Chapter Summaries

Shi Xuan learned that the Divine Emperor might target him while Empress Xuannü was occupied, and that Disaster Dao Ancestor wanted Shen Chenxi as a disciple. Shen Chenxi accepted, and as the Penglai Dharma Assembly began, Shi Xuan and his allies prepared for the danger ahead.

• Lian Yu told Shi Xuan that Empress Xuannü could not watch over Yuyu Heaven, leaving the Divine Emperor free to investigate and potentially target him.
• Lian Yu revealed that Disaster Dao Ancestor wished to take Shen Chenxi as his disciple, and Shi Xuan released Shen Chenxi from the Heaven and Earth Mountain River Diagram to hear the offer.
• After discussing the Myriad Tribulations Undying Dao Treasure Scripture and its transmission, Shen Chenxi agreed to become Disaster Dao Ancestor's disciple, and Lian Yu took him to the Disaster Prison Grotto-Heaven.
• Meng Nishang and Lian Yu assessed the Divine Emperor's likely threats, identifying Divine Lord Chuzhang Zeng Zao, White-robed Divine Lord Shi Yizheng, and Rakshasa Divine Lord Yi Yunmiao as possible attackers.
• Shi Xuan and Meng Nishang resolved to prepare for the danger, then Shi Xuan arrived at the Penglai Dharma Assembly riding a Nine-Headed Lion as the assembled guests recognized it as a Three Tribulation Demon Saint.

Shi Xuan hosted the Penglai Dharma Assembly, where cultivators sparred for prizes before tasting the Momentary Forgetfulness Fruit. After a century of stillness induced by the fruit, Shi Xuan broke through his Dao-heart barrier and sensed the River of Time within his Grotto-Heaven.

• Shi Xuan welcomed the gathered cultivators and offered tribulation-crossing secret treasures and mysterious, profound objects as prizes for a magic-combat contest.
• The True Persons competed across their cultivation levels, with Wang Pu, Qin Sheng, Xu Yu, and Chu Wan'er among the top Three Tribulation Yang Spirits; Qin Sheng suppressed his urge to use the Primordial Sky Demon Qi.
• After the contests, Shi Xuan and the guests swallowed Momentary Forgetfulness Fruits preserved in True Water of Time and Space.
• Shi Xuan endured a century of motionless isolation, calming his restlessness and changing his perception of the empty sitting.
• As the hundred years ended, the River of Time burst through Shi Xuan's Dao-heart barrier, allowing him to sense its projection flowing through his Grotto-Heaven.

Shi Xuan and the other cultivators gained insight from the Momentary Forgetfulness Fruit, while several True Persons tempered their Dao Hearts. Later, Shi Xuan opened a Netherworld in the Yin Sea, leaving King Qin Guang to wonder at his motive.

• Shi Xuan broke through a crucial barrier by sensing the flow of time within his Grotto-Heaven, and Ren Yunzong revealed that he had gained initial control over his own Grotto-Heaven’s time.
• The True Lords and True Persons exchanged insights from the Momentary Forgetfulness Fruit, and Xiao Zhenzi and Xu Yu were among the first to regain clarity.
• Shi Xuan sensed that Xiao Zhenzi’s previous life had been concealed and altered, and suspected he was the reincarnation of a mighty figure.
• King Qin Guang and King Chujiang sensed a strange change in the Yin Sea, so King Qin Guang went to investigate while King Chujiang returned to summon help.
• King Qin Guang discovered Shi Xuan opening a Netherworld, where the Ghost Gate Pass, Six Paths of Reincarnation, and other features took shape as the Yellow Springs flowed into its first level.
• Shi Xuan told King Qin Guang that he had opened the Netherworld to do one good deed every day.

King Qin Guang and King Pingdeng took control of Shi Xuan’s newly opened Netherworld and gained Left Saint Imperial Sovereign’s backing, while a woman founded the Divine Emperor Sect near Tianji City. The chapter ended with Lingxiao Hall shaking at the arrival of Rakshasa Divine Lord.

