Chapter Summaries

After mastering the Indestructible Scripture, He Xian left seclusion to seek battle and traveled to the Red King Clan’s ancestral land to challenge Chi Menghong. He revealed that he belonged to the Crane Clan, and Snake Yaksha backed down after learning his identity.

• He Xian completed his cultivation of the Indestructible Scripture and assessed his strength as being at the peak of the Self-Slaying Realm.
• He Xian asked a Crane Clan steward about nearby Emperor Clans and learned that Chi Menghong of the Red King Clan had emerged as one of the Six Little Emperors.
• He Xian set out with an old servant and reached the Red King Clan’s ancestral land several days later.
• Snake Yaksha stopped He Xian from approaching the Red King’s place of seclusion, warning that no one could disturb him.
• He Xian explained that he wanted to find Chi Menghong to hone himself and identified himself as Crane, prompting Snake Yaksha to apologize in fear.

He Xian entered Red King City to challenge Chi Menghong and tested his strength against the Red King's heir. The Red King's Supreme arranged for the two young talents to duel in the Supreme Martial Arena.

• He Xian entered the Red King's ancestral land and made his way to Red King City with his servant.
• He Xian asked a passerby where Chi Menghong cultivated and declared that he had come for a fight.
• A Supreme of the Red King's lineage received He Xian and learned that the Crane Clan's young ancestor had come to seek instruction.
• Chi Menghong arrived and recognized that He Xian was not He Ziming, then confronted him over his words about the Red King's lineage.
• He Xian and Chi Menghong's auras collided until the Red King's Supreme stopped them and set a duel in the Supreme Martial Arena.

He Xian and Chi Menghong fought before a vast crowd in Red King City, each seeking to establish his supremacy among the younger generation. He Xian broke through Chi Menghong’s Time Domain and shattered his opponent’s arm with a powerful fist, leaving the battle unresolved.

• He Xian and Chi Menghong began their duel in Red King City's Public Martial Arena as a huge crowd watched.
• The two exchanged dozens of attacks, gauging each other's strength without either suffering an injury.
• Chi Menghong released his blood-red primordial spirit and trapped He Xian in his Time Domain.
• He Xian broke free with the Indestructible Scripture and charged at Chi Menghong with a devastating fist.
• Chi Menghong met He Xian’s fist with his own, but the impact shattered the bones in his hand and nearly ruined his right arm.

He Xian fought Chi Menghong, breaking the Red King Furnace and Chi Menghong’s Time Stop Ancestral Art. Chi Menghong then burned time with his Time Incense Candles to unleash greater power, while He Xian let him complete the transformation and awaited the deadly battle.

• Chi Menghong summoned the Red King Furnace and tried to drag He Xian inside to refine him.
• He Xian struck the furnace away, then cut through the Immortal King’s remnant arms with his sword art.
• Chi Menghong froze time with his Ancestral Art, but He Xian broke the spell and defeated the attack.
• Chi Menghong revealed his Time Beast primordial spirit and ignited Time Incense Candles to burn the years and raise his battle power.
• He Xian allowed Chi Menghong to finish his transformation, and Chi Menghong felt his strength multiply as he declared he would not lose.

He Xian decisively defeated Chi Menghong in the Supreme Gladiator Arena, earning acclaim across the Foreign Realm. The next day, he wandered through the ancient lands and came upon a vast Sea Waterfall flowing upward into the sky.

• He Xian overcame Chi Menghong's attacks and defeated him after the hundred and eighth exchange.
• Chi Menghong tried to burn his blood and soul for a final attack, but He Xian kicked him down and left him unconscious.
• Spectators and Undying beings praised He Xian as his victory over the Red King Lineage's young emperor spread through the Foreign Realm.
• He Xian left the Red King Lineage's ancestral land with Elder He and wandered through the Foreign Realm the following day.
• He Xian and his followers reached a strange Sea Waterfall that flowed from the ground into the heavens.

He Xian joined Three Burials and Divine Nether in fishing beside the mysterious Sea Waterfall, then unexpectedly hooked a Golden Ancient Battle Garment. As the garment awakened and resonated with He Xian’s Indestructible Scripture, nearby cultivators gathered to witness it.

