Chapter Summaries

After escaping the Immortal Prison, Wang Qicang was hunted for killing a Heavenly Palace disciple and led over a thousand fugitives to the ruins of the Grand Yi Gates of Hell. There, Heavenly Ghost asked whether Wang had killed the disciple for the Desolate Heaven Domain and said he had three possible paths to survival.

• Wang Qicang survived thousands of years of brutal battles in the Immortal Prison and became known as the Scholar after killing a Tribulation Transcendence Great Celestial Venerable.
• A mass escape from the Immortal Prison exposed a vast network of corruption across the Three Thousand Immortal Territories and triggered infighting among its factions.
• A thousand years later, Wang Qicang openly killed a Heavenly Palace disciple at the Myriad Sects Heavenly Pride Gathering, drawing the attention of immortals and the Star Pivot.
• Wang Qicang and the escaped prisoners hid in the desolate Ghost River, where he revealed that it had once been the Grand Yi Gates of Hell.
• Heavenly Ghost asked Wang Qicang whether he had killed the disciple for the Desolate Heaven Domain and said he had three paths to survival.

Li Tiangui proposed that Wang Qicang escape the Three Thousand Immortal Territories and compete in the Immortal World Heavenly Pride Battle to earn enough renown to return openly. Wang Qicang agreed, and Li Tiangui revealed a landscape map and began explaining their plan to cross the guarded territories.

• Wang Qicang said the Heavenly Palace disciple's death would make the ancient ferocious beasts safer and deter further hunts.
• Li Tiangui rejected the cultivators' suggestion to wait out the pursuit and proposed fleeing south beyond the Three Thousand Immortal Territories.
• Li Tiangui urged Wang Qicang to enter the Immortal World Heavenly Pride Battle, gain fame, and eventually return openly.
• Wang Qicang agreed to leave, and Li Tiangui unfurled a map of the Three Thousand Immortal Territories that he had taken from the Heavenly Palace disciple.
• Li Tiangui began laying out a route and plan for their escape, leaving the cultivators stunned by its ambition.

Wang Qicang fled across the Three Thousand Immortal Territories as the Immortal Territory Alliance pursued him and his rebellion stirred unrest among the myriad races. When the immortals cornered him in the Mountain Wastes Forest, the Ancient Ferocious Beasts intervened and sent him away as battle began.

• Li Tiangui told the cultivators left behind that they had a second plan to help Wang Qicang evade pursuit.
• Wang Qicang escaped the Grand Yi Gates of Hell, and a century later the Immortal Territory Alliance issued a Kill Order and sent over a hundred immortals after him.
• The rebellion sparked fierce disputes in the Heavenly Palace and gave cultivators across the Star Pivot an opening to express their dissatisfaction with the Alliance and help guide Wang Qicang.
• Immortals cornered Wang Qicang in the Mountain Wastes Forest, but dozens of Ancient Ferocious Beasts arrived and told him to flee.
• An Ancient Old Ancestor hurled Wang Qicang away before the Ancient Ferocious Beasts and immortals clashed.

Wang Qicang escaped the Supreme Unity border as allies sacrificed themselves and the Azure Sky Dao Lord distracted three immortals. His flight became a pretext for factional struggles across the Three Thousand Immortal Territories, while Li Tiangui resolved to help him reach the Southern Border; Wang continued as a fugitive, witnessing the realm’s suffering and disorder.

• Over a hundred Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Lords attacked the Alliance cultivators, and Wang Qicang’s friends sacrificed themselves to open a path for him.
• The Azure Sky Dao Lord invited three immortals away, allowing Wang Qicang to cross into the Taiyi Immortal Domain as factions across the Three Thousand Immortal Territories seized on his escape to pursue their own aims.
• Three thousand years later, divisions within the Heavenly Palace of Boundless erupted, and the Southern Frontier Immortal Alliance and powerful Overlord Clans entered the Boundless Immortal Domain.
• Li Tiangui realized unseen powers were using Wang Qicang as a pawn and decided to risk everything to help him escape through the Southern Border.
• Wang Qicang traveled toward the Southern Border by a winding route and, over twenty thousand years, witnessed the suffering and disorder of the Ten Thousand Clans.

