Recaps

White Jade Capital’s leaders worried as Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian infiltrated the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan’s territory on their way to rescue someone from the Abyssal Continent. After witnessing the demons’ cruelty toward humans, Xiao Tian Ce intervened when Yan Jiu killed a young woman, and his disguise as a Saint Demon Clan member left Yan Jiu begging for mercy.

• Medusa told White Jade Capital’s leaders to remain at their posts while Xiao Tian Ce pursued the rescue mission, and Xiao Xuan agreed to stay and watch over Ying Ying.
• Xiao Xuan contacted Xiao Yan and Lin Dong to seek their help if Xiao Tian Ce needed support.
• Lu Tong and Wan Feng sent Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian off safely, then led their armies in a counterattack on the Holy Abyss Continent.
• Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian crossed the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan’s territory in disguise and saw humans being enslaved and sold.
• When Yan Jiu killed a young woman in a restaurant, Xiao Tian Ce slammed Yan Jiu’s head onto a table and revealed the aura of a ninth-grade sovereign.
• Yan Jiu recognized Xiao Tian Ce’s apparent Saint Demon Clan identity and begged to be spared.

Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian infiltrated the Abyssal Continent in disguises, evading the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan’s scrutiny as they searched for a captive senior. In the Holy City, they overheard two human collaborators discussing the captive and realized they might have found their target.

• Xiao Tian Ce killed Yan Jiu’s grandfather after learning through a soul search that the Flame Demon Clan expert had attacked them only to avenge Yan Jiu.
• Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian passed multiple divine-sense scans and entered the Abyssal Continent undetected with their Bionic Spiritual Array Jade Pendants.
• The pair traveled to the Holy City and saw the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan’s devotion to the Heavenly Evil God.
• At a restaurant, Qin Tian explained that Sheng Yuan and Sheng Yin were humans whose ancestors had surrendered to the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan and now helped secure its conquered territories.
• Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian overheard Sheng Yuan and Sheng Yin discussing the senior they were holding, then decided to follow them.

Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian discovered that the senior they sought was imprisoned in a heavily guarded dungeon in Holy City, making a quiet rescue nearly impossible. After learning the extent of the guards, Xiao Tian Ce proposed two alternatives: exchange captured human allies for the senior or pressure the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor by attacking surrendered human sects.

• Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian overheard Sheng Yuan and Sheng Yin reveal that the senior was imprisoned in the Saint Demon Clan's dungeon, then followed them to locate it.
• Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian found the dungeon protected by a powerful spiritual array and hidden Heavenly Demon Emperors, and debated whether the apparent rescue opportunity was a trap.
• Xiao Tian Ce captured a dungeon guard and searched his soul, learning that three Heavenly Demon Emperors and more than a dozen immortal-grade Heavenly Sovereigns guarded the prison.
• Xiao Tian Ce told Qin Tian that a quiet rescue was impossible and proposed capturing surrendered Heavenly Sovereigns for a prisoner exchange.
• Xiao Tian Ce proposed a second plan: destroy human sects that had surrendered to the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan until the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor released the senior.

Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian began a campaign to destroy sects serving the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan, hoping to destabilize its rear territories and create pressure to rescue an ancient senior. After sixteen sects were annihilated, Qin Tian was injured by a strange sword technique, and Xiao Tian Ce stayed with him while he recovered.

• Xiao Tian Ce persuaded Qin Tian to pursue their risky plan, and the two agreed to retaliate against the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan by destroying its allied sects.
• Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian annihilated the Tyrant Sect and Divine Martial Hall, while a spiritual array concealed their attacks and prevented the sect masters from escaping.
• The Extraterrestrial Demon Clan's Heavenly Demon Emperors arrived too late to find the attackers and ordered the continent's Teleportation Arrays sealed.
• Over the next two months, Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian destroyed fourteen more sects, leaving the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan's rear territories in disarray.
• A middle-stage saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign from the Heavenly Sword Sect injured Qin Tian with a strange sword technique, and Xiao Tian Ce gave him a pill and urged him to recover.

