Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mu continues torturing Ye Feng with his healing ability and the Ten-Thousandfold Pain Card, keeping him conscious as his injuries repeatedly heal and are inflicted again. Ye Feng begs for death but fails to endure the pain silently.
• Ye Qingfeng, the Ye Family’s Ancestor, arrives and offers to approve Chen Mu’s relationship with Ye Qingcheng, promising the family will no longer interfere. Chen Mu rejects the offer as hypocritical, pointing out that Qingfeng did nothing when other Ye Family members were threatened.
• Before Qingfeng can finish his warning, Chen Mu kills him with a single shot from the Barrett. The elders are stunned to learn the weapon can kill a powerful Ancestor instantly.
• Nine more Ye Family Ancestors emerge, furious over Qingfeng’s death. Chen Mu kills Ye Feng as he leaves the hall, while the elders retreat rather than risk confronting him.
• The nine Ancestors discuss the weapon among themselves and decide to demand it from Chen Mu, claiming they will forgive his “crimes” if he hands it over.

Character developments

• Chen Mu remains utterly confident and ruthless, dismissing offers and threats alike. His effortless killing of Qingfeng shows the overwhelming advantage his weapon gives him.
• Ye Feng is reduced from an arrogant clan leader to a helpless, broken victim, clinging briefly to the hope that Qingfeng might save him.
• Ye Qingfeng presents himself as a reasonable mediator, but Chen Mu exposes the self-interest behind his intervention. Qingfeng’s death shocks the family.
• The elders and Ancestors shift from outrage and greed to caution: the elders keep their distance, while the remaining Ancestors covet the weapon but underestimate Chen Mu.

Significant themes

• Power and fear: The elders’ and Ancestors’ behavior changes when they see the weapon’s lethal force.
• Hypocrisy and self-preservation: Qingfeng’s late offer appears motivated by the family’s losses, not genuine concern for justice.
• Cruelty and despair: Ye Feng’s healing becomes an instrument of prolonged torment rather than salvation.
• Arrogance before overwhelming strength: The Ancestors assume they can bargain from a position of authority despite Chen Mu’s demonstrated power.

Character interactions

• Chen Mu taunts and torments Ye Feng, then dismisses his pleas and kills him.
• Chen Mu confronts Qingfeng over his failure to protect the family’s other victims, then shoots him before he can threaten Chen.
• The elders bow to Qingfeng on his arrival but later avoid involvement, choosing survival over loyalty.
• The nine surviving Ancestors confer privately, agree to seize Chen Mu’s weapon, and confront him with a demand.

Plot points and events

• Chen Mu fires his Barrett Heavy Sniper Rifle at the Ye Family Fifth Ancestor. The shot pierces his massive spiritual-qi shield and kills him instantly, destroying both body and soul.
• The grieving Fourth Ancestor charges Chen Mu, relying on his exceptional speed to evade another shot. The system upgrades the rifle with Surefire Accuracy, making its bullets track and hit their targets regardless of movement or distance.
• Chen Mu fires deliberately off target. The bullet curves around and kills the Fourth Ancestor, terrifying the remaining Ye Ancestors.
• The First Ancestor offers to end the conflict and swears the Ye Family will never oppose Chen Mu again. Chen distrusts the offer, reasoning that the Ancestors might simply wait for a chance to retaliate.
• Chen Mu spots the Sixth Ancestor’s disguise and catches him emerging from underground, killing him before he can escape.
• Realizing peace is impossible, the First Ancestor orders the others to unleash their strongest attacks at once. Chen recognizes their intent and activates the Instant-Kill Domain.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu remains calm and decisive, trusting his weapon and the system’s upgrades. His experience with the Ye Family makes him unwilling to accept a potentially insincere truce.
• The Ye Ancestors shift from confidence to terror as the rifle defeats both their defenses and speed. The First Ancestor tries to negotiate, but ultimately chooses a desperate all-out attack when Chen refuses to trust him.
• The Fourth Ancestor mistakes his speed for a reliable counter, only to be killed by the rifle’s tracking ability. The Sixth Ancestor attempts escape through disguise and tunneling but is detected and killed.
• The First Ancestor and Chen exchange an offer of peace and a question about whether either would truly reconcile if their positions were reversed; the Ancestor’s silence confirms Chen’s suspicions.

Significant themes

• Overwhelming power and adaptation: Each new rifle upgrade counters the Ye Family’s latest defense.
• Trust and vengeance: Past violence makes reconciliation unconvincing, even when offered under pressure.
• Pride versus survival: The Ancestors struggle between preserving their honor and surrendering to Chen.
• Preparedness and deception: The Ye Family relies on shields, speed, disguises, and negotiation, but Chen sees through each tactic.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mu activates his Instant-Kill Domain and instantly kills all ten Ye Family Ancestors, reducing them to bloody mist while emerging unharmed.
• He spares the Ye Family elders because they stayed out of the conflict, but warns that any future threat to Ye Qingcheng will mean the Primordial God Clan’s destruction.
• Chen Mu resurrects the Ten Ancestors as undead and makes them kneel to him. He leaves them in place to protect and maintain the Ye Family, partly so Qingcheng can return to her ancestral home safely.
• As Chen Mu prepares to leave the Upper Realm, the Divine Court’s enforcement squad arrives. They claim the Ye Family’s destruction defied the Female Emperor’s will and order him to stand trial.
• Chen Mu refuses. The squad surrounds him and summons a massive suppressing pagoda, which crashes down on him and his Bone Dragon. The chapter ends with a series of explosive impacts, echoing the earlier massacre, but leaves their fate unresolved.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu remains calm, confident, and ruthless when challenged. He shows a pragmatic streak by preserving the Ye Family’s leadership for Qingcheng’s sake, while making clear that his protection has limits.
• The Ye Family elders shift from terror at the Ancestors’ deaths to absolute submission after witnessing them return as Chen Mu’s undead servants. They fear both him and the consequences of resisting him.
• The Divine Court’s squad, led by an old man, treats Chen Mu as a threat to its authority. The leader offers him a chance to comply, then orders the attack when he refuses.
• The Bone Dragon accompanies Chen Mu into the confrontation, roaring at the danger, while Chen Mu remains unshaken.

