Arc 11The Ancient Hall Awakens

Chen Zheng crushed threats across Earth, Kunlun, and the Underworld while old connections and dormant powers resurfaced. After the Book of Life and Death erased the Ancient Styx Clan, the Ancient Hall of the Six Paths of Reincarnation drew Chen Zheng inside, where he spoke with Houtu before leaving.

  • Chen Zheng killed Star Lord Shaluo with Amethyst, then returned to Earth as Deep Blue revealed that she was the Overlord he had created and killed Murphy.
  • Upper-realm cultivators attacked the Su Family villa, but Chen Zheng destroyed them, then razed several sect strongholds and dismantled the Sword Sect while rescuing Zuo Qinghong’s people.
  • The Red Luan Heavenly Scripture awakened another soul within Zuo Qinghong, while demonic beings emerged from the blackened ginseng fruits and attacked cultivation sites across China.
  • Chen Zheng confronted the ancient ship at Kunlun, defeated its demon spirit, and reunited with Huntian, who called him his teacher.
  • Chen Zheng destroyed the Heaven-Equaling Token brought by a woman from the Red Dust Sect, then erased the Blood Demon with a single strike at Mount Emei.
  • Chen Zheng entered the Underworld with Catherine, killed the Ghost Kings and Ancient Styx Clan attackers, and broke the Styx Killing Formation to free Lord Yan and the First Ghost King.
  • Chen Zheng used the altered Book of Life and Death to erase the Ancient Styx Clan and Gu Xuan, then gave the book to Lord Yama as Ksitigarbha offered to guard the Realm Stone.
  • The Ancient Hall of the Six Paths of Reincarnation drew Chen Zheng inside, where he spoke with Houtu about transcending the heavens and the Primordial Wilderness before walking back out.
Chapters 252–276 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 252Blast Star Lord Shaluo Apart!

Chen Zheng used the holy weapon Amethyst’s hidden backdoor to destroy Star Lord Shaluo’s soul projection and kill his true body. As the arena witnessed the fall of a True God, a powerful woman in deep blue armor arrived and attacked Chen Zheng.

  • Star Lord Shaluo returned in another weakened soul projection and insisted that Amethyst belonged to him through an equal contract.
  • Chen Zheng revealed the holy weapon’s backdoor and had Amethyst transform before she fired beams that annihilated Shaluo’s projection and reached his divine kingdom.
  • Star Lord Shaluo evaporated on his throne, his divine kingdom collapsed, and his divine stele crumbled at the Pantheon.
  • Chen Zheng praised Amethyst while the black-winged people realized he had killed their True God.
  • A woman in deep blue armor arrived, warped the arena’s spacetime, and punched at Chen Zheng’s vital spot below the belt.

Ch. 253The Strongest Shield! The Saint-Slaying Fist Art!

Chen Zheng confronted Deep Blue, the Overlord he had created, then tracked down and killed Murphy, the God of Time, for betraying him to the Heavenly Dao Palace. Deep Blue sent Chen Zheng back to Earth, while she remained behind with the purple-clad girl and warned him about Yunluo’s plans.

  • Deep Blue greeted Chen Zheng by punching him below the belt, and the colosseum learned she was the Overlord he had created and called him Father God.
  • Chen Zheng scolded Deep Blue for learning the move from Yunluo, and she repeated Yunluo’s crude advice about him.
  • Chen Zheng used Deep Blue to teleport himself and the purple-clad girl to Murphy, the God of Time, in shattered spacetime.
  • Murphy admitted the Heavenly Dao Palace had ordered her to teleport Chen Zheng away, then tried to send him there herself.
  • Deep Blue killed Murphy with a fist art she had learned from Chen Zheng’s legacy in Yunluo’s imperial palace.
  • Deep Blue teleported Chen Zheng back to Earth and stayed behind with the purple-clad girl, warning him that Yunluo planned to tie him up.

Ch. 254Return! Spirit Dragons Rampage!

Upper-realm cultivators attacked the Su Family villa, overpowering Jiang Boyue, Dragon Soul, and the others while trapping the women and threatening to kill them. Just as the invaders crushed the villa and were about to finish their victims, thousands of spiritual energy dragons descended and devoured them.

