Chapter Summaries

Xie Feng and Yue Heng crossed a deadly snake bridge and opened a stone sphere to reveal a legendary Sword Skeleton. A crow-cloaked man claimed the treasure and attacked Xie Feng, but an ink-robed figure intervened.

• Xie Feng and Yue Heng crossed a suspended road of black snakes above a seemingly bottomless abyss.
• Xie Feng used water from the Cloud Dream Sea to awaken an enormous snake statue, which opened the stone sphere on its head.
• Yue Heng identified the revealed skeleton as a rare Sword Skeleton that could become a powerful puppet and grow ten times stronger than its master.
• A crow-cloaked man appeared, claimed the Sword Skeleton as his own, and attacked Xie Feng after Xie Feng rejected his claim.
• An ink-robed figure rushed in and struck at the crow-cloaked man with a powerful palm imprint.

Xie Feng and Yue Heng encountered Ling Quan, who revealed she was Yue Heng’s former disciple and demanded that Yue Heng return with her to the Longevity Domain. After Xie Feng withstood Ling Quan’s first palm strike, he called for backup before her second attack.

• Xie Feng and Yue Heng met Ling Quan after she drove off Cheng Hao, the king of the Kui Emperor White Crow Clan.
• Ling Quan revealed that Yue Heng had once been her master and accused her of returning despite being gravely wounded and sealed a hundred and fifty years earlier.
• Ling Quan attacked Yue Heng, but Xie Feng used Little Sword to break her palm imprint with Extreme Dao Sword Qi.
• Ling Quan challenged Xie Feng to withstand two unarmed palm strikes, and her first strike blasted him more than a hundred meters away while shattering his Supreme Dream Robe.
• Xie Feng agreed to face the second strike, then announced that he was calling for backup and summoned his senior brother.

Xie Feng and Yue Heng drove Ling Quan away after she failed to defeat Kong Qiusu, and Yue Heng explained how Ling Quan betrayed her and seized the Longevity Domain. Xie Feng then formed a pact with the Sword Skeleton and found himself in a mist-filled space facing a familiar white-robed figure.

• Ling Quan broke her hand punching through Kong Qiusu’s soul body, then left after Yue Heng ordered her to go.
• Yue Heng admitted she had spared Ling Quan because they had been master and disciple, and told Xie Feng how Ling Quan had framed her youngest disciple and taken the domain lord’s position.
• Yue Heng said she would kill Ling Quan the next time they met, while Little Sword vowed to help.
• Xie Feng crossed the iron chain, reached the Sword Skeleton, and pressed his bloodied palm to its head to form a pact.
• Xie Feng awoke in an endless mist-filled space and saw a familiar white-robed figure standing with his back to him.

Mu Bingxing appeared before Xie Feng as a projection, apologized for failing as a master, and gave him the Chaos Cultivation Technique with a warning not to use it except in critical moments. He left Xie Feng and Kong Qiusu with an order to support one another, while keeping Mu Bingxing’s identity and the silver lightning’s purpose unexplained.

• Mu Bingxing admitted that he had neglected Xie Feng and his other disciples because he loved having fun and lacked responsibility.
• Mu Bingxing gave Xie Feng the Chaos Cultivation Technique and warned him not to use it readily.
• Xie Feng asked about the Xuanji Sect, Mu Bingxing’s identity, and the silver lightning, but Mu Bingxing said Xie Feng was not qualified to know.
• Kong Qiusu appeared as a soul body, and Mu Bingxing said recovering his body was a destiny tribulation that Xie Feng’s arrival would help him overcome.
• Little Sword mocked Mu Bingxing for avoiding responsibility, and Mu Bingxing told Xie Feng and Kong Qiusu to support each other.

Mu Bingxing was left alone after Xie Feng and the others departed, then returned to reality after warning Long Cangxue not to involve Little Feng in trouble. Xie Feng formed a blood contract with the Sword Skeleton, while Sushang and Gu Yuan confronted Guiqiu Yunqi and his men in the Emperor Corpse Tomb, where a mysterious white-clad swordsman intervened.

