Chapter Summaries

Mu Chen rejected Elder Mo Yin’s demand that he surrender to the Futu Ancient Clan, declaring that he would come to bring his mother home. Futu Yijing arrived with a dead Demon Emperor, eased the gathering’s tension with his teasing of Qing Xuan, and agreed to patrol the Ancient Era Saint Abyss.

• Elder Mo Yin withdrew his pressure after Elder Black Light intervened, and Long Xiang told Mu Chen that Qing Xuan was his mother’s elder sister despite tensions between their lineages.
• Mu Chen told Elder Mo Yin he would enter the Futu Ancient Clan to bring his mother home and would turn the clan upside down if they tried to stop him.
• Futu Yijing entered the Great Thousand World Building carrying a dead Demon Emperor, and the Futu clan members saluted him.
• Futu Yijing teased Qing Xuan for not saluting him, and their exchange prompted curious speculation about their relationship.
• Futu Yijing explained that he had killed the Demon Emperor near the Ancient Era Saint Abyss, and he agreed to patrol the abyss before it opened.

Mu Chen and his companions traveled toward the Ancient Era Saint Abyss as the Red Flame Old Immortal explained its dangers and how Demon-Slaying Masters could use demon-slaying points to hire Heavenly Sovereigns for passage. They reached the space-time storm and discovered that numerous Heavenly Sovereigns had gathered nearby, awaiting the right moment to enter.

• The Red Flame Old Immortal warned Mu Chen, Luo Li, and their companions that the Ancient Era Saint Abyss was deadly and that many rival teams were heading there.
• The Red Flame Old Immortal explained that Demon-Slaying Masters could spend demon-slaying points to hire a Heavenly Sovereign from the Great Thousand Palace to escort them.
• Mu Chen and his companions saw Futu Yijing leading a team of unfamiliar Demon-Slaying Masters toward the Ancient Era Saint Abyss.
• The Red Flame Old Immortal brought Mu Chen and the others to the space-time storm, where they saw Futu Yijing's group waiting for a chance to cross.
• The Red Flame Old Immortal sensed more than a dozen Heavenly Sovereigns gathered near the storm as the group waited for the best time to enter.

Futu Yijing carved a passage through the space-time storm with the World Tree, allowing his group and other Heavenly Sovereigns to enter the Ancient Era Saint Abyss. After arriving, he encountered River Granny of the Wen Family and warned her about the Demon Emperors inside.

• Futu Yijing struck the space-time storm with the World Tree, creating a brief passage that let his squad enter.
• Red Flame Old Immortal sent Mu Chen, Luo Li, and their two companions into the storm in a torrent of lava and gave them jade talismans to return.
• Futu Yijing gave the Demon-Slaying Master squad a seal talisman, then explored the shattered world while protecting himself from its spirit dissolving wind.
• Futu Yijing met River Granny of the Wen Family and learned that his passage had enabled other Heavenly Sovereigns to enter the Ancient Era Saint Abyss.
• Futu Yijing warned River Granny about the Outer Realm Evil Clan's Demon Emperors and gave her a seal talisman so she could summon his help.

Futu Yijing rushed to the Godfall Abyss after sensing a Heavenly Demon Emperor’s aura and confronted the resurrected emperor on the Spear Ancestor’s floor. As Mu Chen and the other experts watched through the Four Saints Pagoda, the Heavenly Demon Emperor learned that Futu Yijing had once killed many members of his Blade Demon Clan and turned his fury on him.

• Futu Yijing ordered every Heavenly Sovereign in the Ancient Era Saint Abyss to go to the Godfall Abyss after sensing a Heavenly Demon Emperor’s aura.
• Mu Chen and the others saw Bai Zhu’s severed head in the Four Saints Pagoda’s vision and realized the Spear Ancestor’s floor had fallen and the emperor’s remnant soul had escaped.
• Futu Yijing entered the Spear Ancestor’s floor and faced the resurrected Heavenly Demon Emperor, who sought to take his body.
• Futu Yijing declared that he would not let any member of the Outer Realm Evil Clan leave the floor, then clashed with the emperor’s black palm using an azure spiritual-energy fist.
• A Demon General of the Blade Demon Clan told the Heavenly Demon Emperor that Futu Yijing had killed many of their experts, and the emperor turned his vicious gaze on him.

