Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen brought Murong Qing and Mo Ba out of the Nine Nether Demon Abyss and teleported them back to the Wind and Cloud Great World. There, Willow God welcomed him with an embrace before turning cold and scolding him for being away.

• Ye Chen parted from the Crimson Yang King, the Qilin King, and the Evil King, who hoped they might meet again in the Heavenly Divine Realm.
• Ye Chen, Murong Qing, and Mo Ba escaped the Nine Nether Demon Abyss into the starry sky, and Mo Ba tearfully thanked Ye Chen for freeing him.
• Ye Chen teleported the group directly to the Wind and Cloud Great World using his connection to its World Origin.
• Willow God sensed Ye Chen's return, took human form, embraced him, then pushed him away and scolded him.

Willow God told Ye Chen that she had captured three Heavenly Emperors from the Heavenly Dao Alliance after they came to attack the Kunlun Holy Land. When Ye Chen appeared, the prisoners escaped the cage only to be crushed by his power, then accused Murong Qing of betraying them.

• Willow God said three Heavenly Emperors from the Heavenly Dao Alliance had come to cause trouble after Ye Chen and Murong Qing left, and that she had imprisoned them.
• Willow God opened her willow-branch cage to show Ye Chen the three bloodied, exhausted prisoners.
• The three Heavenly Emperors rushed through the opening, but Ye Chen's immense power forced them to the ground and lifted them before him.
• The prisoners saw Murong Qing beside Ye Chen and Willow God, then demanded to know why she was unharmed and accused her of joining the Kunlun Holy Land.

Ye Chen killed three Heavenly Emperors from the Heavenly Dao Alliance and took their origins before preparing to return to the Desolate Immortal Great World. Willow God insisted on going with him, then entered a side hall with him for a private conversation while Murong Qing was left behind, jealous and furious.

• Murong Qing slapped the three Heavenly Emperors and urged Ye Chen to kill them after they insulted Kunlun Holy Land.
• The three Heavenly Emperors begged Ye Chen for mercy and offered to join Kunlun, but Ye Chen said he had no shortage of Heavenly Emperors and killed them with the force of his gaze.
• Ye Chen extracted the three Heavenly Emperor origins, destroyed the corpses, and decided he no longer needed the Heavenly Dao Alliance for information about the Heavenly Divine Realm.
• As Ye Chen prepared to leave for the Desolate Immortal Great World, Willow God demanded to go with him, and he invited her to discuss something privately.
• Murong Qing tried to follow Ye Chen and Willow God, but Ye Chen told her to stay; Willow God entered a side hall with him as Murong Qing sulked and scolded Mo Ba.

Ye Chen told Willow God that she had likely been struck down during the previous chaos epoch, but she left angrily when he failed to understand her expectations. Back at Kunlun, he summoned outside Immortal Emperors and revealed eight extraordinary Origins, leaving them astonished.

• Ye Chen explained to Willow God that her injuries likely dated from the previous chaos epoch and its destruction.
• Willow God became upset that Ye Chen had summoned her only to discuss her past, then left the side hall.
• Murong Qing saw Willow God leave and mistakenly speculated about what had happened between her and Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen summoned the outside Immortal Emperors who had yet to become Heavenly Emperors to Kunlun's rear mountain.
• Ye Chen revealed eight mysterious Immortal Emperor Origins whose power and principles surpassed the Immortal Emperor level.

Ye Chen distributed eight masses of Heavenly Emperor Origin to eight of Kunlun Holy Land’s earliest followers, including Hengyun Immortal Emperor and Fairy Mist and Rosy Clouds. He then summoned every member of Kunlun, from menial disciples to elders, to hear him expound the Dao, and the crowd gathered in the square.

• Fairy Mist and Rosy Clouds identified the eight masses as Heavenly Emperor Origin, and many Immortal Emperors raised their hands to receive it.
• Ye Chen selected forty-eight Immortal Emperors who wanted the Origin and distributed the eight masses in order of when they had joined Kunlun Holy Land.
• Hengyun Immortal Emperor, Nine Tribulations, Leigang, Qingtian, Fairy Mist and Rosy Clouds, and three other early followers received the Origin and went into secluded cultivation.
• Ye Chen ordered every member of Kunlun Holy Land to assemble in the square so he could open the altar and expound the Dao.
• Kunlun’s disciples and elders, including menial disciples, excitedly crowded into the square.