Wang Qicang reached the Southern Border and fought alone against the Heavenly Rhythm Immortal Kingdom’s army, revealing that he was a Qi Refiner. After half a day he was left nearly broken, and Li Tiangui arrived before Ling Fuye with a Mysterious Jade Token.

• Wang Qicang reached the Southern Border, where Ling Fuye and a hundred thousand Tribulation Transcendence troops blocked his path.
• Ling Fuye demanded that Wang Qicang surrender, but Wang removed his Book Basket and revealed his ability to refine the myriad qi of heaven and earth.
• Wang Qicang charged the army alone and fought for half a day before his strength was exhausted and his body was battered.
• Ling Fuye questioned Wang Qicang about his journey, while Wang remained silent and unbroken in spirit.
• Li Tiangui arrived and paid his respects to Ling Fuye, with a Mysterious Jade Token hovering above his head.

Li Tiangui tried to save Wang Qicang by taking his place and arguing that the Three Thousand Immortal Territories needed Wang Qicang to compete in the Immortal Realm's heavenly pride gathering. Ling Fuye killed Li Tiangui but ordered his army toward the Immortal Pass, leaving Wang Qicang a chance to follow a bloody path to survival.

• Li Tiangui presented documents showing that Wang Qicang had crossed the immortal territories to attend the heavenly pride gathering.
• Li Tiangui claimed he was Wang Qicang and offered his life to shoulder Wang Qicang's crimes and preserve hope for the Three Thousand Immortal Territories.
• Li Tiangui urged Wang Qicang to keep going without looking back, then knelt and transformed his face into Wang Qicang's likeness.
• Ling Fuye impaled Li Tiangui with his spear, destroying his soul and body.
• Ling Fuye ordered the army to form ranks, open the Immortal Pass, and exterminate the bandits of the Myriad Races of the Earth Frontier.
• Ling Fuye watched to see whether Wang Qicang could follow the army through the pass and survive.

Ling Fuye led the Ling Family Army on a three-hundred-year campaign that carried Wang Qicang beyond the reach of the Myriad Races of the Earth Frontier, then secretly left him to survive alone in the Immortal Realm. Ten thousand years later, the Myriad Races Heavenly Pride Gathering was about to begin at Ancient Sky Immortal City.

• Ling Fuye judged Wang Qicang unable to match the Immortal Realm’s heavenly prides, but ordered his army to purge the frontier and advance with him.
• The Ling Family Army fought for three hundred years, and Wang Qicang collapsed from exhaustion before using a pill formed from heaven and earth to keep himself alive.
• Ling Fuye withdrew his army and explained to an immortal woman that he had saved Wang Qicang because another cultivator had given his life for him.
• Ling Fuye and the woman left Wang Qicang behind after she reshaped the land, and Wang Qicang woke and fled with no map or companions.
• Ten thousand years later, heavenly prides from across the Immortal Realm gathered as the first-round Heavenly Pride Battlefield at Ancient Sky Immortal City prepared to open.

Ancient Sky Immortal City awakened and opened its gates, drawing prodigies and clans from across the Immortal Realm. The chapter showcased the city's unmatched cultivation, artifact, and information technologies as the crowds gathered for the battles ahead.

• The Primordial Beginning War Bell rang three times as Ancient Sky Immortal City awakened from the mist of Chaos.
• A Great Dao whale phantom appeared above the city, while prodigies from across the Immortal Realm raced toward it.
• Great clans including the Black Tortoise Clan, Divine Feather Clan, Cangwu Ancient Kingdom, Heaven-Mixing Dragon Descendants, and Talisman Bone Clan entered with their prodigies.
• Cultivators witnessed the city's self-operating formations, supreme artifact spirits, and advanced cross-realm transport systems.
• The chapter described the city's Information Spirit Registers, Luminous Sky Mirror Formation, Void-Breaking Phantom Tower, and Heavenly Sound Tower for relaying and analyzing battles.

