Arc 14The Road to Immortality

Jiang Zhu advanced to Quasi-Emperor Fifth Heaven, defeated the Divine Court Emperor Lord, and gathered allies as the Road to Immortality began to open. The arc ended with Jiang Zhu staying on Big Dipper to face the approaching Supremes and the danger surrounding the rift.

  • Jiang Zhu killed the Golden Crow Great Sage, Crown Prince Huaizun, and Granny Feng, then defeated Anpu and left Big Dipper for Flying Immortal Star.
  • Jiang Zhu explored ancient sites, reached Great Sage Eighth Heaven, and joined Black Emperor in fighting the Divine Court before refining an Emperor Source and undergoing tribulations.
  • Jiang Zhu broke through to Quasi-Emperor Second Heaven, killed the Soaring Serpent Supreme Powerhouse, and reunited with the Saint Prince and Six-Eared Macaque.
  • At Ziwei, Jiang Zhu suppressed the Divine Court’s Emperor Tower, killed the Emperor Lord, and helped Black Emperor rout the Divine Army.
  • Jiang Zhu returned to Ziwei, saw visions of his future self and Shi Hao’s battle with the World-Ending Elder, then advanced to Quasi-Emperor Fifth Heaven through three simultaneous tribulations.
  • Jiang Zhu learned more about Emperor Zun, met old companions, and confirmed that the Divine Child was Emperor Zun’s artifact spirit reborn as a living being.
  • Jiang Zhu and his allies went to the rift near the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land as the Road to Immortality appeared, but attacks on it incinerated cultivators and destroyed powerful artifacts.
  • Jiang Zhu refused to leave Big Dipper and vowed to slay the Supremes, while a cold snort from the Immortal Mausoleum dispersed the pressure of a descending Quasi-Emperor.
Chapters 330–356 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 330Great Saint Hun Tuo: Harmony above all

Jiang Zhu confronted the Golden Crow Clan at a gathering and defeated its Great Sage in battle. When the Great Sage unleashed Quasi-Emperor Divine Feathers, Jiang Zhu destroyed them and killed him, while Great Saint Hun Tuo’s calls for harmony went unanswered.

  • The Golden Crow Clan’s Great Sage and Crown Prince Huaizun challenged Jiang Zhu, who appeared and scorned their threats.
  • Jiang Zhu fought the Golden Crow Great Sage on the Extraterrestrial Battlefield and overwhelmed him with a giant chaos palm.
  • Great Saint Hun Tuo urged both sides to stop fighting, but the Golden Crow Great Sage revealed Quasi-Emperor Divine Feathers and attacked Jiang Zhu.
  • Jiang Zhu used his True Spirit Diagram to shatter the divine feathers and kill the Golden Crow Great Sage.
  • The gathered cultivators watched in shock as Jiang Zhu stood unharmed after defeating the Great Sage and his secret weapon.

Ch. 331The Quasi-Emperor Slaughter Formation

Jiang Zhu massacred the Golden Crow clansmen, then faced Crown Prince Huaizun’s Quasi-Emperor Slaughter Formation and the Great Sages who joined against him. Jiang Zhu pierced the formation with the Lingbao Sword Formation, while the crowd learned that the Golden Crow Quasi-Emperor had survived and that his ten sons’ expedition to Earth had ended in disaster.

  • Jiang Zhu killed the Golden Crow Great Sage and slaughtered the remaining Golden Crow clansmen with his gaze.
  • Crown Prince Huaizun deployed the Quasi-Emperor Slaughter Formation and urged the extraterrestrial Great Sages to join forces against Jiang Zhu.
  • Several Great Sages attacked Jiang Zhu as Huaizun activated the formation, releasing a Quasi-Emperor aura across the battlefield.
  • Jiang Zhu summoned the Lingbao Formation Diagram and four Killing Swords, which pierced the Quasi-Emperor Slaughter Formation and wounded Huaizun.
  • The three attacking Great Sages fled toward the damaged formation, while Jiang Zhu declared he would kill its occupants and mocked Huaizun’s threat about his great-grandfather.
  • The assembled experts learned that the Golden Crow Quasi-Emperor had not died and that his ten sons had once gone to Earth, where Da Yi killed all but Tianzhou.