Kunlun’s elders and disciples gathered in its vast plaza to hear Ye Chen expound the Dao. After he appeared, he began explaining basic cultivation problems, and listeners of every level gained sudden understanding.

• Kunlun’s elders and disciples filled the plaza and discussed the sect’s Immortal Emperors and absent personal disciples.
• The Ghost-Faced Empress returned, drawing the crowd’s attention with her reputation for killing two invading Immortal Emperors.
• A bell rang, and Ye Chen appeared in the plaza amid golden light and surging chaos Qi.
• Ye Chen began explaining basic cultivation problems, and listeners gained sudden understanding.

Ye Chen’s teaching brought breakthroughs across Kunlun Holy Land, including more than a hundred Peak Immortal Kings entering the Immortal Emperor Realm and fifty-one Immortal Emperors reaching the Heavenly Emperor Realm Stage. The resulting power shook the Desolate Immortal Great World and nearby inhabited worlds as Kunlun’s cultivation ranks surged.

• Kunlun’s disciples and experts gained insights from Ye Chen’s teaching, while younger disciples strengthened their foundations without rushing to break through.
• More than a hundred Peak Immortal Kings broke through to the Immortal Emperor Realm, and Kunlun’s formations contained the resulting disturbance.
• Veteran Immortal Emperors used Ye Chen’s guidance to advance, with fifty-one breaking through to the Heavenly Emperor Realm Stage.
• The combined breakthroughs overwhelmed Kunlun’s concealment formations and caused the Desolate Immortal Great World and nearby inhabited worlds to tremble.
• Ye Chen ended his teaching and counted one hundred and five Peak Immortal Kings and fifty-one Immortal Emperors among those who had advanced.

After Ye Chen’s lecture helped Kunlun’s members advance, Ye Shuang'er reached the Heavenly Emperor Realm Stage and asked him about the cultivation limit. Ye Chen teased and disciplined her, then received Hai Ying and the Xuanji Empress, who came to see him for cultivation guidance.

• Kunlun’s ranks of Immortal Emperors and Heavenly Emperors grew dramatically, and Ye Shuang'er broke through to the Heavenly Emperor Realm Stage.
• Ye Shuang'er found Ye Chen drinking tea in the back mountain and asked why the Heavenly Emperor Realm Stage marked the end of cultivation.
• Ye Chen told Shuang'er he might one day change the world’s rules, then playfully punished her for accusing him of bragging.
• Hai Ying arrived to ask Ye Chen about cultivation, and he teased her and Shuang'er about discussing a different path.
• The Xuanji Empress arrived seeking help with her formation insights and wondered whether she had interrupted Ye Chen and the two women.

Ye Chen brought the Xuanji Empress into his private world to discuss the Dao with her and the other two empresses. Meanwhile, Qin Haoran drew four Immortal Kings into a fight and left two of them badly injured, with the battle still underway.

• The Xuanji Empress arrived to discuss formations with Ye Chen, who took her into his private small world with the other two empresses.
• Qin Haoran, having reached the Immortal Lord Realm, recalled defeating the young geniuses on a great world and being hunted by its holy lands.
• Four Immortal Kings searched for Qin Haoran, convinced he possessed a complete Heavenly Emperor inheritance, while cultivators followed them hoping to find treasure.
• Qin Haoran revealed himself and used his Purple-Gold Divine Dragon and Qilin bloodlines to attack the four Immortal Kings.
• Qin Haoran broke one Immortal King's arm with True Dragon Law Seals and pierced another's body with Dragons Without a Leader.

Qin Haoran used his dragon techniques and overwhelming strength to fight four Immortal Kings, tearing one of them apart despite being at the Immortal Lord Realm Stage. As the remaining three attacked in fury, the second Immortal King stabbed Qin Haoran from behind with a black spear.

• Onlookers mistook Qin Haoran for an expert from the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon Clan as he summoned a dragon-shaped sword and suppressed the fourth Immortal King's black cauldron.
• The fourth Immortal King unleashed a secret technique to weaken Qin Haoran, but Qin Haoran's Nine Heavens Dragon Roar shattered the attack and struck the souls of all four Immortal Kings.
• Qin Haoran used Wind and Thunder Qilin Step to crush one Immortal King's arms and chest, then recovered from the Immortal King's counterattack with Purple Qi and Blood.
• Qin Haoran transformed his hands into dragon claws and tore the wounded Immortal King in half.
• The remaining three Immortal Kings attacked in fury, and the second Immortal King pierced Qin Haoran from behind with a cold black spear.

