Chapter Summaries

Lu Changsheng sensed Ye Qiubai’s sword array and expected trouble, while Liu Ziru gained insight from their conversation and cooked for him. Meanwhile, Zheng Haomiao reached the Cold Spirit Sect to report Yongqi’s death, and Ye Qiubai and his companions arrived in Kunlun City ahead of the Heavenly Pool opening.

• Lu Changsheng sensed the sword array Ye Qiubai had activated and anticipated a trip to deal with trouble.
• Liu Ziru reflected on Lu Changsheng’s ordinary routines, thanked him for the insight, and prepared a meal at the Cottage.
• Zheng Haomiao waited nine days outside the Cold Spirit Sect, told a graceful woman that Yongqi had been killed, and followed her inside after she returned.
• Ye Qiubai and his two companions reached Kunlun City and were surprised by how many Emperor Realm experts filled its streets.
• An old man called out to Ye Qiubai as the group passed his stall.

Ye Qiubai met a mysterious old man in Kunlun City, who examined his meridians and gave him a rusty iron fragment before vanishing. As the group waited for the Kunlun Heavenly Pool to open, they learned that many powerful factions and Mu Fusheng would attend, and the Profound Brightness Cliff arrived at their inn.

• An old man stopped Ye Qiubai, examined his meridians, and told him to take a rusty iron fragment before disappearing.
• Ye Qiubai, Xiao Hei, and Shi Sheng paid for three ordinary rooms in the crowded city and ate at the inn.
• Travelers discussed the prodigies from major factions who had delayed reaching the Emperor Realm to enter the Kunlun Heavenly Pool.
• A traveler revealed that Mu Fusheng of the Boundless Dynasty would attend, confirming Ye Qiubai and his companions' suspicions about his identity.
• A group from the Profound Brightness Cliff entered the inn, drawing the attention of the other guests.

Profound Brightness Cliff’s elder confronted Ye Qiubai, Shi Sheng, and Xiao Hei over Shi Sheng’s defeat of Zheng Haomiao. As the elder unleashed a deadly attack, a disheveled old man appeared in front of the three.

• Ye Qiubai recognized that the Profound Brightness Cliff elder likely sought revenge for Shi Sheng’s injury of Zheng Haomiao.
• A Half-Emperor disciple attacked Shi Sheng, but Shi Sheng struck him down with the Minghuang Mystic Axe.
• The elder revealed at least Spirit Division-level strength and pressured the restaurant as Ye Qiubai, Shi Sheng, and Xiao Hei prepared to resist.
• The elder fired a beam of fused cold nether Qi and deathly presence at the three.
• Xiao Hei unleashed Demon God Descent, Ye Qiubai formed his Sword Domain and Four Absolutes Sword Array, and Shi Sheng gathered a Star Meteorite.
• A disheveled old man in tattered clothing appeared before the three just as the attack was about to hit.

A slovenly old man rescued Ye Qiubai and his companions from the elder of Profound Brightness Cliff, then forced the elder to pay for the restaurant damage. Seven days later, the group reached Kunlun Snow Mountain ahead of the Kunlun Heavenly Pool’s opening, where an imperial dynasty mount arrived.

• The slovenly old man blocked the elder of Profound Brightness Cliff’s attack and dismissed the threat of the sect, prompting the elder to retreat.
• The slovenly old man made the elder pay for the damaged restaurant, then told Ye Qiubai that someone would hold him accountable if he died before vanishing.
• Ye Qiubai and his two companions stayed elsewhere for seven days before traveling to Kunlun Snow Mountain for the Kunlun Heavenly Pool’s opening.
• A dragon-tiger-like beast carrying a mansion appeared above the gathered factions, and the crowd bowed because it belonged to the imperial dynasty.

Mu Fusheng arrived at the Kunlun Heavenly Pool with a powerful imperial guard escort and announced that he would oversee its opening. After disguising himself, he invited Ye Qiubai, Shi Sheng, and Xiao Hei for wine, where Ye Qiubai recognized him and asked what he really wanted.

