Chapter Summaries

Yun Che’s forces defeated the demons, and he reviewed the rewards from the battle aboard the Silver Flying Boat. Corpse Coffin’s Kugu delivered a rare pill and proposed buying the Half-Saint demon’s corpse, but Yun Che dismissed him and sent a warning to Li Xuanfeng.

• Yun Che annihilated the remaining demons, collected the dropped treasures, and headed toward the Imperial City with Feng Chu, Niu Mang, Ye Feng, and the others.
• Yun Che sorted his gains, counting attribute points, experience, and two Special Treasures, while giving the treasure chests to Feng Chu and the others to open.
• Feng Chu spotted three Corpse Coffin Flying Boats approaching, and Yun Che stopped Niu Mang from attacking until they learned what the visitors wanted.
• Kugu presented Yun Che with a Seventh-Grade Nine-Centipede Mystic Heart Pill and offered three Special Treasures, ten sixth-grade pills, and ten million high-grade Spirit Crystals for the Half-Saint demon’s corpse.
• Yun Che accepted the pill but refused the deal, told Kugu to warn Li Xuanfeng not to provoke him, and let the Corpse Coffin Flying Boats depart.

Yun Che returned to the Azure Sparrow Empire with his companions and forced his way into the Feng Family to claim Holy Domain slots. As the family’s patriarch election was disrupted, Yuezheng Xiangling stepped forward to face Feng Shu.

• Yun Che fed the Nine-Centipede Mystic Heart Pill to Little Qiang, which absorbed its dangerous power and reached the Emperor Realm peak.
• Yun Che gathered Yuezheng Xiangling, Ning Yi, Situ Kong, Cao Taichun, the Old Drunkard, and others to take the Feng Family’s Holy Domain slots.
• At the Feng Family’s Patriarch Election Ceremony, Feng Guangnian defeated Feng Shu, worsening Feng Wudao’s chances of becoming patriarch.
• A cloaked Corpse Coffin figure watched the family’s infighting and considered Feng Shu a useful pawn.
• Yun Che’s Silver Flying Boat tore through the Feng Family’s mountain-guarding formation, and he demanded that the slot holders spar for their places.
• Yuezheng Xiangling accepted Yun Che’s suggestion and stepped forward to fight Feng Shu.

Yuezheng Xiangling defeated Feng Shu with the Azure Phoenix Li Fire Art and her underworld flame, winning a Holy Domain spot for Yun Che’s group. As Feng Guangnian prepared to concede, the Feng Family’s long-absent Feng Jiang returned as a Sage.

• Yuezheng Xiangling cut through Feng Shu’s bone whip and burned away his venomous pythons with the Azure Phoenix Li Fire Art.
• Elder Feng Wang identified Yuezheng Xiangling’s technique as the long-lost peerless-grade Azure Phoenix Li Fire Art, while Yun Che recognized its compatibility with her talent.
• Yuezheng Xiangling combined the fire phoenix with her azure sparrow and destroyed Feng Shu’s poison dragon, leaving him badly burned and unconscious.
• Yun Che demanded a Holy Domain spot from Feng Guangnian, who felt intimidated and prepared to concede.
• Feng Jiang emerged from a black fissure in the sky, revealed himself as Feng Wudao’s long-lost uncle, and radiated Sage Realm pressure.

Yun Che summoned his Sage-level clone Niu Hun to fight Feng Jiang, the Feng Family’s Sage, after offering to leave if the clone lost. Niu Hun killed Feng Jiang with Curse Eye, and Yun Che demanded that the Feng Family hand over its quota.

• Feng Jiang returned to the Feng Family and vowed to defeat Yun Che’s group and make his clan the greatest in the Holy City.
• Yun Che summoned his clone Niu Hun and challenged Feng Jiang to defeat him for the Feng Family’s quota.
• Niu Hun used Darkness Mirror to reflect Feng Jiang’s attack, then pressed him with dark sword techniques as Feng Jiang defended with his Lotus Rule.
• Yun Che used Divine Hand on Feng Jiang and obtained the Lotus Shield rule power.
• Niu Hun removed his blindfold and used Curse Eye to kill Feng Jiang by attacking his soul.
• Yun Che asked the shaken Feng Family to hand over its quota.

