  • Spread the Reincarnation Token through the interconnected Reincarnation Roads.
  • Use the tokens to gather intelligence and secretly cleanse contaminated Dark Lifeforms throughout the All Heavens and Myriad Realms.
• Jiang Yun emphasizes that controlling the Underworld is the first priority, since it would protect allies, provide a secure base, and buy time for further preparations.
• He acknowledges that infiltration alone is insufficient. The decisive factor is increasing their strength, especially by reaching the Sacrificial Dao.
• Jiang Yun asks Willow God to recruit powerful Heavenly Court geniuses to manage the Eight Paths of Reincarnation and relieve him from constantly fighting Dao Ancestor-level enemies.
• He specifically recommends Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince, whose extraordinary abilities could greatly strengthen the Reincarnation Road.
• Willow God agrees to discuss the proposal with them, though she stresses that they must choose for themselves.
• Willow God proposes killing as many Weird Dao Ancestors as possible before the Sacrificial Era ends, thereby weakening the Weird Clan and making Jiang Yun’s plans easier.
• She gives Jiang Yun information about an Altar Fragment, explaining that although the remaining fragments cannot restore the Weird Clan’s altar, they may be useful if refined by him.
• Willow God asks Jiang Yun to protect some Heavenly Court members by transforming them into Dark Lifeforms. Jiang Yun refuses, believing that large-scale transformation would increase the danger. Instead, he offers to isolate an entire Small World and hide it using the Desolate Emperor’s power to conceal karma.
• The confidential meeting ends with both sides sharing major secrets and future strategies.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Jiang Yun is revealed as an increasingly important strategist and infiltrator. His mastery over Origin transformation and purification makes him a potential force equal to several Immortal Emperors.
• He demonstrates both confidence and caution: he has an ambitious plan for the Underworld, yet remains wary of the Plateau Ancestral Land and its ability to expose him.
• Jiang Yun also shows exhaustion from personally handling constant battles. His request for Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince reflects his need to delegate responsibility and focus on the larger war.
• Willow God moves from cautious observer to committed ally. She carefully examines Jiang Yun’s methods, recognizes their enormous value, and offers the Heavenly Court’s cooperation.
• Her interactions with Jiang Yun are respectful and strategic. Rather than imposing a plan, she listens to his experience and asks how the Heavenly Court can assist.
• Shi Hao is indirectly important throughout the discussion. He had previously recognized Jiang Yun’s potential, has secured the core of the altar, and is expected to continue pursuing the Sacrificial Dao.
• Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince are identified as possible future leaders of the Reincarnation Road because of their exceptional combat abilities and potential to become Dao Ancestors.
• The meeting establishes stronger trust between Jiang Yun, Willow God, Shi Hao, and the Heavenly Court, with both sides openly revealing their hidden capabilities and plans.

Significant Themes

• Infiltration versus open warfare: Jiang Yun’s strategy relies on disguises, purification, intelligence networks, and internal sabotage rather than direct confrontation with the Weird Clan.
• The importance of Origin: True transformation lies not in removing outward darkness but in altering the fundamental Origin of a being.
• Trust and cooperation: Formerly separate forces begin sharing secrets and coordinating their plans against a common enemy.
• The burden of leadership: Jiang Yun is overwhelmed by the need to fight personally while maintaining a vast strategic operation, highlighting the necessity of capable successors and allies.
• Sacrifice and long-term preparation: The destruction of the Weird Clan may be impossible within the current Sacrificial Era, so the protagonists focus on preserving hope, cultivating future geniuses, and preparing for later eras.
• Hope amid overwhelming darkness: Jiang Yun’s emergence offers new evidence that the strategy of delaying, accumulating strength, and protecting future generations may succeed.
• Limits of power and security: Even beneficial methods, such as transforming allies into Dark Lifeforms, carry risks. The characters repeatedly favor careful, elite operations over reckless expansion.

Overall Significance

The chapter marks a major alliance between Jiang Yun and the Heavenly Court. Jiang Yun’s ability to purify Weird contamination and manipulate Dark Lifeform identities provides a new method of resisting the Weird Clan from within. Willow God and the Heavenly Court agree to support his plans, supply powerful personnel, weaken the enemy by eliminating Dao Ancestors, and protect hidden forces until the protagonists can accumulate enough strength for a decisive confrontation.

Chapter Summary: “Return to the Underworld! Yellow Springs Nether Mother!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yun and Willow God complete a far-reaching discussion inside the Three Lifetimes Copper Coffin about the fate of the All Heavens and Myriad Realms. Their complementary knowledge helps clarify many long-standing mysteries.
• Willow God gives Jiang Yun control of the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin, allowing him to return to the Sea of Realms whenever necessary. She warns that once Shi Hao reaches the Immortal Emperor Realm, the Sword Light protecting the two realms may disappear.
• Jiang Yun chooses not to return immediately, prioritizing secrecy and safety. The Desolate Emperor’s methods have erased or obscured his former identities, while the name “Six Paths of Reincarnation Immortal King” remains his protective disguise.
• After tens of thousands of years, the name Dao Origin has faded from public memory, and the Dao Origin Faction has withdrawn into secrecy to accumulate strength.
• Jiang Yun establishes a hidden connection between the Reincarnation Road and the Sea of Realms using the Reincarnation Token, then returns to his Dao Field and continues guarding the Reincarnation Road.
• Another thousand years pass. Battles among Dao Ancestors intensify across the worlds, but the Reincarnation Road remains a peaceful sanctuary because Jiang Yun destroys intruders with the Reincarnation Dao Flame.
• Jiang Yun entrusts Zhulong and the Lords of Reincarnation with a Reincarnation Token and orders them to notify him of major events. He then leaves to resume his ten-thousand-year cultivation with Hou Ming.
• Their joint cultivation combines the Reincarnation Dao Flame with Hou Ming’s Hell Netherfire, greatly strengthening both their bodies and their understanding of each other’s laws.
• Jiang Yun returns to the Underworld Source and senses the presence of numerous recovering Dao Ancestors. The Underworld has become a temporary refuge for warriors returning from the ongoing wars.
• He considers the possibility of seizing Altar Fragments from other Dao Ancestors but rejects the idea. Attacking either the Grand Dao faction or the Darkness faction would violate his principles or expose his hidden allegiance.
• Yellow Springs Nether Mother contacts Jiang Yun and proposes that they cooperate to ambush two Dao Ancestors who possess Altar Fragments. Jiang Yun refuses, claiming that he intends to cultivate peacefully during the current era.
• Yellow Springs Nether Mother is angered and puzzled by his refusal, while Jiang Yun returns to secluded cultivation in the Black Bird Dao Field. Hou Ming senses his return, signaling the beginning of another period of joint cultivation.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun: Becomes increasingly cautious, disciplined, and committed to long-term strategy. Although Altar Fragments could rapidly increase his power, he refuses to sacrifice his principles or reveal his loyalties for immediate gains. He continues strengthening himself through cultivation while maintaining his cover as a member of the Darkness Clan.
• Willow God: Shows concern for Jiang Yun while remaining realistic about the danger posed by the Ancestors on the Plateau and the approaching Immortal Emperor breakthrough. She entrusts Jiang Yun with the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin and urges him to act before the protective Sword Light disappears.
• Hou Ming: Remains Jiang Yun’s cultivation partner. Their mutually beneficial cultivation deepens their connection and advances both of their powers.
• Yellow Springs Nether Mother: Revealed as a powerful, calculating Strange Race Dao Ancestor with a history of terrifying strength in the Sacrificial Sea. Her failed attempt to recruit Jiang Yun exposes her greed for Altar Fragments and her inability to understand his cautious motives.
• Zhulong and the Lords of Reincarnation: Their reverence for Jiang Yun grows as he establishes himself as the undisputed protector and authority of the Reincarnation Road.

Significant Themes

• Patience versus temptation: Jiang Yun repeatedly chooses long-term survival and cultivation over immediate power from Altar Fragments.
• Secrecy and identity: The confusion surrounding Jiang Yun’s identities protects him from enemies and allows him to operate between opposing factions.
• Moral restraint in wartime: Despite having opportunities to attack weakened Dao Ancestors, Jiang Yun refuses to harm those who defend the worlds and avoids actions that could endanger his allies or expose him.
• The calm before catastrophe: The relative peace of the Reincarnation Road contrasts with the wars spreading throughout the realms and the looming Strange Race Grand Sacrifice.
• Strength through cooperation: Jiang Yun and Hou Ming’s joint cultivation demonstrates how complementary laws and allies can produce greater power than isolated advancement.
• Protection and responsibility: Jiang Yun’s defense of the Reincarnation Road transforms it into a sanctuary, while Willow God’s warning emphasizes the limited time remaining before the larger conflict escalates.

Important Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun and Willow God: Exchange strategic insights about the coming crisis; Willow God gives him the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin and warns him to prepare for the possible disappearance of the Sword Light.
• Jiang Yun and the Reincarnation Lords: He gives Zhulong the means to contact him and reinforces his authority over the Reincarnation Road.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming: Engage in powerful, mutually beneficial joint cultivation that advances their comprehension of the Dao.
• Jiang Yun and Yellow Springs Nether Mother: She attempts to lure him into an alliance through the promise of Altar Fragments, but he rejects her proposal, maintaining his principles and hidden agenda.

Chapter Summary: “Cultivating Together Again! Changes in Heaven!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yun returns to the Abyss after ten thousand years to fulfill his agreement to cultivate with Hou Ming.
• He finds Hou Ming still meditating on the Netherworld Frost Jade, but her Hell Netherfire has become increasingly unstable and threatens to devour her.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming begin joint cultivation, combining his Reincarnation Dao Flame with her Hell Netherfire.
• Their opposing powers merge rather than clash, forming a massive Taiji Diagram and tempering both their bodies, souls, and Dao foundations.
• Jiang Yun carefully uses his Reincarnation Dao Flame to untangle the chaotic laws within Hou Ming’s origin, while her Hell Netherfire tempers and strengthens his own Dao Flame.
• After several thousand years:
  • Jiang Yun’s Dao Origin Bloodline develops further, with additional bloodlines awakening and resonating.
  • Hou Ming’s unstable Hell Netherfire becomes calm, and the hidden damage within her body begins to heal.
• After the session, Hou Ming thanks Jiang Yun. He insists that their cultivation is merely mutually beneficial, though he privately considers whether their relationship should deepen.
• Jiang Yun remains in the Underworld Source rather than immediately returning to the outside world. He seals himself in seclusion, refines Supreme Emperor Blood, studies the Altar Fragment, and suppresses Gui Du Dao Ancestor within the Source World.
• During nearly ten thousand years of cultivation, Jiang Yun monitors the Heavens and Myriad Realms through a network of Reincarnation Tokens but refuses to intervene in outside disturbances, focusing instead on preparing for the coming Sacrificial Era and its final battle.
• Near the end of the chapter, the Reincarnation Tokens suddenly resonate, signaling a major crisis in the Land of Heaven.
• Jiang Yun discovers that Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince have failed during their attempts to break through to the Dao Ancestor realm. Their Dao foundations are shattered by strange power, and black mist connected to the Weird Clan’s Plateau Ancestral Land corrupts their souls.
• With the Desolate Emperor and Willow God apparently restrained and unable to save them, the two prodigies succumb to despair and darkness. They abandon the Heavenly Court and join the Weird Clan.
• Their betrayal shocks the Heavens and Myriad Realms, prompting widespread speculation. Jiang Yun suspects the incident may be a deliberate conspiracy intended to corrupt or eliminate the Grand Dao faction’s most promising talents.

Character Developments

Jiang Yun

• His control over Reincarnation Dao Flame becomes more refined and powerful through cooperation with Hou Ming.
• His Dao Origin Bloodline continues progressing toward its next transformation.
• He becomes more patient and strategic, choosing long-term cultivation over responding immediately to every crisis.
• His interest in Hou Ming deepens, though he remains cautious and recognizes that their relationship is not yet especially intimate.
• The crisis involving Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince awakens his anticipation and suggests he is preparing to intervene.