Significant themes

• Power and intimidation: Chen Mu’s overwhelming strength changes how everyone around him behaves.
• Authority versus individual will: The Divine Court invokes the Female Emperor’s command, but Chen Mu rejects its right to dictate his actions.
• Protection and consequence: Chen Mu spares the elders and safeguards the Ye Family for Qingcheng, yet threatens total destruction if she is harmed again.
• Control through fear: The undead Ancestors’ submission secures the family’s obedience and continued stability.

Plot points and events

• Chen Mu effortlessly destroys the Demon-Suppressing Tower and the Divine Court Enforcement Team without visibly attacking, shocking the onlookers.
• The Ye Family elders fear that killing members of the Divine Court has made Chen Mu’s situation even more dangerous.
• The Divine Court’s Imperial Guard and Enforcement Pavilion elders arrive with hundreds of troops to capture him. Chen Mu remains relaxed and muses about putting Ye Qingcheng on the empress’s throne.
• After the commander sends thirty guards and their Lion-Winged Beasts to test Chen Mu, they enter his instant-kill domain and are annihilated.
• An Enforcement Pavilion elder deduces that Chen Mu is surrounded by a lethal, invisible barrier. The commander tries to counter it with ranged attacks, ordering a hundred archers to fire from outside its apparent reach.
• Chen Mu expands the domain to cover them all. The arrows shatter, and the archers are killed.
• The empress, watching from the Divine Court, recognizes Chen Mu and declares, “At last, I’ve found you!”

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu remains confident and playful, treating the Divine Court’s forces as opportunities to test his power. He considers making Ye Qingcheng empress, though he does not act on the thought here.
• The Imperial Guard commander initially underestimates Chen Mu’s defenses and tries successive tactics: a direct probe, then ranged attacks.
• The Enforcement Pavilion elder is cautious and observant, correctly identifying the invisible danger zone and advising the commander to keep his troops away from it. His insight still cannot save them.
• The Ye Family elders shift from fearing Chen Mu’s likely punishment to marveling at how far beyond their expectations his strength is.
• The empress has been observing the battle and appears to have a prior connection to, or specific interest in, Chen Mu.

Significant themes

• Overwhelming power and mistaken assumptions: The Divine Court’s numbers, armor, and tactics prove useless against Chen Mu’s domain.
• Arrogance versus caution: The commander’s confidence in his ranged strategy leads to another massacre, while the elder’s careful deduction only briefly delays disaster.
• Rising stakes and mystery: Chen Mu’s effortless victories challenge the Upper Realm’s established authority, while the empress’s recognition hints at a larger story.

Key plot points and events

• Watching Chen Mu fight the Divine Court’s forces, Empress Qin Xuanji reveals to her confidante that he is “a piece of flesh” from her body—her son.
• Leng Yan hurries to stop the fighting. She knocks away the imperial guard commander, then kneels before Chen Mu and addresses him as the Divine Court’s Crown Prince.
• The guards and Enforcement Pavilion members immediately lower their weapons and kneel. Chen Mu, surprised by the revelation, asks whether Leng Yan has mistaken him for someone else.
• Chen Mu chooses to meet the Empress before accepting the claim. Leng Yan opens a passage to the Divine Court and offers to kill the soldiers who attacked him; Chen Mu spares them, recognizing they were following orders.
• Leng Yan escorts Chen Mu to the Divine Court. The wounded commander learns whom he attacked and is horrified.

Character developments

• Chen Mu discovers that his mother may be Qin Xuanji, the Empress he had believed absent from his life. He remains skeptical until he can meet her, but responds to the soldiers’ submission with restraint.
• Qin Xuanji briefly drops her composed imperial bearing after Leng Yan leaves, expressing anger at Chen Tianlin for concealing the truth.
• Leng Yan demonstrates her loyalty to the Empress and deference to Chen Mu, while decisively protecting him from the Divine Court’s forces.
• Chen Tianlin, elsewhere at Tianyuan Holy Land, suddenly shivers and suspects something familiar may be happening, though he hides his reaction.
• The guard commander goes from confidence in his forces to panic upon learning Chen Mu is the Crown Prince.

Significant themes

• Hidden family ties and identity: Chen Mu’s apparent origins are upended by the revelation that his mother may be the Empress.
• Authority and allegiance: The soldiers’ hostility vanishes once Chen Mu’s royal status is revealed.
• Mercy and restraint: Despite having the power and justification to punish his attackers, Chen Mu lets them go.
• Secrets and resentment: Qin Xuanji’s anger suggests Chen Tianlin has deliberately kept the truth from both her and Chen Mu.