Yun Che forced the Feng Family to surrender eight Holy Domain slots, then killed Feng Shu and left for the Holy Domain. On the way, Shen Chunqiu and Shen Shisan spotted Yun Che’s group carrying many tokens and decided to approach them.

• Feng Guangnian offered Yun Che one slot, but Yun Che demanded eight, arguing the Feng Family owed them for an earlier fight and for his victory over Feng Jiang.
• Yun Che summoned Niu Bi, whose aura alongside Niu Mang, Niu Gang, and Niu Pao frightened the Feng Family into handing over eight tokens.
• Yun Che attacked Feng Shu and other Feng Family members with his Spirit Flame Thought Sword, killing Feng Shu after condemning their past crimes.
• Yun Che led his group toward the Holy Domain as powerful factions arrived by Flying Boat from across the region.
• Shen Shisan noticed Yun Che’s group holding many Holy Domain tokens, and Shen Chunqiu decided to approach them and assess the situation.

Yun Che and his companions encountered Shen Chunqiu and Shen Shisan of Sword-Casting Manor, who demanded three Holy Domain Tokens. After Shen Chunqiu attacked, Yun Che easily knocked him down, leaving the Sage shocked by Yun Che’s strength.

• Yun Che sensed Shen Chunqiu and Shen Shisan approaching and used Divine Hand to obtain the Heavenly Palace Time Thunder Sword and lipstick, which mutated into Sticky Paste.
• Shen Chunqiu introduced himself and asked Yun Che to sell him three Holy Domain Tokens, but Yun Che refused.
• Shen Shisan threatened Yun Che, and Shen Chunqiu demanded the tokens by force.
• Shen Chunqiu attacked Yun Che with his sword, but Yun Che blocked the strike with a flame barrier.
• Yun Che vanished, struck Shen Chunqiu, and sent him crashing to the ground.

Yun Che forced Shen Chunqiu to surrender three Peerless Treasures, then arrived at the Holy Domain with Niu Bi and Zero and acquired a Plundering Blade. After entering the domain, his group was attacked before they could assess their surroundings.

• Yun Che defeated Shen Chunqiu and demanded three Peerless Treasures in exchange for his life, which Shen Chunqiu handed over.
• Yun Che gave Ye Qingshuang the Heavenly Palace Time Thunder Sword, distributed two swords to Ning Yi and Situ Kong, and kept a spear.
• Yun Che reached the Holy Domain gate with Niu Bi and Zero displaying their Sage auras, drawing fearful attention as he used his Divine Hand to collect items.
• Yun Che obtained a Plundering Blade that could reveal a target's items and steal one with guaranteed success.
• Yun Che and his companions entered the Holy Domain, where Niu Bi and Zero repelled attackers who struck at them immediately.

Yun Che and his allies defeated the Cairen Pagoda assassins ambushing people in the Holy Domain, and Yun Che tortured their leader Song Ming until he revealed the reason for the attacks. The revelation triggered a Super SSS-Rank Mission, after which Yun Che killed Song Ming and claimed his corpse for a Mutated Demon.

• Yun Che found Zu Keshang and others among the victims and asked Song Ming whether Zu Tangtang and the little fatty were alive.
• Niu Hun, Niu Bi, and Zero overwhelmed Song Ming's forces, and Niu Hun reflected Song Ming's attack before Yun Che struck him with the Thunder-Following Thought Sword.
• Yun Che had Niu Pao use Bewitching Light Rays on Song Ming until the Cairen Pagoda assassin finally revealed the truth and triggered a Super SSS-Rank Mission.
• Yun Che killed Song Ming, gained 32 million experience, and decided to use the Sage's corpse to create another Mutated Demon.

