Recaps

Chu Kuangren and the White-Robed General arrived at a volcano nourished by a powerful fire-attribute earth vein, where Heavenly Prides gathered to seize the treasures its eruption produced. As the contest began, Chu Kuangren remained still and watched the others compete.

• The White-Robed General accompanied Chu Kuangren to the opportunity, and Chu Kuangren drew the legendary Sealing Sword Formation on the way.
• At the volcano, Desolate Origin Palace Lord explained that a high-grade fire-attribute earth vein had accumulated enough energy to erupt and release treasures.
• Chu Kuangren recognized Xiao Jingchen among the top-ranked Heavenly Prides and chose to leave him alive, while Xiao Jingchen feared provoking him.
• Wang Tianteng, Zhan Hongying's Hell Demon Wolf Pipi, and Hu Meiren used their abilities to claim treasures as lava erupted from the volcano.
• Chu Kuangren and the White-Robed General stayed in midair without moving while the other cultivators fought over the treasures.

Chu Kuangren seized the volcano’s best treasures with his spatial technique while the other cultivators fought over what he ignored. When an Emperor-grade Earth Core Flame appeared, Xiao Hong arrived, drawn by its fire aura.

• Chu Kuangren used his spatial technique to take the earthfire crystals and later Quasi-Emperor-grade treasures before the other cultivators could reach them.
• A Saint complained that Chu Kuangren was taking all the good treasures, but the others disowned him and he retreated.
• A golden light with Emperor-grade energy appeared in the lava, and Chu Kuangren’s Spirit Thought burned away when it approached.
• The cultivators suspected the golden light was an Emperor-grade Earth Core Flame, and several Heavenly Prides prepared to compete for it.
• Xiao Hong arrived as a Divine Phoenix, explaining that the powerful fire aura would help her, while the Heavenly Prides marveled at her and envied Chu Kuangren.

Divine Phoenix Xiao Hong swallowed the Emperor Flame and faced a nine-colored heavenly tribulation to become a Saint. After surviving the first eight bolts, she insisted to Chu Kuangren that she could withstand the final one herself.

• Chu Kuangren let Divine Phoenix Xiao Hong claim the Emperor Flame, and she swallowed it in the volcanic crater.
• The Emperor Flame triggered a nine-colored heavenly tribulation as Xiao Hong flew out of the crater to face it.
• Xiao Hong blocked the first seven lightning bolts, using her strengthened golden flames against the seventh.
• The eighth bolt injured Xiao Hong and scattered her feathers and blood, while Chu Kuangren prepared to intervene if she faltered.
• Xiao Hong told Chu Kuangren she could face the final bolt herself.

The Divine Phoenix survived the nine-colored tribulation by entering nirvana, though everyone believed she had died. When Quasi-Emperor Baili Yin tried to seize her body, Chu Kuangren fought him off and pursued him as he fled.

• The Divine Phoenix endured the ninth tribulation bolt, then severed her life force as part of her nirvana rebirth, which Chu Kuangren confirmed with the Eye of Insight.
• Quasi-Emperor Baili Yin appeared and tried to take the Divine Phoenix's body, but Chu Kuangren blocked his attack and identified him.
• Baili Yin offered treasures in exchange for the Divine Phoenix, but Chu Kuangren refused and attacked him with the Kunwu Sword.
• Chu Kuangren's sword strikes, empowered by heavenly punishment Daoist rhyme, suppressed Baili Yin and wounded his palm.
• Baili Yin fled when he realized he was outmatched, and Chu Kuangren summoned the Space Condensing Character Talisman to stop him.

Chu Kuangren pursued Baili Yin to Netherworld Valley after the Quasi-Emperor escaped his attack as a spirit body. Meanwhile, the Divine Phoenix completed her nirvana and joined Chu Kuangren, who arrived at the valley and discovered it concealed numerous Quasi-Emperors.