Character interactions

• Qin Xuanji confides Chen Mu’s identity to Leng Yan; Leng Yan responds by intervening in the battle.
• Leng Yan formally recognizes Chen Mu as Crown Prince, prompting the soldiers to submit.
• Chen Mu questions Leng Yan’s claim, then agrees to meet the Empress while refusing to punish the guards.
• Qin Xuanji’s anger at Chen Tianlin contrasts with Chen Tianlin’s oblivious—or carefully concealed—reaction at Tianyuan.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mu discovers that Qin Xuanji, the Divine Court’s formidable empress, is his biological mother. She confirms that she has missed him and wants to make up for the years they were apart.
• Qin Xuanji explains how she and Chen Tianlin met: she saved him from a demon, and they entered a sham marriage to protect her from political persecution. They later had two children, Chen Juexin and Chen Mu.
• Their marriage deteriorated amid Qin Xuanji’s growing status and Chen Tianlin’s lack of ambition and mistreatment within her clan. Qin wrote a divorce letter to placate her family but never meant to give it to him. Someone delivered it to Chen Tianlin while she was away at war, prompting him to take the children and flee to the Lower Realm.
• Chen Tianlin used a hidden divine treasure, the Heavenly Veil, to conceal their world. His anger and grief drove him to build the Chen Family into the Tianyuan Holy Land, hoping eventually to return triumphantly.
• Qin Xuanji offers Chen Mu the Divine Court’s throne. He declines for now, preferring the lighter role of crown prince. She accepts his choice and then opens a teleportation gate to find Chen Tianlin.

Character developments

• Chen Mu learns the truth about his parents and their separation. His curiosity and dry humor shape his response, but he avoids taking on the burdens of rule.
• Qin Xuanji shows a tender, maternal side rarely seen by her retainer Leng Yan. Her fierce desire to reunite with her family is clear, though she remains a powerful and decisive ruler.
• Chen Tianlin, though absent, is revealed as a once-unambitious husband whose humiliation and heartbreak spurred him to transform his family’s fortunes.

Significant themes

• Miscommunication and outside interference can turn a strained relationship into a lasting separation.
• Ambition, status, and family pressures shape personal relationships—and can inspire dramatic reinvention.
• Power does not replace emotional bonds: Qin Xuanji’s immense authority contrasts with her regret over losing her children.
• The chapter balances family drama with humor, especially through Chen Mu’s bemused view of his father’s “comeback” and his own reluctance to rule.

Character interactions

• Qin Xuanji affectionately touches Chen Mu and promises to make up for their lost years; he responds honestly that he does not remember her.
• Chen Mu presses her for the story behind his parents’ separation, prompting her account.
• When Qin Xuanji offers him the throne, Chen Mu negotiates for the crown-prince role instead, and she respects his preference.
• Leng Yan witnesses Qin Xuanji’s unfamiliar smile and tenderness toward her son.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Xuanji tells Chen Mu to find his father, Chen Tianlin, while hinting that their reunion may be anything but gentle. Chen Mu worries for his father, though he has made him immortal and imperishable.
• At the Tianyuan Holy Land, Chen Tianlin senses Qin Xuanji is coming and asks his daughter Chen Juexin to protect him. Juexin refuses, pointing out that she is no match for her mother—and that Tianlin deserves the consequences of his past choices.
• Chen Tianlin considers fleeing, but Qin Xuanji arrives with Chen Mu before he can escape. When Tianlin tries to greet her, she flicks a finger and sends him flying like a meteor.
• Qin Xuanji then apologizes to Juexin for neglecting her in the past. She embraces her daughter, who admits she has never been able to hold a grudge against her family and hugs her back.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Tianlin is terrified of Qin Xuanji and tries to enlist Juexin’s help, then considers running. His immortality may keep him alive, but it cannot spare him from her anger.
• Chen Juexin is amused by her father’s panic and blunt about his responsibility for the family’s estrangement. Despite her resentment over being neglected, she remains open to reconciliation.
• Qin Xuanji is initially cold and frightening toward Tianlin, but shows remorse toward Juexin and reaches out to rebuild their relationship.
• Chen Mu worries about his father but does not prevent the confrontation; he is present when his parents reunite and his mother’s strength is revealed.

Significant themes

• Family accountability and forgiveness: Tianlin must face the consequences of his actions, while Juexin and Xuanji begin to repair their bond.
• Parental neglect and reconciliation: Xuanji acknowledges that her absence hurt Juexin, and Juexin responds with affection rather than lasting resentment.
• Power and comic contrast: Qin Xuanji’s overwhelming strength turns Tianlin’s imagined heartfelt reunion into a sudden, violent spectacle.

Plot points and events

• Chen Tianlin tries to flee after being beaten, but Qin Xuanji pulls him back through a tear in the void. When she confronts him for calling her a “tigress,” he denies it, then drops to his knees and pleads for mercy.
• Tianlin claims he took Chen Mu and Chen Juexin because Qin Xuanji had sent him a divorce letter and could not care for the children. Qinji reveals she wrote the letter but never meant to give it to him; other people had apparently interfered. She destroys it.
• Qin Xuanji learns that Tianlin has reached Great Emperor cultivation and has been working hard to build up the Chen family. Their children defend him, confirming that he has always treated them well.
• Chen Mu offers Qin Xuanji Top-Grade Enlightenment Tea. Each sip grants her profound insight, allowing her to comprehend seven original divine-rank cultivation techniques.
• Qin Xuanji asks Mu and Juexin to show her around the sacred land, but tells Tianlin he is not invited.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Tianlin is still comically submissive around Qin Xuanji, but his recent cultivation and care for the family show that he has become more responsible. He quickly tries to win her favor by flattering her and explaining the tea.
• Qin Xuanji begins the reunion furious, but her anger fades once she sees Tianlin and hears the children’s defense. Though she remains stern and denies that the divorce letter reflects lingering love, she softens toward her family.
• Chen Mu and Chen Juexin support their father and help reconcile their parents. Mu also shares the tea, while Juexin hints at his mysterious sources of powerful treasures. Mu worries that Qin Xuanji might detect his hidden system, but it reassures him that only he can sense it.
• The family’s teasing and open loyalty show warmth beneath Qin Xuanji’s threats and Tianlin’s exaggerated obedience.

