Chapter Summaries

Yang Zhen blocked Young Master Gong and the other cultivators from reaching the ice coffin, where Holy Maiden Tianxuan was believed to be. After killing two Iron Eagle Guards, he confronted Young Master Gong, who summoned an Earth Berserk Bear; the chapter ended as Yang Zhen gently reached toward the beast’s spatial attack.

• Yang Zhen declared that no one could lay a hand on his wife and stood against the cultivators rushing for the ice coffin.
• Young Master Gong bypassed Yang Zhen and charged toward the ice coffin, prompting other cultivators to follow and Que Ling to try to help.
• Yang Zhen seized two Iron Eagle Guards and smashed them together, killing them as their souls fled.
• Young Master Gong ordered the remaining Iron Eagle Guards to attack, but Yang Zhen vanished and reappeared behind him.
• Young Master Gong summoned an Earth Berserk Bear that sent spatial rifts toward Yang Zhen.
• Yang Zhen reached out gently toward the Earth Berserk Bear as the crowd watched in confusion.

Yang Zhen erased the spatial rifts and chaotic void currents with a gentle touch, leading the crowd to suspect he possessed a Savage Wilderness secret technique. As the Iron Eagle Guards attacked and Young Master Gong threatened to seize his treasures, Yang Zhen unleashed golden Qi and began opening the Ninth Dragon Elephant.

• Yang Zhen smoothed away the Earth Berserk Bear’s spatial rifts and Void Power, astonishing the crowd.
• An old man identified Yang Zhen’s feat as an Emperor Technique, while others suspected a Savage Wilderness secret technique.
• The crowd grew greedy over Yang Zhen’s technique, Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s ice coffin, and the two Heaven and Earth True Runes.
• Young Master Gong ordered the Iron Eagle Guards to capture Yang Zhen alive, while Gan Bu told Qianyang Palace to wait and see.
• Young Master Gong threatened to take the runes and ice coffin, and Yang Zhen answered that he could try.
• Yang Zhen erupted with golden Qi and declared, “Ninth Dragon Elephant, open!”

Yang Zhen unleashed the Ninth Dragon-Elephant and used his power and Shadow Clones to overwhelm Young Master Gong’s Iron Eagle Guards while blocking access to the source of the Heaven and Earth True Runes. After a hidden attacker severed his head, Yang Zhen’s voice came from behind Young Master Gong, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Yang Zhen opened the Ninth Dragon-Elephant, unleashed a devastating punch, and revealed a Sacred Body Heavenly Sound that shocked Young Master Gong.
• Young Master Gong ordered the Iron Eagle Guards to harass Yang Zhen and rushed toward the source of the True Essence beneath the Heavenly Secret Lock.
• Yang Zhen created more than twenty Shadow Clones, which attacked the Iron Eagle Guards and shattered their souls while he confronted Young Master Gong.
• Yang Zhen smashed Young Master Gong’s Earth Berserk Bear, slapped him, and challenged the gathered cultivators to judge whether he had gone too far.
• After Que Ling warned Yang Zhen, a furious attacker severed his head, but Yang Zhen’s voice immediately rang out from behind Young Master Gong.

Yang Zhen killed Young Master Gong and faced a crowd that condemned him while planning to seize the Heaven and Earth True Runes. He tricked them into guarding against a Shadow Clone, then unleashed the Desolate Heaven Sacrifice, leaving Que Ling astonished.

• Yang Zhen revealed that Young Master Gong had killed only his Shadow Clone, then cut Young Master Gong's soul with a sword.
• Duan Deming and others denounced Yang Zhen and surrounded him, while Yang Zhen invited them to discuss his fate over a drink.
• Elder Huang attacked Yang Zhen, but Duan Deming warned the crowd that Yang Zhen was stalling while Holy Maiden Tianxuan refined life force.
• Yang Zhen pretended to summon a Shadow Clone, prompting the crowd to unleash their soul power in defense.
• Yang Zhen instead activated the Desolate Heaven Sacrifice and drew in a storm of primeval Qi as Que Ling asked Han Yan'er whether that could work too.