  • Zi Yunhe and cultivators from several upper-realm sects attacked the Su Family villa, while the Emperor Immortal Gate cultivator trapped An Jing, Su Cheng, Zuo Qinghong, and the other women in a treasure bottle.
  • The invaders beat Jiang Boyue and Dragon Soul down and threatened the women, the Xining Chen Family, and Dragon Soul as a spirit pet.
  • Dragon Soul warned that Jiang Boyue was a blood descendant of the Wuji Dao Lord, but Zi Yunhe dismissed the threat and began destroying Dragon Soul.
  • The invaders pressed Jiang Boyue, Dragon Soul, and the others to the brink of death and collapsed the Su Family villa.
  • Thousands of spiritual energy dragons descended and devoured the upper-realm cultivators, while a huge creature escaped the blue-faced demon cultivator’s sack and swallowed him.

Ch. 255Crushing Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands!

Chen Zheng returned and annihilated the upper-realm cultivators attacking the Su Family villa, then set out to destroy the Earth sects linked to them. As he crushed grotto-heavens across China, a mysterious ancient ship appeared over Kunlun and the ginseng fruit tree withered.

  • Chen Zheng killed the upper-realm cultivators surrounding the Su Family villa, healed Lü Changhe and the others, and taught them the Ninefold Sword Domain.
  • Chen Zheng rode Little Bone toward Mount Taibai, while Lin Zhengming and Zuo Qinghong discussed the sects’ ties to the upper realm and the Sword Sect’s divided factions.
  • An Jing rejected the Crimson Firmament Heavenly Sword, and Dragon Soul warned that it had chosen her as a potential Heavenly Emperor.
  • Chen Zheng crushed the Taibai Sword School’s grotto-heaven and the Tiantai Dao School’s blessed land, absorbing their spiritual energy.
  • Old Nie saw two grotto-heavens vanish from the monitoring map, then watched the mysterious ancient ship move from the East China Sea to Kunlun as the ginseng fruit tree and its fruits withered.

Ch. 256The legend of the Heavenly Emperor!

Old Nie saw the mysterious ancient ship wither the Ginseng Fruit Tree, while the Feather Clan women decided to ask the Feather Emperor to deal with Wu San’s offense against Chen Zheng. Chen Zheng explained the Ninefold Sword Domain and the legend that An Jing might become Heavenly Emperor, then went with Zuo Qinghong to confront the Sword Sect over its sword tomb.

  • Old Nie saw the Ginseng Fruit turn black after the ancient ship appeared above Kunlun, and he noticed that the Demon Hall’s spiritual energy point remained intact.
  • The two Feather Clan women told the white-robed Demon King that the Sacred Emperor had refused to see them, then resolved to contact the Feather Emperor about Wu San.
  • Chen Zheng taught the group about the Ninefold Sword Domain, and Dragon Soul said An Jing might be the legendary Heavenly Emperor Jing because the Crimson Firmament Heavenly Sword had chosen her.
  • Little Bone mistakenly expected An Jing to awaken as Heavenly Emperor after a night with Chen Zheng, but An Jing did not.
  • Zuo Qinghong told Chen Zheng she feared for the old man’s faction and the sword tomb as they headed into the mountains to raze the Sword Sect.

Ch. 257A leisurely stroll! Flattening the Sword Sect!

Chen Zheng and Zuo Qinghong entered the Sword Sect, where Chen Zheng effortlessly destroyed its defenses and slaughtered its disciples. After three sword immortals challenged him at the Sword Tomb, the tomb split open and ten thousand swords aimed at Chen Zheng.

  • Chen Zheng shattered the No Return Sword Formation and the stone gate with a single step, revealing the Sword Sect’s true mountain gate.
  • A Sword Sect peak master threatened Zuo Qinghong and Chen Zheng, but Chen Zheng killed him and the disciples around him with ease.
  • Chen Zheng strolled through No Return Mountain as the Sword Sect’s attacks rebounded and killed its own disciples.
  • A voice invoked the Brahma Sword Seed, driving the disciples into a frenzy, but Chen Zheng erased them and the nearby buildings with one word.
  • Chen Zheng pulled the Sword Tomb from the mountain, drawing out three sword immortals, and ten thousand swords emerged from the splitting tomb to point at him.

