Chapter Summaries

Lü Dongbin overwhelmed the men in black with the Golden Crow Divine Axe, killed their leader, and captured the energy they used to escape. Elsewhere, Dijun visited Ao Changsheng to discuss the Primordial World, and Ao Changsheng invited him to explain his purpose.

• The man in black attacked Lü Dongbin, but Lü Dongbin struck him down and slaughtered the others with the Golden Crow Divine Axe.
• The surviving men in black fled using energy from their rings, but Lü Dongbin’s purple gourd absorbed the energy.
• Lü Dongbin put away the gourd and questioned the mysterious man in black about his identity and presence in the ruins.
• Dijun visited Ao Changsheng’s cave abode and remarked that Ao Changsheng had likely seen something of the situation in the Primordial World.
• Ao Changsheng invited Dijun to discuss an important matter, and Dijun criticized the Demon Race for repeatedly breaking the rules.

Ao Changsheng persuaded Dijun to help him obtain an unknown treasure, then a hundred years later a mysterious black-clad man attacked an old man who was also called Changsheng. The black-clad man revealed a strange token and threatened to destroy him, leaving the old man alarmed but still defiant.

• Ao Changsheng told Dijun that only he could obtain an important treasure, though Ao Changsheng admitted he did not know what it was.
• Dijun agreed to help Ao Changsheng and mocked him after he left, suspecting his request was a scheme.
• A hundred years later, a black-clad man appeared before an old man in an ancient city and questioned who had sent him.
• The old man fought the black-clad man with an axe, but the attacker dodged his strikes, wounded him with an icicle, and demanded his submission.
• The black-clad man crushed a token and claimed its power could destroy the old man without a trace, leaving him shaken but unconvinced.

Cao Guojiu arrived as the old man fought the black-robed man and took over the confrontation. After restraining and questioning the old man about who was directing him, Cao Guojiu still could not make him talk.

• The old man healed his injuries, transformed into a giant, and attacked the man in black with a dragon of Qi, but the man in black struck it down with his spear.
• Cao Guojiu joined the fight and told the old man to leave, but the old man insisted on killing the man in black and challenged Cao Guojiu instead.
• Cao Guojiu and the old man exchanged dozens of blows without either gaining the advantage.
• Cao Guojiu vanished, seized the old man from behind, and demanded to know who was pulling his strings.
• The old man refused to reveal the person behind him and tried to kill himself, but Cao Guojiu stopped him and kicked him until he spat blood.

Cao Guojiu tortured an old man to force him to reveal his master, but the man refused and remained defiant. When a cloaked Blood Sha Sect disciple attacked, Cao Guojiu killed him and turned back to the old man, preparing to torture him further.

• Cao Guojiu crushed the old man's chest and demanded the mastermind's identity, but the old man refused to talk.
• The old man released his True Essence and attacked Cao Guojiu, but his punch did no harm and Cao Guojiu battered him.
• The man in black arrived with several others, found his master gravely injured, gave him a pill, and carried him away.
• Cao Guojiu ordered the corpses dealt with and questioned another old man, who again refused to reveal anything.
• A cloaked man attacked Cao Guojiu with a sword and identified himself with the Blood Sha Sect, but Cao Guojiu killed him with a punch.
• Cao Guojiu seized the old man and threatened to torture him until he wished he were dead.

True Person Qinglian revealed himself and used his intrinsic true fire and immense strength to slaughter Cao Guojiu and others outside the city. After the survivors submitted, Qinglian Zhenshui appeared behind him and wounded him, leaving him suspicious and threatening Cao Guojiu.

• Cao Guojiu recognized the black-robed man as True Person Qinglian and realized someone seemed to be controlling him.
• True Person Qinglian unleashed his intrinsic true fire, declared that he would destroy everyone in the city, and attacked the fleeing cavalry.
• True Person Qinglian killed Cao Guojiu with a blow from his huge hand and then slaughtered more people as the others tried to escape.
• The surviving people knelt and begged True Person Qinglian to spare them, and he believed he had cowed them into submission.
• Qinglian Zhenshui struck True Person Qinglian from behind, and he turned to face her while suspecting Cao Guojiu had plotted against him.