Ch. 332Slaying Them All

Jiang Zhu killed Crown Prince Huaizun, three Great Sages, and Granny Feng, leaving the gathering terrified of his power and discussing the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable’s weapons. As the gathering continued, an ancient chariot pulled by a Saint Spirit arrived, carrying a pale, handsome young man whose identity remained unknown.

  • Jiang Zhu used the Lingbao Formation Diagram to kill Crown Prince Huaizun and three Great Sages despite their resistance.
  • Jiang Zhu approached Granny Feng over their unresolved karmic accounts and destroyed her body and soul with the four Lingbao Killing Swords.
  • The crowd fled from Great Saint Hun Tuo and later discussed Jiang Zhu’s strength and the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable’s Formation Diagram.
  • An ancient war chariot pulled by a stone tiger Saint Spirit arrived at the gathering with three black-armored attendants.
  • A pale, handsome young man stepped out of the chariot before the great hall, revealing no intimidating aura.

Ch. 333A Quasi-Emperor descended upon the world

Anpu, the Stone Emperor’s son from the Undying Mountain, challenged Jiang Zhu to test their strength and was decisively defeated. The headless Quasi-Emperor intervened, but Anpu honored the agreement with the Ji Family, shared Enlightenment Immortal Tea, and warned Jiang Zhu that they would be mortal enemies when they met again.

  • Anpu entered the Ji Family’s gathering and revealed that he was the Stone Emperor’s son, seeking to test Jiang Zhu’s strength.
  • Anpu attacked with his battle halberd, but Jiang Zhu blocked him and shattered his arms with a single blow.
  • Jiang Zhu struck again and destroyed Anpu’s body, prompting the headless Quasi-Emperor servant of the Stone Emperor to intervene.
  • The Ji Family Great Sage confronted the death knight, while Jiang Zhu readied several Emperor Weapons; Anpu ordered his servant not to attack and said the Undying Mountain would keep its agreement.
  • Anpu offered Enlightenment Immortal Tea to Jiang Zhu and the gathered guests, then declared that he and Jiang Zhu would be mortal enemies the next time they met.

Ch. 334Flying Immortal

Jiang Zhu explored Flying Immortal Star, learning about its sealed Central Immortal Soil, the powerful Kunlun Remnant Clan, and the Pre-Qin Qi Refiners. He met an unassuming old Daoist who recognized him as Eastern Emperor Jiang Zhu or Emperor Zun and recalled a prophecy of someone whose achievements might rival Emperor Zun's.

  • Jiang Yifei explained that nearly all the Jiang Family's Imperial Sons had died fighting the Dark Turmoil, while one survivor had disappeared to settle a karmic tie.
  • Jiang Zhu left Big Dipper for Flying Immortal Star after the gathering established that Saints and stronger fighters must battle beyond the domain.
  • Jiang Zhu examined the sealed Central Immortal Soil and recognized that Emperor Zun had used the Desolate Heavenly Emperor's Magic Formation to create the Immortal Transformation Formation.
  • Jiang Zhu crossed the territories of the Kunlun Remnant Clan, including the Qiongqi Tribe and Torch Dragon Tribe, and then visited the Pre-Qin Qi Refiners.
  • An old Daoist greeted Jiang Zhu as a possible Emperor Zun and told him of a divination predicting a figure whose achievements would rival Emperor Zun's.

Ch. 335Flying Immortal Heroic Spirit

Jiang Zhu freed Ge Xuan’s heroic spirit from the sealed ground on Flying Immortal Star, then visited the Great Thunderclap Temple and reunited with the Fighting Buddha and Gu Tianshu. After advancing to the eighth heaven of the Great Sage realm, he found massacred ape populations and suspected the Teng Snake clan’s recovering supreme expert.

