Chapter Summary: "Another Conspiracy"

1. Key Plot Points & Events

• The Lord of Cause and Effect, having fully betrayed the Primordial World, leads an Evil Spirit Race army and turncoat experts to destroy the Demon God Hall.
• The Lord of Destiny deliberately does not stop them, hoping the Demon God Hall’s losses will weaken the Demon Clan and benefit his own faction.
• Daoist Shichen unexpectedly intervenes, using time manipulation to age and kill enemies. He reveals himself and clashes with the Lord of Cause and Effect, proving his strength has surpassed the latter’s.
• Li Xinghe, observing the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking, notes that Daoist Shichen has risen to #5 and the Ancestor of Space is also growing stronger. He chooses not to intervene, focusing on entering the Hongmeng Divine Hall and trusting his own contingency plans (including Di Wujiang).
• During the battle, Xiao Qing detects that the Evil Spirit Race has a hidden agenda. Xiao Bai realizes they are attempting to use the Demon God Hall itself as a sacrifice to the Evil Spirit King—and the Grand Commanders confirm it is already too late.

2. Character Developments

• Lord of Cause and Effect: Fully committed to the Evil Spirit Race; scheming and ruthless, but increasingly frustrated and outmatched by Daoist Shichen.
• Daoist Shichen: Transformed from a reclusive schemer into an active hunter of Evil Spirit experts. He gains Merit and new mastery of laws, making him significantly stronger; he sets aside his old grudge with Li Xinghe to fight a common enemy.
• Li Xinghe: Focused entirely on the Hongmeng Divine Hall; confident in his arrangements and willing to let the Demon God Hall face danger for his larger goal.
• Xiao Bai & Xiao Qing: Vigilant and quick to notice the Evil Spirit Race’s hidden conspiracy, but caught at a critical moment.
• Ancestor of Space (mentioned): Continues cultivating in the River of Time, advancing rapidly.

3. Significant Themes

• Betrayal and shifting alliances: Old enemies (Shichen and Li Xinghe’s faction) can become allies against a greater threat.
• Hidden conspiracies within war: The battle at the Demon God Hall is a cover for a sacrificial ritual to empower the Evil Spirit King.
• Power through Merit and law comprehension: Daoist Shichen grows by hunting enemies and accumulating Merit, while space and time experts refine their mastery.
• The relentless race for ultimate power: Li Xinghe prioritizes entering the Hongmeng Divine Hall over immediate battles.

4. Character Interactions

• Daoist Shichen vs. Lord of Cause and Effect: A tense confrontation involving time manipulation and a fierce exchange, with Shichen mocking Cause and Effect for his past cowardice.
• Xiao Qing → Xiao Bai: Warning about the enemy’s secret preparations, prompting the realization of the sacrifice plot.
• Grand Commanders → Xiao Bai: They openly confirm her worst suspicion, revealing the trap was sprung.
• Li Xinghe (internal): Comments dismissively on Shichen’s help and considers sparing Shichen only if he acknowledges him as godfather later.

Chapter Summary: "Reversal of Time and Space"

1. Key Plot Points & Events

• Evil Spirit Race's grand scheme revealed: They have set up sacrificial altars throughout the Primordial World to offer blood sacrifices to the Evil Spirit King, whose clone is trapped inside the Primordial Grotto-Heaven (unable to descend due to exhaustion and pursuit by Primordial Source Beasts).
• Motivation for attacking the Demon God Hall: The attack serves two purposes—(1) gathering more blood sacrifices from the Demon Clan, and (2) securing the Demon God Hall's entrance to the Primordial Grotto-Heaven as a stable passage point. (The other entrance, beneath Eternal Mountain, is too dangerous due to the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking and Li Xinghe.)
• The Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking's threat: Its ability to detect the Evil Spirit King's aura, combined with Li Xinghe's potential to comprehend the 3000th Great Dao Rule, terrifies the Evil Spirit Race into accelerating their Blood Sacrifice ritual.
• Ritual already underway: Xiao Qing notices too late—the battle has become a death match, and both sides' fallen experts have been absorbed by the Evil Spirit Race's formation patterns.
• Ancestor of Space returns: Summoned by Daoist Shichen, he emerges from seclusion in the River of Time and clashes with Grand Commander Lingji, surprisingly gaining the upper hand despite the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking's implications.
• Daoist Shichen's "Time Rewind": He manifests the River of Time above the Demon God Hall and reverses time in the area—blood sacrifices resurface, some fallen experts' bodies are restored, effectively sabotaging the Evil Spirit Race's ritual.
• Ritual thwarted: Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing instruct everyone to collect the corpses of their companions to prevent further use as offerings. The Grand Commanders are enraged.

2. Character Developments

• Daoist Shichen: Undergoes notable evolution—once a madman who tried to destroy the entire Primordial World with this same move, he now uses it in service of heaven's will. He receives dense Primordial Merit and Fortune for his actions, noting that "following the will of heaven" has accelerated his law comprehension, contrasting with his past when the Primordial Rules abandoned him.
• Ancestor of Space: Previously underestimated, he reveals years of cultivation within the River of Time have greatly elevated his combat power and time comprehension. He proves his strength by overpowering a Grand Commander, stating he simply "chose not to contend" before.
• Daoist Shichen's limits: He still cannot break the barrier between life and death—the dead's bodies are restored, but their lives cannot be brought back without a personal price.

3. Significant Themes

• Sacrifice and bloodshed: The Evil Spirit Race's slaughter as a means to empower their king; the cold pragmatism of using war casualties as ritual fuel.
• Reversal of fortune: The chapter's core—time reversal as a weapon, the turning of the Evil Spirit Race's plans, and the shift in Daoist Shichen's own destiny from world-destroyer to heaven-favored force.
• Redemption through right action: Daoist Shichen's past sins contrast with his present merit-earning deeds, showing that aligning with cosmic will yields tangible rewards.
• Strategic vulnerability: The difficulty of stopping a plan that has already begun; Xiao Bai's grim acknowledgment that fighting is the only option even when the trap is recognized.
• Desperate timelines: The Evil Spirit Race's urgency due to the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking's power and Li Xinghe's potential—a race against awakening power.

4. Character Interactions

• Xiao Bai (to Xiao Qing): Coldly acknowledges the Evil Spirit Race's methods, but recognizes they have no choice but to defend the Demon God Hall's entrance.
• Ancestor of Space vs. Grand Commander Lingji: One-sided confrontation where the Ancestor mockingly tells the Grand Commanders they have no right to their Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking positions, then proves it in combat. Lingji refuses to accept his defeat.
• Daoist Shichen vs. Lord of Cause and Effect: The Lord angrily accuses Shichen of ruining the Evil Spirit Race's plan; Shichen responds with a sneer, having just gained merit from his reversal. The Lord delivers the chapter's closing threat about the Evil Spirit King's Clone descending.
• Daoist Shichen (to Xiao Bai & Xiao Qing): Announces he has done "all he can" to sabotage the ritual, prompting them to coordinate corpse collection efforts.
• Internal reflection (Daoist Shichen): Notes to himself the pleasant feeling of being favored by the Primordial Rules, remembering when he was abandoned for trying to destroy the world.

Overall: A tactical chapter centered on thwarting the Evil Spirit Race's blood sacrifice through Daoist Shichen's time-reversal power, showcasing his redemption arc and introducing the Ancestor of Space as a formidable re-emergent force—while ending on a cliffhanger of inevitable retaliation from the Evil Spirit King's Clone.

Summary: "Lord of Cause and Effect Falls"

1. Key Plot Points & Events

• Cause and Effect's envy and realization: Lord of Cause and Effect observes that Daoist Shichen and Ancestor of Space have grown significantly stronger. Ancestor of Space now wields profound Laws of Time, having evidently cultivated in the River of Time with Shichen's Time Acceleration (boosting cultivation speed hundreds of thousands of times).
• Verbal confrontation: Shichen taunts Cause and Effect, declaring that traitors to the Primordial World die without a burial place. Cause and Effect counters that time reversal can't stop the Evil Spirit King—"the tide of fate cannot be defied."
• Forced mass sacrifice: Cause and Effect, knowing Shichen reversed time to recover previous sacrifices, orders all his followers (who were secretly controlled by his Great Dao of Cause and Effect) to sacrifice their flesh, blood, and primordial spirits—complete annihilation—to fuel the Evil Spirit King's Clone in the Primordial Grotto-Heaven.
• Di Wujiang's arrival: Just as Cause and Effect's plan seems to succeed, Di Wujiang descends with overwhelming power, having fully mastered control of the World-Ending Millstone. He crushes Cause and Effect with a single blow, gravely wounding him.
• The betrayal of Cause and Effect: Cause and Effect begs the three Grand Commanders for rescue, but they instead attack him, sealing his escape route. They declare his mission complete and order him to "become a sacrifice in peace," noting the Evil Spirit King might one day revive him.
• Cause and Effect's death: Trapped between Di Wujiang, Daoist Shichen, Ancestor of Space, and three other top experts from the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking, Cause and Effect is obliterated—dying the death of a traitor, exactly as Shichen predicted.

