Chapter Summaries

After healing Youruo and Xie Purou, Ye Chen dismissed his mastery of the Great Dao of Life as superficial, devastating the confidence of the kneeling Saint Emperor ancestors and astonishing the prince. He then casually called the Formless Saint Emperor “that fellow,” leaving the prince, Feng Wanli, and the kneeling ancestors frozen in horror.

• Ye Chen told Youruo and Xie Purou that his use of the Great Dao of Life was only superficial, causing a kneeling Saint Emperor ancestor to lose his Dao heart and collapse.
• Li Zhaofeng feared that the ancestors had provoked an opponent far beyond their strength, while the prince struggled to comprehend Ye Chen’s abilities.
• Ye Chen turned toward the kneeling ancestors and complained that Formless was making a pointless spectacle.
• The prince dropped his teacup in shock, Feng Wanli panicked, and Li Zhaofeng was left repeating Ye Chen’s disrespectful words in a daze.

After Ye Chen spared Li Zhaofeng and the kneeling Saint Emperor ancestors, he ignored them and took Youruo and Xie Purou to get a meal. Feng Wanli and the prince both offered to host them.

• Li Zhaofeng and the other Saint Emperors realized Ye Chen was beyond their comprehension and trembled in fear.
• Ye Chen told the kneeling Saint Emperors to get up, and they thanked him for sparing their lives.
• Ye Chen comforted Youruo and Xie Purou, then took them by the hand to get something to eat.
• Feng Wanli offered to arrange the meal, and Xie Purou happily accepted.
• The prince appeared and offered to treat Ye Chen, joking with Feng Wanli about competing to host.

Ye Chen accepted the prince’s invitation to a banquet for the top hundred geniuses and left the Wind and Rain Pavilion with them. The ministers left behind suspected Ye Chen had destroyed the Shangguan Household Clan and fled in fear and humiliation, while the prodigies struggled to understand what they had witnessed.

• Ye Chen agreed to attend the prince’s banquet, and the prince invited the top hundred geniuses as well.
• The ministers discussed whether Ye Chen had destroyed the Shangguan Household Clan and feared he could destroy their lineages too.
• The ministers hurried away after recalling their humiliation and worrying about the watching prodigies.
• The prodigies erupted into confusion over their ancestors kneeling before Ye Chen and wondered who Xie Purou and Youruo’s master was.

After the ministers were publicly humbled, Ye Chen and the others entered the prince’s estate and were shown its lavish Azure Rainbow Hall. The prince proudly displayed the hall’s treasures and asked Youruo and Xie Purou whether he had treated them well.

• The Divine Capital’s prodigies stopped speculating about the powerful master behind Youruo and Xie Purou as rumors spread about the ministers’ disgrace.
• The ministers left the Wind and Rain Pavilion in humiliation, intensifying the city’s curiosity about what had happened.
• Ye Chen and the top hundred prodigies entered the prince’s estate and marveled at its dense immortal Qi.
• The prince guided the group to the Azure Rainbow Hall, where they were astonished by its Eternal Crystal Stone floor and precious furnishings.
• The prince asked Feng Wanli what he thought of the hall, and Feng Wanli praised its materials and design.
• The prince turned to Youruo and Xie Purou and asked whether he had treated them poorly.

Ye Chen revealed that he and the two girls came from Kunlun Holy Land, a name unknown to most of the guests. The prince recognized the sect from secret reports about its breach of the upper and lower realm barrier and whole-sect ascension, then welcomed Ye Chen to the banquet while eager to learn more.

• Xie Purou and Youruo compared Qinghong Hall unfavorably with their sect, and Xie Purou awkwardly tried to spare the prince's dignity.
• The prince asked Ye Chen which sect he belonged to, and Ye Chen said they came from Kunlun Holy Land.
• Feng Wanli and the young prodigies wondered why they had never heard of Kunlun Holy Land.
• The prince recalled reports that Kunlun Holy Land had broken the barrier between the upper realm and the lower realm and ascended as an entire sect.
• The prince understood why his imperial elder brother respected Ye Chen, then welcomed the guests and ordered servants to bring wine, delicacies, and immortal fruits.