Cao Guojiu killed True Person Qinglian with the Golden Crow after Qinglian threatened Qingyunzi and his companions. As Cao Guojiu led his army onward, a force of black-robed figures confronted him, and their blue-robed leader pinned the Azure Lotus Pavilion disciples to the ground.

• Cao Guojiu refused to yield to True Person Qinglian, who threatened his relatives and demanded Qingyunzi's treasures.
• True Person Qinglian attacked Qingyunzi, but the Golden Crow trapped him and burned him nearly to death before devouring his head.
• Cao Guojiu held Qingyunzi and the others in place with his Innate True Fire and warned them against resistance.
• A group of two or three hundred black-robed figures blocked Cao Guojiu's path and challenged his claim that his backing made him untouchable.
• The blue-robed leader mocked Cao Guojiu and unleashed a vast pressure that pinned the Azure Lotus Pavilion disciples to the ground.

Cao Guojiu and True Person Qinglian were overwhelmed by the Azure Lotus Pavilion’s power until Han Xiangzi appeared and burned the Pavilion’s disciples with a devastating attack. The blue-robed man blamed Cao Guojiu for the disaster and prepared to cripple his cultivation.

• Cao Guojiu tried to attack the Azure Lotus Pavilion disciples, but their blue-robed companion’s Late Tribulation Transcendence cultivation sealed his power.
• Cao Guojiu threatened the blue-robed man with the Azure Lotus Pavilion’s revenge, then spotted Han Xiangzi arriving above them on a seven-colored cloud.
• Han Xiangzi struck the Azure Lotus Pavilion disciples with a massive fireball, setting them ablaze and leaving them screaming in agony.
• The blue-robed man blamed Cao Guojiu for leading Han Xiangzi to them, while Cao Guojiu insisted the attacker was a Demon Race cultivator.
• The blue-robed man vowed to spare Cao Guojiu’s life but cripple his cultivation, then sent Sword Qi sweeping toward him.

The green-robed man battered Cao Guojiu and the Azure Lotus Pavilion disciples, but a sudden force swept through the group and a black-robed man appeared before him. The newcomer recognized the green-robed man as the Azure Lotus Pavilion’s foremost expert, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• The green-robed man struck Cao Guojiu with his sword, injuring him and the surrounding Azure Lotus Pavilion disciples with flying stone fragments.
• The green-robed man summoned a white tiger phantom that bit Cao Guojiu and left him barely alive.
• Cao Guojiu challenged the green-robed man, and their clash further injured the Azure Lotus Pavilion disciples.
• A powerful force swept in from the distance, sending the disciples flying and blasting one into a mist of blood.
• A black-robed man appeared before the green-robed man and praised him as the Azure Lotus Pavilion’s foremost expert.

The black-robed man, claiming to be the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion master, attacked the Azure Lotus Pavilion after demanding its secret manual and arguing over the pavilions’ past actions. The Azure Lotus Pavilion disciples resisted, but the clash left one of them wounded on the ground.

• Cao Guojiu trembled in fear when he saw the black-robed man, who revealed himself as the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion master and demanded the Azure Lotus Pavilion’s secret manual.
• The azure-robed man refused, and the black-robed man struck him with his saber, sending him crashing into a wall and leaving him badly injured.
• The azure-robed man’s cousin demanded to know why the black-robed man was targeting their pavilion, and the two sides traded accusations over their treatment of fellow disciples.
• An Azure Lotus Pavilion disciple mocked the black-robed man and declared that they had refused to kill a captured woman, prompting him to charge at the disciple.
• The azure-robed man unleashed the Azure Lotus Sword Technique, but the attacked disciple was knocked backward and spat blood after the clash.

The black-robed man overwhelmed the Azure Lotus Pavilion disciples, killing one and forcing another to retreat despite his higher cultivation. The surviving disciples and elder were left shocked and fearful as the fight continued.

• The black-robed man badly injured the Azure Lotus Pavilion disciple, who charged at him again in rage.
• The wounded disciple ordered the other Azure Lotus Pavilion disciples to flee, but the black-robed man pursued them and kept attacking him.
• The black-robed man cut the disciple down with repeated Sword-Rays, killing him as the Azure Lotus Pavilion elder watched in horror.
• The Azure Lotus Pavilion elder turned to face the black-robed man's Sword-Rays and broke them with the Azure Lotus Sword, but he retreated while spitting blood.
• Two nearby Azure Lotus Pavilion disciples stared at the black-robed man in terror after seeing his overwhelming strength.

