Chapter Summaries

Yun Huang sent Yun Qing to handle diplomacy, but Yun Qing first returned to the Yun Clan to report an Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon army occupying the passage between the mortal and immortal worlds. Yun Yuan urged him to seek a united campaign under the Nine Heavens Divine Palaces rather than let the Yun Clan face the threat alone.

• Yun Huang assigned Yun Qing the diplomatic work of bringing Heavenly Origin's powers into line, and Yun Qing volunteered to eliminate the Heavenly Demons in the passage between the two worlds.
• Yun Qing returned to the Yun Clan Territory and went to Second Elder Yun Yuan's residence to ask where the First Elder had gone.
• Yun Yuan teased Yun Qing about the First Elder visiting his grandson, and the two shared a mischievous laugh before Yun Qing raised the demon threat.
• Yun Qing told Yun Yuan that an army of Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons occupied the passage and that two blood-red cocoons were nurturing newborn Twelve Dutian Demons.
• Yun Qing said he intended to destroy the demon nest, but Yun Yuan questioned whether His Majesty had approved and urged him to issue the Nine Firmaments Demon-Slaying Decree and unite Heavenly Origin's powers.

Yun Qing told Yun Yuan about the Heavenly Demon Heart Crystals, and the Second Elder quickly organized a Yun Clan expedition against the blood cocoons. The chapter ended with Yun Yuan and Yun Qing mobilizing the clan’s forces while informing the eldest that they were leaving him to hold the territory.

• Yun Yuan recounted the lost Ten Earth lineages, and Yun Qing learned that the North Pole Ice God Palace and Heavenly Secrets Pavilion descended from two of them.
• Yun Qing explained that Heavenly Demon Heart Crystals could suppress contamination from the kanming heavenly burial, and Yun Yuan scolded him for not sharing the news sooner.
• Yun Yuan decided to attack both blood cocoons and claimed the Yun Clan would act to protect Heavenly Origin, while he and Yun Qing joked about collecting treasures along the way.
• Yun Yuan rang the Cloud Valor Guards’ battle bell and ordered several cavalry battalions, Black-Armored Cloud Guards, allied lineages, and available elders to assemble for the demon-slaying expedition.
• The Yun Clan mobilized supplies and troops, and Yun Yuan sent the eldest a message explaining that he and Yun Qing were heading out while leaving him to guard the territory.

The Yun Clan mobilized its elites to confront the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons gathered beyond the Heavenly Origin World Barrier. After reconnaissance revealed two unhatched Blood Cocoons guarded by powerful demons, Yun Qing and the elders chose to wait, hoping the demons would form Heavenly Demon Heart Crystals before they attacked.

• Yun Che stumbled during his exchange with Yun Tianluo when war drums sounded, then received urgent messages from Yun Yuan.
• Yun Qing and Yun Yuan assembled much of the Yun Clan’s elite forces and led them out of Heavenly Origin with the Immortal Court Seal.
• At the outer Star Ring, the Yun Clan raised protective formations and Soul-Cleansing Lamps before sending Yun Honghai and three elders to scout.
• Yun Honghai reported at least seven Demon Nests, countless Heavenly Demons, two unhatched Blood Cocoons, and at least three high-ranking guards near Immortal Venerable strength.
• Yun Qing asked whether killing the demons before the Blood Cocoons hatched would yield Heart Crystals, and the Yun Clan decided to hold position for now.

Yun Qing faced the arrival of the Heavenly Secrets Primordial Divination Pavilion and the North Pole Ice God Palace, whose leaders had come for the Demon Nest’s Heart Crystals. As the three factions argued over the prize, a report that the Blood Cocoon was cracking sent them rushing toward the Void Rift, where they immediately attacked one another.

• Yun Qing realized that Xing Yuanzi and Frost Fairy had brought their factions to seek the Demon Nest’s Heart Crystals.
• Yun Yuan exchanged insincere greetings with Xing Yuanzi and Frost Fairy while the three factions held a tense standoff.
• Yun Qing used the Immortal Court Seal to pressure the rival factions and warned them that Yun Huang wanted the Heart Crystals.
• Yun Honghai reported that the Blood Cocoon had begun to crack.
• The three factions rushed to peer into the Void Rift and attacked one another at the same time.