• Chu Kuangren slowed Baili Yin with a Space Condensing Character Talisman and attacked him with sword energy infused with Heavenly Punishment Daoist Rhyme.
• Baili Yin self-destructed to escape Chu Kuangren's confinement, leaving behind a spirit body that fled toward Netherworld Valley.
• The Divine Phoenix revived through nirvana, grew stronger, and received the homage of birds across Firmament Star.
• Chu Kuangren tracked Baili Yin's spirit body and transported himself and the Divine Phoenix to Netherworld Valley.
• The Netherworld Valley Master and the valley's Quasi-Emperors sensed Chu Kuangren's arrival, while Chu Kuangren discovered powerful beings hidden behind restrictive barriers.

Chu Kuangren arrived at Netherworld Valley with the Divine Phoenix and killed Baili Yin after accusing the valley of repeatedly targeting him and the Divine Phoenix. He then challenged the Netherworld Valley Lord, and their battle began with Chu Kuangren gaining the advantage using the Sea God Trident.

• Chu Kuangren and the Divine Phoenix descended upon Netherworld Valley, and Chu Kuangren captured Baili Yin’s spirit with the Soul-Hooking Cord.
• The Netherworld Valley Lord appeared and demanded to know why Chu Kuangren kept targeting Netherworld Valley.
• Chu Kuangren accused Netherworld Valley of interfering at Xuanhuang Divine Palace and trying to seize the Divine Phoenix’s body, then destroyed Baili Yin’s spirit and absorbed his soul energy.
• The Netherworld Valley Lord challenged Chu Kuangren, who recalled his warning and declared that he had come to kill him.
• The Netherworld Valley Lord wielded the Dragon-Scale Blood Blade, but Chu Kuangren summoned the Sea God Trident and struck him with enough force to put him at a disadvantage.

Chu Kuangren defeated the Netherworld Valley Lord with the Dragon-Scale Blood Blade, forcing him to escape after losing an arm. He then claimed the Lord’s treasures and met the Netherworld Valley Quasi-Emperors, who agreed to exchange greetings.

• The Netherworld Valley Lord attacked Chu Kuangren with his signature saber technique, but Chu shattered the attack and trapped him briefly with the Space Condensing Character Talisman.
• The Netherworld Valley Lord used a Great Teleportation Talisman to escape, but Chu Kuangren severed his right arm before he vanished.
• Chu Kuangren took the Dragon-Scale Blood Blade and Heaven and Earth Ring, then asked whether anyone objected to his killing Wuyue Quasi-Emperor and Baili Yin.
• After the Quasi-Emperors remained silent, Chu Kuangren invited them to meet, and they emerged from across Netherworld Valley.
• Chu Kuangren used his Eye of Insight to learn about the Quasi-Emperors, introduced himself as Sect Leader of the Mystic Heaven Sect, and exchanged polite greetings with them.

At Netherworld Valley, Chu Kuangren joined a Dao discussion with more than a dozen Quasi-Emperors and reflected on whether he should follow one established path or forge his own. Remembering his undefeated journey, he chose the Way of Invincibility, leaving the Quasi-Emperors astonished by the aura of his newly found Dao.

• Chu Kuangren sent the Divine Phoenix back to the Mystic Heaven Sect before entering Netherworld Valley and meeting its Quasi-Emperors.
• The Quasi-Emperors told Chu Kuangren that eight of the Ten Forbidden Lands harbored ancient powerhouses, then began a discussion on the Dao.
• Chu Kuangren displayed many techniques and Daos, impressing the Quasi-Emperors with the breadth and depth of his understanding.
• An elderly Quasi-Emperor advised Chu Kuangren to forge his own Dao, while others suggested he pursue One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws.
• Chu Kuangren recalled his undefeated journey and resolved to cultivate the Way of Invincibility, sweeping across the world and remaining invincible wherever he stood.
• The Quasi-Emperors sensed Chu Kuangren's new aura and realized he had found the Dao he would walk.

After finding his Dao at the Netherworld Valley discussion, Chu Kuangren traded for ice-attribute treasures to give to Shang Qingxue through the White-Robed General. He rejected Hu Meiren's advances and left with the general, while the other Hidden Dragon List prides admitted they could not compare to him.