Futu Yijing fought the Heavenly Demon Emperor, piercing and crushing his possessed body with a series of powerful attacks. The Heavenly Demon Emperor survived by switching bodies, and Futu Yijing manifested his Endless Light Body and summoned a pagoda to prepare for a direct clash.

• Futu Yijing recognized the surviving Blade Demon General and challenged the Heavenly Demon Emperor to summon the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor again.
• Futu Yijing used the True Dragon Heaven-Binding Technique and Demon-Slaying Spear to break through the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s attacks and pierce his chest.
• Futu Yijing slammed the Heavenly Demon Emperor onto the altar with the Human Emperor Seal and struck him with Black Dragon Severs the Firmament.
• The Heavenly Demon Emperor survived by abandoning the Nether Demon Emperor’s body and possessing it again after Futu Yijing destroyed its demon heart.
• Futu Yijing manifested his Endless Light Body, held the Human Emperor Seal, and summoned a small pagoda as the Heavenly Demon Emperor attacked with his demon emperor spirit body.

Futu Yijing held off the Heavenly Demon Emperor while Qing Xuan, Black Light, Mo Yin, and the other Heavenly Sovereigns cleared the Four Saints Pagoda of the Outer Realm Evil Clan. On the other levels, Mo Xin and Xuan Luo fought powerful demon commanders, with Xuan Luo's Great Pagoda Dharma Body resisting the Blade Demon Clan expert's saber attacks.

• Futu Yijing blocked the Heavenly Demon Emperor and ordered Qing Xuan, Black Light, Mo Yin, and the other Heavenly Sovereigns to eliminate the Outer Realm Evil Clan inside the Four Saints Pagoda.
• The young experts on the other levels fought to stop the Outer Realm Evil Clan from releasing another Heavenly Demon Emperor's remnant soul.
• Mo Xin used his Great Netherworld Dharma Body to counter the Flame Demon Commander's Flame Demon Statue, turning intangible to evade its punch and striking back with the Netherworld Palm.
• The Blade Demon Clan expert summoned the Heavenly Demon Saber and attacked Xuan Luo with a torrent of saber energy.
• Xuan Luo's Great Pagoda Dharma Body withstood the saber storm, and he told the Blade Demon Clan expert that its attacks could not break his defenses.

Shi Tianyou revealed the Demon Emperor's remains and used them to overpower Mo Xin, but Mu Chen challenged him and summoned thousands of troops with a vast battle-will formation. Meanwhile, Futu Yijing gained a slight advantage over the Heavenly Demon Emperor by severing one of his arms.

• The Flame Demon Commander called for Shi Tianyou after Mo Xin sent him flying, and Shi Tianyou appeared above the altar.
• Shi Tianyou summoned a Demon Emperor's remains, which struck Mo Xin's Great Netherworld Dharma Body and sent it crashing backward.
• Qing Xuan arrived and identified the skeletal figure as a Demon Emperor's remains, while Mu Chen announced that he would reclaim it.
• The Demon Emperor's remains lunged at Mu Chen, who retreated and summoned thousands of figures whose battle will swept across the battlefield.
• Futu Yijing struck the Heavenly Demon Emperor with the World Tree and severed one of his arms, gaining a slight advantage.

Mu Chen trapped Shi Tianyou inside the Sacred Futu Pagoda and unleashed Spirit Dissolving Wind against his corpse energy. The wind broke through Shi Tianyou’s defenses and began damaging his body as he fled inside the pagoda.

• Futu Yijing swung the World Tree at the Heavenly Demon Emperor while the three thousand Profound Dragon Army warriors gathered their battle intent.
• Mu Chen confronted Shi Tianyou on the altar and destroyed his Blazing Radiance Array with a single strike.
• Mu Chen trapped Shi Tianyou and himself inside the Sacred Futu Pagoda, then released the Spirit Dissolving Wind sealed within it.
• Shi Tianyou shielded himself with an ocean of corpse energy, but the Spirit Dissolving Wind rapidly dissolved it.
• Mu Chen sent the wind after Shi Tianyou, tearing his skin and beginning to turn his flesh to sand as he tried to flee.

