Chapter Summaries

Chen Zheng investigated the trap behind the Wall of Origin and returned with a warning that someone had taken members of the Chaos Clan. He promised to free the beings trapped on the wall once he could control the Chaos Domain, then everyone witnessed a vast rift reveal part of an enormous being.

• Chen Zheng deduced the true Great Samsara Imprint from a trapped jade tablet behind the Wall of Origin and considered the universe barrier beyond it.
• Chen Zheng sensed a ripple at the universe barrier, left the hidden world, and told the beings on the Wall of Origin that someone had taken Chaos Clan members and left a dangerous trap.
• Chen Zheng told the God-Devouring Heavenly Venerable that he would return with Jiang Hua and might dismantle the wall once he could control the Chaos Domain.
• A vast rift opened in the chaos, revealing what looked like half of a being as long as the Chaos Prison.
• Chen Zheng speculated that the being might be the corpse of a Creator from beyond the heavens, possibly hidden by the Primordial Chaos Tribulation Lord.

Chen Zheng’s teleportation went awry and brought him to the God-Devil race’s burial pit, where he met the exiled Forgotten Clan. The clan welcomed an immortal from the Ancestral Dragon Sacred Dynasty, while Chen Zheng learned how they had survived in the dangerous cave.

• Chen Zheng left the Cloud Realm aboard the Star Raft to visit the monkey, but a teleportation error sent him to the God-Devil race’s burial pit.
• Chen Zheng put away the damaged Star Raft and stood unharmed against the falling mountain tribulation.
• Chen Zheng followed a scream into a cave, where he met the Forgotten Clan and learned the God-Devils had exiled them there.
• Chen Zheng said the clan had good cultivation talent but lacked suitable secret arts.
• An immortal from the Ancestral Dragon Sacred Dynasty arrived, and the Forgotten Clan hurried to welcome him.

Chen Zheng confronted the Immortal Transformation Sect's envoy over its dealings with the Forsaken God-Devil Clan and questioned whether its pills could cure their primordial spirit defects. After the envoy threatened to withhold the pills, Chen Zheng seized him and exposed what was hidden in his primordial spirit.

• Yin Hong explained that the Forsaken God-Devil Clan's primordial spirit defects had improved with the pills, and that his people hoped to leave the God-Devil Burial Pit and choose their own fate.
• An envoy from the Immortal Transformation Sect accused Chen Zheng of interfering with the sect's trade and warned him that its founding patriarch had served under the Slaughter God.
• Chen Zheng pulled the fleeing envoy back and suggested that the sect's pills might not be able to solve the clan's defects.
• Yin Hong challenged the envoy about whether the pills could truly cure the clan, and the envoy threatened to cut off their supply if they doubted the patriarch.
• The envoy claimed Zhuo Huaxian could refine heaven-defying pills after advancing his Dao Tower, but Chen Zheng dismissed him as only a Third Realm Dao Ancestor.
• Chen Zheng tore away the envoy's physical body and seized his primordial spirit, causing its hidden contents to pour out.

Chen Zheng exposed the Immortal Transformation Dao Ancestor’s scheme to exploit the Forsaken God-Devil Clan, then repaired their primordial spirit defect and gave them a secret art. After the tall, thin man escaped, Chen Zheng told the clan to take the Dao Ancestor’s head in a few days.

• Chen Zheng revealed scenes from the tall, thin man's primordial spirit showing that the Immortal Transformation Dao Ancestor had deceived the Forsaken God-Devil Clan to obtain god-devil bones.
• Yin Hong crushed the bottle of immortal pills, then lost control as his god-devil power and phantom erupted.
• Chen Zheng suppressed Yin Hong's rampage and used immortal light to eliminate the clan's primordial spirit agitation.
• The tall, thin man's primordial spirit fled through the teleportation formation after Chen Zheng told him to carry a threat to the Immortal Transformation Dao Ancestor.
• Chen Zheng said Yin Hong could kill the escaped man, then passed a secret art to the clan, whose cultivation rose by a major realm as they began to comprehend it.

After three days of rapid cultivation, Chen Zheng led the Forsaken God-Devil Clan out of the God-Devil Burial Pit and confronted the Immortal Transformation Sect. He destroyed the Slaughter God Dharma Body summoned to protect the sect, leaving its defenders kneeling and its tall, thin messenger fleeing.

