Recaps

Yun Xiayang used evidence of the Nether Sha Young Lord’s death and the Little Demon Lord’s position to redirect the Devil Race allied forces and bargain for territory. As the allied army moved to surround the Little Demon Lord’s unit, the human command ordered the Eastern Defense Zone to prepare to attack.

• Yuchi Wentian organized the Asura Legion into a defensive line while Yun Xiayang’s forces held their fire and Yun Xiayang set out to negotiate with headquarters.
• Yun Xiayang showed the Yinsha Demon God and Nether Baleful Demon God evidence of the Nether Sha Young Lord’s death, then revealed that the Little Demon Lord’s unit was pinned down.
• The Nether Baleful Demon God agreed to help attack the Little Demon Lord’s unit and lent Yun Xiayang five Demon King Fortresses in exchange for his assistance.
• The Devil Race allied army withdrew from Shimu Fortress to join forces against the Little Demon Lord’s unit, and Third Prince Shentu Jingming reported the developments through his battlefield broadcasts.
• Wang Ruobing and a cloaked puppet arrived at Shimu Fortress and told Shentu Jingming that the Eastern Defense Zone would switch from defense to offense; she praised him for his recent conduct.

The Little Demon Lord, Chao Qianjue, fled the collapsing battlefield, while Zhao Tingjian’s human forces launched a counterattack that routed the Devil Race allied army. Injured and captured by scouts, Chao Qianjue was rescued by Ji Yue’er at Wang Fugui’s request, leaving him face-to-face with someone he had once intimidated.

• Chao Qianjue used a Void Escape Talisman to flee as Old Gong distracted the Demon God projections, and his departure shattered the Asura Legion’s morale.
• Zhao Tingjian ordered the human army to attack the Devil Race allied forces from the rear, and Wang Yingxuan, Wang Lici, and Shentu Jingming led their troops into the assault.
• Yuchi Wentian rallied the Asura Legion as the Devil Race forces were caught between the human army and the defenders; the allied army routed after Longxue’s troops withdrew.
• The Demon Rat Lord’s scouts tracked down the wounded Chao Qianjue, overwhelmed him, and pinned him down.
• Wang Fugui spotted Chao Qianjue from his Flying Carriage and asked Ji Yue’er to help; she killed the Demon Rat Lord and descended before him.

Wang Fugui rescued Chao Qianjue in passing, then met Yun Xiayang to arrange a captive exchange and strengthen his position among the Devil Race while secretly targeting the Demon Lord. On the battlefield, Wang Yingxuan seized enemy supplies and Shentu Jingming used the Asura Legion’s defeat to recruit its soldiers, leaving Yuchi Wentian stunned.

• Ji Yue'er told Chao Qianjue that she had saved him on Wang Fugui's orders, then left him behind as the Flying Carriage departed.
• Wang Fugui explained that he had rescued Chao Qianjue in passing and, as Yun Mengyu revealed, had been targeting the Demon Lord by exploiting his inability to respond through the Demon Lord Token.
• Wang Fugui met Yun Xiayang underground, urged him to gather captives and seize more territory, and gave him a forged letter from Ancestor Luomiao.
• Wang Fugui assigned Ji Yue'er to coordinate with Yun Xiayang, while Wang Yingxuan's regiment rescued Yuchi Wentian's forces and carried off their supplies.
• Shentu Jingming recorded an interview blaming Chao Qianjue for the defeat, then announced that he would absorb Yuchi Wentian and the Asura Legion into his forces.

At Spotted River Valley, the Demon Lord was badly wounded after Blood Dragon Demon God Yun Xiayang joined the Nether Baleful Demon God, but he escaped before they could kill him. In Demon City, the Demon Emperor exposed himself while stopping Chao Yiming’s guards from arresting citizens who criticized the Chao Clan.

