Chapter Summaries

After mastering the Chaos Body, Chu Kuangren fought the Underworld God's endless Demon Ghost Rakshasas inside the Emperor-Burying Coffin. He used the battle to approach the Emperor Dao, replenishing his strength by refining Chaos Qi as the fight continued.

• The Chaos Dao Lord explained the Emperor realms and the legend of the Immortals to Chu Kuangren.
• Chu Kuangren made the Chaos Body's power his own after studying it for over ten days.
• The Underworld God's manifestation opened the Gate of the Underworld and sent endless Demon Ghost Rakshasas after Chu Kuangren.
• Chu Kuangren fought the ghosts and Asuras, honing his Dao and nearing the bottleneck above the Ultimate Dao.
• As his spiritual power and Emperor Qi ran low, Chu Kuangren activated the Heaven and Earth Furnace Body to refine Chaos Qi and replenish his strength.

Chu Kuangren broke through the barrier to the Emperor Dao while fighting in the Emperor-Burying Coffin, proving his Dao through power and triggering vast phenomena that alarmed powerful figures across the Nine Heavens and Three Realms. As others reacted to his apparent breakthrough, Emperor Mountain emerged ahead of schedule, giving the Heavenly Prides their chance to pursue Emperor status.

• Chu Kuangren kept fighting the asuras and evil ghosts, using his Myriad Daoist Law Manifestation to hold the Gate of the Underworld open and deepen his understanding of his Dao.
• Chu Kuangren shattered the barrier to the Emperor Dao and proved his Dao inside the Emperor-Burying Coffin.
• The Emperor Dao fluctuations spread across Emperor Road, alarming its Ancient Daoist Traditions and prompting Emperor-Class cultivators to search for their source.
• The Emperors in the Nine Heavens discussed the breakthrough, and Jade Heavenly Venerable explained that Chu Kuangren had been trapped in the Emperor-Burying Coffin; a white-robed old man and a purple-and-gold-robed man also took notice of him.
• The purple-and-gold-robed man destroyed a blood-red mist that approached Firmament Star and remarked that its group was becoming more active.
• The golden mist around Emperor Mountain dispersed, causing the mountain to emerge ahead of schedule and exciting the Heavenly Prides.

Emperor Mountain appeared within the Emperor Road, revealing nine Emperor Positions and drawing Emperors and Heavenly Prides from every Daoist Tradition. Lan Yu and the Mystic Heaven Sect Daoist Seeds reunited, dismissed rumors of Chu Kuangren’s death, and began climbing the mountain.

• Emperors and Heavenly Prides arrived at Emperor Mountain and discovered that its nine Emperor Positions were reserved for Heavenly Prides, while Emperor Dao Pressure hindered their ascent.
• Qin Tianchen climbed with ease as some Heavenly Prides called him the Number One Under Heaven and claimed Chu Kuangren was dead.
• Lan Yu struck down a Heavenly Pride who disparaged Chu Kuangren, then fought Sha Wushe and blasted him back with her Divine Flame.
• Lan Yu reunited with Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, Shang Qingxue, Junyi, Jin Feiyan, Zhuo Han, and Qin Wushuang, and they rejected the rumors of Chu Kuangren’s death.
• Lan Yu and the other Heavenly Prides set out to climb Emperor Mountain as the nine Emperor Positions awaited them at the summit.

Chu Kuangren broke through to the Emperor Dao and began condensing Emperor Essence inside the Emperor-Burying Coffin. Meanwhile, eight Heavenly Prides claimed Emperor Positions on Emperor Mountain, and someone reached the summit as the final position remained.

• Chu Kuangren shattered the Gate of the Underworld and learned from the Chaos Dao Lord that his Way of Invincibility had a perfect Emperor Dao; the Chaos Dao Lord also told him that only the Human King, Cang, had possessed an ultimate Dao among humans.
• Chu Kuangren absorbed the Emperor-Burying Coffin's Chaos Qi and shattered his seven supreme foundations to begin forming Emperor Essence.
• Qin Tianchen reached the summit of Emperor Mountain first and claimed an Emperor Position, sending a golden pillar of light into the sky.
• Wang Quan reached the summit second, followed by Lan Yu, who claimed the third Emperor Position without the people from the Mystic Heaven Sect.
• Jiu Yan, Zi Wuji, Sha Wushe, Leng Ningyu, and Bai Hongyu claimed five more Emperor Positions, leaving only one unoccupied.
• The onlookers saw someone reach the summit, but the chapter ended before revealing who it was.

