Chapter Summaries

Zhou Tong left the foxes’ territory and traveled through the winter landscape, seeking to deepen his understanding of the world and its martial arts. After three days of practice in the snow, he created the Annihilation Fist Intent, a method he believed could be refined to reach the peak of Martial Saint.

• Zhou Tong dismissed Hong Yi’s situation, decided to seek martial arts methods for condensing Acupoints, and left the foxes after mentioning he knew where to find parts of the Present Tathagata Scripture.
• Consort Yuan reflected on Zhou Tong’s departure and the possibility that Great Zen Temple could be rebuilt.
• Zhou Tong walked through the snowy southern mountains to study the land, hoping to better understand the world’s ninety-nine provinces and their corresponding Acupoints.
• Inspired by the winter landscape and the Great Method of Ice Soul Cold Light, Zhou Tong practiced martial arts while his soul merged with the wind and snow.
• After three days, Zhou Tong fused the Moro Divine Hammer with other martial arts into the Annihilation Fist Intent and recognized it as a major breakthrough in his understanding of the world’s cultivation system.

Zhou Tong sailed toward Bewitching Bend to find something worth eating and encountered a giant sea monster. After killing and eating it, he discovered that its jade-like scales strengthened his body and seemed to affect his unawakened Acupoints.

• Zhou Tong reflected that he needed to begin his Heaven Swallowing Great Dao to pass the seventh lightning tribulation without a period of weakness.
• Zhou Tong checked his sea chart, built a raft, and set out toward Giant Whale Island in Bewitching Bend.
• A giant black fish attacked Zhou Tong, who killed it with a blade of World-Freezing Ice.
• Zhou Tong swallowed one of the fish's scales and felt its power slightly toughen his skin.
• Zhou Tong ate more of the fish and realized the scales might be stimulating his body's untrained Acupoints.

Zhou Tong reached Giant Whale Island after spending a month devouring treasures beneath the sea, then infiltrated its city and retrieved the latter half of the Present Tathagata Scripture. He memorized its methods for opening Acupoints and found that only seventy-two were new to him because thirty-six overlapped with Acupoints he had already opened.

• Zhou Tong devoured a Divine Jade Vein, a Thousand-Year Tiger Clam, and other treasures as he traveled toward Giant Whale Island.
• Zhou Tong reached Giant Whale Island and froze two hidden sentries before entering the city at its center.
• Zhou Tong subdued the city gate guard and city lord, then forced the city lord to lead him to a secret chamber beneath the study.
• Zhou Tong found a Small Thousand World hidden inside a gilded buddha image and retrieved the latter half of the Present Tathagata Scripture.
• Zhou Tong memorized the scripture's methods for opening 108 Acupoints and realized that 36 overlapped with those he had already opened.

Zhou Tong comprehended the Present Tathagata Scripture and opened seventy-two Acupoints, bringing his total to one hundred and eighty. By using its fist intent to open a hundred minor Acupoints within each of them, he reached the Human Immortal Peak.

• Zhou Tong studied the Present Tathagata Scripture in the subdued city lord’s study and connected its meaning of dominating the present to his Sky Shrouding Method.
• Zhou Tong opened the scripture’s seventy-two Acupoints, bringing his total to one hundred and eighty Acupoints, each containing a divine spirit.
• Zhou Tong decided to use his present-dominating fist intent to open the minor Acupoints within his major Acupoints.
• Zhou Tong’s fist intent pierced through all one hundred and eighty Acupoints, drawing in and transforming vital energy until he reached the Human Immortal Peak.

While staying at Giant Whale Island, Zhou Tong studied the city lord’s books, explored the seabed, and used mineral energy to open more Acupoints. After criticizing a merit scripture for distorting human nature, he sensed that Spring Thunder had arrived.

• Zhou Tong read martial arts, waterworks, and agriculture books in the Giant Whale City Lord's Manor while gathering treasures from the seabed.
• Zhou Tong judged the cassock’s scripture on merit to be misleading and suspected it had turned Hong Yi into a tool of the Masters.
• Zhou Tong swallowed the Black Gold Silk cassock and absorbed its Geng Metal Qi, which revealed three more Acupoints.
• Zhou Tong opened the three Acupoints, bringing his total to two hundred and strengthening his body to the Human Immortal Peak.
• Zhou Tong looked toward the sky as sunlight dimmed and Spring Thunder sounded.

Zhou Tong entered the thunder tribulation and passed its first three stages, refining Heaven and Earth Intent and strengthening his divine soul. After reaching the third tribulation, his thoughts carried electric arcs, and he prepared to continue deeper.