• Chu Kuangren thanked the Quasi-Emperors for their Dao discussion and traded with Tianxue Quasi-Emperor for several ice-attribute treasures.
• Chu Kuangren gave the White-Robed General ice-attribute treasures for Shang Qingxue in exchange for the general's newly obtained treasures.
• Hu Meiren invited Chu Kuangren to her residence, but he refused, and his Kunwu Sword forced her back when she approached.
• Chu Kuangren left with the White-Robed General, and Hu Meiren vowed she could still win him over.
• Wang Tianteng, Zhan Hongying, and Xiao Jingchen discussed Chu Kuangren's strength and appearance, with Zhan Hongying admitting they could not compare to him.

After the White-Robed General reunited with Shang Qingxue, Chu Kuangren returned to the Mystic Heaven Sect and agreed to let Elder Ruyan and the other elders enter closed-door cultivation to pursue Sainthood. Elder Ruyan struggled to leave the sect’s affairs behind, but tea sent by Chu Kuangren gave her a sudden surge of Dao insight and pushed her toward the Saint Realm.

• The White-Robed General gave Shang Qingxue treasures and told her how he had searched for her and her mother, and the two began to get along harmoniously.
• Chu Kuangren studied the Stone Stele while overseeing the Mystic Heaven Sect, whose elders had reached the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Elder Ruyan and the other elders asked Chu Kuangren to approve their closed-door cultivation, and he reluctantly agreed after receiving their list of replacements.
• Elder Ruyan tried to begin her retreat but kept worrying about the sect’s affairs and the matters she had not yet told Chu Kuangren.
• Lan Yu delivered tea from Chu Kuangren to Elder Ruyan, and tasting it filled her with Dao insight that rapidly advanced her toward the Saint Realm.

Chu Kuangren used Enlightenment Tea to help Elder Ruyan break through to the Saint realm and return to managing the Mystic Heaven Sect, then entered seclusion to study the Yellow Springs Stele. Meanwhile, Tuba and his group breached Purgatory Forest’s restrictions and charged inside to destroy the Yellow Springs Grand Formation.

• Chu Kuangren struggled with the Mystic Heaven Sect’s internal affairs until Elder Ruyan returned after the Enlightenment Tea helped her break through to the Saint realm.
• Elder Ruyan resumed managing the sect, and its replacement disciples gradually became capable of handling their duties.
• Chu Kuangren entered seclusion to study the Yellow Springs Stele while events unfolded outside.
• Tuba brought Elder Luo and a group of demons to Purgatory Forest, intending to destroy the Yellow Springs Grand Formation and open a passage to the Demon Realm.
• Elder Luo used the Black Devil Formation Disk to unravel Purgatory Forest’s eighteen layers of restrictions, and Tuba led the group inside.

Zhan Hongying returned to Purgatory Forest as the Yellow Springs Grand Formation broke and Demon Realm elites attacked the Asura Clan. Demonic qi spread across Firmament Star, unleashing mass death and chaos as Quasi-Emperors rushed toward the forest.

• Zhan Hongying sensed that Purgatory Forest’s eighteen restrictions had vanished and hurried toward the Asura Clan.
• The Asura Clan chief and elders fought Tuba and the Demon Realm elites while their Quasi-Emperors remained occupied with the formation.
• Zhan Hongying and her Hell Demon Wolf Pipi joined the battle, killing and driving back Demon Realm attackers.
• Demonic qi erupted from the broken Yellow Springs Grand Formation, delighting the Demon Realm elites and alarming cultivators across Firmament Star.
• Demonic qi contaminated the planet, killing cultivators and turning commoners berserk, while sealed Demonic Beasts broke free.
• Quasi-Emperors set out for Purgatory Forest as Firmament Star plunged into a cataclysm.

As the Demon Realm’s seals broke across Firmament Star, Quasi-Emperors rushed to contain the spreading disaster, but Tianjizi said only the Number One Under the Firmament might resolve it. The Mystic Heaven Sect coordinated evacuations and defenses as a demonic ape and the Blackflame Demon Saint approached its formation.

