Recaps

Jiang Yantian punished the Dong Lineage for eating humans, then confronted Prince Teng Pavilion over Diao Mao’s death. After Nan Tongyu executed Elder Dong’s faction, Jiang Yantian left, and Nan Xu'er offered to care for Diao Mao.

• Jiang Yantian used the Human Emperor Banner to destroy the city lord’s estate and scattered its wealth among the commoners.
• Jiang Yantian arrived at Prince Teng Pavilion and confronted Nan Tongyu about Diao Mao, whose body had been preserved after her death.
• Nan Tongyu discovered Elder Dong had failed to care for Diao Mao, and Jiang Yantian threatened to destroy Prince Teng Pavilion if it did not answer for her death.
• Nan Tongyu ordered Elder Dong and his faction executed to spare the rest of the sect.
• Jiang Yantian left, regretting that he had entrusted Diao Mao’s care to others, while Nan Xu'er offered to nurse her back to health.

Jiang Yantian took Nan Xu'er and the unconscious Diao Mao away from Prince Teng Pavilion, then settled with them at a coastal mountain peak for the night. Nan Xu'er mistook Jiang Yantian’s words and actions for advances, while he focused on caring for Diao Mao.

• Jiang Yantian let Nan Xu'er accompany him and Diao Mao, and Nan Tongyu and the people at Prince Teng Pavilion were relieved he did not attack.
• As they traveled, Jiang Yantian offered to treat Nan Xu'er, but she grew wary and challenged him to a match; he chastised her and supported her when she nearly stumbled.
• Jiang Yantian brought Nan Xu'er and Diao Mao to a coastal mountain peak, where he made a small house and settled Diao Mao inside to recover.
• Nan Xu'er built a campfire and prepared fish while Jiang Yantian rested outside and admired the sea view.
• Jiang Yantian called Nan Xu'er, whose face flushed as she misunderstood his intentions.

Jiang Yantian and Nan Xu'er grew closer beside the campfire before Taotie arrived seeking revenge for the Dong Lineage. Jiang Yantian subdued the weakened ferocious beast with the Crimson Flame Golden Ni and completed a Blood Pact with it.

• Nan Xu'er called Jiang Yantian “Brother Tian,” and he kissed her as she confessed that she liked him.
• Jiang Yantian sensed a sinister presence approaching and recognized the arriving creature as Taotie, the ferocious beast supported by the Dong Lineage.
• Taotie accused Jiang Yantian of ruining its plans, but cowered when the Crimson Flame Golden Ni appeared behind it.
• Jiang Yantian offered Taotie a chance to submit, and Taotie accepted rather than face the Crimson Flame Golden Ni.
• Jiang Yantian used a drop of his blood to complete a Blood Pact with Taotie, leaving Nan Xu'er astonished.

Jiang Yantian learned that the Heaven-Serving Divine Sect was losing ground to the Blazing Sun Imperial Dynasty and went to its battlefield to help Zou Tu. He ordered Zou Tu to prepare a ritual that would summon his Dharma manifestation, leaving the army poised to challenge General Yanwu.

• Nan Xu'er asked Jiang Yantian about her cultivation aptitude, and the two spent the night together as he tested it.
• Nan Xu'er told Jiang Yantian that the Heaven-Serving Divine Sect had captured two-thirds of the Blazing Sun Imperial Dynasty’s thirty-four cities, but General Yanwu was holding the line.
• Jiang Yantian teleported with Nan Xu'er and Diao Mao to the battlefield, where Zou Tu and his officers recognized him as their Divine Lord.
• Zou Tu explained that General Yanwu repeatedly defeated his forces and had damaged the sect’s golden statues and worship halls.
• Jiang Yantian ordered Zou Tu to send out the troops and set up an altar to summon his Dharma manifestation.

