Chapter Summaries

Qu Jianlei and the Great Venerables secured a foothold in the Asura World and planned to study the nests before exploring farther. As Great Hammer’s Asuras began interrogating prisoners, the Human Cultivators watched their brutal battle.

• The Cultivators explored the captured Secondary Nest fragments while True Venerable Min Ning examined a nest and gave a Sub-Nest to True Immortal Jin Ge.
• True Venerable Han Li set a three-day rest so the group could adapt to the Asura World, study the nests, and gather intelligence by interrogating Asuras.
• Qu Jianlei released two Eight-Armed Asuras and ordered Great Hammer to question them, while the Great Venerables discussed whether to recruit the Great Strength Tribe and bring in more Cultivators.
• True Venerable Han Li defended using the Asura World as a training ground, and Qu Jianlei released more than twenty Six-Armed Asuras, shocking the watching Cultivators.
• Great Hammer and the Asuras fought the prisoners viciously while the Human Cultivators watched, hoping to learn from the battle.

The Cultivators and their allies defeated the Asuras guarding the void rift and interrogated the survivors, learning about the conflict between the Asuras and Tiger-Humans and the Great Strength Tribe’s desperate situation. Qu Jianlei abandoned his plan to win allies from within and accepted True Venerable Han Li’s advice to rely on force, leaving the invasion’s next steps undecided.

• Great Hammer and the other Asuras defeated the enemy defenders, tortured the surviving captives for information, and handed the intelligence to Qu Jianlei.
• Qu Jianlei learned that Tiger-Humans were blockaded in a Gravel Belt after clashing with the Asuras, while the Great Strength Tribe had lost territory and scattered as outside tribes advanced.
• Qu Jianlei learned that the Great Strength Tribe Old Ancestor had gone missing again, spoiling his plan to coordinate an attack from within the Asura World.
• True Venerable Han Li warned Qu Jianlei that Alien Races respected force rather than virtue and that he should not use gentler methods too soon.
• Qu Jianlei thanked Han Li and decided to rely on Houde Realm’s strength, fight first, and make the Asuras submit before negotiating.

Qu Jianlei agreed to True Venerable Han Li’s plan for the Asura World but chose to visit the Federation and Tree Race World to settle karmic ties. Han Li, Jin Ge, Min Ning, and Wen Xian joined him, and the group headed for the channel connecting the Asuras to the Federation.

• True Venerable Han Li proposed investigating the Asura World before claiming it and dividing its eventual benefits among the five factions.
• Qu Jianlei agreed with Han Li’s proposal, then said he intended to visit the Human Race world on the other side and the Tree Race World.
• Jin Ge and Min Ning decided to accompany Qu Jianlei, and Han Li negotiated a seventy-thirty split with Qu Jianlei for the Tree Race World.
• Han Li and Wen Xian traveled with the group toward the Channel Entrance connecting the Asuras to the Federation.
• The True Venerables tore through space on the way and seized any lone Asura Nest they encountered.

Qu Jianlei and the other Great Venerables crossed into Human Race territory and met Federation warships, where Duo Gan revealed Digital Phantom had returned. They learned how the team’s past actions had helped the three Nations reconcile, while the Alien Race invasions had pushed humanity into a severe struggle for territory and resources.

• Qu Jianlei’s group bypassed the Teleportation Arrays, crossed the channel and Energy Turbulence Zone, and fought Asura Nests as they traveled through Human Race territory.
• Qu Jianlei released a Battalion-Class Ship, and Federation patrol vessels approached after detecting its Digital Phantom insignia.
• Duo Gan identified himself to the Federation captain, who recognized him and learned that Digital Phantom was heading to the Empire.
• The Federation captain told them that Digital Phantom’s attacks on Alien Races had helped bring the Empire, Federation, and Alliance toward reconciliation.
• The captain described how the Asura and Tree Race invasions had squeezed Human Race territory, strained resources, and left the Federation and Alliance worse off than the Empire.
• Qu Jianlei’s group learned that Digital Phantom insignias had become popular symbols of hope, while the Nations prohibited unauthorized copies of the team’s distinctive marking.

Digital Phantom reunited with the Federation, requested a super-large Calculation Unit, and revealed that the Asura would soon cease to exist. As they traveled toward the Channel Entrance to the Empire, the Federation dispatched an increasingly powerful escort.

