Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• Ye Fan breaks free from Yuangu’s cultivation-level suppression, then answers Yuangu’s use of the Emperor Yuan Scripture: Forbidden Chapter with a secret technique from Emperor Wushi’s forbidden chapter. Yuangu is decisively defeated and dies, becoming the first close-bloodline descendant of an Ancient Emperor to perish on the Emperor’s Path.
• Jiang Ming receives a four-star reward: a Bodhi Seed, an Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree Heart Pendant, and the main root of the Void Divine Vine. He plans to let Gu Qingyao use the pendant to help her reach the Quasi-Emperor realm.
• Yuangu’s final wish—to return to Primordial Antiquity and see his family—moves the witnesses. Jiang Ming resolves to cherish his loved ones more.
• Primordial Lake’s people refuse to accept the outcome of the agreed fair duel. As they rush Ye Fan, someone attacks him with a powerful concealed silver spear.
• Yan Ruyu intercepts the attack and kills its sender with the weapon itself. She rebukes Primordial Lake for seeking revenge after the duel, while an unseen Primordial Ancestral King declares that Ye Fan must die.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Fan proves he can match Yuangu’s forbidden technique and receives the support of Yan Ruyu. He thanks her as his sister-in-law, recognizing her intervention as a sign of Jiang Ming’s protection.
• Yuangu remains unwilling to accept defeat, but his dying words reveal the loneliness and regret behind his devotion to cultivation.
• Jiang Ming is pleased by his reward and its potential to accelerate his cultivation, but Yuangu’s death also prompts him to value his partners more deeply.
• Yan Ruyu openly protects Ye Fan and asserts that the duel’s terms must be respected. Her status and the Azure Emperor’s Weapon reinforce the seriousness of her intervention.
• Primordial Lake’s people react with grief and anger, turning against Ye Fan despite the agreed terms; a hidden Ancestral King escalates the conflict.

Significant themes

• The cost of pursuing the Dao: Yuangu’s sacrifice of family and love ends in isolation, making his death a warning about what cultivation can take.
• Honor and the consequences of defeat: The duel was meant to settle the matter, but Primordial Lake’s refusal to accept its result threatens renewed violence.
• Loyalty and protection: Jiang Ming’s allies act to defend Ye Fan, while Yuangu’s final words strengthen Jiang Ming’s resolve to cherish those close to him.

Chapter Summary: “Survival Is Also a Great Dao”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Several Primordial Antiquity Half-Saints attack Ye Fan, claiming that killing the descendant of an Ancient Emperor is an unforgivable crime. They exploit a loophole in the Myriad Races Assembly’s agreement by sending Half-Saints instead of Ancestor Kings.
• Yan Ruyu immediately revives the Azure Emperor’s Weapon. Its power destroys or severs the attackers’ arms, forcing them to retreat rather than risk death.
• Yan Ruyu publicly declares that Ye Fan is under her protection and challenges the Primordial Antiquity Race to send Ancestor Kings if they truly dare. Her confidence, combined with her Emperor Armament and powerful allies, silences the opposition.
• Jiang Ming steps forward and reinforces the threat. He declares Ye Fan his brother and warns that any Ancestor King who harms him will face Jiang Ming, his family, his master, and multiple Great Saints. He also reveals that several Ancient Emperor weapons could be summoned against the Primordial Antiquity forces.
• Jiang Ming provokes the Ancestor Kings of Primordial Lake, offering to fight them alone or against multiple opponents. However, before a battle can begin, Great Saint Hun Tuo appears and urges everyone to preserve peace.
• Because Hun Tuo is a respected Great Saint, no major battle occurs. The Primordial Antiquity forces withdraw, leaving Jiang Ming disappointed that he cannot gain the rewards associated with killing a Great Saint.
• Jiang Ming reflects on the value of Yuangu’s death, recognizing that Yuangu possessed the potential to become an Emperor. He also considers the ruined Immortal Domain and the immense value of immortal energy.
• The chapter concludes by emphasizing the “Survival Dao”: survival, caution, and avoiding unnecessary enemies are among the deepest and most important principles of cultivation.

Character Developments

• Yan Ruyu demonstrates decisive strength and unwavering loyalty to Ye Fan. She is willing to risk activating the Azure Emperor’s Weapon and openly confront the entire Primordial Antiquity Race.
• Jiang Ming displays overwhelming confidence, political influence, and strategic intimidation. Rather than immediately fighting, he uses his alliances and access to Emperor Armaments to deter his enemies.
• Ye Fan is established as someone protected by powerful allies, especially Yan Ruyu and Jiang Ming. His status has become significant enough that attacking him risks a large-scale war.
• Great Saint Hun Tuo is portrayed as a powerful but peace-minded elder. His arrival prevents the confrontation from escalating, despite his formidable history and reputation.
• Jiang Ming’s personality becomes more nuanced: although he appears arrogant and enjoys threatening powerful enemies, he is fundamentally cautious and deeply aware of the dangers of cultivation. His confidence coexists with a strong fear of death.

Significant Themes

• Strength through alliances: Power is not limited to personal cultivation. Jiang Ming’s relationships with Great Saints, the Jiang Family, the Ji Family, and Yaochi make him a far more dangerous figure.
• Deterrence and political power: The threat of retaliation is enough to prevent a war. Jiang Ming wins without fighting because his enemies fear the consequences.
• The value of survival: The chapter argues that preserving one’s life is itself a profound Dao. Reckless heroism and premature revenge can lead to destruction, while patience and caution allow one to grow stronger.
• Fear and restraint among the powerful: Even Ancestor Kings hesitate when confronted with the possibility of a conflict involving Emperor Armaments and Great Saints.
• The fragility of peace: The agreement of the Myriad Races Assembly is repeatedly tested, showing that peace exists only so long as all sides fear the cost of breaking it.
• Immortality and the Immortal Domain: The ruined state of the Immortal Domain highlights the scarcity and importance of immortal energy, reinforcing why survival and longevity are central goals of cultivation.

Important Character Interactions

• Yan Ruyu and the Half-Saints: She directly counters their attack with the Azure Emperor’s Weapon and warns them not to underestimate her.
• Yan Ruyu and Jiang Ming: Their actions complement each other—Yan Ruyu provides immediate protection, while Jiang Ming uses his reputation and connections to force the enemy into retreat.
• Jiang Ming and the Primordial Antiquity Ancestor Kings: Jiang Ming openly taunts and threatens them, especially the forces of Primordial Lake, challenging them to fight him collectively.
• Jiang Ming and Great Saint Hun Tuo: Hun Tuo’s intervention frustrates Jiang Ming’s hopes of killing a Great Saint, but it also reveals that both men’s presence helps stabilize the situation.
• Jiang Ming and Ye Fan: Jiang Ming publicly identifies Ye Fan as his brother, making their relationship a major source of protection and political leverage.

Key plot points and events

• Yuangu’s defeat and death at Ye Fan’s hands shakes both humans and the Primordial Race. Ye Fan’s victory proves that even a single powerful human can overcome someone with an ancient emperor’s bloodline.
• Jiang Ming’s own formidable strength also alarms the Primordial Ancestral Kings, who must account for the Great Saints backing him.
• Young contenders on both sides reconsider their priorities: rather than risk premature, fatal clashes, they decide to focus on becoming Saints and catching up with Jiang Ming. They know a future struggle for emperorship will eventually force them into conflict.
• Jiang Ming remains focused on the looming Immortal Ascension Road, which he knows is a deception tied to a coming Dark Cataclysm.
• He gives Gu Qingyao a pendant made from the heartwood of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree. She recognizes its value, accepts it, and teases him over his suggestive promise about her reaching the Quasi-Emperor realm.
• Half a year later, Jiang Ming’s original body completes a tribulation, reaches the Second Heaven of Saint, and advances his Great Freedom Dao Scripture to its ninth revolution. He prepares to enter a new stage of his dao body’s growth, which he names the primordial demon god dao spirit realm.
• After more than a year away, Jiang Ming returns to the Big Dipper Burial Emperor Star with the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter. His attempt to reach the Eternal Star Region failed after a cosmic storm erased the Flying Saucer’s star-chart coordinates.
• Before leaving, he tells the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter that his Azure Dragon Totem Deity will remain behind to help her cultivate. He then plans to introduce her to his other partners to prevent future rivalries.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Fan gains worldwide renown through his victory over Yuangu.
• Jiang Ming is revealed as a source of pressure for both generations of rivals. He continues advancing rapidly and pursues his own cultivation goals without waiting for others.
• Gu Qingyao accepts Jiang Ming’s valuable pendant and responds to his flirtatious remarks with amused exasperation.
• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter has grown much closer to Jiang Ming during their year together and has advanced to Immortal Stage Three, Sixth Heaven. She now calls him her husband and agrees to meet his other companions, though she remains curious about how she would compare with them in a fight.
• Human and Primordial youths alike recognize Jiang Ming as the benchmark they must try to catch, while postponing their inevitable rivalries.

