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Wang Tian acquires the 'Charmed Demon Body' and the 'Dragon and Phoenix Harmonization Technique' from an Empress's tomb. He uses the latter to heal Yunqu from poisoning and boost both their cultivations. He also becomes the head of the Divine Wind Sect. Wang Hong continues to plot, sending assassins, leading to a confrontation that culminates in Wang Tian reaching the Heavenly Immortal realm.
Wang Tian's supposed death is faked, while the Fourth Prince and Su Qin continue their schemes, including plotting with the Great Moon Empress. Wang Tian returns, exposing their treachery. His father, the Emperor, who was feigning death to uncover the full conspiracy, condemns Wang Hong and Su Qin. Wang Tian is offered the throne but initially declines.
Wang Tian, the Sixth Prince, wakes up framed for a scandalous act. His father, the Emperor, believes the false accusation and bans him to the royal tomb, stripped of his title and fiancée, Su Qin. His dantian is shattered, leaving him seemingly powerless.
Upon arriving at the royal tomb, Wang Tian activates a 'Corpse Touching System.' This system grants him random rewards and powers by touching corpses, allowing him to ignore tomb restrictions. He first encounters a 10,000-year-old 'Heavenly Grade Divine Corpse' and receives the Immortal Execution Sword. He then uses his new power to defeat guards sent by the Fourth Prince, Wang Hong, to further persecute him.
Wang Tian unearths the Ancestral Dragon Bone and the Heart of the Sacred Fox, significantly boosting his cultivation. He takes control of the Mountain Phantom Clan by displaying his power and the Moon Fox Pearl. He then confronts Wang Hong and Su Qin, who are attempting to orchestrate an assassination and frame the Kirin Court. Wang Tian showcases his subtly acquired powers, leading Wang Hong to plot a new scheme involving a forced marriage for Yunqu, the Kirin Lady, to the 'invalid' Sixth Prince.
Yunqu attempts suicide to avoid the coerced marriage. Wang Tian, under the guise of an elder 'Mr. Heavenly King,' heals her using the Moon Fox Pearl. He travels to Shushan to seek an alliance, demonstrating his extraordinary swordsmanship and knowledge of ancient formations, becoming an 18th Elder. He undergoes a spiritual vein unblocking ritual, allowing him to freely switch between dragon and spiritual aura.
Wang Tian, as Mr. Heavenly King, helps Kirin Court ward off an attack from Fourth Prince's allies. He acquires the 'Heart of Eternal Motion' and the 'Mahayana Technique' from other tombs, enhancing his puppet minion's strength. Yunqu, now stronger, challenges Su Qin in the Green Dragon Tournament, where Wang Tian covertly assists her. Despite Yunqu's victory, the Emperor, influenced by Wang Hong, still forces her marriage to the Sixth Prince.
During the chaos, it's revealed that the First Emperor's dragon spirit is being siphoned by a 'Dragon Prisoner Formation' set up by the Nine Specters. Wang Tian confronts the perpetrators, gains direct lineage and powerful artifacts from the First Emperor by touching his corpse, and reaches the peak of the Celestial Immortal Mirror. The First Emperor, now awakened, clarifies seniority, recognizing Wang Tian as his 'master.' Wang Tian finally accepts the throne, with Yunqu as his Empress and the First Emperor as his 'Crown Prince.'