Hou Ming

• Her unstable Hell Netherfire is brought under control through Jiang Yun’s assistance.
• The hidden injuries and law-based erosion threatening her life begin to heal.
• Her usually cold demeanor softens slightly toward Jiang Yun, showing gratitude and trust.
• By opening her origin completely to him, she demonstrates an extraordinary level of confidence in their partnership.

Shi Yi

• Once an exceptionally powerful Immortal King with Double Pupils and combat strength rivaling Dao Ancestors, he suffers a catastrophic breakthrough failure.
• His confidence and sharpness collapse into despair as strange darkness corrupts his Dao heart.
• He ultimately abandons the Heavenly Court and joins the Weird Clan.

The Heavenly Prince

• A peerless prodigy carrying the World Tree inheritance, he suffers the same failed breakthrough and corruption.
• His Dao Runes become darkened, and he follows Shi Yi into the Darkness Faction.

The Desolate Emperor and Willow God

• Their absence during the crisis implies that they were restrained by a stronger force.
• Their inability to protect the two prodigies raises questions about whether the incident was part of a larger plan.

Significant Themes

• Mutual trust and shared cultivation: Jiang Yun and Hou Ming’s dangerous cooperation depends on complete trust, with each allowing the other access to their deepest origins.
• Yin-yang balance and complementary opposition: Their Reincarnation Dao Flame and Hell Netherfire represent opposing forces that become stronger through integration rather than destruction.
• Long-term preparation versus immediate action: Jiang Yun deliberately ignores external turmoil to build strength before the coming final conflict.
• Corruption and betrayal: The Weird Clan’s influence turns the Heavenly Court’s promising successors into enemies, showing that darkness can attack not only through force but also through manipulation.
• The fragility of breakthrough and destiny: Even supreme prodigies can be destroyed at the moment of advancement when they touch forbidden powers.
• Trust amid a deceptive world: Hou Ming’s willingness to expose her origin contrasts with the surrounding era of conspiracies, deceit, and hidden enemies.
• The approaching catastrophe: The coming Sacrificial Era and the growing Weird Clan threat create a sense that the final battle is drawing near.

Important Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming: Their joint cultivation is the chapter’s central relationship. They endure mutual pain, coordinate through subtle movements and aura, and strengthen one another’s Dao paths. Their bond remains officially practical, but emotional warmth and possible deeper attachment begin to emerge.
• Jiang Yun and Gui Du Dao Ancestor: Jiang Yun forcibly expels and suppresses Gui Du within the Altar Fragment before refining Supreme Emperor Blood, reinforcing his dominance over his captive enemy.
• Jiang Yun and the wider Heavens: Through the Reincarnation Tokens, Jiang Yun maintains a distant but comprehensive connection to events across the realms.
• Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince: Once comrades and pillars of the Heavenly Court, they suffer the same corruption and ultimately defect together, turning a shared catastrophe into a major political and military crisis.
• Shi Yi and the Heavenly Court: Their betrayal is especially shocking because of their close association with the Desolate Emperor, Willow God, and the Heavenly Court’s future.

Chapter Summary: “Darkness Baptism! Shi Yi Breaks Through!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince defect from the Heavenly Court, the All Heavens speculate about their motives. Their movements clearly lead them toward the Eight Paths of Reincarnation, where Jiang Yun awaits them.
• Jiang Yun recognizes that their origins have been partially corrupted by the Weird Clan. Their apparent defection is actually a carefully arranged plan, allowing them to infiltrate the Darkness Faction while becoming valuable pieces in the fight against the Weird Clan.
• Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince arrive at the Reincarnation Road severely wounded, their Dao foundations damaged and their minds seemingly affected by darkness. Despite their injuries, Shi Yi retains his pride and challenges Jiang Yun to accept them.
• Jiang Yun agrees to take them in, but only under the condition that they submit to the rules and command of the Eight Paths of Reincarnation.
• He brings them into the Dark Source World and performs an agonizing “baptism.” Using pure dark power, Reincarnation Dao Flame, and drops of Supreme Emperor Blood, he heals their injuries, purifies the Weird Clan’s influence, and reforges their foundations.
• Jiang Yun introduces them to the “World-Shifting” method, which allows them to possess the appearance and strength of darkness while preserving their mental clarity and loyalty.
• After months of torment and transformation, Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince emerge stronger, fully adapted to darkness, and much closer to the Dao Ancestor Realm.
• Jiang Yun appoints them as the left and right guardians of the Eight Paths of Reincarnation and orders them to remain in seclusion until they can complete their breakthroughs.
• Their arrival shakes the Dark World. Other Dao Ancestors congratulate Jiang Yun, while Yellow Springs Nether Mother observes with amusement, recognizing his growing ambitions.
• Ten thousand years pass amid worsening conflicts with the Strange Race. Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince continue cultivating under Jiang Yun’s guidance and resources.
• Shi Yi eventually achieves a breakthrough. His aura shakes the Dark Source World, causing the laws and void to resonate. Jiang Yun senses the breakthrough and reacts with satisfaction.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun: Demonstrates strategic foresight, political ambition, and mastery of both darkness and reincarnation. Rather than simply accepting Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince, he transforms them into controlled agents capable of infiltrating the Darkness Faction without losing their minds. His “World-Shifting” technique represents a major advancement in his understanding of dark power.
• Shi Yi: Though severely injured and forced into apparent exile, he retains his pride and determination. Through the baptism, he evolves from a wounded rebel into a powerful dark cultivator with a clear mind. His long-standing mental restraints are finally broken, enabling him to reach a new level and achieve breakthrough.
• The Heavenly Prince: Remains cold, proud, and resentful after his fall from the Heavenly Court. He accepts Jiang Yun’s conditions out of necessity but gradually develops recognition and respect for Jiang Yun after experiencing the benefits of the baptism.
• Yellow Springs Nether Mother: Briefly reacts to Jiang Yun’s recruitment of the two Heavenly Court prodigies, viewing it as evidence of his expanding influence and ambition, though she does not intervene.

Significant Themes

• Darkness versus inner clarity: The chapter distinguishes between being physically or energetically aligned with darkness and being spiritually corrupted. Jiang Yun’s method allows the two prodigies to use dark power without surrendering their minds.
• Rebirth through destruction: Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince must endure the destruction of their bodies and Dao foundations before being reforged into stronger forms.
• Loyalty and manipulation: Their defection is both a survival strategy and part of a larger plan. Jiang Yun accepts them not out of simple compassion but because they can serve as weapons against the Weird Clan.
• Power and ambition: By taking in two future Dao Ancestors, Jiang Yun greatly strengthens the Eight Paths of Reincarnation and signals his intention to challenge the major powers of the Dark World.
• Transformation and destiny: Shi Yi’s eventual breakthrough shows that catastrophe and exile can become opportunities for unprecedented growth.

Important Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun and Shi Yi: Shi Yi tests Jiang Yun with his Double Pupils and provocative words, while Jiang Yun calmly establishes authority and neutralizes the challenge. Their relationship combines former master-disciple ties, mutual testing, and strategic cooperation.
• Jiang Yun and the Heavenly Prince: The Heavenly Prince expresses bitterness toward the Heavenly Court and the wider world, while Jiang Yun offers him a new path under strict submission. The prince’s later acknowledgment reflects growing trust in Jiang Yun.
• Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince: They arrive together, endure the baptism side by side, and silently encourage one another. Their shared glance after being appointed guardians shows mutual relief at finally having a place to cultivate.
• Jiang Yun and the Reincarnation Lords: The Lords obey Jiang Yun’s secret instructions, welcome the two defectors, and later witness their formal appointment as guardians.
• Jiang Yun and Yellow Springs Nether Mother: They do not meet directly, but her observation highlights how Jiang Yun’s actions are being noticed by powerful figures throughout the Dark World.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Shi Yi successfully breaks through from the Immortal King Realm to the Dao Ancestor Realm within Jiang Yun’s Dark Source World.
• His Double Pupils undergo a spectacular transformation, displaying primordial Chaos, Yin-Yang, and Heaven-Creation phenomena. His body and Dao foundation are reforged as countless Dark Laws merge into him.
• Jiang Yun uses the Dark Source World as a controlled cultivation furnace, suppressing the breakthrough’s disturbance so the outside Underworld does not learn Shi Yi’s true accomplishment.
• Jiang Yun closely observes Shi Yi’s breakthrough and gains invaluable insight into the evolution of a Dao Ancestor-level bloodline and physique.
• Shi Yi’s breakthrough also strengthens Jiang Yun’s Dao Origin Bloodline. His accumulated bloodline and physique inscriptions continue increasing toward his ultimate goal of nine million, though many are duplicates and only a fraction provide useful benefits.
• After ascending, Shi Yi demonstrates overwhelming power. His Double Pupils can destroy even peak Emperor Light Immortal Kings, while his dark aura remains clear and majestic rather than corrupting him.
• Jiang Yun and Shi Yi discuss Shi Yi’s future role in the Underworld Source. Shi Yi plans to take charge of it alongside the Heavenly Prince after several years, keeping the breakthrough and their plans concealed for the time being.
• The Heavenly Prince benefits from the Dao essence released during Shi Yi’s breakthrough, bringing him close to his own Dao Ancestor breakthrough.
• Jiang Yun leaves to meet Hou Ming for their scheduled ten-thousand-year joint cultivation session.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming combine their Reincarnation Dao Flame and Hell Netherfire. Jiang Yun repairs and tempers Hou Ming’s damaged origin, while Hou Ming’s frigid power further purifies and strengthens Jiang Yun’s bloodline.

2. Character Developments

• Shi Yi: Completes a life-changing transformation into a Dao Ancestor. His former arrogance is replaced by solemnity, gratitude, and the authority of someone who has mastered immense power. He remains deeply loyal to Jiang Yun and is determined to preserve the original plan of elevating Jiang Yun above the others.
• Jiang Yun: Gains profound cultivation insight from witnessing Shi Yi’s breakthrough and becomes increasingly aware that helping others ascend can also accelerate his own progress. His methods for transforming and controlling dark power are proven effective, though irreversible once used.
• The Heavenly Prince: Receives indirect benefits from Shi Yi’s breakthrough and approaches the final barrier to the Dao Ancestor Realm. He remains patient and continues cultivating through the World Tree’s power.
• Hou Ming: His relationship with Jiang Yun becomes warmer and more familiar after tens of thousands of years of cooperation. His unstable, destructive Hell Netherfire is once again restrained, and his hidden injuries are repaired.
• Jiang Yun’s cultivation: His bloodline and physique foundation continues to expand and become purer, aided by both the insights from Shi Yi’s breakthrough and the tempering effect of Hou Ming’s Hell Netherfire.

3. Significant Themes

• Transformation and ascension: Shi Yi’s breakthrough represents not merely increased strength but a fundamental elevation of his life level and Dao understanding.
• Mutual advancement: Jiang Yun’s support enables Shi Yi’s breakthrough, but Jiang Yun also gains enormous insights and cultivation benefits from helping him.
• Control over darkness: The chapter emphasizes that dark power does not necessarily corrupt its wielder. Through Jiang Yun’s methods, cultivators can retain their true selves while using darkness as a source of strength.
• Loyalty and hierarchy: Jiang Yun attempts to treat Shi Yi as an equal fellow Daoist, but Shi Yi insists on maintaining his reverence out of gratitude and allegiance to their original strategy.
• Patience and natural cultivation: Jiang Yun does not force the Heavenly Prince to break through, recognizing that each cultivator must follow their own timing and Dao path.
• Long-term accumulation: Both Jiang Yun’s bloodline collection and his cooperation with Hou Ming demonstrate that supreme breakthroughs depend on countless years of preparation, purification, and accumulated insight.

4. Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun and Shi Yi: Jiang Yun aids Shi Yi’s breakthrough and asks him to regard them as equals afterward. Shi Yi respectfully refuses, insisting that Jiang Yun’s assistance gave him a new life. They then discuss Shi Yi’s future responsibility over the Underworld Source.
• Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince: Their auras resonate, and they plan to enter the Underworld Source together so they can support and protect one another.
• Jiang Yun and the Heavenly Prince: Jiang Yun notices the Heavenly Prince’s nearing breakthrough but deliberately refrains from pressuring him.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming: Their long-established joint cultivation proceeds with perfect coordination. Jiang Yun repairs Hou Ming’s origin, while Hou Ming’s Hell Netherfire tempers Jiang Yun’s growing bloodline. Their exchange reflects mutual trust, familiarity, and understated companionship.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming continue their joint cultivation at Black Bird Dao Field. Their powers have become deeply synchronized, allowing Jiang Yun’s Reincarnation Dao Flame to gradually purge the destructive backlash of Hou Ming’s Hell Netherfire.
• Jiang Yun estimates that after roughly a hundred more cultivation sessions, Hou Ming may fully recover from the Hell Netherfire’s effects, return to her peak, and possibly grow even stronger.
• Aware that the Weird Clan’s Grand Sacrifice could begin at any time, Jiang Yun focuses on strengthening Eight Paths of Reincarnation and preparing for the coming final conflict.
• He plans to enter the Underworld Source with Heavenly Prince after the latter’s breakthrough, seize the strategically important Abyss region, recruit Dao Ancestors, and infiltrate the Weird Clan’s core forces.
• Nearly ten thousand years pass. Heavenly Prince finally breaks through into the Dao Ancestor Realm. His breakthrough is majestic and harmonious, centered on the World Tree and laws governing creation and the cycle of existence.
• Jiang Yun and Shi Yi witness the breakthrough. Heavenly Prince expresses his gratitude and pledges his loyalty to Jiang Yun.
• Shi Yi and Heavenly Prince acknowledge one another as both companions and rivals. Together, they swear that they will not betray Jiang Yun’s trust.
• With two new Dao Ancestors under his command, Jiang Yun openly reveals the strength of Eight Paths of Reincarnation. He leads Shi Yi and Heavenly Prince out of the concealed Dark Source World and into the Underworld.
• Their combined aura causes the Reincarnation Roads to resonate and multiplies the prestige of Eight Paths of Reincarnation. The trio appears as three supreme divine figures, with Shi Yi and Heavenly Prince acting as Jiang Yun’s left and right protectors.
• The Underworld’s ancient Dao Ancestors react to the display:
  • Netherworld Prison Dao Ancestor approves, believing the new Dao Ancestors strengthen the Dark Race.
  • Ditian Dao Ancestor congratulates Jiang Yun but privately recognizes that Jiang Yun’s influence has grown beyond what was previously expected.
  • Yellow Springs Nether Mother, Burning Bone Dao Ancestor, and other dormant experts emerge or take notice.
  • Blood River Dao Ancestor remains secluded and unmoved.
• The news spreads throughout the All Heavens and Myriad Realms: Eight Paths of Reincarnation has produced two Dao Ancestors in succession.
• While supreme ancient experts remain unconcerned, many Immortal Kings at the peak of their realm are inspired and unsettled by Shi Yi and Heavenly Prince’s breakthroughs.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun: Becomes more decisive, strategic, and openly ambitious. He abandons his previous low-profile approach and begins positioning Eight Paths of Reincarnation as a major Underworld power. His ability to read the personalities and political attitudes of Netherworld Prison and Ditian gives him confidence to reveal his forces.
• Hou Ming: Continues recovering from the Hell Netherfire’s backlash through her connection with Jiang Yun. Her eventual restoration may make her even stronger than before.
• Heavenly Prince: Completes his transformation into a Dao Ancestor. His power is portrayed as stable, inclusive, and majestic, symbolized by the World Tree. He is deeply loyal to Jiang Yun and willingly stands beneath him.
• Shi Yi: Already a Dao Ancestor, he now gains a powerful counterpart and rival in Heavenly Prince. His Double Pupils and destructive, dominating aura contrast with Heavenly Prince’s balanced and expansive Dao.
• Netherworld Prison Dao Ancestor: Views strength as the highest standard and accepts Shi Yi and Heavenly Prince as legitimate members of the Dark Race, despite their former affiliation with the Heavenly Court.
• Ditian Dao Ancestor: Remains conciliatory but recognizes that Jiang Yun’s faction has become a force capable of reshaping the Underworld’s balance of power.

Significant Themes

• Power and political legitimacy: Shi Yi and Heavenly Prince’s breakthroughs make their allegiance to the Dark Race appear undeniable, allowing Jiang Yun to consolidate authority.
• The rise of a new faction: Eight Paths of Reincarnation evolves from a hidden organization into a major force openly challenging the established Underworld factions.
• Loyalty and hierarchy: Shi Yi and Heavenly Prince are both powerful Dao Ancestors, yet they willingly position themselves behind Jiang Yun, creating an unusually strong leader-and-protectors structure.
• Preparation for catastrophe: The looming Grand Sacrifice of the Weird Clan drives Jiang Yun’s urgency and strategic planning.
• Contrasting paths to transcendence: Shi Yi’s breakthrough represents violent dominance and heaven-shattering power, while Heavenly Prince’s reflects balance, creation, and universal harmony.
• Hope for the All Heavens: Jiang Yun envisions Eight Paths of Reincarnation as a force capable of breaking through the darkness and restoring order during the coming final war.

Important Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming deepen their cultivation partnership, with each strengthening the other.
• Jiang Yun protects and observes Heavenly Prince during his breakthrough, earning Heavenly Prince’s sincere gratitude.
• Shi Yi and Heavenly Prince recognize one another as both friends and competitors, united by their shared loyalty to Jiang Yun.
• Shi Yi and Heavenly Prince publicly swear allegiance to Jiang Yun, reinforcing the authority of Eight Paths of Reincarnation.
• Jiang Yun’s emergence with both Dao Ancestors provokes varied reactions from the Underworld’s veteran powers—approval, caution, admiration, and concern.
• The wider world responds to the spectacle with shock and uncertainty, especially Immortal Kings who now see the Dao Ancestor Realm as a more attainable destination.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince successfully break through to the Dao Ancestor Realm under Jiang Yun’s guidance, despite publicly “defecting” from Heaven to the Darkness Faction.
• Their breakthroughs turn Eight Paths of Reincarnation from a feared, obscure place into a hopeful destination for countless Immortal Kings seeking Dao Attainment. Long lines form at its void rifts.
• Their success humiliates Heaven, since both were once Heaven’s greatest prodigies. Many factions mock Heaven and question its ability to defeat darkness, though Heaven remains ominously silent.
• Jiang Yun recognizes that their reputations as powerful “traitors” are valuable weapons, helping him establish Eight Paths of Reincarnation as a holy land while strengthening his infiltration of the Darkness Faction.
• In Heaven, Willow God and the Desolate Emperor express satisfaction at the two breakthroughs, while Immortal Emperor Meng Hai confirms that Jiang Yun, Shi Yi, and the Heavenly Prince are deliberate pieces in a larger strategy against the Darkness Clan.
• Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince begin consolidating their new realms and constructing their Dao fields within an ancient Abyss at the Underworld Source.
• Jiang Yun continues cultivating in seclusion, using the Reincarnation Dao Flame, Hell Netherfire, and countless bloodlines gathered through the Reincarnation Token to strengthen his Dao Origin Bloodline.
• Several thousand years later, Jiang Yun’s bloodline surpasses 2.6 million strands. He senses that reaching nine million strands and completing his sixth transformation may bring him close to the Dao Ancestor Apex and perhaps allow him to glimpse the Emperor Realm.
• After emerging from seclusion, Jiang Yun finds Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince waiting for him. Their cultivation has stabilized, and they are prepared to assume greater responsibility within Eight Paths of Reincarnation.
• Jiang Yun instructs them in the Sacrificial Script and Sacrificial Talismans used by the Weird Clan, explaining how to avoid corruption, conceal their identities, and survive the coming Grand Sacrifice.
• He orders them to remain quietly in seclusion and wait for the proper moment rather than interfere prematurely.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun: Becomes increasingly strategic and influential, using the two prodigies’ “defection” to strengthen Eight Paths of Reincarnation and undermine Heaven’s reputation. His cultivation continues advancing, and his long-term goal of reaching the Emperor Realm becomes clearer, though time is running short.
• Shi Yi: Successfully reaches the Dao Ancestor Realm and continues refining the power of his Double Pupils and Chaos evolution. He develops a more restrained and mature presence after years of consolidation.
• The Heavenly Prince: Also becomes a Dao Ancestor. His World Tree phantom solidifies, and he focuses on integrating the laws of the various Daos into his Small World.
• Willow God: Feels proud of their success but worries that their identities as members of the Darkness Faction will permanently burden them with infamy and suspicion.
• Desolate Emperor and Immortal Emperor Meng Hai: Show growing trust in Jiang Yun’s undercover role and regard him, Shi Yi, and the two prodigies as essential pieces in the war against the Darkness Clan.
• Heaven: Its silence becomes increasingly ominous, leaving other factions uncertain whether it reflects confidence, indifference, or preparation for a major counterattack.

Significant Themes

• Hope emerging from darkness: Eight Paths of Reincarnation, once associated with danger and evil, becomes a symbol of opportunity and salvation.
• Sacrifice and false infamy: Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince must accept the reputation of traitors to serve the larger cause.
• Strategic deception: Jiang Yun’s undercover position and the public narrative surrounding the two prodigies are central to the anti-Darkness strategy.
• Cultivation as preparation: Reaching the Dao Ancestor Realm is portrayed not as an endpoint but as the beginning of a more difficult stage.
• Time pressure and impending catastrophe: With less than two hundred thousand years before the Sacrificial Era ends, every moment of cultivation and preparation matters.
• Hope against overwhelming darkness: Jiang Yun views Eight Paths of Reincarnation as a weapon and a shelter for preserving life during the coming Grand Sacrifice.

Character Interactions

• Willow God and the Desolate Emperor discuss the successful breakthroughs, balancing pride in the two prodigies with concern over their compromised reputations.
• Immortal Emperor Meng Hai reinforces the strategic purpose behind Jiang Yun’s infiltration and the prodigies’ placement within the Darkness Faction.
• Jiang Yun assigns Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince an Abyss for cultivation and later entrusts them with responsibilities in Eight Paths of Reincarnation.
• After emerging from seclusion, Jiang Yun evaluates their progress and directly teaches them the Weird Clan’s Sacrificial Script, Sacrificial Talismans, and methods of resisting corruption.
• The chapter ends with Jiang Yun commanding the two Dao Ancestors to remain patient, cultivate, and wait for the decisive moment in the unfolding conflict.

Chapter Summary: “Heroes Pledge Their Allegiance! Encouraging the Elders!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yun warns Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince that the Weird Clan’s Grand Sacrifice is approaching. He describes it as both an unprecedented catastrophe and a major opportunity for powerful cultivators.
• Having recently become Dao Ancestors, Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince respond enthusiastically, eager to test their strength in the coming upheaval.
• Jiang Yun returns to the Black Bird Dao Field for another ten-thousand-year joint cultivation session with Hou Ming.
• Their Reincarnation Dao Flame and Hell Netherfire merge into the forms of a golden dragon and black phoenix, symbolizing the fusion of opposing but complementary powers.
• The session produces major progress:
  • Hou Ming’s destructive Hell Netherfire becomes more controlled and communicative.
  • Jiang Yun’s Reincarnation Dao is tempered and strengthened by the Netherfire.
  • Hou Ming’s internal hidden danger is gradually corrected, potentially allowing her to escape it earlier than expected.
  • Jiang Yun’s Dao Origin Bloodline continues advancing toward 2.6 million Dao strands.
• Their relationship has evolved from wary cooperation into deep trust and mutual dependence. Hou Ming openly thanks Jiang Yun, while he tells her that they strengthen and sustain one another.
• After leaving Hou Ming, Jiang Yun gathers intelligence through the Reincarnation Tokens. He learns that the Weird Clan is increasingly active, destroying worlds to force Dao Ancestors possessing Altar Fragments to reveal themselves.
• The Eight Paths of Reincarnation is flourishing after Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince’s breakthroughs. Talented cultivators are gathering there, and several may eventually become Dao Ancestors.
• The rising influence of the Eight Paths attracts the attention of major Underworld powers. Netherworld Prison Dao Ancestor becomes more watchful, while Ditian Dao Ancestor sends valuable treasures in an obvious attempt to win Jiang Yun and the Eight Paths over.
• Jiang Yun summons Zhulong and Bull Demon to review developments outside the Underworld:
  • Soul River is restless, and Peacock Venerable is secretly recruiting independent Dao Ancestors.
  • Four Extremes Floating Soil and the Heavenly Emperor Burial Pit remain silent.
  • Heaven has made no visible move and continues preparing for the Desolate Emperor’s future breakthrough.
• Jiang Yun orders Zhulong and Bull Demon to monitor Soul River closely but not interfere with Heaven for now.
• He promises to help both subordinates break through their shackles if they continue to prove themselves. Overwhelmed by the possibility of advancement, they kneel and swear eternal loyalty.
• Jiang Yun gives them Supreme Emperor Blood refined from Gui Du Dao Ancestor’s Origin, explaining that it will aid their comprehension of the Grand Dao.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun: Becomes increasingly strategic and authoritative. He balances cultivation, intelligence gathering, political maneuvering, and preparation for the Grand Sacrifice. His achievements and the breakthroughs of his allies have greatly increased his credibility and influence.
• Hou Ming: Gains greater control over the Hell Netherfire and develops a more hopeful outlook. Her relationship with Jiang Yun shifts from guarded partnership toward trust, gratitude, and possible emotional attachment.
• Shi Yi and the Heavenly Prince: Their successful advancement to Dao Ancestor strengthens their confidence and reinforces their loyalty to Jiang Yun’s cause.
• Zhulong and Bull Demon: Their devotion deepens after Jiang Yun promises to help them transcend their limitations. They become more determined to serve him and earn future opportunities.
• Peacock Venerable: Emerges as an active threat by recruiting allies in Soul River, likely preparing to oppose Jiang Yun and the Eight Paths of Reincarnation.