Ch. 258This Sword Formation Is Utter Trash!

Chen Zheng survived the Ten Thousand Swords Killing Formation unharmed, killed the three sword immortals, and rescued the Sword Sect’s Seclusion Faction from No Return Mountain. After he removed the Ten Hells Demon Flower afflicting Lin Chaonan, Su White Tiger arrived, took the sprite, and left with Zuo Qinghong unsettled by their encounter.

  • The Ten Thousand Swords Killing Formation struck Chen Zheng, but he revealed that the swords piercing him had only been an illusion and dismissed the formation as trash.
  • Chen Zheng summoned over a thousand spiritual energy dragons, which tore apart the two remaining sword immortals and dragged dozens of people out of No Return Mountain.
  • Zuo Qinghong identified the rescued people as members of the Seclusion Faction and recognized Lin Chaonan, the Sword Sect ancestor who had taken her in, and Chen Canglang of the Chen Family.
  • When Lin Chaonan began suffering from the Ten Hells Demon Flower, Chen Zheng pulled the tiny sprite out of his face.
  • Su White Tiger arrived, took the sprite, embraced Zuo Qinghong, and left after telling her to remember her name.

Ch. 259The Red Luan Heavenly Scripture! Zuo Qinghong and Su White Tiger!

Lin Chaonan revealed the Red Luan Heavenly Scripture that had been sealed beside Zuo Qinghong since childhood, and it entered her body, awakening a second soul. Chen Zheng helped Zuo Qinghong gain control of her body, while the other soul remained trapped within her and revealed her connection to Demon Empress Yunluo.

  • Lin Chaonan told Chen Zheng how he had found Zuo Qinghong as a child and produced the sealed Red Luan Heavenly Scripture from his Sumeru Space.
  • The Red Luan Heavenly Scripture flew into Zuo Qinghong, released a powerful force, and carried her and Chen Zheng from No Return Mountain to a cold pool.
  • Zuo Qinghong briefly spoke as another soul claiming her body, but Chen Zheng's gaze silenced it before the other soul resurfaced.
  • Chen Zheng helped Zuo Qinghong take control of her body, turning the powerful soul into her subordinate.
  • The trapped spirit demanded compensation from Chen Zheng, who asked whether she had obtained the Red Luan Secret Art from Yunluo.
  • The spirit said she had been Demon Empress Yunluo's younger sister by blood in her first life.

Ch. 260Demonic shadows emerged!

Chen Zheng confronted the spirit in Zuo Qinghong, revealing his connection to her father Su Tianjun, while black demonic beings emerged from the ginseng fruits at Kunlun and attacked China's cultivation world. The White-Robed Demon King was saved from the attackers by a mysterious figure whose identity was left unrevealed.

  • Chen Zheng showed the spirit a dudou given to him by Demon Empress Yunluo and placed it on Zuo Qinghong, then identified Su Tianjun as a former disciple of his.
  • Su Youyou watched the blackened ginseng fruits transform into demonic beings, which declared that they would exterminate cultivating beings and flew toward China's sects and grotto-heavens.
  • Su Youyou saw the ancient ship above Kunlun swallow the withered ginseng fruit tree.
  • Black shadows struck Luofu Grotto-Heaven's protective formation and stormed the Demon Hall in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, forcing the White-Robed Demon King and two members of the Winged Clan to flee.
  • As the black shadows attacked the White-Robed Demon King, an unknown tall, slender figure appeared and shattered them.

Ch. 261I came to the mortal world to find a man!

The Feather Emperor descended to Earth and ordered the Demon King to lead her to Chen Zheng, while enormous eyes appeared across China and annihilated the black shadows attacking cultivation sites. After locating Chen Zheng near the Sword Sect, the Feather Emperor declared that he was her man.

  • The Feather Emperor descended above the Demon Hall, and the white-robed Demon King recognized her from a visit twenty years earlier.
  • The Feather Emperor questioned the Feather Clan members about Chen Zheng and ordered the white-robed Demon King to lead her to him.
  • Old Nie, Lin Zhengming, and Xiao Peng discussed the black-shadow attacks and other supernatural developments around the world.
  • The white-robed Demon King brought the Feather Emperor and her companions to the outskirts of Nan City, where they encountered Lü Changhe, An Jing, Little Bone, and Jiang Boyue.
  • Enormous eyes appeared above attacked cultivation sites across China and destroyed the black shadows, while the white-robed Demon King recognized the force as the Heavenly Dao.
  • The Feather Emperor sensed Chen Zheng near the Sword Sect, and she told An Jing that Chen Zheng was her man.