• The Demon Lord struck the Nether Baleful Demon God with a concealed palm attack, and the Demon God realized he had reached the peak of the third level of the True Demon Realm.
• Yun Xiayang arrived as the Blood Dragon Demon God, and the Demon Lord tried to retreat but was forced to fight both Demon Gods for days.
• The Demon Lord escaped using a secret treasure, leaving the Nether Baleful Demon God without the Nether Baleful True Demon Seed and badly frustrated.
• The Demon Emperor Crimson Prison visited a restaurant in disguise with Shi Ping'an and listened as citizens condemned the Little Demon Lord and the Chao Clan.
• Chao Yiming arrived and ordered his guards to arrest the storyteller and outspoken guests, but the Demon Emperor revealed himself and rebuked the Chao Clan.

After the Third Prince returned to Demon No. 2 Base with former Asura Legion troops, Chao Qianjue was publicly rebuked and left under Elder Yun’s escort. Meanwhile, the Immortal Emperor banned Wang Ningxi from the Cold Moon Immortal Dynasty for a thousand years, while Ningxi continued escorting Jade Talisman Immortal toward East Qian.

• The Demon Emperor ordered the Chao Clan to compensate the damaged restaurant, and the story of his incognito visit spread through Demon City as the clan became more restrained.
• Chao Qianjue returned to Demon No. 2 Base in disguise, presented his Passage Token to Chen Yuanshuang, and endured the gate officers’ scorn.
• Shentu Jingming arrived with Ancestor Longyan and the surviving Asura Legion troops, whom Yuchi Wentian said had joined the Red Tiger Legion.
• Shentu Jingming rebuked Chao Qianjue for claiming the Asura Legion belonged to the Chao Clan, while Devil Lord Youshuang warmly welcomed the Third Prince and Elder Yun took Qianjue away.
• The Immortal Emperor ordered Wang Ningxi banned from the Cold Moon Immortal Dynasty for a thousand years, while Ningxi traveled with Jade Talisman Immortal toward East Qian.

Wang Shouzhe welcomed Jade Talisman Immortal to the Wang Clan, while Yun Xiayang strengthened his new Blood Dragon Demon God's Hall through a feast, rewards, and exchanges of captives. In the Red Moon Demon Dynasty, Shentu Jingming reached Grade D Son of Heaven after inheriting the Red Lotus Canon, then gave the Crimson Immortal Lotus rhizome to Miss Ruobing, leaving the Demon Emperor resigned to making him Crown Prince.

• Wang Shouzhe welcomed Jade Talisman Immortal and the Talisman Hall disciples, and asked Wang Ningxi to seek instruction from Old Man Tianji; Jade Talisman Immortal decided to wait in East Qian for His Majesty Longchang.
• Jade Talisman Immortal asked Wang Ningxi about His Majesty Longchang, and he explained that Longchang had gone to the Outer Realm front line to oversee the war.
• Yun Xiayang gathered Demon Kings at the Scarlet Demon King Fortress, introduced them to spicy Red Demon Crayfish, distributed spoils, and ordered them to gather human captives for exchanges.
• Shentu Jingming refined a Crimson Immortal Lotus seed and inherited the Red Lotus Canon, raising his bloodline to Grade D Son of Heaven.
• Shentu Jingming snapped off a mature Crimson Immortal Lotus rhizome and gave it to Miss Ruobing, prompting the Demon Emperor to worry that he could no longer avoid appointing him Crown Prince.

The Demon Venerable recovered in hiding, learned that Devil Master Mora and the Nether Baleful True Demon Seed remained missing, and ordered continued searches while he watched the Demon Dynasty’s powers. Meanwhile, the Wang Clan advanced its Outer Realm development plans, and Wang Fugui returned to meet relatives in Wang Zong'an’s courtyard.

