Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian Ce defeated and captured Ling Longzi, then planned to return to Luoshui City before seeking a way to free Heavenly Net. In Western Heaven War City, the other Holy Disciples prepared for the coming primordial secret realm expedition while discussing Ling Longzi’s mission and the puppet-refining method.

• Xiao Tian Ce knocked Ling Longzi unconscious in three strikes, and Qing Hou took custody of him.
• Xiao Tian Ce reassured Gu Xun'er that Heavenly Net was likely only captured and said they would return to Luoshui City before attempting an exchange for his freedom.
• Ling Zhanzi, Ling Jianzi, and Ling Feizi discussed whether Ling Longzi would bring Gu Xun'er back and expressed interest in Heavenly Net’s puppet-refining method.
• Ling Zhanzi directed Ling Jianzi and Ling Feizi to prepare for the primordial secret realm expedition, with Xiong Ba and Winter Elder also assigned to take part.
• After Ling Zhanzi left, Ling Feizi told Ling Jianzi she was also interested in the puppet-refining method.

Xiao Tian Ce rescued Zhang He from a Shu Sect Sovereign outside Luoshui City, then negotiated with Luo Yang over the captives. Luo Yang revealed that Xiao Yan was safe and had left after recovering, and Xiao Tian Ce agreed to visit the Luo God Clan.

• Xiao Tian Ce noticed Zhang He's Sky Dome Academy pendant and ordered Qing Hou to defeat the Shu Sect Sovereign and save Zhang He.
• Zhang He thanked Xiao Tian Ce and explained that he had been sent to guard the Three No-Rules Bandits but had been attacked before reaching the academy's others.
• Luo Yang asked Xiao Tian Ce to hand over both captives, but Xiao Tian Ce kept Ling Longzi and gave him the injured Shu Sect Sovereign.
• Luo Yang recognized the visitors as being from the Dou Qi Continent and said his father had met Xiao Yan.
• Gu Xun'er asked about Xiao Yan, and Luo Yang told her that Xiao Yan was safe, had recovered with Luo Tianshen's help, and had left Luoshui City.
• Xiao Tian Ce accepted Luo Yang's invitation to meet Luo Tianshen at the Luo God Clan.

Xiao Tian Ce settled into the Luo God Clan’s guest palace and reunited with Xiao Tian Ming, while discussing alliances against the Blood God Clan and plans to rescue Heavenly Net. The Sky Dome Academy President and his companions arrived, and Xiao Tian Ce began introducing Xiao Xuan and Gu Xun'er.

• Luo Yang welcomed Xiao Tian Ce and his companions to the Luo God Clan’s finest guest palace, hoping to gain allies against the Blood God Clan.
• Xiao Tian Ce invited the Sky Dome Academy President, Wan Sui, and Liu Changkong to stay, and Luo Yang went to bring them over.
• Xiao Tian Ce encouraged Xiao Xuan to befriend Luo Yang and explained that Heavenly Net was safe for now and could be exchanged for Ling Longzi.
• Xiao Tian Ming rushed in and embraced Xiao Tian Ce and Xiao Xuan, then told Gu Xun'er that Xiao Yan had escaped the Strength God Clan with minor injuries.
• Luo Yang brought the Sky Dome Academy President, Wan Sui, and Liu Changkong to the palace, where Xiao Tian Ce introduced Xiao Xuan and Gu Xun'er.

Xiao Tian Ce reunited with his companions in Luoshui City and learned that several members of his group were still missing. Luo Tianshen visited and offered the Luo God Clan’s goodwill, but Xiao Tian Ce urged him to wait until their coming conflict with the Western Heaven War Hall was resolved; he then asked Luo Tianshen about the Primordial Secret Realm.