• Zhou Tong used the spring thunder to begin his long-awaited thunder tribulation, then pierced the heavenly gang qi and entered the first stage.
• Zhou Tong transformed into the Present Tathagata, devoured and refined Heaven and Earth Intent, and purified his divine soul.
• Zhou Tong broke into the second stage, shattered its crystalline Heaven and Earth Intents, and split his thoughts until they reached 129,600.
• Zhou Tong entered the third stage, suppressed and devoured the manifestations of himself, and passed the inner-demon trial.
• Zhou Tong's 129,600 thoughts grew stronger and gained electric arcs after the third thunder tribulation.

Zhou Tong passed the fourth and fifth lightning tribulations with ease, gaining world-forming soul thoughts and the Heart's Blood Coming ability. During the sixth tribulation, he fought manifestations of himself, unified his martial arts and Dao into the Path of Devouring Heavens, and struck the Gate of Creation that guarded the seventh tribulation.

• Zhou Tong shattered the Small Thousand Worlds of the fourth lightning tribulation and absorbed their fragments into his soul.
• Zhou Tong endured the fifth tribulation's pure yang qi and gained the Heart's Blood Coming ability to sense fortune and danger.
• Zhou Tong entered the sixth tribulation and battled manifestations that copied his power, fist intent, martial skills, and Dao arts.
• Zhou Tong refined his skills through combat and realized that his Dao was to manifest and devour everything into one.
• Zhou Tong united his thoughts and unleashed a punch that broke through the sixth tribulation, but the Gate of Creation stopped him at the threshold of the seventh.

Zhou Tong decided not to undergo the sevenfold lightning tribulation yet and instead returned to Giant Whale Island to strengthen his Dao Palace. After restoring his strength, he set out to gather rare materials and wait for Meng Shenji.

• Zhou Tong judged that passing the sevenfold lightning tribulation would leave him weakened, so he chose to postpone it.
• Zhou Tong traveled to a desolate sea and used his scriptures, divine arts, and True Sun Fire to forge his Dao Palace into a vast Small Thousand World.
• Zhou Tong inspected the palace and noted that it still lacked a Thunder Pool, the core needed for it to become a King of Divine Artifacts.
• Zhou Tong spent seven days absorbing and refining stellar power, replenishing the thoughts he had used to forge the palace and returning to peak condition.
• Zhou Tong put the Dao Palace into his soul thoughts, then searched the seabed for rare treasures to devour or store as future artifact-refining materials while waiting for Meng Shenji.

Zhou Tong found a Witch Ghost Dao cultivator in the Vast Desolate Continent and learned the War God Demonic Scripture by searching his soul. After comprehending its true essence, Zhou Tong awakened his own Supreme Battle Intent and completed the scripture.

• Zhou Tong tracked a Heavenly Corpse through the Vast Desolate Continent and located a Witch Ghost Dao cultivator.
• Zhou Tong’s aura and fist intent overwhelmed the Daoist, and he searched the man’s soul for his memories.
• Zhou Tong discovered that the War God Demonic Scripture’s essence was Supreme Battle Intent, not the demonic qi cultivated by the Witch Ghost Dao.
• Zhou Tong comprehended the scripture, awakened his own battle intent, and released a War God apparition that split the clouds.
• Zhou Tong declared the War God Demonic Scripture complete, then returned to his usual calm composure.

Zhou Tong reached Sky Witch City and used the Myriad Ghosts Paying Homage Formation to temper his fist intent. He made his fist intent material, shattered the formation, and left Witch Ghost Dao kneeling beneath his overwhelming battle intent.

• Zhou Tong surveyed the Vast Desolate Continent and decided to take control of Witch Ghost Dao's territory for its resources and strategic location.
• Zhou Tong arrived outside Sky Witch City and released his Human Immortal blood qi and battle intent, triggering the Myriad Ghosts Paying Homage Formation.
• Yu Wutong and Monk Jing Ren recognized Zhou Tong's terrifying strength and realized Witch Ghost Dao could neither fight nor flee.
• Zhou Tong clashed his fist intent against the formation's ghosts until his fist intent condensed into substance.
• Zhou Tong's materialized fist intent shattered the formation and battered Sky Witch City, while Witch Ghost Dao's members fell to their knees as if welcoming the War God.

Zhou Tong broke Sky Witch City's formation, took control of the Witch Ghost Dao, and claimed the Great Zen Temple's legacy from Monk Jing Ren. As he headed to the City Lord's Manor, Jing Ren recognized Zhou Tong's fist intent as the Present Tathagata Scripture and wondered whether he might help restore the Great Zen Temple.