Mu Chen defeated Shi Tianyou, but Shi Tianyou detonated the Demon Emperor Corpse to condense Demon Emperor Essence Blood and break the seal on the coffin. Qing Xuan, Black Light Elder, and Mo Yin Elder failed to contain the remnant soul, and the Blood Zombie Heavenly Demon Emperor emerged.

• Mu Chen told the defeated Shi Tianyou that he had lost, but Shi Tianyou roared that the Demon Emperor Corpse would explode.
• The Demon Emperor Corpse detonated, and Shi Tianyou condensed its power into drops of Demon Emperor Essence Blood that seeped into the black stone coffin.
• Qing Xuan, Black Light Elder, and Mo Yin Elder used the Great Pagoda Art to suppress the coffin as it trembled under the demonic energy.
• The coffin exploded, and the Blood Zombie Heavenly Demon Emperor formed from the gathered demonic energy and declared that he had returned to the world.

The Blood Zombie Heavenly Demon Emperor possessed Shi Tianyou and fought Ancestor Futu’s will while Futu Yijing faced a growing demonic threat on another level. As three Profound Demon Emperors joined the battle, the Human Emperor and Heavenly Emperor arranged to help Yijing fight by borrowing his body alongside Black Piece and White Piece.

• The Blood Zombie Heavenly Demon Emperor possessed Shi Tianyou and attacked the altar, but Ancestor Futu’s will blocked his strike as Qing Xuan and her two companions came to help.
• Futu Yijing fought the Heavenly Demon Emperor with the World Tree until three Profound Demon Emperors arrived, leaving Yijing facing four Demon Emperors alone.
• The Spear Ancestor’s will tried to send Futu Yijing out of the pagoda, but the Human Emperor Seal drew him inside, where he met the Human Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor.
• The Human Emperor told Futu Yijing to use One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones and release Black Piece and White Piece so they could help him fight.
• Black Piece and White Piece emerged, and the Human Emperor left the seal’s space to borrow Futu Yijing’s body.

The Human Emperor, Heavenly Emperor, and Spear Ancestor possessed Futu Yijing, White Piece, and Black Piece, raising all three to Saint Grade and turning the battle against the Demon Emperors. The chapter ended with the Human Emperor preparing to test the World Tree on the pinned Heavenly Demon Emperor.

• The Human Emperor entered Futu Yijing, the Heavenly Emperor entered White Piece, and the Spear Ancestor entered Black Piece, raising each of them to Saint Grade.
• The Human Emperor attacked the Heavenly Demon Emperor with the Human Emperor Seal and pinned him beneath it.
• The Heavenly Emperor killed one Profound Demon Emperor with his sword, while the Spear Ancestor destroyed another with the Futu Sky-Pillaring Spear.
• An ancient Crystal Sword descended and killed a third Profound Demon Emperor before the Heavenly Emperor could strike.
• The Human Emperor took out the World Tree and prepared to test its power on the suppressed Heavenly Demon Emperor.

The Human Emperor annihilated the Heavenly Demon Emperor on the Spear Ancestor’s level, then sent the other Saint Grade wills to clear the remaining levels. Ancestor Futu possessed Black Piece to fight the Blood Zombie Heavenly Demon Emperor, while revealing he had preserved a wisp of his soul.

• The Human Emperor used Futu Yijing’s body and the World Tree to destroy the Heavenly Demon Emperor on the Spear Ancestor’s level.
• The Human Emperor, Heavenly Emperor, and Spear Ancestor agreed to eliminate the Heavenly Demon Emperor remnant souls on the remaining levels, and the Spear Ancestor’s will faded after fulfilling his wish.
• Black Piece entered Ancestor Futu’s level, where Qing Xuan and two others were battling the Blood Zombie Heavenly Demon Emperor.
• Ancestor Futu chose Black Piece to borrow instead of Mu Chen, and Mu Chen, Mo Xin, and Xuan Luo realized the Eight-Part Futu inheritance would go to Futu Yijing.
• Ancestor Futu revealed he had preserved a wisp of his soul and summoned the Sacred Futu Pagoda through Black Piece’s body to fight the Blood Zombie Heavenly Demon Emperor.

