Chapter Summaries

Lu Zhou rejected the Primordial Races’ demands for equal negotiations and ordered Spirit Valley’s destruction, while forcing Qianlun to withdraw and Dragon Girl to reveal her authority over Myriad Dragon Nest. Great Saint Huntuo arrived to mediate, but Lu Zhou talked over him as the Human Race fighters annihilated every living being in Spirit Valley.

• Lu Zhou told the Primordial Races that each clan had to prove it could negotiate with the Human Race as an equal, and Pang Bo mocked them for relying on alliances.
• Qianlun asked what the Human Race intended to do, and Lu Zhou ordered the Divine King, Fu Zhan, and the others to kill Spirit Valley.
• Lu Zhou threatened to destroy Myriad Dragon Nest if Qianlun intervened, then questioned Dragon Girl, who ordered Qianlun to leave.
• Qianlun withdrew, and Lu Zhou’s forces continued slaughtering Spirit Valley until Great Saint Huntuo arrived and asked them to show mercy.
• Lu Zhou interrupted Huntuo’s attempt to mediate and urged Spirit Valley’s survivors to die quickly, while Fu Zhan and the others intensified their attack.
• Spirit Valley was completely destroyed before Huntuo could get a word in.

Lu Zhou oversaw the aftermath of Spirit Valley’s destruction as his allies looted its ruins and he hosted tea with powerful visitors. Kane reported that Wang Teng had lost their duel but might survive, while Huo Qilinzi and Huo Lin’er approached Lu Zhou about the Immortal Qilin Divine Medicine.

• Lu Zhou’s forces exterminated Spirit Valley and killed nearly ten allied ancestral kings, while Fatty Duan, Old Blind Man, and Big Black Dog ransacked the ruins.
• Lu Zhou and his companions deterred greedy onlookers by drinking tea among the ruins as several spectators, including Huntuo the Great Saint, departed.
• Kane reported that he had defeated Wang Teng but that Wang Teng’s ancient war chariot had taken his corpse, and Lu Zhou explained that the chariot could revive him.
• Huo Qilinzi and Huo Lin’er approached Lu Zhou, learned that he had cut off his Dao, and joined him for tea.
• Lu Zhou invited Dragon Girl to join the gathering, and she accepted despite the ongoing conflict between Myriad Dragon Nest and Lu Zhou.
• Huo Lin’er asked about the Immortal Qilin Divine Medicine seed, and Lu Zhou confirmed that it had taken root and sprouted, exciting her and Huo Qilinzi.

Lu Zhou refused Huo Lin'er and Huo Qilinzi’s request to exchange for the Immortal Qilin Divine Medicine, but proposed a later discussion and sincere friendship with them and Dragon Girl. After the group looted Spirit Valley and divided the spoils at Yaoguang, Lu Zhou left for the Northern Plains with Yan Ruyu.

• Huo Lin'er asked Lu Zhou to trade the Immortal Qilin Divine Medicine, and Huo Qilinzi supported her request.
• Lu Zhou refused to exchange any Immortal Divine Medicine, then offered to befriend the siblings and discuss a mutually acceptable arrangement later, prompting Dragon Girl to seek a similar discussion.
• Huo Lin'er, Huo Qilinzi, Dragon Girl, and the others toasted Lu Zhou and shared stories about the Primordial Age.
• Black Emperor, Duan De, and their companions finished plundering Spirit Valley, and Lu Zhou ended the gathering after arranging future talks with Huo Lin'er, Huo Qilinzi, and Dragon Girl.
• The group returned to Yaoguang and divided the spoils, including scriptures, secret techniques, Divine Source Fluid, and Medicine Kings.
• About half a month later, Lu Zhou set out for the Northern Plains with Yan Ruyu.

Lu Zhou and Yan Ruyu followed a secret map to the Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor’s tomb, where the Old Crane let them attempt to claim the inheritance. They discovered that Wang Teng had gone mad after his defeat and, while Lu Zhou chose not to harm him, he hoped Wang Teng might still recover as they approached the Divine Lake.

