Chapter Summaries

Lu Zhou was transported to Mount Tai in the world of Covering the Heavens, where a sign-in system gave him immense strength before the Nine Dragon Pulling Coffin carried him and Ye Fan’s classmates into the bronze coffin. Inside, he revealed himself as the unexpected extra person, then watched the headcount discover someone else was there too.

• Lu Zhou awoke amid the chaos on Mount Tai and activated his sign-in system, gaining ten thousand jin of strength.
• Lu Zhou joined Ye Fan and his classmates at the Nine Dragon Pulling Coffin and used his new strength to rescue a woman from falling.
• The five-colored altar activated, and Lu Zhou and the others were pulled into the bronze coffin as the Nine Dragon Pulling Coffin began its journey.
• Inside the sealed coffin, Lu Zhou introduced himself as a tourist after the headcount found thirty people.
• The classmates recounted and discovered another extra person, while Lu Zhou recognized Pang Bo’s entrance and silently attempted to sign in.

After signing in inside the Nine Dragon Coffin, Lu Zhou received a Qiankun Pearl and traveled with Ye Fan and the others to Mars. They reached an ancient temple, where Lu Zhou signed in again and found a Bronze Buddha Statue beneath the Stone Buddha.

• Lu Zhou received a Qiankun Pearl that could conceal heavenly secrets and contained a small world of its own.
• The Nine Dragon Coffin opened on Mars, and Lu Zhou joined Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and the others as they set out toward a distant light.
• The group found inscriptions identifying Mars, a crude tile, and the ruins of an ancient temple beneath a sky with two moons.
• Lu Zhou entered the Ancient Temple and signed in, avoiding the Bronze Ancient Lamp beside the Buddha statue.
• Lu Zhou found half a Jade Ruyi beneath the Stone Buddha and discovered a Bronze Buddha Statue behind it.

Lu Zhou gathered Buddhist treasures at the Great Thunderclap Temple and warned Ye Fan’s classmates to return to the Bronze Coffin before danger struck. After Crocodile Ancestor’s descendants attacked and several people died, the survivors powered the Five-Colored Altar with blood sacrifices and fled toward the Big Dipper aboard the Nine Dragons.

• Lu Zhou collected Buddhist artifacts, six Bodhi Leaves, and the Bodhi tree while Ye Fan found a Bodhi seed.
• Lu Zhou checked his rewards and found three instances of Great Emperor-level comprehension as Pang Bo removed the Great Thunderclap Temple plaque.
• The temple’s artifacts glowed as the Stone Buddha and Great Thunderclap Temple crumbled, and Lu Zhou urged everyone to return to the Bronze Coffin.
• Li Changqing accused Lu Zhou of plotting to harm them, but Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and the others followed Lu Zhou toward the Bronze Coffin.
• Crocodile Ancestor’s descendants attacked the group, killing several people as the survivors discovered their Buddhist artifacts could repel the little crocodiles.
• Lu Zhou joined the fight when the little crocodiles reached the Five-Colored Altar, and the survivors eventually powered it with blood sacrifices and traveled toward the Big Dipper.

After Liu Yunzhi redirected suspicions about a death toward Lu Zhou, Lu Zhou struck him and his allies, Wang Yan and Li Changqing, while holding back from killing them. The others were left stunned and wary of Lu Zhou.

• After the group woke in the Bronze Coffin, they discovered that someone beside Ye Fan had died.
• Liu Yunzhi suggested that Lu Zhou might be the murderer, and several people considered the possibility.
• Pang Bo defended Lu Zhou, while Ye Fan showed that he also stood by him.
• Lu Zhou noticed Liu Yunzhi eyeing his Jade Ruyi and Vajra Pestle, then walked over and slapped Liu Yunzhi into the coffin wall.
• When Wang Yan and Li Changqing protested, Lu Zhou slapped them too, leaving all three injured but alive.
• Lu Zhou asked whether anyone still believed he was the murderer, and the group recoiled in silence.

