Chapter Summaries

Ji Zining led Xiao Jing and the others through the gate of survival and across a passage covered in blurred murals of species from the Martial Emperor Secret Realm. They reached a new hall without incident, but the murals left Ji Zining wondering who had made them and why.

• Ji Zining entered the passage with Xiao Jing and the others, and they all felt watched as they crossed the gate of survival.
• Lin Shan noticed the murals looked familiar, and Xiao Jing identified the first beasts as Lightning Spirit Beasts from Extreme Thunder Valley.
• Ji Zining found different murals that Li Chang'an and Qingshuang recognized as Crimson Serpent Beasts from Extreme Yang Valley.
• Ji Zining sent the group to inspect the passage, and they reported murals depicting many more species from places in the Martial Emperor Secret Realm.
• Ji Zining and the others reached a new hall, where she told them to stay alert and said they would deal with any danger by fighting it.

Ji Zining and her companions entered a burial chamber where Qingshuang heard a voice calling from a white coffin. The tomb guardian Bing Li offered Qingshuang her inheritance, while Ji Zining learned Bing Li recognized her Exquisite Immortal Physique, and the group prepared to continue through the tomb.

• Ji Zining and her companions found a white coffin in the otherwise empty chamber, and Qingshuang heard a faint voice calling her toward it.
• Ji Zining realized the call might signal an inheritance, and she and Qingshuang approached the coffin despite its Quasi-Emperor-level cold.
• Bing Li emerged from the coffin, introduced herself as a tomb guardian, and offered Qingshuang her inheritance because of her Profound Ice Saint Physique.
• Bing Li recognized Ji Zining's Exquisite Immortal Physique and connected it to Empress Linglong, but did not explain further.
• Qingshuang accepted Bing Li's inheritance, and Ji Zining confirmed with the Immortal-Gazing Art that the next doorway was safe before leaving Qingshuang behind.

Ji Zining and her companions discovered a strange, lifeless valley inside the tomb and followed its only path to a wooden house. There, an unseen host welcomed them with Great Dao Tea, leaving them wondering how powerful their host was and whether Ji Zining’s fortune had led them there.

• Bing Li instructed Qingshuang to lie on the ice coffin and passed her inheritance to her through waves of mysterious Qi.
• Ji Zining and her companions crossed a passage with clearer murals and emerged into a Spiritual Qi-rich valley with no living creatures.
• Li Chang'an and Lin Shan said they could not probe the wooden house, while Ji Zining decided the group should investigate it for a possible opportunity.
• As the group crossed the valley, Ji Zining warned them about the strange wind, and they noticed the ground seemed to drain their life force.
• An unseen elderly host invited the four visitors to drink tea while they waited, and Ji Zining led the group to the table.
• Xiao Jing, Li Chang'an, and Lin Shan recognized the tea as Great Dao Tea and wondered if the host was a Great Emperor; they suspected Ji Zining’s fortune had brought them there.

Ji Zining and the others drank Great Dao Tea, and Ji Zining comprehended the Law of the Sword and perfected her Force Artistic Conception. The wooden house’s owner chose Lin Shan as his inheritor, while Ji Zining asked him about the great tomb’s origins and murals.

• Ji Zining and the other three drank the Great Dao Tea and began refining its profound energy.
• Ji Zining advanced her Sword Artistic Conception toward the Law of the Sword, while Xiao Jing, Li Chang'an, and Lin Shan also improved their comprehension.
• The hunched old man emerged from the wooden house, recognized Ji Zining’s Exquisite Immortal Physique, and chose Lin Shan to receive his inheritance.
• Ji Zining completed her comprehension of the Law of the Sword and perfected her Force Artistic Conception.
• Ji Zining thanked the old man and asked who was buried in the great tomb and what the murals meant.