While Qin Tian recovered in hiding, Xiao Tian Ce’s attacks on sixteen human super sects led the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan’s strongest leaders to identify him as the culprit and debate how to respond. They agreed on a plan to protect their dependent human sects while turning his rescue attempt into an opportunity to deal with him.

• Xiao Tian Ce decided to wait three days while Qin Tian healed, and supplied him with Sovereign Spirit Liquid from an imitation Heaven-Transforming Bowl.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor and other leaders gathered in Holy City to discuss the destruction of sixteen human super sects and the chaos across their territory.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor concluded that Xiao Tian Ce was responsible, and the Nine Heavens Corpse Demon Emperor and Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor recalled their past clashes with him.
• Yin Ri suggested Xiao Tian Ce had come to rescue the old captive in the dungeon and was attacking the human sects to pressure the demons into releasing him.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor proposed that they not simply release the captive, and Yin Ri outlined a plan that the gathered leaders approved.

After the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan declared a united war on the Great Thousand World, Xiao Tian Ce sent Qin Tian back to warn its experts while choosing to stay behind. As the teleportation array began drawing the clan’s strongest fighters toward them, Xiao Tian Ce prepared to hold them off.

• After recovering in a cave, Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian returned to Holy City and learned that the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan had exiled the old expert into a Void Rift.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor ordered every Demon Emperor-level citizen to assemble, and the emblems of all the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan’s races appeared above Holy City.
• Xiao Tian Ce told Qin Tian to return to the Great Thousand World and warn its experts, while he stayed behind to fight the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan and prepare more Heavenly Demon Puppets.
• Xiao Tian Ce gave Qin Tian a purple-gold Spiritual Array Jade Pendant that would teleport him to the Holy Abyss Continent, along with two rings of plundered resources and a message for Medusa.
• Qin Tian crushed the pendant, forming a teleportation array that drew the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor, the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, and other experts toward them.
• An enemy voice called out to Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian, declaring that neither of them would leave Holy City.

Xiao Tian Ce sent Qin Tian away through the Ultra-Long-Distance Teleportation Array, then faced the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor, the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, and the Nine Heavens Corpse Demon Emperor alone in the Holy City. He trapped the other demons outside a Spiritual Array and began fighting the three emperors, leaving the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor grievously injured as the others launched their counterattack.

• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor attacked the Ultra-Long-Distance Teleportation Array, but Xiao Tian Ce blocked his strike long enough for Qin Tian to teleport away safely.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor gathered the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, the Nine Heavens Corpse Demon Emperor, and dozens of other demons to prevent Xiao Tian Ce from escaping the Holy City.
• Xiao Tian Ce raised a Spiritual Array that sealed the other demons outside, then unleashed the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and challenged the three emperors.
• The Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor and the Nine Heavens Corpse Demon Emperor attacked, but Xiao Tian Ce's Golden Emperor Transformation let him withstand their blows unharmed.
• Xiao Tian Ce struck the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, smashed his head, and engulfed his body in golden flames, prompting the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor and the Nine Heavens Corpse Demon Emperor to attack together.

Xiao Tian Ce fought the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor and overwhelmed the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, using his speed and formidable body-refining techniques to withstand the three demon emperors. As the battle continued, the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor revealed that he had destroyed the Heavenly Dao Sect more than thirty thousand years ago and killed its Sect Master.

• Xiao Tian Ce evaded the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor and Nine Heavens Corpse Demon Emperor with Three Thousand Lightning Movement, then struck both of them at high speed.
• After the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor threatened Xiao Tian Ce's wife and daughter, Xiao Tian Ce tore off his arms and battered his body before using him to block the other emperors' attacks.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor activated Saint Tian Demon Body and fought Xiao Tian Ce in a fierce contest of physical strength.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor was wounded and launched himself back into the fight, while the Nine Heavens Corpse Demon Emperor marveled at Xiao Tian Ce's strength.
• The Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor identified Xiao Tian Ce's Spiritual Array Body-Refining Technique and Heavenly Dao Myriad Tribulations Body, then admitted he had destroyed the Heavenly Dao Sect and killed its Sect Master more than thirty thousand years earlier.

