Chapter Summaries

After Li Tianqi died, a white-haired elder failed to locate the Grudge Demon with Heaven and Earth Soul Pursuit, unaware Ye Xingchen had sent it to Nine Netherworlds Hell. The next morning, Ye Xingchen claimed the Primordial Medicine God Record through his system check-in and used it, unleashing a power beyond the Hongmeng Universe and strengthening his resolve to enter the Domain of the False Gods.

• Li Tianqi's soul tablet shattered, and the white-haired elder activated Heaven and Earth Soul Pursuit to hunt the Grudge Demon, but it found no target.
• The elder concluded that Li Tianqi and the Grudge Demon must have perished together, unaware Ye Xingchen had already sent the demon to Nine Netherworlds Hell.
• Ye Xingchen woke beside Xue Xianfei and remembered to complete his daily system check-in while she slept.
• The system awarded Ye Xingchen the Primordial Medicine God Record, which he immediately used.
• A power beyond the Hongmeng Universe surged through Ye Xingchen's body, and he decided to seek the Domain of the False Gods sooner.

Ye Xingchen discovered that his body now contained a mysterious power surpassing the Hongmeng Universe, drawing the attention of ancient beings. After telling Xue Xianfei he would meet her at the Summit of Hongmeng, he prepared to leave, while an imperial scion found a treasure and vowed revenge against him and Penglai Immortal Island.

• Ye Xingchen released a trace of the power dormant in his body, cracking the space around him and awakening Xue Xianfei.
• Several terrifying divine senses in an ancient world sensed the newborn power and wondered who had transcended the shackles of heaven and earth.
• Ye Xingchen explained his new power to Xue Xianfei and asked whether Penglai Immortal Island would attend the Heavenly Mandate Contest at the Summit of Hongmeng.
• Ye Xingchen told Xue Xianfei he would settle a few matters before meeting her at the Summit of Hongmeng, and she clung to him reluctantly.
• An imperial scion found an item at a hidden land of opportunity on the Summit of Hongmeng and vowed to take revenge on Dong Wuxian, Ye Xingchen, and Penglai Immortal Island.

Long Zhexian found and swallowed a Primordial Dao Fruit, restoring his Hongmeng Realm cultivation as he vowed revenge on Dong Wuxian, the True Dragon Sacred Academy, and Ye Xingchen. Ye Xingchen left Penglai Immortal Island for the Heavenly Mandate Contest, while Xue Xianfei wondered where her missing master, Liu Ruyan, had gone; Liu Ruyan was unknowingly facing an approaching crisis in ancient sect ruins.

• Long Zhexian found a Primordial Dao Fruit in a mysterious place atop the Summit of Hongmeng and vowed revenge on Dong Wuxian, the True Dragon Sacred Academy, and Ye Xingchen.
• Long Zhexian swallowed the fruit and quickly regained his Hongmeng Realm cultivation.
• Ye Xingchen left Xue Xianfei at Penglai Immortal Island, promising to return before the Heavenly Mandate Contest.
• Xue Xianfei searched for Liu Ruyan with her divine sense and realized her master was not at the sect.
• Liu Ruyan appeared in the ruins of an ancient sect, unaware that a dangerous crisis was approaching.

Liu Ruyan was transported to ancient ruins and discovered the Heavenly Hall behind a towering bronze gate, while Long Zhexian pursued the same hidden passage. At the Summit of Hongmeng, Ye Xingchen’s Heavenly Token flew away, leading him toward an unknown destination as onlookers were stunned by what happened next.

• Liu Ruyan arrived in ancient ruins, followed a terrifying presence, and recognized the Heavenly Hall beyond a giant bronze gate.
• Long Zhexian found the hidden spacetime passage to the Heavenly Hall and vowed to kill anyone who competed with him for its opportunity.
• Ye Xingchen reached Heaven and Earth City as factions gathered for the Heavenly Mandate Contest.
• Ye Xingchen’s Heavenly Token trembled, flew toward a distant location, and drew him after it.
• Experts who mocked Ye Xingchen froze in disbelief at what happened next.

