Chapter Summaries

Chu Xinghe realized that the Phoenix Divine Fire and Well of Prophecy were missing, yet the Misfortune Compass treated his losses as a huge gain. As the Four Continents prepared to support the Buddha Domain against the Star Ghosts, the supposedly dead Origin Ancestor appeared inside Chu Xinghe’s World Seal and was pinned by its power.

• Chu Xinghe discovered that the Phoenix Divine Fire and Well of Prophecy had vanished, but the Misfortune Compass began turning backward as if he had gained more than he lost.
• Cheng Xiaotian, the White Spirit Evil Lord, the Heavenly Secrets Evil Lord, the Wolf King, and other experts pledged the Four Continents’ support for the Buddha Domain against the Star Ghosts.
• Chu Xinghe heard the Origin Ancestor offer to help fight the Star Ghosts and spotted him standing inside the World Seal.
• Chu Xinghe tried to control the World Seal and found it still obeyed him, while the Origin Ancestor said he had entered of his own free will.
• The World Seal suppressed the Origin Ancestor, leaving Chu Xinghe to realize that he seemed to have become one with it.

Chu Xinghe wondered why the Origin Ancestor had joined the call to punish Gu Mingchao, even though the World Seal remained firmly under Chu Xinghe’s control. Back at the Vast Heaven Holy Land, An Ying was assigned to the Civil Engineering Department despite his desperate attempts to avoid it.

• Chu Xinghe confirmed that he could control the World Seal and suppress the Origin Ancestor inside it, but remained baffled by the Origin Ancestor’s behavior.
• The Grand Elder prepared to activate a teleportation array, but the White Tiger Holy Venerable stepped in and sent everyone back to the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Elder He asked Chu Xinghe where An Ying should be assigned, and Huang Ritian argued that An Ying already belonged to the Civil Engineering Department.
• Elder He agreed to place An Ying in the Civil Engineering Department, while An Ying pleaded to join the Dark Moon Palace or follow Ouyang Ling instead.
• Elder He rejected An Ying’s alternatives, and Huang Ritian led the distressed An Ying away to the Civil Engineering Department.

An Ying settled into the Civil Engineering Department, where he was put to work handling treasures he had retrieved and regretted seeking credit for. In the World Seal, Origin Ancestor explained to Chu Xinghe how he survived by becoming its seal spirit after witnessing a possible path to restore the Ancient God's Head and surpass the gods.

• An Ying joined the Civil Engineering Department and quickly proved capable of every task, while Zhao Zhihui and the other disciples joked about wanting him to imprison them.
• Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable warned An Ying not to imprison him, claiming he was gravely injured, and An Ying accused him of staging an accident for compensation.
• An Ying realized that retrieving treasures from the Star Sea Abyss and the Land of Bewildered Spirits had left him with all the work instead of the credit he had hoped to earn.
• Chu Xinghe confronted Origin Ancestor inside the World Seal and asked how he had survived the destruction of his true body.
• Origin Ancestor explained that he had abandoned his power to An Ying and entered the World Seal as a pure soul after seeing the Phoenix Divine Fire begin to repair the Ancient God's Head.
• Origin Ancestor revealed that he had become the World Seal's seal spirit because he had seen a way to become a god and surpass the gods.

The Origin Ancestor explained that he had become the World Seal’s seal spirit, hoping to become the Heavenly Dao if it grew into a true world. He used its power to reconstruct Chu Xinghe’s body and pledged to help destroy the Star Ghost Clan, leaving Chu Xinghe stunned by the scale of the consequences.

• The Origin Ancestor revealed that the Phoenix Divine Fire and Ancient God's Head had transformed the World Seal into a nascent world with limitless potential.
• The Origin Ancestor entered the World Seal as a powerful soul and became its seal spirit, intending to become its Heavenly Dao in the future.
• The Origin Ancestor explained that he had given An Ying his power because he believed she and Chu Xinghe were together, creating her Calamity Divinity seed.
• The Origin Ancestor used the World Seal’s power to piece Chu Xinghe’s shattered remains back together and promised his reconstructed body would be stronger than before.
• The Origin Ancestor pledged to help Chu Xinghe wipe out the Star Ghost Clan, while Chu Xinghe reacted with stunned indifference.