Significant Themes

• Approaching catastrophe and opportunity: The Grand Sacrifice represents both annihilation and the chance for unprecedented advancement.
• Mutual cultivation and interdependence: Jiang Yun and Hou Ming’s powers and destinies are strengthened through cooperation, showing that their relationship has become mutually indispensable.
• Loyalty earned through empowerment: Jiang Yun secures allegiance not through coercion alone, but by giving his followers genuine opportunities for growth.
• Political tension and faction-building: The rise of the Eight Paths attracts allies, rivals, and opportunists, making influence and alliances increasingly important.
• Transformation through opposing forces: The gentle Reincarnation Dao Flame and destructive Hell Netherfire refine each other, suggesting that strength can arise from harmony between seemingly incompatible powers.
• Preparation beneath apparent calm: Although no major war has begun, the Weird Clan, Soul River, Heaven, and other powers are positioning themselves for a much larger conflict.

Important Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun, Shi Yi, and the Heavenly Prince discuss the coming Grand Sacrifice, with the two new Dao Ancestors pledging their readiness.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming engage in their increasingly harmonious joint cultivation, during which their powers merge and their emotional bond deepens.
• Hou Ming thanks Jiang Yun for helping her endure and control the hidden danger within her body; Jiang Yun responds that they support and complete each other.
• Jiang Yun interrogates Zhulong and Bull Demon about external threats and directs them to monitor Soul River.
• Jiang Yun promises both subordinates future breakthroughs, prompting them to kneel and swear absolute loyalty.
• He further rewards them with Gui Du Dao Ancestor’s Supreme Emperor Blood, strengthening their cultivation and reinforcing their allegiance.

Summary of “Changes Above Heaven”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yun gives Zhulong and Bull Demon portions of Gui Du Dao Ancestor’s condensed Emperor Blood. The overwhelming energy causes both to enter deep cultivation as they attempt to refine it.
• Jiang Yun views Zhulong and Bull Demon, along with Black Tortoise and the Dark World Tree, as carefully cultivated loyal forces rather than ordinary subordinates. He believes he must build a trustworthy, powerful faction to face the Weird Clan and the coming Grand Sacrifice.
• While assisting his followers, Jiang Yun continues researching bloodline cultivation. He studies the bloodlines of enemies trapped within the Reincarnation Tokens and attempts to create a new fusion method capable of combining the strengths of multiple races.
• Several thousand years pass. Jiang Yun is interrupted during his experiments by a terrifying fluctuation from the battlefield Above Heaven, where the Desolate Emperor and the Weird Ancestor have fought for tens of thousands of years.
• The disturbance spreads throughout the All Heavens, the Dark World, the Underworld, the Sea of Realms, and the Land of Heaven. Everyone realizes that the ancient battle has reached its decisive stage.
• Immortal Emperor Meng, Immortal Emperor Luo, the crippled emperor, and Willow God all sense the Desolate Emperor’s sword intent. Willow God even abandons her secluded breakthrough attempt to observe the battle.
• The Underworld’s hidden Dao Ancestors emerge from seclusion in fear. Peacock Venerable abandons his attempt to recruit another Dao Ancestor into the Soul River after sensing the Desolate Emperor’s aura.
• Blood River Dao Ancestor and others recall the Desolate Emperor’s former massacre of numerous weird-tainted Dao Ancestors, revealing how deeply his strength traumatized the dark forces.
• The ancient Sword Light at the end of the Sea of Realms begins shaking violently, causing many cultivators to fear that the path to Heaven is opening or that another dark invasion is imminent. Immortal King Chu Xuan prepares for a possible crisis.
• The chapter ends by returning to the battlefield: the Desolate Emperor is fighting three Dark Immortal Emperors simultaneously. Despite the prolonged battle and their use of Sacrificial Scripts and Talismans, he remains dominant, growing stronger and more imposing as the fight continues.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun: Becomes increasingly strategic and deliberate. He shifts from merely recruiting talent to personally cultivating loyal, dependable forces. His bloodline research also shows his ambition to create entirely new forms of power.
• Zhulong and Bull Demon: Receive a major inheritance through the Emperor Blood and begin undergoing potentially transformative cultivation breakthroughs, gaining stronger physical and bloodline characteristics.
• Black Tortoise and the Dark World Tree: Are also supported and strengthened by Jiang Yun, reinforcing their importance in his future plans.
• Willow God: Demonstrates her emotional connection to the Desolate Emperor by interrupting a crucial cultivation breakthrough to investigate the battle.
• Desolate Emperor: Is portrayed as an increasingly formidable warrior whose sword intent and Dao heart grow stronger through prolonged combat. He remains fearless while battling three Immortal Emperors.
• Dark and Underworld forces: Their fear of the Desolate Emperor becomes clear. Even ancient Dao Ancestors and powerful figures who survived countless eras panic at the possibility of facing him again.

Significant Themes

• Trust and loyalty: Jiang Yun believes true strength comes from allies personally tested and cultivated, not from simply gathering talented individuals.
• Preparation for catastrophe: The coming Weird Clan Grand Sacrifice and the battle Above Heaven create a sense of impending, world-spanning disaster.
• Power through refinement and fusion: Jiang Yun’s cultivation centers on combining bloodlines, Dao laws, and inherited forces to create unprecedented strength.
• The terror of overwhelming power: The Desolate Emperor’s aura alone destabilizes the heavens and frightens ancient enemies, emphasizing the vast scale of the conflict.
• War as a path to transcendence: The Desolate Emperor grows stronger through battle, embodying the idea that an unyielding Dao heart is forged through repeated life-and-death struggles.
• Uncertainty and fate: Across the realms, countless beings wait helplessly to learn whether the Desolate Emperor or the Weird Ancestor will prevail, knowing the outcome may determine the survival of heaven and earth.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun directly empowers Zhulong, Bull Demon, Black Tortoise, and the Dark World Tree, showing his role as both commander and cultivator of his future faction.
• Zhulong and Bull Demon cooperate indirectly through their shared refinement of the Emperor Blood, while Jiang Yun monitors and assists them.
• Willow God’s reaction to the Desolate Emperor reveals a deep personal bond and concern for him.
• Immortal Emperor Meng and Immortal Emperor Luo discuss the battle and prepare themselves to intervene if necessary.
• Peacock Venerable’s attempted recruitment of a Dao Ancestor is abruptly interrupted by the Desolate Emperor’s aura, forcing him to flee.
• The ancient Underworld experts collectively react to the Desolate Emperor as a shared nightmare, while Chu Xuan and the cultivators of the Sea of Realms prepare for the possible consequences of the battle.

Chapter Summary: “Battle of the Four Emperors! Unstoppable!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Desolate Emperor continues overwhelming the three Weird Immortal Emperors, forcing them backward despite their combined strength.
• To maintain their Sacrificial Talismans, the Immortal Emperors repeatedly burn their Origin Emperor Blood. Although each drop contains world-shaking power, their reserves steadily diminish, leaving them exhausted and desperate.
• The Desolate Emperor calmly identifies and attacks weaknesses in their Sacrificial Scripts, dismantling their seemingly flawless defenses with precise sword strikes.
• Realizing that passive defense will eventually lead to their true deaths, the three Immortal Emperors decide to fight back with everything they possess.
• They reveal previously hidden Sacrificial Altars, treasures accumulated through countless Grand Sacrifices, along with phantoms of terrifying Immortal Emperor Weapons. Their preparations unleash immense weird power and cause the battlefield Above Heaven to distort.
• Jiang Yun watches from the Eighteenfold Abyss while concealing his true allegiance. Hou Ming assumes the Weird Immortal Emperors will win, but Jiang Yun privately resolves to remove the weird aura corrupting her and use her purification as part of his infiltration strategy.
• Rather than interrupting the preparations, the Desolate Emperor deliberately waits. He views the battle as a way to temper his Dao heart, sharpen his sword intent, test the Weird Clan’s hidden strength, and gather the experience needed to break into the Sacrificial Dao Realm.
• Once the Immortal Emperors launch their coordinated attack, they form a killing formation with the Sacrificial Altars and attempt to refine the Desolate Emperor.
• The Desolate Emperor remains completely composed. His sword light destroys large portions of the altars’ weird aura and exposes cracks in the ancient treasures.
• The resulting aftershocks devastate the Sacrificial Sea. Worlds collapse, starfields shatter, and countless experts flee as even the residual power of the battle becomes a disaster capable of destroying entire realms.

Character Developments

• Desolate Emperor: His overwhelming strength and flawless swordsmanship are emphasized. He remains calm, confident, and almost indifferent to the Immortal Emperors’ threats. Rather than simply seeking victory, he treats the battle as cultivation and deliberately allows his enemies to become stronger so that he can test his limits.
• The Three Weird Immortal Emperors: They decline from confident invaders into exhausted and desperate survivors. Their pride is shattered as they realize that even their most valuable Origin Emperor Blood cannot sustain them indefinitely. Their frustration leads them to adopt a more ruthless future policy: eliminating talented threats before they can mature.
• Jiang Yun: He remains outwardly neutral while secretly supporting the Desolate Emperor. His concern for Desolate reveals genuine respect and anxiety, while his resolve to purify Hou Ming shows both compassion and strategic calculation.
• Hou Ming: She continues to trust the Weird Clan’s Immortal Emperors and misunderstands Jiang Yun’s concern, believing he fears for their defeat. Her loyalty contrasts sharply with Jiang Yun’s hidden intentions toward her.
• The Weird Clan: Its hidden reserves are shown to be far more terrifying than previously known, including ancient Sacrificial Altars and weapon projections preserved across countless Sacrificial Eras.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power versus desperate resistance: The chapter presents the Desolate Emperor as an almost unstoppable force, while the Immortal Emperors consume their own foundations merely to survive.
• The cost of ambition: The Immortal Emperors’ plan to initiate another Grand Sacrifice collapses, leaving them exhausted and humiliated.
• Growth and preparation: Desolate views combat as a means of refining himself and preparing to confront even stronger enemies on the Calamity Plateau.
• Hidden motives and infiltration: Jiang Yun’s outward behavior conflicts with his true goals, highlighting the danger and psychological tension of operating within the Weird Clan.
• The destructive scale of supreme conflict: The battle is no longer limited to the combatants. Its aftershocks endanger the Sacrificial Sea, countless worlds, and every observer nearby.
• Fear of rising geniuses: The Immortal Emperors conclude that future Grand Sacrifices must be used to eliminate promising talents before they can grow into threats like Desolate.

