Chapter Summaries

Chen Qingyu learned that Emperor Yuan’s inner demon may have inherited thirty thousand years of soul-law comprehension, making him a grave threat to the Holy Protection Alliance. After distributing the battle’s six Kunyu Divine Throne slots, Chen Qingyu considered Quasi-Emperor Canliu’s proposal to auction the remaining slot.

• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe explained that Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan had studied soul laws to suppress his Dao Path injuries, and that his inner demon may now benefit from those thirty thousand years of accumulated insight.
• Chen Qingyu agreed that Emperor Yuan’s inner demon could become a second Void King and threaten the balance among Emperor Venerables.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe said he would report the danger to the Emperor Venerables and suggested the alliance might kill the inner demon if it entered the Kunyu Divine Throne soon.
• Chen Qingyu returned to his celestial palace and gave Quasi-Emperor Canliu and the others one slot each, keeping the remaining slot for himself.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu advised Chen Qingyu to auction the remaining slot, since many Quasi-Emperors without slots would compete for it.

Chen Qingyu entrusted Quasi-Emperor Canliu with auctioning his extra place in the Kunyu Divine Throne, and hundreds of Quasi-Emperors gathered to bid with rare treasures. Chen Qingyu chose the blue-robed old man’s offer, and the old man handed over a spatial ring containing his payment.

• Chen Qingyu asked Quasi-Emperor Canliu to organize the auction in exchange for twenty percent of the proceeds.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu spent a month meeting prospective bidders so they could gather resources before holding the auction.
• Hundreds of Quasi-Emperors gathered at Chen Qingyu’s celestial palace and competed with rare resources and treasures for the place.
• When the bids reached a stalemate, Chen Qingyu selected the blue-robed old man’s offer, and Quasi-Emperor Canliu declared him the winner.
• The blue-robed old man presented Chen Qingyu with a spatial ring containing the treasures and resources he had bid.

Chen Qingyu completed a successful auction, gaining a star-attribute cultivation method while failing to find materials for his lifebound Mystic Artifact. Meanwhile, Qinghe’s investigation revealed that Quasi-Emperor Taiyu was actually Chen Qingyu, leaving Qinghe stunned by the discovery.

• Chen Qingyu traded a slot for a star-attribute cultivation method and a peak Quasi-Emperor-grade treasure embryo, which he intended for Chen Qingmeng.
• Chen Qingyu reflected that no auction offering could reforge his lifebound Mystic Artifact, then continued receiving visiting Quasi-Emperors.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe ordered his subordinate to keep investigating Taiyu because no one could confirm Taiyu’s origins.
• The subordinate returned with a clue from a gifted junior who had recognized Taiyu’s portrait from the Pavilion of Stars.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe learned that Taiyu was Chen Qingyu, the figure who had caused an uproar in the Pavilion of Stars and killed a Supreme Star Palace elder and a Saint King.

Quasi-Emperor Qinghe learned that Chen Qingyu was the notorious Enemy of the Supreme and suspected he was a reincarnated peak Quasi-Emperor pursuing the Third Divine Realm. Rather than hand Chen Qingyu over to the Supreme Star Palace, Qinghe chose to consult his ancestors and meet him privately, leaving the two to discuss Qinghe’s important matter.

• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe recognized Chen Qingyu’s past as the Enemy of the Supreme and deduced that he was a reincarnated peak Quasi-Emperor who had seized the Taihao Essence.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe decided Chen Qingyu was too valuable as a counter to the Void King and Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan’s heart demon to trade for the Supreme Star Palace’s bounty.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe ordered the other Quasi-Emperor to keep the discovery secret and said he would report to the ancestors before sounding out Chen Qingyu.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe arrived at Chen Qingyu’s hall, greeted him, and asked to speak with him in private.
• Chen Qingyu agreed, excused himself from the auction guests, and left the hall with Quasi-Emperor Qinghe.

Quasi-Emperor Qinghe told Chen Qingyu that the Emperor Venerables would support his recovery and invited him to meet Emperor Venerable Qinglu. Chen Qingyu accepted the support and invitation, but learned little about the reclusive Qinglu before the conversation ended.

• Chen Qingyu took Quasi-Emperor Qinghe aside and asked why he had come in person.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe revealed that the Emperor Venerables knew Chen Qingyu's identity and would provide resources, three treasury treasures, and access to the Kunyu Divine Throne's inner region.
• Chen Qingyu agreed to the support but rejected any expectation that he abandon his pursuit of the Third Divine Realm unless Void King and Formless also gave up their attempts.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe invited Chen Qingyu to meet Emperor Venerable Qinglu as the Emperor Venerables' representative, and Chen Qingyu accepted.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe explained that Qinglu was his reclusive great-grandaunt but admitted he did not know why the Emperor Venerables had chosen her as their representative.