  • Jiang Zhu revealed Emperor Zun’s aura and the Green Copper fragment, provoking Ge Xuan’s heroic spirit to attack before Jiang Zhu used the Lingbao Formation Diagram and a Dao Shout to free him from the sealed being’s control.
  • Jiang Zhu and Ge Xuan discussed the Dao for seven days, and Ge Xuan passed on the Shangqing Golden Liquid Divine Pill Scripture before his heroic spirit vanished.
  • Jiang Zhu visited the Great Thunderclap Temple and reunited with the Fighting Buddha and Gu Tianshu, who discussed Sakyamuni’s search for the Immortal Road and the Saint Prince’s encounter with the Six-Eared Macaque.
  • Jiang Zhu left the temple, underwent a tribulation, and reached the eighth heaven of the Great Sage realm.
  • Jiang Zhu found stars and a Minor World filled with the corpses of apes and suspected the Teng Snake clan had slaughtered them while its supreme expert recovered from old wounds.

Ch. 336War Across the Starfield

Jiang Zhu arrived at an ancient starfield where the Divine Court was waging war against the local forces. When Black Emperor pursued a mass of Emperor Source through the battlefield, Jiang Zhu intervened and revealed a terrifying Killing Sword, leaving the Divine Court’s forces in retreat.

  • Jiang Zhu reached the ancient starfield and witnessed the Divine Court’s armies fighting the forces defending the great star.
  • The ancient star’s Great Sage defeated the crimson-haired divine general, but the Divine Court’s leader attacked him with a Quasi-Emperor Weapon.
  • Black Emperor chased the Emperor Source across the battlefield and used two corners of the Beginningless Killing Formation to hold back the Divine Court’s forces.
  • Jiang Zhu pursued the Emperor Source and put it into the Demon-Refining Pot as a divine general rode around the formation to attack him.
  • Jiang Zhu drew his Killing Sword and severed the divine general’s Quasi-Emperor Sword, then slaughtered the surrounding Divine Court forces.
  • Black Emperor dispelled his formation, rushed to Jiang Zhu, and stared longingly at the Killing Sword.

Ch. 337Quasi-Emperor

Jiang Zhu reunited with the Black Emperor, shared Emperor Source and divine liquids with him, and entered seclusion to refine them. Thirty years later, Jiang Zhu’s body broke through to the Quasi-Emperor realm, triggering a fearsome Heavenly Tribulation.

  • The Black Emperor eagerly examined Jiang Zhu’s Killing Sword and bargained for a share of the Emperor Source and divine liquids.
  • Jiang Zhu warned that the Divine Court’s surviving forces would seek revenge, then followed the Black Emperor to an Ancient Great Sage’s Cave Abode.
  • Jiang Zhu and the Black Emperor secluded themselves to refine the Emperor Source, divine liquids, and other treasures.
  • After thirty years, the Black Emperor finished refining his share and went out to undergo tribulations while Jiang Zhu continued tempering his body with Emperor Source.
  • Jiang Zhu’s flesh reached the Quasi-Emperor realm, and a powerful Heavenly Tribulation sent enormous dragon phantoms surging from the Sea of Thunder.

Ch. 338Refining and Braving Tribulations, Stepping on the Right Foot with the Left

Jiang Zhu endured successive Heavenly Tribulations by absorbing their power and using it to temper his body, Chaos World, primordial spirit, and dao-attainment artifact. He then faced a far more dangerous Quasi-Emperor tribulation filled with Great Emperor and Ancient Emperor phantoms, and the Black Emperor believed Jiang Zhu had reached its final stage.

  • Jiang Zhu defeated nine azure True Dragons with the True Dragon and Kun Peng Precious Techniques, then absorbed their lightning and dao principles.
  • He fought the Ten Fiends Immortal Spirits, countering their attacks with matching techniques and drawing their laws into his body to refine himself.
  • Jiang Zhu used his Chaos World to withstand a strange tribulation of worlds, gods, demons, and Heavenly Court visions, merging its phenomena into his inner universe.
  • After refining the lightning, Jiang Zhu broke through into the Quasi-Emperor realm and triggered a vast tribulation that engulfed a Star Domain.
  • Jiang Zhu fought Emperor and Ancient Emperor phantoms for days and nights, then overcame the Taiyin Human Emperor's attack with his Yin-Yang Dao Diagram.
  • The Black Emperor sensed that Jiang Zhu's Quasi-Emperor tribulation had reached its final stage as more Emperor phantoms gathered to challenge him.

