Arc 7The Heavenly Court Ascends

Taiyi began anew as Emperor Venerable, attained the Heavenly Emperor Dao Fruit, and founded the Heavenly Court while He Mu guarded his transformation and recruited allies. With Kunlun subdued and the Myriad Things Origin Cauldron surviving its tribulation, Emperor Venerable’s plan for the Heavenly Court’s ascension advanced.

  • He Mu began transforming into a divine fetus on Undying Mountain, while Taiyi sought the Netherworld Venerable’s help to start anew and pursue the Red Dust Immortal path.
  • Taiyi returned to defend the Heavenly Venerable lineages, killed the emerged Forbidden Zone Supremes, then entered the Chaos Dragon Nest’s divine fetus and severed his past.
  • He Mu investigated Mount Tiandang, gathered treasures with the Netherworld Venerable, and later helped protect Taiyi’s birth before imprisoning Kunlun’s Four Venerables beneath the Immortal-Suppressing Stele.
  • Taiyi was reborn as Emperor Venerable, attained the Heavenly Emperor Dao Fruit, founded the Heavenly Court, and led its campaign against Kunlun, though Zhulong escaped with the Immortal Bell.
  • Emperor Venerable began forging the Myriad Things Origin Cauldron, while the Netherworld Venerable entered reincarnation and He Mu joined the Heavenly Court as a guest elder.
  • He Mu rescued Chongli, an Immortal Phoenix who had fallen from the Immortal Domain, and agreed to help Emperor Venerable guard the refinement of the Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs.
  • He Mu persuaded Carefree Heavenly Venerate to assist the Heavenly Court, and a thousand years later the Myriad Things Origin Cauldron survived its immortal-weapon tribulation, advancing Emperor Venerable’s whole-sect ascension plan.
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Ch. 153Wuliang Expounded the Dao, Undying Mountain Vanished into Seclusion

Netherworld Venerable brought Taiyi to Undying Mountain, where He Mu expounded the Dao and helped Taiyi deepen his cultivation. After they left, He Mu prepared to transform his life essence into a divine fetus and hid Undying Mountain to protect the long process.

  • Netherworld Venerable and Taiyi entered Undying Mountain on the Other Shore Golden Bridge and met He Mu on Enlightenment Cliff.
  • He Mu told Netherworld Venerable that he planned to forge a divine fetus from his life essence to approach the Immortal Dao.
  • He Mu expounded the Dao for forty-nine years, and Taiyi gained profound insights before awakening with immortal light around him.
  • He Mu acknowledged Taiyi as half his disciple, and Taiyi and Netherworld Venerable left to return to their duties and seek their own paths.
  • He Mu began preparing for the divine fetus transformation and made Undying Mountain vanish into seclusion to prevent outside interference.

Ch. 154The Immortal Fetus formed, Taiyi stirred

He Mu completed the initial stage of the Immortal Fetus Method and entered a 120,000-year gestation inside a stone embryo, while the Undying Mountain concealed itself again. More than three hundred years later, Taiyi left the Taiyi Dao and headed for the Underworld, seeking a way past the barrier that had stopped his cultivation.

  • He Mu drew on the Undying Mountain's formations and origin power to reverse his aging and form a thirty-six-tier Azure Lotus Platform around his infant body.
  • The Azure Lotus Platform petrified into a stone embryo, beginning He Mu's long gestation toward the Red Dust Immortal path.
  • Grand formations concealed the Undying Mountain as it vanished into the chaos once more.
  • Taiyi's rule ushered in an era of flourishing Daoist lineages, and people compiled a list of the Nine Heavenly Venerables.
  • Taiyi recognized that contemplation and cultivation alone might not break the barrier before him, so he left the Taiyi Dao for the Underworld.

Ch. 155Taiyi's resolve, the Netherworld Venerable's heart

Heavenly Venerable Taiyi visited the Netherworld Venerable to seek help breaking through his cultivation bottleneck and explained his plan to abandon his current Dao Fruit and forge a new path. The Netherworld Venerable agreed to protect him for part of the journey but demanded that Taiyi first prove his Dao and method were sound.