The Yun Clan, Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, and North Pole Ice God Palace bickered and fought above the Star Ring as two new Dutian Demons emerged from their cocoons. The factions lured the demons into Heavenly Origin and battered them with prepared formations, while the Heavenly Dao panicked at the sight of the invading demons.

• Yun Yuan and Yun Qing traded insults with the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and North Pole Ice God Palace after those factions blamed Yun Huang for old grievances.
• The Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk and Elder Mu emerged from blood cocoons as new members of the Twelve Dutian Demons, but the three factions ignored them while arguing.
• The demons charged through the World Barrier into Heavenly Origin, while the barrier shut out the rest of the Heavenly Demon army.
• Yun Qing recoiled at the demons’ ugliness, and the Second Elder ordered the factions to activate their prepared formations around the two intruders.
• The three factions’ attacks devastated the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk and Elder Mu, while the Heavenly Dao blasted the demons outside the barrier and complained to Yun Qing.
• As the two demons neared defeat, the factions’ cooperation faltered because each feared the others would seize the Heavenly Demon Heart Crystals.

Yun Qing traced the newborn Dutian Demons’ karmic threads to the Sacred Ruins and discovered the Holy Lord and the other Dutian Demons gathered there. As Yun Yuan fought the empowered demons back in Heavenly Origin, Yun Qing’s risky glimpse revealed that all Twelve Dutian Demons had taken form again.

• The Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk and Elder Mu transformed as they welcomed the Holy Lord, and their demonic strength surged.
• Yun Yuan and Yun Qing realized the Demon Ruins had prepared more than two newborn demons, while Fu Sanyuan and half the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion elders began divining despite the danger of contamination.
• Yun Qing opened his Double Pupils to trace the demons’ karma toward the Holy Lord, and Yun Yuan failed to stop him.
• Yun Yuan struck the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk with a Soul-Cleansing Blazing Flame when she began boasting about receiving the Holy Lord’s favor.
• Yun Qing followed the blood thread to the Demon Source End Ruins and saw the Holy Lord’s throne and all Twelve Dutian Demons, including Ren Sui, Blood Nie, Pi Hai, Zhu Rao, and Dou Qi.

The Heavenly Demon Holy Lord ordered the Twelve Dutian Demons to begin the Battle of the Heavens, while the allied Immortal Venerables fought the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk and Elder Mu on the Star Ring. The chapter ended with Heavenly Secrets Pavilion elders suffering dangerous divination backlash, including one who believed he had mastered the heavens.

• Zhu Rao tried to provoke Dou Qi, but Xiu Ge ordered the demons to leave the newcomers alone until the Holy Lord decided their fate.
• Xiu Ge said Dou Qi could eat the newcomers if the Holy Lord did not keep them, and Dou Qi restrained himself from targeting the lower-ranked demons.
• The Heavenly Demon Holy Lord commanded the demons to open the first gate and set the Battle of the Heavens in motion.
• Twenty-seven Immortal Venerables from the Yun Clan, North Pole Ice God Palace, and Heavenly Secrets Primordial Fate Divination Pavilion attacked the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk and Elder Mu on the Star Ring.
• Several Heavenly Secrets Pavilion elders suffered divination backlash, and Old Hu rose laughing and claimed he had attained the Dao before another elder tried to silence him.

The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion’s deductions left its elders contaminated and in chaos as Elder Mu and the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk exploited the disturbance to attack the formation. Just as the Heavenly Secrets Formation Domain neared collapse, Star Seer descended in person and surveyed his unruly disciples.

• Guan Chenzi mistook demonic snakes growing from his scalp for lustrous hair, while Bing Xixi and others recorded and mocked him.
• Fu Sanyuan discovered a dangerous opportunity beside Yun Qing, then Guan Chenzi’s snake hair disrupted him and Fu Sanyuan burned it away.
• Elder Mu and the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk attacked during a breach in the formation, while Yun Yuan ordered the Yun Clan to change formation and drive them back.
• The contaminated Heavenly Secrets Pavilion elders began joining their demonic runes together, threatening to collapse the formation as Elder Mu and the Eldest Princess pressed their attack.
• Star Seer descended in a vast Sea of Stars, halted the trembling Star Charts, and looked down at his chaotic disciples.

