Chapter Summaries

Jiang Shennong and Yuhuazi ascended to the Immortal Realm and learned from local immortals how the Luofu Immortal Sect had risen to prominence. Excited to hear that Xuanming was renowned there, they asked how to reach the Sect.

• Jiang Shennong and Yuhuazi appeared on the Caisang Ascension Platform, where six disciples from the Fire Mulberry Sect and Cloud Thunder Gate tried to recruit them.
• Jiang Shennong and Yuhuazi said they already belonged to the Luofu Immortal Sect, prompting the immortals to praise its recent rise.
• A red-robed immortal described how the Immortal Emperor had elevated Luofu and how Xuanming had trained the peerless prodigies Female Emperor Ming and Chunyangzi.
• Jiang Shennong recognized Xuanming as his mother, and Yuhuazi excitedly called her Miss Kangna.
• After learning more about Xuanming, Luofu, and the Immortal Realm, Jiang Shennong asked the immortals how to reach the Luofu Immortal Sect.

Jiang Shennong and Yuhuazi returned to the Luofu Immortal Sect, where the disciples welcomed them as the imperial son and his master. Luo Yunzi recognized Jiang Shennong and began taking him to reunite with his parents.

• Jiang Shennong and Yuhuazi traveled through the Luofu Immortal Domain and saw the Luofu Immortal Sect’s growing confidence.
• Jiang Shennong introduced himself and Yuhuazi to the sect’s patrol, and the immortals bowed and welcomed them home.
• Xuanming felt that something wonderful was about to happen while Jiang Yang prepared to visit the Dao Ancestor for advice on cultivating faster.
• Luo Yunzi recognized Jiang Shennong and warmly recalled the day he had been sent away.
• Jiang Shennong asked about his parents, and Luo Yunzi said he would take him to see his father.

Jiang Shennong reunited with Xuanming and Jiang Yang on Xuanyang Peak, while Yuhuazi reflected on his renewed meeting with Xuanming. Their reunion was interrupted by Immortal Lord Li Jing, who arrived and said he had come specifically to see Yuhuazi.

• Jiang Shennong returned to Xuanyang Peak and embraced Xuanming after tens of thousands of years apart.
• Jiang Yang welcomed Jiang Shennong back and told him to spend time with his mother while improving his cultivation.
• Xuanming and Yuhuazi greeted each other, and Yuhuazi realized he had finally let go of his youthful feelings for her.
• Jiang Yang and Yuhuazi thanked each other for the help and opportunities they had given one another.
• Immortal Lord Li Jing arrived at Xuanyang Peak and greeted Jiang Yang.
• Li Jing told Jiang Yang that he had come specifically to see Yuhuazi, leaving both Jiang Yang and Yuhuazi puzzled.

The Immortal Lord revealed that Yuhua was destined to become his disciple and recounted how Yuhua had become King Guangcheng and later a revered Jing Church successor in another timeline. After inviting Yuhuazi to join the Jing Church, the Immortal Lord left him time to decide, and Yuhua remained torn between following Xuanming and accepting the offer.

• The Immortal Lord said his master-disciple bond with Yuhua would endure across changes to the timeline.
• The Immortal Lord recalled that, in the original timeline, Yuhua had become King Guangcheng, ascended to the Immortal Realm, and risen to prominence in the Jing Church as Venerable Guangcheng.
• The Immortal Lord asked Yuhuazi to join the Jing Church as his disciple.
• Yuhuazi asked for time to consider, while Jiang Yang encouraged him to weigh the offer calmly.
• The Immortal Lord agreed to wait and departed in a streak of sword light.

Jiang Yang reunited with his family on Xuanyang Peak and learned that Earth’s supernatural energy was declining faster than expected. Determined to cultivate the Divine Clan Supreme Path and grow strong enough to protect everyone, he left for the Nine Provinces of the Immortal Realm, while Xuanming promised to wait for him.

• Jiang Yang asked Xuanming to call the two disciples out of seclusion so the family could celebrate Shennong and Yuhua’s return.
• Jiang Yang introduced Jiang Shennong as Xuanming’s and his son, and Qiushuang, Xu Beiyou, and Ming Yueye acknowledged him as their eldest senior brother.
• Ming Yueye recognized Jiang Shennong as the future Flame Emperor, a powerful figure from her memories of a previous life.
• Jiang Yang told Xuanming that Earth’s supernatural energy was fading rapidly and that he intended to cultivate the Divine Clan Supreme Path.
• Three months later, Jiang Yang departed Xuanyang Peak for the Nine Provinces of the Immortal Realm, and Xuanming watched him leave and said she would wait for him.

