Chapter Summaries

Mu Yanxi entered the Palace, and Su Changge gathered Luo Qingyu, Limitless Pride Heaven, Cloud Laurel Fairy, and the Nine-Headed Golden Lion to break through its gate. As the group entered the haunted Palace, Li Han emerged from the darkness and vowed to defeat Su Changge.

• Mu Yanxi smiled at Su Changge before vanishing into the Palace, while its divine light destroyed the black shadows pursuing Luo Qingyu and Limitless Pride Heaven.
• Su Changge recognized Luo Qingyu and Limitless Pride Heaven, then agreed to let Cloud Laurel Fairy join them.
• Su Changge led the group in attacking the Bronze City Gate, and their combined strikes shattered its restrictions and opened the entrance.
• Black shadows poured from the Palace, but Su Changge and Cloud Laurel Fairy fought them back as the group entered.
• Limitless Pride Heaven overcame his hesitation and followed the others inside.
• Li Han emerged from the darkness after the group had left and declared that Su Changge would fall this time.

Su Changge and his companions witnessed a vision of the Heaven-Slaying Immortal Emperor’s war against the Source of Darkness and his final sacrifice. The vision ended after the Emperor addressed his unborn child, leaving Su Changge puzzled by the Emperor’s apparent awareness of him.

• Su Changge used his Sacred Body Aura to repel the Palace’s dark mist, and divine light revealed statues of the five divine beasts and a blood pool.
• The blood pool formed a screen showing the Heaven-Slaying Immortal Emperor leading a battle against the Source of Darkness and overwhelming countless dark beings.
• Three powerful dark figures attacked the Heaven-Slaying Immortal Emperor, who fought them across worlds and the River of Time until they retreated.
• Wounded and near death, the Heaven-Slaying Immortal Emperor, who named himself Su Xuan, asked his lineage to tell his unborn child to finish his struggle against darkness.
• The Heaven-Slaying Immortal Emperor dissipated, and countless beings mourned him before the vision abruptly ended.

Su Changge and the other prodigies fought the darkness living beings released from a blood-colored statue, and Su Changge destroyed them with the Dao Severing Art. A scarlet flame then erupted from the blood pool, which the Nine-Headed Golden Lion recognized as the Golden Crow Demon Emperor’s Heaven Burning Demon Flame.

• The blood-colored statue cracked open and released darkness living beings that attacked Su Changge and the others.
• Limitless Pride Heaven, Luo Qingyu, Cloud Laurel Fairy, and the Nine-Headed Golden Lion fought the darkness living beings with their powers.
• Su Changge unleashed the Dao Severing Art’s first form and wiped out the darkness living beings, astonishing Limitless Pride Heaven and Cloud Laurel Fairy.
• Su Changge noticed a stone box beyond the blood pool as a scarlet flame burst from it.
• The Nine-Headed Golden Lion recognized the flame as the Golden Crow Demon Emperor’s Heaven Burning Demon Flame, and the prodigies looked toward Su Changge, expecting him to claim it.

Su Changge claimed the Heaven Burning Demon Flame seed, then faced Li Han and a coalition of Heavenly Pride Disciples who demanded the inheritance. He struck first, knocking out or killing many of them, while the survivors charged at him.

• Su Changge collected the Heaven Burning Demon Flame seed and noticed that Mu Yanxi had recently taken another treasure from a nearby recess.
• Li Han arrived with human and Demon Race Heavenly Pride Disciples and demanded that Su Changge hand over the flame and inheritance.
• Li Han stirred the crowd's greed by invoking the Great Emperor's opportunity and the Demon Race's dignity, and the gathered disciples threatened Su Changge.
• Su Changge pretended to consider their demand, then unleashed a punch that knocked out many disciples and reduced some to bloody mist.
• The surviving disciples attacked Su Changge with divine weapons and Dharma Treasures, while he dismissed them as ants.

Su Changge overwhelmed the Demon Race and other Heavenly Pride Disciples, forcing them to unleash their hidden trump cards. He answered their combined assault with his Sacred Body Phenomenon and a punch that shattered their attacks, leaving the battle’s outcome clear.

• Su Changge crushed the Wind Splitting Sparrow Clan Prodigy's hurricane attack and crippled him with one move.
• Su Changge struck at the remaining Heavenly Pride Disciples, and their combined counterattack shook the Ruins and left Li Han and the others battered.
• Li Han urged the Heavenly Pride Disciples to use their trump cards before Su Changge claimed the opportunity, and they unleashed their full powers.
• Su Changge summoned the Immortal King Descends on the Nine Heavens phenomenon and combined the World Tree Seed's power with his divine elephant particles.
• Su Changge's punch shattered the Heavenly Pride Disciples' combined divine abilities and spells.