• Zhou Tong shattered the grand formation and entered Sky Witch City, where the Witch Ghost Dao cultivators knelt and their Power of Faith flowed toward him.
• Zhou Tong renamed the Witch Ghost Dao the Ore Cult, and Yu Wutong accepted the order without resistance.
• Zhou Tong demanded the Great Zen Temple's legacy from Monk Jing Ren, who attacked him with the Dragon Elephant Dharma Seal.
• Zhou Tong suppressed Jing Ren with his fist intent and took the Universe Bag containing the Great Zen Temple's legacy.
• Zhou Tong ordered Yu Wutong to lead him to the City Lord's Manor, while Jing Ren recognized his fist intent as the Present Tathagata Scripture and considered whether he could help rebuild the Great Zen Temple.

Zhou Tong opened the Universe Bag and entered its Small World, where he consumed Great Zen Temple’s treasures to open more acupoints and found its martial scriptures. He obtained the general outline of the Present Tathagata Scripture and began cultivating it, causing his soul and body to strengthen.

• Zhou Tong opened the Universe Bag and entered the stable Small World inside it.
• Zhou Tong searched Great Zen Temple’s eight storehouses, consumed rare treasures, and discovered over a hundred unopened acupoints.
• Zhou Tong opened the new acupoints, bringing his total to four hundred and eighty.
• Zhou Tong examined Great Zen Temple’s library and found its martial arts heritage but no Dao scriptures.
• Zhou Tong tore open the Universe Bag with his soul thoughts and retrieved the general outline of the Present Tathagata Scripture.
• Zhou Tong began cultivating the scripture, and his soul and physical body started to grow stronger.

Emperor Gan and Hong Xuanji learned that the Great Zen Temple’s Universe Bag was likely hidden near Bewitching Bend, so Emperor Gan sent Marquis of Victories, Xiao Anran, and Zhang Boheng to retrieve it. As their fleet crossed the South Sea, a Human Immortal wielding the Present Tathagata Scripture appeared, and the two Daoists realized they had sailed into a trap.

• Hong Xuanji told Emperor Gan that intelligence linked the Universe Bag and the Great Zen Temple’s remaining treasures to Monk Jing Ren near Bewitching Bend.
• Emperor Gan ordered Marquis of Victories to lead Universe Dragon Guards alongside Xiao Anran and Zhang Boheng to recover the bag.
• Half a month later, Xiao Anran and Zhang Boheng praised the strength of Marquis of Victories and his Kirin Army as their fleet crossed the South Sea.
• A gigantic Dharma body descended and unleashed the Present Tathagata Scripture’s Great Thousand Seal, alarming Xiao Anran and Zhang Boheng.
• Xiao Anran and Zhang Boheng recognized the attack as the work of a Human Immortal and concluded that the mission was a trap.

Zhou Tong ambushed the Marquis of Victories' fleet and overwhelmed him with tangible fist intent, despite the Marquis wielding Emperor Pan's Life Sword. The Marquis tried to flee, but Zhou Tong seized the divine sword and bit off its tip, leaving the fleet in terror.

• Zhou Tong struck the Marquis of Victories' fleet with a Great Thousand Seal, trapping the Marquis in his fist intent.
• The Marquis of Victories summoned Emperor Pan's Life Sword, which broke through the first attack and sent sword qi at Zhou Tong.
• Zhou Tong shattered the sword qi, froze the sea with Annihilation Fist Intent, and seized Emperor Pan's Life Sword with his Tathagata Dharma Body.
• The Marquis of Victories tried to abandon the sword and escape, but he saw Zhou Tong bite off its tip and chew it.
• Xiao Anran and Zhang Boheng realized the Marquis's hopes of survival had been crushed by Zhou Tong's overwhelming power.

Zhou Tong defeated the Marquis of Victories, took his treasures, and captured the Marquis and the Kirin Army. After checking that no one had witnessed the battle, Zhou Tong concluded that Chan Yinsha was elsewhere pursuing the Primordial Female Heavenly Pearl.

• Zhou Tong swallowed a fragment of Emperor Pan's Life Sword, absorbing its power and revealing more than a hundred Acupoints in his body.
• Zhou Tong suppressed the Marquis of Victories, Xiao Anran, and Zhang Boheng with his fist intent, but the Marquis briefly broke free using the Scarlet Mang Divine Spear.
• Zhou Tong overwhelmed the Marquis, took the spear and his other treasures, and threw him into his Dao Palace after the Marquis offered to submit.
• Zhou Tong captured the entire Kirin Army and its fleet, intending to test the Sky Shrouding Method, Chaotic Ancient Method, and Immortal Ancient Method.
• Zhou Tong searched the surrounding sea for divine soul thoughts and found no sign of Chan Yinsha, whom he believed was pursuing the Primordial Female Heavenly Pearl.