• Xie Feng and Kong Qiusu bowed to Mu Bingxing before they and Little Sword left, so Mu Bingxing missed his chance to give Xie Feng a silver tag.
• Mu Bingxing asked Long Cangxue to send him back and find his eldest disciple's physical body, and he warned her not to drag Little Feng into trouble in the Tenth Universe.
• Xie Feng returned to reality and sealed a blood contract with the Sword Skeleton, which rose and knelt before him in submission.
• Gu Yuan and Sushang argued with Guiqiu Yunqi and his subordinates over treasure, and Sushang wounded one of their Ten Thousand Ages Realm Sixth Stage elders with the Radiant Sun Sword.
• A white-clad figure arrived and killed two elders with his Sword Intent, while a third fled the Emperor Corpse Tomb; Guiqiu Yunqi demanded to know who the newcomer was.

Xie Feng and his companions confronted Guiqiu Yunqi after his men attacked them, and Xie Feng let him call the Thundercloud Black Qilin clan for help. When the Grand Elder refused to come because of the powerful presences nearby, Gu Yuan began listing the clan’s old grievances, leaving Guiqiu Yunqi furious and cornered.

• Xie Feng threatened Guiqiu Yunqi with the Extreme Dao Sword, then let him summon help because he claimed to be a gentleman.
• Gui Yuan told Xie Feng that the Thundercloud Black Qilin clan had thousands of Ten Thousand Ages Realm cultivators and a hundred Indestructible Realm cultivators.
• Guiqiu Yunqi contacted the Grand Elder, who sensed the powerful opponents and refused to come, saying the clan leader would arrive in two days.
• Guiqiu Yunqi apologized to Gu Yuan and asked to be released, and Gu Yuan agreed before bringing out a long list to tally the clan’s grievances with the Imperial Evil Realm.
• Guiqiu Yunqi protested that the Imperial Evil Realm had repeatedly taken his clan’s land and resources, while his clan had been the one to back down.

Xie Feng and his companions killed Guiqiu Yunqi and his guards, then followed the Sword Skeleton through the Emperor Corpse Tomb to a jade-green lake whose depths astonished them. They entered the lake together, where they hoped to find Yue Heng’s sword and the group’s other goals.

• Guiqiu Yunqi tried to escape, but Sushang killed him with the Void Mysterious Emperor Flame, and his guards fled into black snakes and fell into an abyss.
• Gu Yuan explained that Lu Yinjian ruthlessly maintained the Imperial Evil Realm’s dominance, and Xie Feng said he wanted to meet him.
• The group resumed searching for the Mystic Jade Pagoda and Heavenly Decree Sword and followed the Sword Skeleton’s signal through the tomb.
• The Sword Skeleton led Xie Feng, Sushang, Gu Yuan, and Yue Heng to a jade-green lake where a powerful magnetic field radiated from below.
• Yue Heng entered the lake to investigate, and Xie Feng, Sushang, Gu Yuan, and the Sword Skeleton joined her before they saw something astonishing at the bottom.

Yue Heng entered the Mystic Jade Pagoda beneath the lake to retrieve the Heavenly Decree Sword, then emerged with it as her power rose beyond the tenth stage of the Indestructible Realm. Kong Qiusu explained that higher realms existed, leaving everyone stunned by Yue Heng’s potential and origins.

• Xie Feng led the group into the black lake within the emerald lake, where they found the Mystic Jade Pagoda and Yue Heng entered to retrieve the Heavenly Decree Sword.
• The pagoda shook, and Yue Heng emerged holding the Heavenly Decree Sword as its Extreme Dao intent filled the area.
• Yue Heng’s cultivation and pressure continued rising beyond the tenth stage of the Indestructible Realm, astonishing Gu Yuan and Xie Feng.
• Kong Qiusu searched his books and explained that five realms existed above the Indestructible Realm, from Indestructible Saint to Indestructible Saint Emperor.
• Xie Feng revealed that Yue Heng was the former Domain Lord of the Longevity Domain.

Yue Heng broke through to the ninth stage of the Indestructible Realm after retrieving her Heavenly Decree Sword, while Xie Feng and his companions watched the Heavenly Ranking descend over the Origin Realm. The ranking began naming young prodigies and granting them rewards, and the group returned to Eastern Dawn Valley.

