Chapter Summaries

Wang Shouzhe reluctantly considered hiring Cai Youdao while Ji Yue'er negotiated a massive Spirit Rice trade with Crown Prince Yuan Zheng. The chapter ended with Jiang Yuling offering herself to Wang Shouzhe as a low-cost, no-strings-attached girlfriend.

• Cai Youdao begged Wang Shouzhe to hire him, boasting of his True Immortal cultivation and mediocre skills before lowering his requested pay and chasing after Wang Shouzhe and Yun Tiange.
• Ji Yue'er negotiated Spirit Rice contracts with Crown Prince Yuan Zheng, securing orders across grades one through six while refusing to sell seventh-grade rice.
• Crown Prince Yuan Zheng agreed to an annual Spirit Rice trade worth 3.035 billion Immortal Crystals and prepared to discuss purchasing minerals and other goods.
• At Yikang Food Palace, Cai Youdao followed Wang Shouzhe and Yun Tiange and shamelessly ate their meal while trying to persuade Wang Shouzhe to hire him.
• Ji Yue'er and Jiang Yuling arrived with the contracts, and Jiang Yuling sat on Wang Shouzhe's lap and offered to be his girlfriend for one Immortal Spirit Stone a year.

Wang Shouzhe recruited Jiang Yuling and Cai Youdao as Wang Clan Attendants, then exposed the poor value of Cai Youdao’s gambling stones—only to uncover a Chaos Spirit Stone containing Chaos Origin. Meanwhile, Wang Lici set out with the Cloudsea Sacred Venerable and her companions for the Primordial Dao Palace to investigate a mysterious stone slab connected to her bloodline.

• Wang Shouzhe offered Jiang Yuling and Cai Youdao Attendant positions, setting their annual stipends at 400,000 and three million Immortal Crystals respectively, and told Jiang Yuling to learn the Wang Clan’s rules from Ji Yue'er.
• The Cloudsea Sacred Venerable recognized that Wang Lici’s stone slab resembled one he had seen in the Primordial Dao Palace, so he agreed to take her there with Lan Wan'er, Scrap Rat, Steamed Bun, Dumpling, and Si Wuchou.
• Wang Lici and the Cloudsea Sacred Venerable boarded the Heavenly Sacred Cloudship and departed for the Primordial Dao Palace while Saint Son Qingyuan remained behind to guard Cloudsea Grotto-Heaven.
• Cai Youdao persuaded Wang Shouzhe to buy his remaining gambling stones for 38 million Immortal Crystals, and Wang Shouzhe demonstrated that most of the ore was nearly worthless.
• Wang Shouzhe opened a pitch-black scrap stone and released Chaos spiritual energy; Cai Youdao recognized the gleaming contents as a Chaos Spirit Stone containing Chaos Origin.

Wang Shouzhe unexpectedly cut a Chaos Spirit Stone and three strands of chaos origin from Gambling Stones, then directed preparations for the Sacred Domain trade. Meanwhile, Demon God Moyu found the damaged Hyperspace Corridor signal tower, and Cai Youdao began to suspect Jiang Yuling was his long-lost apprentice.

• Wang Shouzhe collected three strands of chaos origin and a Chaos Spirit Stone from the cut ore, while Ji Yue'er gathered the remaining scraps and shared their value with Jiang Yuling.
• Wang Shouzhe reviewed the Sacred Domain Development Directorate's trade plans and instructed Yun Tiange to seek Cloudsea Whale Arks and Jiang Yuling to take Cai Youdao to the Ruin Domain.
• Demon God Moyu's troops found the signal tower hidden inside a Void Insect Race nest, but repairing its damaged devil runes would require rare materials and could take decades.
• Jiang Yuling, Ji Yue'er, and Cai Youdao ate hot pot after Yun Tiange failed to win Wang Shouzhe's favor, and Yun Tiange asked whether Jiang Yuling might be Cai Youdao's apprentice.
• Jiang Yuling described her remembered master as a self-sacrificing elder who held back the Lord of Calamity, prompting Cai Youdao to stare at her in shock.

Jiang Yuling learned that she was the reincarnation of Cai Youdao’s disciple Zixia, but discovered that her master and her former fortune were both ruined, so she stayed with Wang Shouzhe. In Xinping Town, Wang Baosheng oversaw the new Cultural Entertainment Directorate and was dragged out to dinner by his deputy, Ouyang Nanyan.