Ch. 262Satisfied with Just One Kiss!

Feather Empress Feng Fei appeared before Chen Zheng, kissed him, and returned to the Cloud Realm, while Chen Zheng set out for Kunlun to confront the demons descending into the mortal world. He arrived with Zuo Qinghong as the ancient ship inside Kunlun began to shake and a vast rift opened above the mountain.

  • Feather Empress Feng Fei left An Jing and the others and traveled north to find Chen Zheng.
  • At the Sword Sect, Feng Fei reunited with Chen Zheng, kissed him, and said she would wait for him in the Cloud Realm.
  • Chen Zheng exchanged words with the spirit body inside Zuo Qinghong and said that Earth was under his protection.
  • Chen Zheng and Zuo Qinghong vanished from the Sword Sect and appeared at sealed-off Kunlun, where Su Youyou awaited them.
  • The ancient ship within Kunlun shook, and a huge rift opened in the sky as raging waves poured into the mortal world.

Ch. 263The Eerie Ancient Ship!

Chen Zheng destroyed the ancient ship’s armies of heavenly soldiers, immortals, Buddhas, and Three Saints before the ship dragged him inside. He emerged enveloped in demonic energy just as Spirit Realm cultivators targeted Zuo Qinghong, and killed a sword cultivator with a grin.

  • Chen Zheng blew apart a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and then shattered the immortals and Buddhas attacking him.
  • Chen Zheng dismissed the Three Saints as figures who had once attended his lectures in the Purple Empyrean Palace, then blew their apparitions apart.
  • Black energy from the ancient ship seized Chen Zheng and dragged him inside as Spirit Realm cultivators arrived and celebrated his apparent defeat.
  • A dark-robed elder recognized Zuo Qinghong as the reincarnation of Xuanyue, a human-shaped immortal pill, and the descended cultivators tried to claim her.
  • Su Youyou and Su Jinghong prepared to defend Zuo Qinghong, but Chen Zheng emerged from the ship in demonic energy and exploded a middle-aged sword cultivator’s head.

Ch. 264Chen Zheng, the peerless demon seed?

Chen Zheng revealed that he had only pretended to be corrupted by demonic qi, then seized the demon spirit that had tried to control him. The spirit summoned its master from another realm, and the arriving shadow made Su Youyou and Su Jinghong fear it was a being above sage patriarchs.

  • Chen Zheng killed the descended cultivators, including the Void Refinement cultivator, while appearing to obey the demon spirit’s commands.
  • The demon spirit ordered Chen Zheng to kill Su Youyou and Zuo Qinghong, but Chen Zheng grabbed the spirit instead.
  • Chen Zheng said he had been playing along and revealed that the demon spirit’s actions had reminded him of things.
  • The demon spirit called for its master, who descended through the sky amid vast demonic qi.
  • Su Youyou and Su Jinghong sensed that the arriving shadow was a legendary being above sage patriarchs.

Ch. 265The Ancient Ship's Master: T-Teacher!

Chen Zheng reunited with Huntian, the powerful figure trapped in the Chaos Prison, who revealed that he had obtained the Life and Death Ship to seek a peerless demon seed and escape. The group learned that Chen Zheng had once taught Huntian, while Kunlun remained sealed off from the outside world.

  • The ancient ship's spirit begged Huntian to subdue Chen Zheng, but Huntian recognized Chen Zheng as his teacher and addressed him with a stammer.
  • Chen Zheng tossed aside the ancient ship's spirit, who immediately knelt and begged for forgiveness.
  • Huntian explained that he had obtained the Life and Death Ship in the Chaos Domain and sent its spirit to find someone who could help him escape the Chaos Prison.
  • Chen Zheng told Huntian he would free him after recovering his strength and warned that a dangerous being had begun awakening.
  • Su Youyou discovered that an invisible force had sealed off the Kunlun area, cutting it off from the outside world.
  • Huntian recited the strange sayings Chen Zheng had taught him, leaving Zuo Qinghong, Su Youyou, Su Jinghong, and the ship's spirit stunned.