Origin Ancestor pledged to help Chu Xinghe defeat the Star Ghosts and revealed his dream of remaking them if he someday became the Heavenly Dao. Chu Xinghe tried to accelerate the Buddha Domain’s conflict with the Star Sea Abyss, but the chapter ended with him finding An Ying exhausted and lying in a recliner at a meeting.

• Origin Ancestor offered to list the weaknesses of the Star Ghosts’ experts and explained that he wanted to help Chu Xinghe destroy their current clan.
• Origin Ancestor revealed that he no longer considered the deformed Star Ghosts his true kin and dreamed of creating a better Star Ghost Clan within the World Seal.
• Chu Xinghe worried that Origin Ancestor’s involvement could disrupt his plans and decided to push the Buddha Domain’s conflict with the Star Sea Abyss forward quickly.
• Shen Chun summoned Chu Xinghe to the Spirit Crane Palace for a meeting about the Buddha Domain.
• Chu Xinghe arrived to find the elders standing while An Ying reclined, and the Grand Elder explained that the Civil Engineering Department had worn An Ying out.

An Ying broke through to the Martial God level while pretending to collapse from work, prompting the Grand Elder to make him a permanent disciple of the Civil Engineering Department. Meanwhile, the leaders of the Vast Heaven Holy Land met with the Buddha Domain, whose Great Buddha Lord reported mounting battles with the Star Ghosts and asked when reinforcements would arrive.

• An Ying broke through from the peak of the Ninth Rank to the Martial God level in front of the Civil Engineering disciples and the Grand Elder.
• The Grand Elder declared An Ying a permanent disciple of the Civil Engineering Department, and the disciples gave him even more work until he genuinely collapsed.
• An Ying established a passage to the Buddha Domain, allowing the Great Buddha Lord, Little Buddha, and other experts to appear in the Spirit Crane Palace.
• Little Buddha questioned how Chu Xinghe's Divinity could inherit his three souls and seven spirits, and Chu Xinghe admitted he did not understand it himself.
• The Great Buddha Lord explained that the Buddha Domain had fought the Star Ghosts more than a dozen times since the Origin Ancestor's death and asked when reinforcements from the Four Continents would arrive.

The Great Buddha Lord expected a difficult negotiation over supplies for the war against the Star Sea Abyss, but learned the Vast Heaven Holy Land would provide everything itself and could sustain the effort for five thousand years. Cheng Xiaotian then arrived to insist that Martial Emperor City be allowed to contribute resources too.

• Gu Mingchao told the Great Buddha Lord that the Star Gate had stabilized and the Vast Heaven Holy Land could deliver all promised resources by the next day.
• Gu Mingchao and the Great Elder explained that the Vast Heaven Holy Land alone would provide the supplies, with half sent that day.
• The Great Elder said the Vast Heaven Holy Land could sustain the Buddha Domain's current rate of consumption for five thousand years.
• Shen Chun reported that Cheng Xiaotian had arrived, and Gu Mingchao let him enter Spirit Crane Palace.
• Cheng Xiaotian challenged Gu Mingchao for excluding Martial Emperor City from the contribution and insisted his city would provide resources.

Cheng Xiaotian secured a share of the resources Martial Emperor City would contribute to the Buddha Domain's war, trusting Zheng Yu's belief that Chu Xinghe's ventures always yielded profits. Chu Xinghe warned that they would accept nothing in return, but Zheng Yu insisted on contributing, leaving Chu Xinghe determined to make them share his intended losses.

• The Great Buddha Lord watched in bewilderment as Cheng Xiaotian argued with Gu Mingchao for permission to contribute more resources.
• The Little Buddha met Zheng Yu and mistook his apparent weakness for evidence of a cultivation level beyond his own.
• Cheng Xiaotian secured his desired contribution share after Zheng Yu had persuaded him to trust Chu Xinghe's record of profitable ventures.
• Chu Xinghe warned Cheng Xiaotian that their agreement barred them from taking the Buddha Domain's resources, land, or other valuables in return.
• Zheng Yu insisted that Martial Emperor City would contribute for justice rather than profit, and Chu Xinghe resolved to make them suffer losses alongside him.