Star Seer and the Ice Lord arrived at the Star Ring and destroyed Elder Mu and the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk. Yun Qing then suffered a dangerous backlash from the Demon Ruins, and his dormant Radiant Sun Divine Flame ignited to defend him.

• Star Seer purified the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion elders, marked Fu Sanyuan, and erased Elder Mu with his stellar power.
• The Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk sacrificed her Corrupted Bone Male Attendants and fled toward the North Pole Ice God Palace, where the Ice Lord awakened.
• The Ice Lord froze and shattered the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk, then claimed her purple Heavenly Demon Heart Crystal.
• Yun Qing's Double Pupils revealed signs of lingering demonic corruption, and demonic will from the Demon Ruins attacked his Sea of Consciousness.
• Yun Qing's dormant Radiant Sun Divine Flame ignited inside his Dantian.

Yun Huang’s radiating sun divine flame purged the demonic corruption from Yun Qing and manifested his Dharma form above the Star Ring. Yun Huang, Star Seer, and the Ice Lord then opened their Dao realms and confronted one another over the Heavenly Demon Heart Crystals, leaving the three factions caught in a tense standoff.

• Yun Huang’s divine flame burned away the Demon Ruins’ filth inside Yun Qing and appeared as a Great Sun above the Star Ring.
• Yun Qing greeted Yun Huang, who silently decided his elder brother needed a thorough cleansing before returning to Heaven Beyond Heaven.
• Yun Huang, Star Seer, and the Ice Lord unfolded their Dao realms, and Yun Qing studied their power with fascination.
• Yun Huang’s Great Sun suppressed the Star Chart and Ice Lotus, while the Yun Clan celebrated his dominance over the other two supreme beings.
• Yun Huang demanded that the Heart Crystals be handed over, but Star Seer and the Ice Lord kept hold of them as the three Dao realms entered a tense standoff.

Yun Qing and the elders of the Yun Clan, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, and the North Pole Ice God Palace competed to rally support for their sovereigns as the three clashed above the Star Ring. The chaotic cheering continued, with Bing Xixi slipping into the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion’s ranks and shouting for the Star Seer to kill the Ice Lord.

• Yun Qing and Yun Yuan led the Yun Clan elders and guards in chants supporting the Soaring Firmament Great Sun.
• Fu Sanyuan and Xing Yuanzi organized the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion elders into a cheer squad, while Elder Hu joined in despite still having talismans on his mouth.
• Frost Fairy led the North Pole Ice God Palace in chants that bolstered the Ice Lord’s Dao power.
• The three factions took turns shouting support as their sovereigns’ Daos collided above the Star Ring.
• Bing Xixi joined the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion’s ranks and shouted for the Star Seer to kill the Ice Lord, leaving Fu Sanyuan embarrassed.

Yun Huang overwhelmed Star Seer and the Ice Lord in their battle over the Heavenly Demon Heart Crystals, while Yun Qing rallied the factions’ elders to cheer him on. Yun Huang unleashed the Nine-Weapon Emperor Formation against his opponents as Yun Qing watched, his cheering faltering.

• Yun Huang burned through Star Seer’s and the Ice Lord’s Dao Domains and mocked them both.
• Yun Qing led the elders in cheering for Yun Huang, who sent a flame to spur the Yun Clan’s chants louder.
• Yun Huang split his Great Sun into nine and demanded that Star Seer and the Ice Lord hand over their Heart Crystals.
• Yun Huang manifested the Nine-Weapon Emperor Formation and aimed its nine Divine Weapons at Star Seer and the Ice Lord.
• Yun Qing stared at the formation’s golden radiance reflected in his Double Pupils, and his cheering briefly stopped.