Jiang Yantian set out to use an army’s march against the Blazing Sun Imperial Dynasty to promote the Heaven-Serving Divine Sect through an enormous projection. As Zou Tu began a public sacrificial rite before Qin Yan’s city, the projection showed his power surging, leaving the defenders bewildered.

• Jiang Yantian told Zou Tu to prepare the troops to march and explained that he would use the campaign to win the common people’s faith for the Heaven-Serving Divine Sect.
• Nan Xu'er warned Jiang Yantian that his plan would make enemies of other faith leaders, but he dismissed the danger and promised her a chance to be revered by the masses.
• After preparations were complete, Jiang Yantian sent a streak of light into Zou Tu and said he would control him during the operation.
• Zou Tu led tens of thousands of soldiers toward Qin Yan’s city, while Qin Yan ordered the defenders to prepare for battle.
• The rebel army stopped one li from the city and set up an altar, where Zou Tu began a sacrificial rite beneath an enormous projection.
• As the soldiers knelt, Zou Tu’s Qi surged and light shone from his body while his projected figure formed seals and chanted.

Jiang Yantian used Zou Tu’s staged invocation to reveal a vast dharma manifestation and proclaim the Heaven-Serving Divine Sect’s call for peace and justice. As the Nine Provinces watched, he condemned rulers who exploited the people and declared that the sect would destroy the Blazing Sun Imperial Dynasty.

• Zou Tu performed an invocation to the Heaven-Serving Divine Lord, terrifying the Blazing Sun soldiers with a display of thunder and golden light.
• Jiang Yantian activated his Dharma Manifestation of Heaven and Earth, appearing with an immense dragon spirit above the battlefield.
• Tens of thousands of troops welcomed the Divine Lord, while people and Jiang Yantian’s acquaintances across the Lower Realm watched the projection and reacted to his appearance.
• Jiang Yantian proclaimed that rulers should serve the people and declared that the world belonged to its people, not to one man.
• Jiang Yantian raised a gigantic sword charged with divine lightning and called on the Heaven-Serving Divine Sect to bring down the Blazing Sun Imperial Dynasty.

Jiang Yantian destroyed the Blazing Yang imperial court while sparing the common people, winning their worship and paving the way for Zou Tu to become emperor. Afterward, Jiang Yantian left with Nan Xu'er, who asked whether Zou Tu would change once he took the throne.

• Jiang Yantian's colossal sword split the land from the city gates to the imperial palace, killing the emperor and ministers while leaving the common people alive.
• The survivors praised Jiang Yantian, and Qin Yan knelt as the Divine Lord proclaimed the Heaven-Serving Divine Sect's decrees.
• The people carried Zou Tu toward the capital and hailed him as emperor despite his protests.
• Jiang Yantian left with Nan Xu'er and Diao Mao, explaining that he acted for the Power of Faith and crediting a Great Worthy Teacher with truly helping the people.
• Nan Xu'er asked Jiang Yantian whether Zou Tu would become like the former emperor after taking the throne.

Jiang Yantian and Nan Xu'er headed for the Hall of Reincarnation and the Dragon Martial Imperial Dynasty, stopping at a village where locals were building a shrine to him. After accepting a system plot mission to change a regressor’s life, Jiang Yantian learned he had encountered a regressor nearby.

• Jiang Yantian explained that he intended to win the Nine Provinces’ faith and said he would visit the Hall of Reincarnation before going to the Dragon Martial Imperial Dynasty.
• Jiang Yantian, Nan Xu'er, and Diao Mao arrived at a village near the Dragon Martial Imperial Dynasty, where residents were building a shrine to the Heaven-Serving Divine Lord.
• Jiang Yantian and Nan Xu'er posed as travelers and accepted the village head’s invitation to share a meal.
• The system offered Jiang Yantian a transitional plot mission for 200,000 Humiliation Points, and he accepted after learning that only the outcome mattered.
• The system assigned Jiang Yantian the task of changing a regressor’s life, and he realized that a regressor was present in the village.

