Chapter Summaries

After Ye Chen and Murong Qing disappeared, two Immortal Emperors were left stranded in the Nine Nether Demon Abyss. They encountered five humanlike abyss creatures who surrounded them and prepared to devour them.

• The two Immortal Emperors realized Ye Chen and Murong Qing had abandoned them and cursed the missing seniors before searching for a way out.
• The male Immortal Emperor spotted five approaching figures, and the pair initially hoped they were fellow outsiders.
• The five ragged arrivals revealed themselves as savage creatures from the Nine Nether Demon Abyss, so the two Immortal Emperors fled.
• The abyss creatures caught up and surrounded the pair, mocking their plea for cooperation and declaring that they would eat them.

Five strange men devoured two Immortal Emperors and revealed that the Nine Nether Demon Abyss had gradually assimilated them into monsters. Ye Chen and Murong Qing explored the ruins of Wuhen, where another group of demon abyss monsters attacked them, only for Murong Qing to overpower them.

• The five strange men defeated and ate the two Immortal Emperors, then explained that the Nine Nether Demon Abyss had corrupted their minds and transformed them over countless years.
• The strange men set off to hunt for more newcomers, while Ye Chen and Murong Qing arrived at a ruined palace complex on a continental fragment.
• Ye Chen examined a broken plaque bearing the name Wuhen and suggested the Nine Nether Demon Abyss might once have been a normal great world.
• Three human Immortal Emperors, a Taotie, and an Undying Divine Phoenix emerged from the ruins and attacked Ye Chen and Murong Qing.
• Murong Qing slammed the Taotie into the ground and sent the three human Immortal Emperors flying, leaving the Undying Divine Phoenix stunned.

Ye Chen and Murong Qing defeated and killed the Demon Abyss freaks, then learned about the Demon Abyss Eye and its dangers. They set off toward the most chaotic space-time in hopes of finding its source, while Murong Qing wondered whether the Nine Nether Demon Abyss held a path to the Heavenly Divine Realm.

• Murong Qing subdued the Undying Divine Phoenix after swiftly defeating his companions, and Ye Chen killed Taotie to make the remaining freaks answer his questions.
• The Undying Divine Phoenix said he had been trapped in the Nine Nether Demon Abyss for roughly five hundred and fifty million years and described its freaks, World Beasts, and Demon Abyss Eye.
• The Undying Divine Phoenix recounted seeing a blood-colored figure emerge from the Demon Abyss Eye and seize several Immortal Emperors, and he advised Ye Chen to seek the most chaotic space-time.
• Ye Chen ordered Murong Qing to kill the freaks, and she burned the Undying Divine Phoenix to death before dispatching the other four Immortal Emperors.
• Ye Chen praised Murong Qing and led her toward the most chaotic space-time as she asked whether the Nine Nether Demon Abyss could reveal a path to the Heavenly Divine Realm.

Ye Chen told Murong Qing that reaching the Heavenly Divine Realm was inevitable and explained two possible ways to break through its barrier. As they traveled into the chaotic region, they encountered two Heavenly Emperors fighting over the Wuhen Treasury.

• Ye Chen told Murong Qing he was not concerned with searching for clues to the Heavenly Divine Realm because the Jianmu Divine Tree or his missions might eventually let him break through the barrier.
• Murong Qing was stunned when Ye Chen insisted that entering the Heavenly Divine Realm was inevitable.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qing traveled deeper into the chaos, where Murong Qing spotted people fighting on a fragment of land.
• Pang Han claimed the Wuhen Treasury, a huge ancient-patterned box, after finding it first, while Nan Yun challenged him for it.
• Nan Yun revealed his Zhuyan ferocious beast form, and Pang Han put away the treasury and drew his saber as Nan Yun produced a crimson metal staff.

Heavenly Emperor Nanyun and Heavenly Emperor Pang Han fought fiercely in the Nine Nether Demon Abyss, trading blows with their Extreme Dao Emperor Weapons. Pang Han exploited an opening with his Sun and Moon Slash and took control of the fight, leaving Nanyun badly wounded.

• Heavenly Emperor Nanyun and Heavenly Emperor Pang Han clashed repeatedly with their red iron staff and great saber, matching each other despite Nanyun's physical advantage.
• Heavenly Emperor Pang Han created countless incarnations, while Heavenly Emperor Nanyun enlarged his body and smashed many of them with sweeping staff strikes.
• Heavenly Emperor Pang Han shifted his true body behind Nanyun and struck at his opening with the Sun and Moon Slash.
• Heavenly Emperor Nanyun blocked Pang Han's first attack from behind, but Pang Han pressed forward with a rapid series of powerful saber slashes.
• Heavenly Emperor Pang Han struck Nanyun with a streak of saber light, carving a huge wound across his body and drawing blood.