Qin Haoran survived a mortal wound, killed an Immortal King, and destroyed the opponent’s weapon before healing in front of the three remaining Immortal Kings. He chose the weakest of them as his next target.

• An Immortal King impaled Qin Haoran with a spear, but Qin Haoran seized him and struck him with a close-range True Dragon attack.
• Qin Haoran pulled the spear from his chest and snapped the Immortal King weapon with his bare hands, destroying its artifact spirit and killing its wielder.
• The three remaining Immortal Kings saw Qin Haoran’s severe injuries and assumed he was about to die.
• Qin Haoran’s purple divine radiance healed his wounds and restored him to peak condition.
• Qin Haoran fixed his gaze on the Immortal King he had earlier torn in half and declared that he would kill him next.

Qin Haoran faced the three Immortal Kings’ coordinated attacks, overcoming the sealing stele’s suppression and revealing his half-human, half-dragon form. His scales withstood a powerful halberd strike, leaving the Immortal King stunned as the battle continued.

• The three Immortal Kings launched coordinated attacks against Qin Haoran, using a sealing stele and a black halberd alongside a powerful punch.
• The sealing stele suppressed Qin Haoran’s abilities, but he roared and unleashed his divine blood to cancel its effect.
• Qin Haoran shattered the first Immortal King’s fist with his dragon claws.
• Qin Haoran revealed his half-human, half-dragon form, combining traits of the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon and Qilin clans.
• The third Immortal King struck Qin Haoran’s shoulder with his halberd, but the blow failed to pierce his scales.

Qin Haoran used his Purple-Gold Divine Dragon and Qilin bloodlines to overwhelm the Immortal Kings attacking him, killing two of them. He fought the two remaining Immortal Kings and cut one in half with Qilin Slash.

• Qin Haoran destroyed an Immortal King's token and tore him in half, then obliterated his fleeing soul with Qilin Tramples the Heavens.
• Qin Haoran charged at the black-halberd Immortal King, and the two remaining Immortal Kings fought him together.
• Onlookers recognized that Qin Haoran possessed both Purple-Gold Divine Dragon and Qilin bloodlines as the battle ravaged the surrounding mountains and rivers.
• Qin Haoran unleashed Qilin Slash, sliced through the Immortal King's crescent-bladed halberd, and cut him in half.

Qin Haoran killed four Immortal King experts from holy lands, demonstrating that the Qilin Slash could prevent even powerful opponents from healing. Afterward, he cultivated in a cave and drew close to the Immortal King Realm, while news of the deaths enraged two holy lands.

• Qin Haoran's Qilin Slash left one Immortal King unable to heal, and the purple divine light ravaged his body and soul as he slowly died.
• Qin Haoran killed the last Immortal King expert after dismissing his warning that he belonged to a holy land.
• Onlookers rushed to loot the four Immortal Kings' treasures after Qin Haoran left the battlefield.
• Qin Haoran cultivated in a cave, where his presence rose until he was approaching the Immortal King Realm.
• News that four holy land Immortal King ancestors had died enraged two holy lands.

After Qin Haoran broke through to the Immortal King Realm, he revealed himself to a squad searching for him on behalf of the two holy lands. He let five pursuers go to summon reinforcements, preparing to face them himself.

• The two holy lands placed bounties on Qin Haoran, but his concealment formations kept the hunters from finding him.
• Qin Haoran cultivated in a cave and broke through from the Immortal Lord Realm to the Immortal King Realm.
• After reflecting on his fellow disciples and his own progress, Qin Haoran sensed a nearby squad searching for him.
• Qin Haoran removed his concealment formation, and ten Immortal Lord experts gathered after sensing his presence.
• The squad split up, with five members staying to watch Qin Haoran and five going to alert the two holy lands; Qin Haoran saw their plan and smiled.

Three fifth-layer Immortal Kings arrived to capture Qin Haoran, each coveting his body, blood, or unusual bloodlines. Qin Haoran faced them without fear, and the Ice Flame Immortal King warned that his recent breakthrough did not make him their equal.