• A Federation captain recognized Duo Gan as a member of Digital Phantom and offered the team an escort, which she accepted after checking his intentions.
• Duo Gan asked for an affordable super-large Calculation Unit, while Qu Jianlei and the Great Venerables debated whether to reveal the Cultivators’ arrival and agreed to leave the choice to him.
• Qu Jianlei told the Federation captain that the Asura would soon cease to exist, and Duo Gan said the team was heading to the Channel Entrance to the Empire.
• Federation warships joined the escort over the following hours and days, culminating in four Division Level Ships and a Legion-Class Battleship accompanying the team.

Duo Gan and the Digital Phantom returned from the Asura World, accepted three Calculation Units from the Federation, and brought the Cultivators to the Alliance channel. The Great Venerables left for the Asura World, while the remaining group discovered the neighboring Human Race worlds had no spiritual energy and waited for Xiao Moshan to arrive.

• Duo Gan refused to share more information about the Asura and accepted the Federation’s three Calculation Units without agreeing to a demonstration.
• The Digital Phantom’s fleet returned to the Empire, where Federation and Imperial ships came to welcome them.
• Duo Gan declined to wait for Xiao Moshan and ordered the fleet to continue toward the Alliance channel.
• Qu Jianlei stopped True Venerable Wen Xian from probing the Tree Race’s location, and the Great Venerables departed for the Asura World.
• True Venerable Min Ning pointed out that the neighboring Human Race societies were Spirit Severed Worlds, and True Immortal Jin Ge realized this might explain the Awakened One System.
• Three days later, Xiao Moshan arrived aboard a Division Level Ship, and Duo Gan invited him aboard.

Qu Jianlei and the returning team reunited with Xiao Moshan and Mu Guang, learning what had happened during their century-long absence. Xiao Moshan, worn down by battles and age, asked Qu Jianlei to choose among the more than a hundred children he had with Xiao Qin.

• Xiao Moshan told the team that Xiao Qin had died, Da Vinci had fallen, and Mu Guang had formed a Nascent Soul and taken the last Black Colt Tower.
• Xiao Moshan recounted how he became the military's chief instructor, fought Empire Storm, and later damaged his cultivation while campaigning against the alien race.
• Xiao Moshan said he had no regrets if he could see Digital Phantom return, while Mu Guang arrived and told Xiang Xue he had found her several stepmothers.
• Mu Guang greeted True Venerable Min Ning and True Immortal Jin Ge, who asked him about having children.
• Qu Jianlei said the team would resolve the alien race problem but could not take Xiao Moshan away in his condition; Xiao Moshan then offered Qu Jianlei a choice among his and Xiao Qin's more than a hundred children.

Xiao Moshan asked the Digital Phantom Fleet to secure a future for his children, but Bentley challenged him for expecting the team to bear the consequences of his choices. After parting with Xiao Moshan, the fleet reached the Alliance and set out to attack the Tree Race, leaving the Alliance with renewed hope.

• Xiao Moshan explained that he had used a surrogate with Xiao Qin's frozen genetic material to have children and asked Qu Jianlei to help his most outstanding child find a path forward.
• Bentley told Xiao Moshan that the team did not owe him anything and should not bear the consequences of his choices; Xiao Moshan acknowledged his point, and the group shared wine before parting ways.
• As the fleet traveled through the channel, Qu Jianlei warned Jing Yuexin not to think about children until she reached the Out-of-Body Realm, then discussed the attack on the Tree Race.
• The Alliance offered the fleet its support, and Duo Gan accepted two Division Level Ships and eight Battalion-Class Ships while refusing the Alliance's request to join the attack.
• Duo Gan told the Alliance that the Tree Race's Doomsday was near, and the Digital Phantom Fleet sailed into Tree Race territory.
• Qu Jianlei explained to True Immortal Jin Ge and True Venerable Min Ning why he charged the Cultivators of Cangwu for old warships, then Min Ning chose to travel in the flesh and tore open space with the others.

True Venerable Min Ning, True Immortal Jin Ge, and Qu Jianlei planned an assault on a Tree Race Mother Tree guarded by a vast force. Their attack began, and Qu Jianlei saw firsthand the terrifying power of a Great Venerable.