Ji Zining learned from Great Emperor Devouring that the tomb was a cenotaph for Empress Linglong, who had possessed the Exquisite Immortal Physique. Great Emperor Devouring offered Lin Shan his inheritance, while Ji Zining continued seeking answers about the empress’s missing body.

• Great Emperor Devouring explained that Silent Valley drained the vitality of living beings and that the tomb’s murals recorded creatures made when the secret realm was created.
• Ji Zining deduced that the buried expert was Empress Linglong, and Great Emperor Devouring confirmed that the tomb held only a cenotaph.
• Great Emperor Devouring revealed his former title and asked Ji Zining whether Lin Shan could receive his inheritance; Ji Zining said Lin Shan should decide for himself.
• Ji Zining learned that the secret realm drifted through the void until it connected with the Heavenly Pride Battlefield, and that its unstable entrance opened only once every hundred years.
• Great Emperor Devouring explained that he cultivated the Law of Devouring and chose Lin Shan because he cultivated his body, but he left the whereabouts of Empress Linglong’s body unexplained.

Li Chang'an comprehended the Law of the Sword after drinking Great Dao Tea, and Great Emperor Devouring recognized him as Old Man Sword's inheritor. As Lin Shan and Xiao Jing reached the perfection level in their artistic conceptions, Great Emperor Devouring offered Lin Shan an inheritance, startling him.

• Li Chang'an awakened from his comprehension and announced that he had mastered the Law of the Sword.
• Great Emperor Devouring identified Li Chang'an as Old Man Sword's inheritor and told him to cultivate diligently, explaining that an alternate path to a realm near the Great Emperor Realm was possible.
• Ji Zining explained the broken laws of heaven and earth to Great Emperor Devouring, who understood why Li Chang'an lacked confidence in reaching the Great Emperor Realm.
• Lin Shan and Xiao Jing reached the perfection level in their artistic conceptions.
• Great Emperor Devouring offered Lin Shan his inheritance, and Lin Shan recoiled in fear and asked who he was.

Lin Shan accepted Great Emperor Devouring’s unusual inheritance and entered the wooden house, while Ji Zining, Xiao Jing, and Li Chang'an discovered that the rock wall led to the next burial chamber through spatial power. The three passed through it to seek their own opportunities.

• Great Emperor Devouring offered Lin Shan his inheritance, and Lin Shan eagerly agreed before following him into the wooden house.
• Ji Zining told Xiao Jing and Li Chang'an that Great Emperor Devouring’s tea had helped them improve their intent; Li Chang'an revealed he had comprehended the Law of the Sword.
• Ji Zining examined the rock wall and realized it concealed spatial power beyond the Quasi-Emperor level.
• Ji Zining, Xiao Jing, and Li Chang'an entered the rock wall and disappeared toward the next burial chamber.

Ji Zining, Xiao Jing, and Li Chang'an entered a vast white palace world and discovered a Great Emperor's coffin surrounded by the Law of the Saber. Just as they prepared to leave, the Great Emperor spoke and offered his inheritance to one of them.

• Ji Zining led Xiao Jing and Li Chang'an through a passage into a dazzling white palace world.
• The three saw a snow-white coffin whose presence surpassed the Quasi-Emperor level but seemed weak.
• Xiao Jing recognized the sharp power surrounding the coffin as a Law of the Saber beyond the Quasi-Emperor level.
• Ji Zining decided they should leave when no voice came from the coffin, and she looked toward the four portals.
• The Great Emperor spoke from the coffin, praised the three's dispositions, and asked which one would receive his inheritance.

Ji Zining and Li Chang'an chose Xiao Jing to receive the Saber Emperor’s inheritance, while the Saber Emperor directed Li Chang'an and Ji Zining toward the final accompanying tomb chamber and the Empress’s main tomb. As Xiao Jing screamed through the painful inheritance process, Ji Zining and Li Chang'an continued onward, with only Ji Zining permitted to enter the main tomb.