Chu Xinghe assigned Ma Liang to oversee resource transport through the Star Gate instead of letting An Ying handle it, and the supplies strengthened the Buddha Domain’s army. The Star Gate then became unstable during a shipment and swallowed a vast quantity of resources, leaving Ma Liang stunned.

• Chu Xinghe insisted that An Ying rest and put Ma Liang in charge of transporting resources through the Star Gate.
• Ma Liang accepted the task, while An Ying resolved to surpass him and claim the place of Chu Xinghe’s number one confidant.
• Ma Liang selected elite disciples and sent batches of supplies from the Vast Heaven Holy Land through the Star Gate to the Buddha Domain.
• The Buddha Domain’s army used the abundant supplies to defeat the Star Ghosts that had broken through and began advancing toward the Star Sea Abyss.
• As Ma Liang directed another shipment, the Star Gate passage destabilized and swallowed a vast quantity of supplies.

When the Star Gate cracked during a supply shipment, Ma Liang followed Chu Xinghe’s safety-first orders and evacuated the disciples before the gate swallowed the supplies. Chu Xinghe was secretly delighted by the loss, which turned his Misfortune Compass, and sent Ma Liang back to work with instructions to keep the disciples safe.

• Ma Liang ordered the disciples to abandon the supplies and withdraw when cracks appeared in the Star Gate, and the widening cracks swallowed the shipment moments later.
• The disciples thanked Ma Liang for saving them, and he reminded them that Chu Xinghe had ordered them to prioritize safety over resources.
• Ma Liang punished the disciples who had called for rescuing the supplies with three months of confinement, then went to report the loss to Chu Xinghe.
• Chu Xinghe stumbled down the steps when Ma Liang told him something had happened, then secretly rejoiced when he learned the supplies were lost but the disciples were safe.
• Chu Xinghe assured Ma Liang he was not at fault, ordered replacement supplies sent, and told him to keep the disciples safe regardless of future losses.

After the Star Gate collapsed and swallowed Vast Heaven Holy Land resources, Chu Xinghe reassured Ma Liang and sent An Ying to rebuild it. An Ying agreed, secretly planning to cause another failure so Ma Liang would be blamed and he could escape the Civil Engineering Department, while Chu Xinghe hoped An Ying's work would backfire on Ma Liang.

• Ma Liang reflected that Chu Xinghe trusted him and cared only that the brothers had survived the Star Gate disaster.
• Ma Liang found An Ying exhausted in the Civil Engineering Department and asked him to rebuild the Star Gate quickly, but An Ying refused.
• Chu Xinghe arrived, told Ma Liang to return to his duties, and promised An Ying would help shortly.
• Chu Xinghe warned An Ying that another Star Gate failure could make Ma Liang look negligent and stressed that the brothers' safety mattered most.
• An Ying eagerly agreed to rebuild the Star Gate, secretly intending to cause another problem so Ma Liang would be blamed and An Ying could take his place.
• Chu Xinghe stopped An Ying to emphasize safety, then privately rejoiced that Ma Liang would face his backstabbing.

Chu Xinghe and An Ying secretly arranged for the rebuilt Star Gate to fail again, each expecting the disaster to ruin Ma Liang. After ten trouble-free days, a crack appeared and swallowed the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s resources, leaving Chu Xinghe and An Ying convinced their plans had worked.

• Chu Xinghe sent An Ying to rebuild the Star Gate and urged him to cause trouble while keeping the disciples safe.
• An Ying worked himself to exhaustion rebuilding the Star Gate, then warned Ma Liang that Chu Xinghe had arranged the project and returned to the Civil Engineering Department.
• An Ying expected the Star Gate to break in the same place after ten days, while Chu Xinghe stayed away and waited for the disaster.
• After ten days, Shen Chun told Chu Xinghe that a crack in the Star Gate had swallowed a large quantity of resources again.
• Chu Xinghe and An Ying both rushed toward the Star Gate, each delighted that the failure seemed to advance his plan against Ma Liang.