Yang Zhen and Han Yan'er fought off a group of powerful cultivators trying to stop them, while the Demonic Sect around Holy Maiden Tianxuan erupted with demonic energy. Duan Deming prepared a Companion Heavenly Fire attack and challenged Yang Zhen to withstand it.

• Yang Zhen traded attacks with Elder Huang, then mocked him after blasting him headfirst into the ground.
• Elder Huang revealed that his apparent defeat was a ruse, and the gathered cultivators launched a coordinated attack on Yang Zhen.
• Yang Zhen used Nine Dragons' Shrinking the Ground to an Inch to evade the attacks, while Han Yan'er unleashed Sun Shadow Radiant Sun to open a path to him.
• Yang Zhen pulled Han Yan'er to the ice coffin and appeared unharmed, but said Holy Maiden Tianxuan seemed to have run into trouble.
• The Demonic Sect released a heaven-shaking howl and surged with demonic flames as Duan Deming challenged Yang Zhen with his Companion Heavenly Fire.

Duan Deming summoned the Azure Flame Nine-Tailed Fox with his Companion Heavenly Fire and unleashed its overwhelming attack on Yang Zhen. As Han Yan'er rushed to help Tianxuan, Yang Zhen revealed that he could use Companion Heavenly Fire too, leaving Duan Deming stunned.

• Duan Deming revealed his Azure Flame Demon Fire and summoned the Azure Flame Nine-Tailed Fox, whose heavenly might overwhelmed the gathered onlookers.
• Han Yan'er identified the fox and warned Yang Zhen, who told her to use the Jade Slip and go help Tianxuan at the ice coffin.
• Duan Deming sent the fox's devastating vortex attack at Yang Zhen, who held up his Dao Rhyme Domain and ordered Han Yan'er to go.
• The crowd expected Yang Zhen to die as Han Yan'er left, but he suddenly ignited three flames: ghastly white, azure, and golden.
• Yang Zhen wondered aloud whether Companion Heavenly Fire was really so impressive, while Duan Deming stared at him in shock.

Yang Zhen survived Duan Deming’s attack and revealed that he had taken control of the Azure Flame Nine-Tailed Fox. He began combining his three Companion Heavenly Fires, leaving Duan Deming and the crowd horrified.

• Yang Zhen condemned Duan Deming for cruelly refining the Azure Flame Nine-Tailed Fox and declared that humans and other living beings were equal.
• Duan Deming and the Azure Flame Nine-Tailed Fox unleashed a devastating fire attack that appeared to kill Yang Zhen, while Han Yan'er remained focused on arranging formation plates.
• Que Ling realized Han Yan'er’s calm suggested Yang Zhen was still alive, and Yang Zhen emerged unharmed from the flames.
• Yang Zhen summoned the Azure Flame Nine-Tailed Fox into his hand, preventing Duan Deming from calling it forth.
• Yang Zhen began fusing his three Companion Heavenly Fires, and Duan Deming feared the act could destroy the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land.

Yang Zhen fused three Companion Heavenly Fires into a Buddha's Wrathful Fire Lotus and used it to kill Duan Deming without destroying the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land. After the Evil Shadow Black Taotie devoured Duan Deming's escaping soul, Yang Zhen challenged the crowd, then rushed toward Han Yan'er when she cried out in pain.

• Duan Deming attacked Yang Zhen with a powerful sword strike while others warned that fusing the three Companion Heavenly Fires could destroy the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land.
• Yang Zhen formed a Buddha's Wrathful Fire Lotus and detonated it against Duan Deming, keeping its destructive power under control.
• Duan Deming's spiritual soul fled, but the Evil Shadow Black Taotie caught and devoured it.
• Yang Zhen asked the crowd, "Sorry to bother you, but who else?" and everyone, including Que Ling, stepped back.
• Han Yan'er cried out in pain from the ice coffin, and Yang Zhen frowned before rushing upward.