A solitary human cultivator from the Three Thousand Immortal Territories arrived at Ancient Sky Immortal City on the final day of registration for the Heavenly Pride Battle. After he offered the name Li Tiankui, the Dao Palace transported him away, leaving the watching immortals puzzled because no such person appeared on the territory’s list of heavenly prides.

• Ancient Sky Immortal City showcased the Immortal Realm’s advanced arts and hosted the Heavenly Pride Battle as a gathering place for its future generation.
• A travel-worn human cultivator passed the Five Elements Spirit Estate and headed alone for the Name-Offering Dao Palace.
• The immortals guarding the Dao Palace noticed that the man was only at the Qi Condensation Stage and wondered why he had come on the last day.
• The man introduced himself as Li Tiankui of the Three Thousand Immortal Territories and offered his name for the battle.
• The Dao Palace’s azure spiritual book registered Li Tiankui and carried Wang Qicang away before he could resist.
• The immortals found that no such person appeared on the Three Thousand Immortal Territories’ list of heavenly prides.

Ancient Sky Immortal City filled with powerful factions and prodigies arriving for the heavenly pride battle, including the Five Elements Spirit Estate, Ancestral Spirit Mountain, and Heavenly Sea Dao Court. The chapter ended with Qingran’s arrival, as onlookers marveled at the young Dao Court prodigy’s overwhelming strength.

• The Five Elements Spirit Estate arrived in Ancient Sky Immortal City with a five-colored spirit sea and ancient immortal beasts, while spectators discussed its secretive disciples and difficult Five Elements Immortal Path.
• Ancestral Spirit Mountain arrived carrying a vast mountain range, and the Primordial Giant Spirit stood atop it as cultivators recalled his refusal to become a Bo Clan True Immortal’s disciple.
• The Heavenly Sea Dao Court arrived in its Great Sun Divine Chariot, with Qingran standing at the front.
• Qingran privately hoped not to get hurt, despite being so powerful that his peers feared him and even a one tribulation immortal could not harm him.
• Immortals discussed Qingran’s cultivation and extraordinary talent, noting that he had cultivated for less than fifty thousand years.

The Immortal Court and powerful heavenly prides gathered in Ancient Sky Immortal City as the Heavenly Pride Battle began. Amid the celebrated contestants, a lone, unnoticed figure climbed toward Great Dao Mountain.

• The Immortal Court arrived, and cultivators across the Three Thousand Worlds bowed in respect to the absent True Dragon Heavenly Sovereign.
• A dragon prince asked whether the Three Thousand Immortal Territories were still ruled by three thousand alliances, and an Ancient Phoenix warned him to heed the Heavenly Sovereign's words.
• Three heavenly prides of the Bo Clan arrived bearing nine worlds, drawing the attention of their rivals.
• Nine Tribulations Dao Venerables announced the start of the battle and summoned the heavenly prides to climb the Azure Light Spirit Book's stairway to Great Dao Mountain.
• As the heavenly prides climbed, an unnoticed lone figure made his way toward the summit while others sneered at or ignored him.

Wang Qicang fought Li Tiankui for three days before losing, then spent a month cultivating in a grotto-heaven with extraordinary resources. He joined the heavenly prides at the Heavenly Frontier as the second battle began at Ancient Dao Tianyuan.

• Wang Qicang battled Li Tiankui for three days, but Li Tiankui won and gained insight into Wang Qicang's cultivation method.
• Wang Qicang learned that his grotto-heaven could tailor immortal veins and provide rare cultivation resources, then began meditating there.
• Wang Qicang's cultivation repeatedly collapsed the immortal veins, and the Immortal Puppet reassured him and restored them.
• After a month in seclusion, Wang Qicang learned that the second battle would take place at the Heavenly Frontier and left his grotto-heaven.
• The heavenly prides began the second battle at Ancient Dao Tianyuan as cultivators and powerful factions watched their formidable techniques.

Wang Qicang, competing under the name Li Tiankui, won battles in the Heavenly Pride Battle and advanced through the rounds. A hundred years later, he faced Qingran of the Myriad Sea Dao Court, leaving the Immortal Realm watching their fierce contest.