Ancestor Futu battled the Blood Zombie Heavenly Demon Emperor on one level of the Four Saints Pagoda, while a golden-haired Saint Grade man wiped out the Outer Realm Evil Clan on another. The chapter ended as the man turned toward the altar and a figure of light emerged above it.

• Ancestor Futu ordered Qing Xuan and the others to withdraw, then used the Futu Pagoda to attack the Blood Zombie Heavenly Demon Emperor.
• The Blood Zombie Heavenly Demon Emperor forged a Zombie Demon Spear from his severed arm and damaged the Futu Pagoda.
• Ancestor Futu summoned the Demon-Sealing Diagram with the Sacred Futu Pagoda's power and began pulling the Blood Zombie Heavenly Demon Emperor into it.
• On the level guarded by Ancestor Tai Ling, a golden-haired man with Saint Grade pressure ordered the Great Thousand World experts to retreat.
• The golden-haired man crushed all the Outer Realm Evil Clan experts with a single strike from a square seal.
• A figure of light rose above the altar's stone stele as the golden-haired man looked toward it.

The Human Emperor killed the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s remnant soul and directed Ancestor Tai Ling to pass his legacy to Luo Li, Luo Shen’s descendant. Ancestor Futu praised Futu Yijing and rebuked the Futu Clan for making Mu Chen a Sin Child, then asked Futu Yijing to share his view.

• The Human Emperor used the World Tree to slay the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s remnant soul, then suggested that Ancestor Tai Ling give his legacy to Luo Li.
• Ancestor Tai Ling recognized Luo Li as Luo Shen’s descendant and welcomed her as his legacy successor.
• Black Piece explained Futu Yijing’s plan to use a Demon Emperor’s remnant soul or will to create a cultivation technique, and Ancestor Futu praised his descendant’s ingenuity.
• The Human Emperor and Heavenly Emperor returned to the Human Emperor Seal, while Ancestor Futu and the two pieces left their hosts.
• Ancestor Futu summoned Mu Chen, condemned the Futu Clan for branding him a Sin Child, and praised his courage and character.
• Ancestor Futu asked Futu Yijing what he thought, leaving him unsure how to answer.

Ancestor Futu chose Mu Chen to inherit the Eight-Part Futu after testing his resolve, offering the inheritance as an apology for the Futu Ancient Clan's treatment of him. Futu Yijing accepted the decision and revealed that Ancestor Futu still had a wisp of his soul, while the clan prepared to welcome him back.

• Futu Yijing admitted that the Futu Ancient Clan had resented Mu Chen's mother for marrying beneath her status, and Ancestor Futu angrily condemned the clan's actions.
• Ancestor Futu offered Mu Chen the Eight-Part Futu, while Xuan Luo and Mo Xin warned that Mu Chen might use it against the clan.
• When Ancestor Futu asked what he would do if he someday clashed with the Futu Ancient Clan, Mu Chen said he would follow his heart.
• Ancestor Futu declared Mu Chen the inheritor of the Eight-Part Futu, explaining to Futu Yijing that the inheritance served as an apology.
• Ancestor Futu took Mu Chen away to receive the inheritance, and Futu Yijing told his followers that he had never intended to claim it.
• Futu Yijing revealed that Ancestor Futu still had a wisp of his soul and ordered the clan's Heavenly Sovereigns to come to the Saint Abyss Continent to welcome him.

Ancestor Futu returned to the Futu Ancient Clan with Futu Yijing, while Mu Chen and Luo Li left the Ancient Era Saint Abyss with their own inheritances secured. The Futu Ancient Clan prepared to name its new clan leader, and the Flame Emperor received an invitation to the momentous gathering.

• Ancestor Futu asked Mu Chen to protect the Futu Ancient Clan if it ever faced destruction, and Mu Chen agreed.
• Ancestor Futu emerged from the Ancient Era Saint Abyss and was welcomed by Futuo Xuan and the Futu Ancient Clan’s Heavenly Sovereigns.
• Luo Li told Red Flame Old Immortal she had obtained Ancestor Tai Ling’s inheritance, and he declared her the Tai Ling Ancient Clan’s Saintess.
• Mu Chen saw the Futu Ancient Clan’s Heavenly Sovereigns assemble and learned its returning ancestor and young lord would change the clan’s future.
• The Futu Ancient Clan invited major superpowers to its gathering, and the Flame Emperor explained its significance to Xiao Xiao.