Yang Zhen rushed into the Demonic Sect’s eruption to rescue Han Yan'er, who used Star Transformation to hold back the demonic Qi. He warned Que Ling that the Land of Principle's Descent would become deadly and said he would kill the crowd, leaving them alarmed and retreating.

• Que Ling charged into the demonic Qi after Yang Zhen, explaining that she admired his willingness to risk himself for Han Yan'er and Holy Maiden Tianxuan.
• Yang Zhen reached Han Yan'er as the demonic Qi corroded her, and she invoked Star Transformation to create a starry world that held it at bay.
• Que Ling joined Yang Zhen and Han Yan'er, and Yang Zhen thanked her before asking her to guard one of two formation cores when the Principles erupted.
• Yang Zhen warned that everyone might die if the formation cores were not protected, but Elder Huang and the crowd dismissed his warning and challenged him.
• Yang Zhen told Elder Huang he intended to kill everyone there, and the crowd recoiled despite their angry protests.

Yang Zhen plunged into the blood-colored Demonic Qi to face the danger of the Land of Principle's Descent, while his threats unsettled the gathered cultivators and exposed their suspicious reactions. As he emerged badly injured, the Heavenly Secret Lock erupted and shattered the ice coffin, casting out a beautiful woman.

• Yang Zhen threatened the gathered cultivators, and Han Yan'er explained to Que Ling that he was provoking anyone with ulterior motives to reveal themselves.
• Que Ling agreed to guard a formation core, and Han Yan'er warned Yang Zhen to be careful before he playfully kissed her cheek.
• Yang Zhen leaped into the blood-colored Demonic Qi and screamed in pain as the others waited anxiously.
• Yang Zhen returned looking badly wounded, while Elder Huang secretly signaled several people in the crowd.
• The Heavenly Secret Lock erupted, the Principles surged, and the ice coffin shattered, flinging out a beautiful woman.

Holy Maiden Tianxuan absorbed life force from the clashing Principle power and blood-colored demonic Qi, helping Yang Zhen gain a new understanding of the Heaven and Earth True Runes. When the Old Man of Mountains and Rivers was struck down trying to reach her, Yang Zhen charged into the deadly power, warning Han Yan'er and Que Ling that Tianxuan was in danger.

• Holy Maiden Tianxuan's shattered ice coffin revealed her corpse, which drew life force from the Principle power and blood-colored demonic Qi through the Yang Life True Rune and Yin Palace True Rune.
• Yang Zhen realized the origins of the Heaven and Earth True Runes could absorb life force from destructive forces, and his understanding of their use advanced.
• The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers rushed toward Tianxuan to seize life force, but a terrifying force struck him down before he could reach her.
• Yang Zhen stopped Han Yan'er from following the old man and told her and Que Ling to guard the formation eye because Tianxuan was in danger.
• Yang Zhen charged into the turbulent power, where a Principle of Heaven and Earth and a chaotic void current hurtled toward him.

Yang Zhen confronted the erupting Principles of Heaven and Earth, void turbulence, and demonic Qi, redirecting their power with dazzling movements. His display left the crowd cheering and eager to imitate him as he continued fighting the heavens alone.

• Han Yan'er and Que Ling rushed to guard formation eyes near the impending eruption, while Gan Bu tried to dissuade Que Ling.
• Gan Bu accidentally toppled a tree onto a scrawny Saint Venerable, who crawled out and struck him on the head.
• Yang Zhen punched the power of the Principle of Heaven and Earth and drove it back, then swept the void turbulence into the bloody demonic Qi.
• Yang Zhen guided void turbulence around himself like a dragon and transformed a stream of bloody demonic Qi into brilliant colors, thrilling the crowd.
• Yang Zhen urged the crowd to get excited, then punched the air again and scattered the demonic Qi as everyone cheered.