Chen Qingyu met Emperor Venerable Qinglu, who revealed that she recognized the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror because she had killed its original owner. She also disclosed her old ties to Chen Qingyu’s ancestor Baihua and began recounting how the three women became known as the Kunyu Three Sisters.

• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe escorted Chen Qingyu to Emperor Venerable Qinglu’s secluded realm.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu told Chen Qingyu she had summoned him for a private reason and asked about the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror.
• Chen Qingyu confirmed he possessed the mirror, and Emperor Venerable Qinglu said its original owner had died by her hand.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu recognized Chen Qingyu as a descendant of Baihua’s court jesters and explained that she had often visited Baihua.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu said she, Baihua, and Ziyuan had sworn sisterhood, later becoming the Kunyu Three Sisters, and recounted how they divided the spoils after killing a wicked Peak Quasi-Emperor.

Chen Qingyu learned that Baihua was trapped in the Kunyu Divine Throne after the three sisters’ attempt to exploit its secrets ended in disaster. He confirmed that the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror had sent him strange spatial coordinates, giving the girl in green hope of finding Baihua.

• The girl in green showed Chen Qingyu a longsword infused with the power of the Great Void and examined his Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror.
• The girl in green explained that magical treasures could gain Primal Spirits only through a Heavenly Lord’s intervention, and revealed that Baihua’s and Ziyuan’s weapons had possessed them.
• The girl in green said the sisters discovered their enemy was descended from Great Emperor Kunyu and learned secrets about the Kunyu Divine Throne.
• The girl in green recounted how Baihua became trapped in the Divine Throne, Ziyuan died, and she alone escaped after their alliance’s plans failed.
• The girl in green asked whether Chen Qingyu had received strange spatial coordinates from the mirror, and Chen Qingyu confirmed that he had.

Chen Qingyu agreed to help Emperor Venerable Qinglu rescue Emperor Venerable Baihua after learning her prison held clues about the Third Divine Realm. He returned to his celestial palace and chose Star Soul Life-Creation Pills from the alliance treasury, learning he could take up to three.

• Chen Qingyu gave Emperor Venerable Qinglu the spatial coordinates, and she calculated that Emperor Venerable Baihua was trapped near the Divine Throne’s core region.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu asked Chen Qingyu to recover his strength so he could help with the rescue, and promised him benefits including clues about the Third Divine Realm.
• Chen Qingyu agreed to Qinglu’s terms and left her cultivation minor world with Quasi-Emperor Qinghe.
• At his celestial palace, Chen Qingyu received the alliance treasury inventory and selected Star Soul Life-Creation Pills.
• The indigo-robed Quasi-Emperor explained that Chen Qingyu could take no more than three pills.

Chen Qingyu used three Star Soul Life-Creation Pills to rapidly advance his cultivation, reaching the Zhoutian Realm Ninth Heaven before the Kunyu Divine Throne opened. He joined Quasi-Emperor Canliu and the others to explore the Divine Throne together.

• Chen Qingyu accepted three Star Soul Life-Creation Pills from the Holy Protection Alliance and considered how to obtain more without drawing attention to his connection with Emperor Venerable Qinglu.
• Chen Qingyu secluded himself and refined the pills, breaking through four minor realms in four months and reaching the Zhoutian Realm Ninth Heaven.
• Chen Qingyu learned that the Kunyu Divine Throne had opened, though his cultivation remained just short of perfecting the Ninth Heaven.
• Chen Qingyu replied to invitations from Quasi-Emperor Canliu and others, deciding to explore the Divine Throne with acquaintances on his first visit.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu and his companions arrived at Chen Qingyu's heavenly palace, and Chen Qingyu agreed to join their team.

Chen Qingyu and four Quasi-Emperors prepared to explore the Kunyu Divine Throne together, but he planned to go alone once he had adapted to its interior. When the Divine Throne opened, the Emperor Venerables intercepted and divided its entry talismans, beginning a new competition.

• Chen Qingyu agreed to begin exploring with Quasi-Emperor Canliu, Quasi-Emperor Shangdang, and two others, then warned them he would eventually act alone.
• Chen Qingyu and the four Quasi-Emperors exchanged information and planned their actions inside the Divine Throne.
• The Kunyu Divine Throne appeared above the central mountain range, and Emperor Venerable Qinglu hoped to rescue Baihua.
• Dozens of Emperor Venerables halted the Divine Throne’s command talismans as they shot across the sky and identified 1,024 white talismans and 108 black ones.
• Great Emperor Hunyuan and the leaders of the other four alliances divided the talismans according to their agreement and prepared to distribute them.