Significant themes

• Competition and ambition: Only one Great Emperor can emerge in an era, making future conflict inevitable.
• Patience and preparation: The young contenders choose cultivation over reckless battles, aiming to become Saints first.
• Power and political caution: Jiang Ming’s strength—and the powerful figures behind him—forces even the Ancestor Kings to think carefully before acting.
• Hidden danger and deception: The supposed Immortal Ascension Road is a fraud, foreshadowing the coming Dark Cataclysm.
• Intimacy and loyalty: Jiang Ming’s bonds with Gu Qingyao and the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter develop alongside his cultivation and larger ambitions.

Plot points

• Jiang Ming locates his Azure Dragon Totem Deity and brings the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter to the Azure Flood Dragon King’s Dao Field, once the retreat of a Saint King who cultivated only the Wheel of the Sea.
• Jiang Ming distributes Thunder Tribulation Liquid to the Azure Flood Dragon King and several allied demons. The Totem Deity gives five drops each to the Golden-Winged Little Roc King and Feng Huang, while the Roc King becomes less resistant to serving Jiang Ming.
• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter meets Jiang Ming’s allies. Her pure-blood status as the Myriad Dragon Emperor’s daughter overwhelms the dragon-blooded Azure Flood Dragon King and Red Dragon Daoist. She gives the gathered demons gifts, then joins Jiang Ming’s beloved women.
• Jiang Ming and his Totem Deity switch identities back. Jiang Ming learns that his sharp-tongued primordial spirit has teased Gu Qingyao, leaving him in trouble with her.
• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter challenges Jiang Ming’s partners to spar at equal cultivation. She begins with Yan Ruyu on a battle platform Jiang Ming made from nine-heavens jade king.
• Yan Ruyu and the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter clash evenly. Yan Ruyu gains an advantage in close combat through the Azure Emperor Dragon-Wrestling Art, a technique designed partly to counter dragons. The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter praises its power and prepares to use other methods.

Character developments and interactions

• Jiang Ming’s generosity reinforces his ties with the demon allies, while the Golden-Winged Little Roc King grows more accepting of following him.
• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter proves gracious as well as powerful: she recognizes Yan Ruyu’s skill, exchanges compliments with her, and gives gifts to Jiang Ming’s companions.
• Yan Ruyu’s strength reflects the transformation of her physique and bloodline, aided by Jiang Ming’s care of the living Azure Emperor’s Heart. Their sparring also highlights her uncertain origins and her special connection to the Azure Emperor.
• Jiang Ming’s relationships remain a source of humor and complications, particularly after his primordial spirit’s teasing of Gu Qingyao. Other women, eager to test themselves, watch the duel and consider challenging the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter.

Significant themes

• Bloodline and inheritance: The pure-blood Dragon Emperor’s Daughter exerts instinctive authority over beings with diluted dragon blood, while Yan Ruyu’s mysterious connection to the Azure Emperor shapes her unusual power.
• Cultivation and generosity: Rare resources and personal support help allies grow, reflecting Jiang Ming’s investment in those around him.
• Respectful rivalry: The duel turns competition into mutual recognition, as both women openly admire the other’s abilities.
• The value of martial legacy: Yan Ruyu’s advantage comes from an inherited imperial art, showing how the knowledge of past emperors continues to shape present battles.

Key plot points and events

• Yan Ruyu and the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter escalate their sparring from martial skill to manifestations and powerful techniques. Yan Ruyu’s golden-lotus manifestations and Azure Emperor arts give her a slight edge, while the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter counters with her Eternal Dragon Emperor manifestation, dragon armor, lightning, wind, and Ancient Emperor secret arts.
• Neither woman can decisively defeat the other, so they end the match amicably before it becomes a fight to the death.
• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter stays with Jiang Ming and his companions for a month. The women later spar among themselves and against her, giving her a clearer sense of their strength.
• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter discovers that Jiang Ming’s companions are all formidable, each with Eight Prohibitions combat strength. Fairy Zixia in particular proves nearly her equal, though she is slightly disadvantaged.

Character developments

• Yan Ruyu demonstrates the strength of her cultivated manifestations and inherited Azure Emperor techniques, confirming her exceptional combat ability.
• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter begins the chapter unwilling to accept being outmatched, but gains respect for Yan Ruyu and the other women. She also regains confidence after seeing that their battles are close contests.
• Fairy Zixia is revealed to have far greater potential than her background suggested. With access to powerful scriptures and techniques, her innate dao embryo has developed into a top-tier physique that becomes more potent at higher cultivation levels.
• Jiang Ming continues supporting his companions’ cultivation and mediating their relationships, while worrying that the sparring could turn too serious.

Significant themes

• Potential shaped by opportunity: Fairy Zixia’s progress shows how access to suitable scriptures and instruction can unlock a neglected talent.
• Mutual respect through rivalry: Competitive battles help the women assess one another without turning into lasting hostility.
• The value of restraint: Both Yan Ruyu and the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter recognize the limits of friendly sparring and choose to stop before using lethal techniques.

Character interactions

• Yan Ruyu and the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter compete intensely but end their match with mutual respect.
• Gu Qingyao teases Jiang Ming about the escalating battle, while he worries about the consequences.
• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter later tests herself against Jiang Ming’s companions, including Fairy Zixia, and comes to recognize their individual strengths.
• Jiang Ming helps his companions cultivate and improves the damaged spiritual peak after his time with the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter reflects on the rarity and power of exceptional constitutions among human Great Emperors. The innate dao embryo, now possessed by the Purple Palace Sacred Maiden, is presented as a constitution with genuine imperial potential.
• During her month with Jiang Ming and his companions, the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter learns about the Heavenly Jade Saintess and her rescue from the Desolate Forbidden Land. She is struck by how lethal the forbidden zone is—even a Great Accomplished King and his Saint Weapon could not survive it.
• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter discovers that Great Saint Qingyao is also Jiang Ming’s lover, despite the pair’s claims that they are merely discussing the Dao. She is impressed by Jiang Ming’s romantic history and realizes that “Qingri” is his azure dragon totem deity.
• Having been away from the Myriad Dragon Nest for a year and two months, the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter decides she must return before her clan grows concerned. Jiang Ming sends his totem deity with her, and she parts warmly from Jiang Ming and his other wives.
• The women tease Jiang Ming about pursuing the Golden Heavenly Maiden and Huoliner. He defers the idea until the time is right.
• Jiang Ming says he cannot yet enter seclusion: he must first resolve a matter involving Ye Fan and Pang Bo, the Crocodile Ancestor, and the lingering threat connected to a divine thought of a Great Accomplished Sacred Body.
• He explains that Li Xiaoman was once controlled by the Crocodile Ancestor and has been drawn toward Buddhist teachings. Fairy Zixia adds that An Miaoyi has a similar connection to the Western Desert. Li Xiaoman nearly renounced the world, but Ye Fan managed to bring her back.