Yang Zhen faced a terrifying Devil Seed emerging from the Demonic Sect while trying to protect Holy Maiden Tianxuan and her Heaven and Earth True Runes. After Elder Huang and Old Man Shanhai warned that the Devil Seed could devour all life, Yang Zhen wondered whether its World-Destroying Heavenly Pouch could be refined.

• When the Principles and blood-red Devil Qi erupted again, Yang Zhen escaped into the chaotic void currents and quickly returned.
• A giant black hand emerged from the Devil Qi and reached toward Yang Zhen, Holy Maiden Tianxuan, and the two True Runes, so Yang Zhen unleashed his prepared formation discs to shield them.
• The black hand brushed aside the Heavenly Secret Lock's threads and tried to crush Yang Zhen, who dodged its fingers.
• Elder Huang and Old Man Shanhai warned that the hand belonged to a Savage Wilderness Devil Seed that could devour countless living beings and had to be stopped.
• Yang Zhen asked what a Devil Seed was, then wondered aloud whether its World-Destroying Heavenly Pouch could be refined, shocking Elder Huang.

Yang Zhen rejected the crowd’s demand to reseal the Demonic Sect and used the Two Qi of Yin and Yang to refine its power into life force for Holy Maiden Tianxuan. She revived, but after seeing Yang Zhen, she said he was not the person she had expected.

• Elder Huang warned Yang Zhen that the demon seed could kill everyone and invoked Holy Maiden Tianxuan’s safety to persuade him to reseal the Demonic Sect.
• Yang Zhen refused, arguing that Holy Maiden Tianxuan needed the Demonic Sect’s demonic Qi to revive, and the assembled experts urged him to put the greater good first.
• Yang Zhen declared that he could refine the World-Destroying Heavenly Pouch and transformed the surrounding Qi into the Two Qi of Yin and Yang.
• The Two Qi refined the Yang Life True Rune, the Yin Palace True Rune, and the demonic Qi into life force, which flowed into Holy Maiden Tianxuan.
• Holy Maiden Tianxuan opened her eyes, looked at Yang Zhen with delight that soon faded, and said, “It's not him...”

Yang Zhen reunited with Holy Maiden Tianxuan, learned her Desolate Seal Heaven Sealing technique, and prepared to tackle the World-Destroying Heavenly Pouch instead of sealing the Demonic Gate. He admitted he was only about eighty percent confident, but claimed a technique from Tianxuan would make him completely confident.

• Elder Huang and the Old Man of Mountains and Rivers recognized Yang Zhen’s formation as resembling the lost Heavenly Mystery Essence-Transferring Formation.
• Holy Maiden Tianxuan awakened, recognized Yang Zhen, and praised his talent and the formation he had created.
• Tianxuan asked Yang Zhen to seal the Demonic Gate and taught him Desolate Seal Heaven Sealing, which he mastered within moments.
• Yang Zhen refused to seal the gate while the World-Destroying Heavenly Pouch remained and asked whether it could be refined.
• Tianxuan explained that someone had previously failed to refine the pouch, and Yang Zhen claimed he was about eighty percent confident without further instruction.

Yang Zhen received the Heaven-Refining Technique and Tianxuan Sword from Holy Maiden Tianxuan, who then left for Heavenly Sparrow Mountain. He remained determined to claim the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land’s treasures, while the Old Man of Mountains and Rivers offered to help him fight the demon seed despite nearing death.

• Holy Maiden Tianxuan taught Yang Zhen the Heaven-Refining Technique, and the Old Man of Mountains and Rivers recognized it as a Savage Wilderness secret technique.
• Holy Maiden Tianxuan also passed Yang Zhen the Tianxuan Sword martial skill, restored the shattered ice coffin, and told him to find her at Heavenly Sparrow Mountain if he faced difficulties.
• After Holy Maiden Tianxuan vanished, Yang Zhen refused to let Elder Huang and the others leave with a share of the treasures, and Elder Huang angrily departed.
• The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers offered to help Yang Zhen suppress and kill the demon seed without asking for a reward, but Yang Zhen refused his request for life extension through Taiji.
• The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers said he would help fight the demon seed before he died, and Yang Zhen wondered if his renewed spirits were a last burst of vitality.

