Recaps

He Mu helped the Lord of the Forbidden Zone and his two Dao attendants stabilize their remnant consciousnesses with the Nine Secrets: Qian, then left to visit another Immortal King-level forbidden land. He arrived at the Western Mausoleum Realm, where ancient beasts attacked him as soon as he crossed its boundary.

• The Lord of the Forbidden Zone agreed to serve as one of the Nine Heavens' reserves of strength but stayed in the Forbidden Zone to cultivate the Nine Secrets: Qian with his two Dao attendants.
• He Mu used his power to halt the Dao attendants' decline and taught them the Nine Secrets: Qian, which also strengthened the Lord of the Forbidden Zone's lingering consciousness.
• After discussing the Dao with the Lord of the Forbidden Zone, He Mu departed for the Western Mausoleum Beast Mountain in the Eight Lower Realms.
• He Mu crossed the stele marking the Western Mausoleum Realm's boundary, where mindless ancient beasts including Hundun, Taotie, Qiongqi, and Taowu charged at him.

He Mu entered the Western Mausoleum Realm, destroyed the ferocious beasts awakened by a strange Great Dao power, and reached the ancient altar. He awakened the three treasures resting there, which mistook his strength and asked why he had come.

• He Mu crossed into Western Mausoleum Beast Mountain, where a strange power roused the ferocious beasts to attack him.
• He Mu said “Disperse” and used Words Become Law to turn the beasts and their baleful energy to dust.
• He Mu ignored the treasures scattered along the way and reached the ancient altar, where the Hand Bone, Crystal Skull, and bloodstained eyeball rested.
• He Mu noted that the three objects were in worse condition than he had expected, awakening them with his words.
• The Crystal Skull remarked on He Mu’s formidable vitality, and the eyeball asked why he had disturbed their slumber.

He Mu visited the Three Kings in the Western Mausoleum Realm and rejected their offer to fuse with them, revealing that he stood far above their power. The Three Kings warned him of coming upheavals and again urged him to accept their strength, leaving his response pending.

• The Three Kings stirred the Western Mausoleum Realm with eerie phenomena, but He Mu suppressed them effortlessly and said he had come for them.
• The golden hand bones asked whether He Mu wanted greater power, and He Mu teased them by asking whether they could truly grant it.
• The Three Kings offered to fuse with He Mu so he could become immortal and reach the pinnacle of all realms.
• He Mu asked whether the Three Kings were Emperors, startling them and prompting the Crystal Skull to warn him that the title carried great karma.
• The Three Kings described coming wars and upheavals, then urged He Mu to fuse with them and waited for his choice.

He Mu persuaded the Western Mausoleum Three Kings to leave seclusion and join the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands after revealing power that suggested he was nearing the Emperor Realm. He then invited them to accompany him to confront an old friend who had deceived him at the end of the Immortal Ancient Era, and they vanished together.

• He Mu agreed to recruit one of the Three Kings, then revealed his overwhelming imperial aura when the Crystal Skull questioned whether he could handle all three.
• The Crystal Skull initially refused He Mu's invitation, but changed his mind when He Mu mentioned governing the Nine Heavens and dealing with its rebellious elements.
• He Mu accepted the Three Kings' allegiance, promised them positions and future aid, and introduced himself as Wuliang.
• He Mu told the Three Kings that he intended to visit an old friend who had deceived him at the end of the Immortal Ancient Era.
• The Three Kings agreed to accompany He Mu, and they vanished with him from the Western Mausoleum Realm.

He Mu entered Hundred-Shattering Mountain with the Three Kings of the Western Mausoleum Realm to find Pumo King, the Undying King who had escaped his grasp at the end of the Immortal Ancient Era. He broke through a hidden seal and confronted Pumo King in a desolate inner world.

• He Mu and the Three Kings of the Western Mausoleum Realm crossed Hundred-Shattering Mountain’s world barrier despite its ancient rules.
• The Crystal Skull and the golden hand bones sensed unusual human dao and immortal dao traces within the mountain.
• He Mu sensed Pumo King’s location and crossed the mountain to reach the Supreme-level seal concealing him.
• He Mu destroyed the seal, opening a deeper minor world filled with dandelion seeds and desolation.
• He Mu dispersed the seeds and found Pumo King lying at the heart of the inner world.