2. Character Developments

• Lord of Cause and Effect (falls): His entire arc concludes—a master manipulator who spent countless years building a controlled force is himself discarded and killed by his own allies. He dies betrayed, the same fate he imposed on others.
• Daoist Shichen: Demonstrates growth and pragmatism. He set aside past grievances to help the Demon God Hall and recruit Ancestor of Space, prioritizing the Primordial World's survival over old grudges. He also shows a new wit in argument (noted as inherited from Li Xinghe). He remains focused on buying time—if the calamity can be delayed even a few years, he and his allies will gain crucial strength.
• Di Wujiang: Has leveled up significantly—now able to unleash the World-Ending Millstone's full power without losing control. He seizes the initiative instantly, unlike his earlier cautious approach at Eternal Mountain.
• The three Grand Commanders: Reveal their true nature—pragmatic, ruthless, and utterly untrusting of non-Evil-Spirit beings. They view Cause and Effect as a disposable tool from the start.

3. Significant Themes

• The traitor's fate: Cause and Effect betrayed the Primordial World, and the Evil Spirit Race betrays him in turn. The chapter explicitly states that traitors are forsaken by the rules of the world and die without a burial place. No one truly accepts a betrayer.
• Cause and effect (irony): The villain embodies the principle of consequences—his own actions and schemes chain together to bring about his downfall.
• Unity against a greater threat: Old enemies (Daoist Shichen, Ancestor of Space, Demon God Hall, Di Wujiang) set aside their conflicts to confront the Evil Spirit King's looming calamity.
• Sacrifice and expendability: Life isn't valued by the powerful—Cause and Effect sacrifices thousands of followers without sentiment (contrasted with Shichen's musing that even a dog would earn affection over that time); then Cause and Effect himself becomes a sacrifice.
• Time vs. fate: Shichen fights to buy time through cultivation, while Cause and Effect insists fate is immutable—though his fate ultimately turns out to be the traitor's death.

4. Character Interactions

• Shichen ↔ Cause and Effect: Heated verbal exchange—Shichen mocks him as a doomed traitor; Cause and Effect sneers that fate can't be defied.
• Shichen ↔ Ancestor of Space: Implied strong working relationship; Ancestor of Space now uses time laws, cultivated in Shichen's River of Time.
• Cause and Effect ↔ His followers: He coldly commands them to complete self-sacrifice with no hesitation; they obey only due to his mind-control secret art, struggling internally.
• Cause and Effect ↔ Three Grand Commanders: He pleads for rescue as they approach, but they respond by attacking him—the most direct betrayal in the chapter.
• Di Wujiang ↔ Everyone: Arrives as the dominant force; his sheer power shifts the situation instantly, turning a desperate race against time into a total rout of Cause and Effect.
• The six experts ↔ Cause and Effect: They converge in silent coordination—Di Wujiang taking the lead, with Time, Space, and three others sealing any escape, ensuring complete annihilation.

Key Plot Points

• The death of the Lord of Cause and Effect triggers a hidden mark left by the Evil Spirit King, activating the Evil Spirit Race's blood sacrifice ritual and their contingency plans across the Primordial World.
• The altar inside the Demon God Hall explodes, collapsing the entrance to the Primordial Grotto-Heaven—where the Evil Spirit Race had been sealed.
• Di Wujiang attacks the ruined altar with the World-Ending Millstone, but the Evil Spirit King's Clone emerges anyway. Two powerful figures burst out of the grotto: a Primordial Source Beast (the Beast Emperor) and the Evil Spirit King's Clone, who had been fighting within.
• The blood sacrifice strengthens the Evil Spirit King's Clone, giving it the upper hand against the Beast Emperor.
• Di Wujiang, Daoist Shichen, and the Ancestor of Space prepare to attack the Evil Spirit King's Clone to test its strength.

Character Developments

• Di Wujiang: Acts ruthlessly and decisively, destroying the altar to wound the incoming Evil Spirit King. Shows tactical pragmatism and willingness to take risks.
• The Three Grand Commanders: Shift from humiliation to ecstatic confidence, believing their King's arrival guarantees victory.
• The Lord of Cause and Effect: Posthumously revealed as a pawn, his death serving the Evil Spirit Race's plans rather than thwarting them.
• Beast Emperor: Introduced as a hidden guardian of the Primordial World, fighting the Evil Spirit King but currently at a disadvantage.

Significant Themes

• Betrayal and its consequences: The Lord of Cause and Effect tried to play both sides and ended up exploited by the Evil Spirit Race.
• Cosmic-scale conflict: The struggle between the Primordial World, the Evil Spirit Race, and the incarnated rules of the world.
• The cost of ambition: Blood sacrifices and hidden contingencies drive the narrative toward a climactic confrontation.

Character Interactions

• Di Wujiang clashes with the three Grand Commanders, overpowering them and seizing the dead Lord's treasures.
• Di Yan questions Di Wujiang about the unfolding chaos; Di Wujiang admits he doesn't fully understand the situation.
• Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai panic over the collapse of the Primordial Grotto-Heaven's entrance.
• The three Grand Commanders briefly panic when the Evil Spirit King's emergence causes collateral damage to their own experts, then rally with renewed confidence.

Chapter Summary: "Young Man, You're Impressive"

1. Key Plot Points & Events

• Di Wujiang takes the vanguard and attacks the Evil Spirit King's Clone, with Daoist Shichen and the Ancestor of Space following his lead.
• The three unleash their strongest attacks (Time and Space Great Daos, plus the World-Ending Millstone), but the Evil Spirit King casually swats the Millstone away, showing he's near the Eternal Realm.
• The Evil Spirit King offers Di Wujiang the position of Lord of the Primordial World; Di Wujiang refuses.
• The three Grand Commanders are ordered to slaughter Primordial World beings and sacrifice them to empower the Evil Spirit King.
• Li Xinghe arrives; the Evil Spirit King acknowledges his rapid progress ("Young man, you're impressive") but says a clone is enough to deal with them.
• Di Wujiang forces the Lord of Destiny out of hiding.
• Li Xinghe proposes reforming the Pillar of the Three Thousand Great Daos (previously used against Di Wujiang) to fight the Evil Spirit King's Clone.

2. Character Developments

• Di Wujiang: Shows courage and perseverance; attacks despite fear and poor odds; reveals he never sought worldly power but has been nurturing new experts in pursuit of the Path of Transcendence.
• Daoist Shichen & Ancestor of Space: Have grown much stronger since the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking appeared; each worth roughly half of Li Xinghe. Initially want to retreat but are inspired by Di Wujiang's boldness.
• Li Xinghe: Has progressed rapidly since his last clash with the Evil Spirit King (where he was nearly killed), but still assesses himself as only comparable to Di Wujiang—unable to kill the clone alone.
• Evil Spirit King's Clone: Dominant throughout, easily brushing off all attacks; recognizes the World-Ending Millstone and Li Xinghe's growth; recovering power through sacrifices.

3. Significant Themes

• Unity against a common threat: Former rivals (Di Wujiang, Li Xinghe, Destiny, Shichen, Space) are forced to cooperate, setting aside past conflicts—including the very Pillar technique once used to fight Di Wujiang.
• The gap between realms: The Primordial World's top experts are far below the Evil Spirit King, whose mere clone is near-Eternal; doom ("the great calamity") looms.
• Courage despite fear: Di Wujiang pushes forward knowing he can't win, embodying resolve in the face of overwhelming power.
• Transcendence vs. worldly power: Di Wujiang rejects the offer of lordship, emphasizing his higher goal.

4. Character Interactions

• The Evil Spirit King offers Di Wujiang the Primordial World; Di Wujiang sneers and refuses, attacking instead.
• The Evil Spirit King briefly praises Shichen and Space ("The Primordial World has produced some capable figures"), which secretly pleases them.
• Li Xinghe and Di Wujiang share secret transmissions, coordinating strategy; Di Wujiang then openly calls out Destiny, who had been hiding.
• Li Xinghe directly proposes cooperation with Destiny, referencing their previous joint formation of the Pillar of the Three Thousand Great Daos.
• The Evil Spirit King remarks on Li Xinghe's growth, referencing their prior encounter where Li Xinghe nearly died infiltrating the Evil Spirit Race.