• King Qin Guang hesitated to claim the Netherworld until King Pingdeng persuaded him to seek Nine Nether’s favor, and King Chujiang secured Shi Xuan’s tacit permission.
• King Qin Guang and King Pingdeng drove back Giant Spirit Ghost Lord’s King Yama and offered submission; Left Saint Imperial Sovereign accepted, and Giant Spirit Ghost Lord supplied them with treasures.
• King Qin Guang and King Pingdeng divided the Netherworld’s duties and discovered that the Imperial Sovereign’s aura seemed familiar to them.
• More than three months later, a woman descended near Tianji City, created a Pure Land, and established the Divine Emperor Sect to deliver Yuyu’s beings.
• Rakshasa Divine Lord arrived at Lingxiao Hall, startling Great Heavenly Venerate Wang Wenhan.

Rakshasa Divine Lord established the Divine Emperor Sect in Yuyu Heaven, and the observers realized that her three Fourth Tribulation Prayer Power Avatars made her a formidable threat. Meng Nishang visited Shi Xuan to urge him to endure for now, and he considered how he and his allies might resist if Rakshasa attacked.

• Rakshasa Divine Lord created a Pure Land in the Western Wilderness and announced the establishment of the Divine Emperor Sect.
• Fire Virtue True Lord and Caiwei explained Rakshasa Divine Lord’s identity and her ties to Bukong Daojun and the Nirvana Dao Ancestor, while another True Lord described her three powerful Prayer Power Avatars.
• The True Lords concluded that Penglai and Guanghan would avoid a direct confrontation, and Wei Boshu and True Person Guiyi feared the changes facing Yuyu Heaven.
• Shi Xuan completed the cultivation of Void Creation in his cave dwelling, then learned that Meng Nishang had come to see him.
• Meng Nishang identified Rakshasa Divine Lord and advised Shi Xuan to wait until his flying swords had grown stronger before confronting her.
• Shi Xuan agreed that he, Meng Nishang, and Cold Mirror Heavenly Sovereign could use his Grotto-Heaven Immortal Formation to face Rakshasa Divine Lord’s three Avatars if she attacked.

Rakshasa Divine Lord expanded the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss across the Western Wilderness, forcing out other cultivators and barring passage through a vital training ground. Shi Xuan and Meng Nishang chose not to meet her provocation with a direct attack, but Shi Xuan proposed resisting before her pressure could escalate.

• Shi Xuan and Meng Nishang assessed their chances against Rakshasa Divine Lord and decided that killing her was unrealistic, though they could likely wound her if she attacked directly.
• Rakshasa Divine Lord expanded the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss through the Western Wilderness, engulfing Tianji City and driving out its inhabitants and nearby cultivators.
• Rakshasa Divine Lord declared that anyone outside her sect could not enter the Pure Land, effectively blocking passage through the Western Wilderness and forcing travelers toward dangerous routes above the Earth Membrane.
• True Person Guiyi asked Wei Boshu whether they should inform Shi Xuan and Meng Nishang, but Wei Boshu urged him not to disturb them while they prepared.
• Shi Xuan told Meng Nishang that enduring Rakshasa Divine Lord's provocation could invite further attacks, and he proposed resisting before the Divine Emperor Sect targeted their traveling disciples; Meng Nishang agreed to cooperate.

Rakshasa Divine Lord arrived at Lingxiao Hall and demanded that the Heavenly Court discuss enfeoffing Gods, while Shi Xuan and Meng Nishang stayed away. She taunted the absent sects and threatened to have their Gods cast down into the mortal world, leaving Lingxiao Hall and the gathered Gods uncertain whether it would obey.

• Shi Xuan discussed his plan with Meng Nishang and Cold Mirror Heavenly Sovereign, who agreed that luring Rakshasa Divine Lord in could work.
• Rakshasa Divine Lord entered Lingxiao Hall, erased its protective restrictions, and ordered Lingxiao to summon the Heavenly Court Gods to discuss the enfeoffment of her sect's members.
• Yang Zhang answered the Lingxiao Drum's summons, while Madam Fang watched him depart with Fang Delin and Fang Hanling.
• After Xiao Zhenzi told Chen Rong that Rakshasa Divine Lord was at Lingxiao Hall, Chen Rong chose to attend the summons despite his fear.
• The Gods gathered at Lingxiao Hall, but the Gods of Penglai Sect and Guanghan Sect did not appear before the drum's deadline.
• Rakshasa Divine Lord taunted Shi Xuan and Meng Nishang and threatened that Lingxiao could cast their sects' Gods down into the mortal world.