Yun Qing watched Yun Huang defeat Star Seer and the Ice Lord in a nine-day contest of Dao Realms above the Star Ring. Yun Huang claimed the two Heavenly Demon Heart Crystals and departed, leaving the three factions to react to the outcome.

• Yun Qing watched Yun Huang's power and felt newly inspired to pursue the summit of the Dao.
• Yun Huang, Star Seer, and the Ice Lord clashed their Dao Realms above the Star Ring while Yun Qing and the three factions' Immortal Venerables observed and comprehended their fighting.
• On the ninth day, Yun Huang defeated Star Seer and the Ice Lord, then took the Heart Crystals of the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk and Elder Mu.
• The three sovereigns' manifestations vanished, and Yun Yuan celebrated Yun Huang's victory while the Yun Clan elders basked in pride.
• Fu Sanyuan said they had failed to take the Heart Crystals from Yun Huang, and Bing Xixi complained that the Ice Lord was useless.

After the Heart Crystals disappeared, Yun Qing realized the Heavenly Origin Heavenly Dao was still struggling alone against the demonic tide outside the World Barrier and rallied the three factions to clear it. With the realm safe, the factions departed, and Yun Qing headed to Heaven Beyond Heaven to see His Majesty.

• The Heavenly Dao complained through the Immortal Court Seal that the factions were abandoning it while the demonic tide still battered the World Barrier.
• Yun Qing asked Yun Yuan and the other factions to help clear the remaining demons before they left.
• Yun Yuan, Frost Fairy, and Xing Yuanzi led their forces in a joint assault that destroyed the Demon Nests and drove off the surviving demons.
• Yun Qing promised to repair the Thirty-Three Heavens, calming the Heavenly Dao.
• After the factions departed, Yun Qing set off for Heaven Beyond Heaven while Yun Yuan led the Yun Clan home.

Yun Qing returned from the Demon Ruins with two Heavenly Demon Heart Crystals and reported that the demons were draining worlds to trigger the Battle of the Heavens early. Yun Huang scrubbed Yun Qing clean in the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Marrow Pool, then recognized the threat as a calamity that would involve every world at the end of an epoch.

• Yun Qing entered the Soaring Firmament Treasure Hall and found Yun Huang holding two Heart Crystals from the Twelve Dutian Demons.
• Yun Huang tossed the crystals to Yun Qing, then hurled him into the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Marrow Pool and ordered the pool to wash him clean.
• Yun Qing endured the spinning pool as it removed the remaining contamination and foul aura from his body.
• Yun Qing returned to the hall, placed the Heart Crystals beside Yun Huang's zither, and reported what he had seen while tracing the Demon Ruins' blood threads.
• Yun Qing told Yun Huang that the Heavenly Demons were devouring worlds' source essence to provoke an early Battle of the Heavens.
• Yun Huang recognized the Battle of the Heavens as a calamity that required every world to take part at the end of an epoch.

Yun Qing and Yun Huang discussed the Heavenly Demons’ plan to trigger the Battle of the Heavens early and agreed that Heavenly Origin needed to unite its factions and strengthen its defenses. Yun Qing descended to coordinate with the Nine Heavens Divine Palaces and other factions while Yun Huang stayed behind to organize the Thirty-Three Heavens.

• The narration explained how the previous Battle of the Heavens had made Ji Huang famous and raised Heavenly Origin to the foremost rank among the Three Thousand Great Worlds.
• The Heavenly Origin Heavenly Dao cheered Yun Qing on through the Immortal Court Seal, but Yun Qing offered the seal to Yun Huang, frightening the Heavenly Dao into silence.
• Yun Qing warned Yun Huang that the Heavenly Demons might invade while the worlds were distracted by an early Battle of the Heavens.
• Yun Huang assigned Yun Qing the task of negotiating with Heavenly Origin’s factions and agreed to organize the Thirty-Three Heavens himself.
• Yun Qing took the two Heavenly Demon Heart Crystals and set out to contact the Nine Heavens Divine Palaces and other factions as Yun Huang played him a battle song.