Yun Che split his companions into four teams to search the Holy Domain for treasures while he headed toward one of Slaughter Emperor Nalan Jiede’s Birth-and-Death Arrays. At a Divine Platform where cultivators could earn a Divine Fruit, he confronted an armored man who attacked him after Yun Che refused to leave.

• Yun Che absorbed the blood essence of the corpses and assigned Niu Hun, Niu Bi, Zero, and Niu Pao to lead four teams toward treasure-rich locations.
• Yun Che used the Holy Domain map and World Eye to identify four treasure sites and five suspected Birth-and-Death Arrays, then sent the teams off with routes and a warning to call for help if needed.
• Yun Che traveled to one array site, found an ancient battlefield filled with rising stone pillars, and learned that cultivators who endured the Divine Platform trial could receive a Divine Fruit said to help a Half-Saint become a Sage.
• Yun Che stepped onto an unoccupied pillar, but an armored late-stage Supreme Realm man ordered him down after reportedly stealing other cultivators’ treasures.
• Yun Che gave the armored man three breaths to leave, and the man drew his greatsword and attacked when the countdown ended.

Yun Che endured the Divine Platform’s trial, earning Divine Dragon Fruits as he advanced through its stone pillars. After gaining Dragon Fist, he triggered the hidden quest Dragon Goddess's Sorrow.

• Yun Che killed an armored Great Venerable with one punch, shocking the crowd and prompting You Xiaoli to hide from him.
• Yun Che endured the Divine Platform’s crushing pressure while a white-haired old man explained that passing nine Divine Pillars could grant a true opportunity.
• Yun Che’s Mind increased under the trial’s pressure, and golden light marked him as a possible chosen one before he received a Divine Dragon Fruit.
• Yun Che ate the fruit and continued to the fifth pillar, while the old man obtained a fruit but failed to advance to the second pillar.
• Yun Che ate his fifth Divine Dragon Fruit, gained 10 million Experience Points, comprehended Top-Grade Dragon Fist, and triggered the SSS Rank hidden quest Dragon Goddess's Sorrow.

Yun Che accepted a quest to prove Dragon Fist superior to the Qi Family’s signature technique and climbed toward the ninth stone pillar. After mastering Dragon Fist while battling a Purple-Gold Giant Dragon, he defeated it and reached the final pillar, where its reward remained unknown.

• Yun Che discovered that the Fistmaster-exclusive Professional Transcendent Scroll could break the profession’s level 9 cap and accepted a one-year quest to defeat the Qi Family using Dragon Fist.
• Yun Che climbed the eighth stone pillar as his mental stat continued to rise, then faced a Purple-Gold Giant Dragon blocking his path to the ninth.
• Yun Che used Divine Hand on the dragon and obtained a wisp of Dragon Soul Essence before fighting it with Dragon Fist.
• Yun Che reached minor, major, and then perfect Dragon Fist proficiency while battling the dragon, whose strength was at peak Sage Realm.
• Yun Che’s defense-ignoring punch destroyed the Purple-Gold Giant Dragon, earning him 55,000,000 experience.
• Yun Che landed on the ninth stone pillar and prepared to discover its reward.

Yun Che reached the ninth stone pillar and gained a Professional Transcendent Scroll, which transformed his Titan Enforcer class into Pangu's Successor after he drew the rainbow attribute Pangu's Grip. He delayed accepting the future warrior’s challenge, while the white-robed old man secretly planned to kill him and claim his body.

• Yun Che reached the top of the ninth stone pillar, where the white-robed old man offered him a choice between a normal reward and a final challenge in the dueling arena.
• Yun Che used Divine Hand on the old man and obtained a Professional Transcendent Scroll, then used it to break through his Titan Enforcer class cap.
• Yun Che drew the rainbow attribute Pangu's Grip, causing his Titan Enforcer class to mutate into Pangu's Successor, with a stronger Pangu True Form and a once-daily attack-crushing ability.
• Yun Che asked for time to consider the challenge, and the old man granted him up to two days before his borrowed Rule Power ran out.
• The old man silently resolved to select a powerful future opponent and kill Yun Che so he could claim his body.