Character developments

• Purple Palace Sacred Maiden has gained a new future through her relationship with Jiang Ming: her innate dao embryo gives her the potential to become an empress or even a female immortal.
• Dragon Emperor’s Daughter has grown close to Jiang Ming’s other women and accepts them as sisters. Though reluctant to leave, she trusts Jiang Ming and his totem deity, whom she now regards as a dependable protector.
• Jiang Ming’s companions show mutual respect and camaraderie, recognizing the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter’s formidable—but not fully revealed—combat ability.
• Jiang Ming is affectionate toward the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter but remains focused on protecting Ye Fan and resolving the danger tied to the Crocodile Ancestor.
• Li Xiaoman’s spiritual direction remains uncertain: she has been pulled back from renouncing worldly life, but the Western Desert’s influence still matters.

Significant themes

• Destiny and potential: A rare constitution can transform someone’s prospects, while personal relationships and intervention can also change a person’s fate.
• The terrifying unknown: The Desolate Forbidden Land’s overwhelming power underscores how dangerous the world’s forbidden zones are.
• Found family and acceptance: Jiang Ming’s wives build a sisterly bond based on affection and respect rather than rivalry.
• Duty alongside intimacy: Personal relationships must give way to obligations—Dragon Girl returns to her clan, while Jiang Ming postpones seclusion to help Ye Fan.
• Spiritual paths and attachment: Li Xiaoman’s pull toward Buddhism contrasts with Ye Fan’s effort to keep her connected to worldly life.

Character interactions

• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter bonds with Jiang Ming’s women, sparring with them and exchanging farewells as they call her their youngest sister.
• She teases and tests Jiang Ming, but his restraint around her prompts her to uncover his relationship with Qingyao.
• Jiang Ming comforts Dragon Girl and arranges for his totem deity to escort her home.
• The Yaochi Sacred Maiden jokingly urges Jiang Ming to bring the other Ancient Emperor’s Daughters into the family.
• Jiang Ming informs his companions about Ye Fan’s past and the Crocodile Ancestor, prompting Jiang Chanyu’s surprise and Fairy Zixia’s gossip about Li Xiaoman and An Miaoyi.

Key plot points and events

• Jiang Ming travels to the Eastern Wasteland with several companions, following Ye Fan to Immortal Transformation Valley. He wants to investigate the lingering threat of the Crocodile Ancestor and obtain a reward connected to the Great Accomplished Sacred Body’s Divine Thought.
• Jiang Ming’s Void Divine Vine, planted in his Inner Heaven and Earth, has taken root and already possesses power comparable to a Dao-Severing King. It can stabilize his inner world and help him master the Dao of Space.
• Ye Fan’s group is exploring the valley, recently discovered by the Ji Family and rich in ancient medicinal plants. Ye Fan has captured a Lightning Phoenix Bird egg for Ji Ziyue; it may hatch into a Demon Saint.
• Jiang Ming warns that the Crocodile Ancestor’s influence may not be over. He reveals that two men Ye Fan once left in a tiger’s den had already been parasitized by Little Divine Crocodiles. Their remains—and the tiger’s—showed signs of the parasites.
• The group recalls a sinister presence aboard the Bronze Coffin during their journey from Earth. A classmate may have died after seeing something terrifying, and Ye Fan remembers feeling watched. Jiang Ming suspects the presence may have been targeting Ye Fan.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Fan is unsettled by the possibility that the Crocodile Ancestor left another contingency. He regrets having killed former classmates, though he recognizes the danger they posed. He comforts Li Xiaoman when the Crocodile Ancestor’s name frightens her.
• Li Xiaoman, once a pampered young woman, has endured profound change and severed much of her past through Buddhist cultivation. Despite this, the Crocodile Ancestor still provokes an instinctive fear.
• Jiang Ming acts as investigator and adviser, offering Ye Fan perspective: he should judge his actions by his conscience rather than dwell on absolute right and wrong. He also shares his growing confidence in the Void Divine Vine.
• Pang Bo supports Ye Fan’s past decision, arguing that the parasitized men would have killed them if left alive. He also raises the possibility of a dangerous entity inside the Bronze Coffin.
• The reunion is warm and familiar: Pang Bo admires Jiang Ming’s cloud-riding, while Jiang Ming and Ye Fan exchange concerns about old threats.

Significant themes

• Hidden threats and unresolved history: The Crocodile Ancestor’s parasites and the possible Bronze Coffin presence suggest that dangers from the group’s journey from Earth remain active.
• Guilt and moral judgment: Ye Fan wrestles with regret, while Jiang Ming and Pang Bo argue that survival and a clear conscience matter more than judging the past in simplistic terms.
• Trauma and transformation: Li Xiaoman’s spiritual change has not erased her fear, showing how deeply past horrors can endure.
• Growth and power: Jiang Ming’s Void Divine Vine represents the continuing development of his abilities and the growing strength of his inner world.

Plot points and events

• The Yaochi Sacred Maiden reassures Ye Fan and Pang Bo that Liu Yiyi will be protected and trained well as a Yaochi disciple. Ye Fan agrees that joining Yaochi is fortunate, given how many of their former classmates have died or vanished.
• The group discusses Li Xiaoman’s past and Jiang Ming’s role in saving her from the Crocodile Ancestor’s remnant consciousness. They also wonder about their missing classmate Lin Jia, who may have found a place to cultivate near the Desolate Forbidden Land.
• While exploring a dangerous, little-visited wilderness, they pass the remains of three Savage Beast Kings who failed to enter the Dao-Severing realm.
• They discover Eclosion Immortal Valley, a beautiful hidden sanctuary that the Holy Prince identifies as a small world established by a Saint. Jiang Ming recognizes the name’s possible connection to the Eclosion Immortal Dynasty and reflects on his encounter with the young Ruthless Empress in a past dream.
• The valley contains valuable spiritual plants, including more than a hundred Qilin Ancient Trees. Jiang Ming warns the group that the place is dangerous and proposes dividing the trees among them later.
• To scout ahead, the Holy Prince uses four hairs to create Fighting Saint Ape incarnations. He teaches the group the One Transformation into Ten Million technique, an imperial divine ability that can produce powerful copies.
• In return, Jiang Ming teaches Monkey the Nine Secrets: Dou. Monkey accepts Jiang Ming as a true friend and lets go of his lingering resentment over being trapped at Myriad Dragon Nest.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Fan shows trust in Jiang Ming, acknowledging how much he has helped him and Li Xiaoman. Li Xiaoman, in turn, regards Jiang Ming as her savior and has reassessed her earlier pride in light of the world’s harsh realities.
• Ye Fan worries for Lin Jia, showing his affection and concern for former classmates.
• The Holy Prince’s confidence and generosity emerge as he shares his family’s technique. His rivalry with Jiang Ming remains, though it motivates him to keep pace.
• Pang Bo eagerly asks to learn the Holy Prince’s technique, amusing and initially unsettling the prince because of Pang Bo’s enthusiastic admiration.
• Jiang Ming and Monkey build mutual respect through an exchange of powerful techniques.

Significant themes

• Trust and gratitude: The group’s relationships are strengthened by past acts of rescue and support.
• Danger beneath beauty: Eclosion Immortal Valley appears peaceful and abundant, but Jiang Ming and the Black Emperor warn that it conceals serious risks.
• Generosity and reciprocity: The Holy Prince and Jiang Ming share their techniques, turning a display of power into friendship.
• Survival and transformation: The characters adapt to a world where strength is essential, while still maintaining loyalty and concern for those they have lost.