Ch. 339The pursuit

After surviving his Quasi-Emperor Tribulation, Jiang Zhu reached Quasi-Emperor Second Heaven and discovered that the Chaos Bell had grown immensely stronger. Hearing that the Soaring Serpent Supreme Powerhouse was pursuing Saint Prince and the Six-Eared Macaque, Jiang Zhu went to help and arrived as the serpent confronted him.

  • Jiang Zhu completed his tribulation, recovered for seven days, and realized he had reached Quasi-Emperor Second Heaven.
  • Jiang Zhu tested the transformed Chaos Bell, then left the ruined star domain with Black Emperor for Gou Chen Ancient Star.
  • Jiang Zhu and Black Emperor heard that the Soaring Serpent Supreme Powerhouse was hunting Saint Prince and the Six-Eared Macaque, and Jiang Zhu decided to find them.
  • The Soaring Serpent Supreme Powerhouse pursued Saint Prince and the Six-Eared Macaque across several ancient roads, while they fought back with the Immortal Iron Staff and damaged artifacts.
  • Jiang Zhu and Black Emperor appeared during the chase, and the Soaring Serpent Supreme Powerhouse turned his attention to Jiang Zhu.

Ch. 340A name that shook the stars

Jiang Zhu defeated the old Soaring Serpent and destroyed its Quasi-Emperor artifacts, then joined the Black Emperor and others in looting the Teng Snake Lineage. After news of his rise to Quasi-Emperor spread across the stars, Jiang Zhu and the Black Emperor traveled to Ziwei, where they spotted an Immortal Island hosting guests.

  • Jiang Zhu revealed himself as a Quasi-Emperor, broke through the old Soaring Serpent's Quasi-Emperor Magic Formation, and destroyed its artifacts with the True Spirit Fist before killing it.
  • The Black Emperor collected the old Soaring Serpent's remains, then looted the Teng Snake Lineage's treasures and cemetery and fashioned golden shorts from its shed skin.
  • Jiang Zhu, the Saint Prince, and the Six-Eared Macaque left the Teng Snake Ancient Star laden with spoils, and word of Jiang Zhu's victory spread across the Starry Sky Ancient Road.
  • The Saint Prince and the Six-Eared Macaque departed to train, while Jiang Zhu and the Black Emperor traveled among the Ancient Life Stars and reached Ziwei's Northern Sea.
  • Jiang Zhu and the Black Emperor visited the Kunpeng Nest and Arctic Sea Eye, where Jiang Zhu left the Sun Saint Emperor's stone tower undisturbed.
  • Jiang Zhu and the Black Emperor saw an Immortal Island where someone was opening an ancient cave abode and welcoming guests from across the region.

Ch. 342Ye Tong's Big Sister (Previous Chapter Revised)

Jiang Zhu attended the Northern Sea Black Tortoise Venerable’s birthday celebration, where Ziwei’s powerful figures welcomed him with reverence and Ye Yue greeted him as her uncle. After reassuring Ye Yue about her brother Ye Tong and revealing that the Golden Crow Clan had been destroyed while hunting him, Jiang Zhu gave her a newly forged Great Sage Weapon to help her cultivate.

  • Jiang Zhu and the Black Emperor arrived at the Black Tortoise Venerable’s island, and the Venerable hurried out with Ziwei’s leading figures to welcome Jiang Zhu.
  • Ye Yue greeted Jiang Zhu as her uncle, and the gathered leaders paid their respects to him.
  • Ye Yue asked about Ye Tong, and Jiang Zhu said he was thriving on the Big Dipper Ancient Star and nearing sainthood.
  • Jiang Zhu told Ye Yue that the Golden Crow Clan had hunted Ye Tong but had been wiped out, reassuring her that the danger was over.
  • Jiang Zhu forged a feather fan from a Fusang Divine Branch and Golden Crow Great Sage feathers, then gave it and divine liquids to Ye Yue to nourish her Sun Body.