Ch. 266Did You Know the Divine Consort Once Washed My Feet?

Aboard the Life and Death Ship, its master killed the ship spirit for insulting his teacher and remembered how his teacher had raised him. On Earth, Chen Zheng arrived to protect Yanran and Qin Yi from a woman sent by the Divine Consort, then claimed the Divine Consort had once washed his feet.

  • The Life and Death Ship’s spirit urged its master to turn his teacher into a demon seed, but its master disintegrated it for speaking against his teacher.
  • The master recalled that his teacher had awakened him three thousand years earlier and called him his father.
  • A woman from the Xuanyang Realm’s Red Dust Sect demanded that Yanran return with her to learn a secret art and travel to Supreme Heaven.
  • The woman tried to strike Qin Yi, but unseen slaps hit the woman instead and scattered her attack.
  • Chen Zheng appeared in Qin Yi’s living room, and the woman presented the Divine Consort’s token and ordered him to kneel.
  • Chen Zheng said the Divine Consort was the woman from the Immortal Domain’s thirty-second heaven and claimed she had once washed his feet.

Ch. 267Heaven-equaling? Only that monkey deserved the name

Chen Zheng shattered the Divine Consort’s token and explained her lingering attachment to him, while Yanran and he were left alone together. Later, Luofu’s leaders debated whether to avoid provoking Chen Zheng, until a blood river appeared in the night sky.

  • The palace-robed woman used the Heaven-Equaling Token against Chen Zheng, but he destroyed it and sent her away with a warning for the Divine Consort.
  • Yanran worried about her connection to the Divine Consort, and Chen Zheng told her the woman was his heart demon.
  • Qin Yi left to meet her American friend, leaving Chen Zheng and Yanran alone together.
  • At Mount Luofu, Zheng Haoran, the grand elder, and other cultivators urged Ancestor Xuanji to stay out of Chen Zheng’s way.
  • Ancestor Xuanji questioned their warnings because the Penglai Sword Palace had reported that Chen Zheng inherited a fallen Loose Immortal’s power.
  • A thunderous crash and roar drew the cultivators outside, where they saw a river of blood surging across the night sky.

Ch. 268The Blood Demon emerged! The Star Raft appeared! The twin swords acknowledged their masters!

The Blood Demon threatened to wash the cultivation world in blood, while the Star Raft appeared but did nothing to stop it. At Mount Emei, the Purple and Azure Twin Swords rejected other claimants before choosing Su Cheng and Zuo Qinghong as their masters.

  • The Blood Demon re-formed after the Purple and Azure Twin Swords cut apart its face, then threatened to wash the cultivation world in blood in three days.
  • The Star Raft appeared above Earth and vanished without attacking the Blood Demon, leaving Fu Xuanji and the others bewildered.
  • Chen Zheng dismissed the Blood Demon's threat, and two days later he brought the twin swords to Mount Emei as the Superpower Group prepared for the demon's return.
  • Lü Changhe tried to claim the swords, and a Luofu Immortal Sect elder failed to subdue them with a mystical formula.
  • After Chen Zheng told the swords to choose someone around him, the Purple and Azure Twin Swords marked Su Cheng and Zuo Qinghong as their masters.

Ch. 269Slaying the Blood Demon with a casual sword strike!

At Mount Emei’s Golden Summit, Chen Zheng’s companions astonished the Mount Luofu cultivators by wielding divine swords, just as the Blood Demon attacked. Chen Zheng killed the supposedly immortal demon with a casual strike from a branch, leaving the onlookers stunned and telling his companions to master a fifth of what they had seen.