• Emperor consciousnesses debated intervening after the Demon Realm broke its seal, but feared their power would damage Firmament Star and end its coming era.
• Tianjizi told the Emperors that the catastrophe could not be stopped without an Emperor and pointed to the Number One Under the Firmament as their only hope.
• Demonic creatures broke free of their seals across Firmament Star, including a hundred-zhang demonic ape in Mystic Wind Dao Province and the Blackflame Demon Saint, who emerged from a volcano after seventy thousand years.
• Elder Ruyan coordinated rescue efforts across Mystic Wind Dao Province, directing Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, and Qin Wushuang to aid threatened locations.
• Elder Ruyan activated the Cloud Sea Wonder Formation when the demonic ape approached the Mystic Heaven Sect, but the Blackflame Demon Saint’s vast cloud of demonic qi struck the formation and shook the sect.

Chu Kuangren destroyed two Demon Realm attackers threatening the Mystic Heaven Sect, then the Asura Clan faced a massive invasion after the Demon Realm passage reopened. The Asuras fought without retreat, but their forces were being overwhelmed as four more Devil Race Quasi-Emperors emerged.

• Chu Kuangren summoned the Ancient Buddha and destroyed the demonic ape and the Demon Saint attacking the Mystic Heaven Sect.
• Chu Kuangren ordered the Mystic Heaven Sect disciples to follow Elder Ruyan’s arrangements, then vanished toward the crisis.
• A Demon Realm Quasi-Emperor and hundreds of thousands of creatures emerged from the reopened passage in Purgatory Forest.
• The Asura Clan Chief rallied his people to fight to the death, and the Asuras battled the invading army despite being outnumbered.
• Tuba fought Zhan Hongying and declared the Asura Clan’s defeat inevitable as four more Devil Race Quasi-Emperors emerged from the passage.

Four Demon Realm Quasi-Emperors joined Tuba as Firmament Star’s Quasi-Emperors fought to stop the invasion and close the passage. The Demon Emperor emerged from the passage, declared that he would rule Firmament Star, and was met with a defiant shout of “Bullshit!!”

• Four Demon Realm Quasi-Emperors arrived and told Tuba that his father, the Demon Emperor, was sending an avatar.
• Firmament Star’s Quasi-Emperors arrived and battled the Demon Realm forces, while the five Demon Realm Quasi-Emperors stalled for time.
• A Quasi-Emperor used a formation disc to trap the five Demon Realm Quasi-Emperors as the others tried to close the Demon Realm Passage.
• The Quasi-Emperors shrank the passage’s vortex but could not close it, and a black light from within the passage sent them flying.
• The Demon Emperor emerged, declared that he would rule Firmament Star, and heard someone shout, “Bullshit!!”

Chu Kuangren arrived at Purgatory Forest and confronted the Arrogant Demon Emperor, whose avatar was leading the Demon Realm’s invasion of Firmament Star. He matched the Emperor’s power with Heavenly Punishment Daoist Rhyme, and their battle continued as the Arrogant Demon Emperor unleashed a powerful saber technique.

• The Arrogant Demon Emperor declared that he would rule Firmament Star, but Chu Kuangren appeared and drove him back with a golden Buddha palm.
• Chu Kuangren recognized the Arrogant Demon Emperor as an avatar he had encountered before, and the Demon Emperor was shocked by how much Chu Kuangren had advanced.
• The Arrogant Demon Emperor used Emperor Dao Pressure, but Chu Kuangren countered it with the power of the Heavenly Dao and fought at full strength.
• Chu Kuangren traded blows with the Arrogant Demon Emperor and unleashed multiple Emperor Techniques, startling the watching Quasi-Emperors and Heavenly Prides.
• The Arrogant Demon Emperor invoked the Arrogant Demon Codex and Arrogant Heart Art, then sent pitch-black saber light surging toward Chu Kuangren.

Chu Kuangren used three Emperor Weapons and the Four Seasons Sword Formation to overpower the Arrogant Demon Emperor's avatar. As Firmament Star's Quasi-Emperors struggled to seal the Demon Realm Passage, powerful auras emerged from within it.