• Gu Yuan explained that Yue Heng was Ling Quan’s disciple and that the Longevity Domain was one of the Origin Realm’s three great powers.
• Yue Heng completed her breakthrough to the ninth stage of the Indestructible Realm and learned information about the next cultivation realm.
• Xie Feng and Sushang told Yue Heng and Gu Yuan about the Heavenly Ranking and its rewards.
• The Heavenly Ranking descended and announced Yun Ye'er, Chen Xiao, and Qianying as its tenth-, ninth-, and eighth-place prodigies, granting each a reward.
• Yue Heng, Xie Feng, Sushang, Gu Yuan, and Kong Qiusu left the Emperor Corpse Tomb and traveled back to Eastern Dawn Valley.

The Heavenly Ranking announced rewards and revealed several powerful Earthborn Devil Creatures, stirring excitement across the Origin Realm. As Yan Ze investigated the deaths of Xu Xiang and the grand marshal, the ranking revealed Guiqiu Tianqi in fourth place and renewed rumors about his brother’s death.

• The Golden Devil Emperor Silkworm Race received a shower of the Rain of Worldly Blessings, while Qianying remembered her teacher as she ate plain noodles and awaited the ranking.
• The Heavenly Ranking placed Su Jin seventh, Yan Ze sixth, and Chi Xiao fifth; Su Jin celebrated, while Chi Xiao lamented that his secluded identity had been exposed.
• An elder told Yan Ze that Xie Feng had killed Xu Xiang and the grand marshal, and Yan Ze resolved to investigate his motives.
• The Heavenly Ranking placed Guiqiu Tianqi fourth, prompting discussion of his exceptional talent and his brother Guiqiu Yunqi’s death in the Slanting Moon Desert.

The Heavenly Ranking announced its top three, awarding Sushang an Extreme Dao Fire Flame and naming Xie Feng first despite his lower cultivation because he was invincible within his realm. As Guiqiu Tianqi marched on Eastern Dawn Valley to avenge his brother, Xie Feng began studying the Chaos Cultivation Technique and the ranking revealed his supreme Emperor Beginning Sword reward.

• Guiqiu Tianqi learned that Xie Feng and his companions had returned to Eastern Dawn Valley, then led an army there to avenge Guiqiu Yunqi.
• The Heavenly Ranking named Chiyu third and Sushang second, identifying Sushang as a Half-Devil of the Xuanji Sect and awarding her an Extreme Dao Fire Flame.
• Sushang caught the flame seed and reflected on how the Great Cosmos Devil-Devouring Physique had changed her nature.
• Xie Feng studied the first form of the Chaos Cultivation Technique, Enter Chaos, while the Heavenly Ranking announced him as its first-place entrant.
• The ranking explained that Xie Feng was invincible within the same realm and awarded him the supreme-grade Emperor Beginning Sword.

Xie Feng reached the top of the Heavenly Ranking, prompting Guiqiu Tianqi to abandon his advance on Eastern Dawn Valley. At the Xuanji Sect, Xie Feng comprehended the Chaos Cultivation Technique, rose to the indestructible realm, and received the Emperor Beginning Sword and Emperor Beginning Robe.

• The Heavenly Ranking revealed that Xie Feng was in the ten thousand ages realm third stage and had earned a Supreme-grade sword, shocking people across the world.
• Guiqiu Tianqi learned that Xie Feng had reached the ten thousand ages realm sixth stage and ordered his army to return to the clan rather than attack Eastern Dawn Valley.
• Xie Feng comprehended the Chaos Cultivation Technique’s first move, Enter Chaos, and broke through three stages to the ten thousand ages realm sixth stage.
• Xie Feng received the Emperor Beginning Sword and entered the Emperor Beginning Pavilion, where the Bone Dragon’s energy drove him into the indestructible realm third stage.
• The Emperor Beginning Pavilion’s power destroyed Xie Feng’s black robe and formed the Supreme-grade Emperor Beginning Robe around him.