• Mu Fusheng descended from the enormous beast, accompanied by a hundred Void God Realm guards and two Spirit Division cultivators.
• Mu Fusheng warned that anyone who forced entry into the Kunlun Heavenly Pool or disrupted its opening would be killed, then announced it would open at midnight.
• Mu Fusheng disguised himself as a potbellied man and invited Ye Qiubai, Shi Sheng, and Xiao Hei to drink in a secluded cedar forest.
• Ye Qiubai recognized Mu Fusheng from his poor acting and explained why he had suspected him.
• After they sampled Mu Fusheng's imperial wine, Ye Qiubai asked what Mu Fusheng had really wanted with them.

Mu Fusheng told Ye Qiubai about the otherworldly meteorite beneath the Kunlun Heavenly Pool and asked him to investigate it in exchange for wine. When the pool opened, Ye Qiubai, Shi Sheng, and Xiao Hei entered and encountered hostile figures from Profound Brightness Cliff and the Cold Spirit Sect.

• Mu Fusheng explained that a meteorite from beyond their dimension formed the Kunlun Heavenly Pool and had once helped the Starfall Sword Emperor rise to unmatched swordsmanship.
• Mu Fusheng asked Ye Qiubai to investigate beneath the pool, and Ye Qiubai bargained for twenty flasks of wine and made Mu Fusheng write an IOU.
• At midnight, Prince Mu Fusheng opened the Kunlun Heavenly Pool and warned entrants that it would close after thirty days and its power could kill them.
• Ye Qiubai, Shi Sheng, and Xiao Hei entered the pool grounds and climbed toward the summit through dense Spiritual Qi.
• A sinister young man threatened Ye Qiubai on behalf of Profound Brightness Cliff, while five veiled women from the Cold Spirit Sect watched with killing intent.

At Kunlun Heavenly Pool, Ye Qiubai broke through to the Middle Void God Realm while Xiao Hei and Shi Sheng faced a joint attack from Profound Brightness Cliff and the Cold Spirit Sect. The two repelled all nine Half-Emperor experts and killed two Cold Spirit Sect disciples, while Ye Qiubai continued cultivating.

• Ye Qiubai, Xiao Hei, and Shi Sheng entered Kunlun Heavenly Pool, where Ye Qiubai absorbed its Spiritual Qi and advanced to the Middle Void God Realm.
• Four disciples from Profound Brightness Cliff and five disciples from the Cold Spirit Sect surrounded them and agreed to attack together.
• Shi Sheng and Xiao Hei told Ye Qiubai to keep cultivating while they dealt with the nine enemies.
• Xiao Hei and Shi Sheng unleashed their full-power attacks, shattering the nine experts' combined assault and forcing them back.
• Xiao Hei and Shi Sheng appeared before two Cold Spirit Sect disciples and killed them with their weapons.

Ye Qiubai descended into the Kunlun Heavenly Pool to strengthen his cultivation, while Xiao Hei and Shi Sheng fought the remaining seven Half-Emperor experts above. The final two opponents escaped after sacrificing blood and body parts, and Ye Qiubai continued deeper into the pool.

• Xiao Hei and Shi Sheng killed two of the nine Half-Emperor experts, while Ye Qiubai trusted them to handle the fight and dove into the Kunlun Heavenly Pool.
• Ye Qiubai endured the pool's crushing Spiritual Qi, absorbed it to improve his cultivation, and continued downward after adapting at one hundred feet.
• Ye Qiubai saw Lin Jie and Mu Cisheng advancing side by side at a depth of three hundred feet, while other cultivators lagged behind.
• Xiao Hei and Shi Sheng overwhelmed the remaining opponents, leaving only a Profound Brightness Cliff disciple and a Cold Spirit Sect disciple alive.
• The Profound Brightness Cliff disciple used a Mystic Nether Shield and the Cold Spirit Sect disciple opened a Gate of Ice and Blood, allowing them to escape after Xiao Hei and Shi Sheng disrupted their retreat.
• Ye Qiubai adapted to the pressure at one hundred feet and continued diving deeper.