Jiang Yantian encountered Liu Zirui, a villager reborn five years after being betrayed and killed, and interrupted his plan to expose his fiancée’s affair. Jiang Yantian reached Liu Xiao'an’s house, where she and Liu Zirui’s brother were still together.

• Liu Zirui woke up reborn five years earlier and realized the village was rebuilding the Heaven-Serving Divine Lord’s temple.
• Liu Zirui recalled how his wife, brother, and villagers had betrayed him after he led the village to prosperity, and vowed to take revenge.
• Liu Zirui planned to catch Liu Xiao'an with his brother by claiming bandits were at her home and summoning the villagers.
• Jiang Yantian slapped Liu Zirui when he blocked the road, then vanished and reached Liu Xiao'an’s house before him.
• Liu Xiao'an and Liu Zirui’s brother discussed their affair and planned to take Liu Zirui’s future earnings.

Jiang Yantian killed Liu Yong and Liu Xiao'an, then staged the scene so Liu Zirui would be blamed for their deaths. The villagers condemned Liu Zirui to death, and Jiang Yantian watched as the punishment began.

• Jiang Yantian killed Liu Yong and Liu Xiao'an, hid Liu Yong's body in a well, and arranged Liu Xiao'an on the bed with a weapon nearby.
• Nan Xu'er joined Jiang Yantian on a rooftop as Liu Zirui led villagers into the room and fatally slashed Liu Xiao'an.
• The villagers found Liu Yong's remains in the well and blamed Liu Zirui for murdering him and staging the scene.
• The village head had Liu Zirui seized and taken to the ancestral hall, where the elders ordered him beaten to death.
• Jiang Yantian watched Liu Zirui curse the villagers as two men began beating him.

Jiang Yantian watched Liu Zirui die under the clan’s rules, collected his resentful soul, and inspected the temple being built in his honor. He then traveled with Nan Xu'er and Diao Mao toward the Hall of Reincarnation to retrieve Shen Guiyan and bring the faction under his control.

• Liu Zirui recognized Jiang Yantian as another reborn person before dying under the village clan’s rules.
• Jiang Yantian collected Liu Zirui’s resentful soul and gained 400,000 Humiliation Points from the completed minor plot mission.
• Jiang Yantian and Nan Xu'er ate at the village head’s home and saw the sculptor shaping Jiang Yantian’s golden statue at the temple.
• Jiang Yantian set out with Nan Xu'er and Diao Mao for the Hall of Reincarnation, intending to retrieve Shen Guiyan and take over the faction.
• Jiang Yantian reached the Hall of Reincarnation’s mountain gate and complained that its entrance was called the Reincarnation Gate.

Jiang Yantian arrived at the Hall of Reincarnation and reunited with his uncle, Shen He. He discovered Lin Yunfei, a Child of Fortune who was being considered as a match for Shen Guiyan, and asked Shen He where she was.

• Jiang Yantian and Nan Xu'er flew over the Hall of Reincarnation’s gates and approached its great hall.
• Shen He recognized Jiang Yantian, welcomed him warmly, and asked after his mother.
• The Hall of Reincarnation’s disciples recognized Jiang Yantian as the Heaven-Serving Divine Lord and watched him with awe.
• Jiang Yantian’s system identified Lin Yunfei as a Child of Fortune, and Jiang Yantian learned that Lin Yunfei hoped to marry Shen Guiyan.
• Jiang Yantian asked Shen He where Yan'er was, and Shen He paused at the way he addressed her.

Jiang Yantian visited Shen He’s hall, where the elders praised his actions in the Blazing Sun Imperial Dynasty and questioned his cultivation. Shen Guiyan returned and showed her closeness to Jiang Yantian, leaving Lin Yunfei determined to secure her betrothal before he could lose her.