Key Plot Points / Events

• Li Xinghe proposes using the Pillar of the Three Thousand Great Daos to unite everyone’s strength against the Evil Spirit King's Clone.
• Lord of Destiny suspects a trick and refuses to lead, so Li Xinghe announces Di Wujiang will take the lead. Di Wujiang reluctantly accepts, realizing his World-Ending Millstone makes him the most suitable vanguard.
• The group reforms the Pillar: each expert takes a corresponding Law Pillar—Daoist Shichen (Time), Ancestor of Space with Yang Mei (Space), Lord of Destiny (Destiny), Pangu (Creation), Sang Xue (Destruction), and Li Xinghe (Cause and Effect, since its original lord is dead).
• Li Xinghe distributes Primordial Supreme Treasures to strengthen the formation, then taunts Shichen and Ancestor of Space to use their trump cards.
• Di Wujiang becomes the core of the formation, reveals his true form as a Sky Swallowing Beast, and attacks with the World-Ending Millstone. The Primordial Source Beast also joins the assault.
• The Evil Spirit King is forced to take the fight seriously. He destroys the Demon God Hall and wipes out all its accumulated formations.
• Di Wujiang’s body begins to crack under the strain, but he recovers by swallowing Primordial Source. Still, he starts losing control of the formation.
• The three Grand Commanders watch gleefully and mock Di Wujiang, asking how much longer he can hold on.

Character Developments

• Di Wujiang: Displays courage by accepting the dangerous vanguard role, but is visibly overwhelmed and at risk of breaking.
• Li Xinghe: Acts as the tactical mastermind—manipulative, provocative, and willing to put others in danger for the plan.
• Lord of Destiny: Remains cautious and cowardly, unwilling to take personal risk.
• Evil Spirit King's Clone: Arrogant and dominant, but finally acknowledges the united force as a genuine threat; claims his weakened state is the only reason they can fight him.
• Ancestor of Space: Accepts possible death and recognizes Yang Mei as the future of the Space lineage, joining forces with him.
• Yang Mei: Defiant and sarcastic, but cooperates with Ancestor of Space.

Significant Themes

• Unity vs. distrust: The formation unites countless experts, but Lord of Destiny's wariness shows fragile alliances.
• Sacrifice and risk: Di Wujiang becomes the chosen sacrifice/leader; Ancestor of Space prepares to die for his lineage.
• Arrogance vs. strength: The Evil Spirit King's confidence is shaken by the combined formation.
• Legacy and succession: Ancestor of Space passes the torch to Yang Mei.

Character Interactions

• Li Xinghe vs. Lord of Destiny: Tension over who should lead; Li Xinghe mocks his fear of death.
• Li Xinghe vs. Daoist Shichen: Li Xinghe's taunt instantly enrages Shichen.
• Ancestor of Space vs. Yang Mei: A moment of mutual respect—Ancestor of Space acknowledges Yang Mei as the next pillar of the Space lineage.
• Di Wujiang vs. Evil Spirit King's Clone: A brutal direct clash, with Di Wujiang barely holding his own.
• Grand Commanders: Act as mocking spectators, confident that the Evil Spirit King will still win.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Wujiang and Li Xinghe face the Evil Spirit King's Clone and the Primordial Source Beast Emperor.
• The Primordial Source Beast is failing against the Evil Spirit King's Clone.
• Li Xinghe devours the Primordial Source Beast Emperor, angering the Evil Spirit King.
• The Pillar of the Three Thousand Great Daos collapses under the Evil Spirit King's power.
• Li Xinghe steps forward to face the Evil Spirit King, having digested the Primordial Source Beast's power.

Character Developments

• Di Wujiang's injuries worsen, and he can no longer hold on.
• Li Xinghe digests the Primordial Source Beast's power, nearing full comprehension of his final Great Dao.
• The Evil Spirit King's Clone becomes more powerful without the Primordial Source Beast's interference.

Significant Themes

• The struggle against the Evil Spirit Race and the Primordial Rules' intervention.
• The power of the Primordial Source Beasts and their relation to the Primordial Rules.
• The consequences of the heavenly secrets' chaos and the Primordial Rules' inaction.

Character Interactions

• Di Wujiang and Li Xinghe work together to face the Evil Spirit King's Clone.
• Li Xinghe's action of devouring the Primordial Source Beast Emperor angers the Evil Spirit King.
• The collapse of the Pillar of the Three Thousand Great Daos leads to the retreat of some experts, while others remain to face the Evil Spirit King.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Wujiang hands over the World-Ending Millstone to Li Xinghe, who becomes the second-ranked existence on the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking.
• Li Xinghe uses the World-Ending Millstone to battle the Evil Spirit King's Clone, causing massive destruction and killing over half of the Evil Spirit Race's experts.
• The Evil Spirit King's Clone expands his gray mist to devour the entire Tenth Domain of the Endless Yao Domain, triggering the Primordial Rules to take action.

Character Developments

• Li Xinghe's strength surpasses Di Wujiang's, and he gains control of the powerful World-Ending Millstone.
• The Evil Spirit King's Clone becomes more serious and angry as Li Xinghe's attacks cause significant damage to his clansmen.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between creation and world-ending/destruction, represented by Li Xinghe and the Evil Spirit King's Clone respectively.
• The power of the World-Ending Millstone and its potential to destroy worlds.
• The importance of the Primordial Rules in maintaining balance and order.

Character Interactions

• Li Xinghe and the Evil Spirit King's Clone engage in a fierce battle, with Li Xinghe provoking the clone to keep it on edge.
• Li Xinghe uses Primordial Supreme Treasures to attack other Evil Spirit Race experts simultaneously while battling the clone.

Chapter Summary: How Do You Still Have a World-Ending Millstone?

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Xinghe reflects on the nature of the Primordial Rules, concluding that they are not entirely ruthless. The rules seem to allow calamities to occur as trials intended to strengthen the Primordial World.
• He realizes that the Evil Spirit Race was likely meant to serve as a “whetstone” for the world, with treasures such as the Ten Weapons, Primordial Grotto-Heaven, and Eternal Mountain prepared to help the inhabitants grow stronger.
• However, the Evil Spirit King’s Clone has become so powerful that the trial is threatening to destroy the entire Primordial World. As a result, the Primordial Rules finally intervene and unleash Primordial Divine Punishment across the Tenth Domain.
• Li Xinghe orders the other Primordial World experts to retreat to Eternal Mountain, believing that remaining would only distract him and put them in danger. Pangu and the Twelve Ancestral Mages initially resist but ultimately withdraw after Di Wujiang and Tongtian persuade them.
• The Evil Spirit King’s Clone boldly confronts the divine punishment, shattering the descending lightning with overwhelming force. Although the punishment kills several Primordial Emperor-level Evil Spirit experts, it fails to seriously injure the Clone and eventually dissipates.
• With the divine punishment gone, the Evil Spirit King’s Clone taunts Li Xinghe. Li Xinghe responds by summoning the World-Ending Millstone and directly challenging the Clone.
• At the same time, the Evil Spirit Race’s three Grand Commanders attack Di Wujiang, believing that his loss of the World-Ending Millstone has left him vulnerable.
• Di Wujiang unexpectedly reveals that he possesses another, smaller World-Ending Millstone. Though weaker than his original treasure, he declares that it is still sufficient to defeat the three Grand Commanders.

Character Developments

• Li Xinghe demonstrates a deeper understanding of the Primordial Rules and the Lord of Primordial’s possible long-term plans. He remains calm and analytical despite the Evil Spirit King’s overwhelming power, recognizing that the divine punishment may not guarantee victory.
• Pangu and the Twelve Ancestral Mages show their loyalty and desire to support Li Xinghe, but they eventually accept that their presence would hinder rather than help him.
• Di Wujiang displays confidence in his own strength, revealing that he remains formidable even without his main World-Ending Millstone. His possession of a second millstone emphasizes his preparedness and hidden resources.
• The Evil Spirit King’s Clone is portrayed as arrogant and extremely powerful, openly challenging the Primordial Rules and treating the divine punishment as an insignificant obstacle.
• Grand Commander Xuan Chen shows greater caution than Zhenqiong and Lingji, recognizing Di Wujiang’s true strength and doubting the wisdom of attacking him.

Significant Themes

• Rules versus free will: The Primordial Rules do not simply eliminate threats; they permit calamities to test and strengthen the world’s inhabitants.
• Destruction and rebirth: The Evil Spirit Race’s invasion may be part of a larger process through which the Primordial World survives, evolves, and becomes stronger.
• Hidden preparations and long-term planning: The existence of powerful treasures and the Lord of Primordial’s earlier arrangements suggest that events are unfolding according to a broader design.
• True strength beyond external treasures: Although the World-Ending Millstone greatly enhances Di Wujiang, his confidence and combat ability remain formidable even without the original artifact.
• Overconfidence versus caution: The Evil Spirit King’s Clone and two of the Grand Commanders underestimate their opponents, while Li Xinghe and Xuan Chen remain more observant and realistic.

Character Interactions

• Li Xinghe orders Pangu, the Twelve Ancestral Mages, and the other allies to retreat, prioritizing their safety and preventing them from becoming distractions.
• Di Wujiang harshly reinforces Li Xinghe’s command, while Tongtian calmly convinces Pangu to withdraw.
• The Evil Spirit King’s Clone taunts Li Xinghe after surviving the divine punishment, prompting Li Xinghe to accept a direct confrontation.
• The three Grand Commanders target Di Wujiang, assuming his lack of the original millstone makes him defenseless.
• Di Wujiang counters their confidence by revealing the substitute millstone secretly given to him by Luohu, turning the situation in his favor.