• Elder Yun told the recovering Demon Venerable that Chao Qianjue had returned but was disgraced, while Devil Master Mora had vanished without a trace.
• The Demon Venerable ordered Elder Yun to keep searching for Mora and the Nether Baleful True Demon Seed, monitor powerful figures and gifted Nether Baleful cultivators, and report any leads.
• At the Wang Clan meeting, Wang Shizhao reported that Shentu Jingming had become Crown Prince and that Suiyun Princess would be named Crown Princess after her aptitude improved.
• Wang Liyue reported that Thunderbolt Operation had secured Dragon-Elephant Demon King Fortress, and Wang Shouzhe assigned Wang Zong'an to oversee large-scale Outer Realm development.
• Wang Fugui returned with Chuannan Princess and Princess Zhaoyu, met Wang Fuxiao, Wang Meiheng, and Wang Baojun, and watched Wang Fuxiao give the princesses gifts to secure reciprocal presents for his forty-three family members.

Wang Fuxiao led Wang Baojun and Wang Meiheng in recruiting Xin'an Town residents for the Wang Clan’s Outer Devil Realm reclamation project, while Wang Huarui took Princess Zhaoyu to the Wang Clan School. The chapter ended with Mr. Bear frozen in alarm at Huarui’s return to class.

• Wang Fuxiao brought Wang Baojun and Wang Meiheng to Xin'an Town and explained that their team needed an unusual approach to recruit residents for the Outer Devil Realm.
• Wang Fuxiao pitched the benefits of relocation with banners and prepared tactics, and his team signed several hundred reclamation subsidy agreements.
• Wang Fugui showed Princess Zhaoyu and Chuannan Princess Yun Mengyu around Changning Guard as the Wang Clan’s development impressed Yun Mengyu.
• Wang Huarui persuaded Princess Zhaoyu to skip her planned trip with Wang Fugui and ride the Primordial Water Old Turtle to the Wang Clan School.
• Wang Huarui entered the primary class with Princess Zhaoyu, and Mr. Bear froze in shock at seeing her again.

Princess Huarui enrolled Princess Zhaoyu in Mr. Bear’s class, while a growing influx of pioneers strained the Boundary Ferry and its maintenance crew. Wang Ningxi was sent to ask the Immortal Emperor about an abandoned ferry, and the chapter ended with her striking him out of the palace after he arrived on a puppet spider to obey her ban.

• Princess Huarui enrolled Princess Zhaoyu in Mr. Bear’s class, then watched as Zhaoyu cheerfully met her new classmates.
• Wenren Baiye joined the long queue at Realm Gorge, and a fellow cultivator helped him learn about interest-free loans and Storage Rings.
• True Lord Bailian warned that the overworked Boundary Ferry could not keep running, so Wang Liyue sent Wang Ningxi to ask the Immortal Emperor to sell the Wang Clan an abandoned ferry.
• Wang Fugui returned to the Immortal Dynasty with Yun Mengyu to address the Duobao Pavilion assassination incident, while Wang Ningxi rode a puppet spider rather than set foot on its land.
• Wang Fugui refused True Lord Three Treasures’ Immortal Spirit Stone and promised to explain the matter to the Immortal Emperor.
• The Immortal Emperor spotted Wang Ningxi at Shuyue Studio and struck him out of the palace after he explained that he had kept his feet off the ground.

Wang Ningxi secured a damaged Boundary Ferry for East Qian by presenting Wang Shouzhe’s personal jade pendant to the Immortal Emperor, who interpreted it as a sign of Shouzhe’s interest in her. The Immortal Emperor also negotiated compensation for Wang Fugui’s assassination and sent Shouzhe private tokens, leaving Ningxi worried about how his ancestor would react.