Ye Qiubai steadily cultivated in the Kunlun Heavenly Pool while Xiao Hei and Shi Sheng plunged deeper, and the Boundless Dynasty learned that the Extraterrestrial Evil Race was spreading through nearby realms. The chapter ended with Heavenly Master Li identifying the Heavenly Spirit Realm as closest to the occupied Heavenly Fire and Purple Lightning Realms.

• Ye Qiubai slowly adapted to the pressure at twenty zhang and absorbed pure Spiritual Qi while suppressing his cultivation to strengthen his foundation.
• Shi Sheng joined Ye Qiubai beneath the pool after reporting that the enemies above had been dealt with, then followed Xiao Hei deeper.
• Xiao Hei activated the Eternal Devil Body and reached a hundred zhang, using the pressure to temper his body, while Shi Sheng pursued him.
• Mu Zhengting asked Heavenly Master Li about a prophecy, and Li confirmed that the Extraterrestrial Evil Race had occupied the Heavenly Fire and Purple Lightning Realms.
• Heavenly Master Li warned that the invasion could spread across the Low-Latitude Realm and named the Heavenly Spirit Realm as the nearest realm to the occupied ones.

Hong Ying learned that the Extraterrestrial Evil Race had massacred Han City and led the Heavenly Spirit Realm’s forces to confront them. As the ten powerful invaders prepared to meet the approaching cultivators, the confrontation began.

• Mu Zhengting and Heavenly Master Li discussed the ancient war against the Extraterrestrial Evil Race, and Mu Zhengting ordered forces dispatched to warn neighboring realms.
• Hong Ying planned to travel to the Boundless Realm with Ning Chenxin and Mu Wan'er, but the imperial preceptor reported that Han City had been massacred by mysterious creatures.
• Hong Ying learned that the creatures were still in Han City, with ten Emperor Realm leaders, and went there with Ning Chenxin, Mu Wan'er, and the imperial preceptor.
• Kong Jianghan told Hong Ying that Han City had no survivors and that the invaders were collecting corpses; Hong Ying summoned the realm’s sects to prepare an assault.
• After the sects gathered, Hong Ying and Ning Chenxin led the forces into Han City, where ten winged invaders ate the corpses and noticed the approaching cultivators.

Ning Chenxin and the Cloud Phoenix Empire confronted the Evil Race after its creatures massacred Han City for food. As Hong Ying and the others fought the invaders, Ning Chenxin’s Dao arts dispelled their Evil Qi, and he pierced one of three Emperor Realm foes with a lightning-charged spear strike.

• Hong Ying led the Cloud Phoenix Empire and the great sects above Han City, while Ning Chenxin stood beside her with the Dao Scripture.
• Ten blue-faced Evil Race creatures admitted they had massacred Han City because they were hungry, then sent their forces charging at Hong Ying’s group.
• Ning Chenxin used the Dao Scripture to dispel the Evil Qi harming the sect members and summoned a divine general with the Nine-Character Mantra.
• Hong Ying intercepted three blue-faced creatures, while Kong Jianghan, the imperial preceptor, and other fighters engaged the remaining enemies.
• Ning Chenxin’s divine general drove back three Emperor Realm creatures, and Ning Chenxin’s lightning-charged spear pierced one of them.

Ning Chenxin and the cultivators battled the blue-faced evil creatures while Mu Wan'er devised a way to use Heaven Rank pills to strengthen their allies and burn the enemies. The surviving blue-faced evil creatures escaped through a spatial black hole, while Hong Ying ordered three captives taken to Cloud Phoenix City for questioning.

• Ning Chenxin used his Dao arts to restrain the blue-faced evil creatures and drove two of them back with his divine general.
• Mu Wan'er refined two Heaven Rank pills with Ning Chenxin's Qi and dispersed the first pill's mist across the battlefield, strengthening both sides.
• Mu Wan'er released the second pill's mist, which carried Ning Chenxin's restraining Dao arts and burned or killed many evil creatures who inhaled it.
• The major powers counterattacked as Ning Chenxin pierced a blue-faced evil creature with the divine spear.
• The blue-faced evil creatures tore open a spatial black hole and fled, while Hong Ying ordered three lesser creatures captured and taken to Cloud Phoenix City.