• Jiang Yuling denied being Cai Youdao’s disciple until the Zixia Immortal Sword, Immortal Scripture, and Storage Ring confirmed her identity.
• Jiang Yuling celebrated her recovered wealth and tried to terminate her contract with Wang Shouzhe, but Cai Youdao revealed that he had spent her savings and that their Seven Xia Cave Heaven was gone.
• Cai Youdao warned Jiang Yuling that powerful enemies still pursued them, and she immediately denied knowing him before agreeing to keep working for Wang Shouzhe.
• Wang Baosheng reviewed Deputy Director Ouyang Nanyan’s work at the Cultural Entertainment Directorate, which had been established to review entertainment and suppress harmful material.
• Ouyang Nanyan ignored Wang Baosheng’s objections, took him out to dinner, and joked that she would pursue his father, Wang Fugui.

Wang Baosheng treated Ouyang Nanyan to dinner, then claimed first place on the Spirit Platform Rankings at just nine years old and tightened his control over the Entertainment Bureau. Meanwhile, Jiang Yuling and Cai Youdao cleared a route through the Ruin Domain as Wang Shouzhe arrived in Tianrui Holy City to negotiate for a Cloudsea Whale Vessel.

• Wang Baosheng discussed Ouyang Nanyan’s independence and his plans to regulate entertainment before she hurried off to see Shentu Shihe.
• Wang Baosheng challenged Zhao Wuqing and defeated him in one incense stick of time, taking first place on the Spirit Platform Rankings.
• Wang Baosheng reprimanded Shentu Shihe over her coursework and proposed stricter assessments at the Entertainment Bureau.
• Jiang Yuling and Cai Youdao continued clearing the Ruin Domain shipping route while discussing their work, injuries, and hopes of advancing.
• Wang Shouzhe arrived in Tianrui Holy City, where Yao Yumei invited him to tour the city before negotiating for the Cloudsea Whale Vessel.

Wang Shouzhe and Yun Tiange visited the declining Jiang Clan to buy a Cloudsea Whale Vessel, and Wang Shouzhe agreed to pay fifteen Immortal Spirit Stones for it to be repaired. Immortal Lord Haoran asked him to protect the clan and pursue an ancient Grotto-Heaven ruin, but Wang Shouzhe refused and left, prioritizing his family’s safety and steady development.

• Yao Yumei hosted Wang Shouzhe and Yun Tiange at Lakeview Heavenly Pavilion, then arranged their visit to the Jiang Clan.
• Jiang Jianmu welcomed the visitors, and Wang Shouzhe saw signs of the clan’s decline beneath its elaborate reception.
• Wang Shouzhe gave generous gifts to the Jiang Clan and agreed to buy and restore its Cloudsea Whale Vessel for fifteen Immortal Spirit Stones.
• Immortal Lord Haoran explained that the Jiang Clan’s True Immortal seed had died after a Wu Clan member attacked him, leaving the clan with a weak successor.
• Immortal Lord Haoran offered Wang Shouzhe the key to an ancient Grotto-Heaven ruin in exchange for help protecting the Jiang Clan.
• Wang Shouzhe refused to take on the dangerous mission, told Haoran that his family did not need another Immortal Scripture, and departed with Yun Tiange.

Wang Shouzhe helped the struggling Jiang Clan prepare to protect its True Immortal inheritance while Wang Baosheng’s entertainment reforms gained recognition in Great Qian. The chapter ended with Wang Fugui beating Baosheng after learning about his night out with Ouyang Nanyan, while Yun Mengyu chose not to intervene.

• Immortal Lord Haoran ordered Jiang Jianmu to maintain the Cloud Sea Whale Ark and gather funds for a Manifestation Pill to advance Jiang Yunxuan’s bloodline.
• Wang Shouzhe and Yun Tiange discussed his support for the Jiang Clan, then returned to the Lakeview Heavenly Pavilion and spent the following days exploring Heavenly Auspice Sacred City.
• Wang Baosheng’s crackdown and reforms standardized Great Qian’s entertainment industry, increased tax revenue, and earned praise from Imperial Prince An and Wang Shizhao.
• At a banquet celebrating the Entertainment Bureau’s success, Ouyang Nanyan teased Wang Baosheng into drinking, and Wang Youjun helped defuse their quarrel.
• Wang Baosheng asked Wang Fugui about his analysis of the First Expeditionary Army’s lost site, and Wang Fugui revealed that Liyao had already recovered the Immortal River Sword Scripture and other treasures.
• Wang Fugui beat Wang Baosheng after hearing he had drunk with Ouyang Nanyan, while Yun Mengyu stayed away and made porridge for her husband.