Key plot points and events

• Jiang Ming sends a hair-formed avatar into the secret realm to investigate, while the others follow with their own avatars. Though only a hair, his avatar has Half-Saint cultivation.
• The group discovers a rare grove of Evil-Warding Spirit Bamboo, whose essence purifies cultivators and protects them from demonic corruption. Nearby, Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Li Xiaoman recognize a modern smartphone resembling Lin Jia’s, apparently abandoned for a long time.
• A sudden ambush by golden projectiles is stopped by Jiang Ming. A black shadow then attacks him, revealing itself as a Divine Thought—a hostile remnant of a deceased Great Accomplished Sacred Body.
• The Divine Thought identifies Jiang Ming as a Heavenly Tyrant Body, a supreme physique that rivals the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body and is traditionally its mortal enemy. Jiang Ming rejects responsibility for inherited grudges, and Ye Fan promptly assures him their friendship is unaffected.
• Jiang Ming’s true body enters the realm. He destroys the attacking Little Divine Crocodiles and fights the Divine Thought, first driving it back with a manifested Hengyu Furnace, then swallowing it in the furnace.
• The Divine Thought unleashes a storm of black energy, ghosts, and sinister winds. The others defend themselves with protective treasures; the Black Emperor uses a fragment of an Emperor Formation to destroy the spirits. The group is left confronting a valley filled with ghosts, sinister corpses, and blood.

Character developments and interactions

• Jiang Ming reveals—through the Divine Thought’s recognition—that he possesses a Heavenly Tyrant Body. He stays composed under attack and demonstrates the enormous power of even his hair-formed avatar.
• Ye Fan is startled by the revelation but quickly makes clear that he will not treat Jiang Ming as an enemy because of their respective physiques. He also connects Jiang Ming’s physique to his exceptional speed of cultivation and physical strength.
• The Black Emperor explains the history and power of the Heavenly Tyrant Body, then shifts his attention to the immediate danger. His knowledge and Emperor Formation fragment prove crucial.
• The group’s friendly ties hold despite the ancient feud revealed between their lineages, while the escalating supernatural threat forces them to cooperate.

Significant themes

• Inherited grudges versus personal choice: Jiang Ming and Ye Fan reject the idea that ancient enmity should dictate their relationship.
• Power and hidden identity: Jiang Ming’s concealed physique helps explain his strength, but its revelation also carries historical and social consequences.
• Lingering death and corruption: The Divine Thought and the valley’s ghosts embody the dangerous residue of past deaths.
• Exploration and ominous discovery: The tranquil bamboo grove and familiar phone hint at unexplained history, while the realm quickly turns threatening.

Key plot points and events

• A powerful Divine Thought emerges in the hidden realm, prompting Ye Fan to warn Jiang Ming that he is ready to undergo a tribulation and use it against their enemy.
• Jiang Ming attempts to suppress the Divine Thought with a manifestation of the Western Emperor’s Immortal Tear Green Gold Pagoda. The entity responds by summoning an ancient structure identified as the Southern Heavenly Gate, along with a host of Corpse Ghosts.
• Jiang Ming’s true body effortlessly destroys the summoned creatures and building with his sword techniques, including A Blade of Grass Slashes the Stars, overwhelming the group’s defenses.
• While Li Xiaoman examines Lin Jia’s phone, she finds a photograph of the terrifying ghost that had haunted their classmates inside the Bronze Ancient Coffin. Holy Prince recognizes it as the monster capable of fighting the Eastern Demon.
• The Divine Thought’s shell—a Saint-level Nine-Aperture Stone Man—is shattered by Jiang Ming. Jiang Ming demands to know where the Divine Thought’s ally, Crocodile Ancestor, has gone.
• The Divine Thought and a Little Divine Crocodile threaten Jiang Ming. He taunts them for hiding and preying on weaker people, provoking the Divine Thought to begin awakening memories and power from its former life. Black Emperor fears it may be the remnant of an Ancient Emperor.

Character developments and interactions

• Jiang Ming remains composed and overwhelmingly confident, defeating the summoned forces with little effort. He openly challenges Crocodile Ancestor and the Divine Thought rather than treating their threats with caution.
• Ye Fan shows concern for Jiang Ming while revealing he has held back his own breakthrough as a possible weapon against the Divine Thought. His lingering concern for Lin Jia also comes through.
• Li Xiaoman investigates Lin Jia’s belongings, prompting memories of her past with Ye Fan and their breakup before they were reunited in this world.
• Holy Prince reflects on the impermanence of power and glory, shaped by his father’s death. His principle is that fate belongs to oneself, not Heaven.
• Black Emperor recognizes the Southern Heavenly Gate and later voices alarm at the Divine Thought’s dangerous awakening.
• Crocodile Ancestor and its Little Divine Crocodile remain hostile toward Jiang Ming, while the Divine Thought shifts from trying to obtain Ye Fan’s body to confronting Jiang Ming.

Significant themes

• The impermanence of power and glory: Holy Prince’s reflections emphasize that even mighty figures and factions eventually pass away.
• Defying fate and asserting agency: His belief that one’s fate is self-determined contrasts with the Divine Thought’s attempt to reclaim its former power.
• Power versus arrogance: The Divine Thought boasts of its past stature, while Jiang Ming exposes its present weakness and challenges it directly.
• Memory and the past: The ghost photograph and the Divine Thought’s awakening connect present dangers to events and identities from the characters’ earlier lives.

Chapter Summary: Saint King-Level Heritage Saint Weapon Mecha

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Divine Thought sacrifices Crocodile Ancestor’s restored Primordial Spirit to obtain enough power to awaken the obsession of the Great Accomplished Sacred Body.
• Crocodile Ancestor attempts to resist by restoring its Great Saint-level power, but it is overwhelmed and reduced to sacrificial energy.
• Jiang Ming receives a system reward for killing Crocodile Ancestor’s Primordial Spirit: a Saint King-level Heritage Saint Weapon Mecha forged from Great Luo Silver Essence.
• Fearing that the awakened Great Accomplished Sacred Body will detect his Heavenly Tyrant Body and kill him, Jiang Ming suppresses his Heavenly Tyrant origin and disguises himself as a God-Demon Dao Body.
• He retreats behind Ye Fan, claiming that the next confrontation should be handled by Ye Fan because the awakened figure is an ancestor of the Saint Body Lineage.
• The Divine Thought fully transforms, becoming golden and sacred. It destroys the Black Emperor’s Wushi Emperor Killing Formation Platform with a single glance and releases overwhelming killing intent.
• A deeper consciousness awakates within the golden body: the true obsession of a Great Accomplished Sacred Body.
• The Great Accomplished Sacred Body recalls his tragic life—fighting across the universe, suppressing forbidden-land turmoil, and ultimately losing everyone he loved despite becoming invincible.
• The Black Emperor and Ye Fan recognize the figure as possibly one of the nine greatest Sacred Bodies in history, making Ye Fan extremely excited to encounter such an ancestor.
• Despite the ancestor’s memories and dignity, the Divine Thought’s lingering obsession remains focused on killing Jiang Ming because of his Heavenly Tyrant Body.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ming: Demonstrates both his strength and survival instincts. After earning a powerful mecha, he immediately conceals his Heavenly Tyrant Body and retreats behind Ye Fan rather than risk becoming the Great Accomplished Sacred Body’s target.
• Ye Fan: Gains a powerful spiritual and ideological connection to his lineage. Seeing the Great Accomplished Sacred Body inspires him to pursue similar greatness and become a future symbol of the Saint Body Lineage.
• Crocodile Ancestor: Its Primordial Spirit is destroyed and used as sacrificial fuel, ending its struggle for survival.
• The Great Accomplished Sacred Body: Awakens as a tragic, near-mythic figure burdened by memories of battle, loss, and regret. His consciousness temporarily overrides the Divine Thought’s murderous intent, but the obsession to eliminate Heavenly Tyrant Bodies remains.
• Black Emperor: Shifts from panic to excitement after realizing that Ye Fan has encountered a legendary Saint Body ancestor and may gain his support.

Significant Themes

• Power and sacrifice: The Divine Thought reaches a higher state by sacrificing Crocodile Ancestor, showing the brutal cost of pursuing ultimate power.
• Survival through caution: Jiang Ming’s retreat and disguise contrast with his earlier dominance, emphasizing that prudence is necessary when facing beings far beyond ordinary strength.
• Legacy and inheritance: Ye Fan’s encounter with the Great Accomplished Sacred Body links him to the historical glory of the Saint Body Lineage.
• The tragedy of invincibility: The awakened ancestor’s memories reveal that supreme power cannot prevent loved ones from aging, dying, or being lost.
• Fate and inherited conflict: The ancient rivalry between Sacred Bodies and Heavenly Tyrant Bodies continues, threatening Jiang Ming even though the Great Accomplished Sacred Body is not fully acting under the Divine Thought’s control.