Ao Changsheng learned that Star Lord Ziwei’s apparent fall had stirred unrest on the Purple Tånúó Star and suspected Ziwei’s powerful disciple was behind it. He burned a group of small snakes and claimed control over them, while Nüwa asked him to spare them.

• The black-robed man attacked the Azure Lotus Pavilion disciples with hurricanes and Sword-Rays, killing several of them.
• Ao Changsheng told Nüwa that a disturbance was brewing on the Purple Tånúó Star after Star Lord Ziwei’s fall.
• Ao Changsheng suspected Ziwei’s beloved disciple, a powerful member of the nation-protecting faction, was responsible for the death.
• Ao Changsheng burned a group of small snakes into essence Qi and said he had gained control over their lives.
• Nüwa asked Ao Changsheng to release the snakes, but he refused and defended his decision to punish them.

Ao Changsheng suspected Star Lord Ziwei had returned and caused his injuries, while the Chaos Great Tribulation intensified. Elsewhere, four elders headed into Chaos in search of treasure as Hongjun, Yang Jian, and Xuanyuan Jian discussed the Great Peng Bird and considered fleeing before it found them.

• After Nüwa left, Ao Changsheng wondered whether Star Lord Ziwei had caused his injuries and then sat down to meditate.
• As the Chaos Great Tribulation grew fiercer, powerful beings beyond Chaos discussed its consequences, their own limits, and the treasures they hoped to obtain.
• Four elders worried that the great Chaos beasts might awaken and reshape the Primordial World, then flew into Chaos to investigate and seek treasure.
• On a towering mountain, Hongjun, Yang Jian, and Xuanyuan Jian felt violent fluctuations and considered whether the Great Peng Bird was devouring the tribulation.
• Xuanyuan Jian urged the others to leave before the Great Peng Bird discovered them.

Yang Jian fought the Heavenly Emperor in Chaos, matching his attacks with his spear and blood saber despite the vast pressure of his opponent’s strength. After their latest clash, Yang Jian was badly strained and had to rely on the Nine Netherworlds Nether Spring to keep fighting.

• Hongjun and Xuanyuan Jian saw the bluestone flee into Chaos and hurried after it, fearing the Great Peng Bird would escape.
• The Heavenly Emperor fired a massive silver needle at Yang Jian, who pierced it with his spear and destroyed it.
• The Heavenly Emperor pressed Yang Jian with his power, but Yang Jian used the blood saber’s brute force to block an attack and stagger him backward.
• Yang Jian and the Heavenly Emperor clashed again, destroying the surrounding land, and Yang Jian spat blood as the fight drained his strength.

Yang Jian fought the Heavenly Emperor with his blood saber and Blood Dragon Spear, but the Heavenly Emperor’s strength and defenses kept him on the back foot. Yang Jian’s final clash forced the Heavenly Emperor to take recoil, though neither fighter fell.

• The Heavenly Emperor mocked Yang Jian and demanded that he hand over the blood saber and Heavenly Emperor Seal.
• Yang Jian unleashed a bloody saber strike, but the Heavenly Emperor shielded himself with black mist and sent Yang Jian flying.
• Yang Jian charged again, broke through the Heavenly Emperor’s purple light with his Blood Qi, and attacked at close range.
• The Heavenly Emperor countered with his battle saber, shattering its saber beam against Yang Jian’s bloody claw.
• Yang Jian drove his Blood Dragon Spear at the Heavenly Emperor, and their collision left the Heavenly Emperor shaken while Yang Jian retreated.

Yang Jian fought the Heavenly Emperor with the Blood Dragon Spear, injuring him with Blood Sea Purgatory before being knocked back by the Heavenly Emperor’s stronger counterattack. As the Heavenly Emperor moved to finish Yang Jian and his allies, Yang Jian appeared behind him and unleashed the sixth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Chaos Art.

• Yang Jian used Blood Sea Purgatory to strike the Heavenly Emperor, bending his saber and injuring his meridians.
• The Heavenly Emperor counterattacked, knocked Yang Jian and his Blood Dragon Spear away, and demanded that Yang Jian kneel and surrender the spear.
• Yang Jian refused and resumed fighting the Heavenly Emperor, while the clash left both sides bloodied and Yang Jian’s allies badly hurt.
• The Heavenly Emperor flew toward Yang Jian and the others, but Yang Jian appeared behind him and activated the sixth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Chaos Art.