Yun Che accepted the white-robed old man’s challenge and faced Ling Xue, a Great Emperor Realm expert whose resemblance to him and use of an art akin to his own raised questions about their connection. After revealing his full strength and launching an empowered Dragon Fist, Yun Che failed to break her domain, leaving him facing a vast power gap.

• Yun Che stole a Void Displacement Talisman from the old man, then accepted the challenge.
• Yun Che met Ling Xue in the arena and stole her Extreme Dao Emperor Venerable Art, which resembled his Great War Venerable Art.
• Ling Xue revealed her Great Emperor Realm strength, bypassed Yun Che’s defenses, and struck him across the arena.
• Yun Che brought out the Divine Charm Throne, the Pioneer, and his demonic mask, prompting Ling Xue to reveal her own Throne, Soulguard Armament, and spear domain.
• Yun Che activated Pangu True Form and used Void God Skystep to attack Ling Xue with Dragon Fist, but his strike failed to break her domain.

Yun Che escaped Ling Xue’s arena with a Void Displacement Talisman, then discovered that she was his future daughter and had sent him a warning about the Land of Shells. He learned of a plan involving seven parallel worlds and a race against time to protect his future family.

• Ling Xue attacked Yun Che with her Fatebreaker spear rule, and he fought back with his skills but could not overcome her strength.
• Yun Che triggered an instant kill against Ling Xue, but she revived with a life-saving Treasure, and he escaped using a Void Displacement Talisman.
• Ling Xue returned to her world and hoped Yun Che would use her warning to thwart the Land of Shells’ plot.
• Yun Che read a jade slip from his future daughter, Yun Ling Xue, telling him to find the Cultivation Swap Card, enter the Domain Lord Tournament, and beware of the Land of Shells.
• Yun Che watched the jade slip dissolve and realized the stakes of the message were immense.

Yun Che reached the first Birth-and-Death Array, where his World-Destroying Cockroaches devoured its tainted spiritual energy and destroyed the array. Meanwhile, Zero fought Sun Yan and revealed that her Soulguard Armament could switch into Instant Kill Mode, but Sun Yan answered with a powerful Rule of Flame attack.

• Yun Che studied the jade slip, resolved to strengthen himself, and traveled toward the first Birth-and-Death Array while wondering who Yun Ling Xue's mother was.
• Yun Che used Divine Hand to learn the array's details, then released the World-Destroying Cockroaches, which consumed the impure spiritual energy and destroyed the array's core.
• Zero's group faced Sun Xingtao and his allies over a precious treasure, and Sun Xingtao threatened to join the fight against Ye Qingshuang, Situ Kong, Ning Yi, and Cao Taichun.
• Zero appeared before Sun Xingtao and killed him with a single sword strike, prompting Sun Yan to activate her Soulguard Armament.
• Zero switched her Soulguard Armament into Instant Kill Mode and clashed evenly with Sun Yan, who then unleashed his Rule of Flame, Heavenfall Slash.

Zero defeated Sun Yan, while Ye Qingshuang and the other Emperors pursued his allies. Feng Chu used Yun Che’s Purple-Gold Gourd to capture several enemies, and Niu Hun ended the chapter by destroying a Sage with one punch.

• Zero used Sword Rule, Gilded Gold Flower to shatter Sun Yan’s defenses and send him flying as the other Emperors watched.
• Ye Qingshuang, Ning Yi, Situ Kong, and Cao Taichun stopped Sun Yan’s allies from fleeing and attacked them.
• Feng Chu used the Purple-Gold Gourd to capture Zhou Butong, Yang Wei, Wu Xiaosong, He Kun, and Su Zhao by calling their names.
• The remaining enemies tried to evade the gourd, while three Sages decided to attack Feng Chu and seize it.
• Niu Hun stepped in to protect Feng Chu and reduced the purple-robed Sage’s upper body to dust with a single punch.