Murong Xuan claimed the ninth and final Emperor Position, while Qin Tianchen and Chu Kuangren rapidly condensed Emperor Qi in pursuit of powerful grades of Emperor Essence. A year later, Bai Hongyu and Wang Quan became Emperors and realized Qin Tianchen was nearing high-grade Emperor Essence.

• Murong Xuan claimed the final Emperor Position, completing the nine positions and helping restore the incomplete Heavenly Dao.
• Qin Tianchen absorbed energy from his Emperor Position and rapidly accumulated Emperor Qi, aiming to surpass the low-grade Emperor Essence he had formed in his previous life.
• Chu Kuangren refined Chaos Qi inside the Emperor-Burying Coffin, accumulating thousands of strands of Emperor Qi as the Chaos Dao Lord wondered if he could achieve the unprecedented ultimate-grade Emperor Essence.
• After a year, Bai Hongyu and Wang Quan emerged as Emperors and discovered that Qin Tianchen had accumulated over nine hundred strands of Emperor Qi and was attempting high-grade Emperor Essence.

Chu Kuangren absorbed the Chaos Qi in the Emperor-Burying Coffin and, with the Chaos Dao Lord’s help, condensed the first ultimate Emperor Essence in human history. He became an Emperor, but could not free the Chaos Dao Lord from the coffin, and asked how he could help him.

• Qin Tianchen condensed 999 strands of Emperor Qi into high-grade Emperor Essence while Chu Kuangren continued accumulating Emperor Qi inside the Emperor-Burying Coffin.
• Chu Kuangren’s Undying Body repaired his splitting flesh as he absorbed Chaos Qi, and the Chaos Dao Lord returned to his body to provide his own cultivation as more Chaos Qi.
• Chu Kuangren condensed 100,000 strands of Emperor Qi into ultimate Emperor Essence, sending a terrifying fluctuation across the universe and transforming his body into an Emperor’s physique.
• The Chaos Dao Lord told Chu Kuangren that no one, not even the Human King, had possessed ultimate Emperor Essence, and revealed that he had exhausted his cultivation to help create it.
• Chu Kuangren shattered the blood-colored pillars restraining the Chaos Dao Lord, but could not free him from the Emperor-Burying Coffin, so he asked what help the Dao Lord needed.

Chu Kuangren learned that the Headless Female Emperor was Luo Shui, the Chaos Dao Lord’s disciple, and promised to investigate what had happened to her. After escaping the Emperor-Burying Coffin, he sealed it beneath Black Soil and headed to Emperor Mountain, where nine Emperors had ascended.

• The Chaos Dao Lord gave Chu Kuangren a painting of his disciple Luo Shui and his life’s insights, then learned that Luo Shui’s head had been separated from her body.
• Chu Kuangren escaped the Emperor-Burying Coffin and sensed that Emperor Road’s restrictions were disappearing as spiritual qi and the Great Dao flourished.
• Chu Kuangren seized the Sword Clan’s swords, including its Emperor Weapons, and used them to complete the Sealing Sword Formation over Black Soil.
• Chu Kuangren resolved to save the Chaos Dao Lord once he reached a higher realm, then went to Emperor Mountain to see who had become Emperors.
• Bai Hongyu, Wang Quan, Jiu Yan, Zi Wuji, and other Taboo Heavenly Prides ascended to the Emperor Realm, followed by the reincarnated Great Emperor Qin Tianchen.
• The cultivators gathered at Emperor Mountain paid their respects to the nine newly ascended Emperors.

Sha Wushe and several new Emperors attacked Lan Yu and her allies over their connection to Chu Kuangren, while Emperor-Class cultivators turned on Nangong Huang and the others. As the battle threatened to overwhelm both groups, an indifferent voice spoke across Emperor Mountain.

• Sha Wushe challenged Lan Yu, and their first clash shook Emperor Mountain.
• Sha Wushe, Bai Hongyu, Wang Quan, and Jiu Yan fought Lan Yu, Murong Xuan, and Leng Ningyu, while Qin Tianchen declined to join them.
• Jiu Yan teamed up with Sha Wushe against Lan Yu, putting her at a disadvantage as the Emperor battle shook the mountain.
• A Sword Clan Emperor-Class cultivator attacked Nangong Huang, and cultivators from several other factions moved to kill Chu Kuangren's associates.
• An indifferent voice rang out across Emperor Mountain, remarking that the place was quite lively.