• Xiao Tian Ce asked Liu Changkong whether anyone had sent news about the missing members of their group, and Liu Changkong said none had yet reported back.
• Xiao Tian Ce told Xiao Xuan, Xiao Tian Ming, and Gu Xun'er to rest, and Luo Yang escorted them to their rooms.
• Luo Yang told Xiao Tian Ce and the Sky Dome Academy President that Luo Tianshen wanted to meet them, and Xiao Tian Ce agreed.
• Luo Tianshen arrived, greeted the group, and spoke with Xiao Tian Ce, who thanked him for helping the Xiao Clan member assimilate Dou Qi.
• Xiao Tian Ce warned Luo Tianshen that their group might become enemies of the Western Heaven War Hall and said the Luo God Clan should wait before deepening their friendship; Luo Tianshen nevertheless offered discreet help.
• Xiao Tian Ce asked Luo Tianshen to explain the Primordial Secret Realm opening.

Xiao Tian Ce learned about the Primordial Secret Realm and its powerful entrants before Luo Tianshen offered him the Luo God Sword as a sign of faith. Xiao Tian Ce pledged to become the Luo God Clan’s closest partner and promised to train one of Luo Yang’s future children, then returned the sword and gave the clan the Blood Demon Banner.

• Luo Tianshen explained the Primordial Secret Realm’s history, treasures, entry restrictions, and the three Great Perfection Earth Sovereigns Xiao Tian Ce should avoid.
• Luo Tianshen offered Xiao Tian Ce the Luo God Sword, betting on his success against the Western Heaven War Emperor despite the danger to the Luo God Clan.
• Xiao Tian Ce accepted Luo Tianshen’s goodwill and declared that anyone opposing the Luo God Clan would be his enemy.
• Xiao Tian Ce promised to take one of Luo Yang’s future children as his disciple and train them into a powerhouse capable of revitalizing the clan.
• Xiao Tian Ce returned the Luo God Sword and gave Luo Tianshen the Blood Demon Banner, prompting Luo Tianshen to ask whether Xiao Tian Ce had attacked the Blood God Clan.

Xiao Tian Ce exchanged gifts with the Luo God Clan and his allies before learning that the Western Heaven War Hall was organizing a force to retrieve Ling Longzi and Xun'er. The rescue council worried that the Luo God Clan and the mysterious expert who defeated the Three No-Rules Bandits could thwart them.

• Xiao Tian Ce confirmed that he had entered the Blood God Clan's territory, rescued his cousin, and obtained the Blood Demon Banner.
• Luo Tianshen lent Xiao Tian Ce the Luo God Sword, and Xiao Tian Ce gave him three spiritual-array jade pendants as a token of alliance.
• Xiao Tian Ce gave defensive spiritual-array jade pendants to the Sky Dome Academy President, Liu Changkong, and Wan Sui, then dismissed the women Luo Yang sent to his room.
• Old Man Winter, Ling Zhanzi, Ling Jianzi, Ling Feizi, and Xiong Ba decided to go after Ling Longzi and Xun'er while Ling Feizi guarded Western Heaven War City.
• Xiong Ba warned that the Luo God Clan would be difficult to fight, and Old Man Winter revealed that the Three No-Rules Bandits had also been defeated by the person who captured Ling Longzi.

Xiao Tian Ce prepared for the Western Heaven War Hall’s response to Ling Longzi’s capture as Gu Xun’er, Xiao Xuan, and Qing Hou faced heavenly tribulations. Ling'er awakened and revealed she could now fight alongside Xiao Tian Ce and aid his cultivation, leaving him confident against the coming enemies.

• In Western Heaven War City, the Winter Elder and Ling Zhanzi learned that the Three No-Rules Bandits had fallen and decided to head to Luoshui City with reinforcements from the Shu Sect and Purple Mountain Sect.
• Luo Tianshen warned Xiao Tian Ce that the Western Heaven War Hall would send powerful experts to avenge Ling Longzi, but Xiao Tian Ce said he was ready to face them.
• Two heavenly tribulations descended over the palace, and Gu Xun’er and Xiao Xuan rose to meet them while Xiao Tian Ce sent Qing Hou to draw away some of Xiao Xuan’s lightning.
• Ling'er awakened and told Xiao Tian Ce she had assimilated her aura, could fight beside him, and could draw on the world’s spiritual energy to help him cultivate.
• With Ling'er's support, Xiao Tian Ce became confident that he could confront the Western Heaven War Hall, even if the Western Heaven War Emperor came himself.