  • Heavenly Venerable Taiyi arrived at the Underworld, where a black-armored Quasi-Venerable initially challenged his purpose.
  • The Netherworld Venerable sent word to the Quasi-Venerable, who stepped aside, and Taiyi went to the Netherworld Emperor Hall.
  • Taiyi told the Netherworld Venerable that he had touched a higher realm but could not advance through cultivation alone.
  • Taiyi described his plan to start anew, forge a Supreme Divine Fetus, and pursue a Red Dust Immortal Path by staking his current Heavenly Venerable Dao Fruit.
  • The Netherworld Venerable agreed to protect Taiyi for part of the path and required him to prove that his Dao and method had no errors.

Ch. 156Battle of the Mythical Era's Heavenly Venerables

Taiyi faced the Netherworld Venerable in a trial to prove his resolve to pursue the Great Dao, while ancient powers watched their battle from afar. Their final collision began when Taiyi unleashed the Nine Secrets against the Netherworld Venerable’s World-Destroying Millstone.

  • Taiyi asked the Netherworld Venerable to instruct him, and the Netherworld Venerable opened their trial by striking with his Reincarnation Great Dao.
  • Taiyi used Jie and the power of the myriad daos to counter the Netherworld Venerable’s palm, shaking the Heavenly Venerable Ancient Battlefield and drawing the attention of forbidden-zone beings.
  • Taiyi attacked relentlessly as the Netherworld Venerable stood behind the Reincarnation Seal, and his growing blows eventually forced his master back half a step.
  • The Netherworld Venerable merged the Reincarnation Seal with his body and summoned a World-Destroying Millstone, challenging Taiyi to prove he would not abandon his ambitions.
  • Taiyi called upon the universe and recited the nine supreme syllables, joining their Immortal Light into a strike that collided with the descending millstone.

Ch. 157The Forbidden Zones Make Their Move

Taiyi’s perfected Nine Secrets Combined pierced the Netherworld Venerable’s World-Destroying Millstone and wounded him, though Taiyi was also injured. Their battle ended with the Netherworld Venerable recognizing Taiyi’s path, while the Forbidden Zone Supremes began making moves across the universe.

  • Taiyi unleashed Nine Secrets Combined, and its nine-colored immortal light pierced the Netherworld Venerable’s World-Destroying Millstone.
  • The Netherworld Venerable caught Taiyi’s attack barehanded and was wounded, while Taiyi was blasted backward and injured by the millstone.
  • The Netherworld Venerable recognized Taiyi’s strength and agreed to help him before the two departed together.
  • The battle’s final strike stirred the Forbidden Zone Supremes, who discussed the Nine Heavenly Venerables and whether they had truly vanished.
  • Several Supremes made arrangements, and figures emerged from Forbidden Zones across the Eastern Wasteland of the Big Dipper.

Ch. 158Confrontation

Thirteen envoys from the Life Forbidden Zones gathered on Big Dipper to investigate the Current Heavenly Venerable Taiyi and other ancient mysteries, while the great lineages prepared for the possibility that the Supremes would emerge. The envoys then confronted the Heavenly Venerable lineages with demands from their rulers, leaving the universe on the brink of conflict.

  • The forbidden zones sent thirteen powerful beings to the Eastern Wasteland, where envoys from Burial Heaven Island and the Divine Ruins revealed their shared missions to investigate the battle between the Underworld and Taiyi, the current Dao attainer, and figures vanished from history.
  • Holy Lord Wuliang asked Taiyuanzi and Wuliang Holy Land's elders how to respond to the forbidden zones' movements, and Taiyuanzi judged that their envoys posed less danger than a Supreme emerging in person.
  • The leaders of Wuliang Holy Land and other ancient lineages prepared to defend their legacies, recognizing that even their strongest reserves might not withstand a true Extreme Daoist.
  • The thirteen envoys split into groups and arrived at the Taiyi Dao, Wuliang Holy Land, Changsheng Temple, Jade Roaming Palace, and Xiaoyao Daoist Sect, demanding audiences or that the lineages receive their rulers' decrees.
  • The forbidden zone envoys stood in confrontation with the Heavenly Venerable lineages as the universe awaited a possible outbreak of conflict.

