Chapter Summaries

Qu Jianlei’s breakthrough drew the Land of Fallen Gods into a collapsing sphere and gathered its matter and energy around him. After the cocoon faded, the protectors saw a small, dim light with traces of Chaos and wondered whether he had achieved a perfect Out-of-Body breakthrough.

• The Land of Fallen Gods began collapsing rapidly, and True Venerable Qingkong, True Venerable Min Ning, and Jin Ge watched as its vast space compressed into a sphere.
• The collapsing sphere produced dangerous Space Rifts and turbulence, while Bentley and Mu Guang worried about whether Qu Jianlei could withstand the process and how long they would have to wait.
• The turbulence gathered around Qu Jianlei as a cocoon, which later shed its shell to reveal a gray expanse that the Grand Protector identified as Chaos and Han Li called pseudo-Chaos.
• The gray expanse gradually faded, revealing a much smaller ball of light that still carried a trace of Chaos.
• True Venerable Qingkong wondered if Qu Jianlei had achieved a perfect Out-of-Body breakthrough, and Han Li observed that he did not seem to have fully absorbed the World Core.

After Qu Jianlei completed his breakthrough, Han Li led the protectors toward the fading Primordial Yin-Yang aura to gather its benefits. Han Li stopped the others from interfering with the world’s share, leaving the Old Magus to understand that the World Will had already gained what it needed.

• Han Li told the protectors to move closer to Qu Jianlei as the Primordial Yin-Yang aura dispersed.
• Min Ning sent his subordinates to collect the aura while the Old Magus realized Qu Jianlei's breakthrough had fed benefits back to the world.
• The Old Magus sensed that the World Will was calm and satisfied because it had already absorbed much of the feedback.
• Qingkong, Wen Xian, Jin Ge, and Min Ning gathered the remaining aura and debated whether to take more from the world.
• Han Li argued that the world deserved some benefit for allowing Qu Jianlei to advance, and warned against interfering with his karma.

The protectors discovered that Qu Jianlei faced an approaching Human Tribulation while still in seclusion, and their suspicion fell on the Grand Protector. As the threat neared, Wen Xian shielded Qu Jianlei’s light cluster, and the group reconsidered whether to collect the remaining aura that might protect him.

• Han Li explained that Qu Jianlei’s advancement had created a causal bond with the world because its energy had benefited from his breakthrough.
• Han Li divined that a tribulation still awaited Qu Jianlei, though his advancement had made its nature difficult to discern.
• Qingkong identified the approaching tribulation as a Human Tribulation, prompting the True Venerables to suspect the Grand Protector.
• The Grand Protector sensed that someone had tampered with him through a Causality Line and angrily accused an unknown schemer.
• Qingkong sensed that the tribulation was about to arrive, and Wen Xian surrounded Qu Jianlei’s light cluster with Array Plates.
• The protectors weighed limiting their collection of the remaining aura in case it could help shield Qu Jianlei during the tribulation.

Han Li and the True Venerables stopped gathering the aura until Qu Jianlei emerged from seclusion in an unstable Out-of-Body state. Qu Jianlei gave them the aura, while Han Li warned that exertion could make his realm fall; the chapter left Qu Jianlei’s phantom shrinking amid ongoing turmoil in the outer extension space.

• Han Li ordered everyone to stop collecting the aura, and True Venerable Qingkong guarded it with his butterflies.
• True Venerable Qingkong divined that his aura had been intercepted through old karma, while Han Li calculated that a calamity would arrive in about two days.
• Qu Jianlei emerged from the ball of light with an enormous phantom body and a powerful divine sense, saying he was fine but needed about ten days to recover control.
• Qu Jianlei offered the gathered auras to the True Venerables, who collected them after Han Li warned that exertion could risk Qu Jianlei’s realm.
• A day later, Qu Jianlei’s phantom shrank to fist size as turmoil continued in the dim-yellow outer extension space.

Han Li and the others concealed themselves as True Venerable Qianhuan arrived atop Lingxu Mountain and demanded a chance to visit another world. Qianhuan held his ground against the Lingyun Sect’s True Venerables, and the chapter ended as Qingkong’s attack spread across the mountain’s protective shield.