• The Saber Emperor let Ji Zining, Li Chang'an, and Xiao Jing choose who would inherit his legacy, and Li Chang'an and Ji Zining nominated Xiao Jing because he cultivated the saber Dao.
• The Saber Emperor accepted their choice, praised Xiao Jing’s completed saber intent, and warned that Li Chang'an could not enter the main tomb chamber, which only Ji Zining could enter.
• Ji Zining and Li Chang'an left for the final accompanying tomb chamber while the Saber Emperor began passing his inheritance to Xiao Jing.
• The inheritance unleashed terrifying sharpness, and Xiao Jing repeatedly screamed as the Saber Emperor beat him during the process.
• Ji Zining and Li Chang'an heard Xiao Jing’s screams in the passageway, suspected the inheritance was painful, and continued toward the next chamber.

Ji Zining and Li Chang'an crossed a black curtain that tested them while strengthening their Laws of the Sword, then met the thin old man beside a golden coffin. He rejected Ji Zining as a recipient of his inheritance and chose Li Chang'an, despite resenting that he was Old Man Sword's inheritor.

• Ji Zining and Li Chang'an entered the black expanse beyond the passage and sensed a profound Law of the Sword within it.
• Ji Zining and Li Chang'an kept walking through the curtain as their Laws of the Sword gradually improved.
• Ji Zining and Li Chang'an emerged into a secluded hall, where they found a thin old man beside a golden coffin.
• The thin old man recognized Ji Zining's Exquisite Immortal Physique and told her to seek Her Majesty the Empress's inheritance instead.
• The thin old man chose Li Chang'an to inherit his mantle, complaining that he had to select Old Man Sword's inheritor.
• Ji Zining urged Li Chang'an to thank the thin old man for the inheritance.

Li Chang'an promised the short, thin old man that he would not follow the demonic path and received the old man's approval to inherit his sword legacy. Ji Zining entered the portal to the main burial chamber, where murals of Empress Linglong's life ended with her confronting a terrifying dark figure.

• Li Chang'an promised the short, thin old man that his sword would kill only those who deserved to die, and the old man accepted him as his inheritor.
• The short, thin old man told Ji Zining that Empress Linglong's legacy suited her Exquisite Immortal Physique and directed her to the portal to the main burial chamber.
• Ji Zining thanked the short, thin old man and entered the portal, while he summoned Li Chang'an to receive his legacy beside the coffin.
• Ji Zining followed a passage lined with murals showing a peerless beauty's growth from infancy to invincibility beneath the heavens.
• At the passage's end, Ji Zining saw a mural of the wounded beauty facing a terrifying dark figure and wondered if it was the being that had prevented new Great Emperors from arising.

Ji Zining met Empress Linglong, who revealed that her true name was Meng Lianyue and that she had once been a maid. Meng Lianyue explained that the final mural depicting her despair and killing intent was fabricated, and she recalled how she had crippled the being that attacked their world.

• Ji Zining left the corridor and heard a woman call to her from a palace.
• Ji Zining recognized the woman as Empress Linglong, who introduced herself as Meng Lianyue and revealed she had once been a maid.
• Meng Lianyue asked Ji Zining about the final mural and admitted she had carved it herself but invented its expression of unwillingness and killing intent.
• Meng Lianyue recalled that her allies were gravely wounded, her strength was spent, and she regretted being unable to kill the invading being herself.
• Meng Lianyue said she had permanently cut down the being's rank, trapping it in the world it had called a prison.

Ji Zining accepted Meng Lianyue’s inheritance and sat on the dragon throne to begin a transformation. Meng Lianyue hoped Ji Zining could surpass the Great Emperor Realm and escape their chaos, which she revealed was a prison world.