Zhou Tong absorbed Emperor Pan’s Life Sword and the Scarlet Mang Divine Spear, using their essence to open Acupoints and evolve his body. He reached Flesh and Blood Derivation with eight hundred Acupoints, bringing him within five hundred of Shattering the Void.

• Zhou Tong practiced Creation Dao’s martial arts in the secret chamber and reflected on the methods he had obtained from the Marquis of Victories and others.
• Zhou Tong swallowed Emperor Pan’s Life Sword, whose essence opened more than a hundred Acupoints and strengthened his fist intent.
• Zhou Tong suppressed and swallowed half of the Scarlet Mang Divine Spear, causing the God-Striking Stone’s essence to activate and accelerate his evolution.
• Zhou Tong opened eight hundred Acupoints, and blood-streaked beads of sweat formed tiny versions of him that practiced his acquired techniques.
• Zhou Tong reached Flesh and Blood Derivation and judged himself comparable to a nine-tribulation expert, fewer than five hundred Acupoints short of Shattering the Void.

Zhou Tong tested whether cultivation methods from the Shrouding the Heavens World could work in the Yang God World and found that the Chaotic Ancient Method produced a transformation in a soldier’s blood and qi. He concluded that the worlds shared similar underlying rules and continued the experiment with medicinal herbs and another rune.

• Zhou Tong reflected on his rapid cultivation and resolved to unite the gods and power within himself into one.
• Zhou Tong summoned a Kirin Army soldier and had him imprint and visualize a God Striking Stone rune, but it produced only a faint fluctuation.
• Zhou Tong gave the soldier a rune from the Past Mida Scripture, causing his blood and qi to surge and Divine Radiance to appear.
• Zhou Tong observed that the soldier’s bone structure had changed and concluded that the Chaotic Ancient Method could be cultivated in this world.
• Zhou Tong used medicinal herbs from the Great Zen Temple to help the soldier refine his blood and qi, then passed down another rune.

Zhou Tong observed twelve former Kirin Army soldiers become Human Immortals through his cultivation method combining the Chaotic Ancient Method and the Yang God World’s martial path. He considered how to advance their training and concluded that building a Thunder Pool for his Dao Palace was his next step, though he lacked knowledge of its structure.

• After a month of meditation, the twelve former Kirin Army soldiers opened 108 acupoints each and became Human Immortals.
• Zhou Tong examined their progress and reflected on how his combined cultivation method used the Chaotic Ancient Method’s runes to help them reach the Human Immortal realm.
• Zhou Tong theorized that opening Heavenly Caves at every acupoint might eventually create countless small worlds within the body, but he decided the soldiers first needed to reach Human Immortal Peak.
• Zhou Tong decided to refine a Thunder Pool to complete the heart of his Dao Palace and support further cultivation experiments.
• Zhou Tong found that his Yang God World classics did not explain how to construct a Thunder Pool, and he had undergone too few lightning tribulations to understand it himself.

Zhou Tong waited at Bewitching Bend as Meng Shenji’s Nine Fire Flame Dragon appeared, expecting the six great experts to fight them. He prepared to seize the chance to obtain their magic artifacts as the dragons and their challengers confronted each other.

• News spread that Meng Shenji had survived the eighth lightning tribulation and fled overseas while six peerless experts hunted him during his weakened period.
• Zhou Tong opened three more acupoints by consuming newly discovered minerals and decided he would need to obtain other people’s magic artifacts to make further progress.
• Zhou Tong returned to Bewitching Bend, believing the six experts would battle the Nine Fire Flame Dragon there, while Meng Shenji hid his true body in a Small Thousand World.
• The Nine Fire Flame Dragon appeared above Bewitching Bend, terrifying the gathered cultivators and drawing the six experts into a confrontation.
• The fire dragons taunted their challengers, insisting Meng Shenji was absent and boasting that they could be reborn even if destroyed.

Zhou Tong destroyed all nine of Meng Shenji’s Nine Fire Flame Dragons with his World-Freezing Ice Annihilation Fist Intent, revealing a Human Immortal who could roam through the void in the flesh. He then turned on the cultivators who had come to pursue Meng Shenji.

• Zhou Tong descended from the sky and destroyed one Nine Fire Flame Dragon with a single fist seal.
• The cultivators recognized Zhou Tong as a terrifying Human Immortal capable of moving through the void by physical strength, and Peacock King wondered whether he had Shattered the Void.
• The remaining eight fire dragons formed their ultimate formation and attacked Zhou Tong.
• Zhou Tong froze the eight dragons and their Fire Pills with his Annihilation Fist Intent, destroying them all.
• Zhou Tong turned toward Peacock King Xing Xuan, Heavenly Snake King Xing Mou, Nalan An Huang, Sage Tu Yuan, Bai Fengxian, and Zhao Feier, the cultivators who had pursued Meng Shenji.