Ye Chen and Murong Qing appeared while Heavenly Emperor Nanyun and Heavenly Emperor Pang Han fought over the Wuhen Treasury. Ye Chen demanded the treasury from Pang Han, and the two rival Heavenly Emperors agreed to join forces against him.

• Heavenly Emperor Pang Han injured Heavenly Emperor Nanyun, and their battle destroyed the remaining land beneath them.
• The Immortal Emperors discovered Ye Chen and Murong Qing nearby, and both rival Heavenly Emperors recognized them as powerful newcomers.
• Ye Chen demanded that Heavenly Emperor Pang Han hand over the Wuhen Treasury in exchange for his life and safe passage out.
• Heavenly Emperor Nanyun offered to help Ye Chen, but Ye Chen rebuffed him, angering Nanyun.
• Heavenly Emperor Pang Han and Heavenly Emperor Nanyun traded insults, then agreed to join forces against Ye Chen and Murong Qing before competing for the treasury.

Heavenly Emperor Pang Han and Heavenly Emperor Nan Yun prepared to attack Ye Chen, but Murong Qing stood between them and her sect master. Heavenly Emperors Haoyu and Gaoyang arrived, recognized Murong Qing, and left the standoff poised to become a four-against-two confrontation.

• Pang Han and Nan Yun joined forces against Ye Chen, and Murong Qing stepped forward to shield her sect master from their pressure.
• Haoyu and Gaoyang searched the Nine Nether Demon Abyss for their missing companion Xiling after becoming separated from her.
• Haoyu and Gaoyang sensed Murong Qing's aura and hurried toward it, wondering about her connection to Yuankai's death.
• Haoyu and Gaoyang found Murong Qing protecting an unfamiliar male Heavenly Emperor and were bewildered by her actions.
• Pang Han and Nan Yun held back when Haoyu and Gaoyang arrived, while Nan Yun warned Pang Han to wait and see.

Heavenly Emperors Haoyu and Gaoyang confronted Murong Qing over Yuankai’s death and her loyalty to Ye Chen, then attacked her when she refused to explain herself. As their combined strike overwhelmed her, Ye Chen pulled her behind him and prepared to take over.

• Nanyun and Pang Han quietly agreed to wait and see how the rival groups’ conflict developed.
• Gaoyang and Haoyu questioned Murong Qing about Yuankai’s death and her allegiance to Ye Chen, and she declared that Ye Chen had killed Yuankai and that she now served him.
• Murong Qing insisted that leaving the Heavenly Dao Alliance did not make her a traitor and reaffirmed her goal of reaching the Heavenly Divine Realm.
• Gaoyang and Haoyu unleashed their power against Murong Qing, forcing her to retreat and cloak herself in black flames.
• Ye Chen drew Murong Qing behind him and told her he would take over.

Ye Chen intervened when Heavenly Emperors Gaoyang and Haoyu confronted Murong Qing, then effortlessly repelled Gaoyang’s sword attacks. The onlookers realized Ye Chen surpassed Heavenly Emperors, and Nanyun grew greedy for the secret behind his strength.

• Ye Chen appeared in front of Murong Qing, easing the pressure from Gaoyang and Haoyu and making her feel protected.
• Gaoyang launched a thousand-zhang sword at Ye Chen, but Ye Chen knocked it away with a casual wave of his left hand.
• Gaoyang split his sword into countless immortal swords and sent them at Ye Chen, who deflected every one with a curved screen of light from his palm.
• Haoyu, Pang Han, and Nanyun watched Ye Chen’s effortless defense and recognized that his strength exceeded theirs.
• Nanyun suspected Ye Chen possessed a hidden secret that could let someone surpass Heavenly Emperors, and he coveted it.

Heavenly Emperor Gaoyang unleashed a vastly stronger sword strike, but Ye Chen stopped it with two fingers and subdued his Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon. Heavenly Emperor Haoyu then joined the attack with his black iron umbrella, hiding among its black dragons as he moved in to strike Ye Chen.

• Heavenly Emperor Nanyun and Heavenly Emperor Pang Han each planned to seize the secret they believed Ye Chen possessed.
• Heavenly Emperor Gaoyang expanded his sword into a ten-thousand-zhang blade and sent it crashing toward Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen caught the sword between two fingers, absorbed its force, and examined the weapon after it shrank back to ordinary size.
• Heavenly Emperor Gaoyang broke down in disbelief, while Murong Qing declared that Ye Chen was invincible.
• Heavenly Emperor Haoyu summoned black dragons from his iron umbrella and concealed himself among them as Ye Chen cut through the dragons and silenced the protesting sword.
• Heavenly Emperor Haoyu rushed at Ye Chen from within a black dragon, spinning his umbrella to release cutting ripples and envelop Ye Chen in a dim glow.