Xiao Tian Ce fought the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor and challenged the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor after learning he had destroyed the Heavenly Dao Sect. Meanwhile, Qin Tian returned to the Great Thousand World and warned of a possible invasion, then learned Lin Dong, Xiao Yan, and Tian Ce’s four disciples had entered Extraterrestrial Demon Clan territory.

• Xiao Tian Ce replenished his spiritual power with the Tai Ling Ancient Map and provoked the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor into attacking him.
• Qin Tian arrived on the Holy Abyss Continent through the Ultra-Long-Distance Teleportation Array Xiao Tian Ce had prepared.
• Qin Tian told Wan Feng to alert the Great Thousand World’s major superpowers to prepare for an all-out Extraterrestrial Demon Clan assault.
• Qin Tian and Lu Tong concluded that Xiao Tian Ce had to rely on himself while surrounded by the enemy’s experts.
• Lu Tong told Qin Tian that Lin Dong, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Tian Ce’s four disciples had entered Extraterrestrial Demon Clan territory seven days earlier.

Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and their companions chose to abandon their campaign across the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan’s territory and rush to the Holy City to help Xiao Tian Ce. There, Xiao Tian Ce refused the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor’s ultimatum, only to learn that the enemy had already ordered an invasion of the Great Thousand World if negotiations failed.

• Qin Tian left the Holy Abyss Continent for White Jade Capital to oversee the Immortal-Slaying City battlefield, while Lu Tong prepared the continent’s defenses.
• After noticing that the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan’s forces were unusually weak, Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, Huai En, Ling Yun, Huang Min, and Zi Yan decided to head for the Holy City instead of continuing their attacks.
• Zi Yan used her awakened spatial power to conceal the group as they traveled toward the Holy City on the Abyssal Continent.
• Xiao Tian Ce burned and killed the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, then told the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor that the God-Trapping Array could not be broken while he maintained it.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor threatened to send the forces outside the array against the Great Thousand World unless Xiao Tian Ce released Dark Heaven, and Xiao Tian Ce sealed the space to prevent a message from getting out.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor revealed that he had already ordered the forces to attack the Holy Abyss Continent and Immortal-Slaying City if he failed to persuade Xiao Tian Ce within an hour.

Xiao Tian Ce negotiated his escape from Holy City by securing a hundred-year halt to Heavenly Demon Emperor attacks and taking the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor with him. After reuniting with Xiao Yan and the others, he rescued the old senior, but discovered that the senior’s soul had suffered irreversible damage.

• Xiao Tian Ce refused to yield to the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor and the Nine Heavens Corpse Demon Emperor, then demanded a hundred-year ban on Heavenly Demon Emperor attacks and custody of the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor accepted Xiao Tian Ce’s conditions, and Xiao Tian Ce sealed the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor in a White Jade Bottle before leaving Holy City.
• Xiao Tian Ce followed the Positioning Jade Pendant to Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, Huai En, Huang Min, and Zi Yan, and told them that Qin Tian had returned to the Holy Abyss Continent.
• Near the Sea Moon Continent, Xiao Tian Ce sensed and rescued the unconscious, severely injured old senior he and Qin Tian had gone to save.
• Xiao Tian Ce and the others returned to the Holy Abyss Continent, where Lu Tong welcomed them and Xiao Tian Ce found that the old senior’s soul had suffered irreversible damage.

Xiao Tian Ce told Lu Tong how he survived fighting three top Heavenly Demon Emperors and discussed seeking the Elf Dwarf Tribe’s help to forge a battle-sustaining artifact. The old senior awoke, but despite Xiao Tian Ce and Lu Tong offering to help him live longer, he said his soul could no longer endure possession and accepted that his time was near.