Lu Zhou and Ye Fan uncovered a Divine Crocodile's role in a classmate's death, then heard and memorized an ancient scripture from the small Bronze Coffin. After the Nine Dragon Pulling Coffin reached the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, Lu Zhou signed in to obtain the Xingzi Secret and learned he would have to find future sign-in locations himself.

• Lu Zhou beat Liu Yunzhi and two others, took their water and food, and gave most of it to Ye Fan and Pang Bo to distribute.
• Ye Fan urged everyone to investigate their dead classmate's death, and he and Lu Zhou joined forces to kill the Divine Crocodile responsible.
• Ye Fan and Lu Zhou heard a scripture through the Bodhi Leaves, memorized its ancient characters, and regained consciousness as the Bronze Coffin shook.
• The Nine Dragon Pulling Coffin reached the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, where Lu Zhou witnessed a Golden-Winged Great Peng carry off an elephant.
• Lu Zhou signed in at the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and obtained the Xingzi Secret, then learned the system would no longer choose sign-in locations for him.
• Ye Fan invited Lu Zhou to search nearby for food with him and Pang Bo.

Lu Zhou, Ye Fan, and their companions explored the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, where mysterious fruits and spring water preceded a transformation that made some of them young and others old. Weiwei appeared and rescued them from the wilderness, bringing them to a town.

• Lu Zhou, Pang Bo, and Ye Fan found a spring pool and ate its miraculous fruits before collecting and drinking its water.
• The group continued through the wilderness, and Lu Zhou, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo stopped Liu Yunzhi and his companions from bullying Liu Yiyi.
• After reaching the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, the group suffered unbearable pain and passed out; Lu Zhou and Ye Fan woke younger, while the others had aged.
• The group failed to reach the distant immortal palace, then saw Weiwei flying toward them across the darkening sky.
• Weiwei spoke briefly with the group and took them from the ancient wilderness to a brightly lit town.

After joining Lingxu Grotto-Heaven, Lu Zhou signed in and obtained a complete Dao Sutra, then waited until Wu Qingfeng began teaching before using his Great Emperor-level comprehension to study it. He sensed his Wheel of Life a month before Pang Bo and told Wu Qingfeng, who had come to continue the lessons.

• The eighteen survivors were divided among the Six Great Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands, and Lu Zhou, Pang Bo, and Ye Fan entered Lingxu Grotto-Heaven together.
• Lu Zhou and Ye Fan felt the ancient scripture from the Bronze Ancient Coffin resonate as they entered Lingxu Grotto-Heaven, while Ye Fan sensed a secret beneath the steps.
• Lu Zhou signed in at Lingxu Grotto-Heaven and obtained a complete Dao Sutra, but held off on comprehending it until Wu Qingfeng had taught them for four and a half months.
• Lu Zhou used one instance of Great Emperor-level comprehension to study the complete Dao Sutra and sensed his Wheel of Life that night.
• When Wu Qingfeng returned the next day, Lu Zhou told him that he had already sensed his Wheel of Life.

Lu Zhou rapidly sensed his Wheel of Life and opened his Sea of Bitterness, impressing Lingxu Grotto-Heaven’s elders and earning recognition as an Immortal Seedling. As Pang Bo and Ye Fan continued their cultivation, Lu Zhou received increased resources and his cultivation advanced even faster.

• Lu Zhou sensed his Wheel of Life after Wu Qingfeng’s first scripture lecture, then used the Empress Sacred Spring to open a Sea of Bitterness about the size of a date pit.
• Wu Qingfeng confirmed Lu Zhou’s progress and reported it to Lingxu Grotto-Heaven’s sect master, who recognized Lu Zhou as an Immortal Seedling and gave him Hundred Herbs Liquid.
• Lu Zhou asked to bring Ye Fan and Pang Bo to his new cultivation residence, and the sect master agreed.
• Pang Bo sensed his Wheel of Life after more than ten days, while Ye Fan still could not sense his, though his strength continued to grow.
• After two months, Pang Bo and Ye Fan began cultivating at Lingxu Cliff, while Lu Zhou’s Sea of Bitterness expanded and formed several dozen Divine Patterns.
• The sect master increased Lu Zhou’s monthly Hundred Herbs Liquid allocation from ten bottles to thirty after Lu Zhou said more resources would speed his cultivation.