• Han Li ordered everyone hidden while Qu Jianlei sensed that Qianhuan and his companions were approaching.
• True Venerable Qianhuan appeared atop Lingxu Mountain and challenged True Venerable Qingkong, saying he wanted an opportunity to visit another world.
• Qianhuan said he wanted to cooperate with Qingkong and asked to be spared, while Qingkong demanded to know who had revealed their location.
• Jin Ge and Min Ning confronted Qianhuan, but Min Ning’s Stagnation Field failed to stop Lingxu Mountain, and Han Li and Wen Xian stayed hidden.
• Qingkong sent a yellow-brown point of light into Lingxu Mountain’s protective shield, where it spread across the rippling barrier.

True Venerable Qianhuan attacked the group with a mountain while seeking to force his way into their otherworld expedition, threatening to destroy the world when they refused him. Jin Ge’s strike revealed the mountain’s true nature, and Qingkong revised his judgment as Qianhuan’s confrontation threatened Qu Jianlei’s breakthrough.

• The Grand Protector used Mountain Movement Divine Ability against Qianhuan’s mountain, but Lingxu Mountain’s shield resisted the effect and continued advancing.
• Jin Ge urged the fighters to take the battle outside to protect the world and Qu Jianlei’s unfinished breakthrough.
• Qianhuan realized the world could be used as leverage, enlarged the mountain, and said the others had chosen to fight.
• Qingkong prepared his hidden Butterfly technique but hesitated to unleash it because the world might be damaged.
• Jin Ge attacked the mountain with his Golden Wheel, but the strike was repelled, and he warned that it contained Mountain-Form True Intent.
• Qingkong adjusted his judgment, concluding that the mountain was an innate-level Spirit Treasure rather than merely an acquired one.

Qu Jianlei's group watched True Venerable Qianhuan's Spirit Mountain expand while Jin Ge and the defenders held their positions, waiting for Han Li to act. When Han Li finally attacked, Qianhuan inferred that a strange point of light was what his enemies had to protect and sent the Spirit Mountain toward it.

• Jin Ge's Golden Wheel strike revealed Mountain-Form True Intent, and True Venerable Qingkong and True Venerable Min Ning continued holding Qianhuan's expanding Spirit Mountain in check.
• Qianhuan waited through several days of stalemate, then sent three small Warships out to probe the space beyond the protective shield.
• Jin Ge fired Golden Rays at the Warships, while Qianhuan shielded them with red light and sent the rest of his attack into space.
• Qianhuan noticed a faint point of light that made him uneasy just as Han Li's wave of extreme cold descended upon him.
• Qianhuan strengthened the Spirit Mountain and its protective shield, then deduced that the point of light was the enemy's weak spot and charged the mountain toward it.

Jin Ge and the other True Venerables attacked Qianhuan’s defenses, while a restored Giant Axe appeared and overwhelmed Spirit Mountain. After killing Qianhuan’s avatar, the axe returned to the dim yellow space, where its resonance made Spirit Mountain wail.

• Qianhuan launched a Yellow Light attack, but layered array energy weakened it before Jin Ge slashed at the two Warships through a gap in Spirit Mountain’s shield.
• A Giant Axe appeared, cleaved through the Yellow Light and Spirit Mountain’s defenses, and pursued Qianhuan as Qingkong released the Butterfly to attack from another direction.
• Han Li froze Qianhuan in place, and the Giant Axe struck him down after he cried out that the Great Monarch had sent him.
• The Giant Axe broke through the protective shield and returned to the dim yellow space while Jin Ge, the Butterfly, and Han Li’s Cold Qi further damaged Spirit Mountain.
• The Giant Axe’s vibrations resonated through the dim yellow space, and Spirit Mountain began to wail.

Giant Axe battered Spirit Mountain until Qianhuan’s hidden second clone emerged and begged for mercy, revealing that Qu Jianlei had answered a Human Tribulation. Qianhuan identified Fang Zhenghao as the one who supplied information used to track Qingkong, then showed the group a Bloodthirsty Compass.