Jiang Yang visited Dao Ancestor Taishang to ask how he could become a Supreme before the approaching Apocalypse Epoch. Taishang directed him to the ancient Ghost Clan Queen, and Jiang Yang realized the Ghost Clan could guide him.

• Dao Ancestor Taishang welcomed Jiang Yang to his temple and noted that the Apocalypse Epoch was near.
• Jiang Yang admitted he was not yet strong enough and asked Taishang how to become a Supreme as quickly as possible.
• Taishang said he could not teach Jiang Yang but recommended the ancient Ghost Clan Queen.
• Taishang explained that the Ghost Clan excelled at guiding others, and Jiang Yang recalled Cui Yu had mentored Chen Yunfan and Xiao Yi.

Dao Ancestor Taishang clarified Jiang Yang’s doubts and gave him coordinates and an aura that would let him enter the Ghost Clan Civilization’s Netherworld. Jiang Yang reached the Netherworld Realm and entered it.

• Dao Ancestor Taishang’s explanation helped Jiang Yang understand the Ghost Clan Civilization’s role and teaching methods.
• Dao Ancestor Taishang gave Jiang Yang the Ghost Clan Civilization’s coordinates and an aura to pass through the Netherworld Formation.
• Jiang Yang thanked Dao Ancestor Taishang and set out for the Netherworld Realm through the Flame Law World.
• Jiang Yang used the aura to cross the Netherworld Formation and entered the Netherworld Realm.

Jiang Yang arrived in the Netherworld Realm and was escorted to the Ghost Clan Queen’s palace. He met the Queen for the first time as she reclined on her throne.

• Jiang Yang surveyed the spectral blue Netherworld Realm after arriving from the Flame Law World.
• The Queen’s Lamp Keeper met Jiang Yang and escorted him toward the palace.
• Jiang Yang and the Lamp Keeper passed the palace guards and entered the central crimson hall.
• Jiang Yang saw the Ghost Clan Queen reclining on her throne.

Jiang Yang met Yin Jiuer, the Ghost Clan Supreme, who revealed that Gabriel had spoken of him before. Meanwhile, Gabriel and her Angel Legion blockaded Hell and challenged Satan to wait for a fair battle against Lucifer.

• Yin Jiuer welcomed Jiang Yang and teased him for visiting the Immortal Realm before the Underworld.
• Yin Jiuer told Jiang Yang that Gabriel had spoken of him many years earlier.
• Gabriel and an Angel Legion held the devils inside the Hell Great World by blockading its gate.
• Gabriel warned Satan to recover from his injuries and fight Lucifer fairly before the Supremes and Earth Civilization.
• Satan questioned whether everyone thought he was weaker than Lucifer, and Gabriel said she did.

Jiang Yang asked Yin Jiuer for a way to become a Supreme quickly before Earth’s Apocalypse Epoch, and she offered him two dangerous paths through time. The chapter ended after she explained how the Divine Clan had avoided the rivalries that plagued other civilizations.

• Yin Jiuer praised Jiang Yang’s talent and said Gabriel had described him as unmatched among those below the Supremes.
• Jiang Yang said he wanted to become a Supreme quickly so he could protect those he cared about when the Apocalypse Epoch arrived.
• Yin Jiuer warned Jiang Yang that the early Apocalypse would be held by others, but he insisted he could be the one to hold up the sky.
• Yin Jiuer offered Jiang Yang the Underworld Emperor Path or the Demon Emperor Path, each requiring him to travel through the River of Time and establish a civilization after defeating a past rival.
• Yin Jiuer explained that the Divine Clan had no comparable struggle because it awakened its powers late, had few members, and was strong enough to subdue its civilization.

Yin Jiuer explained the difference between Supremes and Quasi-Supremes and outlined the limits of advancing through past timelines. Jiang Yang chose to travel to the Third Epoch and walk the path of the Demon Emperor against the Dao Ancestor.