Xiao Tian Ce helped Qing Hou absorb heavenly thunder and a pill, raising the Heavenly Demon Puppet to the peak of great perfection earth sovereign before concealing the tribulation. After Xiao Xuan and Gu Xun'er recovered and Xiao Tian Ce warned that the Western Heaven War Hall would come, its Holy Son arrived and attacked, only for Qing Hou to stop the sword.

• Xiao Xuan and Gu Xun'er endured their thunder tribulations and reached the great perfection earth sovereign realm.
• Qing Hou absorbed the heavenly thunder and Xiao Tian Ce's pill, advancing to the peak of great perfection earth sovereign.
• Xiao Tian Ce concealed the remaining heavenly thunder with a spiritual array and promised Luo Tianshen materials for a Heavenly Demon Puppet.
• Xiao Tian Ce told Gu Xun'er that Gu Yuan might have reached the Great Thousand World and warned everyone that the Western Heaven War Hall could target them.
• The Western Heaven War Hall's Holy Son arrived through a space vortex and launched a longsword at Xiao Tian Ce.
• Qing Hou caught the sword before it could strike Xiao Tian Ce, shocking the Holy Son with his strength.

Xiao Tian Ce faced down the Western Heaven War Hall’s delegation in Luoshui City and forced them to leave without a fight, promising to visit the Little Western Heaven Realm after the Primordial Secret Realm expedition. On the eve of the secret realm’s opening, Liu Changkong reported that his enemy had arrived.

• Qing Hou crushed Ling Jianzi’s spiritual-energy sword as the Western Heaven War Hall delegation emerged from the Space Vortex.
• Ling Zhanzi demanded that Xiao Tian Ce return Ling Longzi, but Xiao Tian Ce countered by demanding that Ling Zhanzi retrieve his imprisoned ally from the Little Western Heaven Realm.
• Xiao Tian Ce, Xiao Xuan, and Gu Xun'er revealed their powerful auras, and the Sky Dome Academy President and Luo Tianshen joined them, leaving the Western Heaven War Hall outmatched.
• The Winter Elder revealed himself, and Xiao Tian Ce gave the delegation ten breaths to either fight or leave; the Winter Elder chose to withdraw with the others.
• Xiao Tian Ce and Xiao Xuan agreed to visit the Little Western Heaven Realm after the Primordial Secret Realm expedition, and Xiao Tian Ce repaired the damaged palace.
• More powerful people gathered in Luoshui City, and Liu Changkong told Xiao Tian Ce that his enemy had arrived the day before the Primordial Secret Realm opened.

Liu Changkong revealed his grudge against Liu Ming and chose to pursue revenge inside the Primordial Secret Realm, while Xiao Tian Ce offered him support. Wan Sui then disclosed that the realm was the Heavenly Dao Sect’s core region and admitted he had planned to use Liu Changkong before learning he had become Xiao Tian Ce’s subordinate.

• Liu Changkong told Xiao Tian Ce that Liu Ming had killed his teacher and fellow disciples, and that a secret message claimed Liu Ming’s old injury would surface during a breakthrough inside the Primordial Secret Realm.
• Xiao Tian Ce questioned the message’s reliability, but promised to kill Liu Ming and gave Liu Changkong a jade pendant that let him summon Qing Hou for help in the realm.
• Liu Changkong chose to test the message and seek revenge after entering the Primordial Secret Realm, despite Xiao Tian Ce warning him that he would bear the consequences of that choice.
• Xiao Xuan deduced that Xiao Tian Ce was not yet confident he could defeat the Western Heaven War Emperor, and encouraged him not to shoulder every burden alone.
• Wan Sui told Xiao Tian Ce that he was an inner disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect and that the Primordial Secret Realm was its core region, where he hoped to obtain the sect’s legacy.
• Wan Sui admitted he had intended to use Liu Changkong to enter the core region and abandon him afterward, but feared Xiao Tian Ce’s response now that Liu Changkong served him.