Important Character Interactions

• The Divine Thought and Crocodile Ancestor clash when the former seizes and sacrifices Crocodile Ancestor’s Primordial Spirit.
• Jiang Ming and the Black Emperor disagree over the urgency of killing the Divine Thought, with the Black Emperor warning that the awakening must be stopped immediately.
• Jiang Ming and Ye Fan interact strategically when Jiang Ming retreats behind Ye Fan and entrusts him with confronting the Saint Body ancestor.
• Ye Fan and the Great Accomplished Sacred Body share an indirect lineage connection, with Ye Fan viewing the ancestor as an ideal to emulate.
• The Great Accomplished Sacred Body and the Divine Thought struggle internally: the ancient consciousness reflects on his past while the Divine Thought continues demanding Jiang Ming’s death.

Key plot points and events

• The Great Accomplished Sacred Body confronts the group, but immediately destroys his own hostile Divine Thought, preventing it from harming others—even though doing so shortens his remaining time.
• Jiang Ming receives a system reward for supposedly “jinxing” the Divine Thought: a Great-Saint-grade Heritage Mecha made of azure heaven sacred copper.
• The Sacred Body returns to his homeland and reveals his former, near-emperor-level majesty. His final appearance shakes the world, and even forbidden-land powerhouses avoid opposing him.
• Duan De arrives late and boldly asks the legendary figure for secret arts. The Sacred Body instead recognizes the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Jar carried by Ye Fan and gives Ye Fan the complete secret arts of the Saint Body Lineage.
• The Sacred Body then departs along a golden road to patrol the heavens. The group debates following him, and Jiang Ming suggests they observe his bearing and learn from him.

Character developments and interactions

• The Great Accomplished Sacred Body confirms his enduring benevolence: he destroys his own dangerous remnant and uses his final moments to pass on his lineage’s arts. He seems to understand that leaving an inheritance may be the purpose of his return.
• Ye Fan steps forward willingly to protect the others, feeling indebted to Jiang Ming, then receives the Saint Body’s inheritance.
• Jiang Ming remains composed despite the Sacred Body’s attention. He gains a valuable mecha and reasons that the senior has no cause to harm him.
• Duan De is characteristically opportunistic, seeking benefits as soon as he arrives; Pang Bo blames him for the group’s missed chance at receiving teachings.
• Black Emperor explains that the Sacred Body’s self-sacrifice stems from his lifelong protection of living beings. The others bow and ask for teachings, but only Ye Fan receives them.

Significant themes

• Self-sacrifice and compassion: The Sacred Body chooses to erase his own remnant rather than risk harm to others.
• Legacy and inheritance: His return becomes meaningful through passing the Saint Body arts to Ye Fan.
• Reverence for greatness: The group witnesses the Sacred Body’s final, emperor-like journey and hopes to learn from his example.
• Contrasting motives: Ye Fan acts from gratitude and responsibility, while Duan De’s eagerness for personal gain provides comic contrast.

Key plot points and events

• The great accomplished Sacred Body tours the Forbidden Lands, provoking the Supremes at the Undying Mountain and the Ancient Mine of Absolute Beginning. They refuse to fight, wary that he might sacrifice himself to take one of them with him.
• Though he longs for a final battle, he knows that attacking could trigger the Dark Cataclysm and endanger the living. Unable to keep fighting, he leaves.
• He travels to the wilderness where his loved ones and comrades were buried. White flowers bloom beneath his steps as he visits the damaged mounds, vows never to leave them again, and dissolves into light that becomes part of the land.
• Jiang Ming witnesses the moment from afar, while Ye Fan experiences his predecessor’s farewell through the legacy he left behind.
• The system rewards Jiang Ming with an Emperor-grade mecha made from several extreme dao immortal materials. Awestruck, Jiang Ming inspects it and sincerely bows in farewell to the Sacred Body.

Character developments

• The great accomplished Sacred Body is revealed as both overwhelmingly powerful and deeply grieving. His final journey is driven by longing for one last fight and, ultimately, a desire to return to his lost family and comrades.
• Jiang Ming is moved by the Sacred Body’s sacrifice and expresses genuine respect. His new mecha excites him, but he recognizes that his rewards are connected to the departed hero.
• Ye Fan feels the weight of the Sacred Body’s final lesson: to cherish loved ones while they are still present. Jiang Ming’s respectful farewell reinforces Ye Fan’s affection for him.

Significant themes

• Power and restraint: The Sacred Body could threaten the Forbidden Lands, but refuses to risk unleashing catastrophe on the world.
• Loss, remembrance, and homecoming: His return to the burial grounds turns his final moments into a reunion with those he lost.
• Legacy and cherishing loved ones: The Sacred Body’s final gift teaches Ye Fan to value the people around him.
• Loyalty and compassion: Jiang Ming’s sincere tribute shows the emotional bond between him and Ye Fan despite their different identities.

Character interactions

• The Forbidden Land Supremes allow the Sacred Body to pass rather than risk a deadly confrontation.
• The Sacred Body speaks to his deceased family and comrades at their graves, promising to remain with them.
• Jiang Ming and Ye Fan share an unspoken appreciation for the Sacred Body: Jiang bows in respect, and Ye Fan sees this as evidence of Jiang’s loyalty and heartfelt character.

Plot points and events

• Black Emperor’s explanation of the Heavenly Tyrant Body helps Jiang Ming’s companions grasp its full potential: at great accomplishment, it can challenge a Great Emperor and avoid the ominous afflictions that plague the Great Accomplished Sacred Body.
• Jiang Ming promises his beloved women that he will bring them with him as he advances. Ye Fan, moved by their worries about falling behind, similarly vows to keep his companions close.
• Jiang Ming leaves other local opportunities to Ye Fan and takes his own companions away. He establishes Butterfly Valley as a private cultivation retreat, where he spends four and a half months with them.
• Jiang Ming then begins a year of seclusion, joined by several women who meditate beside him using powerful enlightenment treasures. His training pays off: he advances in the Great Freedom Dao Scripture to the Primordial Demon God Dao Body Realm.
• To celebrate the breakthrough and broaden his companions’ horizons, Jiang Ming takes them into space in a flying saucer. He then faces a vast lightning tribulation featuring manifestations of Saint Weapons and even Extreme Dao Emperor Armaments.
• Jiang Ming withstands the tribulation with his own weapons. His Life-Bound Sword and Suppression Banners advance to Saint Weapon levels, while his four Lotus Weapons reach Saint King Weapon level. He continues quietly refining his arsenal, especially the exceptionally valuable Life-Bound Sword.

Character developments and interactions

• Jiang Ming shows affection and reassurance toward his companions, while also remaining ambitious about becoming strong enough to keep them by his side. His lighthearted resolve to “subdue” Gu Qingyao contrasts with the seriousness of his cultivation.
• Ye Fan shares Jiang Ming’s concern for his companions’ futures. Qin Yao’s tears reveal her fear of being left behind, while Ye Fan’s promise reflects his determination to protect and remain with them.
• Jiang Ming and his companions share embraces before leaving, then spend time together at Butterfly Valley. Gu Qingyao receives the retreat’s final half-month with Jiang Ming.
• Jiang Ming later cultivates alongside several women, then takes them into the cosmos before facing his tribulation alone.

Significant themes

• Love and loyalty: Both Jiang Ming and Ye Fan define their ambitions partly by their desire to keep their companions with them.
• Growth and companionship: The women fear being outpaced, making cultivation a shared emotional concern as well as an individual pursuit.
• Preparation and restraint: Jiang Ming’s secluded training, gradual weapon refinement, and decision to conceal his sword’s value show patience and careful planning.
• Power and legacy: The tribulation’s historic weapons and the evolution of Jiang Ming’s own arsenal emphasize his rising strength and his intention to follow a path distinct from Ye Fan’s.