• True Venerable Min Ning agreed to help Jin Ge attack the Out-of-Body Realm Mother Tree in exchange for a share of its trunk and the Space Stones.
• Qu Jianlei proposed using Wind Forgotten to approach the Mother Tree and disrupt its guards, while he and the two Great Venerables prepared to strike.
• Wind Forgotten learned that Min Ning and Jin Ge were Immortal Venerables, then eagerly agreed to carry out Qu Jianlei’s plan.
• Wind Forgotten drew the Tree Race’s attention by fighting a Golden Core Realm Tree Race member and moved close to the Mother Tree.
• True Immortal Jin Ge unleashed a Golden Ray as True Venerable Min Ning froze the nearby defenders and filled the area with violent spatial vibrations and White Mist.
• Qu Jianlei watched the assault and realized how terrifying a Great Venerable’s power was.

True Venerable Min Ning and True Immortal Jin Ge destroyed the Out of Body Mother Tree and most of its forces, leaving a few survivors for Qu Jianlei’s subordinates. Qu Jianlei then urged them to enter the Tree Race World through a dangerous passage, which he suspected might be connected to its World Consciousness.

• True Venerable Min Ning enveloped the Tree Race forces in White Mist and disrupted their control, causing them to fight among themselves while True Immortal Jin Ge attacked the Out of Body Mother Tree.
• True Immortal Jin Ge defeated the newly advanced Mother Tree in about half an hour, aided by Min Ning’s interference and the Tree Race’s weak spiritual sense.
• Jin Ge left two half-crippled Nascent Soul Realm Tree Race members for Qu Jianlei’s subordinates, while Min Ning spared some Golden Core Realm members for Wind Forgotten.
• Min Ning contracted the White Mist, but Jin Ge absorbed the remaining Tree Race forces and displayed his strength to Min Ning.
• Qu Jianlei proposed exploring the passage near the Mother Tree, and Min Ning and Jin Ge questioned whether it led into the Tree Race World and how dangerous it was.
• Qu Jianlei suggested that the terrifying presence near the passage might be the Tree Race World’s World Consciousness, reasoning that the world’s upper limit might only be the Out-of-Body Realm.

Qu Jianlei and the two Great Venerables began clearing the Tree Race from the Spirit Severed World, then traveled to the Space Stone eruption site to attack its remaining groups. Qu Jianlei secretly used a Flawed Portable Abode instead of the warship the others expected, and returned to Wind Forgotten as the surviving Tree Race forces began investigating the attack.

• True Venerable Min Ning, True Immortal Jin Ge, and Qu Jianlei agreed to sweep the Tree Race from their world before searching for more invasion routes.
• At the Space Stone eruption site, the three found thirty to forty thousand Tree Race members divided into three groups, and Jin Ge proposed that each Great Venerable take one group while Qu Jianlei handled the third.
• Qu Jianlei initially chose to use a warship, but Mu Guang and Jing Yuexin urged him to conserve the remaining ships and use one of their Flawed Portable Abodes instead.
• Qu Jianlei concealed his choice from the Great Venerables and picked the Tree Race group farthest from the Wave Point as his target.
• Min Ning and Jin Ge attacked two groups while Qu Jianlei vanished with the Ruler; the untouched group eventually sent a squad toward the rising White Mist, and Qu Jianlei reappeared beside Wind Forgotten.

Qu Jianlei, True Immortal Jin Ge, and True Venerable Min Ning defeated the Tree Race around the Space Wave Point and opened it to harvest Space Stone. The Great Venerables divided the spoils and began directing cultivators to secure the area, while Jin Ge questioned whether two warships should be collecting stones instead of fighting.

• Qu Jianlei detonated a Flawed Portable Abode, devastating the Alien Race Forest of Trees and disrupting True Venerable Min Ning’s control with Space Ripples.
• True Immortal Jin Ge and True Venerable Min Ning finished the battle, then agreed with Qu Jianlei that the explosive tactic was wasteful and asked him to give warning before using it again.
• The three assessed their gains: the Great Venerables divided the captured Tree Race, Qu Jianlei received branches and a half-crippled Nascent Soul Realm Tree Race member, and they agreed on shares for the next undertaking.
• True Venerable Min Ning identified a greater realm behind the small realm connected to the ejection point, and True Immortal Jin Ge agreed to help open its Boundary Membrane.
• True Immortal Jin Ge struck the Space Wave Point and split it open, spilling Space Stone; True Venerable Min Ning summoned cultivators to attack fleeing Tree Race members while two warships collected the stones.
• Qu Jianlei noticed the two warships collecting Space Stone instead of fighting, and True Immortal Jin Ge asked whether that was acceptable.