• Giant Axe continued striking Spirit Mountain as the cultivators debated its power and whether to destroy the treasure.
• Qu Jianlei asked Giant Axe to stop so they could hear Spirit Mountain’s plea, and Qianhuan’s second clone revealed itself and offered compensation.
• Qianhuan realized Qu Jianlei had answered his Human Tribulation, while Han Li and the others condemned the danger he had caused.
• Qianhuan told Qingkong that Fang Zhenghao had provided the information used to track his aura, and Qingkong agreed not to kill him.
• Qianhuan presented a compass that Jin Ge and Min Ning recognized as the lost Bloodthirsty Compass.

True Venerable Qianhuan explained how the Fang family used a taboo compass and Qingkong's aura in an attempt to help Fang Qingyang reach Out-of-Body. He also revealed the origin of his Lingxu Mountain treasure, leaving the five True Venerables wary of the unknown Great Expert who had granted it to him.

• True Venerable Qianhuan explained that the Mother-Child Compass could obscure an Out-of-Body cultivator's perception by using spirit beast essence blood, and True Venerable Qingkong realized the Fang family had used his aura.
• Qianhuan told Qingkong that Fang Qingyang, an aging Fang family ancestor with little time left, had sought help to make one last attempt at reaching Out-of-Body.
• Han Li challenged Qingkong for calling Fang Qingyang a child, then asked Qianhuan about the mountain-shaped treasure.
• Qianhuan recounted how he found Lingxu Mountain in an Other Space, spent decades extracting and refining it, and was confronted by its Great Expert owner.
• The Great Expert accepted Qianhuan's explanation, gave him a Spirit Mountain avatar in settlement of their karma, and warned him not to use it lightly.
• Qianhuan disclosed that he had sent two avatars with the Spirit Mountain while hiding his true body, and the five True Venerables did not press him for more about the Great Expert.

Qianhuan avoided losing Spirit Mountain after revealing its connection to a Great Expert, and Qu Jianlei emerged from seclusion as an Out-of-Body True Venerable. Qu Jianlei spared Qianhuan’s treasure but demanded a Tier 5 Spirit Vein, which Qianhuan said was located in the complicated region of Jiuxian.

• Qianhuan told the five True Venerables that Spirit Mountain belonged to a Great Expert, and Han Li confirmed that the karmic connection was genuine.
• After Giant Axe vanished into the distant speck of light, Wen Xian appeared, and Qianhuan began repairing Spirit Mountain while the others kept watch.
• Qu Jianlei emerged as a clone projection, thanked the True Venerables for their help, and said his main body would need three or four years to recover.
• Qu Jianlei told Qianhuan he would not take Spirit Mountain, then asked him to provide a Tier 5 Spirit Vein.
• Qianhuan admitted that he had a Tier 5 Spirit Vein but explained that it was in Jiuxian, where the surrounding circumstances were complicated.

Qu Jianlei forced True Venerable Qianhuan to secure a Tier 5 Spirit Vein for Red Leaf Ridge within fifty years and made him swear a Dao oath. After a month of recovery, the group returned to Houde Realm, where Qu Jianlei sent Qianhuan to begin making arrangements.

• True Venerable Qianhuan explained that the Jiuxian region’s contested spirit vein was occupied by his forces, which staged fake conflicts and were entangled with surrounding powers.
• Qu Jianlei rejected settling in Jiuxian and ordered Qianhuan to obtain a Tier 5 Spirit Vein for Red Leaf Ridge within fifty years, threatening to destroy him if he failed.
• Jin Ge and True Venerable Qingkong demanded a Dao oath, and Qianhuan swore to carry out Qu Jianlei’s order.
• True Venerable Qingkong said Fang Zhenghao had been his old friend and refused to help either side against the Fang Family; Qu Jianlei declared that he would not spare them.
• The group waited a month for Qu Jianlei to adjust to his Out-of-Body stage, then returned to Houde Realm, where Qu Jianlei sent Qianhuan to arrange the spirit vein.