Ch. 343The Divine Court's Imperial Edict

At Master Black Tortoise’s birthday banquet, the Black Emperor suppressed the Golden Lamp Saint King, but a young Great Sage from the Divine Court arrived with an Imperial Edict and a powerful Emperor Tower. The Black Emperor’s incomplete Beginningless Killing Formation clashed with the tower, and their fight continued as the young Great Sage displayed power nearing that of a Great Emperor.

  • Ye Yue accepted the Sun Feather Fan and divine liquids from Jiang Zhu, and the guests shared Black Tortoise Fruits and watched a Guanghan Palace dancer perform.
  • The Golden Lamp Saint King arrived and confronted Ye Yue, but the Black Emperor trapped and suppressed him with Formation Platforms.
  • A young Great Sage from the Divine Court appeared, demanded the Black Emperor release the Saint King, and presented an Imperial Edict ordering everyone to kneel.
  • The young Great Sage invoked a Great Emperor behind him, while the Black Emperor challenged the claim and attacked him with the incomplete Beginningless Killing Formation.
  • The young Great Sage summoned a thirty-three-story Emperor Tower made from Eternal Blue Gold and infused with Mother Qi of All Things, blocking the formation’s assault.
  • The Black Emperor and the young Great Sage launched another exchange, and the Emperor Tower revealed power approaching that of a true Great Emperor Artifact.

Ch. 345Suppressing the Emperor Tower

Jiang Zhu revealed himself as a Quasi-Emperor when the Divine Court's Great Sage delivered the Emperor Lord's Imperial Edict demanding the Sun God Sect's allegiance. Jiang Zhu suppressed the Emperor Tower and forced the messenger to kneel and read the edict, leaving the gathering stunned.

  • The Divine Court's Great Sage demanded that Jiang Zhu accept the Emperor Lord's decree and bring the Sun God Sect under the Divine Court.
  • Jiang Zhu denounced the Emperor Lord as a coward who had not dared to trigger his tribulation, provoking the Great Sage to activate the Thirty-Three-Story Emperor Tower.
  • Jiang Zhu unleashed Quasi-Emperor pressure, forcing nearly everyone at the banquet to their knees and revealing his realm.
  • Jiang Zhu suppressed the awakened Emperor Tower with his hand and seized it, while the Divine Court's Great Sage collapsed in terror.
  • Jiang Zhu ordered the Great Sage to read the Imperial Edict on his knees, and the Black Emperor mocked him as he obeyed.

Ch. 346The Emperor Lord Emerged from Seclusion, the Divine Court's Army Advanced

The Divine Court's Emperor Lord emerged from seclusion and led his army toward Ziwei to punish Jiang Zhu for suppressing his artifact. As the Emperor Lord's forces arrived, Jiang Zhu killed the Great Sage who had renewed his threats, and the two sides stood on the brink of battle.

  • The Divine Court's Great Sage asked Jiang Zhu to let him go after Jiang Zhu suppressed the Thirty-Three-Story Emperor Tower.
  • The Emperor Lord emerged from his fiery-red star, ordered an assault on Ziwei, and led the Divine Court's army through Star Gates toward the ancient Star Domain.
  • The Divine Court's full mobilization alarmed the universe's powers, who prepared for a clash that could reshape the Star Sea.
  • At Ziwei, the Emperor Lord's forces demanded the Saint Emperor's Descendants surrender, while the Great Sage regained his confidence and insulted Jiang Zhu and the Black Emperor.
  • Jiang Zhu killed the Great Sage with a glance and condemned the Emperor Lord for avoiding his Dao-Proving Tribulation.
  • The Divine Court's army drew its weapons and vowed to destroy Ziwei.