• Wang Ningxi explained East Qian’s need for a Boundary Ferry and gave the Immortal Emperor Wang Shouzhe’s jade pendant, prompting her to grant him the damaged vessel.
• The Immortal Emperor summoned Old Man Tianji and reprimanded Duobao Pavilion for its role in Wang Fugui’s assassination.
• Old Man Tianji offered Wang Fugui Supreme Client privileges, and the Immortal Emperor negotiated five Immortal Spirit Stones and a battered Boundary Ferry as additional compensation.
• After dismissing the others, the Immortal Emperor gave Wang Ningxi a Supreme Passage Token for Shouzhe, including access to her Immortal Roost Palace.
• The Immortal Emperor also entrusted Wang Ningxi with her sole Great Teleportation Token to protect Shouzhe, making Ningxi fear his ancestor would punish him.

Wang Ningxi drew Old Man Tianji into recognizing his extraordinary artifact-forging talent, then returned to the East Qian Wang Clan as Tianji followed after him. Meanwhile, the Wang Clan received two Realm Shuttle Boats for study and repair, while Wang Shouzhe considered two rare lotus roots sent back to the family.

• Old Man Tianji ordered True Lord Three Treasures to invite Wang Ningxi to Duobao Pavilion, but Wang Ningxi declined by citing the Immortal Emperor's travel ban.
• Wang Ningxi defeated visiting artifact-forging specialists, and Old Man Tianji tested his skills before confirming he had independently forged the puppet spider and offering to take him as a disciple; Wang Ningxi refused because he had promised to inherit True Lord Bailian's teachings.
• The Immortal Emperor summoned Wang Ningxi and revealed his unparalleled Grade A bloodline aptitude, after which he quietly left for East Qian and Old Man Tianji booked passage to follow him.
• At Sea-Gazing Town, Wang Shixin prepared the Shipbuilding Research Institute to receive two medium-sized Realm Shuttle Boats escorted by Canglan Ironclads, hoping the damaged vessels could be combined into a Boundary Ferry.
• Wang Shouzhe noticed his childhood jade pendant was missing as Wang Lixuan reacted nervously, then considered the Netherworld Golden Lotus root and Crimson Immortal Lotus root returned to the Wang Clan.

Wang Shouzhe used his spatial abilities and life-source energy to cultivate a Netherworld Golden Lotus root, then visited Xingsheng Farm, where his granddaughter Wang Yingrong persuaded him to accelerate the growth of Vermilion Fruit saplings. The chapter ended with him asking Yingrong to take him to the Fire Spirit Vein’s core so he could transplant a fire-type spirit medicine.

• Wang Shouzhe teleported to Longyan Residence and placed a Netherworld Golden Lotus root in the Netherworld True Water, using his life-source energy to grow lotus runners and leaves before exhaustion forced him to stop.
• Wang Shouzhe considered how long it would take to ripen the Netherworld Golden Lotus and concluded that its seeds might require years of continued cultivation.
• Wang Shouzhe visited Xingsheng Farm, where Wang Yingrong and Wang Meijing inspected a batch of surviving Vermilion Fruit saplings.
• Wang Yingrong asked Wang Shouzhe to stimulate the saplings, and he rapidly grew them until they blossomed before the astonished farm workers.
• Wang Shouzhe invited Wang Yingrong to accompany him to the core of the Fire Spirit Vein so he could transplant a fire-type spirit medicine.

Wang Shouzhe planted a Crimson Immortal Lotus while Si Wuyou and Jade Kun searched the Ruin Domain for the Profound Spirit Saintess's relics. At the Immortal Palace, Wang Lici took in the starving Sea-Song Princess, Si Ruonan, and discovered that her ancestral jade pendant was glowing.

• Wang Shouzhe planted a Crimson Immortal Lotus in the fire spirit pool and spent more than ten days accelerating it until it grew a tender leaf.
• Si Wuyou and Jade Kun searched the Ruin Domain for the Profound Spirit Saintess's relics and the Primordial Water Sacred Diagram, while Si Wuyou used an Eight Directions Jade Pendant to scan for clues.
• Wang Lici returned from the Demon Realm and reconciled with True Lord Yuanyuan after he offered her a haul of cooked delicacies.
• Wang Lici learned that the Sea-Song Princess had spent half a year outside the Ascension Gate seeking Immortal Dynasty aid to reclaim the former Xia Kingdom, then carried her to the Heaven-Devouring Sacred Land for food.
• The Sea-Song Princess introduced herself as Si Ruonan and ate with Wang Lici, whose feeding stopped when Si Ruonan's ancestral jade pendant began to glow.