• Xiao Tian Ce and Lu Tong discussed the old senior’s irreversible soul damage and learned that Xiao Yan and Lin Dong had left while Xiao Tian Ce’s three disciples returned to White Jade Capital.
• Xiao Tian Ce told Lu Tong he had secured a hundred years of peace from the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan, and Lu Tong bowed to thank him on behalf of the Great Thousand Palace and its warriors.
• Xiao Tian Ce explained that his spiritual array and the Tai Ling Ancient Map let him trap and fight the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor, the Nine Heavens Corpse Demon Emperor, and the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor.
• Lu Tong suggested asking a Divine Artisan to forge a replica of the Tai Ling Ancient Map and told Xiao Tian Ce that the Elf Dwarf Tribe made divine and sacred artifacts.
• The old senior woke and thanked Xiao Tian Ce for saving him, but said his soul could no longer withstand possession and that he was ready to fade away.
• Xiao Tian Ce urged the old senior not to give up, while Lu Tong and Xiao Tian Ce fell silent at his words.

Ji Ping'an told Xiao Tian Ce and Lu Tong how his Demon-Devouring Method let him infiltrate the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan for a million years before the Nine Heavens Corpse Demon Emperor exposed him. He asked them to exterminate every human superpower sect that had submitted to the demons if they ever drove the invaders from the Great Thousand World.

• Ji Ping'an revealed his name, accepted his approaching death, and promised to share the intelligence he had gathered on the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan.
• Ji Ping'an explained that he had created the Demon-Devouring Method to possess members of the demon races, gain their abilities, and gather intelligence, but repeated use had depleted his soul.
• Ji Ping'an said the Nine Heavens Corpse Demon Emperor discovered him and joined the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor in capturing him, after which the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor searched his memories.
• Ji Ping'an explained that the demons had used him as bait for Xiao Tian Ce, but Xiao Tian Ce avoided their trap, prompting them to cast Ji Ping'an into a Void Rift.
• Ji Ping'an condemned the human superpower sects that had submitted to the demons for their cruelty toward ordinary people and asked Xiao Tian Ce and Lu Tong to destroy every such sect if they liberated the Great Thousand World.

After Xiao Tian Ce returned with Ji Ping'an, the Great Thousand World's leaders gathered to hear what Ji Ping'an knew about the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan. The Maha Ancestor attacked Ji Ping'an over an old grievance, and Xiao Tian Ce shielded him, leaving the conflict poised to become a duel.

• Qin Tian reunited with Xiao Tian Ce and asked him to call him Big Brother Qin, then offered to arrange for the Divine Craftsmen Clan to forge a replica of the Tai Ling Ancient Map.
• Xiao Tian Ce joined the Great Thousand World's experts for a three-day meeting where Ji Ping'an shared what he had learned during his million years in the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan's territory.
• As the meeting ended, the Maha Ancestor attacked Ji Ping'an, but Xiao Tian Ce intercepted the strike and demanded an explanation.
• Ji Ping'an revealed that he had once stopped the Maha Ancestor from obtaining the Eternal Immortal Body, and offered to let the Maha Ancestor kill him.
• Xiao Tian Ce refused to step aside despite the Maha Ancestor's threats against White Jade Capital, while the Tai Ling Ancestor, Azure-Robed Sword Saint, and others urged restraint.
• The Maha Ancestor agreed not to attack Ji Ping'an immediately and challenged Xiao Tian Ce to fight him in the void.

Xiao Tian Ce accepted the Maha Ancestor’s challenge to settle his grievances with Ji Ping'an and entered the void to fight. The Maha Ancestor activated his Mohe Boundless Body and summoned the Mohe Tian Spear against Xiao Tian Ce’s Heavenly Dao Myriad Tribulations Body.

• The Maha Ancestor challenged Xiao Tian Ce to a battle in the void, making Ji Ping'an’s life the wager.
• Qin Tian and Lu Tong tried to dissuade the Maha Ancestor, but Xiao Tian Ce agreed to fight after Ji Ping'an entrusted his life to him.
• Xiao Tian Ce and the Maha Ancestor entered the void as the gathered ancestors watched and discussed Xiao Tian Ce’s growing power.
• Xiao Tian Ce manifested his golden-purple Heavenly Dao Myriad Tribulations Body, while the Maha Ancestor summoned his larger Mohe Boundless Body.
• The Maha Ancestor grew angry when Xiao Tian Ce said he would fight using only his Heavenly Dao Myriad Tribulations Body, then formed the Mohe Tian Spear.