Ch. 347Battling the Emperor Lord

Jiang Zhu faced the Emperor Lord’s invasion of Ziwei Ancient Star, while the Black Emperor deployed thousands of incomplete Great Emperor Killing Formation platforms against him. After the Emperor Lord broke through the formations and attacked Jiang Zhu, their battle beyond the star revealed that Jiang Zhu could unleash an aura like a Great Emperor and match the Emperor Lord’s forbidden-domain power.

  • The Emperor Lord’s army demanded Jiang Zhu surrender the Emperor Tower and Chaos Bell, but the Black Emperor’s Formation Platforms were destroyed by the Emperor Lord’s aura.
  • The Black Emperor raised over a thousand platforms bearing incomplete patterns of Great Emperor Wushi’s Slaughter Formation, and the Emperor Lord broke through them in Vermilion Bird form.
  • The Emperor Lord discovered that his connection to the Thirty-Three-Story Emperor Tower had been severed, then furiously charged Jiang Zhu and shattered the formations.
  • Jiang Zhu used the Lingbao Formation Diagram to draw the Emperor Tower into the Demon-Refining Pot and calmly confronted the Emperor Lord as he attacked.
  • Jiang Zhu struck the Emperor Lord’s Vermilion Bird form with an ordinary-looking punch and carried the battle beyond Ziwei Ancient Star.
  • Jiang Zhu unleashed the True Spirit Fist in the forbidden domain, and his Great Emperor-like aura clashed with the Emperor Lord’s power as the Emperor Lord realized Jiang Zhu’s body rivaled his own.

Ch. 348The Life Forbidden Zone took notice

Jiang Zhu fought the Divine Court's Emperor Lord across the Star Sea, using space-time techniques and peerless speed to wound the stronger Quasi-Emperor before the Emperor Lord unleashed his full power. Their battle reached the Mythic Battlefield with both grievously injured, drawing the attention of the Life Forbidden Zone's supreme beings, who wondered what kind of physique Jiang Zhu possessed.

  • The Emperor Lord recognized Jiang Zhu and attacked him as a Vermilion Bird, but Jiang Zhu used Void Ripples and Kun Peng Extreme Speed to pierce the bird's wing.
  • The Emperor Lord formed nine Heaven-Burning domains and pursued Jiang Zhu, but Jiang Zhu used Momentary Eternal to evade his punch and wound him again.
  • Jiang Zhu continued dodging and counterattacking until the Emperor Lord erupted with his full power, forcing Jiang Zhu to prepare to fight him head-on.
  • Jiang Zhu and the Emperor Lord battled through the depths of the universe, and beings across the Star Sea feared that the two near-emperors would block the Emperor Road for other prodigies.
  • The two fought into the Mythic Battlefield and were both grievously wounded as their clashes destroyed vast star domains.
  • The supreme beings of the Life Forbidden Zone watched the battle and questioned Jiang Zhu's physique and the consequences of his extraordinary combat strength.

Ch. 349The fall of the Divine Court

Jiang Zhu killed the Divine Court Emperor Lord with several Extreme Dao Emperor Weapons, turning the battle for Ziwei into a rout and bringing down the Divine Court. The Heavenly Court seized Divine Court territory, while the Black Emperor taunted the captured princes and ministers in Ziwei.

  • Jiang Zhu trapped the Divine Court Emperor Lord in the Lingbao Slaughter Formation and destroyed his Quasi-Emperor Artifacts.
  • Jiang Zhu killed the Emperor Lord, and the Black Emperor led Ziwei's forces in routing the leaderless Divine Army.
  • The Heavenly Court captured hundreds of Resource Planets as the Divine Court's enemies rebelled and seized its lands.
  • The Divine Court's nine sons and veteran ministers were captured or killed, and important prisoners were sent to Ziwei.
  • The Black Emperor mocked the captured elders and identified five of the Emperor Lord's sons, while the other four princes had died in battle.