Ch. 159Turmoil loomed, the Heavenly Venerable nowhere to be found

The Forbidden Zones attacked the Heavenly Venerable lineages while Heavenly Venerable Taiyi remained missing, leaving the Taiyi Dao especially vulnerable. After learning of the assault from the Chaos Dragon Nest, Taiyi set out to confront the Forbidden Zones as their Supremes emerged to begin a harvest.

  • The Wuliang Holy Lord and Taiyuanzi repelled the Divine Ruins visitors’ attack, and the Holy Lord followed one of them into the starry sky to fight with their Extreme Dao Weapons.
  • The Taiyi Dao struggled to withstand three Forbidden Zone beings and one weapon because Heavenly Venerable Taiyi was absent and had left no Extreme Dao Weapon.
  • Believing Taiyi unable to interfere, the Forbidden Zone Supremes prepared to emerge and harvest the mortal world.
  • At the Chaos Dragon Nest, Taiyi received news of the turmoil and saw the attacks on the Heavenly Venerable lineages through his heavenly eyes.
  • The Netherworld Venerable urged Taiyi to use the Forbidden Zone Supremes as kindling for his transformation, and Taiyi departed for the universe.
  • The Forbidden Zone Supremes emerged from the Big Dipper Life Forbidden Zones, and one white-haired Supreme declared that the feeding had begun.

Ch. 160One cleave of the divine axe, Taiyi returns

The Forbidden Zone Supremes emerged and brought the Universe to the brink of despair. The World-Opening Divine Axe wounded the Divine Ruins Supreme, and Heavenly Venerable Taiyi appeared at the Cosmic Frontier to face the Supremes.

  • The Forbidden Zone Supremes emerged, and the Wuliang Holy Lord and the Universe's other surviving experts felt powerless before them.
  • The Divine Ruins Supreme attacked the Wuliang Holy Lord and the World-Opening Divine Axe, but the axe's awakened Divine Spirit struck back and blasted apart his hand.
  • The furious Divine Ruins Supreme threatened to destroy the Universe, while the Divine Spirit challenged him.
  • A voice from the Cosmic Frontier declared that Heavenly Venerable Taiyi would deal with the emerged Supremes.
  • Heavenly Venerable Taiyi appeared upon golden light, and the Divine Ruins Supreme recognized him.

Ch. 161One Against Five

Taiyi confronted five Forbidden Zone Supremes and fought them alone across the starry sky, gaining the upper hand despite their combined attacks. After a day and night of battle, the Mount Tiandang Supreme chose Ultimate Sublimation and resolved to kill Taiyi and devour living beings to prolong his life, while Taiyi prepared to end him.

  • Taiyi arrived outside the Big Dipper and warned the five Forbidden Zone Supremes that they would pay for emerging and harming living beings.
  • The five Supremes attacked Taiyi, who blocked the Burial Heaven Island Supreme’s Guixu Divine Light and drove the battle to the remote starry sky.
  • The Supremes unleashed their Emperor Seal, halberd, and other attacks, but Taiyi broke through their combined strike and began to gain the upper hand.
  • Taiyi and the five Supremes fought across the cosmic frontier and chaos for a day and night, while Taiyi felt his bottleneck loosening.
  • The Mount Tiandang Supreme reached his limit and chose Ultimate Sublimation, then resolved to devour Taiyi and slaughter living beings to preserve his chance of survival.
  • Taiyi told the sublimated Mount Tiandang Supreme that his end would come at Taiyi’s hands.

Ch. 162Five Supremes Fall, Kunlun Strikes

Taiyi defeated and killed all five Forbidden Zone Supremes after they underwent ultimate sublimation, but Zhulong ambushed him while he was gravely wounded. The Netherworld Venerable rescued Taiyi and brought him to the Chaos Dragon Nest, where Taiyi decided to use its power to destroy and rebuild himself.