After Ancestor Futu freed Qing Yanjing, Mu Chen traveled to the Futu Ancient Clan for its clan chief succession ceremony. He arrived amid a gathering of powerful guests and reunited with Xiao Xiao and Lin Jing.

• Lin Dong decided that the Martial Realm would attend the Futu Ancient Clan's succession ceremony, and the Green-Robed Sword Saint also received an invitation.
• Ancestor Futu scolded the Futu Ancient Clan's elders, discovered Qing Yanjing had become a Saint Grade Grandmaster, and released her before inviting Mu Chen to the ceremony.
• Mu Chen accepted the invitation, and he, Ling Xi, and Long Xiang traveled for more than half a month to Futu City.
• Mu Chen saw the Flame Emperor arrive with Cai Lin, Gu Xun'er, Medicine Elder, Xiao Lin, and Xiao Xiao, then reunited with Xiao Xiao.
• Lin Jing arrived and called out to Mu Chen.

The Flame Emperor, Martial Ancestor, and Green-Robed Sword Saint arrived for the Futu Ancient Clan’s succession ceremony, and Mu Chen entered the clan’s heartland with the other guests. As the ceremony began, the gathered powers saw the vast Divine Platform and the clan’s most formidable figures appear above the main peak.

• The Flame Emperor, Martial Ancestor, and Green-Robed Sword Saint arrived at the Futu Ancient Clan’s succession ceremony with their families and followers.
• Mu Chen sensed Qing Yanjing’s traces in the clan’s protective Spirit Array as the guests entered the Futuo Realm.
• Mu Chen, Ling Xi, and Long Xiang stayed in their courtyard while Lin Jing, Xiao Xiao, and Qing Yanjing visited; Qing Yanjing later left to attend to her duties as head of the Qing Lineage.
• Three days later, bells summoned the guests to a vast purple-gold Divine Platform covered in powerful Spirit Arrays and flowing Supreme Spirit Liquid.
• As bells rang from the surrounding peaks, hundreds of millions of rays of light emerged above the main peak, revealing figures whose spiritual pressure shook the gathered powers.

Futu Yijing completed his succession ceremony and became the Futu Ancient Clan’s chief, advancing to Immortal Grade. He then asked the Flame Emperor to restore the Human Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor, and Ancestor Futu using the bodies of three deceased Heavenly Sovereigns.

• Futu Yijing climbed the divine platform, recited the ceremonial address, and took the clan chief’s throne as he advanced to Immortal Grade.
• The Futu Ancient Clan’s members and Heavenly Sovereigns, along with Mu Chen and representatives of the visiting superpowers, saluted and congratulated Futu Yijing.
• Futu Yijing invited the guests to stay and then asked the Flame Emperor to help resurrect his two teachers and Ancestor Futu.
• Futu Yijing presented three intact bodies of deceased Futu Ancient Clan Heavenly Sovereigns, and the Human Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor, and Ancestor Futu emerged from the Human Emperor Seal.
• The Flame Emperor realized the three bodies could restore the three souls and bring the Futu Ancient Clan’s number of Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns to five.

The Flame Emperor restored the bodies of the Human Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor, and Ancestor Futu so they could merge with them and be reborn. Half a month later, their immense spiritual energy confirmed their return, bringing the Futu Ancient Clan into an era with five Saint Grades.

• Futu Yijing sealed the Futuo Realm and stationed the Futu Ancient Clan’s Heavenly Sovereigns around the courtyard while the Flame Emperor prepared the three bodies.
• The Flame Emperor tempered the remains, and the Human Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor, and Ancestor Futu entered them and began rebuilding their bodies.
• After completing his part, the Flame Emperor left, and Futu Yijing gave Xiao Xiao a Saint Grade Seal Talisman for protection.
• Mu Chen waited to speak with Qing Yanjing and take her to the Northern Spiritual Realm, but she went to the courtyard instead.
• Half a month later, the Human Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor, and Ancestor Futu released vast spiritual energy, confirming their successful rebirth and the Futu Ancient Clan’s five Saint Grades.