After reaching the Life Spring Realm, Lu Zhou decided to leave Lingxu Grotto-Heaven to seek greater resources and room to grow. He said farewell to Pang Bo and Ye Fan, then departed secretly before dawn.

• Lu Zhou entered the Life Spring Realm eight months after arriving in the Big Dipper and tested his ability to fly.
• Lu Zhou continued imprinting Dao Sutra and Bronze Coffin scriptures into the Qiankun Pearl, intending to refine it into his supreme weapon.
• Lu Zhou decided to leave Lingxu Grotto-Heaven, citing its limited resources and his wish to explore the wider world.
• Lu Zhou told Pang Bo and Ye Fan of his decision, and the three shared a farewell drinking session beneath the moon.
• Lu Zhou left Lingxu Grotto-Heaven under cover of night while Pang Bo and Ye Fan slept.

Lu Zhou tested the Qiankun Pearl against a giant eagle in the Primitive Ruins, then reached Azure Emperor's Yang Tomb and signed in for diluted Emperor Blood. He swallowed a tiny portion of the blood to begin refining it.

• Lu Zhou dodged a giant eagle's attack and crushed the Life Spring realm beast with the Qiankun Pearl.
• Lu Zhou judged that his Qiankun Pearl and Xingzi Secret could let him contend with Divine Bridge realm cultivators and escape Other Shore realm opponents.
• Lu Zhou traveled stealthily through the Primitive Ruins and reached the crater of Azure Emperor's Yang Tomb before the tomb emerged.
• Lu Zhou signed in at Azure Emperor's Yang Tomb and obtained a drop of diluted Emperor Blood, stored inside his Qiankun Pearl.
• Lu Zhou entered the Qiankun Pearl, drew out about one percent of the Emperor Blood, and swallowed it.

Lu Zhou refined Emperor's Blood in the Qiankun Pearl, strengthening his physique and reaching the peak of the Life Spring realm. After finding Azure Emperor's Yin Tomb and signing in for an Azure Lotus, he consumed a lotus seed and advanced to the peak of the Divine Bridge realm before his senses suddenly began to fade.

• Lu Zhou refined the Emperor's Blood over several stages, greatly strengthening his physique and raising his cultivation to the peak of the Life Spring realm.
• After mastering his gains, Lu Zhou left the Qiankun Pearl and searched the Primitive Ruins for Azure Emperor's Yin Tomb.
• Lu Zhou found a deep pool where his system allowed him to sign in, obtaining an Azure Lotus that he planted in the Empress's Sacred Spring.
• Lu Zhou ate an azure lotus seed and refined its powerful medicinal energy, breaking into the Divine Bridge realm.
• After another month of cultivation, Lu Zhou reached the peak of the Divine Bridge realm, then suddenly lost his sight and felt his other senses and spiritual perception fading.

Lu Zhou overcame the Calamity of Lostness and reached the Other Shore, then left the primordial ruin to seek sign-in rewards while avoiding the major factions. After signing in at Yanxia Grotto-Heaven and Jiang Tingting’s family restaurant, he began to suspect that rewards depended on Ye Fan’s path, just as Jiang’s grandfather approached him.