  • Taiyi fought five sublimated Supremes alone, killed the Tiandang Mountain Supreme, and then slew the remaining three as they fell from their sublimated states.
  • Taiyi survived the battle gravely wounded but opened the door to the Heavenly Emperor level.
  • Zhulong attacked Taiyi with the Immortal Bell, but the Netherworld Venerable drove him back and carried Taiyi into the Depths of Chaos.
  • The Netherworld Venerable brought Taiyi to the Chaos Dragon Nest, where Taiyi chose to use its power to cast aside the past and start anew.
  • The Netherworld Venerable warned Taiyi that he would need to settle his karma with Kunlun, and Taiyi agreed.

Ch. 163Acting by proxy

After the Extreme Dao battle, Taiyi entered a divine fetus to begin a new life, while He Mu used a proxy body to oversee his transformation and travel the universe. After a century of wandering, He Mu set out for Big Dipper Ancient Star.

  • Three thousand years after the battle, the Heavenly Heart Imprint became unstable, marking Taiyi's passing and the beginning of an age of Dao hardship.
  • Taiyi bowed to the Netherworld Venerable and entered the divine fetus in the Chaos Dragon Nest, severing his past to start anew.
  • He Mu's proxy body emerged from an immortal flower in Undying Mountain so it could guard his true body, watch over Taiyi, and prepare for future plans involving the Strange World.
  • He Mu entered the universe, learned of Taiyi's early transformation and the Kunlun Lineage's attack, but left the resulting debts for Taiyi to settle.
  • He Mu spent a hundred years traveling and gaining new insights, then headed for Big Dipper Ancient Star.

Ch. 164Roaming Big Dipper, an unexpected encounter with the Netherworld Venerable

He Mu traveled across Big Dipper to inspect Wang Bo’s gestating chaos body, refine his understanding of bloodlines, and check on his Wuliang Holy Land. At Mount Tiandang, he unexpectedly found the Netherworld Venerable in a sealed state and secretly followed him to learn what he was planning.

  • He Mu inspected Wang Bo’s chaos immortal fetus in the Western Desert and concluded that its gestation was progressing well.
  • He Mu traveled among the Barbarian Tribe in the Southern Ridge and found inspiration for his research into bloodlines and innate nature.
  • He Mu visited the Wuliang Holy Land, confirmed it had suffered no losses, and left an Immortal Medicine fruit as a reward for its former Holy Lord.
  • He Mu completed his journey through the Northern Plains and entered the Eastern Wasteland to investigate the forbidden zones without alerting their Supremes.
  • At Mount Tiandang, He Mu recognized the sealed Netherworld Venerable and followed him discreetly to discover his plans.

Ch. 165The secrets of Mount Tiandang

He Mu followed the self-sealed Netherworld Venerable into Mount Tiandang and discovered a hidden space containing a primordial power. After recognizing He Mu, the Netherworld Venerable explained that the space held the mountain’s finest essence and revealed how Mount Tiandang had been split apart.

  • He Mu secretly followed the Netherworld Venerable through Mount Tiandang’s formations for half a month, then watched him enter a hidden spatial node in a cave.
  • He Mu followed the Netherworld Venerable into an otherworldly space filled with a power that could nourish a Supreme.
  • The Netherworld Venerable restored his cultivation, mistook He Mu for an impostor, and recognized him after He Mu revealed his Wuliang Great Dao.
  • He Mu explained his transformation and proxy body, then asked the Netherworld Venerable about the space and its unusual power.
  • The Netherworld Venerable explained that Mount Tiandang was an ancient immortal mountain formed from the origins of the nineteen prehistoric heavens.
  • The Netherworld Venerable said He Mu’s Big Dipper Great Array and Road to Immortality had forced Mount Tiandang out of the void and split it, leaving its finest essence in their hidden space.

Ch. 166Three treasures

The Netherworld Venerable told He Mu about the three treasures hidden in Mount Tiandang’s secret realm and why he sought them. At the realm’s core, they divided the Fortune Source Eyes and collected the Myriad Things Soil and Three-Life Medicine, with the Netherworld Venerable reluctantly giving He Mu a small piece of the medicine.