• Yin Jia forged a five-tiered Dao Tower after her primordial spirit was repaired, while her magical power remained at the Dao Lord Realm and matched Chen Zheng's.
• Chen Zheng led the Forsaken God-Devil Clan out of the God-Devil Burial Pit, and the cultivators guarding the exit fled when they appeared.
• Chen Zheng erased the valley's barrier and brought the clan to the Immortal Transformation Sect, where its warding stele's slaughter power frightened Yin Hong and the elders.
• The tall, thin man summoned the Slaughter God Dharma Body from the stele and threatened Chen Zheng and the Forsaken God-Devil Clan.
• Chen Zheng shattered the Dharma Body with a casual palm, reduced the warding stele to dust, and sent the tall, thin man fleeing as the others fell to their knees.

Chen Zheng and the Forsaken God-Devil Clan destroyed the Immortal Transformation Sect’s defenses, and Yin Hong killed its founding patriarch and the tall, thin man. The clan left the remaining disciples alive, while two newcomers investigated the aftermath and speculated about Chen Zheng.

• Chen Zheng shattered the Slaughter God Dharma Body and pulled the Immortal Transformation Sect’s founding patriarch from the ruined palace.
• Yin Hong pierced the founding patriarch with god-devil power, then killed him after Chen Zheng ordered him to act.
• Yin Hong killed the tall, thin man but spared the kneeling disciples, then followed Chen Zheng out of the sect.
• The Heaven-Gazing Beast called Yin Hong’s restraint a test and speculated about Yin Jia’s connection to Chen Zheng.
• A figure arrived, found signs of god-devil power and missing memories, and wrongly suspected a clumsy scheme by rivals in the Holy Court.
• A barefoot woman in red appeared after the figure left and wondered why Chen Zheng ignored her.

Chen Zheng arrived outside God-Devil Mountain with the Forsaken God-Devil Clan as Wukong fought Young Master Meng Yun inside the Heaven-Establishing Divine Cauldron. Chen Zheng destroyed the cauldron, and Wukong defeated Meng Yun before greeting him as his teacher.

• God-devils mocked Wukong as he battled Young Master Meng Yun inside the Heaven-Establishing Divine Cauldron, which drained his magical power.
• Yin Hong and the Forsaken God-Devil Clan arrived with Chen Zheng, and the watching god-devils condemned them for violating the Prohibition Decree.
• When the god-devils taunted Chen Zheng that he could not save Wukong, Chen Zheng crushed the Heaven-Establishing Divine Cauldron with a gesture.
• Wukong emerged and knocked Young Master Meng Yun unconscious with a single staff strike.
• Wukong bowed to Chen Zheng as his teacher, and the Dao-Devouring Beast reacted with surprise that Chen Zheng had a monkey disciple.

Chen Zheng arrived at God-Devil Mountain, destroyed the Heaven-Establishing Divine Cauldron, and effortlessly defeated the Dark Metal Clan’s Battle Venerable. He revealed that he had come to find the monkey and proposed the monkey’s marriage to Thousand Yin, leaving the former Heaven-Expanding Clan patriarch stunned by Chen Zheng’s gifts.

• A god-devil questioned Chen Zheng after the Heaven-Establishing Divine Cauldron was destroyed, and powerful figures from God-Devil Mountain arrived.
• Meng Xian confronted Chen Zheng, who shattered Meng Xian’s armor and body with a glance, leaving only his primordial spirit.
• Qian Limu identified himself as the former patriarch of the Heaven-Expanding Clan and demanded to know why Chen Zheng had come; Chen Zheng explained that he had come to find the monkey and intervene when the Dark Metal Clan’s youngsters bullied him.
• Chen Zheng proposed the monkey’s marriage to Thousand Yin and reforged the Heaven-Establishing Divine Cauldron, offering it to Qian Limu as a betrothal gift.
• Chen Zheng gave Qian Limu a secret art and a set of pathways, prompting Qian Limu to ask who Chen Zheng really was.

Chen Zheng and the monkey entered God-Devil Mountain to follow its rules for the monkey to marry Thousand Yin, while Meng Xian set the monkey the God-Devil Road trial. The monkey began climbing despite the danger of falling into the River of Time, and Chen Zheng promised to rescue him if he did.