Chen Qingyu and his companions entered the Kunyu Divine Throne after refining their passage talismans, while Formless chose to delay his own entry. Inside the first-level secret realm, they learned they had ten days to find the sole real floating island and its hidden treasure cache.

• Great Emperor Hunyuan gave the Quasi-Emperors passage talismans and urged them to rescue alliance members in danger.
• Chen Qingyu joined Quasi-Emperor Canliu, Quasi-Emperor Shangdang, and two others to enter the Kunyu Divine Throne together.
• Formless told a companion he would wait a few years before entering, since the three-hundred-year contest gave him time to grow stronger and avoid enemies.
• Chen Qingyu and his team arrived in a vast realm of floating islands and activated their talismans to learn the trial objective.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu asked Chen Qingyu how they should find the one real island within ten days.

Chen Qingyu secretly checked in at the Kunyu Divine Throne and received the Heart of Myriad Nirvanas, a treasure that replenished his vitality and halted the depletion of his lifespan. When Quasi-Emperor Canliu and the others returned, they reported that their search had revealed no end or anomaly in the secret realm.

• Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu agreed to split up and search the floating islands, with Chen Qingyu remaining in the central area.
• After the others left, Chen Qingyu checked in at the Kunyu Divine Throne and obtained the Heart of Myriad Nirvanas.
• Chen Qingyu learned that the Heart of Myriad Nirvanas possessed endlessly renewing vitality and had stopped his lifespan from depleting.
• Chen Qingyu realized he could transfer some of the Heart's vitality to others, but doing so could not restore vitality they had already lost and could grant eternal life to only one person.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu and the others returned, saying they had searched extensively but found no anomaly or end to the secret realm.

Chen Qingyu deciphered the spatial secret realm, found its hidden island, and gave its reward to Quasi-Emperor Canliu and the others before leaving them to advance to the second level of the Kunyu Divine Throne. He arrived in a strange region filled with distorted phenomena and heard someone recognize him.

• Chen Qingyu explained that the secret realm tested comprehension of the Law of Space and revealed its hidden floating island by manipulating space.
• Chen Qingyu gave the island's reward to Quasi-Emperor Canliu, Quasi-Emperor Shangdang, Quasi-Emperor Fuhai, and Quasi-Emperor Wanqun as a farewell gift.
• Chen Qingyu entered the sun and chose to advance to the second level of the Kunyu Divine Throne.
• Chen Qingyu arrived in a strange land of inverted mountains, a frozen sea of fire, airborne fish, and changing vegetation.
• An unseen speaker called out to Chen Qingyu as Quasi-Emperor Taiyu and recognized him.

Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Yuntao entered the Inverted Secret Realm and learned they had to find its Source of Inversion within thirty days. As Chen Qingyu investigated the realm’s reversed laws, Yuntao decided to attack him before he could claim the trial’s prize.

• Chen Qingyu recognized Quasi-Emperor Yuntao, and the two agreed to compete using their own abilities.
• Chen Qingyu learned that he had thirty days to find the Source of Inversion or be expelled from the secret realm.
• Chen Qingyu discovered that spatial directions and the states of matter were inverted as he explored a lake filled with air.
• Quasi-Emperor Yuntao revealed that he had followed a woman's directions to the secret realm and had hoped to eliminate his competitor.
• Fearing Chen Qingyu would find the Source of Inversion first, Quasi-Emperor Yuntao decided to attack and devised a battle plan.

Chen Qingyu agreed to help Quasi-Emperor Yuntao attack the Source of Inversion, unaware that Yuntao had set a trap. After Yuntao escaped the resulting upheaval, Chen Qingyu confronted him from beneath the boiling lake.

• Chen Qingyu explored the frozen sea of fire and traced the inverted rules toward their source.
• Quasi-Emperor Yuntao claimed he had found the Source of Inversion and persuaded Chen Qingyu to split its rewards sixty-forty.
• Yuntao led Chen Qingyu to a gaseous lake, where they attacked a grayish-white mound at its center.
• The mound, secretly formed from Yuntao's life-bound Mystic Artifact, exploded into gray water and triggered a violent upheaval that engulfed them.
• Yuntao escaped to safety, expecting Chen Qingyu to be badly hurt, but Chen Qingyu confronted him and asked who had given him the courage to attack.

Chen Qingyu fought Quasi-Emperor Yuntao in the Inverted Secret Realm, countering Yuntao’s inversion-based Dao arts and locating him despite his transformations. Yuntao unleashed his strongest defensive Dao art and appeared to slow Chen Qingyu’s punch, creating an opening for his hidden killing move.