Chapter Summary: Braving Eight Divine Thunders

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Wujiang battles the three Grand Commanders of the Evil Spirit Race while wielding the upgraded World-Ending Millstone, now a Primordial Supreme Treasure.
• Although the Grand Commanders rely on their numerical advantage, Di Wujiang overwhelms them. He reveals the terrifying power of his Sky Swallowing Rat form, draining the Evil Spirit experts’ energy.
• Di Wujiang demonstrates his overwhelming strength by killing a Late-Stage Primordial Emperor with a single slap and forcing Peak Primordial Emperor experts to retreat.
• His knowledge of different cultivation systems allows him to absorb and refine the Evil Spirit Race’s unique power, something they never expected.
• At the same time, the Evil Spirit King’s Clone disrupts the Primordial Rules’ Divine Punishment before it can fully form. The lightning reforms, but its power is weakened.
• The Primordial Rules then unleash repeated World-Extinguishing Divine Thunders against the Evil Spirit King’s Clone. Eight bolts descend, each exceeding the limits of the Primordial World and causing substantial damage.
• The Evil Spirit King taunts Li Xinghe, claiming that a ninth bolt will never appear because it could destroy the Primordial World along with him.
• Realizing the danger of invoking the ninth thunderbolt, Li Xinghe declares that he will become the “ninth bolt” himself and attacks the weakened Evil Spirit King with the World-Ending Millstone.
• Drawing on the previous battles, the Pillar of the Three Thousand Great Daos’ assault, and the eight divine thunders, Li Xinghe believes he can finally gain the upper hand.
• He activates three thousand laws in an attempt to approach the complete Three Thousand Great Daos. His aura and cultivation continuously transform, suggesting that his final Great Dao is nearing completion.

Character Developments

• Di Wujiang: Reveals the full extent of his strength and establishes himself as one of the most powerful beings in the Primordial World. His mastery of multiple cultivation systems and ability to absorb Evil Spirit energy show his preparation and intellectual depth.
• Li Xinghe: Moves from observing the battle to directly confronting the Evil Spirit King. His decision to replace the ninth divine thunder shows courage, strategic judgment, and willingness to risk himself to protect the Primordial World. His fight also becomes an opportunity to advance his understanding of cultivation.
• Evil Spirit King’s Clone: Remains arrogant and confident despite suffering damage from the divine thunders. However, his earlier disruption of the Divine Punishment reveals that beneath his arrogance, he is calculating and careful.
• Three Grand Commanders: Their confidence collapses as they realize that Di Wujiang’s power far exceeds their expectations. Their dependence on the Evil Spirit King is implicitly criticized when Di Wujiang dismisses them as insignificant without their master.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming strength versus numerical advantage: The three Grand Commanders assume that three against one will be enough, but Di Wujiang proves that sheer power and preparation can overcome numbers.
• Preparation and hidden abilities: Di Wujiang’s research into various energy systems allows him to counter the Evil Spirit Race, while the Evil Spirit King’s preemptive strike weakens the Divine Punishment.
• The cost of destruction: The Primordial Rules hesitate to unleash their strongest thunder because doing so could damage or destroy the Primordial World itself.
• Arrogance and misjudgment: The Evil Spirit King believes himself untouchable, while the Grand Commanders underestimate Di Wujiang. Both attitudes are challenged by the unfolding battle.
• Transcending cultivation boundaries: Li Xinghe studies the Evil Spirit King’s foreign cultivation system and uses the confrontation to move closer to completing his own Great Dao.

Character Interactions

• Di Wujiang mocks the Grand Commanders’ reliance on the Evil Spirit King and provokes them into attacking.
• The Grand Commanders unite against Di Wujiang but are quickly suppressed by his superior strength.
• Li Xinghe observes the Evil Spirit King’s tactics and recognizes that his early attack weakened the later divine punishment.
• The Evil Spirit King taunts Li Xinghe over the impossibility of a ninth thunderbolt, prompting Li Xinghe to attack personally.
• Li Xinghe and the Evil Spirit King begin a decisive confrontation, with Li Xinghe using the World-Ending Millstone and the Three Thousand Great Daos to challenge the Clone directly.

Chapter Summary: “Collective Sacrifice”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The battle in the Endless Yao Domain devastates the Demon God Hall’s territory and completely opens the entrance to the Primordial Grotto-Heaven.
• The Grotto-Heaven’s Primordial Source merges back into the Primordial World, restoring and perfecting its previously damaged origin.
• The Evil Spirit King’s Clone realizes that his escape may have been part of the Lord of Primordial’s plan. By breaking free and forcing open the Grotto-Heaven, he unintentionally helped strengthen the Primordial World.
• The restored origin allows cultivators to overcome bottlenecks. Li Xinghe’s previously incomplete 3,000th Great Dao Rule finally begins to reach perfection.
• As Li Xinghe’s power rises, he defeats and smashes the Evil Spirit King’s Clone into the ground, shocking the Evil Spirit Race’s three Grand Commanders.
• The Grand Commanders order all remaining Evil Spirit Race experts to sacrifice their power to restore and strengthen the Evil Spirit King.
• The sacrifice begins successfully, but Li Xinghe attacks the sacrificing experts, killing more than half before they can transfer all their energy.
• The Evil Spirit King, enraged that his power source has been interrupted, attacks Li Xinghe again while Li continues eliminating the remaining sacrificers.

Character Developments

• Li Xinghe: His final Great Dao Rule starts becoming complete because of the Primordial World’s restored origin. This causes a dramatic increase in his overall strength, enabling him to overpower the Evil Spirit King’s Clone. He also demonstrates tactical awareness by prioritizing the destruction of the Evil Spirit Race’s sacrificing forces.
• Evil Spirit King: He discovers that his escape from the Grotto-Heaven ultimately benefited the Primordial World, making him feel manipulated and enraged. Already weakened by previous battles, he is defeated by Li Xinghe but temporarily recovers strength through the collective sacrifice.
• Three Grand Commanders: Their confidence collapses when the Evil Spirit King is defeated. Facing certain death, they abandon their subordinates and command them to sacrifice themselves for the King.
• Di Wujiang: He recognizes that the three Grand Commanders are dangerous but less important than the Evil Spirit King. He relies on Li Xinghe to defeat the King and is appalled by the Evil Spirit Race’s willingness to sacrifice its own members.

Significant Themes

• Unintended consequences: The Evil Spirit King’s attempt to escape and gain freedom instead completes the Primordial World’s origin and strengthens its enemies.
• Collective sacrifice and exploitation: The Evil Spirit Race’s leaders treat their own people as expendable resources, reflecting the race’s lack of individuality and moral resistance.
• Growth through restoration: The Primordial World’s healing allows Li Xinghe to complete the missing part of his cultivation, showing how a repaired world can unlock previously impossible advancement.
• Arrogance and downfall: The Evil Spirit King believes himself invincible, but his exhaustion and miscalculations leave him vulnerable.
• Strategic warfare: Victory depends not only on defeating the strongest opponent but also on cutting off the forces supporting him.

Character Interactions

• Li Xinghe and the Evil Spirit King: They exchange taunts throughout their confrontation. The Evil Spirit King threatens Li Xinghe, while Li mocks him for his stubbornness and for unknowingly serving the Lord of Primordial’s plan.
• Li Xinghe and Di Wujiang: Di Wujiang urges Li to stop the sacrifice, and Li immediately acts, showing their cooperation against the Evil Spirit Race.
• Three Grand Commanders and the Evil Spirit Race: The commanders order their followers to sacrifice all their power, and the followers obey without resistance, emphasizing the race’s collective conditioning and absolute submission.
• Evil Spirit King and the Grand Commanders: The commanders attempt to save the King by sacrificing their forces, while the King reacts violently when Li Xinghe interrupts the process.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The powerful Evil Spirit Race members begin sacrificing themselves to empower the Evil Spirit King’s clone. Li Xinghe, disgusted by their fanaticism, uses the complete power of the Three Thousand Great Daos to eliminate all of them except the three Grand Commanders.
• The Evil Spirit King’s clone recovers some strength and challenges Li Xinghe again, enraged that Li Xinghe has grown powerful enough to threaten him.
• Li Xinghe’s injuries heal as the Three Thousand Great Daos fully take shape within him. His physical strength continues rising beyond its previous limits, surpassing even Di Wujiang’s famed physique.
• Li Xinghe returns Di Wujiang’s World-Ending Millstone, signaling that he has successfully comprehended the Three Thousand Great Daos and no longer needs the weapon.
• Di Wujiang prepares to kill the three remaining Grand Commanders, but they attempt to flee. Li Xinghe seals the surrounding space, preventing their escape.
• At the Evil Spirit King’s command, the three Grand Commanders sacrifice themselves and transfer all their power to the clone. Its strength rises dramatically, becoming even more powerful than before.
• Although Li Xinghe has not yet technically entered the Eternal Realm, he has gained the qualifications to break through. His world must first evolve into a Greater Thousand World.
• Li Xinghe calmly tests the empowered clone by striking it with an ordinary punch. The clone responds with equal force, and their collision shatters the entire Tenth Domain despite Li Xinghe’s spatial barrier.