Hong Ying and Ning Chenxin learned that the attackers belonged to the Extraterrestrial Evil Race, then met an envoy from the Boundless Dynasty. He warned that the Heavenly Spirit Realm could face the race’s main force next, since the neighboring Heavenly Fire Realm and Purple Lightning Realm had already fallen.

• On the journey back, Mu Wan'er explained that she used two pills to make the evil creatures lower their guard before striking them with Ning Chenxin's power of Daoist arts.
• Hong Ying and Ning Chenxin questioned the three captured evil creatures in the Cloud Phoenix dungeon, but the creatures revealed only that they were the Evil Race and intended to destroy the realm before Ning Chenxin killed them.
• Hong Ying decided not to report the threat to Lu Changsheng yet, then went to the imperial palace with Ning Chenxin after the imperial preceptor announced an envoy's arrival.
• The Boundless Dynasty envoy told Hong Ying that the Evil Race's seal was weakening and that the Heavenly Fire Realm and Purple Lightning Realm had already been destroyed.

Lu Changsheng learned that the Extraterrestrial Evil Race was advancing toward the Heavenly Spirit Realm and warned Hong Ying not to fight them head-on, only to learn that she had already wiped out one of their squads. At Kunlun Snow Mountain, Ye Qiubai steadily descended into the heavenly pool while Shi Sheng reached a depth where he sensed the Power of the Stars.

• Lu Changsheng devised a formation that combined the Heart-Calming Mantra with Daoist arts, then heard from Liu Ziru that the Extraterrestrial Evil Race had destroyed the Heavenly Fire Realm and Purple Lightning Realm and was targeting the Heavenly Spirit Realm.
• Liu Ziru explained that the Extraterrestrial Evil Race fed on human cultivators and could awaken its Ghost Race bloodline, while Lu Changsheng warned Hong Ying not to confront them directly.
• Hong Ying told Lu Changsheng that her group had already destroyed an Evil Race squad and that the race was preparing to attack them with its main force.
• At Kunlun Snow Mountain, Ye Qiubai adapted to the heavenly pool's pressure, advanced to seventy zhang, and broke through to the late Void God Realm without competing with Lin Jie.
• Shi Sheng descended to a hundred and fifty zhang, sensed the Power of the Stars beneath the pool, and stopped as its pressure grew too strong.

At the Kunlun Heavenly Pool, Shi Sheng formed a second star in his dantian while Ye Qiubai, Lin Jie, and Mu Cisheng pushed deeper under the crushing pressure. Ye Qiubai reached one hundred zhang with remarkable ease, and Lin Jie broke through to Half-Step Sword Saint to match the recent record of one hundred and ten zhang.

• At one hundred and fifty zhang, Shi Sheng absorbed the power of the stars and began forming a second star in his starry sky dantian.
• Lin Jie and Mu Cisheng advanced to ninety zhang, while Ye Qiubai remained at seventy zhang and continued adapting to the pressure.
• Seven days later, Lin Jie and Mu Cisheng reached one hundred zhang as the pressure increased more than tenfold.
• Ye Qiubai advanced from seventy to one hundred zhang without pausing, astonishing the onlookers and catching up with Lin Jie and Mu Cisheng.
• Lin Jie broke through to Half-Step Sword Saint and reached one hundred and ten zhang, matching the Silver-Armored commander's record.

Ye Qiubai endured the Kunlun Heavenly Pool’s pressure without using Sword Intent until he reached one hundred and fifty zhang, surpassing the Silver-Armored Imperial Guard commander’s record. Shi Sheng reached the pool’s bottom, where the Star Meteorite connected with the first star in his Starry Sky Dantian, and a phantom began to appear.