At the prince’s lavish banquet, Ye Chen and his companions enjoyed the finest food and wine, including Emerald Jade Immortal Wine. The other prodigies watched their special treatment with envy, and many began refining the powerful energy from the feast.

• The prodigies marveled at the rare dishes and rushed to eat once the prince gave permission.
• The prince poured Ye Chen Emerald Jade Immortal Wine, while Feng Wanli hinted for a taste and was ignored.
• Ye Chen recognized the wine’s Great Dao fragments and sampled it as Feng Wanli watched enviously.
• Youruo and Xie Purou ate and drank without restraint, and Ye Chen gave Youruo permission to continue after teasing her about her manners.
• The prince encouraged Ye Chen’s companions to eat as much as they wanted, while the imperial family members looked on enviously.
• After the feast, several prodigies began refining the power accumulated from the food and wine.

After absorbing the banquet’s power, Youruo and Xie Purou suppressed their urge to break through so they could save it for the Myriad Dao Source Pool. The prince then brought the gathered prodigies to his treasury and offered each of them one treasure.

• The prodigies felt their cultivation urging them to break through, and several wondered whether Youruo and Xie Purou would advance immediately.
• Wuj​iang rebuked Dustless for dismissing the sisters’ strength, then urged the imperial family’s dispirited members to reflect on their defeat.
• Youruo and Xie Purou suppressed their breakthrough because they wanted to use the extended access to the Myriad Dao Source Pool for greater gains.
• After the prodigies finished digesting their food and drinks, the prince transported them to a vast immortal palace surrounded by chaos Qi.
• The prince announced that each prodigy could choose one treasure from his treasury, exciting the assembled group.

The prince brought the top hundred contestants into his treasury and let each choose a treasure, while granting Youruo the same three-treasure reward as champion Xie Purou. The contestants explored the immense treasury’s weapons section, excited by its many treasures and even its Saint Emperor-grade weapons.

• The contestants celebrated their chance to choose treasures from the prince’s treasury, while Wuwang warned Dustless that Saint Emperor Armaments would not accept them.
• Feng Wanli asked to enter the treasury just to look around, but the prince refused.
• The prince granted runner-up Youruo the same three-treasure privilege as champion Xie Purou, who rejoiced that they could take six treasures together.
• The prince opened the treasury doors, revealing an immense independent world filled with racks of weapons and other treasures.
• The contestants scattered through the weapons section and examined its countless God Emperor-grade weapons, hoping to choose the best ones.

Mu Wanling recognized a seemingly ordinary piece of dead wood as a branch of the legendary Jianmu Divine Tree and claimed it as her treasure. Youruo and Xie Purou kept quiet about the complete Jianmu Divine Tree growing in Kunlun Holy Land while the others continued browsing the treasury.

• Xiang Guanhong admired the Cosmic Xinghe Chart but held off choosing it in case a better treasure lay ahead.
• Mu Wanling sensed that a piece of dead wood contained the Great Daos of Life, Time, and Space, and the prince confirmed it was a branch of the Jianmu Divine Tree.
• The prince explained that the Jianmu Divine Tree had been destroyed and suggested its power to connect universes came from its profound Great Dao of Spacetime.
• Youruo and Xie Purou silently exchanged a pleased glance because Kunlun Holy Land had a complete Jianmu Divine Tree, but they chose not to reveal it.
• Mu Wanling asked for the branch, and the prince let her take it; she rejoiced at the chance to study its Great Daos.
• Some prodigies hurried to find treasures suited to them, while Youruo and Xie Purou continued browsing without haste.

Youruo and Xie Purou found nothing in the prince’s treasury that interested them, despite being allowed to choose three treasures each. Embarrassed by their dissatisfaction, the prince decided to open his second-level treasury.

• Wujiang chose the Blood Eagle Sword, Xiang Guanhong chose a peak God Emperor Stage spear, and Shi Kai chose a battle-axe as the guests selected their rewards.
• Youruo and Xie Purou continued browsing without finding anything they wanted, drawing the attention of the other guests and the prince.
• Youruo politely explained that they were still deciding, but Xie Purou admitted that none of the treasures interested them much.
• The prince realized that his attempt to show goodwill toward Ye Chen risked becoming a joke, so he declared that he would open the second-level treasury.