Ye Xingchen left Heaven and Earth City unharmed, reached a hidden spacetime passage guided by the Heavenly Token, and concealed its entrance before stepping inside. Meanwhile, Long Zhexian recognized a familiar presence in the ruins of the Heavenly Hall and prepared to take revenge, hoping to force Xue Xianfei to submit.

• Powerhouses entering Heaven and Earth City expected the Grand Array of the Heavens to kill Ye Xingchen when he tried to leave, but he walked through it unharmed, revealing that he had reached the Azure Heaven Realm.
• Ye Xingchen followed the Heavenly Token to an obscure valley and found a hidden spacetime passage in a secluded spot.
• Ye Xingchen used his All-Knowing Divine Eyes to learn about the passage, then placed Heaven-Sealing Grand Arrays around it to conceal it.
• Ye Xingchen stepped into the spacetime passage.
• In the ruins of the Heavenly Hall, Long Zhexian recognized a familiar presence and vowed to take revenge, hoping Xue Xianfei would submit.

Long Zhexian attacked Liu Ruyan in the Heavenly Hall ruins after revealing his sudden rise in strength and demanding she surrender her opportunity. Liu Ruyan was badly wounded in their clash and faced an imminent crisis.

• Long Zhexian taunted Liu Ruyan, claiming she had not adapted to her newly gained physical power and would lose within a hundred moves.
• Liu Ruyan rejected Long Zhexian's demand and denied that his unknown opportunity gave him the right to threaten her.
• Long Zhexian attacked with True Dragon Annihilation Fist, and Liu Ruyan countered with Immortal Phoenix Burns the Heavens, but their collision left her injured.
• Long Zhexian launched a more powerful punch, and Liu Ruyan unleashed her unintegrated physical strength to counter it.
• Liu Ruyan spat blood and turned deathly pale as an immense crisis closed in on her.

Liu Ruyan’s attempt to use her bone sound thunderclap divine physique backfired, leaving her gravely injured and at Long Zhexian’s mercy. Ye Xingchen arrived and ignored Long Zhexian’s threats, then said something that left him frozen in horror.

• Liu Ruyan tried to counter Long Zhexian’s punch with her domineering Dao, but her divine physique backlashed and damaged her heart meridians.
• Long Zhexian mocked Liu Ruyan and prepared to finish her while she was unable to move.
• Ye Xingchen appeared, prompting Long Zhexian to withdraw his punch and demand the stranger’s name.
• Ye Xingchen walked past Long Zhexian to inspect the enormous bronze gate, ignoring him.
• Long Zhexian threatened to kill Ye Xingchen, and Ye Xingchen answered with words that petrified him.

Ye Xingchen emerged from a spacetime passage and confronted Long Zhexian, who had attacked Liu Ruyan. After catching Long Zhexian’s full-force punch, Ye Xingchen diagnosed the danger in his cultivation and provoked him with a shocking prediction, leaving Liu Ruyan startled and amused.

• Long Zhexian attacked Ye Xingchen with his Golden Dragon Slays Heaven punch after Ye Xingchen warned that he was about to die.
• Ye Xingchen caught Long Zhexian’s full-force punch, revealing himself surrounded by the Laws of the Great Dao.
• Ye Xingchen recognized that Long Zhexian’s rapidly surging power was damaging his meridians and planned to kill him before he could fully break through.
• Long Zhexian revealed that he had reached Half-Step Above Hongmeng and threatened Ye Xingchen when he questioned his impending ascent.
• Ye Xingchen made a further remark that enraged Long Zhexian and left Liu Ruyan laughing before she blushed and looked at Ye Xingchen reproachfully.