• The Arrogant Demon Emperor launched a powerful saber slash, and Chu Kuangren countered with his Heavenly Baleful Armor and full strength, surviving the clash through his Undying Body.
• Chu Kuangren revealed the Sea God Trident and Azure Spirit Sword Box, shocking the Quasi-Emperors with his three Emperor Weapons.
• Chu Kuangren deployed the Four Seasons Sword Formation and attacked the Arrogant Demon Emperor with its sword qi and the Sea God Trident.
• Chu Kuangren wounded the Arrogant Demon Emperor's avatar and forced him into retreat, while Tuba and the Demon Realm forces watched in disbelief.
• Firmament Star's Quasi-Emperors tried to seal the Demon Realm Passage but made no progress, and powerful auras emerged from the passage.

The Seven Demon Emperors descended through the Demon Realm Passage in avatar form and joined forces against Chu Kuangren. Although their combined attack blasted him into a rock face, he emerged unharmed and began trapping them, leaving the battle unresolved.

• The six Demon Emperor avatars arrived to assist the Arrogant Demon Emperor, who escaped the Four Seasons Sword Formation after the Wrath Demon Emperor struck it.
• The Demon Emperors declared the Firmament Star’s defeat certain, but Chu Kuangren calmly challenged their confidence.
• The Greed, Wrath, Gluttony, and Envy Demon Emperors attacked Chu Kuangren together and sent him crashing into a rock face.
• Chu Kuangren walked out uninjured, traced a Space Condensing Character Talisman to stall the Demon Emperors, and threw the Nine Profound Heavenly Fire Cover over them.

Chu Kuangren borrowed the swords of Firmament Star to unleash the Sealing Sword Formation, destroying the Demon Emperor avatars and sealing the Demon Realm Passage. The seven Demon Emperors raged in the Demon Realm as the passage vanished and the remaining demons were left despairing.

• Chu Kuangren trapped the Demon Emperor avatars briefly with the Nine Profound Li Fire Cover and summoned swords from across Firmament Star.
• Swordsmen across Firmament Star lent him their swords and spiritual power, gathering hundreds of millions of swords around him.
• Chu Kuangren activated the Sealing Sword Formation and sent its sealing power toward the Demon Realm Passage.
• Chu Kuangren blasted the Wrath Demon Emperor into a mist of blood and destroyed the other Demon Emperor avatars with his sword qi.
• The seven Demon Emperors flew into a rage after learning their avatars had been destroyed and their descent had failed.
• The Sealing Sword Formation sealed the Demon Realm Passage, leaving the remaining demons, including the One-Horned Dragon Demon, in despair.

Chu Kuangren sealed the Demon Realm Passage, stopped the invasion, and helped clear the remaining Demonic Beasts. Back at the Mystic Heaven Sect, he discussed guarding the passage with the Asura Clan and learned why the Yellow Springs Stele had lost its Emperor power before Tianjizi arrived with others wishing to thank him.

• Chu Kuangren used his sword formation to kill the fleeing Devil Race cultivators and end the catastrophe, crediting the Sword Cultivators Under Heaven for lending him their swords.
• Chu Kuangren and the Quasi-Emperors dealt with most of the escaped Demonic Beasts, then the Mystic Heaven Sect counted more than a hundred million civilian casualties in its provinces.
• The Asura Clan Chief asked Chu Kuangren whether his clan should keep guarding the Demon Realm Passage, and Chu Kuangren urged them to continue and explained how to maintain the Sealing Sword Formation.
• Chu Kuangren returned the Yellow Springs Stele to the Asura Clan, and the Asura Clan Chief realized Yellow Springs Manor had drained the Emperor power from it.
• Tianjizi visited Chu Kuangren, bowed in thanks for saving Firmament Star, and said others also wished to express their gratitude.

After the Emperors bowed to Chu Kuangren in thanks, Tianjizi told him that Emperor Road would open in about a year and gave him information about its contenders. Chu Kuangren began preparing the Mystic Heaven Sect’s Daoist Seeds, while his growing reputation reached the Nine Heavens and marked him as a possible obstacle on Emperor Road.