Xiao Tian Ce sparred with Maha Ancestor, revealing the strength of his fully mastered Heavenly Dao Myriad Tribulations Body. After Xiao Tian Ce defeated Maha Ancestor’s Mohe Boundless Body with a single slash, Maha Ancestor accepted the loss and ended his grudge with Ji Ping'an.

• Maha Ancestor’s Mohe Tian Spear pierced Xiao Tian Ce’s lightning shield, but Xiao Tian Ce blocked it with chain mail formed from his Heavenly Dao Myriad Tribulations Body.
• Xiao Tian Ce unleashed the first move of his Three Ultimates of the Lightning Dao, sending a rain of lightning swords at Maha Ancestor’s Mohe Boundless Body to expose an opening.
• Xiao Tian Ce struck with Heaven Ultimate and cleaved the Mohe Boundless Body in two, injuring Maha Ancestor while sparing him from the slash.
• Maha Ancestor thanked Xiao Tian Ce, conceded the spar, and declared that his grudge with Ji Ping'an was over.
• Ancient Desolate Ancestor and Tai Ling Ancestor mocked Maha Ancestor in the Meeting Hall, and Maha Ancestor angrily told them to shut up.

Xiao Tian Ce settled agreements with the Tai Ling and Buddha Gu Clans after defeating the Maha Ancestor, then prepared to visit the Northern Desolate Mound at the Undying Lord’s request. Ji Ping'an gave him Saint Spirit Water that might help his two comatose children, and Xiao Tian Ce set out with the Northern Desolate Mound’s entrance key.

• The Maha Ancestor acknowledged Xiao Tian Ce's victory, settled his old grudges with Ji Ping'an, and warned him not to leave the Holy Abyss Continent because his body could contaminate the Great Thousand World's spiritual power.
• Xiao Tian Ce agreed to exchange two early-stage Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign Heavenly Demon Puppets for permission to reproduce the Tai Ling Ancient Map, and offered Fu Tu Xuan one puppet for three future favors from the Buddha Gu Clan.
• Fu Tu Xuan accepted Xiao Tian Ce's offer, and Qin Tian promised to contact the Divine Craftsmen Clan about making the replica and obtaining the required materials.
• Qin Tian told Xiao Tian Ce that the Undying Lord wanted to see him at the Northern Desolate Mound, and gave him a Jade Pendant to guide him there.
• Ji Ping'an gave Xiao Tian Ce sealed Saint Spirit Water, explaining that it could strengthen his children’s bodies and meridians and might help them recover from their comas.

Xiao Tian Ce reached the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs and studied the Demon-Transforming Grand Array with Ling'er at the Undying Lord’s request. After mastering the diagram, he asked what state of mind the Immortal Emperor had been in when he sacrificed himself to create it, and the Undying Lord began to explain.

• Xiao Tian Ce traveled from the Holy Abyss Continent to the center of the Great Thousand World and used Qin Tian’s black jade pendant to enter the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs.
• The Undying Lord welcomed Xiao Tian Ce, warned him about the contaminated spiritual power, and asked him to recount his battles in the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan’s territory.
• After hearing Xiao Tian Ce’s account, the Undying Lord showed him the Demon-Transforming Grand Array diagram, which the Immortal Emperor had created by sacrificing his life to seal the Heavenly Evil God.
• Xiao Tian Ce and Ling'er studied the diagram in the Undying Lord’s tomb for half a month and thoroughly understood it.
• Xiao Tian Ce explained the array’s risks and asked what state of mind the Immortal Emperor had been in when he sacrificed himself; the Undying Lord began recounting the events.

Xiao Tian Ce discovered that the Heavenly Evil God's power was slowly increasing, so he and Ling'er created the Purple-Gold Divine Disc Demon-Sealing Array to reinforce the seal. After spending a month with Ye Wudi in the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs, Xiao Tian Ce returned to White Jade Capital, where the city welcomed him as a protector.