Li Han unleashed the Returning Unity Sect’s Karma Fire Red Lotus against Su Changge, but Su Changge used his Sword Domain to halt the flames. Su Changge then counterattacked with the Azure Heaven Sword as their sword energy and fire clashed across the battlefield.

• Li Han, enraged by Su Changge’s superiority, activated the Karma Fire Red Lotus and summoned a monstrous Blood-colored Phantom.
• Li Han sent a huge wave of flames toward Su Changge, forcing the other Heavenly Pride Disciples to flee.
• Su Changge revealed his Sword Domain, freezing the flames in place and preventing them from reaching him.
• Su Changge struck with the Azure Heaven Sword, cutting through the flames and forcing Li Han to answer with more attacks.
• Su Changge leaped forward and unleashed another sword slash, beginning a fierce clash of sword energy and fire.

Su Changge defeated Li Han, took the Dao Breaking Holy Flame, and killed him despite the Returning Unity Sect's protective imprint. Outside the Returning Ruins Secret Realm, elders learned of Li Han's death, and the Returning Unity Sect elder demanded vengeance.

• Su Changge tore the Dao Breaking Holy Flame from Li Han and refined it while Li Han cursed him.
• Su Changge suppressed the protective imprint from the Returning Unity Sect with his Treasure Pagoda and beheaded Li Han.
• Su Changge collected Li Han's treasures, warned the other disciples away from the Heaven Burning Demon Flame, and left the Underground Palace on the Nine-Headed Golden Lion.
• An elder outside the Returning Ruins Secret Realm discovered that Li Han's life tablet had shattered and roared for the killer to be found.
• Demon Race elders mocked the Returning Unity Sect over Li Han's death while the other human powers watched coldly.

Su Changge left the Returning Ruins Secret Realm with the Returning Origin Holy Land disciples, riding Shi Xiaocang, heir of the Nine-Headed Golden Lion Clan. Outside, Shi Xiaocang’s silence made the demons believe he had willingly become Su Changge’s mount, enraging his clan elder, while a Great Qin elder demanded to know what had happened to their prince.

• Su Changge led the Returning Origin Holy Land disciples toward the secret realm’s exit while riding Shi Xiaocang, and secretly sent sword intent into Shi Xiaocang’s sea of consciousness to discourage him from resisting.
• Su Changge and his companions left through the Void Passage as Mu Yanxi, awakened as the Peach Blossom Female Emperor Hua Qianyue, watched him depart.
• The Returning Origin Holy Land elder welcomed the disciples back safely, while the demons erupted at the sight of Su Changge riding Shi Xiaocang.
• Su Changge claimed Shi Xiaocang had volunteered, and Shi Xiaocang could not bring himself to deny it, leaving the demons to take his silence as agreement.
• The Nine-Headed Golden Lion Clan elder spat blood in fury, and a black-robed Great Qin elder confronted Su Changge about the missing prince.

Su Changge admitted that he had killed the missing heirs and disciples, prompting their factions to threaten him. Overlord Cang Ancestor appeared to defend the Returning Origin Holy Land's Divine Son and slaughtered the assembled factions' elders and experts.

• Su Changge calmly admitted that he had killed the missing heirs and disciples from several factions in the Returning Ruins Secret Realm.
• The factions' elders threatened to kill Su Changge, while a Returning Origin Holy Land elder stood before him to protect him.
• Overlord Cang Ancestor appeared and warned the elders not to threaten the Returning Origin Holy Land's Divine Son.
• Overlord Cang Ancestor swept his sleeve and killed the hostile elders and experts despite their pleas and threats of an Immortal War.

After Overlord Cang Ancestor protected Su Changge from the factions that threatened him, Su Changge returned to Returning Origin Holy Land and cultivated with immortal light and the Mending Heaven Divine Stone Fragment. He awakened a powerful five-elements flame phoenix around his World Tree Seed and considered refining the other four divine beasts.

• Overlord Cang Ancestor praised Su Changge, warned the factions against bullying him, and vanished into the void.
• Su Changge ordered his group to return to Returning Origin Holy Land as news of the slaughter spread through nearby Dao Domains.
• Yun Xinyan told Su Changge that First Holy Son Ye Lintian and Second Holy Son Bai Shanghuai had returned, and Su Changge said he wanted to meet Ye Lintian.
• Su Changge entered Returning Origin Holy Hall and fused immortal light from the Heaven Questioning Mirror with the Mending Heaven Divine Stone Fragment.
• Su Changge compressed five-elements power into a sphere, forming a blazing phoenix around his World Tree Seed, and considered gathering sacred objects to refine the Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise, White Tiger, and qilin.