Character Interactions

• The three Immortal Emperors jointly confront and verbally challenge Desolate, demanding that he stop trying to exhaust them.
• Desolate responds not with anger but with dismissive calm, treating their threats as insignificant and even waiting for them to finish preparing.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming discuss the battle from the sidelines. Hou Ming confidently predicts victory for the Weird Clan, while Jiang Yun hides his actual feelings and intentions.
• The Immortal Emperors coordinate their powers through prayers, hand seals, Sacrificial Altars, and weapon projections, creating a unified attack against Desolate.
• Desolate answers their combined assault with a single precise sword technique, demonstrating the enormous gap between him and the three Emperors.

Chapter Summary: “Blood Sacrificial Altar! Pursuit!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The battle between the Desolate Emperor and the three Weird Clan Immortal Emperors unleashes devastating aftershocks across Above Heaven. Even peak Dao Venerables realize they could not survive the impact, while Immortal Emperors Meng Hai and Luo admit that resisting the battle’s center would be difficult.
• Immortal Emperor Luo explains that the Desolate Emperor has not yet reached the Sacrificial Dao Realm. Instead, he is using the battle to temper himself and seek a breakthrough.
• The Desolate Emperor destroys several Blood Sacrificial Altars with one sword strike. The souls of countless prodigies trapped inside the altars cry out as they are freed, horrifying and moving the beings across the Heavens.
• Enraged by the destruction of their treasures and humiliated by the Desolate Emperor’s effortless defense, the three Weird Immortal Emperors perform a forbidden Emperor Blood Sacrifice. They pour their own Origin essence into the remaining altars, causing the entire Dark World and its corrupted lifeforms to erupt into a frenzy.
• The sacrificial power drives Dark Lifeforms and Reincarnation Slaves into indiscriminate slaughter. Jiang Yun’s forces lose roughly one-tenth of their strength, though the cleansed Reincarnation Guardians resist the corruption and are safely withdrawn into the Dark Source World.
• The Underworld Dao Venerables are also affected. Dao Ancestor Burning Bone nearly loses control and attacks Heaven, but Netherworld Prison Dao Ancestor suppresses and seals him before he can cause harm.
• Netherworld Prison Dao Ancestor notices that Jiang Yun appears unnaturally calm under the altar’s influence and begins to suspect him. Jiang Yun quickly disguises himself as someone struggling against the corruption, using Hou Ming’s Hell Netherfire to make the act convincing.
• As the Emperor Blood Sacrifice nears completion, the three Immortal Emperors are severely weakened, while the remaining altars undergo terrifying transformations. Their power distorts time and space, affects the Sacrificial Sea, and causes blood-colored tides containing countless worlds to rise.
• Across the Sea of Realms, sensitive Immortal Kings—including Chu Xuan—sense the coming catastrophe. Fear spreads as signs suggest that Heaven and possibly the Heavenly Court have collapsed.
• The Desolate Emperor restrains most of his power while focusing his divine sense toward the Calamity Plateau, where an ancient and terrifying presence is beginning to awaken. He declares that the current level of power will be sufficient, signaling that the true confrontation is about to begin.

Character Developments

• The Desolate Emperor: Demonstrates overwhelming superiority over the three Immortal Emperors while deliberately using the battle as cultivation and preparation for a breakthrough. His calmness and confidence intensify, but he also shows strategic awareness by sensing the awakening threat on the Calamity Plateau.
• Immortal Emperors Meng Hai and Luo: Their concern reveals the unprecedented scale of the battle. Luo correctly identifies the Desolate Emperor’s goal of breaking through through combat, while both recognize the danger to Heaven.
• The three Weird Immortal Emperors: Humiliated and desperate, they abandon conventional combat and sacrifice their own Emperor Blood to activate the altars. This shows both their ruthlessness and the severe pressure they are under.
• Jiang Yun: Protects his remaining forces and responds quickly to the crisis. He also displays cleverness and caution by concealing his immunity or resistance to the altar’s corruption from Netherworld Prison Dao Ancestor.
• Hou Ming: Cooperates with Jiang Yun without hesitation, helping him maintain his disguise by combining her Hell Netherfire with his Reincarnation Dao Flame.
• Netherworld Prison Dao Ancestor: Remains one of the few powerful figures able to resist the weird influence. His decisive suppression of Burning Bone shows his strength and loyalty to maintaining order, though his brief suspicion of Jiang Yun creates a new layer of tension.
• Dao Ancestor Burning Bone: His injuries leave him especially vulnerable to corruption, causing him to lose control and nearly attack his own side.

Significant Themes

• The burden of salvation: The survival of the Heavens rests almost entirely on the Desolate Emperor, making him both its greatest hope and its single point of failure.
• Power gained through danger: The Desolate Emperor seeks advancement by confronting overwhelming enemies, emphasizing the theme of breakthrough through life-and-death combat.
• Sacrifice and corruption: The Weird Clan’s altars consume the power and souls of countless beings, while the Immortal Emperors sacrifice their own essence to intensify the catastrophe.
• Order versus madness: The altar’s influence turns allies against one another, contrasting with the disciplined Dao hearts of figures such as Netherworld Prison and the cleansed Reincarnation Guardians.
• Hidden identities and suspicion: Jiang Yun’s unnatural resistance forces him to hide his true condition, showing that survival depends not only on strength but also on deception and vigilance.
• The coming apocalypse: The destruction Above Heaven is revealed to be only a prelude. The awakening aura from the Calamity Plateau suggests that an even greater, long-prepared catastrophe is imminent.

Important Character Interactions

• Meng Hai and Luo discuss the Desolate Emperor’s strength and conclude that he is using the battle to pursue the Sacrificial Dao Realm.
• The Desolate Emperor taunts the three Immortal Emperors by dismissing their attacks as insignificant, provoking their furious blood sacrifice.
• Netherworld Prison Dao Ancestor confronts and suppresses Burning Bone when the latter succumbs to the altar’s influence.
• Netherworld Prison becomes suspicious of Jiang Yun’s composure, prompting Jiang Yun to fake a struggle with the corruption.
• Hou Ming supports Jiang Yun’s deception by combining her Hell Netherfire with his Reincarnation Dao Flame, creating the appearance of an internal battle.
• The Desolate Emperor’s final declaration, made while sensing the Calamity Plateau, marks the transition from the current battle to the awakening of a far greater enemy.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• The Desolate Emperor launches a series of devastating sword strikes against the Blood Sacrificial Altar empowered by the three Weird Immortal Emperors.
• The altar, filled with the blood of countless sacrifices and ancient experts, is reinforced by a mysterious pressure from the sleeping Ancestors of the Calamity Plateau. Despite this, the Desolate Emperor’s sword intent steadily breaks through the bloody mist and cracks the altar.
• By his seventh strike, the altar begins to collapse and turns against the three Immortal Emperors who summoned it.
• The Weird Immortal Emperor is exposed and trapped within the Desolate Emperor’s sword domain. Unable to escape, he attempts to self-destruct and drag the Desolate Emperor down with him.
• The Desolate Emperor prevents the sacrifice and kills him with a precise sword strike that destroys his body, Primordial Spirit, Dao foundation, Sacrificial Patterns, and all traces of his existence. The Immortal Emperor is completely erased from reality.
• The death creates a forbidden domain filled with collapsing space, deathly aura, shattered laws, and the destructive remnants of the Strange Grand Dao.
• The remaining two Immortal Emperors lose their confidence and flee toward the Calamity Plateau, abandoning their Blood Sacrificial Altars.
• Once uncontrolled, the altar fragments fall toward the Sacrificial Sea, threatening widespread destruction. Rather than immediately pursue the fleeing enemies, the Desolate Emperor uses his sword intent to destroy every fragment and eliminate the danger to the All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

2. Character Developments

• Desolate Emperor: Demonstrates overwhelming strength, composure, and mastery of the Grand Dao. His battle against three Immortal Emperors establishes him as an unprecedented force. He is not only a ruthless opponent but also protective of the wider world, prioritizing the destruction of the altar fragments before chasing his enemies.
• Weird Immortal Emperor: Changes from a powerful, confident combatant into a desperate and terrified figure. His final attempt to self-destruct reveals his unwillingness to accept defeat, but the Desolate Emperor completely erases him.
• The Two Surviving Immortal Emperors: Their arrogance collapses after witnessing their companion’s death. They abandon dignity and cooperation, flee in separate directions, and focus solely on surviving.
• The Ancient Ancestors of the Calamity Plateau: Their previously dormant presence reacts to the Desolate Emperor’s power. Although they do not intervene directly, they recognize him as an opponent who can no longer be ignored.
• The Observers and Dao Venerables: Their disbelief transforms into exhilaration and worship. The Desolate Emperor’s victory restores their hope and confidence in resisting the Dark and Strange Races.

3. Significant Themes

• Hope against darkness: The Desolate Emperor’s sword strikes become symbols of the Human Race’s refusal to submit. His attacks leave marks even in the River of Time, ensuring that the resistance against darkness will be remembered.
• The collapse of arrogance: The Strange Race’s supposed certainty of victory turns into panic once their altar and strongest warrior are defeated.
• Power and responsibility: The Desolate Emperor’s strength is paired with restraint and compassion. He delays his pursuit to prevent the altar fragments from causing further destruction.
• Erasure versus immortality: Although the Weird Immortal Emperor believes he can eventually return through time, the Desolate Emperor’s final strike destroys even his existence and potential reincarnation.
• A turning point in the cosmic war: The victory breaks the Dark Race’s momentum and reveals that even Immortal Emperors can be killed, changing the balance of power across the All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

4. Character Interactions

• The Desolate Emperor directly clashes with all three Immortal Emperors, overpowering their combined Blood Sacrificial Altar.
• The Weird Immortal Emperor attempts to resist, then tries to sacrifice himself and take the Desolate Emperor with him, but the Desolate Emperor calmly interrupts and executes him.
• The two surviving Immortal Emperors react to their companion’s death with terror and flee rather than continue fighting.
• The Desolate Emperor’s presence inspires the Dao Venerables and countless observers, who begin shouting his name and praising his invincible might.
• His actions also indirectly challenge the sleeping Ancestors of the Calamity Plateau, signaling that the conflict is entering a more dangerous stage.

Chapter Summary: “Immortal Emperors Are Hard to Kill! Apprehension!”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• The two surviving Weird Clan Immortal Emperors attempt to escape separately, but this proves to be an illusion. Using a secret technique, they share their auras and hide together in a Void layer beyond the world.
• The Desolate Emperor sees through their deception and strikes the Void with a seemingly casual sword attack, injuring both Immortal Emperors again. Their bodies emerge covered in sword wounds, their auras greatly weakened.
• Although All Heavens celebrates the Desolate Emperor’s overwhelming victory, Immortal Emperors Meng Hai and Luo warn that he is not in peak condition after fighting three Immortal Emperors for so long. Killing the remaining two may force him to confront the sleeping Ancestors of the Calamity Plateau.
• The wounded Weird Immortal Emperors panic. One tries to persuade the Desolate Emperor to join the Weird Clan and share in the Grand Sacrifice, while the other desperately attempts to reactivate the Blood Sacrificial Altar. The altar, however, has lost most of its power.
• The Desolate Emperor ignores their pleas. A simple finger flick terrifies the two Immortal Emperors, demonstrating how completely their confidence and dignity have collapsed.
• As the Immortal Emperors stop supplying blood to the Sacrificial Altar, the bloody mist over All Heavens gradually dissipates and the Weird power affecting many cultivators weakens.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming withdraw their Reincarnation Dao Flame attack. Jiang Yun pretends to share the other Weird Dao Ancestors’ outrage that the Ancestors have not intervened, while privately discussing the situation with Hou Ming.
• Hou Ming theorizes that Sacrificial Dao Ancestors may not be vastly superior to Immortal Emperors. The Ancestors might still be recovering from ancient wounds or may not have fully awakened.
• The Desolate Emperor senses the rising aura of the Dark Origin Ancestral Land and realizes that the current battle may only be the beginning. He issues a sword-intent warning toward the Sacrificial Sea, intimidating both the Weird Clan and those who secretly supported it.
• Many former collaborators of the Weird Clan begin regretting their allegiance and consider removing the dark aura from their bodies or surrendering to Heaven’s side.
• The chapter ends with one Immortal Emperor again trying to tempt the Desolate Emperor. He rejects the offer and declares that he will eventually invade the Calamity Plateau and bury the entire Weird Clan.

