Chapter Summaries

Sixth Master Ren Tianzong intervened when Ren Junyang and Ren Hanlin tried to seize Ren Jie, and Ren Jie exposed the weakness of their Council of Elders claim. After Tianzong detained the pair and dismissed the others, Ren Jie left the Ren Family alone to investigate the Jade Spring Mountain Spirit Jade Mine.

• Ren Tianzong emerged and blasted Ren Junyang and Ren Hanlin with the Thunderfire Gun when they challenged his authority.
• Ren Jie pointed out that Ren Wenxu was unconscious and Ren Qiang and Ren Hao had no authority to represent their fathers; Ren Hao denied backing Ren Junyang.
• Ren Jie exposed Ren Junyang’s concealed losses at the Jade Spring Mountain Spirit Jade Mine, turning the gathered Ren Family members against his account.
• Ren Tianzong bound the injured Ren Junyang and Ren Hanlin and ordered them and their supporters confined for reflection.
• Ren Jie and Ren Tianzong discussed keeping the pair alive for political reasons, and Tianzong agreed to remain nearby while Ren Jie handled other dangers.
• Ren Jie quietly left the Ren Family and hurried toward the Jade Spring Mountain Spirit Jade Mine to investigate it himself.

Ren Jie traveled to the Jade Spring Mountain Spirit Jade Mine and used the Five Elements Evasion Armor to slip past its formations and explore the tunnels. Deep inside, he discovered surging magma and a fiery-red demon beast that attacked him.

• Ren Jie sustained a high-speed journey to the Jade Spring Mountain Spirit Jade Mine, then recovered before approaching the guarded entrance.
• Ren Jie donned the Five Elements Evasion Armor and entered the mine underground, evading its warning formations.
• Ren Jie explored the mine tunnels and used their excavation marks to trace how mining methods had changed over the years.
• Ren Jie found increasingly strange damage and rising heat deeper in the mine, then saw waves of magma surge through a tunnel.
• A fiery-red demon beast shot out of the magma and lunged at Ren Jie.

Ren Jie fought mutated Fire Ant Demon Beasts in the rising lava and discovered that they were growing far stronger than normal. As the swarm overwhelmed the cavern, a wild-looking figure bearing Jade Spring Taoist’s mark appeared on a Ninth Grade Fire Ant Demon Beast and pointed at Ren Jie.

• Ren Jie blocked a Fire Ant Demon Beast’s ambush, then killed it with a punch that smashed it through a wall into a lava-filled cavern.
• Ren Jie sensed that the Fire Ant Demon Beasts were being transformed by a strange power and worried that their rising numbers could threaten the Ren Family.
• More than ten Fire Ant Demon Beasts poured into the cavern with the rising lava, and Ren Jie fought them while struggling against the immense cost of moving and attacking underwater.
• Ren Jie escaped the lava to the cavern ceiling and killed the Fire Ant Demon Beasts that pursued him, finding them slower outside the lava.
• A wild-looking person marked as Jade Spring Taoist arrived riding a Ninth Grade Fire Ant Demon Beast and pointed at Ren Jie.

Ren Jie discovered that the mutated Fire Ant Demon Beasts and Jade Spring Taoist’s remnants were gathering spirit jade for a hidden Fire Ant Beast King deep beneath the Jade Spring Mountain Spirit Jade Mine. As a strange voice invaded his mind and recognized him as Ren Family Head, Ren Jie feared he had encountered an existence beyond the Yin Yang Realm.

• Ren Jie fought off a savage Remnant of Jade Spring Taoist riding a Ninth Grade Fire Ant Demon Beast, then escaped through the rock after the blow wounded him.
• Ren Jie followed the Fire Ant Demon Beasts carrying spirit jade and found their enormous magma-filled chamber, where they piled jade before a gigantic Fire Ant Beast King.
• Gao Peng persuaded Fang Yan to weaken the Fang Family’s control of the Sharp Arrow Camp in exchange for the emperor’s backing, and Fang Yan agreed to proceed.
• Ren Jie watched the Fire Ant Beast King raise magma through hundreds of mine tunnels and realized it was causing the magma tides.
• A voice entered Ren Jie’s mind, identified his Family Head Ring, and declared that his body and divine sense could withstand its transformation, leaving Ren Jie suspecting a Taiji Realm expert had attacked him.