• Lu Zhou and Yan Ruyu followed the secret map through the Luotian Wasteland and reached the Chaotic Ancient Gobi.
• The Old Crane recognized them and allowed them to try to enter the sealed underground palace and obtain the Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor’s inheritance.
• The Old Crane revealed that Wang Teng had gone mad after losing to Kane and explained that it had rescued him from death using the Imperial Chariot.
• Lu Zhou declined to harm Wang Teng and told the Old Crane he hoped Wang Teng could recover and become a worthy successor to the Chaotic Ancient legacy.
• Lu Zhou took Yan Ruyu toward the Divine Lake, while the Old Crane felt overwhelmed by Lu Zhou’s presence and concluded that everyone would become his foil.

Lu Zhou and Yan Ruyu entered the Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor’s hidden burial ground and learned the tragic story behind his beloved’s empty grave. Though the Emperor Weapon Deity first refused them the legacy, he ultimately marked them so they could cultivate the complete Chaotic Ancient Emperor Scripture.

• Lu Zhou told Yan Ruyu that Wang Teng was unlikely to rebuild his Dao heart, then led her along the secret path into the Divine Lake.
• The Chaotic Ancient Axe’s Emperor Weapon Deity met Lu Zhou and Yan Ruyu, explained that Wang Teng had already inherited part of the legacy, and warned them against pursuing another Great Emperor’s path.
• The Emperor Weapon Deity guided them through the cemetery and recounted how the Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor had lost his beloved, whose village was destroyed while he was away.
• Lu Zhou and Yan Ruyu paid tribute at the beloved’s empty grave, and Lu Zhou chose not to use his Sign-in System there to seek the Emperor Scripture.
• As Lu Zhou and Yan Ruyu prepared to leave, the Emperor Weapon Deity changed his mind and branded them with imprints that let them cultivate the complete Chaotic Ancient Emperor Scripture.

Lu Zhou and Yan Ruyu obtained the Chaotic Ancient Emperor Scripture, while the aftermath of Spirit Valley’s destruction shifted relations between the Human Race and the Primordial Races. Lu Zhou agreed to hold a Myriad Races Assembly at Jade Pool, scheduled for one month later.

• The Chaotic Ancient Axe’s Emperor Weapon Deity gave Lu Zhou and Yan Ruyu the complete Chaotic Ancient Emperor Scripture, and they returned to Yaoguang Holy Land.
• After Lu Zhou’s victory at Spirit Valley raised the Human Race’s standing, Primordial Beings and Human Race leaders increasingly called for peaceful cooperation among the races.
• Great Sage Huntuo proposed a Myriad Races Assembly, and Holy Master Yaoguang showed Lu Zhou Huntuo’s invitation and letters supporting the proposal from Silkworm Ridge, Huo Lin Cave, and Myriad Dragon Nest.
• Holy Master Yaoguang explained that trade retaliation between the races was growing and warned that it could lead to another major conflict.
• Lu Zhou agreed to the assembly, chose Jade Pool as its location, and left the date to the Primordial Races; they set it for one month later.

At the Myriad Races Assembly, the Human Race matched the Primordial Race’s Great Sages and gained the upper hand, while Lu Zhou joined the seven-person council that shaped the gathering’s decisions. The assembly passed limits on Saints and created a Law Enforcement Committee chaired by Huntuo, though Lu Zhou hinted that his choice carried a hidden trap.