Significant themes

• Family loyalty and reconciliation: The children’s affection helps soften old anger and reconnect their parents.
• Miscommunication and outside interference: The divorce letter’s unintended delivery caused a lasting misunderstanding.
• Growth through responsibility: Tianlin’s cultivation and work for the Chen family mark a change from his earlier idleness.
• Comic contrast: Qin Xuanji’s immense power and sternness play against Tianlin’s shameless, fearful deference.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Tianlin sends Chen Mu and Chen Juexin off with Qin Xuanji, then privately admits that he is still intimidated by his formidable wife—and grateful he married her.
• Chen Juexin shows Qin Xuanji around Tianyuan Holy Land, including its Alchemy Room, Spiritual Qi Pool, and Emperor Weapon Pavilion.
• Qin Xuanji learns that Chen Mu forged the pavilion’s Immortal-Grade Heavenly Dao Emperor Weapons, which are offered to Great Emperors who submit to the sect. Chen Mu secretly adds 100,000 more weapons through his system.
• The pavilion upgrades into a miniature starry world filled with floating weapons. Qin Xuanji senses more than 100,000 of them and is stunned by her son’s achievement.
• Chen Mu invites Qin Xuanji to take whatever she wants. She claims 10,000 weapons, triggering a thousandfold system rebate that grants Chen Mu another 10 million.
• Impressed by Chen Mu’s talent, Qin Xuanji declares that the Primordial Goddess is not worthy of him and says she will find him a different marriage partner.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Tianlin remains comically fearful of Qin Xuanji, though he takes pride in having married her.
• Qin Xuanji shifts from curious visitor to astonished, admiring mother. She recognizes Chen Mu’s genius without demanding an explanation for his secrets, and her protective, assertive side emerges when she considers his marriage prospects.
• Chen Mu is generous toward his family and quietly confident in his abilities, using his system to expand the pavilion and benefit from the rebate.
• Chen Juexin proudly introduces her brother’s achievements, but is herself shocked by the pavilion’s scale and her mother’s enormous selection.

Significant themes

• Extraordinary talent and family pride: Chen Mu’s accomplishments surpass even Qin Xuanji’s expectations.
• Power, generosity, and abundance: His weapons are both instruments of influence and gifts to family or allies.
• Humor in family relationships: Chen Tianlin’s fear of his wife and Qin Xuanji’s blunt matchmaking plans provide comic contrast to the grand displays of power.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Xuanji presses Chen Mu to settle down, then learns from Chen Juexin that he already has a cultivation partner, Ye Qingcheng, a Saintess of the relatively modest Sky Sword Sect.
• Though she hoped Chen Mu would choose someone of grander status, Qin Xuanji agrees not to interfere if Qingcheng sincerely loves him. She wants to meet her and judge for herself.
• On the way to the Trial Tower, Chen Mu worries Qingcheng may seem unimpressive beside his mother. He uses the system to dramatically increase her cultivation, grant her supreme spiritual roots in every attribute, and give her all one hundred top saint bodies. The system’s thousandfold rebates reward him with enormous supplies in return.
• The sudden upgrades reach Qingcheng while she is taking the Trial Tower’s final test. Her new emperor might instantly destroys the Phantom Spirit, ending the trial before she can understand what happened.
• Chen Mu calls her out to meet Qin Xuanji. Qingcheng sees the breathtaking woman beside him and, noticing his nervousness, wonders whether she is a new partner rather than his mother.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Xuanji reveals that her interest in Chen Mu’s marriage is partly driven by her wish for grandchildren. Her high expectations soften when she realizes Chen Mu has chosen Qingcheng, whom she agrees to evaluate personally.
• Chen Juexin firmly supports her brother’s relationship, reassuring Qin Xuanji that Qingcheng will exceed her expectations.
• Chen Mu shows deep devotion to Qingcheng: he accepts her humble-seeming background and uses his powers to ensure she can stand beside his powerful family with exceptional talent.
• Ye Qingcheng is baffled by her sudden transformation and suspects either the Trial Tower or Chen Mu is responsible. Her first impression of Qin Xuanji is admiration mixed with insecurity and a comic misunderstanding.

Significant themes

• Love over status: Qin Xuanji’s expectations about an ideal match give way to respect for Chen Mu’s choice.
• Protective devotion and empowerment: Chen Mu’s extravagant upgrades express his desire to support Qingcheng and shield her from being looked down on.
• Power, talent, and absurd excess: Qingcheng’s sudden, almost limitless gifts turn a difficult trial into an effortless victory, highlighting the story’s comedic, over-the-top cultivation progression.
• Misunderstanding: The chapter ends on Qingcheng’s mistaken suspicion that Qin Xuanji may be Chen Mu’s new partner.