• Shen He welcomed Jiang Yantian and confirmed that he had been behind the events in the Blazing Sun Imperial Dynasty.
• The elders asked Jiang Yantian about his cultivation realm, but he dismissed the question with a vague answer.
• Shen Guiyan returned, ignored Lin Yunfei, and reproached Jiang Yantian for leaving for years without visiting.
• Shen Guiyan sat beside Jiang Yantian, who put an arm around her, while Lin Yunfei watched in disbelief.
• Lin Yunfei decided to act quickly and asked his master to grant him a request.

Lin Yunfei tried to secure Shen Guiyan’s betrothal by pressuring Shen He to announce it before the gathered assembly. Shen Guiyan rejected him and declared that she loved Jiang Yantian, leaving the hall stunned as she insisted they had already shared the reality of husband and wife.

• Lin Yunfei asked Shen He to announce his betrothal to Shen Guiyan, and Shen He said he had not yet asked his daughter’s opinion.
• Lin Yunfei told Shen Guiyan that Shen He had betrothed her to him, and she angrily accused him of shamelessly trying to force the match.
• Shen He admitted the proposal had been his idea, but Shen Guiyan refused and said she already loved someone.
• Shen Guiyan pointed to Jiang Yantian as the person she loved, and he reacted in surprise.
• Shen Guiyan defended the possibility of being Dao companions with Jiang Yantian by saying they had already shared the reality of husband and wife.

Jiang Yantian claimed Shen Guiyan as his woman and secured Shen He and the elders’ approval, while Lin Yunfei refused to accept losing her. After everyone left the hall, Jiang Yantian and Shen Guiyan kissed in front of Lin Yunfei, driving him into a frenzy.

• Jiang Yantian silenced Lin Yunfei with his power and asked the Hall of Reincarnation whether anyone objected to his taking Shen Guiyan as his wife.
• Shen He and the elders approved the match, while Shen Guiyan accepted Jiang Yantian and Lin Yunfei erupted in despair.
• Jiang Yantian asked Shen He to take the elders outside so he could settle things with Lin Yunfei.
• Shen Guiyan suggested kissing Jiang Yantian in front of Lin Yunfei, and the two passionately kissed as Lin Yunfei screamed in anguish.

Jiang Yantian humiliated Lin Yunfei in front of Shen Guiyan, then maimed him while sparing his life because of a promise to his uncle. Lin Yunfei fled the Hall of Reincarnation bloodied and disgraced, carrying his severed ears while his arm crumbled to dust.

• Jiang Yantian passionately kissed Shen Guiyan to provoke Lin Yunfei, then pinned Lin Yunfei to the ground when he attacked.
• Jiang Yantian severed Lin Yunfei's arm and both ears, threatening to cripple him further if he kept talking tough.
• Lin Yunfei begged for mercy and promised to leave Shen Guiyan alone, and Jiang Yantian spared him for his uncle's sake.
• Jiang Yantian ordered Lin Yunfei to pick up his ears, and Lin Yunfei's severed arm turned to dust as he tried to retrieve it.
• Lin Yunfei ran from the great hall, where the gathered people saw his bloodied, maimed state.

Jiang Yantian declared that Lin Yunfei had to die, then gave Shen He the complete Reincarnation Heavenly Art as a betrothal gift. Shen He eagerly accepted it and urged Shen Guiyan to obey her husband, while she questioned whether Jiang Yantian should have shared the divine ability.

• Lin Yunfei fled without looking back, overwhelmed by the attention and his own fear.
• Jiang Yantian told Shen He that he would kill Lin Yunfei, and Shen He asked him to grant his disciple a quick death.
• Jiang Yantian revealed that he had come to help Shen He complete the Reincarnation Heavenly Art.
• Jiang Yantian demonstrated the art by reversing time in the area, bringing back the people who had just left without changing their memories.
• Jiang Yantian offered the complete art as a betrothal gift, and Shen He accepted it with excitement.
• Shen He told Shen Guiyan to follow Jiang Yantian faithfully, while she quietly suggested that Jiang Yantian should not give her father the divine ability.