Ge Ya pursued the silver lightning through the cosmos but was defeated, gravely injured, and left unconscious with his cultivation sealed. Jiang Fei and Leng Ruoshuang rescued him and brought him to Xie Feng in the Origin Realm, where Jiang Fei left a jade sword to protect his life before departing.

• Xie Feng suppressed the Emperor Beginning Sword’s killing aura with Yue Heng’s bronze scabbard, then settled down to adapt to his power as the Heavenly Ranking recorded his cultivation at the Indestructible Realm, third tier.
• Ling Quan saw Xie Feng’s new ranking and regretted that he was destined to kill her.
• Ge Ya confronted the silver lightning in the cosmic ruins, but its wielder shattered his wooden sword, struck him into the darkness, and sealed his cultivation.
• Jiang Fei and Leng Ruoshuang rescued the unconscious Ge Ya from a black hole and carried him to Xie Feng in the Origin Realm.
• Xie Feng tried and failed to heal Ge Ya, while Jiang Fei left an emerald jade sword containing her power to preserve his life before leaving.

Jiang Fei explained the universes to Xie Feng and revealed that her Heavenly Emperor power had cost her freedom, while Ge Ya remained unconscious from injuries suffered in the Fourth Universe. Xie Feng and the others brought Ge Ya back to the Xuanji Sect, where Sushang treated him and Gu Yuan took advantage of the crowd’s concern.

• Jiang Fei told Xie Feng that Ge Ya had been injured in the Fourth Universe and explained that starships could travel between universes.
• Jiang Fei revealed that she could not remain outside for long without her soul perishing, and Xie Feng decided he would never trade away his freedom for power.
• After Jiang Fei and Leng Ruoshuang left, Little Sword and Kong Qiusu mocked and struck the unconscious Ge Ya before Xie Feng took him away.
• Xie Feng, Kong Qiusu, and Little Sword brought Ge Ya from the Emperor Beginning Sword's domain to the Xuanji Sect, where Sushang and the others gathered.
• Sushang fed Ge Ya Dao Grade pills and gave Gu Yuan another bottle, prompting Yue Heng to tell her to keep spoiling him.

Ge Ya woke with his intelligence reduced to that of a small child, leaving Gu Yuan and the others scrambling to protect and restore him. Meanwhile, Xie Feng brought Su Jin to the Xuanji Sect to examine Ze Ling’s unusual constitution.

• Ge Ya repeatedly forgot who the people around him were, and everyone concluded that he had become a fool after waking with his cultivation sealed.
• Gu Yuan and the others agreed to keep Ge Ya’s condition secret and search for a way to restore his intelligence before the Imperial Evil Realm emerged.
• Xie Feng welcomed Su Jin, who marveled at the Xuanji Sect and was startled to learn that the formidable Golden Armor served as its gatekeeper.
• Xie Feng brought Su Jin to meet Ze Ling and asked him to examine her claimed mixed-blood Illusory Void Profound Butterfly constitution.

Su Jin discovered that Ze Ling had a mysterious second dantian, then learned that Xie Feng was the Devil Emperor Ge Ya’s junior brother and panicked about staying near the feared devil. Xie Feng let Su Jin remain at the Xuanji Sect, while Gu Yuan watched Ge Ya soak in the Cloud Dream Sea.

• Su Jin examined Ze Ling and found a mysterious golden sphere beside her normal dantian, which Xie Feng could not identify.
• Su Jin tried to recruit Ze Ling and then Cang Tong as his disciples, but Xie Feng refused.
• Su Jin saw Gu Yuan and Ge Ya pass by and panicked until Xie Feng revealed that Ge Ya was his senior brother.
• Su Jin worried that Ge Ya might threaten the Earthborn Devil Creatures, and Xie Feng reassured him that he loved peace and would protect them.
• Su Jin explained that Fang Mu’s mother disliked him and had been undermining his position as the next patriarch, and Xie Feng agreed to let him stay at the Xuanji Sect.
• At the back mountain, Gu Yuan watched Ge Ya soak in the Cloud Dream Sea and urged him to soak his disfigured face.