• Jiang Yang asked Yin Jiuer whether changing the past would affect the present, and she explained that a new timeline would branch off and later fade or merge.
• Yin Jiuer explained that Supremes ruled civilizations, while Quasi-Supremes led Legacy Great Teachings, and that only the current timeline could allow Jiang Yang to become a Supreme.
• Yin Jiuer gave Jiang Yang further guidance on his cultivation path, and he listened and memorized her advice.
• Jiang Yang weighed traveling to the Second Epoch, where Yin Jiuer had lived, against the Third Epoch, where the Dao Ancestor had held power.
• Jiang Yang chose the Third Epoch and resolved to walk the path of the Demon Emperor against the Dao Ancestor.

Jiang Yang chose the Demon Emperor Path, and Yin Jiuer prepared to send him there. The chapter ended with her accepting his choice after he praised her warmly.

• Yin Jiuer reflected on how the Human Emperor had returned Satan's Supreme Position to the Fifth Epoch and chosen Jiang Yang to become the Divine Clan Supreme.
• Jiang Yang raised his head and told Yin Jiuer that he wished to take the Demon Emperor Path.
• Yin Jiuer asked why Jiang Yang had not chosen the Underworld Emperor Path.
• Jiang Yang praised Yin Jiuer and said he would not want to be her enemy even in illusory space-time.
• Yin Jiuer called Jiang Yang an honest man and offered to send him to the Demon Emperor Path.

Yin Jiuer used the Other Shore Bridge of No Return to send Jiang Yang bodily across the River of Time toward the Third Epoch. As he crossed, warriors appeared on both sides of the bridge and cried out, “Guard the Supreme's path!”

• Yin Jiuer offered Jiang Yang the chance to bid farewell to his loved ones, but he declined and prepared to enter the Third Epoch.
• Yin Jiuer opened a path across the River of Time with the Other Shore Bridge of No Return and warned Jiang Yang to stay close because the bodily crossing was dangerous.
• Jiang Yang recognized the River of Time and saw his family and friends below before turning toward the past and walking onward.
• When Jiang Yang reached the halfway point, ranks of bloodstained warriors appeared beside the bridge and shouted, “Guard the Supreme's path!”

Jiang Yang crossed the Other Shore Bridge of No Return and arrived in the Third Epoch, where he awakened in the body of a wounded Three-Legged Golden Crow. After healing the body, he announced his return with a cry that convinced the creatures on the mountain their king had come back to life.

• Jiang Yang heard a future female Supreme urge him not to let the warriors of Apocalypse down, then continued upstream and reached the Azure Ring at the bridge’s end.
• Yin Jiuer told Jiang Yang that one more step would take him to the Third Epoch, and he entered the ripples of space-time despite its punishment and the compression of his power.
• Jiang Yang awoke on a stone throne in a vast ancient world, inhabiting a dying Three-Legged Golden Crow whose cultivation was at Seven Steps.
• Jiang Yang discovered that his original body and cultivation had been compressed into his heart, leaving him able to use only one-tenth of his former power.
• Jiang Yang used his divine power to heal the Golden Crow’s chest wound and restore its golden plumage and flames.
• Jiang Yang cried out across the mountain, and its inhabitants cheered that their king had returned to life.

Jiang Yang recalled the Third Epoch’s origins and the Golden Crow’s rise to power, then learned how a rejected white ape found an ancient Ghost Clan laboratory and transformed himself. The white ape named his new form human, marking the beginning of humanity.

• The Ghost Clan Civilization withdrew to the Myriad Worlds of the Heavens, leaving ruins, biological laboratories, and formations behind on Earth.
• Ghost Clan genetic material and ancient formations shaped the Third Epoch, whose powerful intelligent creatures fought to establish their territories.
• The Golden Crow ate the Enlightenment Tree’s fruit, changed beyond an ordinary Fire Crow, and destroyed the tree to protect his advantage.
• The Golden Crow subdued avian clans and conquered Qilin King, Peng, and Violent Whale King as he expanded his dominion.
• A rejected, hairless white ape entered a well-preserved Ghost Clan biological laboratory and learned the meaning of evolution and a cultivation method.
• After evolving over thousands of years, the white ape called himself human.

In the Third Epoch, Tai Shang developed an Evolution Method that transformed apes into humans and established a growing human tribe. He refined the method into Transformation and set out to spread it among the myriad races as the Golden Crows conquered the Eastern Wasteland.