Ye Xingchen provoked Long Zhexian into igniting the Divine Fire of Strength in his heart, causing his power to run wild and his meridians to burn. Long Zhexian begged for his life, then tried to attack Ye Xingchen, before pleading again; Ye Xingchen whispered something to him as his agony worsened.

• Ye Xingchen warned Long Zhexian that his anger had ignited the Divine Fire of Strength and that his meridians would soon rupture.
• Long Zhexian felt his power surge out of control and begged Ye Xingchen to save him, offering an oath and a slave seal.
• Ye Xingchen refused, and Long Zhexian angrily tried to make a final attack against him and Liu Ruyan.
• Long Zhexian stopped his attack and begged Ye Xingchen again, offering his wealth and service.
• Ye Xingchen whispered something to Long Zhexian, who shuddered and screamed in agony as Ye Xingchen walked toward Liu Ruyan.

Ye Xingchen killed Long Zhexian by making his body explode, then shielded Liu Ruyan from the blast. Liu Ruyan was gravely injured, and Ye Xingchen told her he would not escort her back to Penglai Immortal Island before his next words left her stunned and blushing.

• Ye Xingchen mocked Long Zhexian and revealed that he knew Long Zhexian was a reincarnator.
• Long Zhexian's body swelled, cracked, and exploded, annihilating him and sending a wave of destructive energy toward Liu Ruyan.
• Ye Xingchen appeared before Liu Ruyan and blocked the blast, but she soon spat blood and collapsed from her injuries.
• Ye Xingchen explained that Liu Ruyan's physical power had backlashed and that she needed months to recover and integrate Bone Sound Thunderclap.
• Liu Ruyan asked Ye Xingchen to take her back to Penglai Immortal Island, but he refused and said he needed to enter the massive bronze gates.
• Ye Xingchen spoke again, and Liu Ruyan froze, her eyes shining as a blush spread across her face.

Ye Xingchen used Nine Heavens Azure Sea Inebriation and his Divine Power to heal Liu Ruyan, who then fell into a deep, thousand-year dream. He left her resting and prepared to enter the Heavenly Hall’s ancestral grounds to seek the method of reaching the Domain of the Gods, while shocking news stirred Heaven and Earth City.

• Ye Xingchen told Liu Ruyan that ordinary pills would not heal her backlash injuries and asked her to cooperate with his treatment.
• Liu Ruyan agreed, and Ye Xingchen gave her Nine Heavens Azure Sea Inebriation to drink.
• Ye Xingchen pressed his palm against Liu Ruyan’s back and guided the wine’s power through her meridians, rapidly healing her injuries.
• Liu Ruyan praised the divine wine, then succumbed to its drowsiness and fell asleep in Ye Xingchen’s arms.
• Ye Xingchen laid Liu Ruyan on a Mystic Heaven Divine Bamboo reclining chair and sat down to prepare to enter the Heavenly Hall’s ancestral grounds.
• News that shook Heaven and Earth City spread, prompting powerful figures to remark on the increasingly interesting era.

News spread across Heaven and Earth City that the Pill Ancestor Grand Gathering would resume, while Ye Xingchen watched Liu Ruyan awaken in the Heavenly Hall ruins. After recovering, Liu Ruyan accepted his divine brew, but she still did not know his name.

• Experts in Heaven and Earth City discussed the return of the Pill Ancestor Grand Gathering and the search for the era's Pill Ancestor.
• Liu Ruyan awoke beside Ye Xingchen at the ruins of the Heavenly Hall and realized her divine body had fully recovered.
• Ye Xingchen offered Liu Ruyan the remaining divine brew in a jade bottle for her future injuries.
• Liu Ruyan initially refused the precious brew and asked Ye Xingchen how to address him.
• Ye Xingchen told Liu Ruyan to keep the brew, and she accepted it.

Ye Xingchen accepted Liu Ruyan’s phoenix-headed hairpin, then used an ancient token to open the Heavenly Hall’s bronze gate. The gate revealed a vibrant small world that Liu Ruyan suspected was the Heavenly Hall’s legendary mysterious ancestral land.