Ye Chen effortlessly withstood Heavenly Emperor Haoyu’s attacks, leaving the watching Heavenly Emperors stunned by his overwhelming strength. Heavenly Emperor Nanyun joined forces with Heavenly Emperor Gaoyang and Heavenly Emperor Haoyu to try to defeat him.

• Heavenly Emperor Haoyu used his black iron umbrella and a secret art against Ye Chen, but Ye Chen caught the umbrella and took the attack without being hurt.
• Ye Chen said Heavenly Emperors were still weak, while Heavenly Emperor Haoyu retreated and watched him warily.
• Heavenly Emperor Gaoyang, Heavenly Emperor Pang Han, and Heavenly Emperor Nanyun reacted with disbelief to Ye Chen’s invulnerability.
• Heavenly Emperor Nanyun decided he needed to defeat Ye Chen to obtain his secret and flew to Heavenly Emperor Gaoyang to propose joining forces.
• Heavenly Emperor Gaoyang agreed that he, Heavenly Emperor Haoyu, and Heavenly Emperor Nanyun would work together against Ye Chen.

Ye Chen fought Heavenly Emperors Nanyun, Pang Han, and Gaoyang after they joined forces, but easily overwhelmed them. Heavenly Emperor Haoyu recognized him as the Lord of Kunlun, startling the other Heavenly Emperors.

• Heavenly Emperor Pang Han joined Heavenly Emperor Nanyun, Heavenly Emperor Gaoyang, and Heavenly Emperor Haoyu against Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen caught Nanyun’s iron staff, used it to deflect Pang Han’s saber, and sent Nanyun flying when he flung the staff aside.
• Ye Chen casually repelled Gaoyang’s secret technique and made him cough blood, leaving the Heavenly Emperors horrified by his strength.
• Heavenly Emperor Haoyu asked Ye Chen’s identity, and Murong Qing’s words led him to recognize Ye Chen as the Lord of Kunlun.
• Murong Qing confirmed Haoyu’s guess, and Nanyun, Pang Han, and Gaoyang were shocked by the Lord of Kunlun’s power.

Ye Chen refused to let the four Heavenly Emperors withdraw, forcing them to unleash their full strength against him. As their combined attacks descended, Ye Chen remained calm and raised his hand to meet them.

• Heavenly Emperors Pang Han and Gaoyang realized Ye Chen had killed Yuankai, while the four Heavenly Emperors weighed whether to continue fighting.
• Ye Chen declared that he would not let the four leave, and Heavenly Emperor Haoyu vowed they could still win if they fought at full strength.
• The four Heavenly Emperors unleashed their power, forcing the watching Immortal Emperors and Murong Qing to retreat from the battlefield.
• Haoyu, Gaoyang, Pang Han, and Nanyun launched their attacks together at Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen smiled as their attacks shattered the space around him, then leisurely raised his hand.

Ye Chen used his control over space and time to defeat and kill four Heavenly Emperors with ease. He collected their origins and the Wuhen Treasury, which Murong Qing recognized as connected to the Wuhen Palace.

• Ye Chen slowed Heavenly Emperor Haoyu with his space-time domain and destroyed his body and soul with a palm strike.
• Ye Chen pierced Heavenly Emperor Gaoyang with Gaoyang's own Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon, killing him.
• Ye Chen struck Heavenly Emperor Pang Han and Heavenly Emperor Nan Yun, destroying both their bodies and souls.
• Murong Qing watched Ye Chen's victory in awe as he collected the four Heavenly Emperor origins.
• Ye Chen produced the Wuhen Treasury, and Murong Qing said it must be connected to the Wuhen Palace they had seen.

Ye Chen opened the Wuhen Treasury and discovered that its creator had understood Great Dao principles beyond the Heavenly Emperor Realm. The treasury held no treasures, but its discarded records revealed the Wuhen Saint Sect’s history and the fate of its Immortal Emperors and Heavenly Emperors.

• Murong Qing asked Ye Chen why she could not understand all the runes on the Wuhen Treasury, and Ye Chen recognized that they represented principles beyond the Heavenly Emperor Realm.
• Ye Chen activated every rune and expanded the palm-sized treasury into a great hall.
• Murong Qing found the treasury empty of valuables, while Ye Chen examined the scattered scrolls and Jade Slips and found only records.
• Ye Chen read that the Wuhen Saint Sect had once possessed fifty Immortal Emperors and ten Heavenly Emperors, while the Heavenly Gate remained open.
• Ye Chen discovered that as the chaos epoch neared its end, an upper-realm Saint Emperor ordered all Immortal Emperors and Heavenly Emperors to ascend before the realms were sealed off.

