Chapter Summaries

Cao Bing set out to find Hou Fei so he could help protect Xiao Hei from Demon Emperor Peng, while Qin Yu emerged from decades of hiding after reaching Immortal Emperor-level strength. After receiving Cao Bing’s message, Qin Yu decided to travel toward the beast branch of the Demon Race to look for Hou Fei.

• Cao Bing decided he needed to find Hou Fei to locate Xiao Hei and help keep him safe from Demon Emperor Peng.
• Cao Bing left the Hidden Emperor and sent one clone toward the Dark Star Realm and another toward the Ape Clan.
• Qin Yu continued hiding in the Jiang Lan Realm until his combat strength reached the Immortal Emperor level.
• Qin Yu received Cao Bing’s messages, learned that Cao Bing had ascended, and replied to him.
• Qin Yu found no sign of Zhi Bai’s surveillance and left the Jiang Lan Realm to head for a teleportation array toward the Demon Realm.

Cao Bing traveled through the Blood Demon Emperor’s territory and into the Beast Lineage, heading to Cuiyun Star to meet Qin Yu. He settled in the northern city and waited for Qin Yu to arrive.

• Cao Bing received Qin Yu’s message inviting him to meet in the Bull Demon Emperor’s territory, so he changed course from the Ape Clan’s territory to the Bull Demon Clan’s.
• The Blood Demon Emperor avoided confronting Cao Bing, having concluded that Cao Bing had killed Si Liang and likely possessed Immortal Emperor Ni Yang’s treasure; he sent the news to Yu Emperor.
• Cao Bing crossed into the Demon Realm and traveled through its Beast Lineage, observing that humans and Demon Race members could live and trade alongside one another.
• Cao Bing reached Cuiyun Star after half a month of travel and learned that humans could not enter its Imperial City.
• Cao Bing found lodging in Cuiyun Star’s northern city and waited for Qin Yu.

Qin Yu reunited with Cao Bing on Cuiyun Star and explained how the Azure Emperor had helped him after his identity was exposed. As they prepared to seek Hou Fei’s whereabouts, Cao Bing revealed that the Peng Demon King had ordered a hunt for a black eagle who might be Xiao Hei.

• Qin Yu arrived on Cuiyun Star and reunited with Cao Bing, who teased him about his connections to powerful figures.
• Cao Bing offered to help Qin Yu take revenge on Yu Emperor, but Qin Yu insisted on settling that grudge himself.
• Qin Yu told Cao Bing that his friend Meng Hong, one of the Bull Demon Emperor’s Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits, might help them find Hou Fei.
• Qin Yu asked Cao Bing about Xiao Hei, and Cao Bing said the Peng Demon King had ordered his subordinates to hunt a black eagle who might be Xiao Hei.

Qin Yu and Cao Bing sought Meng Hong’s help in reaching Hou Fei, but the Bull Demon Emperor’s seclusion threatened to delay them. Cao Bing called out to the emperor at the Imperial City gates, and Man Quan appeared in response.

• Qin Yu reunited with Meng Hong at Cuiyun Star’s Imperial City and introduced him to Cao Bing.
• Qin Yu asked Meng Hong for help finding Hou Fei, and Meng Hong explained that Hou Fei was closely guarded by the Ape Clan and suggested asking the Bull Demon Emperor.
• Meng Hong said the Bull Demon Emperor was in seclusion and might not emerge for months or years, leaving Qin Yu anxious about the danger facing Xiao Hei.
• Cao Bing loudly requested an audience with the Bull Demon Emperor, angering Meng Hong and startling Qin Yu.
• Man Quan arrived at the gates with other powerful figures and demanded to know who was making noise.

Cao Bing confronted the Bull Demon Emperor, Man Quan, and matched his aura in a clash that left Meng Hong unconscious. Impressed by Cao Bing’s strength and his connection to Ao Wuxu, Man Quan invited him and Qin Yu to a banquet in the Imperial City.

• Cao Bing apologized to the Bull Demon Emperor without lowering his head, provoking the emperor’s subordinates and Meng Hong.
• The Bull Demon Emperor challenged Cao Bing’s confidence by unleashing his aura, and Qin Yu stepped beside Cao Bing to share the pressure.
• Cao Bing and the Bull Demon Emperor clashed auras, and Meng Hong collapsed after being caught between them.
• Cao Bing asked to end the clash for Meng Hong’s sake, and the Bull Demon Emperor agreed before his subordinates carried Meng Hong away.
• The Bull Demon Emperor praised Cao Bing’s strength and his relationship with Ao Wuxu, then invited him and Qin Yu to a banquet in the Imperial City.

