Chapter Summaries

He Mu stabilized the Fire King's injuries and taught him a modified Nine Secrets: Zhe, then explained the coming crisis and the surviving Immortal Kings who could help defend the Nine Heavens. He left the Fire King in the Primordial Imperial City to recover while he prepared to visit the Immortal Domain and pursue his own plans.

• He Mu spent three days removing the Foreign Domain Kings' hidden measures from the Fire King's injuries and taught him a modified Nine Secrets: Zhe to support his recovery.
• The Fire King thanked He Mu and learned that He Mu planned to attempt a breakthrough beyond the King Realm, while other Immortal Kings would help protect the Nine Heavens if he were absent.
• He Mu told the Fire King that the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit had returned and that the Golden-Haired Hou and Cheng Zhou had submitted to him.
• He Mu revealed that the Immortal Gold Daoist and Second Under Heaven were alive nearby, and discussed finding other surviving experts to strengthen the Nine Heavens.
• He Mu explained the state of the Nine Heavens and the approaching great reckoning, then instructed the Fire King to remain in the Primordial Imperial City while he visited the Immortal Domain.
• The Fire King stayed to recover and train the descendants of the seven Kings, while He Mu departed.

He Mu traveled to the Cross Yin and Yang Land to reach the Eight Lower Realms and recruit the Lord of the Forbidden Zone. After revealing that he was Wuliang, the Lord welcomed him into his forbidden zone, where they shared tea and began their meeting on cordial terms.

• He Mu left the Primordial Imperial City and headed for the Cross Yin and Yang Land, the passage to the Eight Lower Realms.
• He Mu opened the Chaos Ancient Road and entered, releasing his aura so the Lord of the Forbidden Zone would recognize him.
• The Lord of the Forbidden Zone stopped the road’s chaotic laws, transformed the surroundings, and greeted He Mu.
• He Mu identified himself as Wuliang, Lord of Immeasurable Heaven, and the Lord of the Forbidden Zone welcomed him into his home.
• The Lord of the Forbidden Zone served He Mu a bitter, astringent tea, and He Mu praised its quality as they sat beside a lake of stars.

He Mu met Immortal King Dihong in the Life Forbidden Zone and urged him to emerge from seclusion, revealing that he wanted Dihong to teach and protect the Nine Heavens while He Mu faced the Boundary Sea. Dihong showed He Mu the desolate truth behind his forbidden zone but doubted that He Mu could accomplish what he promised.

• He Mu praised Dihong’s tea, then challenged him for hiding in the Life Forbidden Zone and clinging to past regrets.
• Dihong controlled his anger, questioned how He Mu knew about his past, and considered why the powerful visitor had come.
• He Mu praised Dihong’s disciples, including Aogu and Qingyue, and asked why he had imprisoned himself in a forbidden zone.
• Dihong revealed that his paradise was an illusion and admitted he was only an obsession left after death, too fragile to emerge and fight.
• He Mu explained that he wanted Dihong to serve as teacher and guardian of the Nine Heavens while He Mu pacified the Foreign Domain and ventured into the Boundary Sea.
• Dihong doubted He Mu’s claims, remembering the dangers of the Boundary Sea and questioning whether He Mu could truly quell its darkness.

He Mu answered the Lord of the Forbidden Zone’s doubts by revealing that he had reached the end of the Immortal King path and possessed Emperor Light. The Lord of the Forbidden Zone recognized that He Mu was nearing the Emperor realm, and his resolve to join him began to waver toward agreement.

• The Lord of the Forbidden Zone argued that one person, even someone as strong as Butcher, could not quell the Dark Source, and asked what He Mu could rely on.
• He Mu asked the Lord of the Forbidden Zone to assess Butcher, Chicken Farmer, and He Mu himself.
• He Mu explained that supreme Giants had approached the limits of the Immortal King domain, but had not reached the true end of the Kings’ path.
• He Mu revealed brilliant Emperor Light, showing that he had advanced to the Immortal King domain’s utmost limit.
• The Lord of the Forbidden Zone recognized He Mu’s Emperor Light and understood that he might soon attain the Emperor position.
• The Lord of the Forbidden Zone’s stance shifted toward believing He Mu and joining his effort.

He Mu revealed that he was nearing the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm and warned Dihong that even an Emperor might not overcome the dangers beyond the Boundary Sea. He Mu asked Dihong to emerge from seclusion and guard the Nine Heavens, and Dihong agreed after He Mu offered hope of restoring his life.

• He Mu told Dihong that he had found the path to becoming an Emperor but still needed to build his foundations before breaking free of the King Realm.
• He Mu warned that the Dark Source might contain multiple dark Emperors and that the Other Shore of the Boundary Sea could defeat even an Emperor.
• He Mu said he would journey to the Other Shore to quell the source of turmoil and asked Dihong to emerge from seclusion to oversee the Nine Heavens.
• He Mu offered to stabilize Dihong's remnant thought and potentially help him be born anew after reaching the Emperor realm.
• Dihong accepted He Mu's invitation and expressed hope that he might one day return to the Boundary Sea.

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.