• Liu Ruyan gave Ye Xingchen a phoenix-headed hairpin as thanks for saving her life and promised to help him once.
• The hairpin transformed into a nine-colored divine phoenix before returning to Ye Xingchen’s hand, and Liu Ruyan told him how to contact her at Penglai Immortal Island.
• Ye Xingchen invited Liu Ruyan to explore the bronze gate, explaining that a special object could activate its protective formation.
• Ye Xingchen revealed an ancient token, which flew into the gate and opened it.
• A flood of energy poured from the small world beyond the gate, and Liu Ruyan wondered if it was the Heavenly Hall’s legendary mysterious ancestral land.

Ye Xingchen and Liu Ruyan entered the world beyond the bronze doors, where they found a trove of Hongmeng Ancient Medicines. When Liu Ruyan refused to take a transformed medicine, it began forming a legendary master recognition contract with her.

• Ye Xingchen opened the bronze doors, and Liu Ruyan felt the life essence outside them extend her lifespan.
• Ye Xingchen and Liu Ruyan entered a small world filled with dense life Divine Qi and Hongmeng Ancient Medicines.
• Ye Xingchen offered Liu Ruyan the ancient medicines, but she refused to take them all and declined to keep a transformed medicine by her side.
• Ye Xingchen placed the transformed medicine on Liu Ruyan's shoulder, explaining that it could help stabilize her cultivation.
• Liu Ruyan saw blood essence and divine souls resonate between her and the ancient medicine and recognized the process as a master recognition contract.

Liu Ruyan completed a Master Recognition Contract with the transformed Hongmeng Ancient Medicine and followed Ye Xingchen deeper into the little world. In Heaven and Earth City, Ye Qinghuang prepared for the arrival of major powers, while Ye Xingchen and Liu Ruyan were left shocked by what they found in the Heavenly Hall ancestral grounds.

• The transformed Hongmeng Ancient Medicine offered Liu Ruyan its blood essence, and Ye Xingchen explained the Master Recognition Contract to her.
• Liu Ruyan completed the contract and sensed the ancient medicine's emotions, then refused to collect any other Hongmeng Ancient Medicines.
• Ye Xingchen and Liu Ruyan headed deeper into the little world in search of other opportunities.
• Ye Qinghuang learned that Murong Chonghai and Qin Yuhuang had arrived at the Azure Heaven Pavilion, and ordered her subordinate to treat Xue Xianfei and Penglai Immortal Island with care.
• Ye Xingchen and Liu Ruyan saw something in the Heavenly Hall ancestral grounds that shocked them both.

Ye Xingchen explained to Liu Ruyan that the ancient trees behind the divine platform were the remains of Heavenly Hall disciples who had sacrificed themselves to seal the evil passage beneath it. Liu Ruyan honored the heroic souls, and Ye Xingchen revealed that even the survivors had only a sliver of will left and could not enter reincarnation, though one method might remain.

• Ye Xingchen and Liu Ruyan discovered a dark-gold divine platform surrounded by ancient trees bearing figures with unyielding wills.
• Ye Xingchen identified the figures as heroic souls and told Liu Ruyan they were Heavenly Hall disciples who had sacrificed themselves during the Hongmeng Calamity.
• Ye Xingchen explained that the million disciples had formed a vast formation with their bodies to seal the evil passage beneath the platform.
• Liu Ruyan bowed to honor the heroic souls and learned that many had already lost their souls completely, with no chance of reincarnation.
• Ye Xingchen said the remaining souls had only a sliver of will and could not withstand the power of space and time needed for reincarnation, but that one method might remain.

Ye Xingchen promised to seal the evil passage so the Heavenly Hall’s heroic souls could lay down their obsession and enter the soul-nourishing divine platform. After he suppressed Ultimate Evil, the platform erupted with divine light, leaving Liu Ruyan stunned by what appeared.