Qu Jianlei, True Immortal Jin Ge, and True Venerable Min Ning cleared Space Stones from a Wave Point, then continued searching the Forest Sea and killing Out-of-Body Mother Trees. After finding three, the group paused to recover while Min Ning’s Cultivators gained practical experience, leaving Qu Jianlei to help guard them.

• True Venerable Min Ning and True Immortal Jin Ge entered the Wave Point, gathered its Space Stones, and withdrew when they sensed a dangerous energy field beyond it.
• The two Great Venerables left an Anchor Point for their avatars to monitor, divided the Space Stones, and Min Ning exchanged larger stones for Qu Jianlei’s smaller ones.
• Qu Jianlei divined an anomaly on the fourth day and led the group to an Out-of-Body Mother Tree, which the Great Venerables killed.
• Six days later, the group found and killed a third Mother Tree, with True Venerable Min Ning receiving the largest share.
• True Venerable Min Ning sent his subordinates to train in Forest Sea territory while Jin Ge and Min Ning rested in Qu Jianlei’s Abode and Qu Jianlei’s Cultivators stood guard.
• After five days of clearing Forest Sea territory, Min Ning led the group to another stretch, where the Cultivators demonstrated greater proficiency and began taking more risks.

Qu Jianlei, True Venerable Min Ning, and True Immortal Jin Ge discovered a powerful Out of Body Mother Tree and an Out of Body Locust emerging near a second space wave point. As Jin Ge attacked the Mother Tree and Min Ning subdued the locust, Jin Ge recognized Min Ning’s technique as Sound and Color Circle Horse.

• After the Dao Field’s fourth battle, Min Ning led Qu Jianlei and Jin Ge to a second space wave point, where they agreed to split the gains six to three to one.
• Min Ning detected a powerful presence emerging through a spatial rent, and the group saw an Out of Body Mother Tree and an Out of Body Locust.
• The Mother Tree recognized Wind Forgotten as a traitor and attacked him, but Min Ning blocked its strikes and moved Wind Forgotten out of danger.
• Min Ning restrained the Mother Tree while Qu Jianlei launched his World Piercing Shuttle, which blasted away most of its crown.
• Jin Ge abandoned his fight with the locust and struck the Mother Tree, while Min Ning used seven-colored light to subdue the locust.
• Jin Ge recognized Min Ning’s technique and asked if it was Sound and Color Circle Horse.

Qu Jianlei, True Venerable Min Ning, and True Immortal Jin Ge battled the Out of Body Mother Tree and Locust, then fought the vast Tree Race forces as the trapped Locust was subdued. The Mother Tree was killed, but Min Ning’s final question suggested it might not be truly dead.

• True Immortal Jin Ge used the World Piercing Shuttle to trap the Out of Body Mother Tree in a Space Sub-layer while Min Ning’s Blade Intent disrupted it.
• Jin Ge struck the Mother Tree three times and killed it, recovering only half its trunk, while Min Ning focused on the trapped Out of Body Locust.
• Min Ning released his subordinates to fight more than a hundred thousand Tree Race members, and Qu Jianlei sent four Nascent Soul cultivators and several warships to help.
• Qu Jianlei challenged the idea that an agreement could excuse the Tree Race’s slaughter of humans, and Min Ning later spent two days trapping the Locust before taking it into custody.
• The Tree Race forces fled after realizing the Mother Tree was dead, but the battle cost three warships and injured more than ten cultivators; Min Ning then questioned whether the Mother Tree was truly dead.

Qu Jianlei and the two Immortal Venerables tracked the wounded Out-of-Body Mother Tree to a vast Tree Race gathering and suspected it guarded a passage to the Tree Race World. They chose to attack despite their injuries, and Jin Ge launched a surprise strike on the root while Qu Jianlei slipped out of Min Ning’s Abode to join the fight.

• Jin Ge, Min Ning, and Qu Jianlei pursued the surviving Mother Tree and found it among hundreds of thousands of Tree Race members.
• Min Ning and Qu Jianlei suspected the Mother Tree was guarding a passage, and the three agreed to attack using the Broken Blade and Jin Ge’s strength.
• Min Ning sent Qu Jianlei into his Abode while he and Jin Ge staged separate space ripples to mislead the enemy.
• Jin Ge launched a fierce attack on the wounded Mother Tree root, overwhelming the Nascent Soul Realm Tree Race members who tried to protect it.