• Human cultivated for ten thousand years in the evolution laboratory, then went out to spread his Evolution Method, but powerful races rejected it and weaker races struggled to practice it.
• Human sheltered a defeated East Sea ape tribe in exchange for its members practicing his method, and ten thousand years later nearly all of them had evolved into humans.
• After realizing that the new humans formed a distinct race, Human named himself Tai Shang, and more ape tribes joined as the human population grew.
• Tai Shang moved the human tribe to a resource-rich river valley and later refined his method to let other creatures transform into humans while preserving their original forms.
• Tai Shang began visiting the myriad races to promote the human body as the Dao Physique while the Golden Crows conquered the eastern Great Wilderness.

Tai Shang spread the Transformation Art across the Northern Wasteland, requiring races that wanted its deeper cultivation method to share the art and refrain from harming the Human Race. After thousands of years, he traveled to the Central Lands, where he met a young Water Qilin.

• Tai Shang persuaded or forced the Northern Wasteland's intelligent races to practice the Transformation Art, which made cultivation faster in human form.
• Races seeking the more complete cultivation method agreed to spread the Transformation Art and not initiate harm against the Human Race.
• Under Tai Shang's protection, the Human Race grew rapidly, and some powerful, sparsely populated races joined it and had offspring with humans.
• Tai Shang spent several thousand years spreading the art through the Northern Wasteland, then left for the Central Lands.
• Tai Shang continued teaching the art in the Central Lands and encountered a young, beautiful Water Qilin.

Tai Shang recalled how he met the water Qilin princess Linglong, loved her, and lost her in the Golden Crow’s conquest of the Eastern Wasteland. After failing to avenge her, he developed the immensely costly combat art Tai Shang Forgets Emotion.

• The water Qilin princess Linglong met Tai Shang while dancing in a river, and they became friends as he traveled the Great Wilderness spreading the Dao.
• Linglong stayed with Tai Shang for ten thousand years, but returned to the Eastern Wasteland when her father summoned her to fight the Golden Crow.
• Before Linglong departed, Tai Shang gave her Water Linglong, a treasure he had crafted for her, and they said farewell beside the river.
• After the water Qilin tribes were defeated, Tai Shang found Linglong’s shattered treasure and learned she had sacrificed her chance to escape to save a young water Qilin before being slain.
• Tai Shang attempted to assassinate the Golden Crow but escaped after realizing he lacked the strength to win.
• Tai Shang spent a thousand years seeking power and developed the costly combat art Tai Shang Forgets Emotion.

Tai Shang emerged after five thousand years of secluded cultivation, having embraced the path of the Immortals, while Golden Crow united the Eastern Wasteland’s intelligent tribes as the Demon Race and prepared to attack the Northern Wasteland. Tai Shang headed east, determined to kill Golden Crow.

• Tai Shang used the Tai Shang Forgets Emotion Method to turn his feelings for Water Linglong into power and discovered the path of the Immortals.
• Golden Crow recovered, consolidated his rule over the Eastern Wasteland, and convened representatives of its many races to address their conflicts.
• Golden Crow united the intelligent tribes under the name Demon Race and ordered them to swear allegiance beneath the starry sky.
• Golden Crow learned that Tai Shang had come from the Human Race in the Northern Wasteland and decided to march against them.
• Tai Shang emerged from seclusion and strode toward the Eastern Wasteland, intent on killing Golden Crow.

Tai Shang attacked the Demon Race’s Royal Court on Zhou Mountain and killed the Golden Crow after defeating him in battle. The Golden Crow’s followers dispersed or left with Peng and the Violent Whale King, and Jiang Yang took the throne a year later.

• Tai Shang arrived at Zhou Mountain as the Demon Race gathered to pledge allegiance to the Golden Crow.
• Tai Shang struck down the Demon Race troops blocking his way and confronted the Golden Crow at the summit.
• The Golden Crow offered to share the world with Tai Shang, but Tai Shang demanded vengeance for Linglong and the two fought.
• Tai Shang defeated and killed the Golden Crow while Peng and the Violent Whale King watched without helping.
• After Tai Shang left, the Demon Race dispersed, and Jiang Yang took the Golden Crow’s place a year later.