• The Undying Lord told Xiao Tian Ce about the Immortal Emperor's sacrifice and led him to inspect the Demon-Transforming Grand Array.
• Xiao Tian Ce and Ling'er found that the array remained intact but the Heavenly Evil God's aura was growing stronger, and Xiao Tian Ce estimated the seal would hold for at least a hundred years.
• Xiao Tian Ce and Ling'er created the Purple-Gold Divine Disc Demon-Sealing Array, which they expected to extend the seal to two hundred years.
• The Undying Lord revealed that the Tomb Keeper Army had taken the surname Ye and asked Xiao Tian Ce to call him Old Ye.
• Xiao Tian Ce stayed in the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs for a month, then traveled to White Jade Capital, where Xiao Tian Ming and the others welcomed him back.

Xiao Tian Ce returned to White Jade Capital, reunited with Medusa and Xiao Bai Ying, and used Saint Spirit Water to nourish his sealed infants, Xiao Sheng Ping and Xiao An'er. Six months later, Qing Yan Jing revealed that the Buddha Gu Clan had sent her to propose a marriage alliance, and Xiao Tian Ce asked how she felt about it.

• Xiao Tian Ce returned to Heavenly Strategy Manor and reassured Medusa and Xiao Bai Ying that his trip into the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan's territory had been under control.
• Medusa told Xiao Tian Ce that White Jade Capital's affairs had gone smoothly and that Zi Yan had settled the Demon Dragon Palace's robbery of a caravan.
• Xiao Tian Ce gave Xiao Sheng Ping and Xiao An'er a drop of Saint Spirit Water each, strengthening their bodies but not awakening them.
• Six months later, Ye Qingqing and Qing Yan Jing visited Xiao Tian Ce; Ye Qingqing thanked him for the Heavenly Demon Puppets, while Qing Yan Jing asked for guidance on spiritual arrays.
• Qing Yan Jing admitted that her clan's Great Elder had sent her to marry Xiao Tian Ce as part of an alliance, and Xiao Tian Ce asked how she felt about the proposal.

Xiao Tian Ce let Qing Yan Jing choose for herself while arranging for the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor to be exchanged for metal needed to strengthen Heavenly Demon Puppets. After Qing Yan Jing studied in White Jade Capital for half a month, she told Xiao Tian Ce she was leaving.

• Xiao Tian Ce told Qing Yan Jing she could decide later whether to accept a marriage alliance, and Ye Qingqing said the Buddha Gu Clan would wait until he finished copying the Tai Ling Ancient Map before reclaiming it.
• Qing Yan Jing studied spiritual arrays in White Jade Capital while Ye Qingqing visited the Endless Fire Domain and the Supreme Martial Realm.
• Three years later, a Divine Craftsmen Clan elder completed the Myriad Spirits Jade Pendant for Xiao Tian Ce, who paid him with a Heavenly Demon Puppet.
• Qin Tian told Xiao Tian Ce that the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor had proposed exchanging for the captive Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, and Xiao Tian Ce asked for the special metal needed to upgrade Heavenly Demon Puppets.
• Xiao Tian Ce asked Qin Tian to let Qing Yan Jing make her own choice rather than pressure her on behalf of Great Elder Fu Tu Xuan.
• Qing Yan Jing visited Xiao Tian Ce and announced that she was leaving White Jade Capital.

Qing Yan Jing left White Jade Capital to travel, while Xiao Tian Ce agreed to let her decide her feelings about their marriage alliance. Months later, Xiao Tian Ce chose to exchange the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor for a vein of special metal, unaware that the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan planned to use the prisoner in an effort to free the Heavenly Evil God; the two sides met on the Holy Abyss Continent and began the exchange.

• Qing Yan Jing told Xiao Tian Ce she was leaving to travel, and he gave her healing pills and protective jade pendants while leaving the marriage decision to her.
• Qing Yan Jing asked to hug Xiao Tian Ce before departing, and Medusa later asked why he had not urged her to stay.
• Months later, Xiao Tian Ce discussed the proposed exchange with Qin Tian and Lu Tong, weighed the risks tied to the Heavenly Evil God, and decided to proceed for the special metal.
• At the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan's headquarters, the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor and Divine Hidden explained that retrieving the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor was part of their plan to rescue the Heavenly Evil God.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor, Nine Heavens Corpse Demon Emperor, and Divine Hidden arrived on the Holy Abyss Continent, where Xiao Tian Ce and Qin Tian met them to exchange the prisoner for the metal.
• The Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor handed Qin Tian the storage container of special metal, and Xiao Tian Ce challenged him for surrendering it so readily.

