Chapter Summaries

Liu Ruyan ignored Chen Wuxin’s invitation to accompany her to the Summit of Hongmeng, intent on returning to Penglai Immortal Island to examine Ye Xingchen’s gift. When Chen Wuxin tried to touch her shoulder, she unleashed a terrifying pressure that forced him to his knees.

• Onlookers recognized Chen Wuxin as a Taboo Prodigy of the Primordial Immortal Court and one of the Twin Heroes of Primordial.
• Chen Wuxin invited Liu Ruyan to accompany him to the Summit of Hongmeng for the Heavenly Mandate Contest and Pill Ancestor Grand Gathering.
• Liu Ruyan thought about the gathering but remained focused on returning to Penglai Immortal Island and looking at the ring Ye Xingchen had given her.
• Liu Ruyan walked past Chen Wuxin without acknowledging him, and he grew angry at being ignored.
• Chen Wuxin reached to pat Liu Ruyan’s shoulder, but she released a powerful killing intent and forced him to his knees.

Liu Ruyan crushed Chen Wuxin’s kneecaps after he insulted her, then offered to spare him if he survived one palm strike. As she struck, a terrifying presence arrived and split the sky, leaving Chen Wuxin’s fate uncertain.

• The onlookers backed away as Chen Wuxin struggled under Liu Ruyan’s pressure and cursed at her.
• Liu Ruyan increased the pressure until Chen Wuxin’s kneecaps shattered, then reminded him that even Chu Kuangge would not have dared insult her.
• Chen Wuxin begged for mercy and kowtowed, but Liu Ruyan decided to kill him to prevent future trouble.
• Liu Ruyan said she would spare Chen Wuxin if he survived one palm strike, and he cried out for Elder Tie to save him.
• Liu Ruyan struck at Chen Wuxin, but a terrifying pressure descended, shaking the teleportation array and splitting the firmament.

Liu Ruyan struck down Chen Wuxin despite Elder Tie’s intervention and then unleashed a fiery Great Dao dragon against Elder Tie. The chapter ended as the dragon lunged at him, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Liu Ruyan attacked the terrified Chen Wuxin with divine flames as onlookers recognized her as a Hongmeng Realm powerhouse.
• Elder Tie arrived on a rainbow bridge and protected Chen Wuxin with a golden barrier, while Chen Wuxin threatened Liu Ruyan.
• Liu Ruyan shattered the barrier and killed Chen Wuxin, reducing him to ashes and annihilating his soul.
• Elder Tie threatened Liu Ruyan, but she summoned a fire dragon formed from the order of flame and sent it lunging at him.
• Onlookers stared in shock at what happened next.

Liu Ruyan overwhelmed Elder Tie, whose old injuries had made him flee, and killed him with a second palm strike. She then entered the teleportation formation, leaving the onlookers stunned before a horrified voice broke the silence.

• Elder Tie fled from Liu Ruyan’s display of power, shocking the onlookers.
• Liu Ruyan pursued him with a devastating palm strike, and Elder Tie turned to fight after blaming his old injuries for his weakness.
• Elder Tie’s punch collided with Liu Ruyan’s palm, but he was wounded and hurled backward.
• Liu Ruyan summoned an even stronger palm and reduced Elder Tie to ashes.
• Liu Ruyan stepped into the teleportation formation and vanished as the crowd stared in shock.
• A horrified voice rang out and plunged the area into silence.

After a woman with the Bone Sound Thunderclap physique killed Elder Tie, Primordial Immortal Court disciples left for the Heavenly Mandate Contest. Ye Xingchen arrived at the Azure Heaven Pavilion headquarters for the Pill Ancestor Grand Gathering, where his sovereign presence startled the crowd below.