• The Primordial Race’s three Great Sages arrived at Jade Pool, but Old Master Ren Mo and the Human Race’s Great Sages shifted the gathering’s momentum.
• Wei Yi and Huntuo eased tensions and led the assembled factions into the Jade Pool Celestial Palace, where the assembly proceeded without major bloodshed.
• Lu Zhou joined Old Master Ren Mo, Wei Yi, the Seven-Colored Elk, Huntuo, Qianlun, and the Great Sage of Golden Cave on the decision-making council.
• The assembly passed a rule forbidding Saints from acting freely against other factions’ prodigies, after the Seven-Colored Elk presented a decree from his master.
• At Lu Zhou’s proposal, the assembly established a Law Enforcement Committee and chose Huntuo as its first chairman.
• Li Heishui questioned Lu Zhou’s choice of Huntuo, and Lu Zhou said the move concealed a deep pitfall.

Lu Zhou met Qi Luo, confirmed Ye Fan would return after severing his Dao, and shared Heavenly Court inheritances while discussing the fight against Hell and Human World. After Qi Luo left, Lu Zhou began telling Huo Lin'er and Huo Qilinzi that their father was alive in the Primal Forbidden Zone.

• Qi Luo sought Lu Zhou's help and explained why he wanted Ye Fan to lead Heavenly Court rather than have it become an accessory to Lu Zhou's power.
• Lu Zhou told Qi Luo that Ye Fan remained on their ancestral planet and would return after severing his Dao, likely in about ten years.
• Qi Luo discussed his spies in Hell and Human World, and Lu Zhou warned him that both Assassin Dynasties had Saint King-level assassin saints.
• Lu Zhou gave Qi Luo the Heavenly Court inheritances recorded in the Book of Time, while reserving the Xingzi Secret for Ye Fan to pass on.
• Huo Lin'er and Huo Qilinzi met Lu Zhou to discuss the Immortal Divine Medicine, but Lu Zhou asked about their missing father and revealed he was alive in the Primal Forbidden Zone.

Lu Zhou told Huo Lin'er and Huo Qilinzi that their father, the Ancient Emperor Qilin, was alive in the Primal Forbidden Zone and explained how forbidden-zone supreme beings awaited the Immortal Ascension Path. He described a future in which Huo Lin'er reunited with her father, leaving both siblings anxiously asking what happened to him afterward.

• Huo Lin'er and Huo Qilinzi questioned Lu Zhou about their father's survival, and he explained that the Primordial races had awakened because the Immortal Ascension Path was approaching.
• Lu Zhou said ancient supreme beings hid in the Primal Forbidden Zone while waiting to become immortal, and that some launched Dark Turmoil to survive.
• Huo Lin'er asked Lu Zhou why he was telling them this, and he claimed the Qianzi Secret had shown him a fragment of the future.
• Lu Zhou described the Ancient Emperor Qilin emerging from the Primal Forbidden Zone, summoning Huo Lin'er with the Qilin Staff, and embracing her before promising to take her to immortality.
• Huo Lin'er and Huo Qilinzi became overwhelmed and pressed Lu Zhou to tell them what happened to their father afterward.

Lu Zhou told Huo Lin'er and Huo Qilinzi that their father, the Ancient Emperor Qilin, would die after failing to cross the Immortal Ascension Path, and urged them to help change that future. He revealed his plan to extend their father’s life and enlist him against the Dark Turmoil, while the siblings left to verify whether he was truly sealed in the Primordial Ancient Mine.

• Lu Zhou recounted how the Ancient Emperor Qilin would fail his second attempt at the Immortal Ascension Path, bid his children farewell, and perish.
• Huo Lin'er and Huo Qilinzi grieved, then agreed they wanted to save their father when Lu Zhou asked if they would change the future.
• Lu Zhou said their father could avoid that fate by staying sealed when the Immortal Ascension Path appeared, and disclosed a backup plan to extend his life so he could help stop the Dark Turmoil.
• Huo Qilinzi recognized that Lu Zhou’s purpose was to recruit their father against the Dark Turmoil, though Lu Zhou also said he sincerely wanted to befriend them.
• Huo Lin'er and Huo Qilinzi left the Yaoguang Holy Land to verify their father’s whereabouts, and Huo Qilinzi decided to enter the Primordial Ancient Mine while his sister insisted on going with him.
• Lu Zhou advised the siblings to wait until the Immortal Ascension Path was about to appear before entering the Primal Forbidden Zone.