• He Xian found Three Burials, Divine Nether, and a motionless figure fishing beside the Sea Waterfall, then introduced himself and joined them.
• He Xian used a beast’s flesh and blood as bait, and Three Burials and Divine Nether praised his simple approach.
• After many days, He Xian felt a bite and hauled a Golden Ancient Battle Garment from the Sea Waterfall.
• The garment’s brilliant light and battle aura drew nearby royal and ancient clans, whose members suspected an immortal artifact had appeared.
• The Golden Ancient Battle Garment awakened, and He Xian’s Indestructible Scripture circulated as he sensed a resonance with it.

He Xian obtained the Indestructible Battle Garment and created the Ancestral Art Heaven Devourer, earning a place on the golden roll. He set out to challenge the Emperor Clans and entered the sinister valley of the Heavenly Blade Mantis ancestral land.

• He Xian merged with the Indestructible Battle Garment, a Primordial Divine Artifact that protected the primordial spirit, and declined Divine Nether's invitation to travel with her and Three Burials.
• He Xian reached the golden roll site, studied the arts recorded there, and created the Ancestral Art Heaven Devourer.
• He Xian inscribed Heaven Devourer on the golden wall and asked Elder He which Emperor Clan ancestral land was closest.
• Elder He named the Heavenly Blade Mantis, whose successor was rumored to be emerging soon.
• He Xian entered the clan's eerie valley, dispelled its ghostly visions with a palm strike, and walked into a dark passage.

He Xian challenged the Heavenly Blade Mantis to prove his strength and was met by their young champion, Heavenly Blade. The two fought fiercely, and as Heavenly Blade’s power rose, they prepared to unleash their forbidden secret arts.

• He Xian declared his identity as a member of the Crane Clan and said he had come to test the Heavenly Blade Mantis.
• A middle-aged member of the Heavenly Blade Mantis exposed He Xian’s lineage and ordered someone to summon Heavenly Blade.
• Heavenly Blade arrived and struck at He Xian, who blocked the attack with his palm and accepted his challenge.
• He Xian and Heavenly Blade exchanged thousands of powerful blows, each displaying their respective blade techniques and abilities.
• He Xian judged Heavenly Blade stronger than Chi Menghong, and Heavenly Blade gathered his strength for the next stage of their fight.

He Xian and Heavenly Blade fought on equal terms as Heavenly Blade unleashed the demonic blade hidden within his body and He Xian countered with the Indestructible Scripture. After both resolved to leave nothing to chance, Heavenly Blade launched a devastating strike, and He Xian chose to face it head-on.

• Heavenly Blade drew the demonic blade he had nurtured inside his body and attacked He Xian with a domain of killing intent.
• He Xian met the blade with his hands, then struck Heavenly Blade’s arm and shattered the domain with a powerful punch.
• Heavenly Blade used his blade to impose his Dao on He Xian, but He Xian activated Universal Indestructible Golden Light and resisted.
• Heavenly Blade acknowledged He Xian’s strength but vowed to win, while He Xian declared he would bar every prodigy’s path.
• He Xian formed a golden blade to challenge Heavenly Blade on equal ground, and Heavenly Blade unleashed a strike that He Xian chose to withstand.

He Xian defeated Heavenly Blade in a brutal battle at the Heavenly Blade Tribe’s ancestral land, then returned home to enter seclusion and advance his cultivation. As he cultivated, spectacular visions spread across the Crane Clan Ancestral Land, leaving others wondering who was breaking through.

• He Xian and Heavenly Blade traded devastating attacks, using their life-saving arts to recover and continue fighting.
• He Xian unleashed the Immortal-Slaying Ancestral Art, knocking Heavenly Blade out of his blade-fusion state and winning the duel.
• Heavenly Blade accepted his defeat but vowed to challenge He Xian again in the Supreme Domain, then was taken away by a middle-aged man from his tribe.
• He Xian left the Heavenly Blade Tribe with Elder He and returned home to enter seclusion.
• He Xian’s secret arts advanced as he cultivated in an ancient site, and golden light, Dao marks, and chants filled the Crane Clan Ancestral Land.

He Xian learned that the Title Ranking Tournament was beginning and watched as its arenas appeared across the Foreign Realm, drawing prodigies out of seclusion. He had helped arrange the early tournament and was pleased that the gathered competitors would make his plans easier.