• The old god-devil accepted Chen Zheng’s betrothal gift but insisted that the monkey follow God-Devil Mountain’s rules to marry Thousand Yin, and the monkey agreed.
• The old god-devil let Yin Hong and the Forsaken God-Devil Clan enter as Chen Zheng’s servants after Meng Xian tried to bar them.
• Meng Xian explained that the monkey had to climb the God-Devil Road and endure a day in the Progenitor God-Devil Statue’s heart chamber, while the Forsaken God-Devil Clan could earn a chance to return and enter the Primordial Ancestor Blood Pool.
• The monkey headed onto the God-Devil Road to test his Heaven-Equaling Staff Strike, then hesitated when Meng Xian warned that failure would leave him trapped in the River of Time.
• Chen Zheng told the monkey he would dismantle the River of Time to rescue him if necessary.

The monkey faced the God-Devil Road’s inner demon trial, where Meng Xian’s hidden rule multiplied the challenge after a setback. The monkey turned the inner demons into black armor and shattered the road, revealing the bearing of one Equal to Heaven.

• Meng Xian explained that the monkey’s inner demon could threaten his Dao heart as the monkey climbed the God-Devil Road.
• The monkey’s inner demon matched his staff strike, then multiplied into shadows after he fell behind.
• Meng Xian revealed that the road intensified the disadvantage of anyone who fell behind, while the Forsaken God-Devil Clan resolved to follow Chen Zheng instead of returning to the Ten Clans.
• The monkey closed his eyes as the inner demons engulfed him, prompting Meng Xian to declare that he had lost.
• The monkey cried that he had already died once, turned the inner demons into black armor, and shattered the God-Devil Road with a staff strike.

The monkey passed the Progenitor God-Devil Statue’s heart chamber trial unharmed, revealing that Laojun’s alchemy furnace had been even more formidable. As the gods and demons prepared to send him to the Primordial Ancestor Blood Pool, Chen Zheng sent Yin Hong and Yin Jia into the statue’s heart chamber as well.

• After smashing the God-Devil Road, the monkey confirmed with Chen Zheng that he had reached the realm of an Overlord, then gleefully tumbled around.
• Meng Xian explained that the monkey had to survive twelve hours in the Progenitor God-Devil Statue’s heart chamber to qualify for the next trials and a chance to take Thousand Yin.
• The old god-devil sent the monkey into the statue’s heart chamber, where divine flame and demonic fire burned for twelve hours while Chen Zheng calmly brewed tea.
• The monkey emerged unharmed and explained that he had previously been refined in Laojun’s alchemy furnace, which he believed was more powerful than the heart chamber.
• The old god-devil prepared to send the monkey to the Primordial Ancestor Blood Pool, but Chen Zheng told Yin Hong and Yin Jia to try the heart chamber, and Meng Xian sent the siblings inside.

Yin Hong and Yin Jia survived the Progenitor God-Devil Statue’s trials, then received two drops of primordial ancestor god-devil true blood from the Primordial Ancestor Blood Pool. Meng Xian accused Chen Zheng of secretly breaking the rules, but Chen Zheng denied doing anything.

• Yin Jia revealed a Five-Layer Dao Tower while devouring the divine fire and demonic flames, and Yin Hong began devouring them too.
• Chen Zheng dismissed the Ten Clans of Gods and Demons’ half-step epoch hegemons and said he would wait for their Holy Venerable to awaken.
• After six hours, Yin Hong and Yin Jia emerged unharmed with stronger bodies, and the old god-devil sent them and the monkey into the Primordial Ancestor Blood Pool.
• A barefoot woman in red appeared near the pool but vanished after the old god-devil refused to let her watch.
• Yin Hong and Yin Jia triggered a mysterious Dao lineage and received two drops of primordial ancestor god-devil true blood.
• Meng Xian accused Chen Zheng of secretly breaking the rules, while Chen Zheng insisted he was innocent.

Yin Hong and Yin Jia received the Primordial Ancestor God-Devil’s true blood and chose to follow Chen Zheng, while Meng Xian began the third trial: a spell contest between the monkey and the Ancestral Dragon Sacred Dynasty’s eleventh prince. The monkey struck with his Heaven-Equaling Staff Strike, but a high-realm Dao Ancestor weakened its power as it fell toward the prince.