Character Developments

• Li Xinghe reaches a major turning point. His mastery of the Three Thousand Great Daos becomes complete, his injuries recover, and his physical power surpasses Di Wujiang’s. Though not yet in the Eternal Realm, he is now clearly approaching it.
• Di Wujiang experiences both envy and satisfaction. Li Xinghe’s breakthrough fulfills a dream Di Wujiang pursued for two eras, and Di Wujiang reclaims his World-Ending Millstone before turning his killing intent toward the Grand Commanders.
• The Evil Spirit King becomes increasingly desperate and regretful. He realizes that allowing Li Xinghe to survive in the past was a grave mistake, but he remains confident that his true body’s eventual awakening can still overwhelm Li Xinghe.
• The three Grand Commanders shift from arrogant enforcers to terrified fugitives. Bound by the Evil Spirit King’s absolute control over the race, they are forced to sacrifice themselves rather than resist.

Significant Themes

• Fanaticism and control: The Evil Spirit Race’s willingness to sacrifice itself reflects its complete subjugation to the Evil Spirit King.
• Growth beyond established limits: Li Xinghe’s advancement demonstrates that even legendary figures such as Di Wujiang can be surpassed.
• Potential versus attainment: Comprehending the Three Thousand Great Daos grants Li Xinghe the qualifications for the Eternal Realm, but true entry still requires further evolution.
• Regret and consequence: The Evil Spirit King’s earlier decision to spare Li Xinghe becomes the central cause of his current predicament.
• Power and inevitability: Once Li Xinghe seals space and gains the upper hand, the Grand Commanders’ survival becomes nearly impossible.

Character Interactions

• Li Xinghe mocks the Grand Commanders by urging them to sacrifice themselves, exposing their dependence on the Evil Spirit King.
• The Evil Spirit King commands the Grand Commanders to surrender their power, demonstrating his absolute authority over them.
• Di Wujiang and Li Xinghe share a moment of mutual recognition when Li Xinghe returns the World-Ending Millstone; Di Wujiang acknowledges that Li Xinghe has achieved what he himself could not.
• Di Wujiang and the Grand Commanders become enemies directly, with Di Wujiang threatening to kill them after their failed escape.
• The chapter ends with Li Xinghe and the Evil Spirit King’s clone directly testing their strength in a devastating fist collision.

Chapter Summary: “Self-Sacrifice”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Xinghe repeatedly defeats the Evil Spirit King’s Clone, knocking it into the ground despite the clone recovering to—and surpassing—its peak strength.
• Rather than defeating it immediately, Li Xinghe uses the battle as cultivation. Having mastered the Three Thousand Great Daos, he gains increasingly profound insights and begins relying on fused Great Dao Rules instead of physical strength and treasures.
• Li Xinghe asks Di Wujiang to fight the weakened clone, but Di Wujiang refuses, recognizing that the clone is already too injured to provide meaningful training.
• Li Xinghe decides to kill the clone, knowing that the Evil Spirit King’s True Form remains the greater threat. He believes he must evolve his inner world into a Greater Thousand World and eventually reach the Eternal Realm before confronting it.
• Li Xinghe freezes time and space with the Three Thousand Great Daos. Although the clone briefly breaks free using gray mist, Li Xinghe freezes it again.
• Unable to escape or defeat Li Xinghe, the clone sacrifices itself. Its body turns into gray mist and returns underground, toward the former location of the Primordial Grotto-Heaven.
• Di Wujiang realizes that the clone’s sacrifice is transferring its power back to the Evil Spirit King’s True Form. The sacrifice may also cause the True Form to awaken earlier than expected.
• Li Xinghe seals the entire Tenth Domain of the Endless Yao Domain to prevent outsiders or surviving Evil Spirit Race members from entering and to detect any signs of the Evil Spirit King’s awakening.
• Li Xinghe and Di Wujiang prepare to return to the Peak of Eternity, with Li Xinghe intending to enter the Hongmeng Divine Hall, obtain the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking, and use Genesis Qi to accelerate his world’s evolution.

Character Developments

• Li Xinghe: Demonstrates overwhelming superiority over the clone and reaches a new level of mastery after completing the Three Thousand Great Daos. His combat style becomes centered on combining Great Dao Rules, giving him power beyond that of ordinary treasures. He remains confident despite the looming threat of the Evil Spirit King.
• Di Wujiang: Acts as a knowledgeable observer and strategist. He recognizes Li Xinghe’s use of the battle for cultivation and correctly identifies the clone’s final act as a self-sacrifice. His understanding of the Evil Spirit Race and the Primordial World helps reveal the larger danger.
• Evil Spirit King’s Clone: Shifts from arrogant defiance to desperation. After repeatedly losing to Li Xinghe and realizing escape is impossible, it sacrifices itself to strengthen or awaken the True Form rather than allowing Li Xinghe to destroy it directly.
• Evil Spirit King’s True Form: Though absent, becomes an increasingly immediate threat. The chapter suggests that the entire modern Evil Spirit Race may be derived from or belong to the Evil Spirit King, meaning the clone’s death could restore a significant amount of power to him.

Significant Themes

• Self-sacrifice and delayed victory: The clone’s defeat is not a true victory because its destruction serves a larger purpose, transferring power to the True Form.
• Cultivation through combat: Li Xinghe turns an enemy confrontation into an opportunity to refine his understanding of the Great Dao.
• Power beyond treasures: The chapter emphasizes that complete mastery and fusion of the Great Dao Rules can surpass reliance on physical strength or Primordial Supreme Treasures.
• The scale of transcendence: Li Xinghe reflects on the vast gap between realms and on the mysterious power of the Lord of Primordial, highlighting the immense hierarchy of cultivation.
• Preparation for catastrophe: The characters understand that defeating one enemy does not end the calamity; they must strengthen themselves and secure the surrounding domain before the greater threat awakens.

Character Interactions

• The Evil Spirit King’s Clone repeatedly challenges and taunts Li Xinghe, insisting that the True Form will eventually avenge it.
• Li Xinghe and Di Wujiang discuss whether Di Wujiang should fight the clone, then analyze the implications of its sacrifice.
• Di Wujiang provides the crucial interpretation that the Evil Spirit Race may be fragments or extensions of the Evil Spirit King himself.
• Despite the danger, Li Xinghe reassures Di Wujiang that mastering the Three Thousand Great Daos gives them hope. Together, they begin planning their next steps against the impending awakening.

Chapter Summary: The Ranking Changed

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• After the devastating battle in the Endless Yao Domain, the Primordial World falls into despair because ordinary beings believe Li Xinghe, Di Wujiang, and the Demon Clan experts may have lost to the Evil Spirit King’s Clone.
• Daoist Shichen, the Ancestor of Space, and the Lord of Destiny have already fled and remain uncertain about the battle’s outcome. They consider hiding in the River of Space-Time to avoid the Evil Spirit Race’s retaliation.
• Pangu and the others on Eternal Mountain are deeply worried about Li Xinghe, especially because he fought an opponent connected to an Eternal Realm expert.
• Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing reveal that Li Xinghe is still alive through their connection to the Demon God Tower. This reassures Houtu, Pangu, Yang Mei, Sang Xue, and the other Ancestral Witches.
• The Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking reappears, confirming the battle’s result:
  • The Evil Spirit King’s Clone has vanished, proving it was killed.
  • The Evil Spirit Race’s three Grand Commanders, including the traitorous Lord of Cause and Effect, have also disappeared.
  • Li Xinghe has risen to first place.
  • Di Wujiang remains second, followed by the Lord of Destiny, Daoist Shichen, and the Ancestor of Space.
• Li Xinghe’s rise is presented as astonishing: in less than ten thousand years, he has gone from a persecuted figure from a Lower Plane to the strongest person in the Primordial World.

2. Character Developments

• Li Xinghe is confirmed as the decisive victor. His survival and victory establish him as the Primordial World’s true number one expert.
• Di Wujiang remains immensely powerful and in second place. His former protection of Li Xinghe is recognized as an important factor in Li Xinghe’s growth.
• Daoist Shichen and the Ancestor of Space are shown to be cautious and frustrated. Although their rankings improve, they feel their advancement is being overshadowed by the deaths of stronger-ranked figures rather than earned through direct competition.
• The Lord of Destiny demonstrates his sharp understanding of Li Xinghe, correctly believing that Li Xinghe would not recklessly sacrifice himself. However, he remains fearful and hides from the aftermath.
• Pangu and the Ancestral Witches reveal their deep concern and emotional attachment to Li Xinghe, with Houtu openly crying over the possibility of his death.
• Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing provide the crucial reassurance that Li Xinghe is unharmed.
• Yang Mei briefly reveals his genuine concern for Li Xinghe, then awkwardly tries to hide it when Luohu teases him.