Xiao Tian Ce negotiated the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor’s release by imposing additional conditions, then spent twenty years preparing as the Great Thousand World enjoyed a fragile peace. Ling’er revealed that she could help Xiao Tian Ce reach the Overlord Realm by devouring the Great Thousand World’s embryo of the plane, but failure would cause the world to reject them.

• Xiao Tian Ce taunted the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor and the Nine Heavens Corpse Demon Emperor, then bargained for additional conditions before returning the badly weakened Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor.
• Xiao Tian Ce returned to the Great Thousand Tower Branch and left Qin Tian and Azure-Robed Sword Saint in charge of defending the Holy Abyss Continent.
• During twenty years of peace, Xiao Tian Ce arranged to upgrade his Heavenly Demon Puppets, while Lin Dong and Xiao Yan advanced to late-stage Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereigns and their domains rose to prominence.
• Xiao Tian Ce completed filling the Myriad Spirits Jade Pendant with spiritual power and learned that Ling’er had found a possible path for him to break through to the Overlord Realm.
• Ling’er explained that she could try to devour the Great Thousand World’s embryo of the plane and replace it, allowing Xiao Tian Ce to gain insight through their soul contract, but warned that failure would make the world reject them.

Xiao Tian Ce rejected Ling'er's risky plan to seize the Great Thousand World's origin and instead decided to seek One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones as a path to the Overlord Realm. After reuniting with Medusa and Xiao Bai Ying, he learned that his daughter planned to enter the Spiritual Academy Tournament and that White Jade Capital commanded nearly a hundred subordinate forces; the chapter ended with Xiao Bai Ying offering news about Qing Yan Jing.

• Xiao Tian Ce and Ling'er agreed that seizing the Great Thousand World's origin was too risky for now, and Xiao Tian Ce resolved to find or create One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
• Medusa urged Xiao Tian Ce to rest, and Xiao Bai Ying arrived to visit her parents.
• Xiao Bai Ying told Xiao Tian Ce and Medusa that she planned to lead a team from White Jade Academy to the Spiritual Academy Tournament.
• Medusa explained that the Northern Region Wen Family and many other forces had submitted to White Jade Capital, which now commanded nearly a hundred subordinate groups.
• Xiao Bai Ying asked Xiao Tian Ce whether he wanted to hear news about Qing Yan Jing.

Xiao Tian Ce went to the Heavenly Net Continent to seek Mandala and learn about the Ancient Heavenly Palace’s One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones. After offering to help with her grievances and physical condition, he left Mandala questioning how he knew so much about her and the Ancient Heavenly Palace.

• Xiao Bai Ying told Xiao Tian Ce and Medusa that Qing Yan Jing had been confined after refusing Fu Tu Xuan’s proposed marriage alliance with Mohe Tian.
• Xiao Tian Ce declined to approach the Buddha Gu Clan about marrying Qing Yan Jing, deciding to wait for her to make her own choice.
• After failing to find One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, Xiao Tian Ce traveled to the Heavenly Net Continent and was confronted by the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion’s Great Elder over violating the agreement against Heavenly Sovereigns entering the continent.
• The Great Elder escorted Xiao Tian Ce to Dragon-Phoenix Ancient City and then brought Mandala to meet him within two days.
• Xiao Tian Ce revealed that Mandala was the Heavenly Emperor’s adopted daughter and asked her for information about the Ancient Heavenly Palace and One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
• Xiao Tian Ce offered to bring Lu Huan to Mandala, retrieve Mandala Flower Remains, and help resolve her bodily problem in exchange for the Ancient Heavenly Palace’s secrets; Mandala asked how he knew so much about her.