After returning to Jiuyou Island, Qu Jianlei recuperated with the other True Venerables and discussed the Ritual Artifact, his interrupted World Core absorption, and the unstable situation outside. He agreed to set a date for the other-world expedition, and True Venerable Qingkong left after half a year of rest.

• Qu Jianlei returned to Jiuyou Island with Han Li, Jin Ge, and Qingkong, while True Venerable Min Ning and Wen Xian departed and Paranoid and Mu Yu were told not to spread news of his return.
• Qu Jianlei explained that the Ritual Artifact had been repaired using power and aura from the Land of Fallen Gods, but he had stopped short of fully restoring it to avoid offending Ritual Artifact Senior.
• Qu Jianlei described how the approaching Human Tribulation forced him to halt absorbing the World Core, leaving the remainder to be absorbed over decades.
• Qu Jianlei and the True Venerables agreed that Han Li could keep watch over events outside while the expedition to the other world was delayed.
• Qu Jianlei promised that five years would be enough preparation time, and True Venerable Qingkong set the schedule within ten years before leaving after half a year.

Qu Jianlei visited Yanfeng Three after stabilizing his Out-of-Body realm and ordered action against those who had harassed Red Leaf Ridge, while warning the Fang Family that he intended to destroy it. After learning that the hidden Fang descendants were shielded by a blood essence compass, he contacted Giant Axe for help tracing them.

• News spread that another world would be developed within ten years, and preparations began across Houde Realm.
• After three and a half years of recovery, Qu Jianlei traveled to Yanfeng Three, where Jia Shuiqing described the harassment Red Leaf Ridge’s foothold had endured.
• Qu Jianlei ordered those responsible for the harassment to apologize and compensate within a year, and Han Li offered to help pursue them.
• Qu Jianlei learned Fang Qingyang had been killed and ordered Jia Shuiqing to announce that he would target the Fang Family and anyone sheltering it.
• Qu Jianlei discovered the Fang Family’s direct descendants had gone into hiding behind a blood essence compass, then asked Giant Axe whether he had adapted to Houde’s aura.

Qu Jianlei learned that the recovering Ritual Artifact had become more independent, then joined Qianhuan, Han Li, and Jin Ge in searching a chaotic space for a Tier 5 Spirit Vein. After returning to Cangwu, they found a green shadow confronting an ascetic cultivator above Red Leaf Ridge.

• Senior Violent explained that the Ritual Artifact's recovery made the Heroic Spirits less active and that they now prioritized helping their host.
• Qu Jianlei spent three more months on Yanfeng Three before Qianhuan invited him, Han Li, and Jin Ge to investigate a possible Tier 5 Spirit Vein in Grassland Vortex Cloud.
• The four True Venerables found only a Tier 3 Spirit Vein, and Qianhuan admitted he was trying to create a pretext to seize a Tier 5 Spirit Vein within Qu Jianlei's fifty-year deadline.
• Qianhuan agreed to keep pursuing leads on the Fang Family and find a Tier 5 Spirit Vein without asking Qu Jianlei for more time.
• Qu Jianlei broke open space and traveled with Han Li and Jin Ge to Cangwu, where they saw a green shadow facing off against an ascetic cultivator above Red Leaf Ridge.

Qu Jianlei arrived at Red Leaf Ridge and confronted True Venerable Qingning, who had besieged the mountain gate while seeking him. After learning Qingning wanted a fight, Qu Jianlei accepted his challenge in the void and set off to meet him.

• Jin Ge explained that Qingning had brought hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators to Red Leaf Ridge, then descended himself when the ridge refused to yield.
• Qu Jianlei revealed himself as an Out-of-Body Realm True Venerable and condemned Qingning for blocking his mountain gate.
• Qu Jianlei declared that Red Leaf Ridge’s people acted on his will, and Cangwu cultivators rallied behind him.
• Qingning proposed that they fight in the void, and Qu Jianlei threatened to destroy Qingning’s family’s Tier 5 Spirit Vein if he kept obstructing the ridge.
• Qingning swept up his subordinates and departed for the void, and Qu Jianlei followed toward the Sealing Grand Array.