• The Primordial Immortal Court disciples recognized the woman’s immense strength and suspected she possessed the Bone Sound Thunderclap physique before departing through a teleportation array.
• Ye Xingchen arrived at the Azure Heaven Pavilion headquarters at the Summit of Hongmeng and entered a private room overlooking the grand platform.
• A Hegemon Realm guide explained that the Pill Ancestor Grand Gathering would award its victor the Heavenly Mandate’s blessing and recognition from all living beings in the Hongmeng Universe.
• Ye Xingchen gave the guide a Hongmeng Ancient Medicine as thanks and sent her out of the room with a gentle force.
• After cries of alarm rose from the hall, Ye Xingchen declared he would make the name of Heaven resound throughout Hongmeng, and a supreme presence emanated from him.

Ye Xingchen's overwhelming presence shook the Azure Heaven Pavilion, while he observed the gathering and warned Murong Chonghai to screen potential disciples carefully. Rumors about a newly revealed expert from Penglai Immortal Island spread through the hall, and another astonishing arrival left everyone stunned.

• Ye Xingchen's brief presence terrified the Azure Heaven Pavilion, and its experts debated whether it belonged to a being above Hongmeng.
• Supreme Hongmeng Realm experts within the pavilion sensed the presence and worried that the Pill Ancestor Grand Gathering would bring further trouble.
• Ye Xingchen discovered Murong Chonghai had arrived with Qin Yuhuang and Qin Qing, then instructed Murong to reject unsuitable disciples regardless of their aptitude.
• Murong Chonghai told Qin Yuhuang that Ye Xingchen had sent him a voice transmission and said they could pay their respects when Ye Xingchen's wife arrived.
• Gathered experts discussed reports that a woman with the Bone Sound Thunderclap divine physique had killed someone with one palm, identifying her as Penglai Immortal Island's Liu...
• A shocked cry from the entrance drew the crowd's attention, and the experts exclaimed that another famous figure had emerged into the world.

Elder Yao, the former master of Medicine King Valley, arrived at the Pill Ancestor Grand Gathering and revealed power that made the Azure Heaven Pavilion’s guests recognize him as a Half-Step Above Hongmeng powerhouse. Ye Xingchen noticed something unusual about the power in Elder Yao’s body as he departed with Medicine King Valley.

• Elder Yao arrived at the Azure Heaven Pavilion with Medicine King Valley, and Ye Qinghuang personally welcomed him as the pavilion master of the headquarters.
• Elder Yao released a terrifying divine might, and the guests identified him as a Half-Step Above Hongmeng powerhouse and the former master of Medicine King Valley.
• The guests discussed Elder Yao’s past reputation as a near-Pill Ancestor who had entered secluded cultivation.
• Ye Xingchen recognized Ye Qinghuang from their earlier meeting and noted her rise to lead the Azure Heaven Pavilion headquarters.
• Ye Qinghuang arranged rooms for Medicine King Valley, and Elder Yao followed two maids toward the teleportation array.
• Ye Xingchen sat upright as Elder Yao departed and remarked that Medicine King Valley was interesting.

Ye Qinghuang left the Azure Heaven Pavilion after sensing something unsettling, while powerful factions and alchemy experts gathered for the Pill Ancestor event. Elder Yao learned that Xue Xianfei’s husband was a mysterious figure from the Domain of the Gods, and the chapter ended with a woman wondering what that Blockhead was doing.

• Ye Qinghuang felt uneasy as Elder Yao departed, then teased the guests and vanished from the hall.
• Saint Buddha Jiewu and experts from the Taiyi Pill Cloud Palace arrived, while Ye Xingchen recalled that he had killed Li Tianqi after the Grudge Demon controlled him.
• The Jiang Clan, Divine Flame Mountain, and other major factions arrived, and Xue Xianfei received a lavish welcome from the Azure Heaven Pavilion.
• Elder Yao asked about Xue Xianfei and learned that her husband was a powerful, mysterious figure from the Domain of the Gods.
• A beautiful woman seated on a divine throne wondered what that Blockhead was doing.