News of Su Changge’s victories in the Returning Ruins Secret Realm stirred anger across the Demon Race and several human powers, but fear of the Returning Origin Holy Land held them back. The Returning Unity Sect’s ancestor ordered an ultimatum over the Dao Breaking Holy Flame, setting an Immortal War on the brink.

• Demon Race factions argued over whether to wage war against the Returning Origin Holy Land, while the Nine-Headed Golden Lion Clan defended Su Changge because Shi Xiaocang had benefited from their alliance.
• An elder urged the Demon Race to wait for the coming great era and the return of Dragon God Island and True Phoenix Cave rather than launch a reckless war.
• The Lord of the Great Qin Ancient Dynasty raged over the deaths of his disciples and son, but held back and planned to wait for an Ancient Prince to awaken before seeking revenge on Su Changge.
• The Returning Unity Sect’s elders demanded retaliation after Su Changge killed the sect master’s son and took the Dao Breaking Holy Flame.
• Following his ancestor’s instruction, the Returning Unity Sect’s master demanded the Dao Breaking Holy Flame’s return and an apology, threatening an Immortal War against the Returning Origin Holy Land.

The Returning Origin Holy Land answered the Returning Unity Sect’s threat by sounding the All Heavens War Drum and mobilizing its forces for war. It revealed vast armies, two Quasi-Emperor powerhouses, and an Emperor Armament, leaving the other Dao Domains stunned as its full strength began to emerge.

• In the Returning Origin Holy Land’s Ancestral Land, its ancient ancestors ordered Ancestor Po Jun to respond forcefully to the threat against Changge.
• Ancestor Po Jun declared war on the Returning Unity Sect and sounded the All Heavens War Drum.
• The holy land’s subordinate forces assembled as millions of soldiers from its legendary Dao armies descended through Void Passages.
• The Dragon Roar Extinguish Heaven Guard arrived, and its commander called for the death of anyone who offended the holy land.
• Two Quasi-Emperor powerhouses appeared, followed by an Emperor Armament whose Emperor’s Might shook the surrounding realms.

Five top factions declared an immortal war against the Returning Origin Holy Land, escalating its conflict with the Returning Unity Sect. The holy land prepared to fight while its ancestors planned to summon Profound Feather Great Emperor, leaving the true depth of its foundations a mystery.

• The Returning Unity Sect raised its Sacrifice War Heaven Banner and prepared to confront the Returning Origin Holy Land.
• The Limitless Dao Sect, the heavenly wolf clan, the Wind Splitting Sparrow Clan, and the Thunder Tiger Clan each declared war, bringing the number of hostile top factions to five.
• Su Changge accepted that war was inevitable and focused on becoming strong enough to surpass his peers.
• Ancestor Po Jun and another ancient ancestor discussed the holy land's response, including bringing Profound Feather Great Emperor back from elsewhere.
• The ancient ancestor ordered Ba Cang and Po Jun to command the army, confident the holy land's Great Emperors could prevent their enemies' Great Emperors from returning.

The Five Great Factions invaded the Returning Origin Holy Land, but its Primordial Sword Formation and powerful forces turned the assault into a brutal war. Overlord Cang Ancestor killed a Quasi-Emperor of the Returning Unity Sect, and the battle continued with the allied armies badly shaken.

• The allied armies of the Five Great Factions arrived with eight visible Quasi-Emperors and threatened to destroy the Returning Origin Holy Land.
• Ancestor Po Jun activated the Primordial Sword Formation, whose rain of sword energy killed many invaders before they could form defenses.
• Ancestor Po Jun and the Returning Origin Holy Land's forces launched millions of armored cavalry and hundreds of millions of troops into battle against the Five Great Factions.
• The armies clashed across the battlefield while Quasi-Emperors fought in the cosmos, and the Returning Origin Holy Land's four Quasi-Emperors began to overpower their eight opponents.
• Overlord Cang Ancestor shattered a Quasi-Emperor of the Returning Unity Sect, then declared that he would kill another.

The Five Great Factions struggled against the Returning Origin Holy Land until they summoned four Emperor Armaments. Ancestor Po Jun answered with the Palm Heaven Pearl and the Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda, revealing that the holy land possessed two Half-Immortal Artifacts as the confrontation neared an all-out clash.

• Ancestor Po Jun killed the Wind Splitting Sparrow Clan’s Quasi-Emperor, while the armies and Quasi-Emperors continued their brutal battle.
• Su Changge watched the destruction and resolved to pursue a realm beyond Immortal Emperor.
• The Limitless Dao Sect, Thunder Tiger Clan, Wind Splitting Sparrow Clan, and Heavenly Wolf Clan brought forth their Emperor Armaments.
• Overlord Cang Ancestor summoned the Heaven Binding Chain, but Ancestor Po Jun revealed the Palm Heaven Pearl.
• Ancestor Po Jun summoned the Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda, and observers recognized it as a Half-Immortal Artifact.