2. Character Developments

• The Desolate Emperor: His terrifying strength and precision are emphasized. He can locate enemies hidden beyond ordinary space and time, and even casual movements make Immortal Emperors tremble. Despite his dominance, he remains cautious because he is not at full strength and may provoke the Plateau’s Ancestors.
• The Weird Immortal Emperors: They are reduced from proud, terrifying rulers to desperate and frightened survivors. Their failed escape, ineffective altar, pleading, and attempted negotiation reveal their complete psychological defeat.
• Jiang Yun: He becomes more perceptive and hopeful. Hou Ming’s explanation causes him to reconsider the relationship between Immortal Emperors and Sacrificial Dao Ancestors, and he begins to see a possible path for resisting the Calamity Plateau.
• Hou Ming: She reveals her deep historical knowledge, recalling the ancient battle involving the Pollen Path Immortal Sword and offering a significant theory about the weakened state of the Ancestors.
• Immortal Emperors Meng Hai and Luo: They provide a sober counterpoint to the celebrations, recognizing both the Desolate Emperor’s superiority and the danger of forcing a confrontation with the Plateau’s deepest powers.
• The Weird Dao Ancestors and allied traitors: Their confidence collapses. They begin thinking about abandoning the Weird Clan now that its supposed invincibility has been disproven.

3. Significant Themes

• Power and fear: The chapter overturns the image of Immortal Emperors as untouchable beings. In front of the Desolate Emperor, they become vulnerable and terrified, showing that even the highest apparent authority can be broken.
• Victory versus survival: Defeating an Immortal Emperor is possible, but truly killing one is extremely difficult. The Desolate Emperor’s victory carries strategic risks because the Plateau’s Ancestors may retaliate.
• The limits of “invincibility”: Sacrificial Dao Ancestors may not be absolutely superior to Immortal Emperors. The chapter suggests that realm boundaries and power hierarchies are more complicated than commonly believed.
• Hope amid darkness: The Ancestors’ failure to intervene gives All Heavens a rare opportunity. The possibility that many Ancestors remain wounded or dormant inspires Jiang Yun to imagine a future resistance.
• Loyalty and opportunism: Once the Weird Clan’s weakness becomes apparent, former allies immediately consider surrender. Their behavior illustrates how quickly political allegiance changes when overwhelming power shifts sides.
• The beginning of a larger conflict: The Desolate Emperor’s victory is not the conclusion of the war. The awakening aura from the Plateau suggests that a much greater confrontation is approaching.

4. Character Interactions

• Desolate Emperor and the Weird Immortal Emperors: Their exchange is dominated by intimidation. The Immortal Emperors plead, threaten, and attempt to bargain, but the Desolate Emperor responds with silence, contempt, and finally an uncompromising declaration of war.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming: Through secret voice transmission, they analyze the weakness of the Ancestors and the possible relationship between Sacrificial Dao and the Immortal Emperor Realm. Their discussion deepens Jiang Yun’s understanding and strengthens his hope.
• Jiang Yun and the Weird Dao Ancestors: Jiang Yun outwardly imitates their anger and demands that the Ancestors intervene, while concealing his true identity and privately evaluating the changing battlefield.
• Meng Hai and Luo with the observing Dao Venerables: They temper the celebration by explaining the Desolate Emperor’s hidden injuries and warning that further pursuit could bring disastrous consequences.
• The Desolate Emperor and the watching Dao Ancestors and traitors: His sword-intent warning acts as a silent confrontation. Those who once sided with the Weird Clan realize that he is aware of their schemes and may soon hold them accountable.

Chapter Summary: Dao Origin Double Pupils Peer In! After the Battle!

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Desolate Emperor ends the hundred-thousand-year battle Above Heaven by killing one of the Weird Clan’s three Immortal Emperors and forcing the other two to flee.
• He deliberately spares the survivors, declaring that this is not yet the day to kill them. The two emperors retreat toward the Calamity Plateau, shaken and humiliated.
• Across the Heavens and Myriad Realms, cultivators celebrate the victory, seeing it as a turning point in the war against the Weird Clan. A Heaven Dao Ancestor proclaims that offense and defense have finally changed places.
• Despite the triumph, Immortal Emperors Meng Hai and Luo warn that the Weird Clan can revive through the Calamity Plateau. The Desolate Emperor therefore remains in a dangerous position, like a lone warrior facing the entire Plateau.
• Rather than pursue the fleeing enemies, the Desolate Emperor sits in meditation Above Heaven and uses the battle’s aftermath to cultivate. His Dao Domain forms from the laws, sword intent, and residual power left behind by the battle.
• His cultivation reveals that he has advanced beyond ordinary Immortal Emperor principles and may already be approaching the legendary Sacrificial Dao Realm.
• The awakening Ancestors within the Calamity Plateau notice him. One expresses both appreciation and caution, recognizing that the Human Race has produced another figure capable of defying fate.
• Jiang Yun uses his reforged Dao Origin Double Pupils to observe the Desolate Emperor’s Dao Domain. He briefly sees profound connections between the Desolate Emperor’s laws and the mysterious Stone Millstone.
• Attempting to comprehend those laws severely injures Jiang Yun’s spiritual sense. He realizes that the Desolate Emperor’s Dao contains Immortal Emperor power, Sacrificial Dao resonance, and Plateau laws—forces far beyond what ordinary cultivators can endure.
• Jiang Yun later discovers that the fragment of sword intent left in his consciousness resonates with his Reincarnation Dao Flame, giving him a new insight into the different purposes of the various Great Daos.
• The chapter ends with both the Weird Clan and the forces of Heaven watching the Desolate Emperor in fear and awe. Meanwhile, Jiang Yun resolves to continue purifying darkness and strengthening himself until he can fight beside the Desolate Emperor.

Character Developments

• The Desolate Emperor: Establishes overwhelming dominance by defeating three Immortal Emperors, but his decision to spare two reveals long-term strategy rather than mercy. He grows stronger directly through battle, using the battlefield as a furnace for Dao advancement. His cultivation now appears to be approaching a realm beyond the Immortal Emperor level.
• The two surviving Weird Immortal Emperors: Their retreat exposes their fear and vulnerability. Although they survive because of the Plateau’s revival ability, they are psychologically shaken and no longer appear invincible.
• The Calamity Plateau Ancestors: Begin awakening in response to the Desolate Emperor’s rise. They now view him as a serious threat and potential opponent rather than merely another enemy.
• Immortal Emperor Meng Hai and Immortal Emperor Luo: Their initial joy is tempered by realism. They understand both the significance of the victory and the greater danger posed by the Plateau’s ability to revive the Weird Clan.
• Jiang Yun: Gains a deeper understanding of the Desolate Emperor’s strength and of the differences between the Great Daos. Though his attempt to observe the Emperor injures him, he obtains a valuable fragment of sword intent and new insight into how Reincarnation Dao functions.
• The cultivators of Heaven: Their despair turns into hope and renewed confidence after witnessing the Desolate Emperor’s victory.

Significant Themes

• A reversal of power: The battle marks the transition from the forces of Heaven defending themselves to actively threatening the Weird Clan.
• Strength forged through combat: The Desolate Emperor embodies the idea that true advancement comes from surviving battles, creating new paths, and refining oneself through danger.
• The cost of higher understanding: Jiang Yun can glimpse the Desolate Emperor’s laws but cannot safely comprehend them, showing that insight requires a matching realm and spiritual foundation.
• Different purposes of the Dao: Jiang Yun learns that a Dao specializing in purification, such as Reincarnation Dao, may not directly increase combat power. The Great Daos differ in function rather than being simply stronger or weaker.
• Hope versus looming catastrophe: The victory inspires the Heavens, but the awakening Plateau Ancestors and the Weird Clan’s revival ability indicate that a far greater conflict is approaching.
• Destiny and defiance: The Desolate Emperor is portrayed as someone who repeatedly advances by challenging fate and the Heavenly Dao, while the Ancestors are forced to remember the Human Race’s capacity to produce unprecedented figures.

Character Interactions

• The Desolate Emperor humiliates the two defeated Immortal Emperors by dismissing them rather than killing them, leaving them fearful and ashamed.
• Immortal Emperor Meng Hai and Immortal Emperor Luo discuss the strategic danger of the Calamity Plateau and acknowledge the Desolate Emperor’s difficult position.
• The Weird Dao Ancestors react with terror when they see the surviving emperors return, then become even more alarmed when the Desolate Emperor sits before the Plateau instead of retreating.
• The Plateau Ancestors observe the Desolate Emperor’s cultivation and recognize him as a potentially unprecedented threat.
• Jiang Yun silently studies the Desolate Emperor’s Dao Domain, suffering backlash but gaining a crucial glimpse into higher-level laws.
• The forces of Heaven and the Weird Clan both watch the Desolate Emperor from afar, united by the same realization: his victory has changed the balance of the entire world.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• After the Desolate Emperor’s devastating Sword Light destroys a Weird Immortal Emperor and drives back the others, the Dao Ancestors of the Underworld are left terrified and physically or spiritually injured. Dao Ancestor Burning Bone suffers severe internal damage, while the Sword Light’s intent remains engraved in his soul.
• Netherworld Prison Dao Ancestor returns and formally declares a truce with Heaven and All Heavens. He orders the Underworld to cease all hostile actions and remain hidden.
• He reveals that the Dao Ancestors of the other three Great Source Lands—Soul River, Four Extremes Floating Soil, and Heavenly Emperor Burial Pit—have reached the same decision. Unless summoned by the Ancestral Land, they will no longer wage war.
• The Underworld’s Dao Ancestors accept the order with relief, recognizing that provoking the Desolate Emperor could result in the destruction of the entire Underworld. They retreat into the Abyss to recover and await the intervention of the deeper Ancestors.
• Hou Ming warns Jiang Yun that Heaven may retaliate against him for sheltering two traitors. She urges him to enter seclusion with her in the Eighteenth Abyss, where Heaven would be unable to reach them.
• Jiang Yun orders the Eight Paths of Reincarnation to remain concealed as well. Zhulong, Bull Demon, and Black Tortoise are disappointed because they had hoped to repay Jiang Yun by fighting.
• With all four Source Lands withdrawing, the Weird faction falls into an unnatural silence. The black mist and Ominous aura recede, and the Sacrificial Sea becomes calm.
• Believing the crisis has passed, many civilizations and hidden Dao Ancestors reemerge. They rebuild Dao fields, accept disciples, and begin seeking the scattered fragments of the destroyed Sacrificial Altar.
• The altar fragments become the center of new conflicts because they retain immense power and secrets of the Weird Clan. Greed replaces fear, and the various civilizations eventually turn against one another.
• Ten thousand years later, wars over resources, territory, and Sacrificial Altar fragments spread throughout All Heavens and Myriad Realms.
• The corpse of the slain Weird Immortal Emperor becomes a terrifying forbidden land above Heaven. Its black mist, spatial distortions, and ominous roars make it a place that even Dao Ancestors warn others never to approach.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Netherworld Prison Dao Ancestor demonstrates authority and strategic restraint. Though humiliated and unwilling to yield, he recognizes the Desolate Emperor’s overwhelming power and chooses survival over continued conflict. His exhaustion and frustration reveal the psychological pressure imposed by the Sword Light.
• The Underworld Dao Ancestors lose their former confidence. Their fear of the Desolate Emperor forces them to acknowledge that their actions are controlled partly by the Weird Clan, but that they still retain enough reason to avoid certain destruction.
• Jiang Yun remains outwardly composed but is deeply affected by the Desolate Emperor’s power and by the possibility that his identity or actions may be exposed. He responds to the broader situation by ordering the Eight Paths of Reincarnation to lie low.
• Hou Ming displays sincere concern for Jiang Yun and urges him to protect himself. Her brief attempt at emotional closeness—holding his hand and inviting him to cultivate with her—is followed by sudden withdrawal when Jiang Yun reciprocates. Her contradictory behavior suggests that the Weird Clan’s techniques have caused unpredictable effects in her mind or emotions.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming share a relationship marked by mutual concern, emotional tension, and uncertainty. Jiang Yun senses that Hou Ming’s affection may be genuine, but he also suspects that weird power is influencing her behavior.
• Peacock Venerable reacts with rage and humiliation after the Desolate Emperor destroys his carefully prepared schemes. He blames the others for abandoning the plan and is isolated as the other Dao Ancestors distance themselves from him.
• Zhulong, Bull Demon, and Black Tortoise remain loyal to Jiang Yun and are eager to repay the gift of Emperor Blood, but must suppress their desire to fight because of the truce.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and deterrence: The Desolate Emperor does not need to issue threats directly; the memory of one Sword Light forces four major Source Lands to abandon their war plans.
• Survival versus pride: The Dao Ancestors suffer humiliation by retreating, but recognize that resistance would mean annihilation. Their truce reflects pragmatic survival rather than reconciliation.
• Temporary peace and recurring conflict: The calm following the Weird faction’s withdrawal gives the universe a brief opportunity to recover, but peace proves fragile. Once the common enemy disappears, civilizations resume fighting among themselves.
• Greed and the cycle of violence: The Sacrificial Altar fragments become new objects of desire, showing that conflict is not eliminated—only redirected toward new sources of power.
• Uncertainty surrounding weirdness: The Weird Clan’s influence persists even when its forces withdraw. Hou Ming’s unstable behavior and the dangerous altar fragments demonstrate that weird power leaves lasting, unpredictable consequences.
• The danger of complacency: Countless civilizations mistake the Weird faction’s silence for permanent defeat. Their renewed wars reveal how quickly fear fades and ambition returns.
• Legacy of destruction: The fallen Immortal Emperor’s corpse becoming a forbidden land emphasizes that even victory over a supreme enemy creates new dangers that may endure for countless eras.