  • Su Cheng and Zuo Qinghong summoned the Purple and Azure Twin Swords, while An Jing and Hu Fei revealed the Crimson Firmament Heavenly Sword and Xuanyuan Sword, shocking Fu Xuanji and the Mount Luofu cultivators.
  • The Blood Demon enveloped Mount Emei’s Golden Summit in rivers of blood, and the Superpower Group’s spiritual-energy weapons briefly damaged the blood before the demon destroyed them.
  • Fu Xuanji offered to teach Su Cheng and Zuo Qinghong the sword art needed to suppress the Blood Demon in exchange for their joining the Luofu Immortal Sect, but Chen Zheng dismissed the demon as trash.
  • As the Blood Demon’s blood-red hand descended and the Mount Luofu cultivators fled, Chen Zheng picked up a branch and casually struck with it.
  • Chen Zheng’s sword strike erased the Blood Demon and its rivers of blood, after which he told his companions to comprehend one-fifth of the strike to learn the sword technique.

Ch. 270Inviting Chen Zheng into the Underworld!

After Chen Zheng left Mount Luofu, a mysterious woman revealed a vast cultivation hierarchy to the Superpower Group. Three ghost kings lured Chen Zheng and Catherine into the Underworld, where Little Bone insisted the Underworld would be the one in trouble.

  • Chen Zheng departed Mount Luofu, leaving Fu Xuanji ashamed and Zheng Haoran helplessly watching him go.
  • A mysterious woman appeared at the Superpower Group headquarters, made Old Nie produce a chart comparing Eastern and Western cultivation ranks, and vanished before the men could question her.
  • Three ghost kings surrounded Catherine on the mountain behind Nan University and tried to lure her master into a trap.
  • Chen Zheng appeared beside Catherine, recognized the ghost kings' ploy, and was transported with her into the Underworld when they called for them to enter.
  • Little Bone and Su Jinghong argued at Su Cheng's home, with Little Bone claiming the Underworld would be in trouble for taking Chen Zheng.

Ch. 271He Had Been Here with Wukong Before

Chen Zheng and Catherine entered the Underworld under escort from three Ghost Kings and found Yanluo Hall deserted and destroyed. After revealing that he had once come there with Wukong, Chen Zheng effortlessly tore the three Ghost Kings apart with a burst of spiritual energy dragons.

  • Three Ghost Kings escorted Chen Zheng and Catherine through the Underworld, boasting that a new master was about to take power.
  • At Naihe Bridge, the Blue-Faced Ghost King attacked Chen Zheng, but his ghost claw turned to ash, and Chen Zheng flew onward with Catherine.
  • Meng Po recognized Chen Zheng as the man who had once come to the Underworld with Wukong and called him Ancestor Chen.
  • Chen Zheng and Catherine reached the ruined, empty Yanluo Hall, where Catherine sensed several powerful sinister auras.
  • When the Ghost Kings confronted Chen Zheng, he said he had come there with Wukong and crossed names out of the Book of Life and Death.
  • The Blue-Faced Ghost King attacked, and Chen Zheng unleashed a thousand spiritual energy dragons that tore all three Ghost Kings apart.

Ch. 272Shattering the Styx Killing Formation!

Chen Zheng and Catherine confronted the Ancient Styx Clan, which sought control of the Underworld and the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Chen Zheng cut down the clan’s forces and destroyed the Styx Killing Formation, leaving the trapped Lord Yan within reach.

  • The Ancient Styx Clan leader revealed its plan to seize the Underworld and said the First Ghost King and Lord Yan had been tortured in the Styx Killing Formation.
  • The clan trapped Chen Zheng and Catherine in a cage, but Chen Zheng shattered it and killed the leader and the members who attacked him.
  • Chen Zheng advanced toward the Styx Killing Formation as more Ancient Styx Clan members challenged him and urged him to enter.
  • An armored Ancient Styx Clan general invited Chen Zheng to enter the formation, and Chen Zheng destroyed it with a single finger.

Ch. 273Even the Yellow Springs Ancient Dragon Had to Lie Down!

Chen Zheng effortlessly broke the Styx Killing Formation and faced the Ancient Styx Clan’s Yellow Springs Ancient Dragon, which recovered its memories and recognized him. The dragon transformed into a ride for Chen Zheng, leaving Battle General Gu Xiao and the clan’s soldiers stunned.

  • Chen Zheng broke the Styx Killing Formation, freed Lord Yan and the First Ghost King, and mocked the Ancient Styx Clan for relying on a formation too weak to trap him.
  • Battle General Gu Xiao summoned the Yellow Springs Ancient Dragon, which appeared as an embodiment of the Ghost Realm’s laws and threatened Chen Zheng.
  • Chen Zheng called the dragon Little Yellow, triggering its lost memories as it writhed and then turned its fury toward him.
  • The Yellow Springs Ancient Dragon swooped at Chen Zheng but transformed upon reaching him, then offered to carry him as his favorite ride.