Rakshasa Divine Lord challenged Penglai Sect to surrender two leading Orthodox God positions, and Lingxiao Hall demoted Zuo Si and the Various Mountain Heavenly Venerates when the sects objected. Madam Fang intervened from the mortal world with Glazed Talismans, saving the demoted gods from immediate death, while Rakshasa left convinced Shi Xuan was close to acting.

• Rakshasa Divine Lord provoked Shi Xuan and Meng Nishang, then watched Penglai and Guanghan’s gods arrive at Lingxiao Hall before the countdown ended.
• Wang Wenhan announced that Divine Emperor Sect qualified to enfeoff gods, and Rakshasa demanded Penglai surrender two leading Orthodox God positions.
• The Guanghan, Netherworld, Yingzhou, Medicine King, and Luofu Sects objected, but Lingxiao Hall’s Artifact Spirit ordered the two positions vacated for Divine Emperor Sect.
• Rakshasa’s Imperial Seal Vermilion Brush and Investiture of the Gods Seal removed Zuo Si from the Divine Spirit List, turning him into a True Spirit Spark.
• Madam Fang sent Glazed Talismans that made Zuo Si and the demoted Various Mountain Heavenly Venerates protector divine generals with renewed lifespans.
• Rakshasa left calmly, judging that Shi Xuan had nearly reached the point of acting.

Rakshasa Divine Lord sent Yao Yuanzai to preach in the Central Lands, where he displaced Pudu Temple and provoked Guizhen Sect and the Xu Clan. Madam Fang withdrew to Penglai Sect, and when Yao Yuanzai moved to attack his new targets, Shi Xuan intervened as Great Merit Heaven appeared behind him.

• Rakshasa Divine Lord empowered Yao Yuanzai and sent him with divine forces to preach in the Central Lands.
• Yao Yuanzai arrived in Luojing, blocked Pudu Temple with a sea of lotuses, and began preaching the Divine Emperor Scripture.
• Madam Fang obeyed a divine decree to yield, took Fang Delin and Fang Hanling into her divine kingdom, and fled to Penglai Sect's Shangqing Shenxiao Realm.
• Yao Yuanzai stirred believers to accuse Guizhen Sect and the Xu Clan of harboring Heavenly Demons, then sent his forces to seize their Patriarch statues and ancestral remains.
• Shi Xuan's flying sword struck down Yao Yuanzai's Divine Soldiers and divine generals and destroyed Yao Yuanzai, while Rakshasa Divine Lord held back and Great Merit Heaven appeared behind Shi Xuan.

Shi Xuan killed Yao Yuanzai, then fought to escape Rakshasa Divine Lord and her Fourth Tribulation Avatars with Meng Nishang and Han Jing’s help. As they reached Yellow Springs, Shi Xuan prepared to draw his pursuers into Nine Nether, where he hoped the laws of that realm would let his side turn the tables.

• Great Merit Heaven tried to trap Shi Xuan after he killed Yao Yuanzai, but Shi Xuan used his sword’s recovered time-manipulating power to escape, and Rakshasa Divine Lord sent her avatars to intercept him.
• Great Freedom Heaven and Goddess of Fortune blocked Shi Xuan’s routes, while Meng Nishang and Han Jing arrived to help him fight his pursuers.
• Shi Xuan used the Empress Doumu sword technique to unsettle Great Freedom Heaven and Goddess of Fortune, giving him and Meng Nishang an opening to flee into the Netherworld.
• At Yellow Springs, Shi Xuan and his allies launched a coordinated attack against Rakshasa Divine Lord and her avatars, but the enemy’s superior strength threatened to overwhelm them.
• Shi Xuan and Meng Nishang’s plan was to enter Nine Nether, where its laws could strengthen them and weaken their pursuers; Shi Xuan began the Stars Shift transformation as he prepared to take them down together.