Ren Jie discovered that Jade Spring Taoist had survived as incomplete Taiji Realm Divine Soul Power and was trying to seize his body. Ren Jie used the Sage Dao Discussion and a mountain of spirit jade to strengthen his divine sense, turning the struggle around and preparing to destroy Jade Spring Taoist.

• Jade Spring Taoist revealed that he had survived and began eroding Ren Jie's Sea of Consciousness to make him a general of the Fire Ant Army.
• Ren Jie realized Jade Spring Taoist had created the Fire Ant Demon Beast army and feared he would soon erase his memories and take control of him.
• Ren Jie shattered his True Qi ring, activated the video in his Sea of Consciousness, and used spirit jade to strengthen his divine sense enough to drive Jade Spring Taoist back.
• Ren Jie fell into the mountain of spirit jade beside the Fire Ant Beast King and absorbed its spiritual energy to keep enhancing his divine sense.
• Ren Jie overwhelmed Jade Spring Taoist's Divine Soul Power and decided to destroy him rather than merely drive him out.

Ren Jie fought off Jade Spring Taoist’s invasion but was gravely wounded by the Fire Ant Beast King and Jade Spring Taoist. As he fell into the Earth Fire Magma, he seized and swallowed an Earth Flame Vermillion Fruit, while Jade Spring Taoist could only watch him disappear below.

• Ren Jie’s divine sense overwhelmed Jade Spring Taoist inside his Sea of Consciousness, forcing Jade Spring Taoist to shatter part of his Divine Soul Power and flee.
• Jade Spring Taoist controlled the Fire Ant Beast King to engulf Ren Jie in magma and impale him with a claw, leaving him severely burned and near death.
• The demon core at Ren Jie’s chest released a terrifying aura that drove the Fire Ant Beast King back and briefly disrupted Jade Spring Taoist’s control.
• Ren Jie spotted an Earth Flame Vermillion Fruit growing beside the passage into the magma and redirected himself toward it.
• Jade Spring Taoist struck Ren Jie with fiery lightning as he grabbed the fruit, but Ren Jie swallowed it while falling into the Earth Fire Magma.

Sword King Long Ao completed Yin Yang Fusion and left to find ingredients for the Old Pill King's medicine, while Ren Jie awoke protected inside Earth Fire Magma. After absorbing the Earth Flame Vermillion Fruit, Ren Jie recovered, advanced his divine sense to the Yang Soul Third Layer, and rapidly broke through into the Divine Power Realm, where a new mana-ring formation began.

• Sword King Long Ao completed Yin Yang Fusion, broke through the roof, and celebrated his restored strength.
• Xiang Pangzi scolded Sword King Long Ao for damaging the house and sent him to find ingredients for the Old Pill King's medicine.
• Ren Jie woke inside Earth Fire Magma, protected by the Earth Flame Vermillion Fruit he had eaten before losing consciousness.
• Ren Jie absorbed the fruit's power, recovered his injured body, and raised his divine sense to the Yang Soul Third Layer.
• Ren Jie advanced through True Qi Realm Great Perfection into the Divine Power Realm and read Ren Tianxing's warning and instructions in the Jade Slip.
• Ren Jie condensed mana rings, only to find that the new formation brought an unexpected result.

Ren Jie escaped the Earth Fire Magma after breaking through and strengthening his cultivation, then rushed back toward Jade Capital City to deal with the threat of Jade Spring Taoist and the Fire Ant Beast King. Meanwhile, Hai Liang visited Yu Ren Long in Jade Capital City and offered him wine, leaving Yu Ren Long pleasantly intoxicated.

• Ren Jie shattered the Jade Emperor Art's mana ring formation, gaining greater speed and strength as it tempered his body, mana, and divine sense.
• As the Earth Flame Vermillion Fruit's protection faded, Ren Jie used his divine sense to find a route through the magma and escaped from an active volcano.
• Ren Jie realized his divine sense had reached the third level of the Yin Yang Realm Yang Soul, his body the first level of the Yin Yang Realm Yin Soul, and his strength the second level of the Divine Power Realm.
• Worried that Jade Spring Taoist and the Fire Ant Beast King might threaten Jade Capital City, Ren Jie hurried toward the city.
• Hai Liang, the Skysea Empire Crown Prince, entered Yu Ren Long's room and asked about his grandfather and the Heavenly Demon Core.
• Hai Liang offered Yu Ren Long familiar fine wine, and Yu Ren Long soon became pleasantly intoxicated.