Si Wuyou and Jade Kun used a Void Shift Formation Disk to enter the world through Sea-Song Princess’s jade pendant, but Wang Lici’s attack collapsed the spatial tunnel and scattered everyone. While Si Wuyou fought True Lord Yuanyuan and the Immortal Venerable, Wang Lici, Lan Wan'er, and Scrap Rat found themselves stranded in the void.

• Si Wuyou activated the Void Shift Formation Disk and entered the spatial tunnel with Jade Kun, while Sea-Song Princess’s jade pendant opened a matching vortex in Wang Lici’s courtyard.
• Wang Lici seized the pendant and struck the vortex with Crescent Moon, causing the tunnel to collapse and sweeping her, Lan Wan'er, Scrap Rat, Si Wuyou, and Jade Kun into spatial currents.
• Jade Kun escaped the tunnel with Si Wuyou, while Wang Lici, Lan Wan'er, and Scrap Rat were flung elsewhere; Sea-Song Princess accused Si Wuyou of killing Wang Lici and Lan Wan'er.
• True Lord Yuanyuan and the Immortal Venerable arrived, and Sea-Song Princess’s accusation prompted them to attack Si Wuyou and Jade Kun.
• Wang Lici, Lan Wan'er, and Scrap Rat emerged in the void, where Wang Lici sent Scrap Rat to scout and began sharing stored food with Lan Wan'er.

Wang Shouzhe learned that Wang Lici had been lost in spatial turbulence, while Wang Zongkun reached Tier Nine and was ordered to join him at the Immortal Palace. Meanwhile, Wang Lici, Lan Wan'er, and Scrap Rat crossed into another realm and met Situ Xuejia after eating at a local restaurant.

• The Immortal Palace detained Si Wuyou and Jade Kun, and the Immortal Venerable decided to summon Wang Shouzhe and seek a way to rescue Lici.
• Wang Shouzhe received the urgent message about Lici and ordered Wang Zongkun to end his Devil Realm operation and meet him at the Immortal Palace.
• Wang Zongkun gained the Immortal Kun Orb's legacy, advanced to Tier Nine, and set out for the Immortal Palace with Long Jingjing.
• Wang Lici, Lan Wan'er, and Scrap Rat emerged in the New Luo Immortal Dynasty after crossing the void and learned they were far from home.
• Wang Lici and her companions ate a restaurant out of its food, then Situ Xuejia offered to pay and mistook her for a Fourth Miss before recognizing her as the Eldest Miss.

Wang Lici enjoyed the other world’s eager hospitality while Wang Shouzhe and the Immortal Palace sought a way to find her. Wang Zongkun learned about Si Wuyou from Jade Kun, but his meeting with her and Long Jingjing ended in a fierce quarrel.

• Situ Xuejia treated Wang Lici, Lan Wan'er, and the big rat to a meal, and Wang Lici befriended him after accidentally breaking his bones and setting them.
• Wang Shouzhe arrived at the Immortal Palace and joined True Lord Yuanyuan in planning to question Si Wuyou and search for Wang Lici.
• Wang Zongkun arrived with Long Jingjing, explained that the Immortal Kun Legacy Pearl let him use the Great Spatial Teleportation Art, and agreed to speak with Si Wuyou.
• Wang Zongkun visited Jade Kun in prison, introduced himself as a Kun, and gathered information about Si Wuyou while promising to report her innocence.
• Jade Kun warned Wang Zongkun to avoid Dragon Whales, and she and Long Jingjing began arguing over his protection.