Key plot points and events

• Ye Qingcheng reflects that she has never expected Chen Mu to belong to her alone, though she secretly hopes to remain his first wife. Seeing Qin Xuanji’s imposing presence, she briefly worries she may have to accept a junior position.
• Chen Juexin introduces Qin Xuanji as Chen Mu’s birth mother and Ye Qingcheng as his cultivation partner and the Sky Sword Sect’s Saintess. Ye Qingcheng is mortified to realize she had mistaken Qin Xuanji for a potential rival.
• Qin Xuanji probes Ye Qingcheng’s soul. Ye Qingcheng allows it, and the examination reveals astonishing cultivation and gifts: an all-attribute Heaven-Rank Supreme Spirit Root, a hundred Saint Bodies, and the Thirty-Eighth-Layer Great Emperor Realm.
• Ye Qingcheng realizes Chen Mu secretly gave her much of this power. Qin Juexin reaches the same conclusion, recognizing her brother’s handiwork.
• Impressed by Ye Qingcheng’s talent, Qin Xuanji takes her hands and entrusts Chen Mu to her, declaring her an exceptionally worthy daughter-in-law. Ye Qingcheng accepts and promises to support and protect her husband.
• Disciples and elders gather to see Qin Xuanji. Several Great Emperors attempt to gauge her cultivation, suffer severe backlash, and conclude that her power is beyond comprehension.
• As Qin Xuanji is about to continue speaking, she looks toward the heavens. The mood turns ominous, and a supernatural chill spreads through the gathering.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qingcheng moves from anxious speculation about her place beside Chen Mu to embarrassment, then warmth and confidence. She willingly accepts Qin Xuanji’s test and pledges her loyalty.
• Qin Xuanji begins by scrutinizing Ye Qingcheng but quickly becomes impressed and determined to secure her as Chen Mu’s partner. Her overwhelming power is also revealed to those around her.
• Chen Juexin acts as the introducer and recognizes that Chen Mu boosted Ye Qingcheng’s strength in anticipation of his mother’s judgment.
• Chen Mu says little, but his earlier unease and Ye Qingcheng’s sudden power reveal his efforts to win his mother’s approval for her.
• The disciples, elders, and Great Emperors respond with awe and reverence toward Qin Xuanji, whose presence makes even powerful cultivators seem insignificant.

Significant themes

• Family approval and acceptance: Qin Xuanji’s judgment matters, and Ye Qingcheng’s sincere commitment helps secure her approval.
• Love, loyalty, and partnership: Ye Qingcheng accepts that she cannot claim Chen Mu exclusively, but remains devoted to him and promises to defend him.
• Power and hidden influence: Ye Qingcheng’s extraordinary abilities appear to be her own, but much of her advancement comes from Chen Mu’s secret assistance.
• The limits of human understanding: Qin Xuanji’s strength overwhelms the Great Emperors, while the sudden chill hints at a larger threat or confrontation ahead.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Xuanji senses hidden intruders at Tianyuan Holy Land. Several black-robed assassins appear, and the Great Emperors identify their unfamiliar spiritual energy as coming from a higher plane.
• The assassins’ leader taunts Qin Xuanji and attacks, but crashes face-first into Tianyuan’s concealed sect-protecting barrier. The disciples mock him while he threatens to kill everyone.
• The leader enlarges his divine-power sword to break the barrier. Qin Xuanji doubts the existing formation can withstand it and prepares to intervene.
• Chen Mu stops her and uses the system to upgrade the summoned Formation Great Emperor Xu Renping from ordinary rank to mythic. Xu Renping appears and immediately strengthens the formation beyond its previous limits.
• The chapter ends as the assassins’ colossal sword is ready to strike, setting up the confrontation’s outcome.

Character developments

• Qin Xuanji remains composed under threat and trusts Chen Mu when he tells her not to act. Impressed by Xu Renping’s ability and loyalty, she becomes even more curious about Chen Mu’s methods and considers asking him to teach her.
• Chen Mu responds to danger with calm confidence, relying on his system and strategic use of Xu Renping rather than escalating the fight himself.
• Xu Renping demonstrates extraordinary formation mastery and unquestioning loyalty to Chen Mu.
• The assassins’ leader is arrogant and aggressive, but his failure to notice the barrier leaves him humiliated and enraged.

Significant themes

• Preparation and hidden strength: Tianyuan’s concealed barrier turns the attackers’ surprise assault into a public embarrassment.
• Trust and loyalty: Qin Xuanji trusts her son, while Xu Renping obeys Chen Mu without hesitation.
• Humility and learning: Qin Xuanji’s willingness to learn—even from her son—underscores her belief that strength requires continual growth.

Character interactions

• Qin Xuanji confronts the assassins calmly, while their leader threatens her.
• Tianyuan’s disciples ridicule the leader after he strikes the invisible barrier, openly daring him to get past it.
• Chen Mu restrains Qin Xuanji and summons Xu Renping; Xu addresses him as master and follows his command.
• Qin Xuanji watches Xu’s work with admiration, reflecting on Chen Mu’s influence and her own desire to learn from him.

Plot points and events

• Elder Yang attacks Tianyuan Holy Land’s upgraded protective formation with a giant sword, but the weapon shatters while the barrier remains unharmed.
• Refusing to accept defeat, he takes a powerful Qi-Exploding Pill and attacks again with five swords. The enhanced assault also breaks against the formation.
• Chen Mu decides to end the confrontation. He retrieves an upgraded Barrett rifle from his System Inventory and kills Elder Yang with a single shot while the elder is preparing another attack.
• With their leader dead, the remaining assassins panic and flee, having failed to reach Qin Xuanji.

Character developments

• Chen Mu remains calm and decisive, revealing another formidable weapon from his inventory and demonstrating that he can end the threat effortlessly.
• Xu Renping’s formation proves exceptionally powerful, earning praise from Qin Xuanji and astonishment from Tianyuan’s disciples.
• Wei Jiuming, Tianyuan’s former leading Formation Master, responds to Xu Renping’s superiority with renewed determination. Rather than give up, he resolves to study and improve in seclusion.
• Elder Yang grows increasingly desperate as his attacks fail, but is ultimately killed before he can strike again.
• Qin Xuanji is impressed by both Xu Renping’s formation and Chen Mu’s weapon.