Ren Jie returned to the Ren Family and promised Old Pill King Yu Changkong that a rare treasure could give him more than a seventy percent chance of breaking through. As Ren Jie headed to Sixth Uncle's Primeval Forest to deal with Jade Spring Taoist, a powerful Dragon King arrived at the Ren Family and called for Yu Changkong.

• Old Pill King Yu Changkong told Fatty that he had recovered most of his strength, and they discussed Ren Jie's absence and Sword King Long Ao's search for medicinal ingredients.
• Ren Jie arrived and reassured Yu Changkong that the Earth Flame Vermillion Fruit could raise his chances of breaking through by more than seventy percent.
• Ren Jie told Fatty to keep caring for Yu Changkong and to summon Uncle Zhan, Yu Cheng, and the others for important arrangements.
• Ren Jie left for Sixth Uncle's Primeval Forest to prepare to deal with Jade Spring Taoist and the threat of the Fire Ant Demon Beasts.
• A thunderous voice from the Nine Headed Dragon King called Yu Changkong out, startling Ren Jie as he approached the Primeval Forest.

Ren Jie confronted the Nine Headed Dragon King and Black Widow when they came to the Ren Family seeking Yu Changkong and Yu Wu Shuang. He defended the pair publicly and held off their attack with the Ren Family’s formations, then called on Sixth Uncle and Sixth Aunt as the two kings charged.

• Ren Jie stopped Old Pill King Yu Changkong from leaving to draw the attackers away, alerted Fatty to prepare defenses, and raised the Family Head’s courtyard into the sky.
• The Nine Headed Dragon King and Black Widow questioned Ren Jie, who declared that they would not touch Yu Changkong even if he was in the Ren Family and ordered them to leave.
• The Emperor sent a public decree of support but only dispatched ordinary Yin Yang Realm experts to strengthen the Imperial Palace’s defenses.
• Black Widow suddenly attacked Ren Jie with a net, but Ren Jie controlled the formations and deflected her strike.
• As Black Widow and the Nine Headed Dragon King charged, Ren Jie called for Sixth Uncle and Sixth Aunt, and lightning and fire struck toward the two attackers.

Ren Jie watched Ren Tianzong and Yun Feng'er battle the Nine Headed Dragon King and Black Widow while the other great families mostly stood aside. As he searched for the hidden force behind the attack, he detected two powerful auras and recognized one of them, leaving him amused and surprised.

• Ren Tianzong and Yun Feng'er intercepted the Nine Headed Dragon King and Black Widow, but the dragon king's attack shook the Ren Family's defensive formation.
• Wen Yong activated the Wen Family's grand formation, while the Fang Family, Gao Family, and Imperial Palace refused to help.
• Ren Jie assured Old Pill King Yu Changkong that Wushuang was safe and explained that the Ren Family could not rely on the other families to act until the danger grew.
• Ren Jie spent Spirit Jade to raise his divine sense through the Sage Dao Discussion and search for Sea King Hai Wuchang.
• Ren Jie detected two elusive auras, recognized one as familiar, and sent that person a message praising his concealment and ability to contend with Sea King.

The Smiling Old Man, revealed as the Killer King, wounded Black Widow and severed one of the Nine Headed Dragon King's heads while defending the Ren Family. Sea King Hai Wuchang arrived and demanded the Heavenly Demon Core, but Ren Jie refused to flee; Old Pill King Yu Changkong then confronted Sea King over his attack and accusations.

• The Smiling Old Man struck Black Widow with a flash of light, leaving her badly wounded, and Yun Feng'er counterattacked her at Ren Jie's urging.
• The Smiling Old Man severed one of the Nine Headed Dragon King's heads, forcing him to retreat from Ren Tianzong.
• Old Pill King recognized the hidden attacker as the Killer King, and Sea King Hai Wuchang appeared, overwhelming the area with surging spiritual energy.
• Sea King accused Ren Jie of possessing the Heavenly Demon Core and demanded that he hand it over, while Ren Jie refused to leave the Ren Family.
• After Ren Jie signaled him, Old Pill King Yu Changkong rose into the sky and accused Sea King of attacking him and framing the Ren Family.