The prince opened the second level of his treasury for Youruo and Xie Purou, revealing Saint Emperor Weapons and other rare treasures. He let them choose three items, while Wuj​iang and the other imperial juniors watched in astonishment.

• The prince opened a spatial gate to the second level of his treasury and led Youruo and Xie Purou inside.
• Wuj​iang and four other imperial family members followed them into the treasury.
• Wuj​iang discovered that the chamber held numerous Saint Emperor Weapons and exceptionally rare treasures.
• Xie Purou asked whether the prince really meant to let them choose three treasures.
• The prince confirmed that they could choose anything, and Youruo accepted his offer.

Xie Purou tried to gain the Mysterious Firmament Thunder-Wielding Hammer’s recognition, but its spirit overwhelmed her at first. She persisted by unleashing the origin power of her Nine Tribulations Immortal Physique, leaving the prince puzzled by how unusual her physique seemed.

• Xie Purou chose the Mysterious Firmament Thunder-Wielding Hammer and reached out to it with her lightning power.
• The hammer’s spirit struck Xie Purou with a terrifying force, causing her to stagger back and making the imperial family think she had failed.
• Xie Purou tried again and released the full origin power of her Nine Tribulations Immortal Physique, drawing a measure of interest from the hammer’s spirit.
• Wujang and the others retreated from the surging red lightning as the prince observed Xie Purou’s power.
• The prince concluded that Xie Purou’s Nine Tribulations Immortal Physique differed from the version he had encountered before.

Xie Purou and Youruo each earned the recognition of a Saint Emperor Weapon, leaving the prince devastated by the loss of two treasures. The sisters then continued exploring the remaining treasures.

• Xie Purou unleashed her Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning, awakening the Mysterious Firmament Thunder-Wielding Hammer and earning its recognition.
• Xie Purou nearly lost herself in the hammer’s power, but Ye Chen’s warning restored her clarity, and she put the weapon away.
• Xie Purou found Youruo communicating with the Blue Abyss Star Soul Pearl and went to look for other treasures.
• Youruo won the pearl’s recognition, and it became a blue mark between her brows.
• The prince nearly collapsed at losing two Saint Emperor Weapons, while Wuj​iang and the others stood speechless.

Youruo and Xie Purou revealed the Saint Emperor Weapons they had obtained, stunning the young prodigies gathered in the Azure Rainbow Hall. Ye Chen subdued the weapons and made them recognize his disciples as their true masters, leaving the two women bonded to their weapons’ origin power.

• Youruo and Xie Purou thanked the prince for letting them choose treasures from the second treasury, while Ye Chen praised his generosity.
• At Ye Chen’s request, Xie Purou brought out the Mysterious Firmament Thunder-Wielding Hammer, and Youruo revealed the Blue Abyss Star Soul Pearl.
• The two Saint Emperor Weapons released overwhelming pressure that made Wuj​iang and the other prodigies collapse in terror, before Ye Chen suppressed it.
• Ye Chen sent spiritual power into both weapons and warned them that they had to accept Xie Purou and Youruo as their masters.
• The weapons yielded, and their origin power merged into Xie Purou and Youruo.

Youruo and Xie Purou gained greater control over their Saint Emperor Armaments, while Ye Chen revealed that he had thirteen outstanding disciples. The prince then led the heaven’s chosen to the imperial palace, where the Formless Saint Emperor appeared to grant them rewards.

• Youruo and Xie Purou thanked Ye Chen as their newly acknowledged Saint Emperor Armaments responded more readily to their control.
• Ye Chen reminded the two girls to forge their own Saint Emperor Armaments, and told the prince that he had thirteen disciples as outstanding as them.
• Youruo called her aptitude average, while Xie Purou said their master’s disciples had all undergone great changes in aptitude and physique.
• The prince led the top one hundred contestants of the Grand Gathering of Eternal Heaven's Chosen to the imperial garden to await the Formless Saint Emperor’s rewards.
• Golden light gathered in the garden and revealed the Formless Saint Emperor before the assembled heaven’s chosen.

The Formless Saint Emperor praised the prodigies and promised them rewards, including time to cultivate in the Myriad Dao Source Pool. The prince opened a spacetime passage and sent them inside, where they arrived in a noisy heap.