Key plot points and events

• After a month-long tribulation, Jiang Ming completes a profound transformation. His Primordial Demon God Dao Body becomes more attuned to the Great Dao, and his understanding of the Nine Divine-Demon Transformations and the Shrouding Method improves sharply. He feels he has acquired the qualities of an innate Dao embryo and that further breakthroughs may now come naturally.
• His companions also benefit from the period of seclusion: those below Saint realm advance by two minor realms, while the Heavenly Jade Saintess reaches the fifth heaven of Saint. Gu Qingyao remains at Great Saint ninth heaven, still short of the difficult step into Quasi-Emperor.
• Gu Qingyao stays behind to continue digesting what she learned from observing Jiang Ming’s Dao resonance. Before leaving, Jiang Ming spends three days cultivating with her, then departs with his other companions.
• The group learns that the Central Plains Ancestral Temple—believed to be the ruins of the Feathered Deity Dynasty—has been discovered. Jiang Ming decides to investigate, hoping to find valuable opportunities.
• Jiang Ming gives Yi Qingwu a powerful Heritage Great Saint Mecha for protection and teaches her how to operate it. Its automatic mode can fight formidable opponents, but consumes enormous amounts of divine source.
• At the ruins, they discover that five powers—the Four Great Dynasties of the Central Plains and Yaoguang Sacred Land—have occupied the site. Other factions are arriving to challenge their attempt at exclusive control.
• Ye Fan and his companions are also present. Ye Fan continues searching for the Five-Colored Altar, hoping to return to Earth, unaware that his parents likely died years ago.

Character developments and interactions

• Jiang Ming’s breakthrough strengthens both his physical body and primordial spirit to the level of a Great Saint’s third heaven. It also marks a major evolution in his personal Dao, not merely a rise in cultivation.
• Jiang Ming shows his protective affection for Yi Qingwu by entrusting her with an exceptionally valuable weapon, despite warning her to use it only in dire circumstances. She is deeply moved by the gift.
• Gu Qingyao remains focused on cultivating and processing her insights, while maintaining a teasing, intimate rapport with Jiang Ming.
• Ye Fan’s determination to reunite with his parents underscores his emotional vulnerability and the painful irony that his goal may already be impossible.

Significant themes

• Transformation and Dao comprehension: Jiang Ming’s breakthrough changes his relationship with the Great Dao, suggesting that deep cultivation can reshape both body and understanding.
• Protection and intimacy: Jiang Ming’s gift to Yi Qingwu reflects the way affection in the group is expressed through trust and practical protection.
• Power and contention: The newly discovered ruins attract competing factions, showing how ancient treasures quickly become sources of political struggle.
• Longing and irreversible loss: Ye Fan’s search for a way home is shadowed by the possibility that time has already taken away what he hopes to recover.

Chapter Summary: “False Division of Spoils”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Ming arrives at the Central Plains Ancestral Temple with six female companions, immediately sensing the bloodline aura of his daughter and Xia Jiuyou. His presence intimidates the four imperial dynasties and Yaoguang Sacred Land, who recognize him as a threat even greater than a Primordial Ancestral King.
• Outsiders observe the mysterious ancestral temple through gaps in its small world. Ancient buildings still contain eerie green lamps, suggesting that the ruins remain connected to terrifying secrets.
• Ye Fan, having completed Dao Severing and reached the second level of the Immortal Third Realm King, explains that he expected Jiang Ming to come because of their shared connection to the Ruthless Empress.
• Ye Fan reveals that the Ruthless Empress’s Ancient Bronze Ring reacted with his Heaven-Swallowing Devil Jar, producing visions of the Empress’s childhood and her bond with her brother.
• Jiang Ming acknowledges his own karma with the Ruthless Empress, since he obtained the Root of the Mother Qi of All Things. He vows to repay that debt eventually and advises Ye Fan to become a Great Accomplished Sacred Body before attempting to bear such karma.
• Duan De and the Black Emperor shamelessly offer to “take” Ye Fan’s karmic burden, clearly motivated by their desire to obtain the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Jar.
• Tu Fei points out the jar’s complicated history: Jiang Ming once possessed it, but it later flew away and was eventually found by Ye Fan. Jiang Ming had already compensated Tu Tian and the Thirteen Bandits with Extreme Dao Immortal Material, a complete Dao Scripture, and other treasures, so they no longer have grounds to demand the jar.
• Ye Fan shifts the discussion toward the real danger: the four dynasties and Yaoguang Sacred Land discovered the site half a year earlier but deliberately stopped exploring, implying that something deeper and more frightening lies within.
• Jiang Ming decides to enter the secret realm without hesitation, confident that nothing below the Great Saint realm can threaten him.
• Ji Ziyue asks whether the ancestral temple was destroyed by the Ruthless Empress or by a Saint Spirit. Jiang Ming suggests that the Feathered Deity Dynasty may have been responsible for abducting the Ruthless Empress’s brother, giving everyone a possible explanation for the tragedy behind the ruins.
• As the group enters, Duan De and the Black Emperor begin quarreling over how they would divide the treasures supposedly hidden inside, despite having found nothing. Their argument becomes a comic “division of spoils” over entirely imaginary gains.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ming is portrayed as overwhelmingly powerful, feared by the major forces, yet emotionally affected by the Ruthless Empress’s tragic past. His concern for Nannan reveals a compassionate side beneath his intimidating strength.
• Ye Fan has made major cultivation progress and is becoming more aware of the immense karmic significance of his treasures and opportunities. He also shows maturity by focusing on the investigation rather than indulging Duan De and the Black Emperor’s greed.
• Ji Ziyue demonstrates her long-standing admiration for the Ruthless Empress and her personal connection to the Empress through the Ancient Bronze Ring.
• Duan De and the Black Emperor remain greedy, shameless, and opportunistic. Their rivalry provides comic relief, especially as they compete over treasures that do not yet exist.
• Tu Fei and the Thirteen Bandits accept that the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Jar belongs to Ye Fan after receiving substantial compensation from Jiang Ming. Tu Fei’s continued loyalty to Ye Fan is linked to his ambition to become a Quasi-Emperor.
• Tu Tian has been compensated for losing the jar with a powerful Heritage Saint Weapon, showing Jiang Ming’s protective attitude toward his allies and affiliated families.