3. Significant Themes

• Despair caused by incomplete knowledge: The Primordial World assumes defeat because it cannot see through the destructive energy surrounding the battlefield.
• Hope and reassurance: The emotional tension breaks when Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing confirm Li Xinghe’s survival.
• The reversal of fate: The ranking change symbolizes Li Xinghe’s dramatic transformation from an outsider and target of oppression into the most powerful figure in the world.
• The consequences of ambition and betrayal: The deaths of the Evil Spirit Race’s commanders and the traitorous Lord of Cause and Effect demonstrate the cost of opposing the Primordial World.
• Recognition of strength: The Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking provides objective confirmation of the new power structure, validating Li Xinghe’s achievements.
• Fear of greater powers: Even powerful figures such as Shichen, the Ancestor of Space, and the Lord of Destiny remain terrified of the Evil Spirit King’s true body and its potential retaliation.

4. Character Interactions

• Shichen and the Ancestor of Space discuss retreating through space-time, revealing their fear and unwillingness to confront the Evil Spirit Race directly.
• Pangu and Houtu share an emotional moment over Li Xinghe’s uncertain fate, while the other Ancestral Witches express similar helplessness.
• Yang Mei insists that Li Xinghe would escape rather than die needlessly, though his concern exposes his affection for him.
• Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing calm the group by confirming through the Demon God Tower that Li Xinghe is alive.
• Luohu teases Yang Mei for calling Li Xinghe “that brat,” prompting Yang Mei to defensively claim he was referring to his “godfather.”
• The wider Primordial World reacts collectively to the new ranking, shifting from despair to relief and astonishment as Li Xinghe’s victory becomes undeniable.

Chapter Summary: Entering the Hongmeng Divine Hall

Key Plot Points and Events

• After the Evil Spirit King’s Clone is defeated, the Primordial World’s rankings are updated. Li Xinghe rises to first place, surpassing Di Wujiang, while Shichen and the Ancestor of Space complain that the rankings update too slowly.
• Lord of Destiny becomes extremely anxious. Regardless of whether the Evil Spirit King or Li Xinghe and Di Wujiang won, his position would be dangerous. Li Xinghe’s rise confirms Lord of Destiny’s fear that he may have comprehended the complete Three Thousand Great Daos and is approaching the Eternal Realm.
• Li Xinghe realizes that the true crisis has not ended. The Evil Spirit King’s Clone sacrificed its remaining power to the King’s True Form, which may awaken soon. Everyone must therefore prepare for an even greater threat.
• Li Xinghe returns instantly from the Endless Yao Domain to the Peak of Eternity, demonstrating the extraordinary abilities granted by his mastery of the Three Thousand Great Daos.
• He leads Pangu and the other experts into the Hongmeng Divine Hall. Previously repelled by its restrictions, Li Xinghe can now enter freely because he understands the formation, which is based on the Three Thousand Great Daos.
• Inside, Li Xinghe claims the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking. The rankings reveal major changes:
  • Li Xinghe ranks first.
  • Di Wujiang ranks below him.
  • Pangu rises to sixth after cultivating more than 2,900 Great Dao Rules and perfecting his physical body.
  • The Three Old Demons occupy seventh through ninth.
  • Xiao Bai ranks tenth, having inherited and mutated the Void Purple Dragon Clan’s talent.
• Once Li Xinghe enters the hall, he effectively becomes its new master and removes the restrictions for everyone else.
• The group enters and immediately experiences powerful enlightenment. Several experts sense breakthroughs, and Di Wujiang recognizes the hall’s immense cultivation value.

Character Developments

• Li Xinghe: Reaches a new level of power after comprehending the Three Thousand Great Daos. He can now travel instantly across the Primordial World, understand most of the Hongmeng Divine Hall’s restrictions, claim the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking, and control access to the hall. Despite his advancement, he remains focused on the impending awakening of the Evil Spirit King.
• Lord of Destiny: Becomes fearful and insecure after Li Xinghe’s rise. He understands that Li Xinghe may soon be able to locate and kill him, although the immediate threat of the Evil Spirit King temporarily distracts Li Xinghe.
• Pangu: Remains confident in Li Xinghe and relieved by his return. His own ranking and strength also improve significantly, placing him sixth in the Primordial World.
• Di Wujiang: Accepts Li Xinghe’s superiority and recognizes the tremendous cultivation potential of the Hongmeng Divine Hall.
• Xiao Bai: Is acknowledged as one of the Primordial World’s strongest beings. Her mutated Void Purple Dragon talent and guidance from the First Generation Demon God have brought her close to the level of the Dragon Emperor.
• The wider group: Gains hope from Li Xinghe’s victory and access to the divine hall, with many immediately approaching breakthroughs.

Significant Themes

• Power and transformation: Mastery of the Three Thousand Great Daos marks Li Xinghe’s dramatic evolution toward the Eternal Realm.
• The limits of safety: Defeating the Evil Spirit King’s Clone does not end the crisis; a greater danger remains in the awakening True Form.
• Recognition and reputation: The ranking changes reflect shifting power and validate Li Xinghe, Pangu, and Xiao Bai’s growth.
• Inheritance and opportunity: The Hongmeng Divine Hall, created by the Lord of Primordial, provides immense advantages to those who can access it.
• Collective survival: Although Li Xinghe has become overwhelmingly powerful, the coming threat requires the entire Primordial World to prepare and grow stronger.
• Completion and renewal: The return of the Primordial Grotto-Heaven completes the world’s laws, enhancing the cultivation environment for everyone.

Character Interactions

• Shichen and the Ancestor of Space jointly complain about the delayed ranking updates.
• Lord of Destiny privately fears both possible outcomes of the battle and worries that Li Xinghe will eventually settle accounts with him.
• Pangu warmly welcomes Li Xinghe and expresses unwavering faith in him, while Li Xinghe responds cautiously because the Evil Spirit King remains a threat.
• Li Xinghe warns the gathered experts to prepare for the True Form’s awakening, shifting the mood from celebration back to concern.
• Li Xinghe guides everyone into the Hongmeng Divine Hall and grants them access after becoming its master.
• Di Wujiang and the others recognize the hall’s extraordinary value as they experience enlightenment and loosened bottlenecks.

Chapter Summary: “Di Wujiang’s Request”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Xinghe and his trusted companions arrive safely in the Hongmeng Divine Hall. After briefly ensuring that everyone settles down to cultivate, he begins preparing to study the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking and advance toward the Eternal Realm.
• Pangu reminds Li Xinghe that the Primordial World’s Great Calamity is still ongoing. The Tribulation Qi is increasing, signaling that the Evil Spirit King’s True Form may awaken soon. If Li Xinghe does not become an Eternal expert in time, the entire Primordial World could be destroyed.
• Di Yan teases Di Wujiang for appearing hesitant and awkward. Their exchange turns into a humorous argument about cultivation progress, with Di Yan pointing out that Di Wujiang has made little advancement compared with Li Xinghe.
• Di Yan asks Li Xinghe to help him defeat Lord of Destiny and reclaim the Wheel of Destiny. Li Xinghe agrees to deal with Destiny eventually, but only after he has handled the more urgent matter of evolving his inner world. Di Yan reluctantly calls him “Foster Father” as requested.
• Li Xinghe acknowledges the Cause and Effect connecting him to Di Wujiang, the Pangu Clan, and the Demon God Hall. Because Di Wujiang’s influence helped him gain important opportunities, Li Xinghe offers to repay him.
• Di Wujiang requests permission to cultivate in the River of Time. He has already cultivated 2,999 Great Daos and obtained part of the Source of the Law of Time, but needs a superior environment to complete his progress.
• Li Xinghe opens a spatial passage to the River of Time and permits Di Wujiang to cultivate there. He tells Di Wujiang not to worry about Daoist Shichen or the Ancestor of Space and even gives him permission to confront them if they object.
• Di Wujiang arrives in the River of Time, where Daoist Shichen and the Ancestor of Space immediately appear, alarmed and hostile. They demand to know where Li Xinghe is.
• Di Wujiang explains that Li Xinghe has already cultivated the Three Thousand Great Daos and no longer considers them serious opponents. He implies that they should recognize Li Xinghe’s overwhelming power and avoid provoking him.