• The Primordial Ancestor God-Devil issued a decree honoring Yin Hong and Yin Jia, and the god-devils learned that Chen Zheng had resolved the defect in their primordial spirits.
• The monkey emerged from the blood pool without advancing a realm, then Yin Hong and Yin Jia emerged strengthened by the Primordial Ancestor God-Devil’s true blood.
• Yin Hong vowed that he and the Forsaken God-Devil Clan would follow Chen Zheng, while Meng Xian urged the siblings to return to the Ten Clans of Gods and Demons.
• Meng Xian sent the monkey to compete in spells against the Ancestral Dragon Sacred Dynasty’s eleventh prince, with the winner earning an audience with the Sacred Venerable.
• The eleventh prince mocked the monkey and relied on his Ten Thousand Dragons Immortal Armor, so the monkey attacked with his Heaven-Equaling Staff Strike.
• A high-realm Dao Ancestor of the Ancestral Dragon Sacred Dynasty weakened the monkey’s strike, but the monkey still brought his staff down toward the eleventh prince.

Chen Zheng exposed Meng Hun for secretly weakening the monkey’s staff strikes, then forced him to stop interfering. The monkey defeated the Eleventh Prince, and the group entered the Supreme God-Devil Hall for the final trial.

• The monkey’s Heaven-Equaling Staff Strikes weakened after Meng Hun praised them, while the Eleventh Prince relied on his Ten Thousand Dragons Immortal Armor.
• Chen Zheng accused Meng Hun of reverse-cultivating the Great Blessing Technique to interfere, and Meng Hun demanded evidence.
• Chen Zheng destroyed Meng Hun’s body and shattered his primordial spirit, then denied responsibility and challenged him to provide evidence.
• The monkey landed an unweakened staff strike that made the Eleventh Prince spit blood and collapse despite his armor.
• Meng Xian carried the unconscious Eleventh Prince and Meng Hun’s primordial spirit into the Supreme God-Devil Hall, and Chen Zheng followed for the final trial.

Meng Hun presented Divine Origin to persuade the God-Demon Sacred Venerable to approve Holy Maiden Thousand Yin’s marriage to the Ancestral Dragon Sacred Dynasty’s eleventh prince. Instead, the Sacred Venerable recognized Chen Zheng as an old acquaintance from the Creation Divine Hall, ignored the offering, and eagerly drank Chen Zheng’s wine, leaving everyone stunned.

• Meng Hun offered the Sacred Venerable a piece of Divine Origin on behalf of the Slaughter God, hoping to secure Holy Maiden Thousand Yin for the eleventh prince.
• The Sacred Venerable addressed Chen Zheng as Brother Chen and recalled seeing him at the Creation Divine Hall thousands of years earlier.
• The Sacred Venerable ignored Meng Hun’s Divine Origin, poured Eternal Life Immortal Brew, and invited Chen Zheng to drink with him.
• Chen Zheng said the brew lacked something and gave the Sacred Venerable a bottle of Drunken Life, Dreaming Death.
• The Sacred Venerable eagerly gulped down Chen Zheng’s wine, astonishing the old god-devil, Meng Xian, and the other powerhouses.

The Holy Venerable of the Ten Clans of Gods and Demons accepted Slaughter God Bai Qi’s divine source and sent Meng Hun away, then approved the monkey’s relationship with Holy Maiden Thousand Yin. Chen Zheng explained that the bearing the Holy Venerable sought came from having the confidence to smile upon all beings in heaven and earth, leaving the Holy Venerable to recognize that he could not yet reach that state of mind.

• After reminiscing with Chen Zheng, the Holy Venerable took the divine source from Meng Hun and sent him and the sleeping Eleventh Prince back to the Ancestral Dragon Sacred Dynasty with a challenge for Bai Qi.
• The Holy Venerable explained that Bai Qi had once taken a divine source from him and now possessed Epoch Hegemon-level combat strength, while Chen Zheng said he would test Bai Qi’s saber strike through his own disciple.
• Chen Zheng asked the Holy Venerable to approve the monkey’s relationship with Holy Maiden Thousand Yin, and the Holy Venerable agreed, offering to hold their wedding that night.
• The monkey said he would try to invite his fellow disciples and Golden Cicada, though he was unsure whether they could come.
• Chen Zheng told the Holy Venerable that the essence of his bearing was the confidence to smile upon all beings in heaven and earth, and the Holy Venerable realized he could not yet do so.

The Great Sage Equal to Heaven arrived at God-Devil Mountain on a seven-colored auspicious cloud to marry Thousand Yin, while Chen Zheng bestowed secret arts on the couple and the Holy Venerable. As the wedding celebrations began, a barefoot woman in red wondered about Chen Zheng’s origins and decided to ask her master about him.