Chu Kuangren returned to Emperor Mountain after being swallowed by the Emperor-Burying Coffin and effortlessly killed the Emperor-Class cultivators threatening Nangong Huang and the others. Qin Tianchen challenged him, but Chu Kuangren shattered his attack with a casual palm and left him sprawled on the ground.

• Chu Kuangren appeared on Emperor Mountain, startling everyone who had believed the Emperor-Burying Coffin had killed him.
• Chu Kuangren killed every Emperor-Class cultivator surrounding Nangong Huang and the others with an unseen force, and his allies rejoiced at his return.
• Lan Yu and Leng Ningyu reacted with happiness and relief, while Jiu Yan, Wang Quan, and Bai Hongyu each declared their intent to defeat Chu Kuangren.
• Qin Tianchen stopped Sha Wushe from attacking Chu Kuangren and announced that only he could defeat him.
• Qin Tianchen attacked Chu Kuangren with a powerful punch, but Chu Kuangren shattered it with a casual palm and sent Qin Tianchen crashing to the ground.

Chu Kuangren revealed that he had become an Emperor by proving the Dao through power, then overwhelmed the newly crowned Emperors at Emperor Mountain. After killing Qin Tianchen and several others, he left Zi Wuji alive and faced an interruption from the void.

• Chu Kuangren revealed his Emperor status and declared that the new Emperors would die on the day they became Emperors.
• Sha Wushe attacked Chu Kuangren, but Chu Kuangren killed him with one finger.
• Bai Hongyu, Wang Quan, and Jiu Yan attacked together, but Chu Kuangren reflected their assaults and then destroyed them with a surge of Emperor Qi.
• Chu Kuangren spared Zi Wuji because he had not attacked and praised his talent.
• Chu Kuangren restrained the fleeing Qin Tianchen with psychic power and killed him with an Emperor-Grade Thunder Talisman after someone shouted from the void.

Chu Kuangren repelled Qin Yu after killing several newly ascended Emperors, and Leng Xin stopped the veteran Emperor from escalating the fight. The Great Emperors invited the new Emperors to meet at Great Snow Dragon Mountain in one month, as signs of a new age spread across the cultivation world.

• Qin Yu attacked Chu Kuangren, but Chu Kuangren’s punch drove the third-stage Early Emperor back and left him questioning the quality of Chu Kuangren’s Emperor Essence.
• Leng Xin intervened and warned Qin Yu that fighting Chu Kuangren could bring consequences from the Star-Transforming Great Emperor; Qin Yu withdrew.
• Leng Ningyu greeted Leng Xin as her ancestral master, and Leng Xin told her she could now treat her as a peer.
• Leng Xin invited the new Emperors to meet at Great Snow Dragon Mountain on Firmament Star in one month, promising to answer their questions and explain matters concerning Emperors; Chu Kuangren accepted.
• Chu Kuangren and the others left Emperor Mountain as cultivators discussed signs of the Great Dao flourishing and the various Daoist Traditions departed after receiving a message.

Chu Kuangren and his companions prepared to leave the Seven Emotions Sect after becoming Emperors, and Murong Xuan reunited with Yang Xiyun. They returned to Firmament Star, where the revelation that the Mystic Heaven Sect had produced three Emperors shocked the entire world.

• Chu Kuangren told the Seven Emotions Sect about his experience in the Emperor-Burying Coffin and discussed the strengthening Heavenly Dao and his Heavenly Punishment powers.
• Chu Kuangren and his companions departed with Leng Ningyu and Chi Yue, while Murong Xuan visited Seven-String City and reunited with Yang Xiyun.
• Murong Xuan asked Chu Kuangren to officiate his wedding to Yang Xiyun, and Chu Kuangren agreed.
• Chu Kuangren used the Space Transport Technique to bring the group back to Firmament Star, where Emperor Dao Pressure spread from the four Emperors among them.
• Chu Kuangren led the group toward the Mystic Heaven Sect as cultivators across Firmament Star recognized Chu Kuangren, Lan Yu, and Murong Xuan as Emperors.