Character interactions

• Tianyuan’s disciples mock Elder Yang’s failed attacks and praise Chen Mu, Xu Renping, and the Holy Land’s strength.
• Qin Xuanji assesses Xu Renping’s talent to Chen Mu, who agrees while avoiding questions about the formation master’s origins.
• Wei Jiuming silently turns his admiration for Xu Renping into motivation to surpass his own limits.
• After Chen Mu kills Elder Yang, the surviving attackers abandon their mission and flee in terror.

Significant themes

• Overconfidence meets reality: Elder Yang assumes his Upper Realm power guarantees victory, but Tianyuan’s defenses overturn that expectation.
• Hidden strength and overwhelming power: The formation and Chen Mu’s weapon reveal how little the attackers understand their opponents.
• Growth through comparison: Wei Jiuming treats another expert’s superiority as an incentive to improve rather than a reason to despair.
• Loyalty and protection: The upgraded barrier and Chen Mu’s intervention keep Qin Xuanji and Tianyuan safe.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mu instantly kills Elder Yang Chengshang, then shoots down the remaining assassins as they try to escape through a rift in space. His reward system grants him pills and powerful divine-rank artifacts.
• Qin Xuanji explains that the assassins came from the Desolate Ancient Desert, a vast, perilous region outside Divine Court control that has become a refuge for rebels and sinister groups. Their forces may be stronger than she expected.
• Concerned that these groups could threaten the Divine Court and endanger people living near the desert, Qin Xuanji considers personally eliminating them. For now, she stays with the family, reasoning that Chen Mu’s attack has temporarily weakened their enemies.
• Chen Mu and the others return to Qingyun Prefecture, where the family shares a welcoming meal. Meanwhile, Chen Tianlin trains, determined to grow strong enough to assert himself before Qin Xuanji.
• The Heavenly Dao Alliance learns that its assassins were wiped out. Rather than admit defeat, its leaders order a cover story claiming Qin Xuanji concealed her strength, while they continue mining spirit ores and building the World-Destroying Divine Weapon.
• On the journey to Tianyuan, Ye Chengtian agonizes over his daughter’s danger and his wife being held by Ye Feng. He abandons his ambition to lead the Ye Family and hopes instead to escape with his family. He resolves to speak with Ye Qingcheng and her husband before deciding what to do.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu displays overwhelming power and composure, while thinking of sharing the youth-preserving pills with the women in his family.
• Qin Xuanji balances her resolve to protect the Divine Court with concern for civilian lives. Chen Juexin wants her to stay; Qin comforts her, and Chen Juexin silently thanks Chen Mu for weakening their enemies.
• Chen Tianlin remains ambitious and trains toward independence, though his confidence is comic beside Qin Xuanji’s strength.
• Ye Chengtian shifts from family ambition to a desperate wish to protect his wife and daughter. His guilt and fear deepen as he approaches Tianyuan.

Significant themes

• Power and security: Chen Mu’s victory buys time, but the desert’s hostile factions remain a serious threat.
• Duty versus personal ties: Qin Xuanji weighs military action against the suffering it could cause, while Ye Chengtian’s choices center on protecting his family.
• Political manipulation: The Heavenly Dao Alliance conceals its failure and sustains unity through propaganda and continued weapons development.
• Family affection amid danger: Moments of reunion and care contrast with the escalating threats surrounding the characters.

Ye Chengtian, Ye Qingcheng’s father, arrives at Tianyuan Holy Land and is stunned to discover that even its guards possess Great Emperor cultivation. After learning who he is, a guard—acting on Chen Mu’s instruction—escorts him to the Young Master’s residence.
Ye Qingcheng opens the door but treats him coolly; Ye Chengtian accepts that she has no memories of him and hopes to make amends. Inside, he recognizes Qin Xuanji, the Female Emperor of the Divine Court, and respectfully confirms her identity. Qin Xuanji learns that Qingcheng belongs to the Ye Family.
Ye Chengtian explains that the family branded Qingcheng as having “innate severed meridians,” unable to cultivate, and abandoned her to protect its reputation. Qin Xuanji dismisses that judgment: Qingcheng is an exceptionally rare genius, already at the twenty-eighth layer of the Great Emperor realm in her twenties. Ye Chengtian is astonished and relieved, concluding that Qingcheng is now beyond the Ye Family’s control and has powerful protection.
Character developments and interactions: Ye Chengtian arrives wary of possible threats from the Ye Family, then shifts to hope and relief as he learns how powerful his daughter has become. Ye Qingcheng remains reserved toward her father, while he is determined to earn her trust over time. Qin Xuanji praises Qingcheng’s potential, and Ye Chengtian interprets her presence as evidence that she intends to guide or protect her. He also notices Chen Mu, whom he assumes Qin Xuanji may eventually separate from Qingcheng; he fears Chen Mu might provoke her authority.
Themes: The chapter contrasts the Ye Family’s mistaken, self-serving judgment with Qingcheng’s extraordinary talent; explores the possibility of repairing estranged family ties; and highlights the power imbalance between the Upper Realm’s influential figures and those around them.