Chapter Summary: “Heavens Remain in Chaos!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The fallen Weird Immortal Emperor may still be capable of returning from the River of Time through the Weird Clan’s forbidden resurrection arts. The Desolate Emperor therefore remains in a forbidden land, cultivating and gradually erasing every trace of the Immortal Emperor’s existence to prevent his revival.
• The Desolate Emperor has become a spiritual symbol for the Dao Ancestors of All Heavens and Myriad Realms. His continued existence reassures them that darkness cannot completely overwhelm the worlds.
• With the Weird Clan silent for an extended period, previously hidden Evolutionary Civilizations and secluded experts begin emerging again. Their renewed activity causes widespread chaos, especially over the scattered Altar Fragments left behind by the Weird Clan.
• Two Dao Ancestors battle violently above the Sacrificial Sea over an Altar Fragment they recently seized from a forbidden land:
  • Dao Ancestor Changhui of Heaven, who specializes in the Physical Body Dao.
  • Dao Ancestor Azure Dragon of the Evolutionary Civilizations of All Heavens, who wields a dragon-engraved bronze halberd.
• Their clash devastates the surrounding space and threatens nearby worlds. Immortal Kings and True Immortals flee, while some greedy experts secretly remain, hoping to profit from the battle or collect scattered Dao laws.
• Observing Dao Ancestors discuss Azure Dragon’s rumored past collaboration with the Dark Lifeforms. Although some demand his punishment, others hesitate because there is no conclusive evidence and the Weird Clan and Four Source Lands remain dangerous threats.
• Changhui eventually gains the upper hand. His ancient god-and-demon battle roar damages Azure Dragon’s spiritual foundation, nearly disarms him, and forces him to spit blood.
• The watching Dao Ancestors compare Changhui’s strength to Jiang Yun’s past battle as Dao Origin, when Jiang Yun single-handedly severely injured two veteran Dao Ancestors using only his physical body and Reincarnation Dao Flame. They conclude that Changhui is powerful but still far below Jiang Yun’s former dominance.
• Jiang Yun secretly appears at the battlefield in a black robe. Concealing his identity and aura, he observes the conflict while investigating the Altar Fragment.
• Using the Reincarnation Token and the intelligence gathered by the Eight Paths of Reincarnation, Jiang Yun has tracked the fragment to the Sacrificial Sea. He has left the Underworld Abyss personally because an incarnation would be too weak to survive among so many veteran Dao Ancestors.
• Jiang Yun intends to seize the fragment himself. Because he possesses purification power and the Reincarnation Dao Flame, he is uniquely capable of resisting the Dark Source corruption within the fragments.
• Willow God previously instructed Jiang Yun to collect more Altar Fragments. Heaven’s faction has gathered some but cannot safely give them to him because the Ancestors of Calamity Plateau are watching. Jiang Yun must therefore act independently while maintaining the appearance of caution and neutrality.

Character Developments

• The Desolate Emperor: His role shifts from merely defeating the Weird Immortal Emperor to permanently preventing his resurrection. His silent cultivation represents both immense responsibility and unwavering protection of the worlds.
• Dao Ancestor Changhui: Revealed as an exceptionally formidable new expert from Heaven. His physical strength, ancient god-and-demon techniques, and ability to suppress Azure Dragon establish him as a major power.
• Dao Ancestor Azure Dragon: Shown to be powerful but increasingly vulnerable under Changhui’s assault. His alleged connection to the Dark Lifeforms casts suspicion over him and makes his position politically dangerous.
• Jiang Yun/Dao Origin: Demonstrates greater caution and strategic maturity. Rather than openly relying on his former reputation, he conceals himself, gathers information, and carefully considers how his identity as a former “traitor” might be perceived. Nevertheless, his determination to obtain the fragment shows that he remains ambitious and willing to take significant risks.
• The observing Dao Ancestors: Their fear of the Weird Clan and the Four Source Lands prevents them from acting decisively against Azure Dragon. They are increasingly motivated by both suspicion and the lure of Altar Fragments.

Significant Themes

• The persistence of darkness: The Weird Clan’s silence does not mean its destruction. The possibility of the Immortal Emperor’s resurrection and the continued threat of the Four Source Lands keep all factions uneasy.
• Power and corruption: Altar Fragments offer opportunities for breakthroughs, but their Dark Source aura can corrupt even Dao Ancestors. Power comes with the risk of becoming part of the enemy’s forces.
• Greed versus survival: Experts know the fragments bring misfortune, yet their desire for greater cultivation repeatedly overcomes their caution.
• Faith in powerful protectors: The Desolate Emperor has become a totem of hope, symbolizing the belief that one supreme guardian can preserve light against overwhelming darkness.
• Caution and hidden agendas: Nearly every faction acts indirectly. Dao Ancestors conceal their intentions, Jiang Yun hides his identity, and Heaven cannot openly support him because of outside surveillance.
• The legacy of past battles: Jiang Yun’s earlier victory over two Dao Ancestors remains a standard by which later experts are measured, emphasizing his enduring influence and formidable reputation.

Character Interactions

• Changhui and Azure Dragon engage in a fierce, openly hostile struggle over the Altar Fragment, with Changhui attacking through overwhelming physical force and Azure Dragon relying on his halberd’s defensive precision and laws.
• The observing Dao Ancestors debate whether Azure Dragon should be treated as an ally, enemy, or suspected traitor because of his alleged cooperation with the Dark Lifeforms.
• The Dao Ancestors collectively compare Changhui’s performance to Jiang Yun’s past battle, indirectly reinforcing Jiang Yun’s legendary status.
• Jiang Yun remains physically separate from the observers, secretly analyzing both combatants and the surrounding situation. His interaction with the battlefield is strategic rather than direct: he waits for the right moment to claim the fragment.
• The Desolate Emperor does not respond to the battle, remaining absorbed in his cultivation while his presence silently influences everyone’s decisions and sense of security.

Summary: “Seizing the Altar Fragment!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yun recognizes an opportunity to obtain the Altar Fragment while the Dark Dao Ancestors are in seclusion. He observes the battle between Dao Ancestors Changhui and Azure Dragon, intending to seize the fragment when both are weakened.
• The Desolate Emperor’s earlier killing of an Immortal Emperor has not disturbed Calamity Plateau, revealing the terrifying depth of the Weird Clan’s power. Jiang Yun concludes that only greater strength can resolve the current deadlock and suspects the fragment’s runes may reveal the secrets of Calamity Land.
• Dao Ancestor Azure Dragon, overwhelmed and seriously injured by Heaven’s forces, is forced to surrender the Altar Fragment. He bitterly recalls how Peacock Venerable once promised him a path to Immortal Emperorhood, leading him to gamble on both Heaven and the Weird Clan.
• Having lost his fragment, damaged his Dao foundation, and exhausted his preparations, Azure Dragon realizes he has no true backing. He uses his blood essence and Azure Dragon transformation to flee into the Sacrificial Sea.
• The Altar Fragment becomes the focus of every Dao Ancestor present. Dao Ancestor Changhui takes possession of it, intending to return it to Heaven despite knowing that its strange aura may be dangerous.
• Changhui remembers Immortal Emperor Luo’s warning: weirdness and misfortune are even more dangerous than darkness itself, and contamination by them may be nearly impossible to remove.
• Before Changhui can secure the fragment, a mysterious black figure suddenly steals it from his hand and escapes.
• Enraged by the theft and the figure’s dismissive silence, Changhui gives chase. He reveals far greater power than he displayed against Azure Dragon, expanding into a giant form and summoning terrifying phantoms of Primordial Gods and Demons.
• The chapter ends as Changhui catches up and launches a devastating punch at the fleeing figure, shattering the Void and opening cracks into terrifying realms beyond space-time.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun: Becomes more cautious and strategic. He recognizes the dangers surrounding Calamity Plateau and understands that schemes are meaningless without overwhelming strength. His interest in the Altar Fragment deepens because it may expose the Weird Clan’s secrets.
• Dao Ancestor Azure Dragon: Suffers a major downfall. His attempt to benefit from both Heaven and the Weird Clan collapses, leaving him isolated, injured, and regretful. His reliance on Peacock Venerable’s promise is exposed as foolish and insubstantial.
• Dao Ancestor Changhui: Demonstrates confidence, authority, and overwhelming hidden strength. His anger at having the fragment stolen turns into a relentless pursuit, revealing that his earlier battle with Azure Dragon did not exhaust his abilities.
• Peacock Venerable: Though absent, his failed promise serves as the source of Azure Dragon’s misguided ambitions and eventual despair.
• The mysterious black figure: Emerges as a bold and highly capable challenger, possessing enough speed and confidence to steal from Changhui directly. Their identity and motives remain unknown.

Significant Themes

• Strength as the foundation of survival: Jiang Yun’s reflection emphasizes that strategy and ambition are useless without sufficient power.
• The danger of divided loyalties: Azure Dragon’s attempt to rely on both Heaven and the Weird Clan leaves him unsupported by either side.
• False promises and isolation: Peacock Venerable’s grand vision proves empty, highlighting the danger of staking one’s future on promises without real protection.
• Weirdness and corruption: The Altar Fragment is not merely a treasure but a potential source of contamination linked to the deeper secrets of darkness and misfortune.
• Hidden power and uncertainty: Calamity Plateau, the Weird Clan, Changhui’s concealed strength, and the black figure all demonstrate that appearances are unreliable in the conflict among the myriad heavens.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun silently observes Changhui and Azure Dragon’s battle while planning how to profit from their conflict.
• Azure Dragon confronts the Heaven-aligned Dao Ancestors and ultimately throws the fragment toward them as he escapes.
• Changhui claims the fragment and dismisses Azure Dragon as weak, while also recalling Heaven’s warnings about the object’s danger.
• The mysterious black figure directly challenges Changhui by stealing the fragment from his hand without explanation.
• Changhui responds with fury, pursuing the thief and initiating what promises to be a major battle.