Significant Themes

• Karma and responsibility: Jiang Ming and Ye Fan both recognize that possessing the Ruthless Empress’s treasures creates a debt they must eventually repay.
• The tragedy of the Ruthless Empress: The chapter deepens the mystery surrounding her brother’s disappearance and suggests that the Feathered Deity Dynasty may have played a central role.
• Power and deterrence: Jiang Ming’s arrival completely changes the balance of power, demonstrating how individual strength can silence entire imperial factions.
• Greed and absurdity: Duan De and the Black Emperor’s argument mocks the idea of claiming treasure before it has even been found.
• Hidden history and dangerous ruins: The green lamps, unexplored depths, and abandoned excavation suggest that the ancestral temple contains secrets capable of threatening even powerful cultivators.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ming and Ye Fan share a serious discussion about the Ruthless Empress, their karmic ties, and the need for Ye Fan to grow stronger.
• Duan De and the Black Emperor both try to exploit Ye Fan’s connection to the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Jar, competing to claim the supposed karma for themselves.
• Tu Fei provides an important clarification about the jar’s history and implicitly defends Ye Fan’s right to keep it.
• Ji Ziyue seeks Jiang Ming’s interpretation of the ancestral temple’s destruction because of her personal reverence for the Ruthless Empress.
• Duan De and the Black Emperor end the chapter by fighting over an imaginary share of the ancestral temple’s treasures, reinforcing their antagonistic but comic relationship.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Ming arrives at the Central Plains Ancestral Temple with his companions. His overwhelming strength and powerful connections have made him a taboo-like figure whom neither the Human Race nor the Primordial Antiquity Royal Clans dare provoke.
• The Primordial Antiquity clans are especially wary because Jiang Ming is closely connected to nearly every Human Race Great Saint, including Madman. Black Emperor also possesses the God-Sealing List as a hidden trump card.
• Since the ancestral temple’s world has not fully opened, Jiang Ming explores the surrounding area, where numerous Great Ability-level cultivators establish stalls to trade cultivation resources. He casually acquires treasures and gives them to his companions, especially his daughter and Xia Jiuyou, while Ye Fan and the others search independently.
• Members of Gold Cave appear: Golden Heavenly Maiden and Jiang Ming’s White Tiger Totem Deity, his Dao Palace incarnation. The deity was created specifically to win Golden Heavenly Maiden’s affection while keeping Jiang Ming’s true body uninvolved.
• The White Tiger Totem Deity has gradually earned Golden Heavenly Maiden’s admiration through repeated battles. He progressed from losing most fights to competing evenly with her, convincing her that he may possess a revived, pure White Tiger ancestral bloodline.
• Jiang Ming decides that it is time to switch identities with his Dao Palace Deity and personally pursue Golden Heavenly Maiden.
• Holy Prince and Ye Fan sense that the White Tiger Totem Deity is extremely dangerous, possibly possessing combat strength beyond ordinary Dao-Severing Kings.
• Golden Heavenly Maiden eagerly suggests that “Brother Bai Tian” challenge Jiang Ming. Jiang Ming avoids the fight by falsely claiming that he and other young prodigies have already become Saints and are merely accumulating strength rather than competing.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ming: His reputation has grown to the point that he is treated almost like a Primordial Antiquity Ancestral King. He remains cautious and calculating, using his Dao Palace Deity to pursue Golden Heavenly Maiden while preserving his own relationships and avoiding an unnecessary battle with himself.
• White Tiger Totem Deity: He has successfully cultivated Golden Heavenly Maiden’s affection through combat and gradual displays of strength. His intimidating aura also causes Ye Fan and Holy Prince to regard him as a major threat.
• Golden Heavenly Maiden: Her identity and background are clarified. She is a proud, battle-obsessed Golden Hou and the daughter of the slaughter-focused Golden Ancient Emperor. Despite her usual devotion to cultivation, she has fallen deeply for the White Tiger Totem Deity.
• Ye Fan and Holy Prince: Both recognize the deity’s unusual danger, though neither realizes that he is connected directly to Jiang Ming.
• Black Emperor and Madman: They remain important parts of Jiang Ming’s broader network of protection and deterrence, reinforcing his influence among both human and Primordial Antiquity forces.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and isolation: Jiang Ming has advanced so far beyond his peers that he is treated as a taboo rather than an ordinary young genius.
• Strategic preparation: Jiang Ming and his allies constantly prepare hidden trump cards, demonstrating that survival depends on foresight as much as strength.
• Love through rivalry: Golden Heavenly Maiden’s affection develops through repeated combat and respect for the White Tiger Totem Deity’s power, blending romance with martial competition.
• Identity and self-duplication: Jiang Ming uses his Dao Palace Deity to pursue a relationship while maintaining strict personal boundaries, creating a humorous and unusual division between his true self and incarnation.
• Changing standards of cultivation: Great Ability-level cultivators, once rare and prestigious, have become commonplace, showing how rapidly the cultivation world is advancing toward higher realms.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ming leads his companions through the ancestral temple grounds and distributes treasures to those close to him.
• Golden Heavenly Maiden openly gazes at the White Tiger Totem Deity with affection, revealing how deeply she has fallen for him.
• Holy Prince warns Ye Fan to avoid the deity, and Ye Fan agrees after sensing the same danger.
• Golden Heavenly Maiden urges the deity to fight Jiang Ming, but he deflects her request with a fabricated explanation about young Saints accumulating strength.
• Jiang Ming internally prepares to exchange positions with his incarnation so that he can personally begin winning over Golden Heavenly Maiden.

Chapter Summary: Eclosion Immortal Dynasty Ruins

Key Plot Points and Events

• The White Tiger Totem Deity and the Golden Heavenly Maiden arrive at the Central Plains Ancestral Temple, followed by the Azure Dragon and Qilin groups. Their presence suggests that the opening of the ruins may lead to clashes between major factions.
• Rather than confronting Jiang Ming, Huoliner approaches him and proposes that they avoid unnecessary conflict inside the secret realm. The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter and the Golden Heavenly Maiden also form verbal alliances with Jiang Ming, agreeing to pursue their own opportunities and cooperate when necessary.
• When the ruins open, cultivators rush inside despite Jiang Ming’s warning. More than a hundred are immediately killed, their life essence drained until only human skins remain.
• Jiang Ming explains that the ruins are filled with terrifying Yin Gods and Yin God Descendants—half-human, half-ghost beings capable of devouring living essence and possessing strength comparable to Dao-Severing Kings.
• Jiang enters the ruins with his confidantes. They bring powerful Saint Weapons, Emperor Armaments, and other protective treasures. Jiang Ming manifests the phenomenon “Opening Heaven, a Green Willow Is Born,” whose sacred radiance purifies the surrounding dark aura.
• Jiang allows his companions to face the dangers themselves so they can temper their cultivation. His confidantes destroy the monsters they encounter as the group advances into the ancestral temple’s outer courtyard.
• Jiang Tingting and Xia Jiuyou proceed independently under the protection of the Nine Heavens Ziwei Jade Pagoda. The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter observes Tingting and reflects on Jiang Ming’s tragic past.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ming demonstrates leadership, caution, and responsibility by warning the assembled cultivators about the ruins’ dangers. He remains confident but does not underestimate the secret realm.
• Huoliner shows a practical and cooperative attitude by proposing peace and mutual assistance rather than competition.
• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter openly aligns herself with Jiang Ming and is revealed to have developed a personal relationship with him. She has also investigated his background and now understands the sorrow surrounding his past.
• The Golden Heavenly Maiden remains eager to witness Jiang Ming’s strength but accepts cooperation when the White Tiger Totem Deity chooses not to fight him.
• Jiang Ming’s confidantes display both loyalty and growing independence. They accompany him into danger but are expected to fight and gain experience rather than rely entirely on his protection.
• Jiang Tingting continues to cultivate independently, emphasizing her pride and strength as a gifted member of the Human Race. Her Lunar Body and connection to Jiang Ming’s deceased wife are highlighted.

Significant Themes

• Danger versus greed: Despite Jiang Ming’s warning, many cultivators rush into the ruins for opportunities and are instantly killed, illustrating the deadly consequences of recklessness.
• Cooperation amid rivalry: Former or potential enemies temporarily set aside conflict to survive the secret realm and seek opportunities.
• Power and responsibility: Jiang Ming’s strength gives him the ability to protect others, but he deliberately lets his companions face danger so they can grow stronger.
• The lingering horror of the past: The ruins preserve the consequences of the Eclosion Immortal Dynasty’s destruction, while the Yin Gods represent corruption, death, and the unnatural survival of ancient hatred.
• Personal bonds and grief: The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter’s feelings for Jiang Ming deepen as she learns about his lost wife, his daughter, and the painful history behind his current life.