Ch. 274Didn't You Foresee That the Book of Life and Death Had Changed?

Gu Xuan forced Chen Zheng to erase the Ancient Styx Clan from the Book of Life and Death, expecting his clan to transcend the Three Realms. Instead, the book erased the clan members outright, leaving Gu Xuan alone and stunned.

  • The Yellow Springs Ancient Dragon transformed into a little yellow bike and reminisced about Chen Zheng riding it before reverting to its true form to attack Gu Xuan.
  • Gu Xuan used the Ghost Realm realm stone to freeze the Yellow Springs Ancient Dragon and revealed that he had orchestrated the Underworld upheaval to gain control of the Book of Life and Death.
  • Gu Xuan threatened Lord Yan and the First Ghost King and demanded that Chen Zheng erase the Ancient Styx Clan's names from the book.
  • Chen Zheng erased the clan's names, and the Ancient Styx Clan members present began to celebrate as they thought they had transcended the Three Realms.
  • The Ancient Styx Clan members, including Gu Xiao, turned to ash and vanished, while Gu Xuan survived and accused Chen Zheng of destroying them.
  • Chen Zheng explained that the Book of Life and Death had changed, and that he had only discovered its new effect when Gu Xuan made him test it.

Ch. 275Realm Stone! Giant Hand! Clan Annihilation!

Chen Zheng used the Book of Life and Death to erase the Ancient Styx Clan’s soldiers, took the Realm Stone from Gu Xuan, and caused Gu Xuan’s death. After Chen Zheng was drawn into the Ancient Hall of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, a gigantic ghost claw destroyed the Ancient Styx Clan’s ancestral land and erased its sleeping ancestors.

  • Chen Zheng’s altered Book of Life and Death turned the Ancient Styx Clan’s soldiers to ash, and Gu Xuan revealed that he had controlled the Yellow Springs Ancient Dragon with the Realm Stone.
  • Chen Zheng pulled Lord Yama and the First Ghost King out of the dragon’s attack, then took the Realm Stone from Gu Xuan, whose name was erased by the Book of Life and Death.
  • The Yellow Springs Ancient Dragon regained control of itself, and Chen Zheng gave the Book of Life and Death to Lord Yama as Ksitigarbha appeared and offered to safeguard the Realm Stone.
  • A black-and-yellow beam drew Chen Zheng into the Ancient Hall of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, shocking Lord Yama, the First Ghost King, Ksitigarbha, and the Yellow Springs Ancient Dragon.
  • A gigantic ghost claw struck the Ancient Styx Clan’s ancestral land, and Lord Yama and the First Ghost King realized that the clan’s sleeping ancestors had been erased.

Ch. 276An Old Acquaintance in the Ancient Hall of the Six Paths of Reincarnation

Chen Zheng spoke with Houtu in the Ancient Hall of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, where she revealed that she could not help him defeat the being above the heavens. After Houtu departed, Chen Zheng left the hall, and the others heard him remark that the Primordial Wilderness’s creation had seemed like a dream.

  • The Lord of Hell, the First Ghost King, the Yellow Springs Ancient Dragon, Catherine, and Da Man waited outside the ancient hall and discussed its awakening and the threats beneath the Nine Netherworlds.
  • The First Ghost King declared his faith that Chen Zheng was eternal and could not be killed even by the Great Dao.
  • Chen Zheng told Houtu that neither she nor the being above the heavens could kill the other, and said he might be able to help her after he took the final step beyond the heavens.
  • Houtu asked Chen Zheng about his role in the Primordial Wilderness and whether Patriarch Hongjun had managed to transcend; Chen Zheng said Hongjun likely had not fully crossed over.
  • Houtu thanked Chen Zheng for saving and enlightening her, then vanished from the hall.
  • Chen Zheng walked out despite the hall’s mystical light trying to keep him inside, and the others heard him say the creation of the Primordial Wilderness had felt like his dream.
Arc 11 of 111
Arc 11 of 111