Xiao Tian Ce arranged support for Wan Sui and learned from Luo Tianshen about the Heavenly Dao Sect’s destruction, the Luo God Clan’s old feud with the Blood God Clan, and the Great Thousand Palace. As the Primordial Secret Realm was set to open the next day, Xiao Tian Ce remained confident he could deal with Winter Elder and promised to bring Luo Tianshen heads from the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan.

• Xiao Tian Ce promised Wan Sui a peak ninth-grade sovereign to help him, while reminding him to honor their agreement.
• Luo Tianshen gave Xiao Tian Ce a Jade Slip and warned him that Winter Elder could use the Western Heaven War Hall’s knowledge of the Primordial Secret Realm to trap him.
• Xiao Tian Ce assured Luo Tianshen that Winter Elder would meet his end if he caused trouble in the Primordial Secret Realm.
• Luo Tianshen explained that the Heavenly Dao Sect had once ruled as a powerful faction before falling in battle against the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan, and that the Luo God Clan had fought the Blood God Clan after protecting surviving disciples.
• Luo Tianshen described the Great Thousand Palace as the Great Thousand World’s organization against the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan, and Xiao Tian Ce resolved to contribute to its cause when the time came.
• Xiao Tian Ce thanked Luo Tianshen and promised to bring him heads from the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan.

Xiao Tian Ce killed Liu Ming after the Ghost Sect master threatened Liu Changkong, then returned to the Primordial Secret Realm entrance with Liu Ming’s corpse. Liu Changkong reported that the Jade Pendant had briefly lit up on the Northern Heavens Continent and on a small continent beyond the Nine Nether Continent.

• At the Primordial Secret Realm entrance, Liu Ming used his aura to target Liu Changkong, and Xiao Tian Ce dispersed it before tracking Liu Ming down.
• Xiao Tian Ce confronted Liu Ming and revealed that Liu Changkong served under him, then rejected Liu Ming’s offer to betray Liu Changkong in exchange for his life.
• Liu Ming attacked Xiao Tian Ce and fled after being badly injured, but Qing Hou caught and killed him while hidden in the void.
• Xiao Tian Ce returned to the entrance with Liu Ming’s corpse, and Liu Changkong knelt to thank him for avenging his teacher and fellow disciples.
• Liu Changkong told Xiao Tian Ce that the Heavenly Net Hall had reported the Jade Pendant briefly lighting up on the Northern Heavens Continent and on a small continent beyond the Nine Nether Continent.

Xiao Tian Ce entered the Primordial Secret Realm, endured its lethal spatial-blade entrance, and found a God-Hunting Flower. After a man tried to claim it and revealed its deadly poison, Xiao Tian Ce remained unharmed and exposed his concealed strength, leaving the man shocked.

• Xiao Tian Ce learned that a Positioning Jade Pendant had briefly lit up on another continent, then entrusted Liu Ming's corpse to Liu Changkong to be made into a Heavenly Demon Puppet.
• Luo Tianshen announced that the Primordial Secret Realm entrance had opened, and Xiao Tian Ce led his group into the spatial rift, where they were separated.
• Xiao Tian Ce survived the spatial blades guarding the entrance and discovered that a Peerless-Grade Spirit Artifact generated them.
• Xiao Tian Ce reached a valley, found a vivid red God-Hunting Flower, and was challenged by a middle-aged man who claimed it.
• Xiao Tian Ce touched the flower, which turned black and released lethal poison, but he remained unharmed and revealed that his true strength was early-stage eighth-rank sovereign.

Xiao Tian Ce spared Shi Hao after learning that the Western Heaven War Hall and its allies were gathering forces to kill him in the Primordial Secret Realm. He ordered Shi Hao to track their leaders, then continued exploring and settled in to enjoy a meal.