After being humiliated by Jiang Yantian and abandoned by those he trusted, Lin Yunfei entered the Reincarnation Forbidden Land to seek power for revenge. Trapped inside, he encountered a black-mist entity that sensed its lord’s Qi on him.

• Lin Yunfei returned to his residence, erupted in anger and grief, and swore to kill Jiang Yantian.
• Resenting the Holy Maiden and his master for failing to support him, Lin Yunfei resolved to enter the Reincarnation Forbidden Land to grow stronger.
• Lin Yunfei disregarded the Hall of Reincarnation’s rules and entered the sealed cavern, where the entrance became blocked by solid rock.
• Lin Yunfei discovered an altar and was overcome by freezing winds and chanting sounds until golden light burst from his body.
• A black-mist entity appeared, asked whether its supreme lord had returned, and demanded to know why Lin Yunfei bore its lord’s Qi.

Lin Yunfei met Baleful Shadow, an ancient protector of the Imperishable Devil Emperor, who entered Lin Yunfei’s sea of consciousness and promised to help him grow stronger. Lin Yunfei learned that the forbidden ground’s supposed cultivation opportunity had killed an earlier disciple by burning away his blood essence.

• Baleful Shadow identified himself as one of the Eight Great Protectors and sensed the Imperishable Devil Emperor’s presence in Lin Yunfei.
• Lin Yunfei wondered whether he was the Devil Emperor’s reincarnation, while Baleful Shadow concluded he was more likely a descendant or someone connected to the Devil Emperor.
• Baleful Shadow promised to help Lin Yunfei reach the pinnacle if Lin Yunfei took him from the forbidden ground, and Lin Yunfei let him enter his sea of consciousness.
• Baleful Shadow explained that the altar and barrier allowed Lin Yunfei to enter because he carried the Devil Emperor’s presence.
• Baleful Shadow revealed that the disciple whose cultivation had soared in the forbidden ground had died after devil Qi burned away his blood essence.

Lin Yunfei left the forbidden grounds with Baleful Shadow and planned to use his power to take revenge on Jiang Yantian, while Jiang Yantian visited Shen He and then explored the Hall of Reincarnation with Shen Guiyan. The chapter ended as Jiang Yantian smiled after learning where the personal disciples lived.

• Lin Yunfei learned that Baleful Shadow could kill anyone below the Void Refining Realm if he possessed Lin Yunfei, and decided to pretend to help him find the Imperishable Devil Emperor.
• Lin Yunfei returned to his residence to recover before confronting Jiang Yantian and seeking revenge at the Hall of Reincarnation.
• Jiang Yantian shared a meal with Shen He, who thanked him for teaching him Great Reincarnation and offered to visit the Jiang Lineage.
• Jiang Yantian left to tour the Hall of Reincarnation with Shen Guiyan while Nan Xu'er took Diao Mao to rest.
• Shen Guiyan misunderstood Jiang Yantian's question about the disciples' residences, and Jiang Yantian smiled when she pointed out where the personal disciples lived.

Jiang Yantian deliberately kissed Shen Guiyan where Lin Yunfei could see, enraging Lin Yunfei and prompting Baleful Shadow to recognize Jiang as the Demon Emperor. Lin Yunfei refused Baleful Shadow’s encouragement to confront him, but lost control when Jiang and Shen entered a magical house together.

• Jiang Yantian took Shen Guiyan to a hill overlooking Lin Yunfei’s residence and shattered Lin’s window with an attack.
• Jiang Yantian kissed Shen Guiyan in Lin Yunfei’s view, and Lin became furious when he saw them.
• Baleful Shadow recognized Jiang Yantian as the Demon Emperor and urged Lin Yunfei to approach him.
• Lin Yunfei declined to confront Jiang because Shen Guiyan was with him, despite Baleful Shadow’s attempts to spur him on.
• Jiang Yantian and Shen Guiyan entered a magical house while kissing, and Lin Yunfei cried out in shock.