Ch. 350The supreme powers' decision

After the Divine Court fell, the Phoenix Nest, Underworld, and God Organization chose to lie low rather than challenge the Forbidden Zone Supremes. Jiang Zhu returned to Ziwei Ancient Star healed and stronger, distributed the Divine Court’s former domains to his allies, and revealed that he had obtained the Wushi Scripture.

  • The Undying Heavenly Empress ordered the Phoenix Nest to watch and wait, while the Underworld chose to stay hidden and gather Battle Bodies and bloodlines through its pawns.
  • The God Organization suspended its expansion plans and decided to avoid direct conflict with Jiang Zhu as the Star Sea settled into an eerie calm.
  • Jiang Zhu recovered in the Mythic Battlefield, assessed the danger posed by the Forbidden Zone Supremes, and resolved to raise his cultivation.
  • Jiang Zhu returned to Ziwei Ancient Star, where Black Emperor, Ye Yue, and the Star Sea experts welcomed him; he allowed them to take possession of the Divine Court’s former star domains.
  • Black Emperor warned Jiang Zhu that the Forbidden Zone Supremes might target him, but Jiang Zhu revealed the Wushi Scripture, astonishing Black Emperor.

Ch. 351Seeing the Future in the Past

Jiang Zhu refined the Nine Nether Ao's Origin Blood and recalled the battle between Shi Hao and the World-Ending Elder, where he saw future great figures cross the River of Time. His future self killed an Immortal Emperor who tried to escape, while Shi Hao and the World-Ending Elder continued their desperate fight.

  • Black Emperor said Jiang Zhu could use the Wushi Scripture, Emperor Weapons, and the Grand Formation to withstand Supremes who did not fully emerge.
  • Jiang Zhu refined the Nine Nether Ao's Origin Blood, revealing the beast's savage aura and recalling his vision of the World-Ending Elder fighting Shi Hao.
  • Jiang Zhu saw future Wushi, the Ruthless Great Emperor, Ye Fan, and his own future self battle enemies across the River of Time.
  • A future Immortal Emperor noticed Jiang Zhu and decided to have him erased, but future Jiang Zhu struck him down before he could escape.
  • Shi Hao and the World-Ending Elder resumed their brutal fight, and the World-Ending Elder transformed into his monstrous Nine Nether Ao form and lunged to swallow Shi Hao.

Ch. 352Unwavering Conviction, Surpassing Three Tribulations in Succession

Shi Hao defeated and suppressed the World-Ending Elder in the Boundary Sea, while Jiang Zhu drew strength from witnessing his future self and broke through three quasi-emperor tribulations at once. The chapter ended with a lightning-formed Kunlun Immortal Bell descending to test Jiang Zhu and temper his Chaos Bell.

  • Shi Hao tore apart the World-Ending Elder’s Nine Nether Ao form and defeated his strongest attack.
  • Shi Hao cut off the World-Ending Elder’s escape and suppressed his primordial spirit inside the Pool of Laws.
  • Jiang Zhu accepted the vision of his powerful future self as proof of his path and resolved to surpass that future through his own efforts.
  • Jiang Zhu underwent three quasi-emperor tribulations simultaneously and advanced from the Second Heaven to the Fifth Heaven.
  • A phantom Kunlun Immortal Bell appeared in the fading tribulation and pressed down on Jiang Zhu and his Chaos Bell.

Ch. 353A Visit from the God Organization

Jiang Zhu survived his threefold Heavenly Tribulation and completed a fierce transformation that made him one of the universe’s strongest figures. The God Organization then sought his help, and its elder recounted how Emperor Zun’s attempt to lead the Heavenly Court into the Immortal Domain was thwarted, ending with Emperor Zun’s retreat and burial at his birthplace.