• Lu Zhou’s resolve cleared the Calamity of Lostness, strengthening his Divine Sense and extending his Divine Bridge across the Sea of Suffering to the Other Shore.
• After three days of stabilizing his new realm, Lu Zhou left the Qiankun Pearl and traveled toward the other blessed grotto-heavens of Yan Kingdom before Demon Emperor Yang’s Tomb emerged.
• Lu Zhou secretly entered Yanxia Grotto-Heaven and signed in, receiving a five-hundred-year Crimson Blood Ganoderma.
• Lu Zhou questioned a Sea of Suffering cultivator about Jiang Tingting, then killed the three Li Family cultivators without anyone noticing.
• Lu Zhou visited Jiang Tingting’s family restaurant and signed in for ten jin of source, leading him to suspect that rewards were linked to Ye Fan’s path of activity.
• Jiang Tingting’s grandfather approached Lu Zhou and asked whether he had come to eat.

Lu Zhou defended Old Man Jiang and Jiang Tingting from the Li Family’s bullies, then left town after the Li Family was wiped out. Jiang Tingting and her grandfather learned that no one would bully them anymore, while Lu Zhou continued toward his next destination.

• Lu Zhou paid Old Man Jiang with a gold ingot for food at his restaurant.
• A sallow-faced Li Family man and two servants arrived, and Lu Zhou sent them flying out of the restaurant with a flick of his sleeve.
• Jiang Tingting came out of the back room, thanked Lu Zhou for driving away the bullies, and shared a chicken drumstick with him.
• Lu Zhou told Jiang Tingting his name and left town after eating.
• News spread that the Li Family had been wiped out, and Jiang Tingting and Old Man Jiang celebrated their freedom from its bullying.
• Lu Zhou traveled far from the town toward his next destination.

Lu Zhou signed in at Yan Capital and obtained the Empress’s Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art, which he studied but chose not to cultivate. He finally found the hungry, ragged Little Nannan and stepped in when a maid tried to hit her, then offered to buy her food.

• Lu Zhou finished visiting Yan Kingdom’s remaining grotto-heavens and entered Yan Capital, where he explored the city and the imperial palace.
• Lu Zhou signed in at Yan Capital and received the complete Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art, then studied it for three days and decided to use it only as a reference.
• Lu Zhou continued searching Yan Capital and found Little Nannan begging a young maid for a bun.
• The maid scolded Little Nannan and tried to slap her, so Lu Zhou sent the maid flying out of Yan Capital.
• Lu Zhou smiled at Little Nannan and offered to treat her to something delicious.

Lu Zhou took Little Nannan to the Yan Emperor's palace, where she enjoyed a lavish meal and received new clothes. When he promised to care for her, she admitted that she periodically lost her memories and feared forgetting him.

• Lu Zhou comforted Little Nannan and promised to take her to eat, then led her toward the imperial palace.
• Lu Zhou and Little Nannan entered Yan Capital's palace despite the guards' attempts to stop them, and Yan Emperor's people gathered cautiously outside a hall.
• Yan Emperor's empress, consorts, and princesses served Little Nannan a feast and helped her wash and change into a new dress.
• Little Nannan happily showed Lu Zhou her dress, and he promised she would always have food and clothes.
• Little Nannan told Lu Zhou that she was sick, sometimes forgot everything, and might soon forget him.

Lu Zhou comforted Nannan about her memory loss by giving her a pendant that recorded each day, then continued cultivating while staying in Yan Emperor's palace. After consuming the golden Azure Lotus Seed, his Divine Sense transformed into a golden lake, leaving him eager to test its powers.

• Lu Zhou gave Nannan a jade pendant that recorded the events around her each day so she would not forget him.
• Lu Zhou and Nannan stayed in Yan Emperor's palace, where Lu Zhou guided Yan Emperor's cultivators and helped regulate Yan Emperor's body.
• Lu Zhou consumed the crimson Azure Lotus Seed and spent ten days refining it, greatly improving his physique and strength.
• Lu Zhou plucked the golden Azure Lotus Seed, and the withered lotus became a Lotus Seed that he replanted in the Empress Sacred Spring.
• Lu Zhou consumed the golden Azure Lotus Seed, and over three days his Divine Sense condensed into a golden little lake.