Wang Shouzhe attended the Divine Treasure Hall auction, bought the Yi Wood Immortal Formula, and then headed to Cloudsea Grotto-Heaven to visit Wang Lici. Meanwhile, Wang Baosheng ran away from home, and Qingyuan Saint Son learned that Wang Shouzhe had arrived claiming to be Lici’s Fourth Uncle.

• Yao Yumei arranged for Wang Shouzhe and Yun Tiange to attend the auction and revealed that the Yi Wood Immortal Formula was among its lots.
• Wang Shouzhe and Yun Tiange bought the Vajra Bell for fifty-five Immortal Spirit Stones, and Wang Shouzhe won the Yi Wood Immortal Formula for one hundred and thirteen.
• Wang Shouzhe decided to visit Wang Lici at Cloudsea Grotto-Heaven after the auction.
• Wang Baosheng left three letters and secretly ran away from home, but Wang Fugui let him travel while arranging for the Nine-Tailed Demon King and Rong Mama to protect him.
• Qingyuan Saint Son received word that Wang Shouzhe had arrived at Cloudsea Grotto-Heaven and claimed to be Little Immortal Lord Lici’s Fourth Uncle.

Wang Shouzhe met Qingyuan at Cloudsea Grotto-Heaven, learned that Lici had gone with her master to the Primordial Dao Palace, and secured Cloudsea Whale Ships for his clan’s trade. Saint Daughter Shuiyue arrived seeking a loan, and Wang Shouzhe lent her twenty Immortal Spirit Stones before she left to gamble on ore.

• Qingyuan welcomed Wang Shouzhe and Yun Tiange, exchanged rare tea with Wang Shouzhe, and grew impressed by his bearing and bloodline.
• Qingyuan told Wang Shouzhe that Lici had gone to the Primordial Dao Palace with his master and did not know when she would return.
• Wang Shouzhe and Qingyuan agreed that Cloudsea Grotto-Heaven would arrange medium and small whale ships and try to provide a massive ship ordered by the Heavenly Auspice imperial family.
• Saint Daughter Shuiyue forced her way into Cloudsea Grotto-Heaven and asked Qingyuan to lend her twenty Immortal Spirit Stones for a gambling opportunity tied to Lici’s luck.
• After learning Wang Shouzhe was Lici’s Fourth Uncle, Shuiyue asked him for the loan, and Wang Shouzhe handed her twenty Immortal Spirit Stones.
• Shuiyue left for the Tianxing Sacred Dynasty to gamble on raw Spirit Stone ore, promising to return and repay Wang Shouzhe.

Wang Baosheng exposed Prince Guangyu’s abuses in Demon You Kingdom, triggering a sweeping upheaval that Wang Fugui allowed to run for a year before bringing him home. Seven years after Wang Shouzhe entered the Sacred Domain, Divine Martial’s thriving trade operation faced threats from powerful void races, and Shouzhe considered recruiting the indebted Saint Daughter Shuiyue to help.

• Wang Baosheng drew Prince Guangyu and Baleful Intent Devil Lord into a trap, then had Guangyu captured and used his crimes to spur a revolution across Demon You Kingdom and neighboring demon kingdoms.
• Shentu Jingming sought help from Princess Zhaoyu and Wang Fugui, but Fugui delayed retrieving Baosheng until a year of upheaval had passed, then brought him home and beat him for leaving without permission.
• Six rounds of trade through the spaceport helped Divine Martial recover its investment in the Cloudsea Whale Boat and earn substantial profits.
• Wang Shouzhe treated Cai Youdao’s Heavenly Dao backlash injuries and promised he could fully heal him as his cultivation and bloodline advanced.
• Cai Youdao warned Wang Shouzhe that powerful void races had entered the depths of the Ruin Domain and asked for more True Immortal support.
• Wang Shouzhe considered bringing in the indebted Saint Daughter Shuiyue to help handle the threat.