Chu Kuangren, Murong Xuan, and Lan Yu returned to the Mystic Heaven Sect as newly made Emperors, bringing the sect great excitement. Chu Kuangren learned that Gu Linglong had abdicated and left Firmament Star to follow a mysterious woman with the Profound Nether Physique.

• Jian Feng watched Chu Kuangren and the others pass overhead, while a scholar warned him not to provoke Chu Kuangren.
• Elder Ruyan recognized Chu Kuangren and called off the Mystic Heaven Sect’s defenses as the returning group approached.
• Xiao Hong excitedly flew into Chu Kuangren, crashed into him and a mountain, then welcomed him back.
• Chu Kuangren told the sect that he, Murong Xuan, and Lan Yu had become Emperors, astonishing everyone gathered in Longevity Hall.
• Elder Ruyan gave Chu Kuangren a jade slip from Gu Linglong, who had abdicated, left the Qingyun Dynasty, and departed Firmament Star to learn from a mysterious woman with the Profound Nether Physique.
• Chu Kuangren searched Firmament Star with his Emperor Thought but could not find Gu Linglong, so he kept her departure in mind.

Murong Xuan and Yang Xiyun’s wedding drew guests and gifts from across Firmament Star, while Chu Kuangren served them his healing Spring Rain Wine. The celebration was interrupted by Jian Feng of the Sword Clan, who presented a powerful Sword Embryo after Chu Kuangren stopped its attack with a finger.

• The Mystic Heaven Sect announced Murong Xuan’s wedding, prompting Daoist Traditions and forbidden grounds across Firmament Star to prepare gifts and attend.
• Elder Ruyan organized the wedding with Chu Kuangren’s suggestions, while Murong Xuan and Yang Xiyun followed her instructions.
• Sect Leaders and Quasi-Emperors arrived at the wedding with congratulatory gifts, and Chu Kuangren welcomed them with Spring Rain Wine that healed injuries and increased Spiritual Power.
• Jian Feng of the Sword Clan sent a golden Sword Embryo toward Longevity Hall, and Chu Kuangren stopped it with his fingertip.
• Jian Feng appeared and presented the Taiyi fine gold Sword Embryo to Murong Xuan for his wedding.

At Murong Xuan and Yang Xiyun’s wedding, Chu Kuangren faced Jian Feng of the Sword Clan, who challenged him to a duel. They moved their battle into the void, where Chu Kuangren revealed his mastery of a profound law and shocked Jian Feng with the quality of his Emperor Essence.

• Jian Feng accepted Chu Kuangren’s invitation to join the wedding banquet, while Chu Kuangren set aside the Sword Clan’s gift.
• Murong Xuan and Yang Xiyun exchanged vows and rings, and the Heavenly Dao sent down auspicious clouds to witness their marriage.
• Chu Kuangren met Jian Feng on a mountain peak, where Jian Feng challenged him to test his strength and promised their battle would end the Sword Clan’s grudges with him.
• Chu Kuangren surpassed Jian Feng in their contest of Dao Patterns, then clashed swords with him and moved the fight into the void to protect the wedding guests.
• Jian Feng attacked with his Emperor Weapon, but Chu Kuangren’s sword strike blasted him back and revealed that Chu Kuangren had mastered a profound law.
• Chu Kuangren increased the power of his Emperor Essence, leaving Jian Feng stunned.

Chu Kuangren defeated Jian Feng, then helped Kunwu advance into an Emperor Weapon. He later confronted the Headless Female Emperor Luo Shui and returned her head, which began reattaching to her body.

• Chu Kuangren defeated Jian Feng with the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Art, and Jian Feng admitted defeat.
• Chu Kuangren spent ten days nourishing Kunwu with Emperor Qi until it advanced into an Emperor Weapon and revealed its living soul.
• Chu Kuangren observed Lan Yu, Murong Xuan, and Leng Ningyu discussing the Dao, then traveled away from the Mystic Heaven Sect with Luo Shui's head.
• Female Emperor Luo Shui appeared and attacked Chu Kuangren, but they exchanged blows before he tossed her head back to her.
• Luo Shui pressed her head onto her neck, and the severed flesh began to fuse together.

After studying the Chaos Emperor Scripture and improving his Invincible Law, Chu Kuangren went to Great Snow Dragon Mountain with his companions to meet the veteran Emperors. The Star-Transforming Great Emperor began explaining the Extraterrestrial Battlefield and revealed that Firmament Star faced a calamity spanning twelve Epochs.