• The Formless Saint Emperor noticed that Xie Purou and Youruo had each subdued a Saint Emperor Weapon and praised their ability.
• The Formless Saint Emperor promised the prodigies treasures and a chance to cultivate in the Myriad Dao Source Pool.
• The prince explained the pool's importance and announced that cultivation time would depend on each prodigy's ranking.
• The prince opened a spacetime passage with a Saint Emperor's Imperial Decree and sent the prodigies through it.
• The Formless Saint Emperor stayed behind and drank with Ye Chen while the prodigies picked themselves up and surveyed the unfamiliar place.

Xie Purou, Youruo, and the other contestants entered the Myriad Dao Source Pool and discovered that its water was formed from Great Dao laws, allowing them to cultivate and comprehend the laws. As the contestants began seizing their limited time in the pool, Ye Chen, the Formless Saint Emperor, and the prince discussed the Dao outside.

• Youruo and Xie Purou sensed the Great Dao's pressure and led the others toward the Myriad Dao Source Pool.
• The contestants reached the lake and realized that approaching it made the Great Dao laws easier to comprehend.
• Dustless and the contestants ranked fifty-first through one hundredth plunged into the pool, mindful that they had only one day.
• Youruo discovered that the lake's water consisted of countless threads of Great Dao laws.
• Xie Purou sensed lightning-related laws and compared the pool's accessible cultivation with Kunlun Holy Land's more profound Chaos Realm.
• The contestants cultivated in the pool while Ye Chen, the Formless Saint Emperor, and the prince drank wine and discussed the Dao outside.

Ye Chen shared Golden Luster Immortal Dew with the Formless Saint Emperor and his prince, then revealed that he planned to visit the Nether Blood Divine Kingdom. The two learned that Ye Chen had already clashed with the Nether Blood Saint Emperor’s avatar in the lower realm, but Ye Chen left the details of his victory unexplained.

• The Formless Saint Emperor served Ye Chen and the prince his rare Golden Luster Immortal Dew, and the prince invited Ye Chen to stay at his estate.
• The Formless Saint Emperor asked where Ye Chen would travel next, and Ye Chen said he planned to visit the Nether Blood Divine Kingdom.
• Ye Chen revealed that he had clashed with the Nether Blood Saint Emperor’s avatar in the Desolate Immortal Great World after the avatar used an ancient teleportation array to reach the lower realm.
• The prince and the Formless Saint Emperor questioned how Ye Chen had survived the avatar’s attack, and Ye Chen said he had attacked as usual and driven it back.

As the prodigies awakened and were expelled from the Myriad Dao Source Pool, they learned that one day inside had equaled a month outside and many advanced in cultivation. Mu Wanling and seven other top competitors broke through, leaving only Xie Purou and Youruo immersed in the pool.

• The first prodigy awakened and the Myriad Dao Source Pool expelled him and the others who had reached their cultivation limits.
• The awakened competitors realized the pool’s time flowed differently, giving them a month of cultivation for one day outside.
• The prodigies discussed their gains as powerful presences rose from the surrounding forests and more competitors broke through.
• Mu Wanling broke through to the Peak God King realm, and Wuj​iang, Xiang Guanhong, Shi Kai, and others advanced as well.
• Eight top competitors hovered above the pool and turned their attention to the two remaining figures, Xie Purou and Youruo.

Youruo and Xie Purou continued cultivating in the Myriad Dao Source Pool long past the expected limit, while the other young prodigies waited and wondered how far they would advance. After ten months inside the pool, the two glowing cocoons around them finally began to shake.

• Dustless worried that Youruo and Xie Purou were absorbing too many insights, but Mu Wanling said they could withstand more than the others.
• Wuj​iang and the others questioned why the pool had not forced the women out after the three-month limit passed.
• The young prodigies stayed to cultivate and observe as Youruo and Xie Purou remained wrapped in increasingly thick layers of light.
• The prodigies debated whether the women would reach Peak God King or break through to the God Emperor Realm Stage.
• Ten months after entering the pool, the two cocoons surrounding Youruo and Xie Purou began shaking almost simultaneously.