Shi Xuan used the Six Paths of Reincarnation to trap Rakshasa Divine Lord in the Yellow Springs and overwhelm her defenses. The Divine Emperor rescued Rakshasa Divine Lord, while Shi Xuan appeared in the robes and crown of an Imperial Lord before the stunned Netherworld judges.

• Shi Xuan used Stars Shift to move Rakshasa Divine Lord, Bodhi Heaven, and Great Freedom Heaven into the Yellow Springs.
• Goddess of Fortune defended herself against the Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger as Meng Nishang, Cold Mirror Heavenly Sovereign, and Nine Spirits attacked her.
• Rakshasa Divine Lord raised her divine kingdom and confronted Shi Xuan on the Other Shore Golden Bridge.
• Shi Xuan used the Human, Hell, and Animal Paths of Reincarnation to damage Rakshasa Divine Lord and her avatars.
• The Divine Emperor sent white lotuses to shield Rakshasa Divine Lord and block the power of reincarnation.
• King Qin Guang and King Pingdeng saw Shi Xuan wearing an Imperial Lord's robe and crown and called him Imperial Lord.

Shi Xuan used the Left Saint Emperor Robe and the Six Paths of Reincarnation to repel the Divine Emperor and confront Rakshasa Divine Lord in Nine Nether. He awakened the true power of the technique, forced Rakshasa to flee, and received a warning to beware the Peacock.

• The Left Saint Emperor Robe empowered Shi Xuan, who fused the Samsara Great Dao Origin into the Six Paths of Reincarnation and turned the Divine Emperor’s White Lotuses into White Elephants.
• Shi Xuan cast the Divine Emperor’s remaining White Lotuses and Rakshasa Divine Lord into Dung Pool Hell, but a seven-colored light delivered the Bodhi Wonderful Tree to Rakshasa.
• Rakshasa swept away Dung Pool Hell with the Bodhi Wonderful Tree and prepared to strike Shi Xuan, who saw a projection of the Book of Life and Death in his Primordial Spirit.
• Shi Xuan realized the Six Paths of Reincarnation transcended life and death, fused the Life and Death Great Dao Origin into the technique, and brought forth a book that foretold Rakshasa’s Lifespan Decay.
• Rakshasa transferred the technique’s judgment to Bodhi Heaven and fled, but Bodhi Heaven suffered Dao Heart Decay and was destroyed.
• The Book of Life and Death projection vanished after showing Shi Xuan the words, “I seek nirvana. Beware the Peacock.”

Shi Xuan realized the Life and Death Dao Ancestor had maneuvered him toward opposing the Nirvana Dao Ancestor, though he remained wary of the revelation and puzzled by the Five Elements Dao Ancestor’s involvement. After returning from Yellow Springs to Yuyu Heaven, Shi Xuan was mistaken for the reincarnation of the Left Saint Imperial Sovereign and let the misunderstanding stand, while a hidden observer noted that the Life and Death Dao Ancestor had integrated with the Dao again.

• Shi Xuan concluded that the Life and Death Dao Ancestor wanted him to become an enemy of the Nirvana Dao Ancestor, but he questioned the ancestor’s motives and wondered why he had mentioned the Five Elements Dao Ancestor and sealed Nine Nether.
• Giant Spirit Ghost Lord received permission from the Left Saint Imperial Sovereign to bring Shi Xuan an investiture artifact so he could return to Yuyu Heaven through the Other Shore Boat.
• King Qin Guang, King Pingdeng, and the Netherworld officials mistook Shi Xuan for the reincarnated Left Saint Imperial Sovereign and bowed to him; Giant Spirit Ghost Lord’s reverence confirmed their assumption.
• Shi Xuan accepted the investiture artifact without confirming or denying the misunderstanding and set out for Yuyu Heaven with King Qin Guang and King Pingdeng.
• Meng Nishang and her allies nearly defeated the Goddess of Fortune, but white lotuses appeared and she vanished; Meng Nishang inferred that Shi Xuan had driven the Rakshasa Divine Lord into danger.
• A hidden presence at Ghost Gate Pass remarked that the Life and Death Dao Ancestor had integrated with the Dao once more.