Lu Zhou told Dragon Girl that he had seen a future in which the Myriad Dragon Nest fell and she died young, and explained how his actions had already changed that future. Dragon Girl accepted that she wanted to protect her clan and her own life, then asked whether Lu Zhou expected both sides to forget their past grievances and make peace.

• Dragon Girl asked Lu Zhou why he had left her a warning, and he admitted that he admired her and wanted to marry her.
• Lu Zhou said he had glimpsed the future and described Qianlun and Lei Zhan's actions, including the conflicts that would lead to the Myriad Dragon Nest's destruction.
• Dragon Girl reasoned that Lu Zhou's intervention had changed the future, and he confirmed that he was trying to alter her destiny.
• Lu Zhou explained that without Dragon Girl's choices at Spirit Valley, conflict could have led him to destroy the Myriad Dragon Nest and kill her.
• Dragon Girl said she wanted to prevent the Myriad Dragon Nest's collapse and avoid dying young, then asked whether Lu Zhou expected her clan and his side to forget their grievances and reconcile.

Lu Zhou told Dragon Girl that her father, the Myriad Dragon Emperor, was still alive in the Primal Forbidden Zone, prompting her to rush to find him. He warned that waking her father could endanger him and lead to a Dark Turmoil, and Dragon Girl agreed to wait and cultivate.

• Lu Zhou told Dragon Girl that the Myriad Dragon Emperor had survived the Primordial Era and was sleeping in the Primal Forbidden Zone.
• Dragon Girl broke down in disbelief, then became overjoyed when Lu Zhou explained that her father had been unaware of Myriad Dragon Nest's destruction while asleep.
• Dragon Girl set out to find her father, but Lu Zhou stopped her and warned that entering the Primal Forbidden Zone could endanger them and disrupt the Myriad Dragon Emperor's plans.
• Lu Zhou explained the Dark Turmoil and his fear that waking the Myriad Dragon Emperor could lead him to sacrifice lives to prolong his lifespan.
• Lu Zhou urged Dragon Girl to cultivate and wait for her father to awaken, and she stopped insisting on going to the forbidden zone.

Lu Zhou told Dragon Girl about the coming Dark Turmoil and sought the Myriad Dragon Nest’s future help, then revealed that he possessed True Dragon Inheritance and a True Dragon Pearl. Dragon Girl was stunned by his demonstration of the True Dragon Fist and pressed him to explain what he wanted in exchange for the inheritance and pearl.

• Lu Zhou explained the coming Dark Turmoil and the threats surrounding the Immortal Ascension Paths, asking Dragon Girl to persuade her father and the Myriad Dragon Nest to help when the time came.
• Dragon Girl accepted Lu Zhou’s warning, offered her personal support, and agreed to let the past conflict go while making no firm promise on behalf of the Myriad Dragon Nest.
• Dragon Girl asked Lu Zhou about the Immortal True Dragon Divine Medicine, and he asked whether she believed True Dragons had existed.
• Lu Zhou revealed that he had obtained True Dragon Inheritance and a True Dragon Pearl, shocking Dragon Girl.
• Lu Zhou demonstrated the True Dragon Fist, and Dragon Girl recognized it from the Myriad Dragon Emperor’s forbidden scripture and confirmed her father had learned the move from a dragon nest.
• Lu Zhou suggested the inheritance and pearl could help Dragon Girl more than the Immortal True Dragon Divine Medicine, and she immediately asked whether he would give them to her and what his conditions were.

Lu Zhou explained why he would share the True Dragon treasures with Dragon Girl without demanding a price, while making clear that obtaining them would require her to stay at Wuji Dojo. Dragon Girl realized that the arrangement could ultimately make her his Dao Companion, and the chapter left her to consider that choice.