• Ye Qiubai and Mu Cisheng advanced past one hundred zhang as Mu Fusheng told Commander Yang that he had sent the three newcomers to investigate the object at the pool’s bottom.
• After spending several days adapting to the pressure, Ye Qiubai descended to one hundred and fifty zhang and revealed his Great Sword Ancestor Sword Intent.
• Lin Jie gave up trying to compete with Ye Qiubai and focused on improving his strength in the pool.
• Shi Sheng absorbed the Power of the Stars until his second star glimmered, advancing to the half-emperor realm.
• Shi Sheng reached the two-hundred-and-fifty-zhang bottom and found a Star Meteorite that resonated with the first star in his Starry Sky Dantian as a phantom appeared.

Shi Sheng met the ancient figure tied to the Chaos Stars Record and absorbed the first Star Core, causing the Kunlun Heavenly Pool to lose its power and erupt into turmoil. Ye Qiubai and Xiao Hei guarded the way to the bottom as the other cultivators tried to approach.

• Shi Sheng encountered an elderly figure in his Starry Sky Dantian, who revealed that the Chaos Stars Record had been created by his master and that the master had only reached the eighth star.
• The old man explained that his master had made eight Star Cores for an inheritor to absorb, and Shi Sheng refused to abandon the technique Lu Changsheng had given him.
• Shi Sheng absorbed the Star Core, merging it with his first star and triggering a surge that made the Kunlun Heavenly Pool churn.
• The Spiritual Qi and power of the stars vanished from the pool, and Ye Qiubai realized Shi Sheng had claimed the divine object.
• Ye Qiubai and Xiao Hei stood guard at a depth of one hundred and fifty zhang, and Ye Qiubai warned the approaching cultivators while releasing his Half-Emperor presence.

Ye Qiubai and Xiao Hei guarded Shi Sheng at the bottom of the Kunlun Heavenly Pool as Song Ming rallied the other Half-Emperor experts against them. Lin Jie refused to join the attack, but the others launched a full assault, and Ye Qiubai and Xiao Hei met them head-on.

• Ye Qiubai broke through to the Half-Emperor realm at a depth of a hundred and fifty zhang.
• Song Ming accused Ye Qiubai and his companions of monopolizing the Kunlun Heavenly Pool’s divine object and urged the cultivators to join forces against them.
• Ye Qiubai revealed his Sword Domain, while Xiao Hei summoned the Demon God Descent to guard Shi Sheng.
• Lin Jie declined to attack, saying the divine object belonged to whoever was fated to obtain it, and Mu Cisheng agreed with him.
• Song Ming and the other Half-Emperor experts attacked Ye Qiubai and Xiao Hei, who countered with their sword and halberd techniques.

Ye Qiubai defeated Song Ming in the depths of the Heavenly Pool with the Four Absolutes Primordial Sword, while Xiao Hei endured a sword cultivator’s attacks. The other cultivators held back as Xiao Hei prepared to counterattack.

• Ye Qiubai used his Sword Domain, Four Absolutes Sword Array, and Primordial Sword Scripture to clash with Song Ming’s spear attacks.
• Song Ming adjusted his state of mind and countered Ye Qiubai with powerful spear techniques, but Ye Qiubai’s sword broke his spear and wounded him severely.
• Song Ming died, and Ye Qiubai challenged the other cultivators to attack him, leaving them afraid to move.
• Xiao Hei endured the sword cultivator’s attacks without injury and said it was his turn to strike.

Xiao Hei fought off a group of Half-Emperor prodigies who attacked him beneath the Kunlun Heavenly Pool. He shattered the sword cultivator’s weapon with a punch, killing him as Ye Qiubai watched without intervening.

• Xiao Hei revealed his power as the devil god phantom appeared, prompting the sword cultivator to retreat and call on the others to attack.
• Dozens of Half-Emperor cultivators attacked Xiao Hei, but he struck back and neutralized their combined assault.
• Xiao Hei charged the cultivators, while Ye Qiubai told Mu Cisheng that he would not interfere because Xiao Hei was enjoying the fight.
• The sword cultivator unleashed his Sword Ancestor realm and attacked Xiao Hei with a concentrated sword strike.
• Xiao Hei combined the flame, ice, and killing intent patterns with his Eternal Devil Body and Devil Qi, then shattered the sword cultivator’s longsword and killed him.