• Ye Xingchen explained that the heroic souls could enter the divine platform once the evil passage was sealed and their obsession was resolved.
• Ye Xingchen vowed to protect the seal and take on the karma, prompting the heroic souls to bow and stream into the platform.
• Ultimate Evil emerged from beneath the platform and threatened to devour the Human Race of the Hongmeng Universe.
• Ye Xingchen used hundreds of Heaven-Sealing Grand Arrays to force Ultimate Evil back into the passage and suppress it.
• Ultimate Evil recognized Ye Xingchen’s presence and vowed to return with Grudge Demons, while the divine platform suddenly blazed with light and left Liu Ruyan rooted in place.

After Ye Xingchen suppressed Ultimate Evil, the Eight Desolations Demon-Suppressing Platform awakened its consciousness and gave Liu Ruyan and Ye Xingchen advice. Ye Xingchen received a divine talisman containing information about entering the Domain of the Gods, which revealed the Prodigy Forbidden Land, the Domain of Divine Fall.

• Ye Xingchen completely suppressed Ultimate Evil, causing the evil passage and its black mist to vanish.
• The Eight Desolations Demon-Suppressing Platform rose and spoke of the arrival of a great age, and Liu Ruyan recognized its voice as belonging to a Half-Step Above Hongmeng expert.
• The golden figure told Liu Ruyan that her destined match was near and urged her to fight for him; it then praised Ye Xingchen and offered to answer his questions.
• Ye Xingchen asked how to enter the Domain of the Gods, and the figure gave him a divine talisman containing the information and warned him to be cautious.
• The figure asked Ye Xingchen to help the Heavenly Hall's heroic souls enter reincarnation and restore the hall's glory before it dissipated.
• Ye Xingchen vowed to make Heaven's name resound throughout the worlds, then read the talisman's contents and identified the Prodigy Forbidden Land, the Domain of Divine Fall.

Ye Xingchen learned from Bu Jingtian’s divine talisman how the Eight Desolations Demon-Suppressing Platform and the seal against Ultimate Evil had endured, as well as how to enter the Domain of the Gods. He resolved to return to the Land of Origin to seal Ultimate Evil before entering that dangerous realm, and Liu Ruyan’s response left him stunned.

• Ye Xingchen received Bu Jingtian’s secrets from the divine talisman, shrank the Eight Desolations Demon-Suppressing Platform, and put it away.
• Ye Xingchen told Liu Ruyan that Bu Jingtian had sacrificed himself to seal the passage to the Land of Origin, while Heavenly Hall disciples had reinforced the formation and the bronze gate served as a final defense against Ultimate Evil.
• Ye Xingchen learned that the Domain of the Gods was an ancient, perilous world and that entering it required reaching at least Half-Step Above Hongmeng.
• Ye Xingchen decided to return to the Land of Origin to seal Ultimate Evil before entering the Domain of the Gods.
• Liu Ruyan worriedly questioned Ye Xingchen’s plan to enter the Land of Origin, and her next words left him frozen.

Ye Xingchen and Liu Ruyan agreed to enter the Land of Origin together after the Heavenly Mandate Contest, meeting at the Azure Heaven Pavilion in Eternal City. At the teleportation formation, Ye Xingchen gave Liu Ruyan a jade ring and departed ahead of her, leaving her smiling over his gift.

• Liu Ruyan insisted on accompanying Ye Xingchen to the Land of Origin, and he agreed.
• Ye Xingchen and Liu Ruyan promised to meet at the Azure Heaven Pavilion in Eternal City after the Heavenly Mandate Contest.
• Ye Xingchen and Liu Ruyan found a crowd at the teleportation formation as former Primordial Immortal Court members fled after Chu Kuangge's death and the court's collapse.
• Ye Xingchen gave Liu Ruyan a jade ring and entered the teleportation formation before she could respond.
• Liu Ruyan smiled at Ye Xingchen's gift, stunning the people gathered around the formation.