• Dragon Girl suspected Lu Zhou meant to use the True Dragon treasures as betrothal gifts or leverage, and admitted she was tempted enough to consider his proposal.
• Lu Zhou said he had no conditions and insisted he would not coerce Dragon Girl, while explaining that he admired her and hoped to invest in her future.
• Dragon Girl apologized after recognizing that her intelligence had not shown Lu Zhou forcing women to become his Dao Companions.
• Lu Zhou explained that he needed the True Dragon Pearl to remain at Wuji Dojo and that Dragon Girl would have to cultivate there to obtain the complete inheritance.
• Lu Zhou said the dojo's secrets and its True Dragon treasures made those requirements conditions in themselves, leaving Dragon Girl to understand the implied choice of becoming his Dao Companion.

A wave of leadership changes reshaped the Big Dipper, strengthening Lu Zhou’s alliance as he refused to lead any of the four Human Race Holy Lands. Lu Zhou and his companions then reached the ruins of the Feathered Ancestral Temple in Central Continent and prepared to explore it.

• Ji Haoyue, Jiang Yifei, Feng Huang, Shi Yao, Yan Ruyu, An Miaoyi, Yao Yuekong, Qi Lin, Xia Yiming, Yu Die, Yue Ling, Ya Lan, and Xinyue took leadership positions across major powers as the older generation stepped down.
• Lu Zhou refused offers to become Holy Master of Yaoguang, Purple Mansion, Dayan, or Dao One, and Yao Xi and the other Holy Maidens succeeded him as the new Holy Masters.
• The leadership transitions tightened Lu Zhou’s alliance and alarmed Primordial Beings who opposed him and the Human Race.
• Lu Zhou, Pang Bo, Monkey, Big Black Dog, Immoral Taoist, and their companions arrived at the Central Continent dead land and spotted the Feathered Ancestral Temple.
• Fatty Duan recognized the temple, and the Old Imperial Lord of Nine Li told Lu Zhou that they had found and partially opened its hidden small world.

Lu Zhou led his allies through the Feathered Ancestral Temple, using his knowledge to avoid dangers and gather its treasures with few casualties. In the thirty-third micro-world, he claimed the Ancient Divine Coffin despite the Divine King’s warning, intending to study it for future use.

• Lu Zhou warned his companions about the temple’s dangers, divided them into groups, and sent them through its gates with Saint weapons.
• Lu Zhou’s forces cleared the courtyards, collected the spoils without conflict, and dismantled the fifth courtyard’s rune-covered walls to study later.
• Lu Zhou trapped the God-Slaying Worms from the thirteenth micro-world inside his Qiankun Pearl, while his companions memorized the Spirit-Dispelling Runes on a giant statue.
• The Divine King explained that the Feathered stone statue’s power revived the Heavenly Soldiers, and Seven-Colored Elk warned that the method could not extend anyone’s lifespan.
• In the thirty-third micro-world, Lu Zhou’s group found Immortal Tear Green Gold, God-Slaying Worms, and the Ancient Divine Coffin; Lu Zhou kept the coffin instead of exiling it into the starry sky.

Lu Zhou and his allies entered the Feathered Ancestral Temple’s final small world, defeated its Daoist attendants, and gathered its treasures. After signing in as they left, Lu Zhou obtained an Immortal Feathered Bamboo whose juvenile power could strengthen his primordial spirit and transform enemies into the Dao.

• Yang Yi blocked the female Daoist child’s attack on Big Black Dog, and Lu Zhou ordered the attendants to open the gate to the thirty-sixth small world.
• Pang Bo, Li Heishui, and others mocked the Daoist children, who refused to believe Feathered Great Emperor was dead; Lu Zhou’s group killed them when they tried to use the intruders as living sacrifices.
• Lu Zhou and his allies looted the final heaven for several days, finding many scriptures and treasures but only the Dao Palace and Four Extremities volumes of the Feathered Sutra.
• Lu Zhou silently signed in at the Feathered Ancestral Temple and received an Immortal Feathered Bamboo stored in his Qiankun Pearl.
• Lu Zhou examined the juvenile bamboo and discovered that it could strengthen his primordial spirit and wield Feathered power capable of transforming even Dao-Slaying cultivators into the Dao.