He Mu confronted the Pumo King, his ancient enemy, and revealed that he had reached the limit of the path as quasi-Immortal Emperor radiance appeared around him. The Pumo King launched a desperate, life-staking attack, and He Mu declared he would slay him in one move.

• He Mu and the Pumo King recognized each other and traded taunts about their past enmity and the fate of the Nine Heavens.
• He Mu ascended through the Small World, revealing dazzling quasi-Immortal Emperor radiance and declaring the Foreign Domain had fallen behind the times.
• The Pumo King realized He Mu was about to become an Emperor and attacked with black snow fluff, burning his origin to seize a chance to survive.
• He Mu's Emperor Light nullified the Pumo King's strike, but the Pumo King unleashed a secret art that revived his Dao Fruit and pushed his power beyond its former peak.
• As the Western Mausoleum Realm Trio prepared to protect themselves, He Mu announced that one move would slay the Pumo King.

He Mu destroyed Pumo King with a single Great Sun Sinks in the West, then invited the Western Mausoleum Three Kings to accompany him to Immeasurable Heaven. The Three Kings agreed, and the four departed through a passage to Jade Capital Mountain as Hundred-Shattering Mountain vanished.

• He Mu unleashed Great Sun Sinks in the West, dissipating Pumo King's demonic energy and Forbidden Technique.
• Pumo King's charred body turned to dust, ending the Foreign Domain demon king's life.
• The Western Mausoleum Three Kings recognized the vast gulf between He Mu's power and their own.
• He Mu invited the Three Kings to return with him to Immeasurable Heaven, and they agreed.
• He Mu opened a passage to Jade Capital Mountain and left with the Three Kings, causing Hundred-Shattering Mountain to disappear.

After settling the Western Mausoleum Three Kings and arranging for the Nine Heavens' defense, He Mu entered seclusion on Jade Capital Mountain to prepare for becoming an Emperor. During his three-year retreat, war with the Foreign Domain resumed, Shi Hao rose to dominance in the Immortal Ancient Era, and tensions mounted as that realm neared collapse.

• He Mu brought the Western Mausoleum Three Kings to Jade Capital Mountain, tasked the Golden-Haired Hou and Cheng Zhou with guarding the Nine Heavens, and sealed Purple Heaven Palace before entering seclusion.
• The Foreign Domain resumed its war with the Nine Heavens after learning that a supreme expert connected to the Immortal Dao might have returned.
• Shi Hao entered the Immortal Ancient Era Small World, ignited his Divine Flame, cultivated three strands of immortal energy, and obtained the Great Luo Sword Embryo.
• With help from Heavenly Immortal Academy and He Mu's guidance, Shi Hao defeated rival Heaven's Prides and became the undisputed Number One of the Immortal Ancient Era.
• As the Immortal Ancient Era neared collapse, killing intent and tension surged outside the realm.

As the Immortal Ancient Era collapsed and opened to the outside world, Shi Hao prepared to face the sect masters who were waiting to hunt him. He sent his friends and the Immortal Ancient Era Remnants away, then used a World-Breaking Talisman to leave the small world.

• The Immortal Ancient Era broke apart under the assault of the sect masters, and their Heavenly God vanguard entered as trial participants returned to the outside world.
• Cao Yusheng, Feng Wu, and the Taiyin Jade Rabbit offered to stand with Shi Hao, but he urged them to return to their clans and rely on his master's protective means.
• Feng Wu led the Heavenly Immortal Academy disciples away, while Qingyi asked Shi Hao if he needed help before leaving as well.
• Shi Hao advised the Immortal Ancient Era Remnants to enter the Mortal World after their world was destroyed and seek out the Heavenly Immortal Academy if they wished.
• After everyone had departed, Shi Hao crushed a World-Breaking Talisman and flew out of the Immortal Ancient Era.