Cao Bing attended a banquet hosted by the Bull Demon Emperor, who tested whether Ao Wuxu had truly become Cao Bing’s loyal subordinate. Dragon Emperor Ao Fang arrived at the Imperial City, apparently to see for himself what had happened to his son, and Cao Bing greeted him.

• The Bull Demon Emperor toasted Cao Bing and praised his victories over the Hidden Emperor and Ao Wuxu.
• The Bull Demon Emperor asked whether Ao Wuxu was serving Cao Bing, and Qin Yu learned that he was the Dragon Emperor’s son and Ao Wuming’s elder brother.
• Ao Fang arrived at the Bull Demon Emperor’s Imperial City with an aura as imposing as the host’s.
• The Bull Demon Emperor introduced Cao Bing to Ao Fang, and Cao Bing greeted the Dragon Clan leader.

Cao Bing and Qin Yu met Ao Fang and Man Quan at Man Quan’s banquet, where Ao Fang learned that Ao Wuxu was free but still following Cao Bing. Qin Yu asked Man Quan to help him and Cao Bing meet their brother Hou Fei, and Man Quan agreed to escort them to the Ape Clan the next day.

• Cao Bing greeted Ao Fang, while Man Quan secretly told Ao Fang that Cao Bing had freed Ao Wuxu, who still chose to follow him.
• Ao Fang and Qin Yu recognized each other, and Ao Fang explained that they had met through Silver Flower and Chi Qing.
• Cao Bing asked Man Quan for help, and Qin Yu explained that he and Cao Bing wanted to see their brother Hou Fei.
• Man Quan identified Hou Fei as the Ape Clan’s Fire-Eyed Water Ape and offered to take Cao Bing and Qin Yu to the Ape Clan the next day, though Hou Fei was in its Inheritance Forbidden Zone.

Cao Bing told Ao Fang that Ao Wuxu was free of the Myriad Beasts Scroll’s control, and Ao Fang asked to see his son. Ao Wuxu agreed to meet him after Cao Bing’s advice, but rejected Ao Fang’s attempt to approach and vanished, leaving their relationship unresolved.

• Cao Bing explained that the Dragon Clan had mistaken Ao Wuxu for a Red Dragon and that Ao Fang’s neglect had driven his son away.
• Cao Bing told Ao Fang that Ao Wuxu was free and said the choice to meet him was Ao Wuxu’s.
• Ao Wuxu initially refused to see Ao Fang, but changed his mind after Cao Bing advised him to meet his father.
• Ao Wuxu emerged from Cao Bing’s World Ring, stepped away from Ao Fang’s outstretched hand, and vanished.
• Ao Fang sighed and thanked Cao Bing, offering to repay the favor in the future.

Cao Bing and Qin Yu traveled with the Bull Demon Emperor and Dragon Emperor Ao Fang to the Ape Clan’s Inheritance Forbidden Zone to find Hou Fei. They reached the deadly Cosmic Shattering Gold Flow surrounding the zone, where the Great Ape Emperor appeared.

• Cao Bing thanked Dragon Emperor Ao Fang for his offer of future aid, and Ao Fang acknowledged his debt for saving Ao Wuxu.
• The Bull Demon Emperor offered to lead Cao Bing and Qin Yu to the Ape Clan, and Ao Fang agreed to join them.
• Cao Bing, Qin Yu, the Bull Demon Emperor, and Ao Fang teleported for a day until they reached the Ape Clan’s Inheritance Forbidden Zone.
• The Bull Demon Emperor explained the lethal Cosmic Shattering Gold Flow surrounding the zone as they approached it.
• Cao Bing, the Bull Demon Emperor, and Ao Fang spotted the Great Ape Emperor emerging from the center of the golden disk.

The Great Ape Emperor Sun Yuan welcomed Cao Bing, Qin Yu, the Bull Demon Emperor, and the Dragon Emperor to the Ape Clan’s Inheritance Forbidden Zone. He recognized Cao Bing’s Nascent Blade Heart, and explained the two ways to enter the protected zone through the Cosmic Shattering Gold Flow.

• Sun Yuan walked unharmed through the Cosmic Shattering Gold Flow and met Man Quan, Ao Fang, Cao Bing, and Qin Yu.
• Cao Bing and Sun Yuan sensed each other’s martial paths, and Sun Yuan praised Cao Bing and Qin Yu’s rapid rise to the Emperor level.
• Sun Yuan asked whether Cao Bing had taken a step along the path of seeking the Dao, and Cao Bing said he had only formed a slight prototype.
• Sun Yuan changed the subject and showed off the safety of the Ape Clan’s Inheritance Forbidden Zone, drawing teasing remarks from Man Quan and Ao Fang.
• Sun Yuan explained that Golden-Eyed Stone Ape or Fire-Eyed Water Ape bloodlines could enter directly, while others could use a secret art to control the Clear-Mind Wind and pass through the Cosmic Shattering Gold Flow.