After the Feathered Ancestral Temple was stripped clean, Lu Zhou traveled through Southern Ridge, where his fame and a rumor linking him to Huo Lin'er grew. His visits yielded valuable check-in rewards, including a Demon God Flower seed and the complete Demon Emperor Scripture, and he began considering how to use them.

• Lu Zhou left the emptied Feathered Ancestral Temple and headed to Southern Ridge, while reports of its treasures drew latecomers who found nothing left to take.
• Pang Bo and his drunken companions joked that Huo Lin'er should marry Lu Zhou, and the rumor spread until Huo Lin'er confronted gossips in a tavern.
• Lu Zhou spent several months visiting Southern Ridge factions and attending gatherings, where cultivators from all walks of life fawned over him.
• Lu Zhou checked in at Southern Ridge sites and received rewards including a Demon God Flower seed, a Heavenly Demon Pill, the Demon Emperor Scripture, a Saint King Scripture, Great Luo Silver Essence, and Divine Source Fluid.
• Lu Zhou considered using the Demon God Flower seed for a future child and studied the Demon Emperor Scripture’s potential value for Yan Ruyu, the Dream Dragon Holy Spirit, and Dragon Girl.

Lu Zhou and Qi Huoshui sensed an Ultimate Dao battle beyond Emperor Burial Star and rushed to the extraterrestrial battlefield, where the Silkworm Princess had uncovered the hidden refuge of Hell and Human World. Lu Zhou joined the assault and killed a Half-Saint assassin, leaving observers stunned by his strength.

• Lu Zhou told Qi Huoshui that Yao Yuekong could reach Quasi-Emperor and that Qi Lin could achieve the Dao by an alternative path, then promised to take her into immortality.
• Lu Zhou, Qi Huoshui, Southern Demon, and others sensed an Ultimate Dao battle and traveled beyond the heavens to investigate.
• Lu Zhou recognized the Silkworm Princess fighting two aged Killing Ancestors while Silkworm Ridge's Primordial Beings attacked the Heavenly Domain refuge of Hell and Human World.
• Lu Zhou charged into the battle, struck a Half-Saint assassin with one punch, and followed with a relentless barrage of attacks.
• Lu Zhou killed the Half-Saint assassin within a few breaths, astonishing cultivators watching the battle.

Lu Zhou slew a Human World Saint, and his battle shook rivals and old acquaintances across the world. He then led the major forces in a bloody assault that destroyed Hell and Human World, while the Silkworm Princess defeated their hidden Great Saints and returned the Tianxuan Sword to him.

• Lu Zhou killed a half-Saint-level Human World assassin without relying on an external force or divine weapon, and Huo Lin Cave, Myriad Dragon Nest, Yuan Gu, and others witnessed his feat.
• Kong Yuanfei reacted to Lu Zhou's Saint-slaying, while Hua Yunfei and Li Xiaoman shared a quiet life in Taixuan Sect and hoped to return to the Other Shore of the Starry Sky.
• Lu Zhou, Southern Demon, Big Black Dog, Pang Bo, Qi Luo, and cultivators from the major forces charged into Heavenly Domain to wipe out Hell and Human World and avenge their dead.
• The Assassin Dynasties unleashed a Great Saint-level killing formation, but Lu Zhou shattered its attacks with a formation talisman and crushed the divine mountains and formations with the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal.
• Yang Yi and the Ji Family's old saint killed the two Assassin Saints inside Heavenly Domain, while Lu Zhou and the others wiped out the remaining assassins except Qi Luo's seventh son.
• The Silkworm Princess defeated the two old Great Saints outside Heavenly Domain with two imperial weapons, returned the Tianxuan Sword to Lu Zhou, and said she was merely exhausted.