True Immortal Jin Ge, True Venerable Min Ning, and the Broken Blade attacked the Forest Sea Alien Race while practicing a Three Talents Blade Formation. After Qu Jianlei finished preparing the other side of the forest, he returned so they could reposition for the next stage of their attack.

• True Immortal Jin Ge planted hidden Broken Blade attacks while True Venerable Min Ning cast a net illusion that panicked the Tree Race and killed three Nascent Soul Realm members with blade qi.
• The Broken Blade tore through the Tree Race, and Jin Ge proposed a Three Talents Blade Formation; he taught Min Ning a basic Lingyun Sect formation so they could practice coordinating.
• Jin Ge, Min Ning, and the Broken Blade gradually coordinated their attacks, killing more than thirty thousand Tree Race members over half an hour.
• Qu Jianlei returned and told Jin Ge that his preparations were ready, so Jin Ge left with him and informed Min Ning while the Broken Blade retreated.

Qu Jianlei arranged for Violent Obsession to sacrifice the Out-of-Body Mother Tree’s Remnant Soul, avoiding the need for him to confront it himself. After the others agreed to use the Ritual Artifact, Qu Jianlei asked for a future Mother Tree trunk so the sacrifice could include a matching body and soul.

• Qu Jianlei and the two Great Venerables detonated two Flawed Portable Abodes, devastating the Alien Race Forest of Trees and forcing the survivors into disarray.
• Violent Obsession awakened, explained that sacrificing the Out-of-Body Remnant Soul alone would be less effective, and offered to collect it separately as payment for eliminating a hidden danger.
• True Immortal Jin Ge and True Venerable Min Ning returned from recuperation and discussed whether to attack the scattered Alien Race or wait for it to reorganize.
• Qu Jianlei revealed that he wanted to sacrifice the Remnant Soul to a Ritual Artifact, and both Great Venerables supported the plan.
• Qu Jianlei asked True Immortal Jin Ge to give him an Out-of-Body Mother Tree trunk in a future battle so he could sacrifice the body and soul together.

Qu Jianlei, True Venerable Min Ning, and True Immortal Jin Ge cleared the Alien Race Forest of Trees with help from the Ritual Artifact, which consumed sacrifices and began repairing the Broken Axe. After a month of recovery, they stayed near the battle site to watch for Tree Race reinforcements and locate the passage to the Otherworld.

• Qu Jianlei negotiated with True Immortal Jin Ge and True Venerable Min Ning over the Out-of-Body tree root and Five Elements Sources, then agreed to clear the surrounding area with the Ritual Artifact’s help.
• True Venerable Min Ning and True Immortal Jin Ge attacked the Alien Race Forest of Trees while the Ritual Artifact’s axe phantom consumed the tree root and two wounded Tree Race members.
• The Dao Field team joined the fight, and the group spent a day eliminating the Tree Race and Locusts as the spatial fluctuations weakened.
• The Ritual Artifact absorbed the sacrifices and left behind no remains, but Qu Jianlei discovered that a new membrane had grown over the Broken Axe’s damaged section.
• The three chose to rest where they were and watch for reinforcements or changes to the Channel Entrance; after a month, Qu Jianlei sent Battalion-Class Ships to investigate their location in the Alliance World.

Qu Jianlei and the two Great Venerables searched the Spirit Severed World for resources, then reached the Channel Entrance and divined the danger of entering the Otherworld. Their result was Mid-level Danger, Small Auspicious, which Min Ning judged too dangerous.

• Qu Jianlei and True Venerable Min Ning sent teams to explore nearby areas, and Jing Yuexin's team returned with news of a Teleportation Array leading toward the Alliance.
• The two Great Venerables asked Qu Jianlei to consult the Violent Obsession about a nearby Channel Entrance, and Min Ning confirmed it was fixed in place.
• The teams defeated two Alien Race Forests of Trees and divided the Space Stones, while Jin Ge complained about his share and secured priority in a future allotment.
• The trio swept the Alliance World for more Mother Trees and opportunities before deciding to leave for the Otherworld without borrowing local warships.
• At the Channel Entrance, Min Ning divined Mid-level Danger, Small Auspicious for the trio, and then warned Jin Ge that he might not understand how dangerous it was.