• Chen Qingyu emerged unharmed from Quasi-Emperor Yuntao’s boiling-lake ambush and suppressed the surrounding inversion.
• Yuntao attacked with Heavenly Water Long River, but Chen Qingyu took control of the Dao art and turned it back on him.
• Yuntao evaded the returning river with Yuntao Immortal Body and sent his bonded Mystic Artifact to attack Chen Qingyu, who struck it away.
• Chen Qingyu used Calamity of Annihilation to distort the Inverted Secret Realm and reveal Yuntao’s location.
• Yuntao used Inverted Sea of Clouds Art to slow Chen Qingyu’s punch, then prepared his concealed killing move.

Chen Qingyu broke free of Quasi-Emperor Yuntao’s trap and overwhelmed him with Great Void Might, killing the Heavenly Ruins Alliance powerhouse inside the Inverted Secret Realm.

• Quasi-Emperor Yuntao trapped Chen Qingyu inside his lifebound Mystic Artifact bowl and tried to crush him with the Inverted Sea of Clouds Art.
• Chen Qingyu shattered the bowl from within and emerged in his Dharma Heaven and Earth form, gravely injuring Quasi-Emperor Yuntao.
• Quasi-Emperor Yuntao burned his Inner Heaven and Earth to boost his power and unleash the Inverted Secret Realm’s destructive force.
• Chen Qingyu suppressed the entire secret realm with Great Void Might, rendering Yuntao’s power ineffective.
• Chen Qingyu swept his sleeve and caused Quasi-Emperor Yuntao to crumble and perish.

After defeating Quasi-Emperor Yuntao, Chen Qingyu searched the Inverted Secret Realm and discovered its reward, the Inversion Gourd, a Law Treasure tied to Yuntao’s Dao Path. Emperor Venerable Qinglu then contacted him with coordinates to a minor world she had found for him.

• Chen Qingyu claimed Quasi-Emperor Yuntao’s spatial ring and wondered whether someone had guided Yuntao to the Inverted Secret Realm.
• Chen Qingyu searched for the Source of Inversion and found it inside an inverted mountain.
• Chen Qingyu broke open the mountain and obtained the Inversion Gourd, learning it was a rare Law Treasure.
• Chen Qingyu suspected Quasi-Emperor Yuntao had known the gourd would be the realm’s reward and wondered who had told him.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu contacted Chen Qingyu through his Kunyu Command Talisman and gave him the coordinates of a suitable minor world.

Chen Qingyu received coordinates from Emperor Venerable Qinglu for a small world where he could help rescue Emperor Venerable Baihua, then signed in at the Kunyu Divine Throne and obtained Great Emperor Donghua’s cultivation technique. After comprehending it and evolving two new calamities, he prepared to enter the small world and compete for its opportunities.

• Chen Qingyu promised Emperor Venerable Qinglu that he would help rescue Emperor Venerable Baihua and received the coordinates to a small world on the third level.
• Chen Qingyu waited in the Inverted Secret Realm until his sign-in eligibility refreshed, then signed in at the Kunyu Divine Throne for the second time.
• The system awarded Chen Qingyu Great Emperor Donghua’s Myriad Nirvanas Primordial Splendor Taiyi Heavenly Scripture.
• Chen Qingyu recognized that the technique could help him combine the Calamity of Myriad Nirvanas with the Calamity of Decline as a trump card against Quasi-Emperors.
• Chen Qingyu comprehended the technique and evolved the Calamity of Azure Wood and the Calamity of Myriad Nirvanas, bringing his calamities to thirty-eight.
• Chen Qingyu rose and set off for the small world.

Chen Qingyu entered the Heavenly Star Lesser Realm, where competitors had to defeat one another to claim Great Emperor Kunyu’s reward. After refusing Quasi-Emperor Xinghe’s warning to leave, Chen Qingyu was attacked by Quasi-Emperor Liuyue.

• Chen Qingyu teleported from the Inverted Secret Realm to a lesser realm on the divine throne’s third layer.
• Chen Qingyu arrived in the Heavenly Star Lesser Realm and learned that losers would be expelled while the victor claimed Great Emperor Kunyu’s reward.
• Chen Qingyu recognized Quasi-Emperor Xinghe, Quasi-Emperor Liuyue, and Quasi-Emperor Tianmiao as his competitors.
• Quasi-Emperor Xinghe advised Chen Qingyu to withdraw, but Chen Qingyu refused because he also sought star-related treasures and divine medicines.
• Quasi-Emperor Liuyue attacked Chen Qingyu with glasslike dragons of moonlight and declared that he had no right to compete with them.