Ren Jie’s side struggled to hold the battlefield as Old Pill King Yu Changkong confronted Sea King, but Yu Changkong’s worsening injuries left him in danger. Sword King Long Ao suddenly appeared alive and attacked Sea King, leaving him stunned by Long Ao’s Yin Yang Fusion.

• Old Pill King Yu Changkong emerged and fought Sea King Hai Wuchang in the sky, while Ren Jie directed the Smiling Old Man to use Killer King’s presence to pressure the enemy.
• Sea King’s Raging Sea forced Yu Changkong to defend the Ren Family with his pill furnace, worsening his injuries.
• Ren Jie triggered Sword King Long Ao’s ambush as Long Ao launched his Giant Sword from a hundred li away and cut through Sea King’s attack.
• Long Ao revealed himself, declared his intent to settle accounts with Sea King, and charged him with the Sky Dragon Sword.
• Sea King was shocked that Long Ao was alive and had achieved Yin Yang Fusion despite having had both souls shattered.

Ren Jie drove the Nine Headed Dragon King and the Black Widow from the battlefield, then ordered his allies to unleash their strongest attacks on Sea King Hai Wuchang. The Sword King continued fighting Hai Wuchang as Ren Jie’s side prepared to face the decisive battle.

• Ren Jie directed Old Pill King Yu Changkong and the Killer King to pressure the Nine Headed Dragon King while the Sword King fought Sea King Hai Wuchang.
• Ren Jie used threats and the Nine Headed Dragon King's fear to encourage it to flee, and the Dragon King escaped after breaking away from Ren Tianzong.
• The Nine Headed Dragon King persuaded the injured Black Widow to retreat with it, and Ren Tianxing and Yun Feng'er withdrew after the demons departed.
• Ren Jie ordered his allies to unleash their strongest attacks on Sea King Hai Wuchang and said they would accompany him to the end.
• Old Pill King Yu Changkong raised his medicine furnace and attacked, while Ren Tianzong revealed a hint of his terrifying aura and aimed his Thunderfire Gun at Hai Wuchang.

Ren Jie and four peak experts forced Sea King Hai Wuchang to abandon his attack and leave Jade Capital City. Ren Jie publicly challenged Sea King and condemned the other powers for standing aside, leaving the city buzzing over his accusations.

• Yun Feng'er used her blood essence to unleash the Gu King's remaining power as five experts cornered Sea King Hai Wuchang.
• Sea King judged that he could not safely face their combined assault and departed after warning Ren Jie that the Ren Family was a great enemy.
• Ren Jie publicly taunted Sea King over the Crown Prince's parentage, and Sea King continued away despite his anger.
• The Killer King praised Ren Jie and reminded him of the Ren Family's promise before vanishing.
• Ren Jie accused Jade Capital City's onlookers and rival families of abandoning the fight, then dismissed them and returned to the Ren Family courtyard.

After the Ren Family survived Sea King Hai Wuchang’s attack, Ren Jie turned public blame toward the Imperial Family and other great lineages, provoking the Emperor. At a gathering with his allies, Ren Jie revealed that a Taiji Realm expert had hunted him—and that he had already reached the Divine Power Realm.

• Ren Jie’s final remarks redirected public anger toward the Imperial Family and the Fang, Gao, and Wen Families for failing to help the Ren Family.
• The Emperor, Fang Tianen, and Gao Zhanyuan grew angry at Ren Jie’s public challenge and considered the Ren Family a threat.
• Ren Jie gathered Ren Tianzong, Yun Feng'er, Zhan Tianlong, Tong Qiang, and Chang Lao Si to discuss Sea King’s strength and the danger posed by Jade Spring Taoist.
• Ren Jie told the group that a Taiji Realm expert had hunted him, shocking everyone.
• Yun Feng'er noticed Ren Jie’s cultivation, and the others realized he had reached the Divine Power Realm.

Ren Jie told Ren Tianzong, Yun Feng'er, and Zhan Tianlong about his encounter with the Jade Spring Taoist and warned that the Taoist and a vast army of Fire Ant Demon Beasts threatened the Jade Spring Mountain Spirit Jade Mine. He proposed sealing the area with a grand formation, revealed that he had already designed it, and began planning the deployment of their forces.