  • The Netherworld Venerable revealed that Mount Tiandang held three Fortune Source Eyes, Myriad Things Soil, and Three-Life Medicine, and asked He Mu not to compete for the soil.
  • He Mu agreed not to take the Myriad Things Soil the Netherworld Venerable cherished, while inwardly recognizing the immense value of all three treasures.
  • The Netherworld Venerable led He Mu to the realm’s core, where they found three Fortune Source Eyes and a rich accumulation of source essence.
  • The Netherworld Venerable took one Fortune Source Eye, and He Mu collected the other two along with a small quantity of Myriad Things Soil.
  • The Netherworld Venerable took the Three-Life Medicine and scraped off a small piece for He Mu to study, asking him to share any discoveries.

Ch. 167Descent into the world

After ten thousand years of studying the Three-Life Medicine and Myriad Things Soil, He Mu and Netherworld Venerable sensed a new golden age approaching and waited for a powerful being to be born. When the Taiyi Divine Fetus emerged after draining an entire star domain, He Mu and Netherworld Venerable moved to protect Netherworld Venerable’s disciple from the Supremes and Kunlun’s Immortal Bell.

  • He Mu returned to Undying Mountain to study the Three-Life Medicine and Myriad Things Soil while using the Fortune Source Eye to aid his transformation.
  • Ten thousand years passed, and He Mu and Netherworld Venerable watched for a powerful being’s birth as the myriad daos began to revive.
  • A divine infant was born in an ancient star domain, draining its life source qi and drawing the attention of Supremes across the universe.
  • He Mu and Netherworld Venerable intervened as Supremes reached for the Taiyi Divine Fetus, with Netherworld Venerable declaring the infant his disciple.
  • He Mu destroyed Kunlun’s attacking hand, then used his full power to block the Immortal Bell’s waves from reaching the Taiyi Divine Fetus.

Ch. 168White Tiger, Immortal Suppression

He Mu concealed his identity as Divine Venerable White Tiger and fought Kunlun’s Four Venerables, while the Netherworld Venerable seized the newly born Taiyi and escaped. He Mu trapped Kunlun beneath the Immortal-Suppressing Stele and warned that its reckoning was near.

  • He Mu blamed the Netherworld Venerable for concealing the danger of fighting Kunlun, while the Netherworld Venerable planned to evade paying him back.
  • He Mu unleashed the White Tiger World-Destroying Art against Zhulong, forcing Zhulong to call Taowu and the other Kunlun Venerables to help defend with the Immortal Bell.
  • Taiyi completed his gestation, and the Netherworld Venerable carried him away as the Big Dipper Supremes recoiled from the Venerable’s overwhelming aura.
  • He Mu appeared before Kunlun as Divine Venerable White Tiger, taunted the Four Venerables, and declared that someone would settle the score with them later.
  • He Mu used God-Slaying; Soul-Slaying to breach the Immortal Bell’s barrier and placed the Immortal-Suppressing Stele at Kunlun Mountain, imprisoning the Four Venerables and the Kunlun Remnant Clan.

Ch. 169Emperor Venerable attained the Dao

He Mu confronted Netherworld Venerable in the Underworld and secured compensation for the schemes against him, while Taiyi chose to reincarnate and pursue his own Dao without their interference. After a new golden age began, Taiyi emerged as Emperor Venerable, completed his Dao, and attained the Dao.

  • He Mu demanded medicinal treasures and divine materials from Netherworld Venerable, who agreed before asking about his disciple Taiyi.
  • Taiyi apologized to He Mu and explained that he had abandoned his former Dao Fruit and memories to cultivate anew, asking He Mu and Netherworld Venerable not to interfere.
  • Taiyi's phantom returned to the divine fetus, which left the Underworld after he promised to settle his karmic debts with Kunlun when he attained the Dao.
  • As the myriad Daos revived, prodigies and awakened ancients competed for the Dao, and the undefeated powerhouse they named Emperor Venerable became the leading contender.
  • At age seven hundred, Emperor Venerable completed his Dao in a ruined Star Domain, triggering his long-delayed tribulation and attaining the Dao.

Ch. 170Establishing the Heavenly Court

Emperor Venerable survived his Heavenly Emperor Tribulation and announced that he would establish the Heavenly Court to unite the myriad heavens and seek a path to immortality. Thirty-three years later, the Heavenly Court was complete, and Emperor Venerable prepared to fulfill his agreement to campaign against the Kunlun Lineage.