Niu Hun killed three attackers while Yun Che continued toward the second Birth-and-Death Array and reunited at a distance with Qin Yelan, now accompanied by Sage Ji Yin. Yun Che obtained a Time Array Disc, and Ji Yin proposed using one to halt the array in exchange for 100,000 Supreme-Grade Spirit Crystals.

• Niu Hun killed the white-robed and yellow-robed Half-Saints after defeating their purple-robed Sage ally.
• Yun Che received experience from the three kills and planned to make another powerful clone after reaching the Sage Realm.
• Yun Che arrived at the second Birth-and-Death Array and spotted Qin Yelan beside her master, Sage Ji Yin.
• Yun Che used his grabbing ability on Ji Yin and obtained the Time Array Disc.
• Ji Yin told the cultivators that she could halt the array for ten breaths and asked them to provide 100,000 Supreme-Grade Spirit Crystals.

Ji Yin lost the Time Array Disc after collecting spirit crystals, forcing her to return the payment while Yun Che secretly enjoyed her embarrassment. Yun Che reunited with Qin Yelan, met Fang Qiran, and then sent the World-Destroying Cockroach to devour the array as the Killing Emperor sensed its destruction.

• Ji Yin accepted a hundred thousand supreme-grade spirit crystals to stop the array, then discovered that her Time Array Disc was missing and returned the crystals after failing to find it.
• Qin Yelan spotted Yun Che and was astonished to learn that he had reached the Half-Saint realm.
• Fang Qiran introduced himself to Yun Che and proposed a spar, but Qin Yelan stepped between them before they could fight.
• Qin Yelan told Yun Che she would participate in the Radiant Glory Holy Sect's Holy Maiden selection contest in three months, and Yun Che promised to attend.
• After the Radiant Glory Holy Sect departed, Yun Che released the World-Destroying Cockroach to devour the array, while the Killing Emperor sensed that his Birth-and-Death Array had been destroyed.

Yun Che encountered Mu Weixia and Lian Chengyue among several factions fighting over Blood Spirit Rice and decided to claim it. After effortlessly defeating the assembled cultivators, he left Lian Chengyue and Mu Weixia stunned by the extent of his swordsmanship.

• Nalan Jiede discovered that his Birth-and-Death Array had been destroyed and, unable to find any trace of its attacker, vowed to wait for them at another array.
• Yun Che stopped at a patch of Blood Spirit Rice and encountered Mu Weixia and Lian Chengyue among the factions fighting over it.
• Yun Che announced that he would take the rice and invited the cultivators to attack him together.
• The cultivators attacked Yun Che, but his sword intent scattered their assaults and sent them flying.
• Yun Che struck with the Tribulation Lightning Heavenly Sword, killing weaker cultivators and gravely wounding powerful ones.
• Lian Chengyue and Mu Weixia watched in shock as Yun Che revealed how far his strength surpassed what they had previously seen.

Yun Che took the blood spirit rice after effortlessly defeating its guardians, while Yuezheng Xiangling and Qin Keyi fought over the Enlightenment Tea Tree. Yuezheng Xiangling won their duel, and the Thunderclap Dragon Snake defeated the Two-Headed Hellflame Dragon.

• Yun Che defeated the burly man, the black-robed elder, and their allies, collected the blood spirit rice, and left unchallenged.
• Niu Bi's team and the Green Demon Sage Sect agreed that Yuezheng Xiangling and Qin Keyi would decide who claimed the Enlightenment Tea Tree.
• Yuezheng Xiangling and Qin Keyi clashed with their swords and pets, matching fire against ice and lightning against flame.
• Yuezheng Xiangling unleashed the Twin Flames Divine Phoenix Slash, overcame Qin Keyi's frost dragon, and claimed victory; Qin Keyi accepted defeat and vowed to challenge her after reaching the Supreme Realm.
• The Thunderclap Dragon Snake struck the Two-Headed Hellflame Dragon with a powerful lightning blast and won their battle.