Character Interactions

• The Golden Heavenly Maiden affectionately clings to the White Tiger Totem Deity and urges him to confront Jiang Ming, though he implies she will eventually have the chance to do so herself.
• Huoliner and Jiang Ming agree to avoid fighting and cooperate inside the ruins.
• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter forms an alliance with Jiang Ming, while the Golden Heavenly Maiden follows with a similar agreement on behalf of Gold Cave.
• Jiang Ming’s confidantes watch the interactions between the powerful women and appear curious about how he will manage their attention.
• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter secretly studies Jiang Tingting, recognizing her as Jiang Ming’s daughter and learning more about the tragedy that shaped him.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Ming leads Ye Fan, Duan De, Black Emperor, and others into the ancestral temple of the Feathered Deity Dynasty, warning that the place is extremely dangerous because Eclosion Great Emperor may still exist as a Saint Spirit.
• In the main hall, they discover a small stone statue. Jiang Ming immediately recognizes it as a manifestation of Eclosion Great Emperor.
• Thousands of ancient beasts attack the group. Jiang Ming effortlessly kills them with willow branches from his phenomenon, absorbing their life essence and reducing them to ashes.
• Jiang Ming borrows Ye Fan’s Heaven-Swallowing Devil Jar and uses it to contain the stone statue. The statue is instantly destroyed rather than risk contact with the Ruthless Empress.
• The system rewards Jiang Ming for destroying a strand of Great Emperor-level divine consciousness, granting him the Emperor Armament Fuxi Dragon Monument, made from Dragon-Pattern Black Gold.
• The group continues exploring the increasingly expansive layers of the secret realm, eventually reaching the twelfth and thirteenth temple levels.
• Hua Yunfei clashes with the Son of the Celestial Emperor. His ability to contend with the latter is attributed to his mastery of both the Heaven Devouring Demon Art and Shakyamuni’s Emperor Scripture.
• The group discovers that the two are fighting over a treasure hidden in the mouth of another stone statue. Duan De greedily retrieves a colorful treasure chest, only to discover that it contains terrifying God-Slaying Insects.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ming demonstrates overwhelming power and confidence. He casually destroys the attacking beasts, manipulates the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Jar, and secretly obtains the Fuxi Dragon Monument.
• His knowledge of Eclosion Great Emperor, the Ruthless Empress, and forbidden-land secrets establishes him as exceptionally informed about ancient history and powerful beings.
• Ye Fan continues to trust Jiang Ming, lending him the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Jar without hesitation.
• Duan De remains an enthusiastic but reckless grave robber. His fascination with treasures repeatedly overrides caution, though he becomes terrified when he encounters the God-Slaying Insects.
• Black Emperor stays greedy and suspicious, warning Duan De not to keep the treasure for himself, but he is also quick to flee when danger appears.
• Hua Yunfei is revealed to possess extraordinary combat ability, combining two powerful and opposing inheritances: the Heaven Devouring Demon Art and Shakyamuni’s Buddhist scripture.
• The Ancient Princes and Imperial Clan descendants become cautious followers of Jiang Ming, choosing to stay near him rather than explore independently.

Significant Themes

• Greed and danger: Despite repeated warnings, cultivators continue entering perilous places because they believe great treasures lie within danger.
• The legacy of ancient emperors: The secret realm reflects the mysterious and possibly sinister experiments of the Feathered Deity Dynasty, including its connection to Saint Spirits, resurrection, and forbidden transformations.
• Power and deterrence: Eclosion Great Emperor’s immediate destruction shows the overwhelming fear inspired by the Ruthless Empress, even among ancient supreme beings.
• Hidden rewards and opportunism: Jiang Ming gains an invaluable Emperor Armament almost accidentally, reinforcing the chapter’s theme of treasures emerging from unexpected risks.
• Contrasting forms of cultivation: Hua Yunfei’s battle illustrates the tension between demonic and Buddhist paths, which can nevertheless coexist within one practitioner.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ming calmly explains the stone statue’s identity while Ye Fan and the others react with suspicion.
• Duan De compares Jiang Ming’s life-devouring technique to the Heaven Devouring Demon Art, prompting Jiang Ming to mock Duan De’s abnormal history as a grave robber and reincarnated Ancient Burial Scholar.
• Jiang Ming returns the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Jar to Ye Fan after secretly using it to destroy Eclosion Great Emperor’s divine consciousness.
• The surrounding Ancient Princes and Emperor’s Daughters silently attach themselves to Jiang Ming, treating him as the safest person to follow.
• Duan De and Black Emperor compete over the treasure chest, with Black Emperor threatening to bite Duan De if he keeps it.
• Their greed immediately turns to panic when the chest releases God-Slaying Insects, causing Black Emperor to flee at full speed while Duan De throws the treasure away in terror.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Duan De throws the Five-Colored Treasure Box toward the Son of the Celestial Emperor and Hua Yunfei, releasing a swarm of terrifying God-Slaying Insects.
• The Son of the Celestial Emperor and Hua Yunfei immediately flee. Hua Yunfei uses the Heaven Devouring Demon Art to capture several insects for study.
• The Heavenly Jade Saintess activates the Goddess Furnace, which is secretly a sealed Quasi-Emperor weapon refined by Emperor Hengyu, and absorbs most of the insects.
• Jiang Ming personally captures more than a hundred insects and retrieves the treasure box, discovering that it was designed as an insect hive.
• The God-Slaying Insects are revealed to be extremely powerful Ancient Ferocious Insects, physically tougher than many Dao-Severing Kings and formerly the dominant creatures in the Fourteenth Ancestral Temple World.
• Jiang Ming plans to use the insects as food for his daughter Tingting’s Black-Patterned Blood Mosquito, an insect king with Dao-Severing King-level strength.
• Duan De asks for several God-Slaying Insect eggs so he can raise them using a secret technique. Jiang Ming gives him three eggs, and Duan De reciprocates by sharing his cultivation method.
• Jiang Ming gives Xia Jiuyou a God-Slaying Insect egg, strengthens it by feeding it the essence of captured insects, and teaches her how to control and cultivate it. The insect is enhanced to possess the potential to reach the Great Saint realm.
• Jiang Ming jokes that Xia Jiuyou should call him “Uncle,” since even her master regards him as a junior. Embarrassed and angry, she stomps on his foot and walks away.
• Tingting teases Xia Jiuyou about her feelings for Jiang Ming, joking that Xia Jiuyou wants to become her “aunt” rather than remain Jiang Ming’s younger sister.
• The chapter ends with plans to distribute the remaining eggs among the Jiang Family and the factions connected to Jiang Ming’s wives.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ming demonstrates overwhelming strength, scientific curiosity, and generosity. He studies the insects, provides one to Xia Jiuyou, enhances its potential, and shares valuable cultivation knowledge.
• Duan De remains shameless and opportunistic, using the chaos to escape danger, but he also makes a sincere effort to repair his relationship with Jiang Ming by exchanging secrets.
• Xia Jiuyou reveals her romantic feelings for Jiang Ming. Although normally bold and aggressive, she becomes shy and flustered around him, especially when others tease her.
• Tingting displays a mischievous and perceptive personality, deliberately teasing Xia Jiuyou while recognizing her feelings.
• Hua Yunfei and the Son of the Celestial Emperor react cautiously to the insect swarm, retreating rather than risking direct confrontation.
• The Heavenly Jade Saintess proves highly capable by using the Goddess Furnace to contain the majority of the insects.

Significant Themes

• Power and control: The God-Slaying Insects represent a dangerous force that must be contained and mastered rather than simply destroyed.
• Cultivation and inheritance: Valuable creatures, eggs, techniques, and bloodlines are exchanged to strengthen families and allies.
• Family and alliances: Jiang Ming’s actions emphasize protecting and empowering his family and affiliated forces.
• Romantic embarrassment and teasing: Xia Jiuyou’s feelings create a lighthearted contrast to the chapter’s dangerous battle.
• Transformation of old grudges: Duan De’s exchange with Jiang Ming suggests that former enemies can become allies through mutual benefit and shared history.
• The contrast between appearance and reality: The Goddess Furnace appears to be a Great Saint Weapon but is actually a sealed Quasi-Emperor Armament; likewise, the treasure box is revealed to be a powerful insect-rearing vessel.

Character Interactions

• Duan De’s reckless attack indirectly creates the opportunity for Jiang Ming and the Heavenly Jade Saintess to capture the insects.
• Jiang Ming and Duan De establish a cooperative relationship through the exchange of insect eggs and secret techniques.
• Jiang Ming mentors Xia Jiuyou, helping her bind and strengthen her insect while warning her about its savage nature.
• Jiang Ming’s teasing of Xia Jiuyou exposes her romantic feelings, while Tingting intensifies the embarrassment by openly joking about becoming her “sister” or accepting her as an aunt.
• Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Li Xiaoman mock Jiang Ming for provoking Xia Jiuyou, adding comic relief after the dangerous insect incident.