• Ren Jie recounted how he had encountered the still-living Jade Spring Taoist, consumed an Earth Flame Vermillion Fruit, and survived nearly a month in magma.
• Zhan Tianlong and Ren Tianzong reacted to the danger posed by the Jade Spring Taoist, the nearly ripe Earth Flame Vermillion Fruit, and the Fire Ant Demon Beasts.
• Ren Jie proposed sealing off a thousand-li radius and using a grand formation to suppress the magma and contain the Fire Ant Demon Beasts.
• When Ren Tianzong and Yun Feng'er questioned where they could find a Grandmaster of Array Formations, Ren Jie said he had already recorded the formation plan in a Memory Spirit Jade and would set it up himself.
• Ren Jie redirected the discussion to organizing manpower and worked with Ren Tianzong and Zhan Tianlong on the deployment plan.

Ren Jie arranged forces and supplies for the battle against Jade Spring Taoist, while promising to help Sixth Uncle control his Asura Slaughter Path and offering cautious hope for Zhan Tianlong’s father. After assigning preparations to Chang Lao Si and Tong Qiang, Ren Jie learned that Shao De was asking to reveal a secret.

• Yun Feng'er explained that Sixth Uncle’s Asura Slaughter Path could make him a formidable but dangerous fighter, and Ren Jie promised to help him control it.
• Zhan Tianlong asked whether his father had a chance to break through, and Ren Jie said he would do his best to help; Zhan Tianlong then revealed his father had disowned him unless he could defeat him.
• Ren Jie gave Chang Lao Si three hundred million Jade Coins in spirit jade to buy armor and equipment, and ordered him to prepare his recruited fighters for the battle.
• Ren Jie instructed Tong Qiang to prepare the Guard Squad and coordinate for the coming fight against Jade Spring Taoist and the fire ants.
• Tong Qiang told Ren Jie that Shao De had been under guard and was repeatedly demanding to reveal important intelligence.

Ren Jie questioned Shao De, who revealed that Guo Zongyou had hired assassins to kill him and was preparing something after secretly meeting people. Ren Jie ordered Shao De to investigate Guo Zongyou and sent Wan Hong instructions to tighten surveillance, then went to see Fatty.

• Ren Jie summoned Shao De, who begged for release after being isolated for a month.
• Shao De shared fragments of palace gossip, including that Consort Yu had been sentenced to death and that Seventh Princess was dissatisfied with Fang Qi.
• Shao De revealed that Guo Zongyou had hired assassins to murder Ren Jie and was meeting people while preparing to reclaim what he had lost.
• Ren Jie ordered Shao De to investigate Guo Zongyou's actions and report every detail.
• Ren Jie sent Wan Hong instructions to strengthen surveillance of Guo Zongyou, then went to Fatty's place.

Sea King Hai Wuchang sent Hai Liang to use the Ancient Heavenly Puppet Technique to capture Yu Wu Shuang alive, while Ren Jie visited Fatty and revealed his breakthrough to the Divine Power Realm Second Layer. Ren Jie left Sword King Long Ao unsettled after exposing his misunderstanding about Zhan Tianlong and withholding the Ren Family’s plans.

• Hai Liang told Sea King Hai Wuchang that he could control Yu Ren Long with the Ancient Heavenly Puppet Technique and use him to capture Yu Wu Shuang.
• Sea King Hai Wuchang warned Hai Liang to capture Yu Wu Shuang alive and be cautious of the Ren Family, Sword King Long Ao, and Old Pill King.
• Ren Jie examined the demon core’s powerful heartbeat, then visited Fatty, who complained about preparing potions for Old Pill King.
• Ren Jie revealed that he had reached the Divine Power Realm Second Layer, surprising Fatty and Sword King Long Ao.
• Sword King Long Ao mistook Ren Jie’s remarks for an attempt to discuss Zhan Tianlong and insisted that his son return to Sky Dragon Sword Manor and accept punishment or defeat him.
• Ren Jie left in anger and withheld the Ren Family’s plans, while Fatty scolded Sword King Long Ao and left him wondering whether he had overreacted.