Lu Zhou reached great completion of the Other Shore while cultivating in the Yan Emperor's palace, then left Yan Kingdom with Little Nannan as news spread of the Demon Emperor's Tomb opening. He headed for the Fire Domain in Jin Kingdom to refine the Qiankun Pearl and imprint the nine Emperor characters upon it.

• Lu Zhou discovered that his Divine Sense could perceive Yan Capital in vivid detail and form a tiny golden sword with powerful killing force.
• After two months of cultivation, Lu Zhou reached great completion of the Other Shore and learned that powers across the Eastern Wasteland and Central Continent were preparing for the Demon Emperor's Tomb to open.
• Lu Zhou agreed to take Little Nannan with him, collected supplies and parts of the imperial garden into the Qiankun Pearl, and made a new home for her inside it.
• Lu Zhou left Yan Capital with Little Nannan, settled her inside the Qiankun Pearl, and set out for Jin Kingdom.
• Lu Zhou traveled toward the Fire Domain to sign in and attempt to imprint the nine Emperor characters from the Dao Sutra onto the Qiankun Pearl.

Lu Zhou signed in at the Fire Domain and obtained a World Tree sapling, which expanded and enriched the Qiankun Pearl. He used its spiritual essence to break through to the Dao Palace Realm, then returned to the Fire Domain and advanced into its deeper flames with protection from a Bronze Buddha Statue.

• Lu Zhou signed in at the Fire Domain and received a World Tree sapling inside his Qiankun Pearl.
• The World Tree expanded Qiankun Heaven and Earth to a hundred li and filled it with spiritual essence, which Lu Zhou cultivated beneath the tree.
• Lu Zhou entered the Dao Palace Realm and awakened his Heart Divine Treasury after three days of cultivation.
• Lu Zhou returned to the Fire Domain and crossed its outer scarlet flames before reaching the pale blue flames.
• Lu Zhou used a Bronze Buddha Statue to shield himself from the milky white flames as his Divine Power began to run low.

Lu Zhou refined the Qiankun Pearl in the Fire Domain until it became a powerful five-colored artifact, then tried to imprint the Bronze Coffin scripture within its world. The scripture finally took hold on the World Tree, triggering a world-shaking transformation that greatly expanded the Qiankun Heaven and Earth.

• Lu Zhou carried the Qiankun Pearl through the Fire Domain’s golden and purple layers, then began tempering it in the seventh layer’s five-colored cloud flames.
• Lu Zhou imprinted the nine Emperor characters onto the Qiankun Pearl, which absorbed the flames for half a month and transformed into a five-colored artifact with greatly increased power.
• Lu Zhou drew five-colored flames into the Qiankun Heaven and Earth and repeatedly tried to manifest the Bronze Coffin scripture, but lightning erased the characters.
• Lu Zhou imprinted the scripture onto the World Tree’s trunk, where the characters remained and caused the tree to grow from one chi to three zhang.
• The Qiankun Heaven and Earth erupted into chaos and then expanded until it stretched several thousand li in every direction.

Lu Zhou traveled from the Fire Domain to the Carefree Sect and paid to use its domain gate to reach the Northern Region. After checking in at Origin City, he discovered that Desolate Ancient Saint Body essence blood caused his azure lotus to rapidly mature and produce three lotus seeds.

• Lu Zhou collected much of the Five-Colored Cloud Flame, explored the Fire Domain, and then learned that the Carefree Sect offered passage to the Northern Region.
• Lu Zhou offered the Carefree Sect two spiritual herbs and was approved to borrow its route.
• Lu Zhou checked in at the Carefree Sect and received twenty Minor Medicine King-grade Purple Gold Ginseng plants.
• Lu Zhou traveled through the domain gate with the other approved cultivators and arrived at Origin City in the Northern Region.
• Lu Zhou checked in at Origin City and received a portion of Desolate Ancient Saint Body essence blood.
• Lu Zhou fed some of the essence blood to the azure lotus in his Qiankun Pearl, causing it to bloom and produce three mature lotus seeds.