After a second Star Gate accident swallowed the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s resources, Elder He and the Grand Elder suspected An Ying, but Chu Xinghe stepped forward and claimed responsibility to protect him. Ma Liang then reopened the Star Gate and revealed a resource-filled realm beyond the rift, declaring that Chu Xinghe had planned it all.

• Ma Liang told the Grand Elder that another spatial rift had appeared in the same spot and swallowed the resources.
• Elder He’s Fate Divinity accused An Ying and Chu Xinghe of plotting the accident, so Elder He dismissed its claims as faulty.
• The Grand Elder remained suspicious of An Ying but hesitated to accuse him without proof.
• Chu Xinghe claimed he had arranged the Star Gate accident, intending to shield An Ying from suspicion.
• Ma Liang reopened the Star Gate, revealed a rift leading to a realm full of precious resources, and insisted Chu Xinghe had planned the discovery.

An Ying’s attempt to cause trouble for Ma Liang instead made the Star Gate pour out rare resources worth far more than it had swallowed. Ma Liang apologized to An Ying and praised Chu Xinghe’s foresight, leaving An Ying convinced he had been outmaneuvered, while Chu Xinghe suspected An Ying’s Calamity Divinity had caused the strange reversal.

• Ma Liang explained that the Star Gate had reopened with a passage that was pouring out precious resources, far exceeding the losses it had caused.
• Ma Liang admitted he had suspected An Ying and apologized for judging him unfairly.
• Ma Liang credited Chu Xinghe with foresight, prompting An Ying to realize he had interpreted Chu Xinghe’s warning as an opportunity to sabotage Ma Liang.
• An Ying concluded that Chu Xinghe had anticipated his actions and turned his attempted mischief into a benefit for the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Chu Xinghe privately wondered whether An Ying’s Calamity Divinity, rather than Chu Xinghe himself, had caused the outcome.

Chu Xinghe and An Ying accidentally stabbed each other while trying to backstab Ma Liang, then the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s elders credited Chu Xinghe with deliberately drawing an ancient world fragment and its resources through the Star Gate. The chapter left Chu Xinghe stunned as the First Elder explained away the claim that he understood spatial power.

• Chu Xinghe and An Ying’s daggers bounced off Ma Liang and struck each other, and Ma Liang credited Chu Xinghe with planning the scheme while Chu Xinghe tried to pass the credit to him.
• The Vast Heaven Holy Land’s elders began examining the ancient resources pouring through the Star Gate and asked Chu Xinghe to explain them.
• Chu Xinghe called the resources fish and said he had caught them, prompting Elder He to explain how the Star Gate and transported resources had supposedly drawn a resource-rich world fragment out of the void.
• The elders praised Elder He’s explanation, while Chu Xinghe and An Ying were left astonished by the plan attributed to Chu Xinghe.
• The First Elder questioned whether Chu Xinghe could control spatial power, then cited the Ancient God's Left Arm to conclude that Chu Xinghe understood it, and the other elders agreed.

The Grand Elder convinced everyone that Chu Xinghe had mastered spatial power and used it to retrieve the Star Gate’s resources, while An Ying believed Chu Xinghe had orchestrated everything. When the Vast Heaven Holy Land awarded Martial Emperor City its share, the Misfortune Compass treated the resources as a loss and sent Chu Xinghe a reward that rapidly repaired his shattered body.

• The Grand Elder explained Chu Xinghe’s apparent spatial abilities as a result of his contact with the Ancient God's Left Arm, and everyone accepted the explanation.
• The gathered leaders assessed the Star Gate’s resources and found them worth more than a hundred times what the Vast Heaven Holy Land had contributed to the Buddha Domain.
• The Grand Elder ordered Ma Liang to give Martial Emperor City ten percent of the resources, and Chu Xinghe realized the Misfortune Compass would count that share as a loss and reward him.
• The Misfortune Compass sent its reward into the World Seal, restoring about one-third of Chu Xinghe’s shattered body in an instant.
• The Origin Ancestor was stunned by how quickly the unknown power repaired Chu Xinghe, compared with the century he had expected the recovery to take.