• Elder He told He Xian that the younger generation's ranking tournament was about to begin, and He Xian asked after He Ziming, who was still tempering his body in Ancient Ancestor Yu Tuo's ancient land.
• The tournament's ancient arenas descended from the World Tree, including the terrifying Title Deathmatch Arena where He Xian's father, He Wushuang, had once claimed the top position.
• As the tournament's opening stirred the Foreign Realm, reclusive prodigies emerged, including a young man from the Heavenly Corpse Demon Spider lineage.
• The Foreign Realm filled with competitors and spectators over the following days as heirs prepared to contend for fortune and titles.
• He Xian watched the crowds gather from the Crane Clan's core ancestral land and said he wanted them all stirred up.

The Foreign Realm's ranking tournament began, and young fighters competed across its arenas for a chance to advance. After Zhan Feng, who carried a quarter of the An Lan Clan's true blood, challenged the crowd without opposition, He Xian's son He Wushuang stepped forward to face him.

• A Quasi-King announced the start of the tournament, and He Xian watched from the Crane Clan's ancestral grounds as contestants flocked to the arenas.
• The Fearless Lion and a Void King Beast fought, and the King Beast won and advanced to the next arena.
• Over the following month, contestants from powerful clans battled across the arenas until Zhan Feng arrived and challenged everyone.
• The crowd recognized Zhan Feng's An Lan bloodline, and no one dared to fight him.
• He Wushuang stepped onto the arena, and onlookers identified him as the Crane Clan founding ancestor's son and the one who had defeated Lord Chi Menghong.

He Xian effortlessly defeated Zhan Feng after blocking the An Lan descendant’s golden spear techniques. An Yu then entered the arena and unleashed the legendary Red Peak Spear, setting up his battle with He Xian.

• Zhan Feng summoned tens of thousands of golden spears with the An Lan Clan’s Ancestral Art, but He Xian blocked them with protective golden light.
• Zhan Feng’s golden spear left his body in a more powerful attack, but it still could not pierce He Xian’s defense, and He Xian swept him off the arena.
• An Yu arrived with his golden-haired pig attendant and challenged He Xian, drawing the crowd’s attention as a member of the An Lan lineage.
• An Yu invoked his ancestor’s power and raised the Red Peak Spear, while He Xian accepted the challenge and prepared to test him.

He Xian defeated An Yu, a prodigy of An Lan's lineage, and tried to recruit him as a follower. After An Yu refused and his followers threatened him with An Jing's arrival, He Xian killed them, leaving the arena in stunned silence.

• He Xian stopped An Yu's ancient golden spear with his bare hand, shattered it, and kicked An Yu across the arena.
• An Yu summoned the Red Spear Edge and attacked, but He Xian overwhelmed him and forced him to his knees despite his refusal to yield.
• He Xian offered to take An Yu as a follower, but An Yu called the offer an insult and attacked again, so He Xian struck him out of the arena.
• An Yu's followers warned that his elder brother An Jing was coming to avenge him, and He Xian overheard their threat.
• He Xian unleashed a sword slash that killed An Yu and his followers, silencing the spectators.

He Xian grew tired of waiting for An Jing and entered the second arena, where contestants had to fight until only ten survived. After killing a Mantis-Centipede with one punch, he began clearing the arena by force.

• He Xian watched Emperor Clan prodigies and other powerful descendants advance while he waited for An Jing, then decided to seek An Lan's lineage himself.
• He Xian teleported to the second arena, where several thousand participants fought for a place among the ten survivors.
• A Mantis-Centipede attacked He Xian from behind, but He Xian shattered his arm and punched through his chest.
• He Xian warned the fighters to withdraw within three breaths, then launched a brutal slaughter of those who remained.
• A silver-haired woman from the White Silver King Clan begged He Xian to spare her and threatened him with her lineage.

He Xian advanced through the arena until he faced a great Gu Clan cultivator at the peak of the escape one realm. After breaking the cultivator’s spatial restraint and entering a mysterious heightened state, He Xian battered him with a devastating Immortal Fist, leaving the fight unresolved.