Ye Chen and Murong Qing learned that the Heavenly Gate closed as the Chaos Era neared its end, then left the Wuhen Treasury and continued searching the Nine Nether Demon Abyss for its source. They entered a strange black mist whose chaotic spacetime might lead to the Demon Abyss Eye, with Ye Chen holding Murong Qing’s hand to keep them together.

• Ye Chen and Murong Qing read that the Heavenly Gate had closed when the Chaos Era ended and wondered what the era’s end meant for the Wuhen Saint Sect and its people.
• Ye Chen left the Wuhen Treasury and allowed the Immortal Emperors outside to go free.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qing continued searching for the Demon Abyss Eye, hoping to learn more at the source of the Demon Abyss.
• Ye Chen spotted a mass of black mist filled with chaotic, folded spaces, and Murong Qing suspected it could lead to the Demon Abyss Eye.
• Ye Chen took Murong Qing’s hand and entered the black mist to keep them from being separated across different spaces.

Ye Chen and Murong Qing reached the Demon Abyss Eye, where a powerful blood-colored monster attacked them. Murong Qing was overwhelmed by its strength, and Ye Chen intervened just as its Blood-Colored Cross Slash was about to strike her.

• Ye Chen and Murong Qing crossed the chaotic spacetime and found the enormous Demon Abyss Eye.
• A hundred-zhang blood-colored monster emerged and attacked them, treating them as fresh blood meals.
• Murong Qing fought the monster with her black lotus flames, but its strength gradually forced her onto the defensive.
• The monster unleashed a Blood-Colored Cross Slash that cut through Murong Qing's flames and rushed toward her.
• Ye Chen appeared beside Murong Qing and stopped the attack, declaring that the farce would end.

Ye Chen subdued Mo Ba and learned that the Demon Abyss Eye was ruled by five kings whose power surpassed the Heavenly Emperor Realm. Mo Ba led Ye Chen and Murong Qing into Black Arrival City, where he explained that Hunyuan Divine Lords could arise in the ancient Nine Nether Demon Abyss, a remnant land older than the Myriad Realms of the Heavens.

• Ye Chen stopped the red-skinned monster's attack, immobilized him, and forced him to explain the Demon Abyss Eye's five kings and their territories.
• The monster revealed that he served the Blood Prison King, and Ye Chen used a special power to turn him into his servant, Mo Ba.
• Ye Chen ordered Mo Ba to guide him and Murong Qing into the Demon Abyss Eye, where they entered Black Arrival City.
• Mo Ba told Ye Chen and Murong Qing that Black Arrival City's lord had reached the Hunyuan Divine Lord stage, beyond Heavenly Emperor.
• Mo Ba explained that the Nine Nether Demon Abyss predated the Myriad Realms of the Heavens and preserved different laws of the Great Dao.

Ye Chen and Murong Qing entered Black Arrival City with Mo Ba, who explained how the Nine Nether Demon Abyss worked and warned them about its rulers, the five great kings. As Ye Chen prepared to seek out the strongest experts, a figure in the City Lord's Mansion noticed Mo Ba had returned.

• Mo Ba warned Ye Chen that the five great kings were invincible rulers of the Demon Abyss, but Ye Chen said he wanted to test their strength.
• Ye Chen concealed his and Murong Qing's living scents as they entered Black Arrival City with Mo Ba.
• An acquaintance leered at Murong Qing, and Mo Ba intervened to protect her while explaining his status as a guard captain.
• Mo Ba described how beings became trapped in the Nine Nether Demon Abyss and how the powerful exploited the weak in Black Arrival City.
• A figure in the City Lord's Mansion sensed Mo Ba's presence and suspected he had returned early to slack off.

Mo Ba took Ye Chen and Murong Qing to meet the Black Descent City Lord, a Hunyuan Divine Lord who demanded fresh blood food. When the city lord tried to force Murong Qing to approach him, an unseen intervention erased the pressure threatening to make her kneel.

• The Black Descent City Lord summoned Mo Ba, and Ye Chen knew about the summons before Mo Ba told him.
• Mo Ba brought Ye Chen and Murong Qing to the City Lord's Mansion and explained that he had returned after meeting friends.
• The Black Descent City Lord noticed Murong Qing and ordered her to come closer so he could admire her.
• Murong Qing resisted, and the Black Descent City Lord used his Hunyuan Divine Lord pressure to force her to her knees.
• A gentle breeze swept past Murong Qing and removed the pressure, leading her to realize the sect master had intervened.