Cao Bing and the others entered the Ape Clan’s Inheritance Forbidden Zone, where they found the mountain containing Hou Fei. The Great Ape Emperor explained that the zone imposed strict entry limits and that outsiders would immediately face an opponent matching their own strength.

• Cao Bing reflected on the powerful law elements in his inner world that he could not yet control.
• The Great Ape Emperor used Clear-Mind Wind to shield Cao Bing, Qin Yu, the Bull Demon Emperor, and Ao Fang as they crossed the Cosmic Shattering Gold Flow.
• The group arrived at the Inheritance Forbidden Zone, a mountain floating within a hollow in the Cosmic Shattering Gold Flow.
• Qin Yu moved to fly toward Hou Fei’s passage, but Cao Bing stopped him and urged caution.
• The Great Ape Emperor explained the entry limits for Ape Clan members and revealed that outsiders immediately face an opponent with equal power.

The Great Ape Emperor explained how the Inheritance Forbidden Zone tested entrants with powerful staff-wielding opponents, and warned Cao Bing that his exceptionally high soul realm would make his trial deadly. Qin Yu faced a less overwhelming but still dangerous challenge and weighed whether to enter, worried about Cao Bing’s safety.

• Qin Yu asked whether anyone else was inside the Inheritance Forbidden Zone, and the Great Ape Emperor explained that Hou Fei had repeatedly been badly injured fighting opponents with half his strength.
• The Great Ape Emperor said the opponents’ staff techniques matched an entrant’s soul realm, then asked Qin Yu and Cao Bing about theirs.
• Qin Yu reported a soul realm around level two or three Immortal Emperor, while Cao Bing estimated his at level nine Immortal Emperor.
• The Great Ape Emperor warned that Cao Bing would face an enemy with immense power and invincible defense, while Qin Yu’s opponent would be weaker but still dangerous.
• Qin Yu worried about the trial and glanced at Cao Bing, considering his own Meteor Tears and fearing the attacks Cao Bing would face.

Cao Bing entered the Ape Clan’s Inheritance Forbidden Zone using a Time Seal Clone, intending to investigate its dangers while Qin Yu and the others waited outside. Inside, Cao Bing discovered the Heaven-Shaking Staff Canon, whose six sets of staff techniques appeared extraordinarily precious.

• Qin Yu prepared to enter the forbidden zone to search for Hou Fei, but Cao Bing offered to go in his place.
• Hou Fei emerged onto a platform, unable to hear or see Qin Yu, and sat with the Black Rod across his knees.
• Cao Bing summoned a Time Seal Clone and dismissed warnings from Sun Yuan, the Bull Demon Emperor, and the Dragon Emperor before sending it into the zone.
• Cao Bing’s clone entered the main hall and found six passages and images depicting the Heaven-Shaking Staff Canon.
• Cao Bing judged the staff techniques to be more than ten thousand times as precious as the Chaos Tablet.

Cao Bing entered Battlefield Six of the Inheritance Forbidden Zone, where he had to face Gold Guard without using defensive divine artifacts. Their first exchange ended in a draw, and Cao Bing was excited to test his blade against Gold Guard’s powerful staff intent.

• A voice warned Cao Bing not to use his defensive divine artifacts, and he put them away while continuing to study the carvings.
• Cao Bing was sent to Battlefield Six and reflected on the immense Dao within the carvings of the Heaven-Shaking Staff Canon.
• Gold Guard appeared as Cao Bing’s opponent, and the rules required them to fight at equal cultivation without a defensive artifact battle robe.
• Gold Guard attacked with the Shocking Heaven Staff technique, and Cao Bing recognized its staff intent as matching his Nascent Blade Heart.
• Cao Bing met Gold Guard’s strike with his blade, and their clash sent both fighters flying without either gaining the upper hand.

Cao Bing fought Gold Guard in a fierce clash of saber and staff, gaining insights while noticing that her staff intent seemed not to be her own. He returned to the stone platform to study the Staff Canon and wait for Hou Fei.

• Cao Bing and Gold Guard exchanged thousands of blows, and Cao Bing praised her staff technique as they fought.
• Cao Bing noticed that Gold Guard's staff intent felt rigid and possibly did not belong to her, which deepened his resolve to stay in the Inheritance Forbidden Zone.
• Cao Bing lost focus while considering Gold Guard's staff intent, and she struck him into a wall.
• Cao Bing escaped Gold Guard's pursuit and returned to the open-air stone platform, where Gold Guard vanished into the passage.
• Cao Bing sat down to study the Staff Canon carvings and absorb what he had learned while waiting for Hou Fei.