Yang Jian overwhelmed the Heavenly Emperor, shattered his battle armor, and revealed a terrifying death presence. He then attacked the wounded Heavenly Emperor, declaring that he would drag him to Hell.

• Yang Jian and the Heavenly Emperor traded blows until Yang Jian shattered the Heavenly Emperor's saber and struck him into a mountain.
• The Heavenly Emperor blamed his shattered battle armor and was shocked by Yang Jian's strength.
• Yang Jian mocked the Heavenly Emperor and advanced, while the Heavenly Emperor threatened him and demanded he kneel.
• Yang Jian unleashed a devouring presence that the Heavenly Emperor recognized as the scent of death.
• Yang Jian said the Heavenly Emperor would become the god of death's stand-in and swept his Blood Dragon Spear toward the Heavenly Emperor's neck.

Yang Jian confronted the Heavenly Emperor, then fled with Qingxuan before encountering a group of God Race youths who wanted him dead. He attacked them with the Fallen Sacred Sword, and the chapter left the old man leading the group facing a deadly blow he could not resist.

• The Heavenly Emperor tried to block Yang Jian’s attack, and Yang Jian fled with Qingxuan after realizing the Heavenly Emperor was alive and far stronger than him.
• A group emerged from the darkness and discussed Yang Jian’s talent and the need to eliminate him because of his God Race bloodline.
• A haughty girl volunteered to help kill Yang Jian, and the God Race youths dismissed his ability to threaten them.
• Yang Jian grew enraged at the group’s insults and launched a powerful sword attack with the Fallen Sacred Sword.
• The old man leading the group sensed the danger and shouted for everyone to run, but Yang Jian’s attack descended, leaving him unable to resist.

Yang Jian subdued Han Xiangzi and led him and the others toward the deepest part of the Gods and Devils Ruins, where Yang Jian intended to take them to the Gods and Devils inheritance. They reached a black-hole cave abode, and Han Xiangzi revealed that his father had once told him about it.

• Yang Jian defeated the young God Race members, leaving Han Xiangzi with no allies and no chance to challenge him.
• Yang Jian ordered Han Xiangzi to follow him to the deepest part of the Gods and Devils Ruins, claiming he could help them obtain the inheritance and break through their bottlenecks.
• Han Xiangzi tried to leave, but Yang Jian struck him with a streak of golden light and forced him to obey.
• Han Xiangzi led Yang Jian and his party through the air to a canyon at the end of the mountain range.
• Han Xiangzi identified the black hole in the canyon as the Gods and Devils cave abode and said his father had told him about it.

Yang Jian entered the Gods and Devils cave abode and subdued a Purple Lightning Dragon Python, discovering a rare purple crystal embedded in its forehead. After its scorching power initially struck his soul, he absorbed the python’s soul energy and restored his lost strength.

• Yang Jian followed Han Xiangzi toward the Gods and Devils cave abode as the cave shook and a huge entrance opened.
• A Purple Lightning Dragon Python burst from the cave and attacked Yang Jian, who struck it down with a single slap.
• Yang Jian pinned the python beneath his foot and noticed a piece of purple crystal on its body.
• Yang Jian seized the crystal, endured its scorching power, and used his soul power to absorb the python’s soul energy.
• Yang Jian felt his depleted soul power restored and rejoiced at the crystal’s pure thunder-element force.

Yang Jian devoured the purple crystal’s energy and was confronted by the black-clad old man, who pursued him to demand it back. Yang Jian overwhelmed the old man in battle and told him to honor their pact and leave, but the old man’s rage continued to rise.

• Yang Jian began absorbing the purple crystal’s energy as the black-clad old man sensed it and pursued him.
• The black-clad old man intercepted Yang Jian near a valley and demanded that he hand over the crystal.
• Yang Jian punched the black-clad old man and then smashed his spear aside with a purple-gold hammer.
• Yang Jian appeared behind the black-clad old man and kicked him dozens of zhang away.
• Yang Jian told the defeated old man to kneel, leave, and honor their pact, but the old man flew into a rage and surged with power.