Chapter Summary: “Clashing with Heaven’s Dao Ancestor!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dao Ancestor Changhui attacks the mysterious shadow with overwhelming force, intending to destroy him and vent his hatred.
• Instead of revealing his identity or using elaborate techniques, the shadow calmly counters with simple-looking punches infused with terrifying blood qi and vitality.
• Changhui becomes excited by the shadow’s powerful physical body and abandons his suspicion that the figure is connected to the Dark Power. He unleashes his full combat strength, causing space, time, stars, and even the Sacrificial Sea to shatter under the impact.
• Dao Ancestor Azure Dragon, fleeing after abandoning the Altar Fragment, senses the battle and is horrified by its scale. Realizing how dangerous the All Heavens has become, he resolves to hide indefinitely and avoid further conflict.
• The battle between Changhui and the shadow moves from the All Heavens into the Sacrificial Sea. Despite Changhui’s relentless attacks, the shadow remains calm and continues responding with ordinary physical punches.
• The shadow is revealed internally to be Jiang Yun. He recognizes that Changhui represents the strength and hope of Heaven’s younger generation, proving that Heaven has not declined completely after the ancient war.
• Jiang Yun also realizes that the battle cannot continue indefinitely, since exposing his identity would endanger both himself and his larger plan.
• Jiang Yun abandons complicated divine abilities and gathers the pure power of his body, supported by the Three Thousand Worlds. His vitality becomes so immense that it shocks the watching Dao Ancestors and appears to exceed the limits of the Dao Ancestor Realm.
• The decisive clash occurs when Changhui’s strongest punch meets Jiang Yun’s physical strike. The collision produces catastrophic destruction, twisting time and space and splitting the Sacrificial Sea.
• After the aftermath fades, Jiang Yun has vanished, while Changhui remains badly battered, bloodied, and defeated. The spectators conclude that Jiang Yun escaped with little or no serious injury.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun: Demonstrates extraordinary physical strength and restraint. Rather than seeking recognition, he deliberately hides his identity and conceals his true abilities. His observations reveal that he is concerned not only with victory but also with the survival and future of Heaven. He respects Heaven’s perseverance while remaining aware of the larger power struggle involving Immortal Emperors and Sacrificial Dao experts.
• Dao Ancestor Changhui: Reveals himself as a battle-hungry and immensely powerful warrior. His initial hostility shifts into admiration and excitement once he realizes the shadow is not using Dark Power. Although he unleashes his full strength, he is ultimately defeated, suffering a humiliating setback.
• Dao Ancestor Azure Dragon: Undergoes a sharp change in attitude. Once confident that he could act freely across the All Heavens, he becomes fearful after being hunted by Heaven and witnessing Changhui’s battle. He decides that survival requires complete withdrawal and concealment.
• The observing Dao Ancestors: Their confidence and assumptions are shaken. They are forced to recognize the existence of an unknown powerhouse capable of defeating Changhui through physical cultivation alone.

Significant Themes

• Hidden strength and concealed identity: Jiang Yun’s plain punches and refusal to reveal his form emphasize that true power does not always appear through flashy techniques.
• Physical cultivation: The chapter strongly highlights the terrifying potential of the physical body, presenting Jiang Yun’s vitality as powerful enough to rival or surpass supreme treasures and reshape Heaven and Earth.
• Heaven’s resilience: Despite suffering from past wars and pressure from the Weird Clan, Heaven continues producing powerful new cultivators. Its inherited spirit remains an “undying spark.”
• The limits of Dao Ancestors: Even the strongest Dao Ancestors are ultimately pieces in a greater conflict controlled by Immortal Emperors and Sacrificial Dao experts.
• Fear, humility, and survival: Azure Dragon’s retreat shows how quickly arrogance can turn into terror when confronted with forces beyond one’s understanding.
• Uncertainty and mystery: Jiang Yun’s victory raises more questions than it answers, leaving the observers desperate to learn who the mysterious figure really is.

Character Interactions

• Changhui and Jiang Yun: Their exchange is almost entirely physical, with Changhui attacking in fury and Jiang Yun calmly countering. Changhui treats the battle as a long-awaited source of excitement, while Jiang Yun views it strategically and ends it before his identity can be exposed.
• Azure Dragon and the battlefield: Though he does not participate in the duel, Azure Dragon witnesses its terrifying aftermath and reacts with fear, regret, and a determination to disappear.
• The observing Dao Ancestors: They debate the likely victor, with some confidently supporting Changhui and others warning that the mysterious figure is equally formidable. Their disagreement heightens the suspense before Changhui’s defeat is revealed.
• Jiang Yun and Heaven’s cultivators: Jiang Yun does not directly interact with them, but his thoughts show that he sees Changhui’s strength as evidence of Heaven’s continuing vitality and hope.

Chapter Summary: “Incomplete Sacrificial Talismans!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After defeating Dao Ancestor Changhui and taking an Altar Fragment, the mysterious Dao Ancestor disappears. Changhui returns to Heaven in humiliation and enters seclusion, possibly to cultivate or plan revenge.
• News of the battle spreads throughout the Sacrificial Sea and the All Heavens and Myriad Realms. The mysterious figure’s ability to fight a Dao Ancestor using only physical strength shocks the cultivation world.
• Heaven does not pursue the mysterious Dao Ancestor, leading others to conclude that he is not allied with the Dark Lifeforms.
• The incident causes many Dao Ancestors to emerge from seclusion and intensifies the struggle for Altar Fragments, which are now viewed as objects containing immense secrets and opportunities for advancement.
• Jiang Yun remains hidden for several decades on the Reincarnation Road, recovering from injuries and Dao Marks sustained during the battle. He uses his blood and vitality to heal completely.
• Through the Reincarnation Token, Jiang Yun receives intelligence from the Eight Paths of Reincarnation and realizes that the “mysterious Dao Ancestor” mentioned in the reports is himself.
• He studies two Altar Fragments but encounters sinister energy that attempts to corrupt and influence him. He uses the Stone Millstone to suppress and destroy this aura.
• Unable to decipher the fragments directly, Jiang Yun imitates Hua Sheng Dao Ancestor’s method and uses secret hand seals to summon an Altar Phantom and temper his Dao arts.
• The ritual produces a vision of an incomplete Sacrificial Talisman. Its presence exerts terrifying mental pressure, nearly compelling Jiang Yun to submit to the Calamity Plateau.
• Jiang Yun suppresses the influence with the Stone Millstone, but the ominous sensation remains, convincing him that the Altar Fragments are connected to terrifying powers behind the Weird Clan and possibly the source of all calamity.
• The Altar Phantom significantly enhances Jiang Yun’s strength. Convinced that collecting more fragments may reveal the foundations of the Weird Clan and provide a shortcut to the Sacrificial Script, he resolves to continue stealing fragments in secret—even if this means confronting Heaven’s Dao Ancestors again.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun: Becomes more cautious and strategic after recognizing the danger of the Altar Fragments. He learns that even his dark nature does not make him immune to their corruption. Despite this fear, his curiosity and determination grow stronger, and he commits himself to gathering more fragments.
• Dao Ancestor Changhui: Suffers a major defeat and retreats into seclusion. His humiliation leaves his future intentions uncertain: he may seek revenge or attempt to break through his current realm.
• Heaven’s Dao Ancestors and factions: Their interest in the Altar Fragments sharply increases after witnessing the mysterious Dao Ancestor’s power. Heaven also tightens its control and defenses around the fragments.
• The Desolate Emperor: Though absent from the chapter’s events, he remains an important figure. His earlier opposition to allowing Altar Fragments into Heaven is shown to have been farsighted.

Significant Themes

• Dangerous knowledge and corruption: The fragments contain powerful truths but can erode the mind and impose submission on those who study them.
• Power versus risk: Jiang Yun gains a formidable new technique through the Altar Phantom, but using it exposes him to forces capable of destroying his will.
• Hidden identities and secrecy: Jiang Yun’s disguised battle and continued concealment allow him to operate outside the attention of Heaven and other factions.
• The origins of calamity: The fragments and incomplete talismans appear connected to the Calamity Plateau, the Weird Clan, and the deeper source of the world’s strange disasters.
• Ambition and sacrifice: The chapter raises the question of what is being sacrificed—Jiang Yun himself or the Grand Dao—and suggests that advancement may require dangerous contact with forbidden forces.
• Escalating conflict: The battle over Altar Fragments becomes a new source of turmoil across the cultivation world, even apart from the threat of the Weird Clan.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun and Dao Ancestor Changhui: Their earlier battle drives the chapter’s consequences. Jiang Yun defeats and robs Changhui while concealing his identity, forcing Changhui into retreat and Heaven into a cautious response.
• Jiang Yun and the Eight Paths of Reincarnation: The Reincarnation Token provides Jiang Yun with intelligence from across the realms, allowing him to monitor events while remaining hidden.
• Jiang Yun and the Altar Fragments: His attempts to understand and manipulate them become the chapter’s central interaction. The fragments resist comprehension, emit corruptive power, and reveal the partial Sacrificial Talisman.
• Jiang Yun and the Desolate Emperor: Although they do not meet, Jiang Yun considers seeking the Desolate Emperor’s advice. The political and supernatural dangers surrounding the Emperor make such contact impossible for now.

Chapter Summary: “Another Altar Fragment!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yun’s Reincarnation Tokens, scattered throughout the Sacrificial Sea tens of thousands of years earlier, have developed into an extensive intelligence network. They monitor the Void and alert him whenever Altar Fragments appear.
• He learns of two possible fragment locations:
  1. One fragment is being contested by several Dao Ancestors. Because the battle is heavily guarded and Jiang Yun risks exposing his identity, he chooses not to intervene.
  2. Another fragment is supposedly hidden in the ruins of a destroyed cultivation world, within a region distorted by Space and Time Dao laws.
• Jiang Yun investigates the second location but initially finds no trace of the fragment. By activating the black Altar Phantom and resonating it with the fragment already in his possession, he detects a hidden response.
• Using his Double Pupils, he sees through the distortions and discovers that the fragment is concealed by a naturally formed spatial-temporal formation—not by an enemy’s trap.
• He respects the formation’s profound Heavenly Dao principles and avoids damaging it. After stabilizing the surrounding space and time with a Reincarnation Rune jade slip, he carefully retrieves the fragment.
• The two fragments resonate and strengthen the Illusory Altar Phantom, solidifying another portion of it and making the phantom increasingly powerful and lifelike.
• The vision of the complete altar triggers horrifying cries from the souls sacrificed beneath the Yellow Springs. Strange power begins invading Jiang Yun, but a Grindstone Phantom appears and crushes the aura, saving him from being overwhelmed.

Character Development

• Jiang Yun demonstrates patience and strategic caution. Rather than recklessly joining the first battle, he prioritizes protecting his concealed identity and survival.
• His confidence and investigative abilities are emphasized through his use of the Reincarnation Tokens, Double Pupils, Reincarnation Dao Flame, and Altar Phantom.
• He shows respect for natural formations and the Heavenly Dao, choosing to preserve a miraculous formation instead of destroying it for convenience.
• His connection to the altar deepens. The growing phantom suggests that gathering more fragments may eventually restore the altar from illusion to reality.
• Jiang Yun also confronts the psychological and spiritual danger of the altar’s sacrificial history, revealing that his pursuit of power carries the risk of being corrupted by its strange aura.

Significant Themes

• Long-term preparation and strategy: Jiang Yun’s ancient arrangements continue to yield results after tens of thousands of years.
• Caution versus ambition: He wants the fragments but understands that acting impulsively could expose him or lead to death.
• The hidden power of time: Forgotten “seeds,” natural formations, and buried fragments can accumulate tremendous influence across eras.
• The inevitability of catastrophe: Jiang Yun believes the coming Grand Sacrifice will destroy All Heavens and Myriad Realms, making the hiding strategy of other Dao Ancestors futile.
• Nature’s profound mysteries: The naturally formed formation demonstrates that the Heavenly Dao can produce concealment and power beyond the designs of living beings.
• Power and corruption: The altar is not merely a source of strength; its connection to mass sacrifice and strange forces poses a direct spiritual threat.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun has no direct confrontation in this chapter, but he observes the Dao Ancestors battling over the first fragment and judges their cautious, mutually suspicious tactics.
• His actions reflect an ongoing indirect conflict with powerful figures such as Netherworld Prison, Peacock Venerable, and Hou Ming, whose influence forces him to remain hidden.
• The recovered fragment interacts with the fragment he already possesses, causing both to resonate and strengthening the Illusory Altar.
• The altar’s lingering sacrificial consciousness effectively confronts Jiang Yun through the cries of the dead and the invading strange aura.
• The Grindstone Phantom responds protectively, suppressing the altar’s corruption and preventing Jiang Yun from being consumed.