• Xiao Tian Ce revealed his Ninth-Grade Sovereign strength to Shi Hao and confronted him for scheming with the God-Hunting Flower.
• Shi Hao identified himself as the Great Wilderness Sect's sect master and warned Xiao Tian Ce that the Winter Elder, Ao Tianxiu, and Gu Changming were likely plotting to surround and kill him.
• Xiao Tian Ce spared Shi Hao but ordered him to gather information on the three leaders, threatening him and his sect if he failed, and gave him a Communication Jade Pendant.
• Xiao Tian Ce searched the forest, found few treasures, and caught and cooked a spirit bull before resting in a tree.

Xiao Tian Ce rushed to rescue Luo Tianshen and the Sky Dome Academy President from a trap set by Zi Wuji and the Shu Sect’s two Upper Rank Earth Sovereigns. After freeing them and trapping their attackers in a spiritual array, he faced the arrival of the Winter Elder and two Great Perfection Earth Sovereigns.

• Xiao Tian Ce received Luo Tianshen’s plea for help and hurried to the spiritual array where Luo Tianshen and the Sky Dome Academy President were trapped and badly injured.
• Zi Wuji, Tang Chen, and Tang Yu waited for Xiao Tian Ce, while a young girl and Uncle Lin watched from nearby and discussed Xiao Tian Ce and Lin Dong.
• Xiao Tian Ce shattered Zi Wuji’s array with a precise punch, freed Luo Tianshen and the Sky Dome Academy President, and trapped Zi Wuji, Tang Chen, and Tang Yu in another spiritual array.
• The young girl and Uncle Lin realized that Xiao Tian Ce was both a Great Perfection Earth Sovereign and a Spiritual Array Grandmaster, and Xiao Tian Ce noticed their scrutiny.
• Xiao Tian Ce sensed the Winter Elder and two other Great Perfection Earth Sovereigns approaching, then called them out as three spatial ripples appeared and the Winter Elder confronted him.

Xiao Tian Ce faced the Winter Elder and a gathered force of Western Heaven War Hall experts in the Primordial Secret Realm, while Luo Tianshen and the Sky Dome Academy President chose to fight alongside him. After revealing the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, Xiao Tian Ce watched the enemies prepare a coordinated attack, ending as Ling Zhanzi manifested his Elder War Emperor Dharma Body.

• The Winter Elder, Ao Tianxiu, Gu Changming, Ling Zhanzi, Ling Jianzi, Xiong Ba, and other experts confronted Xiao Tian Ce, who mocked them and challenged them to attack together.
• A young woman and Uncle Lin watched from afar, and Uncle Lin agreed to rescue Xiao Tian Ce if the battle turned against him.
• Two Lower Earthly Sovereigns attacked Xiao Tian Ce, but Luo Tianshen used the Luo God Sword to destroy their Heaven and Earth Dharma Forms and then fought Ling Jianzi; the Sky Dome Academy President engaged the two attackers.
• The Winter Elder fired icy arrows at Xiao Tian Ce, who burned them away with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, startling the gathered experts.
• The Winter Elder proposed that everyone attack together while he defended them, and Ling Zhanzi manifested his Elder War Emperor Dharma Body.
• Xiao Tian Ce judged Ling Zhanzi's Dharma Body powerful but said Ling Zhanzi could not unleash its full strength.

Xiao Tian Ce fought Ling Zhanzi and the Earth Sovereigns who had joined forces against him, revealing the power of his Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, Qing Hou, and a near-Grandmaster Spiritual Array on his body. As the battle intensified, Ling Zhanzi's Elder War Emperor Dharma Body withstood the flames and launched a giant hand toward Xiao Tian Ce.

• Xiao Tian Ce amplified his Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame until its aura eclipsed Ling Zhanzi's Supreme Dharma Body, alarming the onlookers and making the gathered Earth Sovereigns hesitate.
• Winter Elder attacked Xiao Tian Ce with his Ice Dragon Cone, but Qing Hou emerged from Xiao Tian Ce's Storage Ring and shattered the dragon; Winter Elder warned everyone that Qing Hou was a Great Perfection Earth Sovereign-level puppet.
• Ao Tianxiu challenged Qing Hou, trading powerful blows with the puppet, while Gu Changming launched three bone swords at Xiao Tian Ce after confirming Winter Elder's promise to give him the Heavenly Demon Puppet refinement method.
• Xiao Tian Ce endured Gu Changming's final bone sword and crushed it, revealing a near-Grandmaster-level Spiritual Array beneath his damaged clothes; the girl and Uncle Lin decided he was worth befriending.
• Xiao Tian Ce prepared to answer Gu Changming, but Ling Zhanzi's Elder War Emperor Dharma Body reached through the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame with a giant hand.