• He Xian killed a girl from the White Silver King Clan as the arena’s mass combat left only a handful of survivors.
• He Xian faced a great Gu Clan cultivator who warned him to stand down, but He Xian introduced himself and demanded guidance through battle.
• The Gu Clan cultivator shattered He Xian’s golden mountain with his ability to sever space, and He Xian launched an all-out close-quarters assault.
• The Gu Clan cultivator froze the surrounding space, but He Xian broke free and punched a hole through his chest.
• He Xian entered a mysterious heightened state and struck the Gu Clan cultivator with an Immortal Fist, tearing apart his body.

He Xian battled a great Gu Clan cultivator who wielded the powers of time and space, and the deadly exchange inspired him to consider fusing his primordial spirit with his body. After his Heaven Devourer Furnace was shattered, He Xian invoked Kundi's forbidden art, Three Bodies, Three Lives, and challenged his opponent with newfound supreme power.

• The great Gu Clan cultivator restored his body and attacked He Xian with the time-based Severing Time, while He Xian countered with his body-cultivation Dao.
• A sword of time passed through He Xian without harming him, and the Gu Clan cultivator suspected a Primordial Divine Artifact was protecting him.
• He Xian pressed his attack and realized the Gu Clan cultivator's primordial-spirit-striking swords had sparked an idea to fuse his primordial spirit and flesh.
• The Gu Clan cultivator combined time and space to break He Xian's Heaven Devourer Furnace and leave him badly wounded.
• He Xian invoked Kundi's forbidden art, Three Bodies, Three Lives, joined his past and future selves, and declared that he would defeat the Gu Clan cultivator.

He Xian defeated Gu Rong in a fierce battle, overcoming the Gu Clan cultivator’s time-reversal powers. Gu Rong ended his own life and entrusted his flesh, Dao, and soul flame to He Xian, who began absorbing them to strengthen his Heaven Devourer art.

• He Xian used the Three Lives Great Method to overwhelm Gu Rong and punch through his chest, but Gu Rong rewound time to restore his body.
• He Xian continued attacking until Gu Rong’s body had been blasted apart seven times, while both fighters suffered severe wounds.
• Gu Rong warned He Xian that the battle would damage his essence, but He Xian rejected the warning and kept fighting.
• He Xian struck through Gu Rong’s brow, shattering his body and damaging his primordial spirit.
• Gu Rong ended his own life and sent his flesh, Dao, and soul flame toward He Xian as an inheritance.
• He Xian used Heaven Devourer and a crimson furnace to absorb Gu Rong’s power and methods.

After defeating Gu Rong, He Xian reached the fourth arena badly weakened by the backlash from the Three Lives Great Method, and his attempts to heal his Dao injury failed. When contestants from the Emperor Clans gathered and began ordering other fighters to leave, Ming Si singled out He Xian and mocked his injury and mixed-blood heritage, prompting He Xian to open his eyes.

• He Xian honored Gu Rong’s sacrifice and entered the fourth arena with only a fraction of his strength remaining.
• He Xian tried to recover by cultivating the Indestructible Scripture, but the Three Lives Great Method’s backlash worsened his Dao injury and forced him to stop.
• Several months later, fighters from the Emperor Clans arrived, including the Six Little Emperors, Chi Menghong, and Heavenly Blade.
• Ming Si and another powerful Emperor Clan member proposed clearing weaker contestants from the arena and began ordering King Clan prodigies to leave.
• Ming Si mocked He Xian for staying despite his Dao injury and called him a mixed-blood, so He Xian opened his eyes.

He Xian reunited with Chi Menghong and faced the arrival of Heavenly Blade as the Fourth Arena prepared for a brutal free-for-all. While He Xian healed, Chi Menghong and Heavenly Blade guarded him, and the arena battle began without He Xian waking.

• He Xian warned Ming Si of a bloody calamity before Chi Menghong arrived seeking revenge.
• Ming Si targeted Chi Menghong, while Heavenly Blade also arrived and fixed his gaze on He Xian.
• He Xian dismissed Chi Menghong's challenge, then sat down to heal as Chi Menghong and Heavenly Blade stood guard beside him.
• Three days later, the arena lifted its restrictions and began a free-for-all in which only one person could advance.
• Ming Si slaughtered numerous competitors with his death powers as other Emperor Clan fighters cleared the arena.
• Chi Menghong saw that He Xian's Dao wounds left him too weak for the revenge he wanted and turned his attention elsewhere.