Liu Ruyan and Xue Xianfei sensed Ye Xingchen at Azure Heaven Pavilion, while the pavilion’s ancestors struggled to understand Ye Qinghuang’s unease about her Mystic Maiden Glazed Glass Physique. The arrival of people from Heavenly Mandate Xuanji Hall left Ye Qinghuang smiling, as the Pill Ancestor Grand Gathering was about to begin.

• Back at Penglai Immortal Island, Liu Ruyan remembered Ye Xingchen’s gifts and sensed him from afar.
• At Azure Heaven Pavilion, Ye Xingchen chose to wait until the gathering ended before meeting Xue Xianfei, who sensed his presence as she entered her private room.
• Xue Xianfei told Murong Chonghai and Qin Yuhuang that Ye Xingchen’s continued concealment suggested the gathering would not be simple.
• Azure Heaven Pavilion’s ancestors found no problem with Ye Qinghuang’s Mystic Maiden Glazed Glass Physique and considered asking Li Tianqi to examine her.
• Two returning ancestors reported that Ye Xingchen was hidden in the pavilion and relayed Xue Xianfei’s warning that something unusual was coming.
• A voice of the Great Dao sounded, and Ye Qinghuang recognized the arriving people of Heavenly Mandate Xuanji Hall.

Ye Qinghuang welcomed the Heavenly Mandate Xuanji Hall, whose arrival brought Lu Wentian, the feared Human Butcher, into the Azure Heaven Pavilion. As Lu Wentian reached the central platform with Ye Qinghuang, Ye Xingchen recognized someone following him.

• Ye Qinghuang sensed the Heavenly Mandate Xuanji Hall's arrival, left the ancestral grounds, and went to welcome its people.
• The Azure Heaven Pavilion ancestors speculated about Ye Qinghuang's romantic prospects and discussed Ye Xingchen's mysterious origins and the gathering.
• Ling Wuchen and other faction powerhouses recognized the white-haired elder as Lu Wentian, the Human Butcher, and trembled at his approach.
• Elder Yao judged that Lu Wentian's strength was near transcendence, while Ye Xingchen remained calm.
• Ye Qinghuang and Lu Wentian reached the central platform, and Ye Xingchen recognized the person behind Lu Wentian.

Ye Qinghuang explained that Ultimate Evil might soon escape its seal, prompting the Pill Ancestor Grand Gathering to find an alchemist who could help defend the Human Race. Lu Wentian began outlining the gathering’s rules, and his next words left the assembled powerhouses stunned.

• Those gathered recognized Ao Cangqiong as a prodigy who had reached the Half-Step Realm of Hongmeng and displayed transcendent intent.
• Ye Qinghuang announced that Ultimate Evil could break free within months or, at most, a hundred years, bringing powerful Grudge Demons and deadly poisons.
• Ye Qinghuang said the Pill Ancestor Grand Gathering had been organized to find an alchemy master who could help protect the Human Race during the coming war.
• Ye Qinghuang invited Lu Wentian to explain the gathering’s requirements and procedures.
• Lu Wentian began explaining the rules, and his words left the assembled powerhouses dumbstruck.

Lu Wentian announced that the Pill Ancestor Grand Gathering would test participants through identifying rare medicinal herbs, neutralizing poisons, and refining an antidote pill. The winner would still have to defeat all challengers to earn the Heavenly Mandate’s blessing and become the true Heavenly Mandate Pill Ancestor.

• Lu Wentian explained that the gathering would combine three trials: identifying medicinal properties, neutralizing poisons, and refining divine pills.
• Lu Wentian said the ancestors would provide rare herbs and deadly poisons, with their identities and medicinal properties recorded on talismans held by Ye Qinghuang.
• Lu Wentian announced that participants must identify the most poisonous substance and use the supplied herbs to refine a pill that neutralized it.
• Lu Wentian revealed that the winner would need to accept challenges from everyone who refused to concede and emerge victorious to receive the Heavenly Mandate’s blessing.
• The powerhouses in the Azure Heaven Pavilion were stunned by the demanding contest rules.