Character Developments

• Li Xinghe is now established as the strongest figure in the Primordial World after cultivating the Three Thousand Great Daos. He is focused on reaching the Eternal Realm and preparing for the Evil Spirit King’s awakening, but he also demonstrates loyalty and gratitude toward those who previously helped him.
• Di Wujiang reveals his ambition to improve the Great Dao of Time and complete his cultivation of the Three Thousand Great Daos. His hesitation shows that, despite his former status, he is cautious about asking Li Xinghe for assistance.
• Di Yan remains irreverent and argumentative, mocking Di Wujiang and teasing Li Xinghe. However, he respects Li Xinghe’s current strength enough to accept calling him “Foster Father,” and he trusts Li Xinghe’s promise to deal with Lord of Destiny.
• Pangu acts as a perceptive and responsible elder figure, understanding Li Xinghe’s urgency and reminding him of the looming threat facing the Primordial World.
• Daoist Shichen and the Ancestor of Space are shown to fear Li Xinghe’s power. Their immediate suspicion and concern demonstrate how drastically the balance of power has shifted.

Significant Themes

• Power and changing status: Li Xinghe’s rise has transformed his relationships with former equals and seniors. Those who once held authority over him must now acknowledge his supremacy.
• Cause and Effect: Li Xinghe believes that past assistance creates obligations. Even after surpassing Di Wujiang, he remains willing to repay the opportunities and support he received.
• Preparation against catastrophe: The approaching awakening of the Evil Spirit King creates urgency. Cultivation is not merely personal advancement but a necessary defense of the entire Primordial World.
• Cultivation environment and opportunity: Di Wujiang’s request emphasizes that talent alone is insufficient; access to places such as the River of Time can determine how quickly one advances.
• Humor amid tension: The banter between Di Yan and Di Wujiang provides comic relief while also highlighting the characters’ familiarity and evolving hierarchy.

Important Character Interactions

• Li Xinghe and Pangu: Pangu supports Li Xinghe’s decision to focus on the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking and understands the danger posed by the coming calamity.
• Di Yan and Di Wujiang: Their bickering reveals a close but disrespectful relationship. Di Yan mocks Di Wujiang’s lack of progress, while Di Wujiang responds like an exasperated elder.
• Li Xinghe and Di Yan: Li Xinghe uses the “Foster Father” title as a playful reminder of their earlier agreement. He promises to help reclaim the Wheel of Destiny, though not immediately.
• Li Xinghe and Di Wujiang: Li Xinghe repays Di Wujiang’s past assistance by granting him access to the River of Time, showing both gratitude and confidence in his own authority.
• Di Wujiang, Daoist Shichen, and the Ancestor of Space: Di Wujiang acts as Li Xinghe’s representative, warning the two guardians that resisting Li Xinghe would be foolish now that his strength has become incomparable.

Chapter Summary: Transcendence

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Wujiang arrives at the secret River of Time and explains that he intends to use it for cultivation. Daoist Shichen and the Ancestor of Space are displeased but cannot reasonably refuse him, especially since Li Xinghe is also qualified to control the river.
• Di Wujiang warns Shichen and the Ancestor of Space that opposing Li Xinghe is futile. He predicts that Li Xinghe will soon enter the Eternal Realm and advises them to submit while they still have the chance.
• Daoist Shichen stubbornly refuses to yield, believing they can still surpass Li Xinghe before he reaches the Eternal Realm. Di Wujiang therefore abandons the attempt to persuade them and begins cultivating in the River of Time.
• Using Li Xinghe’s millionfold Time Acceleration Array, Di Wujiang prepares to comprehend the Great Dao of Time more rapidly.
• Meanwhile, Li Xinghe studies the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking. The treasure reveals the history and structure of the Primordial Universe, including the evolution of the Primordial Great World and the countless Middle Thousand and Lesser Thousand Worlds connected to it.
• Li Xinghe learns that controlling the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking requires completion of the Three Thousand Great Daos. It also contains the method for evolving a personal world into a Greater Thousand World, an essential step toward the Eternal Realm.
• Realizing that his Star Realm already possesses the foundation needed for this advancement, Li Xinghe integrates the final complete Great Dao Rule into it.
• The World Pearl undergoes true Transcendence. The Three Thousand Great Daos resonate throughout it, causing sweet rain to descend and greatly increasing the cultivation levels of the beings living within the Star Realm.

Character Developments

• Di Wujiang demonstrates his growing confidence and independence. Though he recognizes Li Xinghe’s overwhelming potential, he still cannot bring himself to submit personally. He chooses instead to cultivate aggressively and pursue mastery of the Great Dao of Time.
• Daoist Shichen remains proud, resentful, and unwilling to admit defeat. His earlier greed is acknowledged as the reason his relationship with Li Xinghe deteriorated, and his refusal to submit places him and the Ancestor of Space in increasing danger.
• The Ancestor of Space is more realistic than Shichen, recognizing that even the two of them together may not defeat Di Wujiang. However, he remains aligned with Shichen and retreats with him to stay hidden and vigilant.
• Li Xinghe advances toward the Eternal Realm by deepening his understanding of the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking and completing the transformation of the Star Realm. His power increasingly affects not only himself but also every being within his world.

Significant Themes

• Pride versus survival: Shichen and the Ancestor of Space must choose between preserving their pride and submitting to a superior force. Their hesitation illustrates how arrogance can become self-destructive.
• The inevitability of power progression: Li Xinghe’s approach to the Eternal Realm makes resistance increasingly pointless, establishing a widening gap between him and former rivals.
• World creation and transcendence: The chapter expands the cultivation system by explaining that reaching the Eternal Realm requires evolving and perfecting one’s own world through the Three Thousand Great Daos.
• Inheritance and opportunity: Li Xinghe benefits from foundations created by earlier figures, particularly the Pangu Clan Ancestor and Pantian, showing how past achievements can become the basis for later transcendence.
• Cultivation’s impact on others: Li Xinghe’s breakthrough produces immediate benefits for the inhabitants of the Star Realm, emphasizing that his advancement is also transforming the lives and futures of those connected to him.

Important Character Interactions

• Di Wujiang confronts Daoist Shichen and the Ancestor of Space, advising them to stop opposing Li Xinghe.
• Shichen rejects Di Wujiang’s warning, while the Ancestor of Space silently recognizes the danger of their situation.
• Di Wujiang and Shichen reflect each other’s pride: both understand Li Xinghe’s superiority but struggle to accept submission.
• Li Xinghe has no direct interaction with the others in the chapter, yet his influence dominates the conversation and motivates Di Wujiang’s cultivation, Shichen’s resistance, and the impending transformation of the Star Realm.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Star Realm completes its advancement from a Middle Thousand World into a Greater Thousand World after fusing with the Primordial Wilderness, Chaos, the Hunyuan World, and Li Xinghe’s original world.
• The advancement causes a massive power surge among its inhabitants:
  • Many Primordial Supremes break into the Primordial Emperor realm.
  • Pangu remains at the Peak Primordial Emperor stage and comprehends enough Great Dao Rules to reach 2,990, only ten short of perfection.
  • The Twelve Ancestral Mages and the Chaos Demon Gods advance to the Late-Stage Primordial Emperor realm.
• Those connected to the Star Realm—including Pangu, the Twelve Ancestral Mages, Sect Leader Tongtian, and the Chaos Demon Gods—receive extraordinary benefits because of their past contributions and ties to the world.
• Li Xinghe gains the greatest advantage as the Star Realm’s master. Genesis Qi from the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking merges into his World Pearl, greatly increasing its power until it rivals or surpasses Di Wujiang’s World-Ending Millstone.
• Li Xinghe realizes that the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking is incomplete. Its Spirit of the Artifact appears and reveals itself to be connected to the Primordial Rules.
• The Primordial Rules explains that part of the Ranking’s Genesis Qi was divided into ten portions and placed within the Ten Primordial Supreme Treasures. The Demon God Tower also contains one portion.
• Understanding that Genesis Qi is essential for reaching the Eternal Realm and for countering the Evil Spirit Race, Li Xinghe extracts the Genesis Qi from the supreme treasures currently in his possession.
• The Star Realm becomes even more complete and powerful, while Li Xinghe enters an ambiguous state between the Primordial Emperor realm and true Eternity, sensing that transcendence is close but incomplete.

Character Developments

• Li Xinghe grows dramatically stronger through the Star Realm’s advancement and the absorption of Genesis Qi. His World Pearl develops toward a level comparable to the World-Ending Millstone, and he approaches the Eternal Realm.
• Pangu reaches an astonishing 2,990 Great Dao Rules at the Peak Primordial Emperor level, though the final ten rules remain an almost insurmountable barrier.
• The Twelve Ancestral Mages and Chaos Demon Gods rise to the Late-Stage Primordial Emperor realm, demonstrating the unique advantages granted to beings tied to Li Xinghe and the Star Realm.
• The Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking is revealed to possess an independent Spirit of the Artifact, with knowledge of the Primordial World’s hidden structure and Li Xinghe’s path toward eternity.
• The Primordial Rules is characterized as cold, calculating, and deeply involved in maintaining the balance between the Human Race, Demon Clan, and the forces of destruction.