  • Emperor Venerable endured nine days and nights of tribulation, survived its final bolt, and attained the Heavenly Emperor Dao Fruit as the universe celebrated.
  • Emperor Venerable announced plans to establish the Heavenly Court, and his followers recruited Heavenly Soldiers and Generals while the Taiyi Dao joined the court.
  • Emperor Venerable told Netherworld Venerable that he intended to unite the myriad heavens and seek the Immortal Domain, then asked his master to help obtain Kunlun's Immortal Bell.
  • Netherworld Venerable agreed to help Emperor Venerable campaign against the Kunlun Lineage, which remained trapped beneath He Mu's Immortal-Suppressing Stele.
  • Emperor Venerable's forces began ruling and patrolling across the universe, and after thirty-three years the Heavenly Court was completed.
  • Emperor Venerable became Lord of the Heavenly Court as the universe entered its new age, with his campaign against the Kunlun Lineage approaching.

Ch. 171The campaign against Kunlun

Emperor Venerable led the Heavenly Court in an assault on Kunlun and defeated its Four Venerables, destroying the ancient clan’s power on the Primordial Ancient Star. Zhulong escaped with the Immortal Bell and some Kunlun clanspeople, while Emperor Venerable left determined to forge his own immortal weapon.

  • Emperor Venerable ordered the Star Sea Tribes and the Heavenly Court’s armies to march on Kunlun after its Four Venerables defied his decree.
  • Emperor Venerable removed the Immortal-Suppressing Stele and fought Zhulong and the other three Kunlun Venerables, overpowering them even as they used ultimate sublimation.
  • Taowu and Qiongqi detonated their Dao bodies, Emperor Venerable captured Huashe, and Zhulong escaped with the Immortal Bell and some Kunlun clanspeople after Netherworld Venerable struck him from the void.
  • The Heavenly Court occupied Kunlun Mountain, seized its treasures and inheritances, and left a division to garrison the Primordial Ancient Star.
  • The Heavenly Court’s victory strengthened its standing across the realms, but Emperor Venerable regretted losing the Immortal Bell and resolved to forge his own immortal weapon.

Ch. 172The Immortal Cauldron and Reincarnation

Emperor Venerable forged an Immortal Cauldron embryo from mysterious green copper and hid it in Kunlun Mountain to be nourished into a true Immortal Artifact. After entrusting the Underworld to Emperor Venerable, Netherworld Venerable asked He Mu to watch over him before entering his next reincarnation.

  • Emperor Venerable chose Kunlun Immortal Mountain as the site for forging an Immortal Artifact, using green copper he had discovered in his previous life.
  • Emperor Venerable spent forty-nine days shaping the Immortal Cauldron embryo, then dispersed its heavenly tribulation with a single command.
  • Emperor Venerable placed the embryo in Kunlun Mountain, gathered 108 dragon veins, and joined Netherworld Venerable in forming a grand formation to nourish it.
  • Netherworld Venerable entrusted the Underworld to Emperor Venerable, uniting its forces with the Heavenly Court before preparing for his next reincarnation.
  • Netherworld Venerable asked He Mu to watch over Emperor Venerable, then entered the coffin at Cuiping Mountain and began his transformation.

Ch. 173Chapter 171

After the Underworld joined the Heavenly Court, He Mu met with Emperor Venerable and became the Court’s guest elder to watch over him and fulfill Netherworld Venerable’s request. He Mu then went to Flying Immortal Star, where a spatial rift was forming, and waited for the arrival of an extraordinary figure.

  • Emperor Venerable visited the Underworld, reached a final agreement with its rulers, and then began establishing formations across the heavens while gathering herbs for an unknown immortal pill.
  • He Mu told Emperor Venerable that Netherworld Venerable had entered reincarnation and was buried on Cuiping Mountain, then examined Emperor Venerable and found no trace of weird substance.
  • He Mu agreed to serve as the Heavenly Court’s guest elder, and Emperor Venerable appointed him to a rank equal to a supreme elder, above Chuan Ying.
  • A violent spatial storm arose on Flying Immortal Star, forcing explorers to evacuate and the Heavenly Court to seal off the Star Domain.
  • He Mu went to Flying Immortal Star and watched a vast spatial rift, waiting for it to open and for a powerful figure to descend.