The Five Great Factions’ forces battled the Returning Origin Holy Land as the Black White Dual Fiends unleashed the Palm Heaven Pearl’s power. The Returning Unity Great Emperor intervened, but the Mystic Feather Empress appeared and faced his challenge to an imperial battle.

• The Black White Dual Fiends combined their power through the Palm Heaven Pearl and drove back the Five Great Factions’ Quasi-Emperor experts.
• The Returning Unity Great Emperor emerged through a spatial gateway and stopped the yin-yang tide with his imperial power.
• The Five Great Factions’ army surged forward again, and both sides resumed their battle.
• The Mystic Feather Empress appeared and mocked the Returning Unity Great Emperor for his failing vitality.
• The Returning Unity Great Emperor challenged the Mystic Feather Empress to an imperial battle, and she dismissed him as unworthy of the contest.

The Mystic Feather Empress and the Returning Unity Great Emperor clashed, but his Heaven Splitting Blade overcame her initial phoenix attack. She summoned the Divine Phoenix Mirror and, enraged by his insult to her worthiness, unleashed a vast blaze that set the universe alight.

• The Mystic Feather Empress unleashed flaming phoenixes, but the Returning Unity Great Emperor summoned destructive stars and argued that earth should overcome fire.
• The Returning Unity Great Emperor drew his Heaven Splitting Blade and shattered her phoenixes, then mocked her as a Ninth Grade Great Emperor.
• The Mystic Feather Empress opened a fissure in the void and brought forth the Divine Phoenix Mirror, which onlookers recognized as a legendary Emperor Armament.
• The Returning Unity Great Emperor declared her unworthy of wielding the mirror, while the ancestors recalled her brother had once wielded it and she had inherited his wish.
• The Mystic Feather Empress unleashed a universe-spanning blaze, summoning countless phoenixes and a raging flame hell.

Su Changge joined the battlefield to fight the Five Great Factions and declared himself invincible below Saint. After a mysterious ancestor’s power killed a Holy Master who attacked him, Su Changge challenged the allied armies to send anyone below Saint against him.

• Su Changge asked the Returning Origin Holy Master to let him fight, and the Holy Master agreed after receiving an ancestor’s instruction and assurance that Su Changge was protected.
• Su Changge entered the battlefield, drew a blue-green longsword, and declared that he was invincible below Saint and would trade one life for one above Saint.
• The Returning Origin Holy Land’s army rallied behind Su Changge and shouted that their Divine Son was peerless and the Holy Land would prevail.
• A Holy Master expert from the Returning Unity Sect attacked Su Changge, but a mysterious white-bearded figure flicked a finger and erased the attacker.
• A voice in Su Changge’s mind told him to grow stronger quickly and said the Immortal Realm was only the starting point.
• Su Changge challenged the Five Great Factions to send anyone below Saint to fight him.

Su Changge defeated Li Hao and a Returning Unity Sect elder with single strikes, then challenged the younger generation of the Five Great Allied Forces to fight him all at once. As the assembled prodigies prepared to attack, Su Changge declared that he would usher in a new era.

• Li Hao attacked Su Changge with his spear, but Su Changge killed him with one sword strike.
• A Venerable Completion Realm Outer Elder of the Returning Unity Sect attacked Su Changge with four golden characters, but Su Changge destroyed the attack and erased the elder with his sword.
• Su Changge challenged every member of the Five Great Factions’ younger generation below the Saint Realm to fight him alone.
• Prodigies from the allied army accepted the challenge and gathered to face Su Changge.
• Su Changge pointed his sword toward the firmament and declared that he would usher in a new era.

Su Changge faced a host of young prodigies and overwhelmed them with his Sword Domain, sword techniques, and physical strength. As the remaining attackers charged with their full power, he unleashed a single sword strike that cleaved the sky, leaving him alone beneath the emptied heavens.

• The prodigies attacked Su Changge together, but his Sword Domain stopped their spells and divine abilities.
• Su Changge summoned countless swords and killed many attackers, then used One Sword Yin Yang to cut down more of the crowd.
• A Wind Splitting Sparrow Clan Prodigy tried to strike Su Changge from behind, but Su Changge countered him with a punch and continued slashing through his enemies.
• A young prodigy of the Thunder Tiger Clan ordered the gathered attackers to use their trump cards and charge Su Changge together.
• Su Changge communed with the Azure Heaven Sword and unleashed one strike, annihilating the void and cleaving apart the distant clouds.