Wang Lici arrived at the Primordial Dao Palace, while rising tensions between two Sacred Dynasties created new opportunities for the Wang Clan’s arms trade. In New Luo, Wang Shouzhe took over the debt of the Saint Daughter of Water Moon in exchange for a five-hundred-year contract, leaving him with a powerful new enforcer for his plans.

• Wang Lici and her companions passed through the Eastern Heavenly Gate and entered the floating-island realm of the Primordial Dao Palace.
• The Heavenly Auspice Si Clan and Heavenly Prosperity Gui Clan fought over a minor cave-heaven, escalating tensions between their Sacred Dynasties, while Jiang Yunxuan was gravely injured by a failed breakthrough attempt.
• The Wang Clan profited from rising prices and began selling mass-produced Profound Armor to the Cape Immortal Dynasty while reserving some for the Divine Martial Army.
• Yao Yumei found the debt-ridden Saint Daughter of Water Moon, Yao Anqing, and told her that Wang Shouzhe wanted to meet and could take over her debts.
• Wang Shouzhe met Yao Anqing and offered to assume her debts in exchange for five hundred years of service, providing her with a salary and cultivation resources.
• Yao Anqing signed and swore an oath to Wang Shouzhe’s indentured labor contract, giving him a powerful enforcer for his future plans.

The Jiang Clan struggled with mounting debts and decided to send Jiang Muxian to seek Young Master Shouzhe’s favor, while Sacred Venerable Cloudsea brought Wang Lici to meet Dao Master Hongzhen. Hongzhen recognized Lici’s exceptional potential, gave her a matching Sacred Diagram fragment, and Cloudsea pressed him for an additional gift.

• Jiang Jianmu met with the Jiang Clan’s creditors, then discussed the clan’s worsening prospects with the elders.
• Elder Yuanhao proposed sending Jiang Muxian to stay near Young Master Shouzhe, and Immortal Lord Haoran approved the plan.
• Dao Master Hongzhen agreed to meet Wang Lici after learning she had a tenth-rank devouring Battle Body-type bloodline.
• Wang Lici admired the Dao Palace’s treasures on the way to Hongzhen Palace, prompting Hongzhen to hurry her along.
• Hongzhen identified Lici’s stone slab as part of an ancient Sacred Diagram and gave her a matching fragment from the Dao Palace treasury.
• Cloudsea argued that Lici deserved a personal gift from Hongzhen, who objected that he had already given her the Sacred Diagram fragment.

Dao Lord Hongzhen gave Wang Lici resources, an immortal artifact, and a Primordial Dao Seal while considering her as a backup prospective Dao Child behind Ying Lingzhu. After Sacred Venerable Cloudsea collected gifts from the Dao Palace’s Sacred Venerables with Lici, they were confronted by Jinyu when they tried to avoid her island.

• Sacred Venerable Cloudsea demanded Chaos Spirit Stones for Wang Lici, and Dao Lord Hongzhen knocked him out of the inner hall before giving Lici top-grade and Immortal Spirit Stones.
• Wang Lici chose the Windfire Fan from Dao Lord Hongzhen’s immortal artifacts, intending to use its firepower to cook powerful beasts.
• Sacred Venerable Cloudsea argued that Lici could become a prospective Dao Child, and Dao Lord Hongzhen explained that Ying Lingzhu would rank first while Lici could serve as a backup if the Dao Origin Pills yielded enough.
• Dao Lord Hongzhen promised Lici a share of the Dao Origin Pills if two were produced and placed a Primordial Dao Seal in her divine soul.
• Sacred Venerable Cloudsea took Lici around the floating sacred islands to collect gifts, gathering 129 Immortal Spirit Stones over half a year.
• As Sacred Venerable Cloudsea detoured around Jinyu’s island, Jinyu appeared and demanded to know why he kept avoiding her.

Wang Lici met Sacred Venerable Jinyu, who beat Sacred Venerable Yunhai and then welcomed Lici to her sacred island. In the Ruin Domain, Wang Shouzhe’s group drove off a Void Fierce Crocodile, and Wang Anye’s lucky dice led them to a concealed spatial vortex that might hide an ancient ruin.