• Tianjizi summoned the Emperors’ projections, and they bowed to Chu Kuangren for averting the catastrophe before dispersing.
• Tianjizi told Chu Kuangren that Emperor Road would open in about a year and gave him a jade slip about major forces and Heavenly Prides.
• Chu Kuangren summoned Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, Shang Qingxue, and the other Daoist Seeds, then began intensive training to prepare them for Emperor Road.
• Heavenly Prides returned to the Nine Heavens with news of Chu Kuangren, spreading his name among its Daoist Traditions.
• The Bai Family’s head questioned Xiao Jingchen about Chu Kuangren, and Xiao Jingchen judged him a potential threat even to Bai Hongyu.
• The Bai Family and other Nine Heavens factions began watching Chu Kuangren, whose fame continued to spread.

After a year of training and preparation, Chu Kuangren and the Mystic Heaven Sect's Daoist Seeds set out for the Emperor Road after its entrance appeared in the dangerous Sea of Mists. The chapter leaves them approaching an entrance that has already claimed the lives of cultivators who tried to sail into the mist.

• Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, and the others trained against Chu Kuangren's Sword Qi Clone while Chu Kuangren reflected on his unusual cultivation and the coming Emperor Road.
• A golden pillar of light appeared in the Sea of Mists, and cultivators across Firmament Star realized that the Emperor Road had opened.
• Chu Kuangren asked the Divine Phoenix to remain behind and guard the Mystic Heaven Sect while he entered the Emperor Road.
• Chu Kuangren and Lan Yu led Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, Junyi, Shang Qingxue, and the other Daoist Seeds toward the Sea of Mists aboard the Mirage Tower.
• Cultivators outside the Sea of Mists tried to enter by Immortal Boats, but a sea beast destroyed one boat and tentacles dragged its passengers underwater.

Chu Kuangren opened a path through the Sea of Mists and entered the Emperor Road with the cultivators following him. In Stone City, the Wu family head used the Azure Glass Divine Lamp to repel the Three Great Families, but his strength soon faltered, leaving the Wu Family in danger.

• Chu Kuangren cleaved the Sea of Mists with Sword Qi, and the cultivators followed Mirage Tower through the passage to the Emperor Road.
• Chu Kuangren and his companions entered the pillar of light leading to the Emperor Road.
• The Three Great Families and the Wu Family Grand Elder besieged the Wu family head and demanded the Azure Glass Divine Lamp.
• The Wu family head fueled the Emperor Weapon with his blood essence, unleashing its power and severely wounding the burly man.
• The Wu family head weakened, and the Grand Elder and the burly man seized their chance to attack.

Chu Kuangren arrived on the Emperor Road and claimed the Azure Glass Divine Lamp after defeating the forces attacking the Wu Family. He saved the injured Wu Family Head and asked the family to do something for him.

• Chu Kuangren appeared on the battlefield and caught the Azure Glass Divine Lamp, an Emperor Weapon that had fallen from the Wu Family Head’s hand.
• When a Saint King attacked him, Chu Kuangren blasted the man’s arm apart and sent him flying, frightening the other lineages.
• Chu Kuangren refused to give up the lamp, then annihilated the Wu Family Grand Elder with a burst of psychic power after the Grand Elder threatened him.
• The burly Saint King led the remaining attackers away, and Chu Kuangren revealed that the Grand Elder had been a traitor to the Wu Family.
• Chu Kuangren healed the gravely injured Wu Family Head with the Spring Wind Transforming Rain Technique and asked the family to do something for him.

Chu Kuangren secured the Wu Family’s cooperation and gathered information about the Emperor Road while learning that powerful forces were competing for the Emperor Position. He discovered the Azure Glass Divine Lamp was incomplete and realized ancient Daoist Traditions had established forces on the Emperor Road long ago.

• Chu Kuangren asked the Wu Family Head about the Emperor Road and ordered him to gather information on its forces, Heavenly Prides, and Emperor Position.
• The Wu Family Head told his elders to cooperate with Chu Kuangren, reasoning that befriending a powerful outsider could benefit the family.
• The Zhang and Qian Family Heads reported their failure to the Sword Daoist, who threatened them and promised to send Sword Attendants the next day.
• Chu Kuangren discovered the Azure Glass Divine Lamp had no wick and considered returning it if the Wu Family served him well.
• The Wu Family Head delivered a map and information to Chu Kuangren, who recognized that Daoist Traditions from the Nine Heavens had long been making plans on the Emperor Road.