• Wang Qicang defeated a Starry Sky giant spirit on a battle platform and returned to his grotto-heaven to refine battle qi.
• Three years later, Wang Qicang faced a heavenly pride from the Three Thousand Immortal Territories in the third round and introduced himself as Li Tiankui.
• Wang Qicang overwhelmed his opponent with his qi-refining movement art and battle qi, winning the match.
• A hundred years later, Wang Qicang faced Qingran, a giant spirit and Peerless Heavenly Pride of the Myriad Sea Dao Court, in the fourth round.
• Qingran and Wang Qicang began their battle as cultivators across the Three Thousand Immortal Territories and beyond watched tensely.

Wang Qicang lost to Qingran in the fourth round of the Heavenly Pride Battle and accepted White Rainbow’s invitation to join the Southern Frontier Immortal Alliance. Before he could leave with her, immortals from the Three Thousand Immortal Territories seized him as a Sinful Spirit and took him away.

• After three days of fighting, Wang Qicang could not break through Qingran’s protective immortal aura, and Qingran knocked him unconscious to win the battle.
• Wang Qicang woke on the platform, weakened and unable to gather qi, then left as the Heavenly Pride Grotto-Heaven crowned Qingran.
• White Rainbow invited Wang Qicang to cultivate in her White Rainbow Dao World, and Wang Qicang agreed to join the Southern Frontier Immortal Alliance.
• Immortals from the Three Thousand Immortal Territories imprisoned Wang Qicang and demanded his return as a Sinful Spirit.
• White Rainbow declined to interfere after learning of Wang Qicang’s crimes, and the Three Thousand Immortal Territories took him away.

White Rainbow rescued Wang Qicang from the Three Thousand Immortal Territories and brought him to the Southern Frontier Immortal Alliance, where he rose to become the Open Dao Master Azure Ghost. After secretly spreading cultivation methods back to the Three Thousand Immortal Territories, Wang Qicang provoked the Heavenly Palace’s crackdown and fled, unable to challenge its control.

• White Rainbow investigated Wang Qicang’s ties to the Three Thousand Immortal Territories, then took him to the Southern Frontier Immortal Alliance after he was seized during an ambush.
• Wang Qicang built a reputation as Azure Ghost over two hundred thousand years and opened a Dao, earning the praise of Ancestral Spirit Mountain’s elders.
• Wang Qicang secretly carried cultivation methods from the Immortal Realm’s ten thousand daos into the Three Thousand Immortal Territories.
• The Heavenly Palace cracked down on the forbidden cultivation methods, and the Immortal Alliance declared that cultivators of Outer Domain evil techniques would be killed without mercy.
• Wang Qicang fled when he realized he could not yet confront the Heavenly Palace or its control over the Three Thousand Immortal Territories.

Di Zheng, Lin Shou, and Wang Qicang attained the Dao and became True Immortals during the Immortal Realm’s golden age. After discovering that Dao founders gained power through their traditions while blocking future generations from mastering the same Dao, Wang Qicang confronted the implications of the Eternal Immortal Frontier’s hidden schemes and received a visit from True Dragon Heavenly Sovereign.

• Di Zheng attained the Dao through the Karma Great Dao, ignored calls to reclaim the Three Thousand Immortal Territories, and left the Earth Frontier.
• Lin Shou attained the Dao, scattered heaven-and-earth creation across the world, and departed to pursue his immortal journey in peace.
• Wang Qicang attained the Dao after spreading the Qi Refining Immortal Path, then visited Immortal Lord White Rainbow’s tomb and realized that Dao founders could draw insights from their disciples while blocking later cultivators.
• Wang Qicang connected the Great Dao Ranking and the deaths of Dao founders to the Eternal Immortal Frontier’s efforts to bury an era of Dao contention.
• True Dragon Heavenly Sovereign arrived before Wang Qicang, praised his talent, and faced Wang Qicang’s wary greeting.

Wang Qicang rejected the True Dragon Heavenly Sovereign’s attempt to broaden his ambitions and returned to the Three Thousand Immortal Territories with three treasures. Bo Dengyun and Gu Yi tried to stop him in the name of order, but he challenged their claims and vanished toward his homeland.