The Divine Emperor visited Bukong Daojun, who explained Rakshasa’s injuries and speculated that Life and Death Dao Ancestor had used Shi Xuan to prepare for reincarnation. After the Divine Emperor left, the rulers of the Nine Nether layers sensed Shi Xuan wearing the Left Saint Emperor Robe, while Ehuang and the Eighth Layer’s Emperor continued waiting for their master’s reincarnation.

• The Divine Emperor learned from Bukong Daojun that Rakshasa had lost her Bodhi Main Body and two Fourth Tribulation Avatars, and promised to prepare a replacement for her.
• Bukong Daojun told the Divine Emperor that Shi Xuan was Left Saint Imperial Sovereign’s successor and suggested Life and Death Dao Ancestor had used him to develop a reincarnation method.
• The Divine Emperor learned that Nirvana Dao Ancestor was in seclusion, studying a yin-yang cultivation method from an unnamed Great World in the Tongtian Realm Domain.
• The White Clad Great Master in the Nine Nether Seventh Layer sensed that Shi Xuan had donned the Left Saint Emperor Robe outside Nine Nether.
• The Emperor of the Nine Nether Eighth Layer told Ehuang that their master had not yet reincarnated, and Ehuang said they would keep waiting.

Shi Xuan returned from Nine Nether after defeating Rakshasa Divine Lord’s forces and announced that he had killed Great Freedom Heaven and Bodhi Heaven. His victory relieved Yuyu Heaven, and he and Meng Nishang headed to Lingxiao Hall to settle the remaining matters.

• Shi Xuan emerged from Nine Nether with Meng Nishang and told Cold Mirror Heavenly Sovereign that he had killed Great Freedom Heaven and Bodhi Heaven.
• Shi Xuan said he would explain the battle later and proposed that they go to Lingxiao Hall to address the remaining loose ends.
• Penglai Sect cultivators and other figures waited anxiously for news, with some preparing to flee Yuyu Heaven if Shi Xuan’s side lost.
• Shi Xuan and Meng Nishang appeared from the Netherworld, and the onlookers realized that Rakshasa Divine Lord had been defeated.
• The Artifact Spirit of Lingxiao Hall recognized Shi Xuan and Meng Nishang approaching and found itself unable to move under their Heavenly Sovereign aura.

Shi Xuan and Meng Nishang defeated Rakshasa Divine Lord’s influence in the Western Wilderness, punished Lingxiao Hall by making it Madam Fang’s servant, and restored the converted people to themselves. After two centuries of cultivating time laws in his Grotto-Heaven, Shi Xuan began his preparations for the Heavenly Human Fourth Decay and entered its depths.

• Lingxiao Hall’s Artifact Spirit begged Shi Xuan and Meng Nishang for mercy, and Shi Xuan spared it on the condition that it acknowledge Madam Fang as its master.
• Shi Xuan used the Three Powers Dharma Destroying Sword to erase the forces that had converted the Western Wilderness, freeing its people and removing the Pure Land’s spatial rifts.
• Shi Xuan and Meng Nishang departed, while the Western Wilderness became the Oasis Desert and word of Rakshasa Divine Lord’s defeat spread throughout the Myriad Worlds.
• Shi Xuan spent two hundred and fifteen years studying time laws in his Grotto-Heaven and then made final preparations for the Heavenly Human Fourth Decay.
• After giving Purple Ying instructions, Shi Xuan sealed his quiet chamber and sank his Primordial Spirit into the Yin Yang Great Dao, where a vast power descended.

Shi Xuan endured the initial sweep of Lifespan Decay by stabilizing his Dao Heart and gradually gaining control over the River of Time in his Grotto-Heaven. After emerging aged but alive, he visited True Lord Xu, who had begun Body Decay.