  • Jiang Zhu endured the Immortal Bell’s lightning and the myriad dao karmic fire, rebuilding his flesh and bones through the ordeal.
  • Jiang Zhu completed his tribulation, reached the fifth heaven of the Quasi-Emperor realm, and restored his weakened body with the universe’s essence.
  • The God Organization’s elder and a white-haired Quasi-Emperor appeared before Jiang Zhu and Black Emperor, then brought them to a small star to speak.
  • The elder explained that Emperor Zun had rejected reincarnation and had tried to lead the Ancient Heavenly Court into the Immortal Domain with the Immortal Ascension Cauldron.
  • The elder revealed that Longevity Heavenly Venerable, the Undying Heavenly Emperor, and beings from Life Forbidden Zones had attacked Emperor Zun during his attempt to enter the Immortal Domain.
  • Emperor Zun survived the battle, killed two beings in a Life Forbidden Zone, and eventually returned to his birthplace to bury himself.

Ch. 354Returning to Big Dipper, Reuniting with Old Friends

Jiang Zhu returned to Big Dipper and reunited with Yan Ruyu, Pang Bo, and his other old friends as the Road to Immortality approached. The God Organization identified the Divine Child as Emperor Zun, but the child’s unruly personality shocked everyone.

  • The old man asked Jiang Zhu to join forces against the Longevity Heavenly Venerable during the opening of the Road to Immortality, and Jiang Zhu agreed to strike if the opportunity arose.
  • Jiang Zhu and the Black Emperor arrived at the Azure Flood Dragon King Minor World, where Pang Bo, Yan Ruyu, Li Heishui, and Wu Zhongtian welcomed them and asked about Jiang Zhu’s victory over the Divine Court Emperor Lord.
  • Jiang Zhu warned Yan Ruyu that Big Dipper would face great danger, and she vowed to stay wherever he was.
  • Huahua brought the Divine Child, sealed in Immortal Source, to Old God and the White-Haired Sword God, who asked Jiang Zhu to entrust the child to them.
  • Jiang Zhu and the White-Haired Sword God confirmed that the Divine Child was Emperor Zun, while the child rejected the God Organization and ordered them to beat Huahua.

Ch. 355The Immortal Domain Rift Appeared

Jiang Zhu explained that the Divine Child was the reincarnated deity of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, not Emperor Zun’s blood descendant, while the God Organization considered taking him away. After Jiang Zhu and his companions gathered for a feast and vowed to face the Forbidden Zone Supremes, the Road to Immortality opened near the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, where the Immortal Domain Rift proved deadly to those who tried to force their way inside.

  • Jiang Zhu told the old god and the white-haired sword god that the Divine Child was an artifact spirit reborn as a living being, carrying traces of Emperor Zun’s legacy.
  • Xiao Nannan reunited with Jiang Zhu, and the old god sensed a terrifying presence from her.
  • Jiang Zhu, Ye Fan, Ji Zi, and their companions shared a feast and agreed to fight the Forbidden Zone Supremes when the Road to Immortality opened.
  • Several days later, news spread that the Road to Immortality had appeared, and Jiang Zhu and the others went to the rift near the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.
  • Cultivators fought over immortal light spilling from the rift, while Jiang Zhu recognized that the Road to Immortality was truly about to open.
  • A cultivator attacked the rift with a Saint Weapon and was incinerated, confirming that even powerful figures could not force their way inside.

Ch. 356Prelude to the Immortal Road, the Emperors Descend

After a deadly fissure appeared on the Road to Immortality, a Forbidden Zone Supreme turned his attention to Jiang Zhu before withdrawing. Jiang Zhu refused to flee Big Dipper, resolved to fight the coming dark turmoil, and the chapter ended as a Quasi-Emperor arrived and was suppressed by the Immortal Mausoleum.

  • A Supreme’s mist from the Divine Ruins examined the Immortal Domain Rift, focused on Jiang Zhu, and then dispersed after their silent confrontation.
  • Jiang Zhu led his companions away from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, where he glimpsed a woman bound by chains of immortal gold.
  • The Ji Family and Jiang Family patriarchs asked Jiang Zhu to leave Big Dipper with them, but he vowed to stay and slay Supremes to quell the coming turmoil.
  • Ye Fan and others repeatedly investigated the fissure, while more lives and powerful artifacts vanished into it over the following months.
  • A Quasi-Emperor descended from beyond the world, but a cold snort from the Immortal Mausoleum dispersed the immense pressure and left the world in dread.
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