Plot points and events

• Chen Mu greets Ye Chengtian as his father-in-law. Qin Xuanji tells Ye Chengtian that, because he is Chen Mu’s father-in-law, they are fellow in-laws—and reveals that she is Chen Mu’s mother.
• Ye Chengtian is stunned to learn that his son-in-law is the Female Emperor’s son. He immediately concludes the Ye Family is now protected by Qin Xuanji’s immense power, unaware that Chen Mu has already killed Ye Feng and the Ten Ancestors.
• Ye Qingcheng asks about her mother. Ye Chengtian reassures her that her mother is well and has missed her. Chen Mu offers to take her to the Upper Realm, and Qin Xuanji opens a teleportation gate.
• Chen Mu, Ye Qingcheng, Chen Juexin, Qin Xuanji, and Ye Chengtian travel to the Ye Residence. The guards panic at Chen Mu’s arrival and kneel to him and Qin Xuanji.
• Ye Chengtian asks why the guards fear Chen Mu. Chen Mu explains that he knew Ye Feng had planned to assassinate Ye Chengtian and Ye Qingcheng.
• Ye Qingcheng realizes Chen Mu must have acted against the Ye Family and feels no resentment; she loves him more for protecting her. The group enters the courtyard, where several figures rush out, kneel to Chen Mu, and address him as “Master.”

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Chengtian shifts from unease about Chen Mu’s relationship with Qin Xuanji to relief at the protection he believes the connection provides. He remains unaware of how thoroughly Chen Mu has already dealt with the Ye Family’s threats.
• Qin Xuanji treats Ye Chengtian warmly as a fellow in-law and shows a rare softness around Chen Mu and the others. She opens the gate to bring Ye Qingcheng home and introduce her children to the Divine Court.
• Ye Qingcheng gets reassurance about her mother and the chance to visit the Upper Realm. Her devotion to Chen Mu deepens because she understands he acted violently to protect her.
• Chen Juexin eagerly joins the trip, joking that she wants to inspect Qin Xuanji’s palace as inspiration for one she may build.
• Chen Mu remains respectful toward Ye Chengtian, while openly acknowledging his prior intervention against Ye Feng’s assassination plan.

Significant themes

• Family and belonging: Ye Qingcheng’s longing for her mother and the journey to the Upper Realm foreground family reunion.
• Power and protection: Qin Xuanji’s status changes Ye Chengtian’s sense of security, while Chen Mu’s actions have already removed the danger.
• Love and loyalty: Ye Qingcheng interprets Chen Mu’s violence as proof of his devotion and responds with even stronger love.
• Dramatic irony: Ye Chengtian believes the Ye Family’s safety comes from Qin Xuanji’s protection, not knowing its former leaders have already been killed.

Key plot points and events

• The surviving Ye Family elders kneel and acknowledge Chen Mu as their master. They choose submission to preserve their weakened clan, especially after witnessing him defeat the Ten Ancestors and seeing Qin Xuanji identify him as her son and the Divine Court’s crown prince.
• Chen Mu reveals that the Ye Family leaders he killed—including Ye Feng and the Ten Ancestors—have become Undead Puppets. He says the technique has no limit so long as a trace of a soul remains.
• Chen Mu makes a point of describing Ye Qingcheng as his wife, establishing how the Ye Family must treat her. Qingcheng declares that she will protect him in return.
• Ye Qingcheng recognizes her birth mother, Lin Yuehan. With Chen Mu’s approval, she reunites with Lin Yuehan and her father, Ye Chengtian, and stays with them to talk.
• Chen Mu and Qin Xuanji leave for the Divine Court’s Imperial Palace, accompanied by Chen Juexin. Juexin studies its design, intending to build Chen Mu a comparable palace back in Tianyuan.
• Qin Xuanji begins showing them the vast palace complex, including Ten Thousand Medicines Valley, a major institution within the Divine Court. Its master, Liu Ruofeng, greets the Empress and notices Chen Mu and Juexin.

Character developments and interactions

• The Ye elders abandon any resistance and prioritize the survival of their family, while blaming Ye Feng for bringing the clan to ruin.
• Chen Mu demonstrates both his power and political awareness: he turns fallen enemies into assets and publicly reinforces Qingcheng’s status as his wife.
• Ye Qingcheng stands firmly beside Chen Mu and then embraces the chance to reconnect with her parents.
• Qin Xuanji admires Chen Mu’s unusual technique and is pleased by his strength and Qingcheng’s devotion.
• Lin Yuehan and Ye Chengtian are reunited with their long-lost daughter, creating a rare moment of family happiness.
• Chen Juexin reveals her ambition and pride in her wealth by planning an Imperial Palace-inspired residence for Chen Mu.

Significant themes

• Survival and allegiance: The Ye elders accept subordination as the only way to prevent their clan’s destruction.
• Power that grows through conflict: Chen Mu’s ability to command the dead suggests that defeating him could make an enemy’s forces strengthen his own.
• Family and reunion: Qingcheng’s reunion with her parents contrasts with the chapter’s political upheaval and displays the emotional cost of separation.
• Status and loyalty: Chen Mu’s public defense of Qingcheng establishes her position, while Juexin’s palace plans reflect the prestige surrounding his rule.