Significant Themes

• World advancement and collective ascension: The Star Realm’s evolution empowers not only its ruler but all beings connected to it, emphasizing the relationship between a world’s development and its inhabitants’ cultivation.
• Accumulated merit and destiny: Pangu, the Ancestral Mages, and the Chaos Demon Gods benefit from their historical contributions and ties to the Primordial World.
• Genesis versus destruction: Genesis Qi is presented as the natural counterforce to the Evil Spirit Race’s power of death and destruction.
• The hidden structure of power: The Primordial Rules has secretly shaped the distribution of supreme treasures and maintained the balance between the Human Race and Demon Clan.
• The final barrier to eternity: Even after reaching extraordinary strength, Li Xinghe remains just short of true Eternal Realm attainment, suggesting that power and Genesis Qi alone may not be sufficient.

Important Character Interactions

• Li Xinghe communicates directly with the Spirit of the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking, initially suspecting that it is the Primordial Rules.
• The Primordial Rules confirms Li Xinghe’s insight and reveals the connection between the Ranking, Genesis Qi, the Ten Primordial Supreme Treasures, and the Demon God Tower.
• Li Xinghe questions what prevents him from reaching eternity, prompting the explanation about the scattered Genesis Qi.
• The Demon God Hall’s members observe the rapid advancement of Pangu’s group with envy, though they ultimately accept it because of their loyalty to the Demon God and his history of creating miracles.
• Li Xinghe prepares to confront the remaining holders of the supreme treasures if necessary, now confident that his current strength vastly exceeds theirs.

Chapter Summary: “Shichen Space Compromises”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After integrating the Genesis Qi into his Star Realm, Li Xinghe’s Primordial Supreme Treasures lose much of their special divine power, though they remain the strongest treasures in the Primordial World.
• The Star Realm is nearly transformed into a Greater Thousand World and has expanded to a size comparable to the Primordial Great World.
• The Primordial Rules reveal a critical secret: the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking is the true seal suppressing the Evil Spirit King. By extracting the Genesis Qi from it, Li Xinghe has weakened Eternal Mountain’s suppression, allowing the Evil Spirit King’s True Form to awaken at any time.
• Li Xinghe discovers that Eternal Mountain’s extraordinary hardness came from the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking. Once its power is removed, the mountain can be easily damaged.
• Realizing he must gather the remaining Genesis Qi and the Ten Weapons before the Evil Spirit King awakens, Li Xinghe forcibly drags the River of Time onto Eternal Mountain.
• This shocks Daoist Shichen, the Ancestor of Space, and Di Wujiang, who had been residing or cultivating within the River of Time.
• Li Xinghe explains the danger of the Evil Spirit King’s imminent awakening and demands the Primordial Supreme Treasures belonging to Daoist Shichen and the Ancestor of Space so he can extract what he needs.
• Though the Ancestor of Space initially resists, Daoist Shichen recognizes that they have no real choice. Both ultimately surrender their treasures to Li Xinghe.

Character Developments

• Li Xinghe becomes increasingly powerful and confident, reaching a level that makes even former forbidden figures wary. However, he is also frustrated and anxious after learning that the Primordial Rules concealed the true function of the Hongmeng Heavenly Ranking.
• Daoist Shichen demonstrates pragmatism and restraint. Rather than provoke a hopeless battle, he accepts Li Xinghe’s demand and persuades the Ancestor of Space to cooperate.
• The Ancestor of Space remains defiant at first but ultimately recognizes Li Xinghe’s overwhelming superiority and compromises.
• Di Wujiang returns from cultivation and immediately notices that Li Xinghe’s aura has approached Transcendence.
• Pangu remains eager for battle, mistaking the appearance of the River of Time as an opportunity to challenge Daoist Shichen.

Significant Themes

• Hidden truths and manipulation: The Primordial Rules withhold vital information until Li Xinghe has already removed the Genesis Qi, forcing him into a dangerous situation.
• Power and submission: Formerly dominant figures such as Daoist Shichen and the Ancestor of Space are reduced to compromising with Li Xinghe because of his overwhelming strength.
• The cost of progress: Li Xinghe’s advancement and transformation of the Star Realm unintentionally weaken the seal on the Evil Spirit King, creating a greater crisis.
• Pragmatism versus pride: Daoist Shichen chooses survival and cooperation over resistance, while the Ancestor of Space initially struggles with the humiliation of surrendering his treasure.

Character Interactions

• Li Xinghe confronts the Primordial Rules, angrily accusing them of deliberately withholding crucial information.
• He explains the seal’s true nature to Di Wujiang, Daoist Shichen, and the Ancestor of Space, shocking all three.
• Li Xinghe demands their treasures, and the Ancestor of Space protests that he cannot simply take everything they possess.
• Daoist Shichen cuts through the dispute by acknowledging that resistance is futile and ordering the surrender of their treasures.
• Di Wujiang approves of their submission, while Pangu’s eagerness to fight contrasts with the much more serious crisis unfolding around them.

Chapter Summary: “Time to Clean House”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Xinghe extracts the powerful Genesis Qi hidden inside the two greatest Primordial Supreme Treasures, owned by Daoist Shichen and the Ancestor of Space. He returns the treasures afterward, leaving their power mostly intact but diminishing their divine essence slightly.
• He reveals that the Genesis Qi contains the secret to entering the Eternal Realm. In exchange for taking it, Li Xinghe acknowledges that he owes the two experts a favor.
• Li Xinghe hints that he intends to seize the Wheel of Destiny from the Lord of Destiny. Since the Wheel is essential for comprehending the Great Dao of Destiny, Shichen and Space realize they may benefit by making a deal with him.
• Before they can negotiate, Li Xinghe sends them back to their original void, demonstrating that he can summon and dismiss even peak Primordial Emperor experts at will.
• Daoist Shichen and the Ancestor of Space complain about their humiliation, but Di Wujiang mocks them, pointing out that they would not dare act arrogantly in front of Li Xinghe.
• The three discuss whether Li Xinghe has surpassed the previous strongest figures of the Primordial World. Di Wujiang explains that his own goal has never been supremacy, but Transcendence through continual self-surpassing and transformation.
• Di Wujiang abruptly leaves the River of Time to witness the downfall of the Lord of Destiny, whom he regards as a traitorous failed experiment.
• The chapter ends with the implication that Li Xinghe is moving to confront and eliminate Destiny, effectively beginning a “cleaning of the house.”

Character Developments

• Li Xinghe: His power is shown to be approaching or possibly exceeding the Eternal Realm. He can manipulate the supreme treasures and teleport peak Primordial Emperor experts effortlessly. He is confident, calculating, and willing to trade access to the Great Dao of Destiny for future favors.
• Daoist Shichen: His obsession with the Great Dao of Destiny is emphasized. He once tried to possess Li Xinghe for that purpose and now regrets missing the opportunity. His view of cultivation begins to shift after hearing Di Wujiang’s argument about surpassing oneself rather than competing for status.
• Ancestor of Space: He is frustrated that he failed to discover the treasures’ hidden Genesis Qi himself. Like Shichen, he becomes interested in obtaining the Wheel of Destiny and is humbled by Li Xinghe’s dominance.
• Di Wujiang: He reveals a broader and more philosophical understanding of cultivation. Unlike Shichen and Space, he does not seek to be the strongest; he pursues Transcendence through experimentation and transformation. His personal hostility toward Destiny resurfaces because Destiny betrayed him and interfered with his long-term research.
• Lord of Destiny: Though absent from the chapter, he is established as the main target of the coming conflict. He secretly manipulated the Primordial World’s great calamity, controlled the Primordial Star Sea, and betrayed Di Wujiang.

Significant Themes

• Transcendence versus supremacy: Di Wujiang argues that true cultivation is not about defeating everyone else, but about continuously surpassing one’s former self.
• The value of hidden knowledge: The Genesis Qi within the supreme treasures represents a secret that their owners possessed for ages but lacked the insight or destiny to uncover.
• Power and humiliation: Li Xinghe’s casual control over Shichen and Space highlights the dramatic change in the balance of power.
• Ambition and obsession: Shichen’s fixation on the Great Dao of Destiny has shaped his actions for ages, while the others begin to consider the dangers of measuring themselves solely by strength.
• Betrayal and retribution: Di Wujiang’s desire to eliminate Destiny is driven by the latter’s betrayal and manipulation of the Primordial World.

Character Interactions

• Li Xinghe deals with Shichen and the Ancestor of Space in a teasing but dominant manner, offering them a possible future benefit while refusing to negotiate immediately.
• Shichen and Space privately acknowledge that Li Xinghe is now beyond their control, despite their status as ancient peak experts.
• Di Wujiang mocks their inability to challenge Li Xinghe and forces them to reconsider their narrow pursuit of supremacy.
• His speech produces a rare moment of reflection in both Shichen and Space, who begin questioning their priorities.
• Di Wujiang’s sudden departure reveals his eagerness to watch Destiny’s destruction and sets up the impending confrontation between Li Xinghe and the Lord of Destiny.