• Sacred Venerable Jinyu confronted Sacred Venerable Yunhai, sparred with him, and invited Wang Lici to her sacred island, where she hosted her for more than ten days and gave her Immortal Spirit Stones.
• A Void Fierce Crocodile ambushed the Cloud Sea Whale Ship, forcing Cai Youdao and Jiang Yuling to fight it until the Saint Daughter of Water Moon and Demon Emperor Crimson Prison joined them.
• Wang Ningxi fired an enlarged Heaven’s Wrath at the surrounded Void Fierce Crocodile, badly wounding it and causing it to flee into the Ruin Domain.
• Wang Shouzhe asked Wang Anye to track the fleeing beast, and Anye used dice to point the group toward its hiding place.
• Cai Youdao detected a concealed spatial vortex where Wang Anye had pointed and recognized signs that an ancient ruin might lie beyond it.

Wang Shouzhe’s team explored ancient ruins, killed the Void Fierce Crocodile, and discovered that the site had been a Crystal Ancient Clan facility where humans were subjected to bloodline experiments. The survivors connected the ruins’ technology to the Holy Emperor’s discoveries and decided to establish a research base and explore the Ruin Domain further.

• Wang Ningxi used an Exploration Spider to scout the ruins, found the wounded Void Fierce Crocodile, and lost the spider when the beast crushed it.
• Saint Daughter Water Moon scouted with a projection and drew the Void Fierce Crocodile’s attention, so Demon Emperor Crimson Prison and Cai Youdao entered the ruins to help her.
• Demon Emperor Crimson Prison, Cai Youdao, and Saint Daughter Water Moon wore down and killed the Void Fierce Crocodile, while Wang Anye found its eggs and the team collected its valuable remains.
• Wang Shouzhe and the others learned from an Immortal Scripture’s Artifact Spirit that the ruins had been Crystal Ancient 807 Bloodline Research Institute, where the Crystal Ancient Clan had tortured and studied humans.
• Wang Shouzhe, Wang Anye, and Wang Ningxi linked the Crystal Ancient Clan’s technology to devices associated with the Holy Emperor, then agreed to establish a research base and plan further Ruin Domain exploration.
• Wang Shouzhe assigned Wang Ningxi to lead the research plan and ordered Wang Anye to help develop the Ruin Domain, prompting Wang Anye to accept reluctantly.

Princess Huarui prepared Great Qian’s Azure Dragon Legion to enter the Outer Devil Realm and distributed Treasure Codices to its commanders. Meanwhile, Wang Shouzhe agreed to entrust the declining Jiang Clan with his business in the Heavenly Auspice Sacred Dynasty, securing the clan’s future and bringing Jiang Muxian into his service.

• Princess Huarui approved the Azure Dragon Legion’s deployment plans after its commanders called for the legion to test itself in the Outer Devil Realm.
• Princess Huarui distributed Treasure Codices to Wu Zhixing, Wang Shihai, Wang Annan, Wang Shouyue, and other commanders to strengthen the legion’s future prospects.
• Immortal Lord Haoran brought Jiang Muxian to meet Wang Shouzhe and asked him to help the struggling Jiang Clan.
• Wang Shouzhe gave Jiang Muxian a large gift of Tier Fourteen Fierce Crocodile meat, then hesitated to intervene directly in the Jiang Clan’s affairs.
• Wang Shouzhe agreed to entrust the Jiang Clan with sales of his businesses in the Heavenly Auspice Sacred Dynasty, and Jiang Muxian pledged to serve him.

Wang Baosheng’s Department of Culture and Entertainment expanded across the Divine Martial World, but his disapproval of a hit projection and praise for a box-office flop led to trouble at home. After Wang Fugui brought him to the Divine Martial Sky Ruins, Wang Anye reassured him and urged his family to show him more care.

• Sacred Venerable Yunhai turned Wang Lici’s four hundredth birthday banquet into a gift-giving spectacle, then evaded another Sacred Venerable’s retaliatory banquet by leaving on a trip with his disciple.
• Ouyang Nanyan reported the Department of Culture and Entertainment’s growth and booming sales to Wang Baosheng, who was baffled that Profound Spirit Saintess Battles the Eclipsing Moon Devil Master had vastly outsold his favored film.
• Ouyang Nanyan suspected Wang Baosheng had made the flop, and he changed the subject by criticizing Shentu Shihe’s research progress.
• Wang Baosheng learned that his family admired the hit projection and that Wang Yinjian had starred in it, then Wang Fugui summoned and beat him over a misunderstanding involving his great-grandfather.
• At the Divine Martial Sky Ruins, Princess Huarui asked Wang Baosheng to promote her military films, and Wang Anye reassured him that he did not have to shoulder everything alone.