Ge Ya healed physically in the Cloud Dream Sea but remained childlike, and Xie Feng looked after him around Eastern Dawn Valley. Their outing ended when two elders from the Illusory Void Feilian Race confronted Xie Feng over Fang Mu’s death and demanded Su Jin.

• Ge Ya regained his handsome appearance in the Cloud Dream Sea but failed to recognize Gu Yuan and demanded that he prove he was a subordinate.
• Xie Feng arrived and agreed to feed Ge Ya, who ate two tables of food before Kong Qiusu tried to make him eat a pig’s trotter.
• Xie Feng took Ge Ya for a walk, recorded his embarrassing behavior, and watched him climb into a parasol tree for a nap.
• Jiang Ke and Chi Xuan appeared and identified themselves as elders of the Illusory Void Feilian Race.
• Jiang Ke accused Xie Feng of killing Fang Mu, while Chi Xuan demanded that he hand over Su Jin, and Xie Feng warned them they would not enter Eastern Dawn Valley.

Xie Feng defended Su Jin at Eastern Dawn Valley against Jiang Ke and Chi Xuan, revealing his identity and overwhelming strength. After killing Jiang Ke with the Emperor Beginning Sword, he trapped Chi Xuan, who mistook a powerless Ge Ya for the feared Devil Emperor.

• Jiang Ke and Chi Xuan confronted Xie Feng and attacked him after he refused to hand over Su Jin.
• Xie Feng shattered Jiang Ke’s Dao Grade Illusory Void Axe with his sleeve and struck Jiang Ke far away with a palm.
• Chi Xuan recognized Xie Feng as the Heavenly Ranking’s number one, but Jiang Ke returned and the two decided to kill him.
• Xie Feng drew the Emperor Beginning Sword and killed Jiang Ke with a single strike of Sword Qi.
• Chi Xuan tried to flee, but Xie Feng froze the area and stopped him from tearing open space.
• Chi Xuan approached the powerless Ge Ya, mistook him for the Devil Emperor, then heard Xie Feng ask whether he was ready to take his final bow.

Sushang killed Chi Xuan with her newly absorbed great cosmos karmic fire, and Su Jin explained why Nan Mingli wanted him dead. Xie Feng agreed to accompany Su Jin back to the Illusory Void Feilian Race, and Ge Ya forced his way into the journey by smashing a mountain.

• Xie Feng tried to strike Chi Xuan with the Emperor Beginning Sword but found it had drained all his strength, so Sushang arrived and killed Chi Xuan with her great cosmos karmic fire.
• Su Jin told Xie Feng and Sushang that Chi Xuan and Jiang Ke had been sent by Nan Mingli, who blamed him for Fang Mu's death and sought to kill him.
• Su Jin explained that Nan Mingli's Illusion Saint Lineage could trace light and shadow to their source, giving Xie Feng an idea about finding his eldest senior brother's projection.
• Xie Feng decided to accompany Su Jin back to the Illusory Void Feilian Race, while Ge Ya appeared and insisted on going too.
• After Xie Feng refused, Ge Ya smashed an uninhabited mountain peak with one punch, so Xie Feng agreed to take him along.

Xie Feng, Sushang, and Su Jin traveled with Ge Ya to the Illusory Void Feilian Race’s capital, where Su Jin warned them about Nan Mingli and explained his family’s history. After Nan Mingli’s adopted son Fang Chong confronted them, Ge Ya sent him flying, and Su Jin tried to persuade Xie Feng to let Ge Ya kill Fang Chong.

• Sushang gave Ge Ya and Xie Feng candy beans, then gave some to Su Jin after he asked to be included.
• Xie Feng supplied Ge Ya with a black cloak, and Su Jin took the group by spatial ship to Wind and Waves City two days later.
• Su Jin warned Xie Feng that Nan Mingli was formidable and said his mother had died defending their race while his father was ineffectual.
• Fang Chong confronted Su Jin at the imperial palace, accused him of killing Fang Mu, and tried to pull off Ge Ya’s hood.
• Ge Ya struck Fang Chong and sent him flying a thousand miles away, where he crashed into a palace.
• Su Jin suggested using Ge Ya to kill Fang Chong, but Xie Feng refused unless Su Jin agreed to his terms.