Wang Shouzhe learned the history of the Divine Martial World’s separation from the Sacred Domain and agreed to the Immortal Emperor’s plan to intimidate Si Wuyou. After Wang Shouzhe appeared before the prisoner with the Immortal Emperor serving him, Si Wuyou mistook him for a powerful Saint Son and offered his obedience.

• The Immortal Emperor explained the Torch-Passing Plan, the human race’s return to the Divine Martial World, and its long break from the Sacred Domain, then lent Wang Shouzhe a collection of historical texts.
• The Immortal Venerable warned that the Saint Clan Si Clan might use Si Wuyou’s case as a pretext to invade, and the Immortal Emperor proposed a plan requiring Wang Shouzhe’s help.
• Wang Shouzhe entered Si Wuyou’s cell with the immortal sword Ni Yue, while the Immortal Emperor arrived in person and treated him as her superior.
• The Immortal Emperor took Si Wuyou to be cleaned and dressed before bringing him to Wang Shouzhe at the Lingxuan Immortal Pool.
• Si Wuyou mistook Wang Shouzhe for a Saint Son of exceptional backing and offered to serve him, while Wang Shouzhe asked whether he intended to investigate his origins.

Wang Shouzhe learned that Liu Ruolan was likely the reincarnation of the Profound Spirit Saintess, while new threats gathered against the Changning Wang Clan. The chapter left the Demon Venerable preparing to meet Blood Child Devil Lord and target the Wang Clan.

• Wang Shouzhe questioned Si Wuyou about Wang Lici's disappearance, took the damaged teleportation array disk, and learned that the Profound Spirit Saintess had vanished while pursuing a thief a hundred thousand years earlier.
• Wang Shouzhe concluded that Liu Ruolan was likely the reincarnated Profound Spirit Saintess and worried that her past and the Primordial Dao Palace concealed a greater danger.
• Blood Child Devil Lord inspected the unfinished Kunwu Ironclads and grew anxious that East Qian's rising strength could make them inadequate.
• Demon Venerable Chao Qian'cuo ordered Elder Yun to bring Chao Qianchuan forward to suppress Wang Ruobing and other challengers, while refusing to intervene directly against the Saintess.
• Demon Venerable Chao Qian'cuo recognized Blood Child Devil Lord's request would concern East Qian and ordered Elder Yun to summon him, declaring that the Changning Wang Clan should be destroyed before it grew stronger.

Chao Qianchuan accepted the Demon Venerable’s offer to challenge Zongzheng Yingzhao and Chi Hongbo, while Wang Shouzhe’s return revealed that repairing the teleportation array would require rare spatial crystals from the dangerous Divine Martial Sky Ruins. In the Sacred Domain, Wang Lici continued making friends and enjoying lavish meals, unaware that her family was worried about her.

• Elder Yun summoned Chao Qianchuan to the Demon Venerable, but he refused until the Demon Venerable came to Heavenly Demon Tower himself.
• The Demon Venerable promised Chao Qianchuan a super-grade pill if he defeated Zongzheng Yingzhao and Chi Hongbo, and asked him to lure Wang Ruobing to the Outer Realm Battlefield.
• Chao Qianchuan publicly defeated Zongzheng Yingzhao and Chi Hongbo, then announced he would begin as an ordinary soldier at Demon One Defense Base and broadcast his rise through the ranks.
• Wang Shouzhe returned to the Wang Clan with Jade Kun, while Wang Zongkun found himself caught between Jade Kun and Long Jingjing.
• Old Man Tianji, True Lord Bailian, and Jade Talisman Immortal concluded that repairing the spatial teleportation array would take decades and require high-grade spatial crystals likely found only in the dangerous Divine Martial Sky Ruins.
• Wang Lici enjoyed a feast hosted by Crown Prince Yuan Zheng in the New Luo Immortal Dynasty and recorded him as a new friend in her notebook.