Key plot points and events

• The master of Ten Thousand Medicines Valley, Liu Ruofeng, mistakes Chen Mu and Chen Juexin for Qin Xuanji’s guards. Qin reveals that they are her children, prompting Liu to apologize in alarm.
• Chen Mu and Chen Juexin take their new royal titles in stride. Liu realizes the revelation will shock the Upper Realm, where many powerful figures hoped to win Qin Xuanji’s affection.
• Liu invites the siblings to join the valley as alchemists. Chen Juexin says she is not interested, but reveals that Chen Mu can refine tenth-tier pills—astonishing Qin, who had no idea he practiced alchemy.
• Liu says the Upper Realm’s alchemy record is the sixteenth tier. Chen Mu’s system then upgrades its one-click alchemy function for the new world, expanding its catalog to twentieth-tier pills, which the system confirms is the Upper Realm’s limit.
• Qin and Liu both encourage Chen Mu to make Liu his teacher. Rather than accept immediately, Chen Mu asks to see the alchemy chambers. Liu leads the family into the valley, where the vast facilities demonstrate the Divine Court’s immense capacity to produce cultivation resources.
• The alchemists bow to Qin and speculate about Chen Mu and Chen Juexin’s identities. When one reveals they are the crown prince and princess, the crowd is stunned.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu remains calm about his royal title and his extraordinary alchemical ability. He approaches Liu’s offer cautiously, preferring to inspect the facilities before deciding.
• Chen Juexin jokes about being called a princess and bluntly dismisses the prospect of joining the valley, while casually revealing her brother’s talent.
• Qin Xuanji is surprised to learn Chen Mu can refine tenth-tier pills and hopes Liu can mentor him.
• Liu Ruofeng moves from fear of having offended the imperial family to eager ambition: he sees Chen Mu as a potential disciple and a chance to strengthen his ties to the Divine Court.

Significant themes

• Hidden identity and social shock: Qin’s family is a startling revelation in a world where many people admire or desire her.
• Exceptional talent and ambition: Chen Mu’s abilities surpass established standards, while Liu hopes to guide and recruit him.
• Power and resources: The valley’s scale illustrates how strong institutions support the Divine Court’s dominance.
• Composure amid status: Chen Mu and Chen Juexin remain relaxed despite the deference and astonishment surrounding their royal rank.

Plot points and events

• Ten Thousand Medicines Valley is abuzz after learning that the Female Emperor has children. Its members speculate about Chen Mu and Chen Juexin joining the valley, while worrying about whether they have the talent to become alchemists.
• Liu Ruofeng brings the siblings to his private pill-refining chamber. He hopes to persuade Chen Mu to become his disciple, but accepts that Chen Juexin is not interested.
• Liu offers Chen Mu a chance to refine the tenth-tier Limitless Pill, partly to test whether Chen Mu can truly refine pills at that level.
• Chen Mu checks the formula and discovers more powerful versions: the ultimate Great Dao Limitless Pill is twentieth-tier. Since the chamber contains all its required ingredients, he decides to use a third more ingredients than Liu’s formula specifies.
• Liu worries that the extra ingredients will destabilize the recipe and cause a dangerous cauldron explosion. Chen Mu instead produces blazing fire from his palm and uses Spiritual Qi Cauldron Forging to form a cauldron with his bare hands.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu displays extraordinary confidence and skill, treating Liu’s challenging test as an opportunity to attempt a far greater pill than expected. His heaven-burning flame and refined technique astonish everyone.
• Liu Ruofeng shifts from eager mentor to anxious observer. Though an accomplished Pill Emperor, he recognizes that Chen Mu’s technique far exceeds his own and begins to see him as a potential successor—or even rival.
• Chen Juexin remains firm in her lack of interest in alchemy, and Liu respects her choice.
• The valley disciples move from speculation to excitement as they witness Chen Mu’s abilities, increasingly convinced he could surpass even Liu.

Significant themes

• Exceptional talent and ambition: Chen Mu pushes beyond an already unprecedented challenge, aiming at the ultimate version of the pill.
• Respect for personal choice: Liu does not pressure Chen Juexin after she declines.
• Reputation and expectation: The siblings’ royal status fuels the valley’s hopes, while Chen Mu’s display gives those hopes a concrete basis.
• Mastery and humility: Liu’s long experience is put into perspective by Chen Mu’s seemingly effortless technique.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mu demonstrates his pill-refining skill at Ten Thousand Medicines Valley, hoping to prove he is too advanced to need the valley master’s instruction.
• Using the Heaven-Burning Flame as a furnace, he refines one hundred pills from a limited supply of ingredients. The process displays astonishingly precise extraction and merging of medicinal essence.
• The finished pills are beyond top-grade and bear pill veins, leaving the gathered disciples—and valley master Liu Ruofeng—stunned.
• Rather than ask Chen Mu to become his disciple, Liu Ruofeng kneels and begs Chen Mu to take him as a disciple.
• Shen Yurong confirms that the pills are beyond tier ten, though he cannot identify their exact tier.
• Qin Xuanji breaks the crowd’s excited speculation by asking whether the pills are tier twenty.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu deliberately uses his display of skill to avoid being pressured into joining the valley’s hierarchy. His confidence is practical: he wants his ability to speak for itself.
• Liu Ruofeng shows humility and a genuine commitment to improvement. Though a Great Emperor of the Pill Dao, he recognizes that Chen Mu has surpassed him in key techniques and openly seeks to learn from him.
• The disciples move from admiring Chen Mu to struggling to comprehend the scale of his achievement, loudly debating his skill and the pills’ rank.
• Chen Juexin takes pride in her younger brother and delightedly welcomes the praise directed at him.
• Qin Xuanji, silent and focused on the pills, raises the possibility that they are tier twenty, escalating the mystery around Chen Mu’s true level.

Significant themes

• Humility and self-improvement: Liu Ruofeng accepts that even a renowned master can learn from someone younger and more skilled.
• Merit over status: Chen Mu’s demonstrated ability overturns the expected teacher–disciple relationship.
• Exceptional talent and spectacle: The huge quantity, extraordinary purity, and pill veins of the pills make Chen Mu’s skill seem almost beyond explanation.
• Freedom from imposed expectations: Chen Mu uses strength to resist being drawn into a path others have chosen for him.