Xiao Tian Ce severely injured Ling Zhanzi with one punch, then faced Winter Elder, Ao Tianxiu, and Gu Changming together in the Primordial Secret Realm. Their clash ended in a draw, and Winter Elder launched another attack as the battle continued.

• Xiao Tian Ce shattered Ling Zhanzi's elder war emperor dharma body with one punch, leaving Ling Zhanzi severely injured and unable to fight.
• Winter Elder threatened Xiao Tian Ce, who declared that he intended to kill Winter Elder and challenged him to attack.
• Winter Elder, Ao Tianxiu, and Gu Changming agreed to fight Xiao Tian Ce together and unleashed their divine abilities.
• Xiao Tian Ce combined the five seals of the Emperor Seal Art and clashed evenly with the three opponents, leaving all four with minor injuries.
• Winter Elder attacked again with a barrage of icicles, and Xiao Tian Ce charged forward to meet him.

Xiao Tian Ce fought three Great Perfection Earth Sovereigns in the Primordial Secret Realm and used his golden flames and Spiritual Arrays to overwhelm them. Winter Elder freed his trapped allies and led a retreat, while Xiao Tian Ce’s Firmament Great Hand Seal failed to stop them; Luo Tianshen and the Sky Dome Academy President then approached him.

• Xiao Tian Ce traded blows with Ao Tianxiu, broke free of Winter Elder’s ice, and withstood Gu Changming’s Bone Sword without injury.
• Xiao Tian Ce unleashed his golden emperor burning heaven flame, forcing Winter Elder and the others to retreat behind a mountain-shaped Heaven and Earth Dharma Form.
• Ao Tianxiu and Gu Changming covered Winter Elder as he broke the Spiritual Array, freeing Zi Wuji, Tang Yu, and Tang Chen to flee.
• Xiao Tian Ce shattered Ao Tianxiu’s returned stone pillar, but Winter Elder called for everyone to retreat through the Space Vortex.
• Xiao Tian Ce used the Firmament Great Hand Seal to destroy Ao Tianxiu’s white-bone giant, but the others escaped before the palm struck the ground.
• Luo Tianshen and the Sky Dome Academy President approached Xiao Tian Ce and respectfully asked whether he was all right.

After defeating the Western Heaven War Hall, Xiao Tian Ce met Ye Qingqing of the Tai Ling Gu Clan and declined her invitation to join. His reputation spread through the Primordial Secret Realm as Xiao Yan and Lin Dong heard of him, while Xiao Xuan and Gu Xun'er continued killing Earth Sovereigns for Heavenly Demon Puppet materials.

• Xiao Tian Ce confirmed that Luo Tianshen and the Sky Dome Academy President were recovering safely, then went to speak with Ye Qingqing and her companion.
• Ye Qingqing introduced herself as the Tai Ling Gu Clan’s Saintess Successor and invited Xiao Tian Ce to join the clan as an elder, but he politely refused.
• Ye Qingqing revealed that Xiao Yan and Lin Dong had also refused her invitations, and Xiao Tian Ce offered to help her if she ever needed it.
• Xiao Tian Ce returned to guard the recovering men, while his battle spread his reputation; Xiao Yan resolved to repay him for saving Gu Xun'er.
• Lin Dong wondered whether he would meet Xiao Tian Ce in the Primordial Secret Realm and then left the mountain peak.
• A dozen days later, Xiao Xuan and Gu Xun'er killed two more Lower Earthly Sovereigns, bringing their total to six as they gathered corpses for Xiao Tian Ce to refine into Heavenly Demon Puppets.