• Female Emperor Luo Shui restored her head, unleashed Emperor Dao Pressure, and left; Chu Kuangren decided to deliver her the Chaos Emperor Scripture later.
• Chu Kuangren studied the Chaos Emperor Scripture in seclusion, improving his Dao and raising his Invincible Law from low grade to high grade.
• Chu Kuangren, Lan Yu, Leng Ningyu, and Murong Xuan arrived at Great Snow Dragon Mountain, where Zi Wuji joined them.
• At the gathering, the veteran Emperors discussed the new Emperors and watched Chu Kuangren, while he used his Eye of Insight to examine them.
• The Star-Transforming Great Emperor and Cold Jade Great Emperor arrived, and the Star-Transforming Great Emperor explained that the Heavenly Dao was now complete.
• Chu Kuangren asked about the Extraterrestrial Battlefield, and the Star-Transforming Great Emperor revealed that Firmament Star faced a calamity continuing from ancient times across twelve Epochs.

The Star-Transforming Great Emperor explained that the Blood Tribe’s invasion damaged the Heavenly Dao, causing the long absence of Emperors, and that the Emperors had returned to guard sealed Deities. Chu Kuangren exposed that they were also competing for Firmament Star’s future treasures and opportunities, then left with Lan Yu and Murong Xuan.

• The Star-Transforming Great Emperor told Chu Kuangren and the others that the Blood Tribe had invaded twelve Epochs ago, and the war had damaged the Heavenly Dao and delayed the birth of Emperors.
• The Star-Transforming Great Emperor explained that the Emperors had come to Firmament Star to guide new Emperors and guard Deities sealed after the War Against the Gods.
• The Emperors argued over which regions to watch, while several tried to claim responsibility for the area around the Mystic Heaven Sect.
• Chu Kuangren accused the Emperors of seeking Firmament Star’s resources and explained that they coveted its future treasures, especially those near the Divine Phoenix.
• Chu Kuangren refused their offers to guard the Mystic Heaven Sect and left with Lan Yu and Murong Xuan.

Chu Kuangren defeated Beiming Xuanse after the Qilin Tribe Emperor demanded the return of the Sea God Trident, then accepted compensation when the Star-Transforming Great Emperor intervened. He left after warning the Emperors not to trespass on Mystic Heaven Sect territory.

• Beiming Xuanse demanded that Chu Kuangren return the Sea God Trident, and Chu Kuangren refused.
• Beiming Xuanse attacked, but Chu Kuangren repelled his blows with his strength and Heavenly Vortex mystery.
• Chu Kuangren struck Beiming Xuanse with the Kunwu Sword, and the Star-Transforming Great Emperor intervened to prevent a second strike from killing him.
• Chu Kuangren demanded compensation, and the Star-Transforming Great Emperor gave him an emperor-grade spirit source.
• Chu Kuangren warned the Emperors to leave Mystic Heaven Sect territory alone, then departed with Lan Yu and the others.

After the Emperors divided Firmament Star into three hundred Dao Provinces, Chu Kuangren accepted the tiny Mystic Heaven Dao Province and focused on the Mystic Heaven Sect. More than a year later, the Divine Phoenix began attaining the Ultimate Dao and became an Emperor, drawing blessings from heaven and earth.

• The Emperors assigned Leng Ningyu a treasured territory, but she said she had not decided whether to remain on Firmament Star; Leng Xin reminded her of the Pact of the Emperors.
• Leng Ningyu told the Mystic Heaven Sect that Chu Kuangren's Mystic Heaven Dao Province extended only a hundred thousand li in each direction, while even the smallest other province spanned seven million li.
• Chu Kuangren set the Emperors' territorial divisions aside and said he would focus on the Mystic Heaven Sect before eventually heading to the Extraterrestrial Battlefield.
• Over the following year, the Heavenly Dao recovered, new powers established branches on Firmament Star, and Chu Kuangren advanced only to the Emperor Initial Realm Second Stage.
• A crimson blaze and immense Emperor Dao pressure erupted above the Mystic Heaven Sect, and Chu Kuangren recognized that Xiao Hong was about to attain the Dao.
• The Divine Phoenix attained the Ultimate Dao and became an Emperor as auspicious light descended, while it absorbed spiritual qi and began condensing Emperor Essence.