• Meng Lianyue told Ji Zining that she had grievously wounded a powerhouse from beyond their chaos, but could not defeat it or escape their world.
• Meng Lianyue praised Ji Zining’s talent and offered her inheritance, while Ji Zining promised to honor her deeds and agreed to become her disciple.
• Meng Lianyue instructed Ji Zining to sit on the dragon throne, where the inheritance would awaken the full potential of her Exquisite Immortal Physique.
• Ji Zining sat on the dragon throne, and immortal light filled the palace as her transformation began.
• Meng Lianyue reflected that their chaos was a prison world and hoped Ji Zining could break through the Great Emperor Realm and venture beyond it.

Ji Zining received Empress Linglong's inheritance, mastered more of her Exquisite Immortal Physique, and greatly increased her cultivation and combat power. After the inheritance ended, she looked down and reacted with alarm at what she saw.

• Empress Linglong's inheritance helped Ji Zining develop and master the full potential of her Exquisite Immortal Physique.
• Ji Zining's spiritual power and soul cultivation reached the Saint Realm Ninth Stage, while her physical cultivation advanced to the Great Saint Realm Third Stage.
• Ji Zining comprehended the Law of Force, and her Law of the Sword rose to forty percent.
• Meng Lianyue recognized that Ji Zining's cultivation techniques surpassed Emperor Rank and hoped she would surpass Meng Lianyue's former peak.
• Ji Zining finished the inheritance with spiritual power at the Peak Saint Realm, soul cultivation at the Great Saint Realm Third Stage, and physical cultivation at the Great Saint Realm Sixth Stage; her Seven Orifices Exquisite Immortal Art reached the fifth layer.
• Ji Zining looked down after opening her eyes, and her expression changed abruptly at the scene below.

Ji Zining watched Empress Linglong, Meng Lianyue, dissipate completely after receiving her inheritance and a final gift of soul energy. The great tomb collapsed and vanished, teleporting Ji Zining, Xiao Jing, and the others to the mountain outside.

• Meng Lianyue told Ji Zining that her divine sense was nearly dissipated and urged her to surpass Great Emperor and reach beyond the chaos.
• Meng Lianyue explained that the great tomb would disappear when she dissipated and that Ji Zining and her friends would be teleported outside.
• Meng Lianyue dissipated into specks of light that entered Ji Zining's sea of consciousness and raised her soul cultivation from Great Saint Realm Third Stage to Sixth Stage.
• The great tomb shook as Meng Lianyue's followers realized she had gone ahead of them, and spatial force carried Ji Zining, Xiao Jing, and the others away.
• The tomb's chambers and ruins crumbled and weathered away until the entire space vanished.

After Ji Zining reunited with her companions at the Ancient Chaos Graveyard, they left to explore other places in the Martial Emperor Secret Realm. As dawn approached, Ji Zining rested atop the Ancient Chaos Stone Stele until her final sign-in opportunity unlocked.

• Qingshuang, Lin Shan, Xiao Jing, and Li Chang'an were teleported out of the mausoleum, and Li Chang'an told them Ji Zining had entered Empress Linglong's main burial chamber.
• Ji Zining appeared behind the group and urged them to leave the mountain because Qing Tan was waiting below and the area was dangerous.
• Ji Zining and her companions reunited with Qing Tan, then left the Ancient Chaos Graveyard before the Martial Emperor Secret Realm closed.
• The group visited several more places, though their gains were modest compared with the Great Emperor's inheritance from the graveyard.
• Ji Zining rested atop the Ancient Chaos Stone Stele as early morning approached, and her sign-in cooldown ended.

Ji Zining signed in and received the Domain of the Sword, a powerful ability that boosted her strength and Sword Dao while suppressing enemies. After testing it and keeping it secret, she refined Lightning Crystals and then set out to explore two more places in the Martial Emperor Secret Realm before it closed.

• Ji Zining signed in and obtained the Domain of the Sword, which she learned could strengthen her and suppress enemies within its range.
• Ji Zining activated the domain, enveloping a hundred li in Sword Qi and greatly increasing her strength and the power of her Sword Dao abilities.
• Ji Zining dismissed the domain and decided to keep it secret as a trump card.
• Ji Zining refined Lightning Crystals for three hours, improving her physical cultivation and gaining insight into two laws.
• After receiving a message from Xiao Jing and the others, Ji Zining flew down from the Ancient Chaos Stone Stele to explore two more places before the secret realm closed.