The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers accepted what he believed was a final burst of vitality and prepared to fight the Devil Seed. After Han Yan'er was troubled by a presence affecting her mind, Yang Zhen declared that he would not let the Old Man of Mountains and Rivers die, provoking a roar from heaven and earth.

• The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers mistook his surging vitality and improved cultivation for a final burst before death, then resolved to make his last battle a fight against the Devil Seed.
• Elder Huang and the gathered cultivators mourned the Old Man of Mountains and Rivers as he reflected on mortality and the pursuit of immortality.
• Han Yan'er told Yang Zhen that a mysterious presence seemed to be affecting her mind, and Yang Zhen reassured her that he would protect her from trouble.
• Yang Zhen called to the Old Man of Mountains and Rivers and declared that he did not want him to die.
• Yang Zhen claimed that even the King of Heaven could not take the Old Man of Mountains and Rivers away, and heaven and earth rumbled in response.

Yang Zhen promised to extend the dying Old Man of Mountains and Rivers' life despite the doubts of those around them. He revealed an Immortal Tree fruit that could help, then faced the growing thunderclouds as he prepared to challenge heaven for the old man's life.

• Yang Zhen insisted he could save the Old Man of Mountains and Rivers, drawing criticism from Elder Huang and Que Ling as thunderclouds gathered overhead.
• Yang Zhen produced an Immortal Tree fruit, and the Old Man of Mountains and Rivers and Elder Huang reacted with astonishment.
• Yang Zhen explained that Immortal Trees could be planted in large numbers, unlike the one-of-a-kind Ageless Tree, and confirmed the fruit could help extend the old man's life with additional methods.
• Yang Zhen asked the Old Man of Mountains and Rivers to take a few steps, then looked up as the thunderclouds grew more turbulent and declared he would snatch a life from heaven.

Yang Zhen prepared to extend Old Man of Mountains and Rivers' life as Heavenly Punishment gathered overhead and the Devil Seed stirred. The lightning struck the devil hand instead of Yang Zhen, leaving everyone stunned and the outcome uncertain.

• Heavenly Punishment formed overhead, and Elder Huang and Old Man of Mountains and Rivers wondered who had provoked it.
• Yang Zhen said the punishment was coming for him and revealed that heaven and earth rejected him.
• Yang Zhen completed his array and summoned a Taiji Diagram, stirring the forces of the Heavenly Secret Lock and the Devil Seed.
• A bolt of Heavenly Punishment and the devil hand attacked Yang Zhen at the same time.
• The lightning struck the devil hand, which recoiled as Yang Zhen and the onlookers reacted in disbelief.

Yang Zhen used the Heavenly Mystery Essence-Transferring Formation and the Immortal Tree fruit to restore Old Man of Mountains and Rivers' lifespan while Heavenly Punishment and the Devil Seed battled. When both forces turned on him, Yang Zhen prepared to face them and revealed that he had reached the Ninth Dragon Elephant.

• Heavenly Punishment struck the devil hand, then its power also battered the devil gate and began shrinking it.
• The Devil Seed sent out another claw and fought Heavenly Punishment, leaving Yang Zhen free to focus on Old Man of Mountains and Rivers.
• Yang Zhen used Desolate Heaven Sacrifice to transform the vitality from the Immortal Tree fruit and channel it into Old Man of Mountains and Rivers, making him younger and extending his life.
• Heavenly Punishment and the Devil Seed stopped fighting and charged at Yang Zhen, and Old Man of Mountains and Rivers offered to hold them off.
• Yang Zhen told Old Man of Mountains and Rivers to keep refining the vitality, then opened his Ninth Dragon Elephant and prepared to undergo his tribulation.
• Old Man of Mountains and Rivers recognized Yang Zhen as a Saint Venerable of the physical body.