The Blood Child Devil Lord completed the Kunwu Ironclad after repeated sabotage, while the Demon Venerable’s efforts to lure Wang Ruobing from seclusion failed. Wang Shouzhe advanced to the Divine Ability Realm, and a secret report revealed that the Blood Child Devil Lord’s attack on East Qian was near.

• The Blood Child Devil Lord received the Demon Venerable’s secret treasure and ordered Yin Fengtu to speed up construction of the Kunwu Ironclad.
• The Changning Wang Clan completed a medium-sized Boundary Ferry, while Dragon Whales and later Primordial Water Azure Dragons wrecked the Kunwu Ironclad shipyard and delayed its construction.
• The Blood Child Devil Lord finished the Kunwu Ironclad, prepared to launch his plan against Great Qian, and vowed to repay his grudges against the Wang Clan.
• The Demon Venerable waited in Demon Abyss for Wang Ruobing to leave the Demon Capital, while Chao Qianchuan gained military merit and public standing.
• Wang Shouzhe passed all nine Divine Ability tribulations, reached the high stage of the ninth-level bloodline, and returned to celebrate with Liu Ruolan and his family.
• Wang Shouzhe read a top-secret report confirming the Kunwu Ironclad was complete and concluded that the Blood Child Devil Lord’s attack on East Qian was imminent.

Wang Ningxi’s independently developed Boundary Ferry, the Sea-Gazing, completed a successful maiden crossing into the Demon Realm, while Wang Shouzhe’s breakthrough to the Divine Ability Realm prompted Imperial Prince An to recognize the Wang Clan as a Third-Rank Aristocratic Clan. The chapter ended with Eunuch Xiang delivering the rank token and plaque to Wang Shouzhe.

• At Boundary Fortress, Wang Baojun supervised security preparations for the Sea-Gazing’s launch, while members of the Ximen Clan arrived to begin reclaiming the Outer Devil Realm.
• Ximen Xuesong and his companions heard old immigrants describe the opportunities in the Outer Devil Realm and learned that Wang Ningxi was a young Purple Mansion Master.
• The Sea-Gazing arrived at Air Harbor No. 3, and Wang Ningxi ordered its maiden voyage through a realm fissure after the passengers and cargo had boarded.
• The Sea-Gazing crossed into the Demon Realm safely, and Wang Ningxi thanked Old Man Tianji, True Lord Bailian, and the other elders who had supported its development.
• Wang Shouyong and Wang Shoulian congratulated Wang Shouzhe on reaching the Divine Ability Realm, but Wang Shouzhe declined to hold a banquet.
• Eunuch Xiang arrived with Imperial Prince An’s decree, granting the Wang Clan a Third-Rank Aristocratic Clan command token and plaque.

Wang Shouzhe received the hereditary title of Protector of the Realm Duke, while the Wang Clan’s pioneering efforts transformed Great Qian’s Outer Realm Defense Zone. As Crown Prince Shentu Jingming prepared to visit the Immortal Dynasty, the Demon Lord plotted to use the journey to capture Wang Ruobing, and five Demon King Fortresses attacked the defense zone.

• Eunuch Xiang delivered Imperial Prince An’s decree naming Wang Shouzhe Protector of the Realm Duke, prompting Wang Shouzhe to begin preparing a grand banquet.
• The Ximen Clan received five hundred thousand mu of pioneering land, secured a loan, rented agricultural puppet machinery, and set out to develop their new holding.
• Shentu Jingming considered Wang Fugui’s invitation to visit the Immortal Dynasty with Wang Ruobing, while rumors portrayed Princess Zhaoyu as a hostage sacrificed for diplomacy.
• The Demon Lord learned that Wang Ruobing might accompany the diplomatic mission and ordered Qingyun to help enact his plan to devour her bloodline.
• Wang Liyao reported that five Demon King Fortresses had launched a joint assault, and Emperor Longchang agreed to follow Wang Shouzhe’s strategy after being threatened with the loss of his borrowed Heaven-and-Earth Sword.