• Wang Qicang told the True Dragon Heavenly Sovereign that he cared about changing the Three Thousand Immortal Territories, not roaming the heavens, and the Heavenly Sovereign departed after declaring that Wang would one day seek him out.
• Wang Qicang refused requests to resurrect his Dao companion and later left the Southern Frontier Immortal Alliance to visit forbidden lands.
• A thousand years later, Wang Qicang returned with three peerless Immortal Realm treasures and headed for the Three Thousand Immortal Territories.
• Bo Dengyun and Gu Yi blocked Wang Qicang, arguing that a True Immortal’s intervention could unsettle the Immortal Realm’s order.
• Wang Qicang accused Bo Dengyun and Gu Yi of favoring their own clans and vanished without their stopping him.

Wang Qicang destroyed the Heavenly Palace and took control of the Three Thousand Immortal Territories, then began restoring its history and reshaping its cultivation order. He left the story working to coordinate the territories’ countless Dao lineages and establish a new path of cultivation.

• Wang Qicang descended on Boundless and slaughtered the Heavenly Palace’s Heavenly Elders, ending the institution without harming ordinary beings.
• Wang Qicang announced that he would rule the Three Thousand Immortal Territories and made the ruined Heavenly Palace his cultivation ground; many immortals accepted his authority while others fled.
• Over the next hundred years, Wang Qicang corrected the territories’ immortal history and purged immortals and disciples who obstructed the work.
• A thousand years later, Wang Qicang demanded that the Myriad Races of the Earth Frontier return the Ancient Immortal Domain’s territory, and Immortal Zheng tacitly agreed.
• Wang Qicang issued Immortal Tokens, appointed surviving Heavenly Palace immortals and local talent, and began drafting a new cultivation order for the Three Thousand Immortal Territories.

Wang Qicang annihilated a Southern Frontier Immortal Alliance delegation that demanded access to him, then spent millennia purging the Three Thousand Immortal Territories of the Heavenly Palace’s corruption. When Li Tiankui asked him to visit home, Wang refused, insisting that rebuilding required severing even family ties and accepting no interference.

• Wang Qicang annihilated the Southern Frontier Immortal Alliance delegation with World Extinction Immortal Lightning after its members insulted the Three Thousand Immortal Territories and demanded to see him.
• Over the following ten thousand years, Wang destroyed ancient Dao Lineages and replaced their leaders with younger cultivators, drawing fearful epithets and distance from powers across the Immortal Realm.
• Wang continued purging the Three Thousand Immortal Territories, removing remnants of the Heavenly Palace and exposing its oppression, exploitation, and collusion with the Outer Domain.
• Li Tiankui visited Wang in the ruined Heavenly Palace and reported that immortals were fleeing while several top Immortal Realm powers targeted the Three Thousand Immortal Territories.
• Wang refused to return home or preserve the Longevity Families, explaining that he had destroyed the Three Thousand Immortal Territories Alliance and would fight anyone who interfered with his efforts to rebuild.

Wang Qicang’s Three Thousand Immortal Territories rose in influence as he reshaped its cultivation order, prompting resentment from other Immortal Realm powers and revealing the Great Dao’s barriers to True Immortalhood. The chapter leaves the story at the Eternal Immortal Frontier, where ascendants worked together to mine and build the realm’s foundation.

• Wang Qicang governed the Three Thousand Immortal Territories, distributed benefits broadly, and kept cultivators away from immortal paths that had already produced True Immortals.
• The Southern Frontier Immortal Alliance and Immortal Court continued to bar cultivators from the Three Thousand Immortal Territories, while other True Immortals isolated Wang Qicang; another True Immortal emerged.
• Powerhouses across the Immortal Realm studied the Three Thousand Immortal Territories’ Dao order and realized that competing cultivators could block one another from mastering a Great Dao and attaining True Immortalhood.
• The revelation spurred powerhouses to pursue Dao supremacy, and they recognized that the age offered an exceptional opportunity to attain the Dao.
• Ascendants arrived at the Eternal Immortal Frontier and saw vast mining grounds where cultivators mined stellar veins as part of building the Eternal Ancient Immortal Realm’s foundation.