Lu Wentian announced the Pill Ancestor Grand Gathering’s rules, including the Azure Heaven Realm minimum and a chance for one later challenge, then opened the contest by displaying mysterious medicines and poisons. A contestant began identifying them, but when the white-haired elder handled a radiant golden plant, a piercing scream shocked the spectators.

• Lu Wentian explained that contestants needed at least Azure Heaven Realm cultivation, while weaker alchemy experts could challenge the Pill Ancestor once after the gathering.
• Lu Wentian opened the gathering and displayed divine medicinal plants and supreme poisons, warning contestants not to judge them by appearances.
• Several contestants stepped onto the platform, and a white-haired elder identified a snowlike plant as the Chaos Snow Soul.
• Ye Qinghuang said she would reveal whether the contestants’ identifications were correct after they had examined all the plants and poisons.
• The white-haired elder picked up a radiant golden medicinal plant, and a piercing scream horrified the spectators.

At the Azure Heaven Pavilion, Tianyangzi loses his right arm after a poisonous herb disguised as a divine herb corrodes it, forcing him to give up competing for the title of Pill Ancestor. Just as Ye Qinghuang announces his withdrawal, another agonized scream throws the hall into an uproar.

• Tianyangzi touches a golden herb, and black liquid corrodes his hand to the bone before spreading up his arm.
• Tianyangzi chops off his right arm to stop the poison and survives, while the gathered factions identify him as the master of the Mystic Cauldron Pill Sect.
• Tianyangzi leaves the platform, forfeiting his chance to compete for the title of Pill Ancestor.
• Ye Qinghuang begins announcing Tianyangzi's withdrawal, but a sudden scream interrupts her and shocks everyone in the Azure Heaven Pavilion.

After Tianyangzi died from the Nine Netherworlds Immortal Lotus’s poison, Elder Yao identified it and explained the properties of the herbs and poisons on the platform. His revelations stirred the pill experts and set the stage for a new confrontation, ending with the spectators anticipating a spectacle.

• Tianyangzi was engulfed by the lotus’s black poison and turned to ashes despite severing his right arm.
• Elder Yao identified the plant as the Nine Netherworlds Immortal Lotus and explained that its poison could not be cured.
• Elder Yao identified the Moon-Congealed Radiance Plant and described its powerful effects on cultivation and Dao enlightenment.
• Elder Yao named the remaining herbs and poisonous plants on the platform, revealing divine herbs hidden among the poisons.
• The pill experts’ interest intensified, and the gathered spectators reacted with horror and anticipation at what would happen next.

Elder Yao’s words were echoed by the other pill Dao powerhouses, and Ye Qinghuang began the final divine pill refinement event after confirming their ingredient identifications were correct. The pill masters summoned their furnaces, while Elder Yao remained still and revealed a flash of killing intent before preparing to act.

• The pill Dao powerhouses on the platform repeated Elder Yao’s ingredient identifications, and Saint Buddha Jiewu confirmed them with Buddhist characters.
• Elder Yao watched Saint Buddha Jiewu and concealed a flash of heaven-shaking killing intent.
• Ye Qinghuang announced that the pill masters had correctly identified the ingredients and ordered them to refine antidotes for the Nine Netherworlds Immortal Lotus.
• The pill masters summoned their life-bound furnaces, and Saint Buddha Jiewu and the Taiyi Pill Cloud Palace powerhouse brought out their own extraordinary furnaces.
• Elder Yao remained motionless as the others prepared, then slowly straightened and spoke, astonishing everyone in Azure Heaven Pavilion.

Elder Yao displayed his supreme alchemy skill by refining a nine-colored divine pill from the Laws of the Great Dao, which summoned a lightning tribulation. As Elder Yao took the pill while the tribulation gathered, Ye Xingchen recognized that he had revealed his true intentions.