Five Demon King Fortresses and the forces of West Jin and South Qin attacked Great Qian, stretching its defenses and drawing the Wang Clan into the war. As Shentu Jingming arrived at the Wang Clan Main Residence and learned Wang Shouzhe’s identity, he offered to help oppose the Demon Venerable, only for Wang Shouzhe to propose taking the Demon Venerable down.

• The five Demon King Fortresses attacked the East Qian Defense Zone, while West Jin and South Qin invaded West Sea Prefecture with Blood Child Devil Lord’s fleet.
• Wang Shouzhe suspended the Divine Ability Banquet and Duke’s Banquet, and the Wang Clan sent militia, guest elders, and Attendants to reinforce both battlefronts.
• The Demon Venerable visited Blood Child Devil Lord and ordered him to intensify the assault toward Guilong City as part of his plan.
• Wang Fugui welcomed Shentu Jingming, Wang Ruobing, and their delegation to the Wang Clan Main Residence, where Shentu Jingming recognized Wang Shouzhe from their meeting at Green Immortal Island.
• Shentu Jingming feared Wang Shouzhe would kill him for discovering the family’s secret, but Wang Shouzhe reassured him and discussed opposing the Demon Venerable.
• Shentu Jingming offered to order South Qin, West Jin, and the Yin Sha Sect to withdraw and aid Great Qian, and Wang Shouzhe asked him to help take down the Demon Venerable.

Wang Shouzhe gathered the Immortal Emperor and Demon Emperor to secure their support for a plan to eliminate the Demon Venerable and unite humanity against the Demon Realm. The leaders reached a preliminary agreement, while Wang Fugui was promised in marriage to both Shentu Zhaoyu and Chuannan Princess Mengyu as part of the alliance.

• Wang Shouzhe told Shentu Jingming that he intended to kill the Demon Venerable, and Jingming summoned Demon Emperor Crimson Inferno to discuss the plan.
• Wang Fugui summoned Immortal Emperor Muyun, who challenged the Demon Emperor before Wang Shouzhe redirected the discussion toward Chao Qian'cuo and humanity's future.
• Wang Shouzhe persuaded the Demon Emperor to let Crown Prince Jingming and Elder Zhuo assist the operation, with the Heavenly Secret Image-Recording Disk recording it.
• Demon Emperor Crimson Inferno demanded that Wang Fugui marry Shentu Zhaoyu, and Immortal Emperor Muyun insisted that he also marry Mengyu before Liu Ruolan brokered terms for both marriages.
• Wang Shouzhe outlined the plan and asked the Immortal Emperor, Demon Emperor, and Immortal Venerable to stay occupied in the Demon Realm so the Demon Venerable would lower his guard.

After showing Ancestor Longyan the maturing Netherworld Golden Lotus, Wang Shouzhe waited at the Wang Clan Main Residence as the Demon Venerable led an overwhelming force to attack. The invaders arrived in the night, but Wang Shouzhe sensed their approach and declared Imperial Prince An had lost their chess game.

• Liu Ruolan served Immortal Emperor Mu Yun deliberately awful food, which Mu Yun praised, then accused Wang Shouzhe of secretly meeting her after Wang Zongkun had revealed his secrets.
• Wang Shouzhe took Ancestor Longyan to the Netherworld Secret Hall and used his life-promoting ability to advance the Netherworld Golden Lotus toward becoming a Netherworld Purple Gold Lotus.
• Chao Qingyun reported that the Demon Emperor and Immortal Venerable were away in the Outer Devil Realm, and the Demon Venerable ordered his forces to depart for the Wang Clan.
• The Demon Venerable and eight Void Ascension Realm Devil Lords arrived above the Wang Clan Main Residence and sent their forces to surround it before launching an attack.
• Wang Shouzhe played chess with Imperial Prince An as unusual spatial fluctuations appeared in the Wang Clan Main Residence, then told him that he had lost.