After Yun Qing reported the approaching Battle of the Heavens, the Yun Clan elders decided to unite Heavenly Origin’s powers and prepare to resist the Demon Ruins. Yun Yuan and Yun Qing were tasked with contacting old allies, and the invited leaders began traveling to Cloud Dream Marsh for a secret gathering.

• Yun Qing told Yun Che about the Demon Ruins and the approaching Battle of the Heavens, prompting Yun Che to summon all twelve supreme elders.
• The elders agreed to unite Heavenly Origin’s powers, and Yun Yuan accepted the task of contacting his old acquaintances alongside Yun Qing.
• Yun Qing proposed inviting the factions under the pretext of filling the two vacant Nine Heavens Divine Palace seats, and Yun Che ordered invitations sent with the Cloud Firmament Command.
• Jiang Shouzhuo, Lu Qingxiao, and Ji Shuyue received invitations and prepared to attend the gathering at Cloud Dream Marsh.
• The gathering was arranged at the Yun Clan Main City, where Cloud-Embracing Summit stood above the Nine-Layer Immortal City.

Yun Qing explored Cloud Dream Marsh with Yun Yuan, marveling at the Yun Clan’s prosperous main city and reflecting on how much of the world he had yet to see. Their stroll ended with an unexpected, joyful reunion with Yun Yao, Yun Li, and Yun Qing’s younger brother, Yun Shuo.

• Yun Qing and Yun Yuan admired Cloud Dream Marsh’s vast streets, cloud lakes, immortal towers, and bustling Yun Clan businesses.
• Yun Yuan teased Yun Qing about how much of the Nine Heavens he had yet to explore and reflected on the wonders still ahead of him.
• Yun Qing and Yun Yuan crossed two immortal bridges and encountered Yun Yao, Yun Li, and Yun Shuo.
• Yun Shuo spotted Yun Qing, ran into his arms, and laughed as Yun Qing lifted him up.

Yun Qing toured Cloud Dream Marsh with Yun Yao, Yun Li, Yun Shuo, and Yun Yuan before the Nine Heavens Gathering, enjoying the scenery and gaining further insight into his cultivation. The outing ended with Yun Qing wishing he could pet something fluffy and wondering whether Little Radiant Chick and Qing Kitty had finished cultivating.

• Yun Qing reunited with Yun Yao, Yun Li, and Yun Shuo, teased Yun Li about the flower wreath, and invited them and Yun Yuan to explore Cloud Dream Marsh.
• Yun Yao guided the group through the city and described its nine layers, while Yun Li reflected on how Yun Qing's support had transformed his and Yun Yao's standing in the clan.
• Yun Yuan rented a spirit boat, and the group sailed across the Cloud-Wave Mist Realm as Yun Li placed the flower wreath on Yun Yao's head.
• Yun Qing relaxed amid the lake scenery and music, settling his Dao resonance and strengthening his cultivation foundation through an unexpected insight.
• Yun Qing said he wanted to pet something fluffy and planned to ask Brother Huang whether Little Radiant Chick and Qing Kitty had finished cultivating.

Yun Qing spent several relaxed days sightseeing in Cloud Dream Marsh with Yun Shuo, Yun Li, Yun Yao, and Yun Yuan, then used his status to get everyone the rare Glazed Mirror spiritual dish. As the Nine Heavens gathering approached, powerful visitors arrived from across the heavens, while Yun Lan welcomed the business opportunity.

• Yun Qing and his companions visited the Cloud Dream Flower Tree, where Yun Shuo wished for Yun Qing's safety and Yun Qing sealed his own wish for his family, friends, and Dao Path in a bell.
• Yun Qing discovered Yun Li had used his Tenth Young Master token to skip the queue for two Glazed Mirrors, then used his own token to obtain four more.
• The group ate the Glazed Mirrors, and Yun Qing noticed Yun Shuo had bitten into the image of Xuanchan's Dharma Form of myriad Buddhas.
• Yun Qing spent several days exploring Cloud Dream Marsh, inspecting clan businesses, and teasing Yun Li and Yun Yao.
• As the Nine Heavens gathering neared, powerful figures and delegations arrived in Cloud Dream Marsh, and Yun Lan praised Baojian for alerting him to the business opportunity.