Wang Anye distributed newly recovered Immortal Scriptures and artifacts, while Wang Fugui encouraged Wang Baosheng to share the family’s burdens instead of carrying everything alone. As the family explored the Divine Martial Sky Ruins, Baosheng saw how extraordinary his relatives were and accepted that he could grow at his own pace, before Wang Anye uncovered a pair of immortal twin maces.

• Wang Fugui and Wang Anye teased Wang Baosheng about marriage and having children, then Wang Anye showed the family two Immortal Scriptures and three immortal artifacts recovered from the Sacred Domain.
• Wang Fugui accepted the Supreme Clarity Immortal Scripture and its matching Supreme Clarity Immortal Sword, while Princess Huarui declined the Jade Splendor Immortal Scripture because she felt another inheritance was calling to her.
• Wang Baosheng offered family contribution points toward the Jade Splendor Immortal Scripture and its matching artifacts for his mother, Yun Mengyu, and Wang Fugui urged him to let the family share its responsibilities.
• Wang Fugui inherited the Supreme Clarity Immortal Scripture, and Wang Anye led the group in gathering treasures throughout the Divine Martial Sky Ruins.
• Wang Baosheng watched his relatives collect treasures with their extraordinary abilities, felt his pressure ease, and resolved to work hard at his own pace.
• Wang Anye discovered a pair of golden immortal twin maces, which Princess Huarui recognized as the Furious Dragon Twin Maces.

Princess Huarui reclaimed Wu Panpan’s Twin Furious Dragon Maces and True Dragon Immortal Art, then learned how Wu Panpan and the Divine Martial Army fought the catastrophic war against Devil Master Chi Dragon. Years later, Wang Shouzhe visited the Jiang Clan and healed Jiang Yunxuan, leaving Immortal Lord Haoran overcome with gratitude.

• Princess Huarui awakened the Twin Furious Dragon Maces, and the Reincarnation Tree sent her True Dragon Immortal Art from the energy tide.
• True Dragon Immortal Art recounted Wu Panpan’s death fighting three Devil Gods and the Divine Martial Army’s devastating war against Devil Master Chi Dragon.
• Princess Huarui vowed to lead the Azure Dragon Legion, while Wang Anye promised to support her and Wang Baosheng offered to help fund her military productions.
• More than ten years later, Wang Shouzhe arrived at the Jiang Clan’s residence, where Immortal Lord Haoran and the clan welcomed him.
• Wang Shouzhe secretly treated Jiang Yunxuan with a Healing Pill and his life essence Profound Qi, restoring him and making him eligible to inherit the Immortal Scripture.
• Immortal Lord Haoran thanked Wang Shouzhe and offered to serve him as an old servant for the rest of his life.

Prince Wenyu learned that Wang Shouzhe controlled the Spirit Rice supply disrupting Xianwu's market and arranged to meet him. Meanwhile, the Jiang Clan asked Wang Shouzhe about a contest for a Grotto-Heaven, and he decided Jiang Mu Xian should compete and win a True Immortal seed.

• Prince Wenyu and Pei Chang'an sparred to a draw before Immortal Emperor Huiming explained how New Luo and Wang Shouzhe had disrupted Xianwu's Spirit Rice trade.
• Prince Wenyu decided to meet Wang Shouzhe and summoned Yao Xing Shu to deliver an invitation.
• Yao Xing Shu invited Wang Shouzhe to meet Prince Wenyu, and Wang Shouzhe accepted, recognizing that the prince wanted to discuss Spirit Rice.
• Jiang Jianmu and Immortal Lord Haoran told Wang Shouzhe that a four-clan contest would decide ownership of the Grotto-Heaven and that its rules seemed designed to challenge Jiang Yunxuan.
• Jiang Jianmu proposed that Jiang Mu Xian represent the Jiang Clan, and Wang Shouzhe said she should compete and win a True Immortal seed.