• The Great Dao backlash accelerated time in Shi Xuan's Grotto-Heaven, aging it by hundreds of millions of years and carrying it into the mature stage of a Lesser Thousand World.
• Shi Xuan resisted the River of Time's sweep with his Dao Heart and the Taiji Diagram, then slowly controlled its flow until the danger of dying within a Jiazi passed.
• Shi Xuan left his quiet chamber, and Purple Ying celebrated that he had stabilized the initial stage of Lifespan Decay.
• Wang Qi, Fang Li, and Lin Shaochong saw an aged Shi Xuan leave the cave dwelling but did not recognize him, then guessed he might be Ancestor Shi.
• Shi Xuan visited True Lord Xu beneath Tian Shu Peak after hearing that True Lord Xu had begun Body Decay, and they joked about each other's aged appearance.

Shi Xuan visited True Lord Xu as he prepared to endure Flesh Decay, then returned to his cave to resist the Great Dao backlash. Elsewhere, Qin Sheng passed his fourth Heavenly Tribulation while Old Ancestor Blood River and Xiao Zhenzi watched, and the chapter ended as the River of Time broke free of Shi Xuan’s control and his Lifespan Decay advanced.

• Shi Xuan reassured True Lord Xu about his progress and left him to resist Flesh Decay before returning to his cave abode to manipulate time.
• Qin Sheng triggered the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Tribulation in a remote Great Thousand World to keep his cultivation secrets from being exposed.
• Old Ancestor Blood River secretly followed Qin Sheng, while Xiao Zhenzi watched from a Void Star without being detected.
• Qin Sheng survived the tribulation and announced that he had successfully entrusted the Evil Great Dao and become a Heavenly Immortal True Monarch.
• Xiao Zhenzi named his combined cultivation method the Primordial Hongmeng Scroll, then realized Shi Xuan had witnessed everything.
• The River of Time broke free of Shi Xuan’s control, destroying more worlds as Shi Xuan’s hair fell out and his body showed the effects of Lifespan Decay.

Shi Xuan reversed time in his collapsing Grotto-Heaven and passed Lifespan Decay, using the crisis to glimpse the birth of a universe and lay a foundation for visualizing Void Creation. He noticed that Granny Yu had also passed a tribulation, then considered how his advancement might draw scrutiny from those seeking the Life and Death Dao Ancestor.

• As the River of Time drove his Grotto-Heaven toward destruction, Shi Xuan burned his remaining lifespan and resolutely reversed time.
• Shi Xuan unleashed the secret art in his Primordial Spirit and comprehended Void Creation as a universe formed from Pure Qi, Chaos, Yin and Yang, and the Three Thousand Great Daos.
• Shi Xuan used the source of the River of Time to restore his Grotto-Heaven and rejuvenate his body while the secret art reached its final eruption.
• Shi Xuan expelled the Great Dao backlash and passed the Heavenly Human Fourth Decay, Lifespan Decay.
• Shi Xuan saw Granny Yu recover from Primordial Spirit Decay and realized that his advancement could prompt others to investigate his connection to the Life and Death Dao Ancestor.

Shi Xuan passed the Lifespan Decay and discussed the dangers of the Dao Heart Decay with Ming Qingyue and Xie Fangwei before cultivating and refining an Enlightenment Aura for the Classic of Morality. Meanwhile, Xiang Bao chose a sword art at the Iron Sword Gate and found the Immortal Bestowed Star Sword.

• Ming Qingyue and Xie Fangwei recognized that Shi Xuan had become a Fourth Tribulation Heavenly Sovereign, and Shi Xuan joined them at the End of the World Pavilion.
• Shi Xuan described the elusive Dao Heart Decay and discussed the Classic of Morality, Granny Yu’s warning, and the dangers surrounding the secret of Nine Nether.
• Shi Xuan returned to Tian Ji Peak to cultivate Void Creation and refine an Enlightenment Aura, then advised Ming Qingyue to visit the Western Wilderness Outer Regions after advancing her immortal arts.
• Xiang Bao refused to pay the senior disciple guarding the Iron Sword Gate’s scripture tower for advice, and the senior disciple quietly arranged for him to encounter a neglected sword art.
• Xiang Bao searched the scripture tower and chose the Immortal Bestowed Star Sword.