Ch. 174Immortal Phoenix

He Mu opened the void fissure on Feixian Ancient Star and rescued the wounded juvenile Immortal Phoenix, whom he recognized as the future Undying Heavenly Emperor. He left for the Heavenly Court with the Phoenix, intending to raise him as a disciple while his true body remained in seclusion.

  • As the void storm intensified, He Mu struck the fissure's weakest point and forced a passage through to the Immortal Domain.
  • A wounded, unconscious Immortal Phoenix fell from the fissure, and He Mu drew him to his side.
  • The fissure collapsed, and He Mu left Feixian with the Phoenix before powerful divine senses arrived to investigate.
  • After deciding to train the Phoenix, He Mu headed for the Heavenly Court, where resources and talented disciples could help him grow.

Ch. 175The Undying One Awakens, Emperor Venerable Opens the Furnace

Chongli awakened in the Heavenly Court after being swept from the Immortal Domain into another universe, where He Mu offered him a place to stay. Later, Emperor Venerable invited He Mu to oversee the long-prepared refinement of a batch of Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, and He Mu asked what the elixir was for.

  • Chongli woke in Perching Phoenix Hall, learned that He Mu had rescued him, and realized he might be trapped outside the Immortal Domain.
  • He Mu recognized Chongli as a pure-blooded phoenix from the Immortal Domain but said he had no way to send him home, so Chongli stayed in the Heavenly Court to cultivate.
  • He Mu watched over Chongli and studied the Immortal Phoenix Race while Chongli settled into his new surroundings.
  • Emperor Venerable summoned He Mu to the Central Heavenly Palace after completing preparations to refine the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.
  • Emperor Venerable asked He Mu to safeguard the refinement, and He Mu asked what the elixir was and what it would be used for.

Ch. 176Yuanshi Schemed, the Golden Elixirs Formed, the Heavenly Venerable Emerged

Emperor Venerable refined the Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs, crushed attempts to steal them, and announced that Supremes could come claim them. He Mu then traveled to the universe’s frontier to recruit Xiaoyao as a counterweight to Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi.

  • He Mu learned that Emperor Venerable had invited Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi to join the plan and offered to recommend another ancient Heavenly Venerable after the pills were refined.
  • Emperor Venerable began refining the Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs before a crowd of spectators, with Chuan Ying and He Mu guarding him.
  • After forty-nine days, Emperor Venerable opened the furnace, crushed the Yin-Yang Divine Thunder, and gathered the completed golden elixirs.
  • Attackers emerged from the void to seize the pills, but Chuan Ying, He Mu, and Emperor Venerable repelled them before Emperor Venerable challenged the Supremes to take the elixirs openly.
  • He Mu crossed the star domains to meet Xiaoyao, who recognized his Wuliang identity and welcomed him into his hidden refuge.

Ch. 177Myriad Things Origin Cauldron

He Mu recruited Carefree Heavenly Venerate to join the Heavenly Court and waited as Emperor Venerable’s Myriad Things Origin Cauldron completed its tribulation. The cauldron survived the assault of lightning and immortal-weapon phantoms, setting the stage for the Heavenly Court’s whole-sect ascension plan.

  • He Mu explained his incarnation and the threat posed by Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, and Carefree Heavenly Venerate agreed to leave seclusion and assist the Heavenly Court.
  • He Mu reported Carefree Heavenly Venerate’s agreement to Emperor Venerable, who met with him and arranged for him to enter a self-sealed state.
  • A thousand years later, Emperor Venerable watched as the Myriad Things Origin Cauldron emerged from Kunlun and faced its immortal-weapon tribulation.
  • The tribulation summoned phantoms of five immortal weapons, including He Mu’s Wuliang Dao Wheel, but the cauldron endured their assault.
  • The cauldron’s divine spirit used the Nine Secrets Combined to destroy the tribulation, and Emperor Venerable’s whole-sect ascension plan moved toward its next stage.
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