• Elder Yao declared that the pinnacle of pill refinement required using heaven and earth as a furnace and the myriad Daos as a cauldron.
• Ye Xingchen secretly placed the Heaven-Sealing Grand Array outside Xue Xianfei's private room.
• Elder Yao formed a golden furnace from the Laws of the Great Dao and refined the divine herbs into a crystal-clear, nine-colored pill.
• A dark dragon manifested from the furnace before the pill triggered a lightning tribulation outside the Azure Heaven Pavilion.
• Elder Yao summoned the pill into his hand as the tribulation gathered, prompting Ye Xingchen to sneer that Elder Yao had revealed his fox's tail.

Elder Yao destroyed the divine pill he had refined, then revealed that he had used its fragrance and the Nine Netherworlds Immortal Lotus to poison everyone at the Pill Ancestor Grand Gathering with God-Locking Incense. He claimed nobody could neutralize the poison, but abruptly reacted in disbelief, leaving the result unclear.

• Elder Yao shattered the nine-marked divine pill in his palm, and the pill tribulation receded as the pavilion’s experts watched in shock.
• Elder Yao laughed, straightened his hunched body, and revealed that he had named the ingredients to keep the other alchemists on the platform while his poison took effect.
• Elder Yao dismissed Saint Buddha Jiewu’s attempt to protect himself and pointed out that the experts could no longer mobilize their Divine Power.
• Elder Yao explained that the pill was called Immortal Severing and that its scent, mingled with the Nine Netherworlds Immortal Lotus, had formed the poison God-Locking Incense.
• Elder Yao boasted that no one, not even the Heavenly Mandate Pill Ancestor, could neutralize the poison, then suddenly shuddered and cried out in disbelief.

Yao Wuzun revealed that he had poisoned the Azure Heaven Pavilion’s gathered experts with God-Locking Incense and planned to use them in his pill refinement, but Xue Xianfei and her companions were unaffected. When Yao Wuzun attacked them, a white-robed figure appeared and nullified his pressure.

• Lu Wentian exposed Yao Wuzun’s identity and reminded him that the Heavenly Mandate Xuanji Hall’s ancestor had once suppressed him.
• Yao Wuzun boasted that he was now the ancestor’s equal and planned to use the poisoned experts as the catalyst for a pill that would help him transcend.
• Yao Wuzun noticed that Xue Xianfei and her companions could still mobilize their Divine Power, while the other faction experts remained poisoned.
• Yao Wuzun sent his half-step above Hongmeng pressure toward Xue Xianfei, but a white-robed figure appeared and made it vanish.

Ye Xingchen appeared in the Azure Heaven Pavilion after Yao Wuzun attacked Xue Xianfei, revealed that Yao had poisoned Pavilion Master Ye, and dismissed his poison as ineffective. Yao Wuzun challenged Ye Xingchen and unleashed his Half-Step Above Hongmeng power, leaving the gathered experts awaiting Ye Xingchen’s response.

• Ye Xingchen arrived in the Azure Heaven Pavilion, and his presence silenced the pressure Yao Wuzun had unleashed against Xue Xianfei.
• Ye Xingchen reassured Xue Xianfei, then mocked Yao Wuzun for attacking his woman and claimed Yao’s path to becoming Pill Ancestor was doomed.
• The gathered experts praised Ye Xingchen and told the hidden experts that he was Xue Xianfei’s husband, feared throughout the Hongmeng Universe for defending his friends and family.
• Ye Xingchen accused Yao Wuzun of pretending to be mad while secretly poisoning him and Pavilion Master Ye with God-Locking Poison.
• Yao Wuzun calmed down, challenged Ye Xingchen’s strength, and released a Half-Step Above Hongmeng presence that shook the Azure Heaven Pavilion.