True Venerable Qingning sought Qu Jianlei’s help in obtaining an Out-of-Body Secret Technique, then learned Qu had achieved a perfect Out-of-Body breakthrough. After confirming the claim, Qingning offered lifelong service as Red Leaf Ridge’s vanguard in exchange for the technique.

• Qu Jianlei and his companions confronted True Venerable Qingning outside the Sealing Grand Array, and Qingning apologized for blocking Qu’s mountain gate.
• Qingning explained that he had heard about Qu Jianlei’s breakthrough in another world and asked for an Out-of-Body Secret Technique.
• Qu Jianlei said the technique was too valuable to trade for a single idea, and Jin Ge revealed that Qu had achieved a perfect Out-of-Body.
• Qu Jianlei questioned that assessment, but Jin Ge and Han Li explained that his breakthrough had indeed reached the perfect grade.
• Qingning verified the claim with a calculation, apologized again, and offered to serve as Red Leaf Ridge’s vanguard for life if Qu shared the secret technique.

Qu Jianlei rejected True Venerable Qingning’s offer to join Red Leaf Ridge and settled compensation for Qingning’s blockade of its mountain gate. After Qingning failed to secure a trade for the Out-of-Body Secret Technique and hinted that he would leave, Qu Jianlei sensed a threat and proposed a Life and Death Situation.

• Qu Jianlei questioned why Qingning thought Red Leaf Ridge needed another True Venerable, refused his allegiance, and assured Baiqiao that his team did not seek hegemony.
• Qingning offered to apologize publicly and pay ten Extreme Spirit Stones to compensate for the damage and injuries caused by his blockade, and Qu Jianlei accepted.
• Qingning asked to discuss a trade for the Out-of-Body Secret Technique, but Qu Jianlei refused and compared the request to asking him to sell his Tier 5 Spirit Vein.
• Qingning said he would leave after apologizing and paying, but Qu Jianlei suspected he was concealing resentment and challenged him to a Life and Death Situation.

Qu Jianlei considered Qingning’s request to help an Azure Dragon reach the Out-of-Body stage and learned she had saved Qingning’s life twice. After sensing her nearly nonexistent killing karma, he accepted that the matter had bound him through karma and began negotiating an exchange, while Bai Qiao proposed trading through Lingyun Sect.

• Qu Jianlei prepared to challenge Qingning to a Life and Death Situation, but Han Li intervened and questioned Qingning about his reasons for seeking help.
• Qingning revealed that his friend was an Azure Dragon who needed to reach the Out-of-Body stage to be saved, and that she had twice saved his life.
• Qu Jianlei initially refused to help because she was from another race, but Qingning brought her out, and Han Li confirmed that she had not eaten humans.
• Qu Jianlei divined that the Green-Clad Woman had almost no killing karma, then realized the divination had bound him to the matter and demanded treasures in exchange for his help.
• Qingning offered a Tier 5 Spirit Vein, and Bai Qiao suggested that Qu Jianlei trade through Lingyun Sect to avoid Qingning’s chaotic location.

Qu Jianlei negotiated with Qingning and Lingyun over the price of his Out-of-Body Realm method, while Bai Qiao sought to secure the method for the sect. The discussion ended with Bai Qiao offering Lingyun’s Creation Rule in exchange for Qingning’s Ancient Dragon Remains, but Qingning objected that Bai Qiao was asking too much.

• Bai Qiao proposed paying for Qu Jianlei’s method in stages, but Qingning said he would pay even if his Dao Companion failed to break through.
• Han Li pointed out that Bai Qiao wanted Qu Jianlei’s path to the Out-of-Body Realm, and Bai Qiao admitted he was interested in it for Lingyun.
• Qu Jianlei and Han Li rejected Qingning’s offer of a Fate Rule and asked for a Creation Rule as well.
• Qingning struggled to offer enough valuable treasures, while Qu Jianlei refused to trade his Dao Rhyme essence.
• Bai Qiao offered to have Lingyun trade its Creation Rule for Qingning’s Ancient Dragon Remains, and Qingning protested that the remains were worth more.