Cao Bing entered the Ape Clan’s Inheritance Forbidden Zone and rescued the badly injured Hou Fei from a gray-armored opponent. Hou Fei learned that Qin Yu was waiting outside with the Great Ape Emperor, while Cao Bing teased him on the safe stone platform.

• Cao Bing’s true body waited outside the forbidden zone with Qin Yu and the emperors while his clone comprehended the stone platform’s carvings.
• Hou Fei fought the gray-armored man, suffering severe injuries as he maneuvered backward toward the stone platform.
• Cao Bing appeared and caught the gray-armored man’s strike before carrying Hou Fei and retrieving his Black Rod back to the safe platform.
• Hou Fei asked how Cao Bing had entered the forbidden zone, and Cao Bing revealed that Qin Yu was waiting outside with the Great Ape Emperor.
• Hou Fei reacted with surprise upon hearing that Qin Yu had come.

Hou Fei reunited with Qin Yu after learning his Big Brother had come, while Cao Bing stayed behind to study the Inheritance Forbidden Zone’s mural. The group then prepared to leave for the Ape Clan’s residence so Hou Fei and Qin Yu could catch up.

• Cao Bing told Hou Fei that the mural held a deeper will beyond the Heaven-Shaking Staff Canon’s moves, then stayed behind to study it.
• Hou Fei left the Inheritance Forbidden Zone and eagerly embraced Qin Yu when they spotted each other.
• Cao Bing’s true body revealed that the Cao Bing still inside was his clone, and Hou Fei accepted the explanation.
• Qin Yu thanked the Bull Demon Emperor, the Dragon Emperor, and the Great Ape Emperor for helping him find Hou Fei.
• The group prepared to leave for the Ape Clan’s residence using streams of Clear-Mind Wind.

Qin Yu, Hou Fei, and Cao Bing decided to hurry to the Avian Lineage to find Xiao Hei, who might be in danger. Before they set out, Qin Yu revealed the Jiang Lan Realm and brought Cao Bing inside so he could study the carvings in the Ape Clan’s Inheritance Forbidden Zone.

• Hou Fei told Qin Yu and Cao Bing that he had long suspected Xiao Hei was in danger and regretted being stopped from searching for him.
• Qin Yu and Hou Fei resolved to find Xiao Hei, while Cao Bing warned them that they might face the powerful Demon Emperor Peng and promised to intervene if needed.
• Cao Bing urged Qin Yu to visit the Ape Clan’s Inheritance Forbidden Zone and said he would stay in Qin Yu’s World Ring to study its carvings.
• Qin Yu revealed that he could open the first level of the Jiang Lan Realm, where time passed ten times slower than outside.
• Qin Yu brought Cao Bing into the Jiang Lan Realm, and Cao Bing recognized the Cloud Mist Villa inside.

Cao Bing searched the sparsely populated Dark Star Realm for an inhabited Gravity Star and found one belonging to the Black Flame Sect. He planned to learn its cultivation method and approached the planet’s only Immortal Emperor, who was secluded outside its villages.

• Cao Bing searched an uninhabited starfield before finding a populated planet in the second starfield of the Dark Star Realm.
• Cao Bing discovered that the charcoal-black Gravity Star held five small villages, many powerful residents, and two remarkably gifted youths.
• Cao Bing sensed that the planet’s residents and wilderness beasts possessed fire-attributed energy and identified the planet with the Black Flame Sect.
• Cao Bing decided to cultivate a Dark Star Realm school’s method so he could pursue the One Yuan Heavy Water and another treasure in the sacred trial ground.
• Cao Bing bypassed the villages and headed for the planet’s secluded level-one Immortal Emperor.

Cao Bing subdued Sang Yan, a garrison elder on Black Furnace Star, and questioned him about the Dark Star Realm and its cultivation methods. After learning the realm’s strength rankings and the scale of its Emperor-level forces, Cao Bing realized his body had reached the standard of a Fifteen-Star Emperor-level expert.

• Cao Bing broke into Sang Yan’s palace and hypnotized the Level One Immortal Emperor into becoming his puppet.
• Sang Yan told Cao Bing that Black Furnace Star was a border planet under the Black Flame Sect and gave him the sect’s cultivation methods.
• Sang Yan explained that the Dark Star Realm had roughly three or four thousand Emperor-level experts across its inhabited regions, sect headquarters, and Trial Stars.
• Cao Bing learned the Dark Star Realm’s ordinary, King-level, and Emperor-level classifications, including its star ranks for King- and Emperor-level cultivators.
• Cao Bing assessed his physical strength after reaching the eighth revolution of the Nine-Revolution Dark Gold Body and placed it at the Fifteen-Star Emperor-level standard.