• The Holy Venerable realized he had misunderstood Chen Zheng’s bearing on the Creation Divine Throne and admitted he had only imitated its appearance.
• The Ten Clans of Gods and Demons gathered at God-Devil Mountain for Thousand Yin’s wedding, with many privately discussing the Great Sage and Chen Zheng.
• The Great Sage Equal to Heaven descended on a seven-colored auspicious cloud, delighting Thousand Yin.
• Chen Zheng granted a secret art to Thousand Yin’s parents and gave the Holy Venerable part of a framework that could lead him toward becoming an Epoch Hegemon.
• The old god-devil announced that the Great Sage was taking a bride, and the ten clans joined the celebrations.
• A barefoot woman in red watched from a mountaintop and resolved to ask her master who Chen Zheng was.

Great Venerable Meng Zhan challenged Chen Zheng to defend the Dark Metal Clan’s honor, but Chen Zheng destroyed his Chaos God-Devil Body without moving. Meng Zhan submitted, and the others realized Chen Zheng’s low cultivation level did not reflect his true physical strength.

• Meng Zhan appeared on God-Devil Mountain and requested Chen Zheng’s guidance, prompting Chen Zheng to accept the challenge.
• The Sacred Venerable enclosed Chen Zheng and Meng Zhan in a barrier, while the Heaven-Gazing Beast explained Meng Zhan’s potential to become an Epoch Hegemon.
• Meng Zhan unleashed a powerful punch bearing Overlord Divine Runes, and the Dark Metal Clan urged him to fight.
• Chen Zheng remained still as Meng Zhan’s body crumbled to dust, leaving his injured primordial spirit suspended in the air.
• Chen Zheng asked whether Meng Zhan wanted more pointers, and Meng Zhan knelt and bowed his head in defeat.
• The Sacred Venerable, Daoist Bodhi, and the Heaven-Gazing Beast concluded that Chen Zheng’s magical power had fallen, but his physical strength remained overwhelming.

Chen Zheng and the Sacred Venerable discussed upheaval in Supreme Heaven and the possibility of destroying a sacred dynasty. When a terrifying being called Extreme Evil appeared over Sacred Brightness Mountain in the Purple Ultimate Sacred Dynasty, Chen Zheng went to confront it, calling it his own.

• Daoist Bodhi told Chen Zheng that the Holy Emperor Heavenly Dragon had descended on Human Emperor City and that the Kunlun Immortal Palace had moved to the Land Beyond the Domain.
• Chen Zheng said the Kunlun Immortal Palace’s owner was recovering her power and could eventually destroy a sacred dynasty after her Asgard Palace became a holy court.
• Daoist Bodhi left for Supreme Heaven after sensing further changes, while the Sacred Venerable reflected on the power of the Heavenly Dao Palace’s master.
• A dark presence shook the Land Beyond the Domain and appeared over Sacred Brightness Mountain in the Purple Ultimate Sacred Dynasty.
• Chen Zheng declared that Extreme Evil was his and vanished; the Dao-Devouring Beast explained that Extreme Evil was connected to Chen Zheng and urged the others to follow.
• The Purple Ultimate Sacred Dynasty’s ruler prepared to respond, but a young man appeared above Sacred Brightness Mountain, alarming the onlookers.

Chen Zheng survived the descending being’s attack on Sacred Brightness Mountain, drawing the Purple Ultimate Sacred Dynasty’s attention as it speculated about his identity. When God-Demon Sacred Venerable and Golden Venerable found him without magical power, Chen Zheng absorbed the mountain’s baleful yin energy and manifested a golden phantom that Golden Venerable recognized as the Heavenly Emperor.

• The descending being stopped its giant palm just before destroying Sacred Brightness Mountain, then roared and departed, leaving the Purple Ultimate Sacred Dynasty puzzled over why it had withdrawn.
• The ruler of the Purple Ultimate Sacred Dynasty identified the young man as Chen Zheng, recalled his past feats, and said he had likely survived by using the attack to break seals or shackles within himself.
• The woman insisted that Chen Zheng was the master her constitution had indicated, while Grandpa Yiyan urged caution because Chen Zheng’s identity was mysterious.
• Golden Venerable and God-Demon Sacred Venerable entered Sacred Brightness Mountain and found Chen Zheng seated before a Daoist temple without magical power.
• Chen Zheng inhaled the baleful yin energy beneath Sacred Brightness Mountain, regained his strength with immortal light, and manifested a golden phantom that Golden Venerable recognized as the Heavenly Emperor.