Jiang Yantian and Shen Guiyan went into an enchanted house, while Lin Yunfei tried and failed to interrupt them because Jiang’s barrier pinned him to the ground. Hours later, Jiang emerged and confronted Lin Yunfei, who was left furious and speechless after Jiang called Shen his wife.

• Jiang Yantian took Shen Guiyan into the enchanted house, and Lin Yunfei charged after them but was forced to crash at the foot of the hill.
• Lin Yunfei attacked the house and shouted at Shen, but Jiang pinned him to the ground with an invisible force.
• Baleful Shadow urged Lin Yunfei to struggle, hoping his rage would make him easier to possess, but Lin Yunfei could not break free.
• After several hours, Jiang emerged from the house and found Lin Yunfei still lying in the dirt.
• Jiang accused Lin Yunfei of trying to eavesdrop on or stop him and Shen, leaving Lin Yunfei unable to answer.

Jiang Yantian strengthened Baleful Shadow and sent Lin Yunfei flying, then set his magical house against Lin Yunfei’s residence to torment him. Baleful Shadow convinced Lin Yunfei that Jiang’s power came from a protective treasure and praised his plans for revenge, while Lin Yunfei discovered the house next door at midnight and broke down.

• Jiang Yantian recognized Baleful Shadow in Lin Yunfei’s sea of consciousness and promised he could possess Lin Yunfei after Jiang killed him.
• Jiang poured demonic Qi into Lin Yunfei to strengthen Baleful Shadow, then stepped on Lin Yunfei’s face and left.
• Lin Yunfei attacked Jiang from behind, but Jiang flicked him away and sent him crashing into a distant mountain.
• Jiang placed his magical house beside Lin Yunfei’s residence and returned to bed with Shen Guiyan.
• Baleful Shadow told Lin Yunfei that a protective treasure, not Jiang’s cultivation, had sent him flying, and encouraged him to seek revenge publicly.
• At midnight, Lin Yunfei heard rhythmic banging, found Jiang’s magical house pressed against his wall, and howled in despair.

Lin Yunfei endured another night of humiliation from Jiang Yantian, then found him with Shen Guiyan the next morning and was ordered to fetch ingredients for hot pot. Baleful Shadow persuaded Lin Yunfei to bide his time and let others witness his mistreatment so his eventual revenge would shock them.

• Lin Yunfei broke down after hearing Jiang Yantian and Shen Guiyan together, then fled to another mountain to sleep.
• The next morning, Jiang Yantian and Shen Guiyan relaxed together in the sun, and Lin Yunfei returned to find them embracing.
• Jiang Yantian slapped Lin Yunfei when he did not answer, then ordered him to fetch fresh ingredients and spirit beasts for hot pot.
• Lin Yunfei swallowed his anger and planned to wait for the right moment to take revenge with Baleful Shadow's help.
• Baleful Shadow urged Lin Yunfei to let everyone see Jiang Yantian humiliate him so his eventual comeback would make a greater impression.

Lin Yunfei obeyed Jiang Yantian’s orders to gather food and flowers, then tried to spread word that Jiang Yantian was bullying him. After Baleful Shadow let him experience their combined strength, Lin Yunfei became confident he could defeat Jiang Yantian and returned to find Shen Guiyan affectionately in Jiang Yantian’s arms.

• Jiang Yantian ordered Lin Yunfei to gather fresh ingredients and flowers for Shen Guiyan, and Lin Yunfei agreed.
• Lin Yunfei carried the supplies through the disciples’ gathering and told them Jiang Yantian had threatened him, but they dismissed his claims and mocked him.
• Baleful Shadow let Lin Yunfei experience their merged strength, revealing that their body could reach the early Integrated Body stage.
• Convinced he could crush Jiang Yantian, Lin Yunfei decided to wait for the right moment before taking revenge.
• Lin Yunfei returned to Jiang Yantian and saw Shen Guiyan nestled in his arms, growing jealous as they kissed.