Ji Zining and her companions left the Martial Emperor Secret Realm and reunited with the Ziwei Holy Land disciples, who had all survived. News from the Heavenly Pride Ranking revealed Ji Zining had reached first place with Seventh Level Quasi-Emperor combat strength, while Xiao Jing, Lin Shan, Qingshuang, and Li Chang'an had also risen to the top five with Half-Step Quasi-Emperor strength.

• Ji Zining and her companions found little before the realm closed, though Qing Tan obtained a Peak Quasi-Emperor inheritance.
• The Ziwei Holy Land group left the secret realm, confirmed that none of their disciples had died, and prepared to return to Qingming City.
• A disciple announced that Ji Zining had taken first place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, then froze after receiving an additional message.
• The disciple revealed Ji Zining had Seventh Level Quasi-Emperor combat strength and ranked first, while Xiao Jing ranked second, Li Chang'an third, Lin Shan fourth, and Qingshuang fifth, all with Half-Step Quasi-Emperor combat strength.

After leaving the Martial Emperor Secret Realm, Ji Zining and her companions learned that they had reached the top of the Heavenly Pride Ranking, with Ji Zining at Seventh Level Quasi-Emperor strength and Xiao Jing, Lin Shan, and Qingshuang at Half-Step Quasi-Emperor strength. Ji Zining dismissed Feng Xiao’s explanation for Wind God Valley’s delayed support and set off with her group for Qingming City.

• The Ziwei Holy Land’s disciples learned that Ji Zining had reached first place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking with Seventh Level Quasi-Emperor strength, while Xiao Jing and the others had become Half-Step Quasi-Emperors and claimed the top rankings.
• Ji Zining considered how Xiao Jing and the others might further improve their combat strength, while Xiao Jing, Lin Shan, and Qingshuang realized that she had led them to Great Emperor inheritances and other opportunities.
• Qing Tan reflected that Ji Zining would soon leave the Heavenly Pride Battlefield for the True Martial Dao Domain, where only the Holy Lands’ ancestors could rival her.
• Li Chang'an identified Feng Xiao as a disciple of Wind God Valley, an affiliated force that had not approached Ji Zining earlier.
• Feng Xiao explained that hostile forces had prevented him from seeking Ji Zining sooner and begged her to punish him rather than withdraw the Ziwei Holy Land’s protection from Wind God Valley.
• Ji Zining declined to discuss Feng Xiao’s plea and told him to step aside as she and her companions prepared to return to Qingming City.

Ji Zining spared Feng Xiao and Wind God Valley, then returned to Qingming City and went to sleep after the Martial Emperor Secret Realm. News of her Seventh Level Quasi-Emperor combat power and the strength of her companions spread across the Heavenly Pride Battlefield and the True Martial Dao Domain, stunning Ziwei Holy Land.

• Ji Zining decided to visit the Flowing Moon Dynasty after leaving the battlefield and strengthen it with the Nine Dragons World-Illuminating Grand Array.
• Ji Zining, Xiao Jing, and the other Ziwei Holy Land heavenly prides left Feng Xiao and returned to Qingming City, while the other factions' heavenly prides departed to report Ji Zining's strength.
• Ji Zining went to sleep in a hall at the city lord's residence after returning from the Martial Emperor Secret Realm.
• News that Ji Zining had Seventh Level Quasi-Emperor combat power and that four companions were Half-Step Quasi-Emperors caused a stir throughout the Heavenly Pride Battlefield and the True Martial Dao Domain.
• Li Changsheng heard the report at Ziwei Holy Land and was stunned by Ji Zining's performance with her Exquisite Immortal Physique.