Origin Ancestor witnessed Chu Xinghe’s ruined body regain life through a mysterious power and resolved to earn his trust. Meanwhile, the Vast Heaven Holy Land sent Martial Emperor City a share of its Star Gate resources, and the unexpected profits drew other factions to seek a share before Chu Xinghe intervened.

• Origin Ancestor saw a third of Chu Xinghe’s ruined body recover instantly and realized Chu Xinghe possessed power beyond his understanding.
• The grand elder arranged for one-tenth of the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s Star Gate resources to be sent to Martial Emperor City.
• Cheng Xiaotian invested in supporting the Buddha Domain after Zheng Yu urged him to trust Senior Brother Xinghe.
• Feng Fei told Cheng Xiaotian that a little accident had returned their original contribution and multiplied their gains.
• After hearing that Martial Emperor City had profited, factions rushed to the Vast Heaven Holy Land to contribute and claim a share.
• The grand elder prepared to have Ma Liang drive the latecomers away, but Chu Xinghe made his move.

Chu Xinghe let other factions contribute resources to the Buddha Domain, hoping their involvement would reduce Vast Heaven Holy Land’s share and worsen the loss recorded by the Misfortune Compass. Meanwhile, An Ying decided to escape the Civil Engineering Department by causing trouble and saw a trip to the Sword Tomb as his chance.

• Chu Xinghe persuaded the Grand Elder and Gu Mingchao to let other factions support the Buddha Domain alongside Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Chu Xinghe had Ma Liang announce that all factions could contribute resources and share in the future gains.
• Tantai Jing openly said the factions were joining because they wanted to profit, while more and more groups delivered resources.
• An Ying resolved to leave the Civil Engineering Department by making mistakes that would get him removed.
• Huang Ritian invited An Ying to help replace spirit treasures in the Sword Tomb, and An Ying viewed the trip as his chance to cause trouble.

An Ying tried to ruin the Sword Tomb’s spirit treasures with his Calamity Divinity so he would be expelled from the Civil Engineering Department. Instead, Ouyang Ming discovered the calamity attribute had upgraded the treasures, leaving An Ying stunned and the Fate Divinity’s judgment in doubt.

• An Ying followed Huang Ritian into the Sword Tomb and secretly spread his Calamity Divinity through its spirit treasures.
• The Sword Tomb shook and sent spiritual light into the sky, drawing the Grand Elder, Elder He, Chu Xinghe, and others to investigate.
• Elder He accused An Ying of causing the disaster, but Ouyang Ming stopped everyone and examined the treasures.
• An Ying admitted he had spread the calamity, and Ouyang Ming revealed that it had given the treasures a rare, powerful attribute without harming their owners.
• Ouyang Ming’s discovery left An Ying dumbfounded, while Elder He questioned why the Fate Divinity had failed to recognize the beneficial result.

After An Ying's Calamity Divinity strengthened the Sword Tomb's spirit treasures, the Grand Elder rewarded him with spirit stones and arranged for him to help the Artifact Refining Palace in his spare time, leaving him trapped in the work he hoped to escape. Chu Xinghe warned An Ying that his plans would only benefit the sect, but An Ying dismissed the warning and vowed to keep plotting against him.

• Ouyang Ming explained that An Ying's Calamity Divinity had strengthened rather than damaged the Sword Tomb's spirit treasures, and asked to borrow An Ying for research when he had free time.
• The Grand Elder agreed that An Ying could help at the Artifact Refining Palace in his spare time, doubled Huang Ritian's confinement, and awarded An Ying fifty thousand spirit stones for his contribution.
• An Ying lamented that he wanted time off instead of spirit stones, while the Grand Elder departed before he could object.
• Chu Xinghe pulled An Ying aside, deduced that he had tried to destroy the Sword Tomb to escape the Civil Engineering Department, and warned him to stop making plans.
• An Ying refused to heed Chu Xinghe and vowed to keep scheming against him.