• The Ghost-Controlling Old Man arrived and drew wary greetings from the gathered holy land experts.
• The Shadowless Sword Lord arrived, and he and the Ghost-Controlling Old Man exchanged cold remarks about Qin Haoran and the rewards they sought.
• The Ice Flame Immortal King arrived and demanded only a hundred jin of Qin Haoran's Essence Blood.
• The Shadowless Sword Lord sensed Qin Haoran waiting nearby, and the three Immortal Kings appeared before him.
• Qin Haoran calmly mocked the three experts, while the Ice Flame Immortal King declared that Qin Haoran was not qualified to challenge them.

Qin Haoran fought the Ice Flame Immortal King to a standstill, drawing the attention of the Shadowless Sword Lord, the Ghost-Controlling Old Man, and the holy-land cultivators. The Ghost-Controlling Old Man joined the battle and unleashed a deathly flood dragon at Qin Haoran.

• The Ice Flame Immortal King attacked Qin Haoran with his ice-crystal spear, but Qin Haoran matched him with his purple saber and repelled the force of alternating heat and cold.
• Qin Haoran and the Ice Flame Immortal King exchanged powerful attacks, while the Shadowless Sword Lord and the holy-land cultivators watched in astonishment at Qin Haoran's strength and divine beast bloodlines.
• The Ghost-Controlling Old Man, eager to seize Qin Haoran's bloodline and vitality, scolded the Ice Flame Immortal King and struck at Qin Haoran with a death Qi mark.
• Qin Haoran countered with Qilin Law Seals, shattering the mark, but its uncontrolled death Qi badly injured a fleeing cultivator who had to sever half his body to survive.
• The Ghost-Controlling Old Man summoned a thousand-zhang flood dragon of death Qi and sent it plunging down toward Qin Haoran.

Qin Haoran fought the Ghost-Controlling Old Man, matching his powerful ghost-dragon techniques before cutting off his head. The Shadowless Sword Lord intervened to stop Qin Haoran from pursuing him and declared that Qin Haoran would not leave.

• Qin Haoran countered the Ghost-Controlling Old Man’s ghost flood dragon with his Purple-Gold Divine Dragon, then met Ghost Flood Dragon Howls at the Moon with his True Dragon Qilin Seal.
• The clash ended in a draw, and its backlash forced the Ghost-Controlling Old Man several steps back.
• Qin Haoran surged through the storm and slashed the Ghost-Controlling Old Man, badly wounding him and then severing his head.
• The Ghost-Controlling Old Man called on the Shadowless Sword Lord and the Ice Flame Immortal King for help, and the Shadowless Sword Lord blocked Qin Haoran’s pursuit with a Sword-Ray.
• The Shadowless Sword Lord told Qin Haoran he would not be leaving that day.

Qin Haoran fought the Shadowless Sword Lord and the Ice Flame Immortal King, enduring their attacks before feigning weakness to draw in the recovering Ghost-Controlling Old Man. He launched Ye Fan’s Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist at the old man, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Qin Haoran clashed with the Shadowless Sword Lord, whose sword techniques wounded him despite his dragon scales and Qilin phantom.
• The Ice Flame Immortal King joined the fight, and the two Immortal King Fifth Layer experts forced Qin Haoran onto the defensive.
• Qin Haoran used the force of their combined strikes to make it seem he was badly hurt and flying toward the Ghost-Controlling Old Man.
• Qin Haoran revealed that he had targeted the recovering Ghost-Controlling Old Man and unleashed the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist, shattering the void around his attack.

Qin Haoran killed the Ghost-Controlling Old Man and escaped the Shadowless Sword Lord and the Ice Flame Immortal King. While he hid to recover, a mysterious watcher recognized his concealment formation and wondered whether he was a lost genius from the Qilin Clan.

• Qin Haoran used the Heavenly Dao Samsara Fist to destroy the Ghost-Controlling Old Man's body and soul.
• The Shadowless Sword Lord and the Ice Flame Immortal King decided Qin Haoran was too dangerous to let escape and pursued him as he fled.
• The Shadowless Sword Lord lost sight of Qin Haoran, who hid in an Immortal Emperor-level concealment formation and began regulating his breathing.
• A hazy figure who had watched the battle identified Qin Haoran as a possible wandering seed of the Qilin Clan and decided to take him back to the clan.