Recaps

Luo Chen and Fu Qinglan traveled into the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, where Luo Chen demonstrated his power by capturing Phantom Beasts and helping Fu Qinglan pursue a Tier 4 Illusion Core. When Lin Jingtang tried to claim a wounded Tier 4 Phantom Beast for Lin Bufan, Luo Chen refused to yield, insisting that Fu Qinglan’s path to Spirit Transformation came first.

• Chang Feng Zi and his companions hunted Phantom Beasts in a valley, but Luo Chen broke their formation with the Azure Sun Great Handprint and took the strongest Illusion Core to examine before returning it.
• Luo Chen considered whether Illusion Cores could be used to recreate the Ghost God Heart Questioning Mirror, while Fu Qinglan explained that Tier 4 cores could aid her cultivation.
• Lin Bufan led Lin Jingtang to a Tier 4 Phantom Beast, and Lin Jingtang fought it through the forest until it fled as a streak of white light.
• Luo Chen caught the wounded Phantom Beast with nine Crimson Chains after his Cloud Searching Divine Claw and Nascent Soul Domain failed to restrain it.
• Lin Jingtang objected when Luo Chen claimed the Phantom Beast, and Fu Qinglan began to suggest yielding it because Lin Bufan was her friend.
• Luo Chen challenged Fu Qinglan to stop yielding what her cultivation required and declared that he would claim nothing concerning her Great Dao for anyone else.

Luo Chen seized a Tier 4 Illusion Core from Lin Jingtang with a devastating palm strike, then escorted Fu Qinglan to a cave abode to cultivate. Examining the core, he discovered it contained a trace of Spiritual Opportunity like the ingredient in the Heavenly Secret Pill and realized the Dao Sect disciples were using these opportunities to comprehend Law True Intent.

• Luo Chen refused to yield the Illusion Core to Lin Jingtang and struck him with the Azure Sun Great Handprint, sending him hundreds of miles away.
• Lin Bufan stopped Lin Jingtang from pursuing Luo Chen, warning that a fight would leave them weakened for the coming struggle over Illusion Cores.
• Luo Chen left with Fu Qinglan, found a mountain cave for her to cultivate in, and kept the Tier 4 Illusion Core to examine.
• Luo Chen used his enhanced vision to sense Spiritual Opportunity inside the Illusion Core, and the core reacted to the Heavenly Secret Pill.
• Luo Chen concluded that the Dao Sect disciples sought the Spiritual Opportunities within Illusion Cores to comprehend Law True Intent and began forming a plan.

Luo Chen helped Fu Qinglan pursue Law True Intent in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven and lured a Tier 4 Phantom Beast into a prepared trap to obtain its Illusion Core for her. Half a year later, Fu Qinglan emerged from cultivation still defeated, and Luo Chen realized she had failed again.

• Luo Chen concluded that Fu Qinglan was using her Nascent Soul and a Tier 4 Illusion Core to seek Law True Intent, while he guarded her and cultivated with pills.
• After Fu Qinglan emerged disappointed by her failure, Luo Chen led her to a plain and used a Heavenly Secret Pill as bait to lure a Tier 4 rabbit Phantom Beast.
• Luo Chen trapped the rabbit with formations, the Primal Chaos Cauldron, and a Fire Phoenix attack, then gave its Illusion Core to Fu Qinglan.
• While they waited for the rabbit, Fu Qinglan told Luo Chen about her life and cultivation in the Heaven Origin Dao Sect.
• Half a year later, Fu Qinglan emerged from the cave residence looking defeated, and Luo Chen asked whether the Illusion Core had still not been enough.

Luo Chen learned that time flowed a hundred times faster inside the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, meaning he could lose a century of lifespan, and realized Fu Chaosheng had concealed the cost of their cooperation. Though angry, he accepted that the bargain still had benefits and planned to use his time in the Cave Heaven for his own cultivation while continuing to help Fu Qinglan leave sooner.

• Fu Qinglan told Luo Chen that the Cave Heaven’s time flow was roughly one hundred times faster than the outside world and that cultivating with Illusion Cores had yielded insights, but no Law True Intent yet.
• Luo Chen inspected Fu Qinglan’s Illusion Chess Piece and realized that her progress might keep them trapped in the Cave Heaven for decades or even a century.
• Luo Chen recognized that Fu Chaosheng had concealed the lifespan cost, grew furious at the deception and his own carelessness, then concluded that the promised resources made the bargain worthwhile.
• Luo Chen resolved to focus on his own progress by improving his spells, transforming his Flourishing Decay True Fire, refining his treasures, and studying the Soul Splitting Art.
• Luo Chen gave Fu Qinglan a third Tier 4 Illusion Core and shut himself away behind a protective formation, while Fu Qinglan resolved to comprehend Law True Intent quickly so he could leave.

Luo Chen hunted Phantom Beasts while helping Fu Qinglan search for the Wood Origin, and he considered how her method might improve his Wither and Bloom Dao Scripture. After capturing two Phantom Beasts, he sensed two powerful cultivators approaching: Heavenly Mountain True Person and Fierce-Eyed Arhat.

• Luo Chen continued undoing the Penglai Octagonal Pavilion’s restrictions and agreed to let Fu Qinglan accompany him on his next hunt.
• Luo Chen used a white bull Phantom Beast to practice his spells, then asked Fu Qinglan about her difficulty finding Origin Power.
• Fu Qinglan explained how Nascent Soul cultivators searched for Law Origin using Spiritual Opportunity, and Luo Chen considered adapting the method to his Cultivation Method.
• Luo Chen expanded his bait array’s range and defeated a giant python and a flying eagle Phantom Beast, capturing both Illusion Cores.
• Luo Chen sensed two hidden arrivals and identified them as Heavenly Mountain True Person and Fierce-Eyed Arhat.

Luo Chen faced Xiang Qi’s allies, who sought his Heavenly Secret Pill and Gray Small Cauldron, and battled Fierce-Eyed Arhat and Heavenly Mountain True Person. After exposing Fierce-Eyed Arhat’s flaw and forcing the hidden Gu Cultivator to reveal his strength, Luo Chen unleashed his Nascent Soul Domain and Fire Phoenix Ignites the Plains.

• Yu Xu agreed to help Xiang Qi capture Desolate Rogue in exchange for the two Illusion Cores, while Xiang Qi claimed Luo Chen’s Heavenly Secret Pill.
• Luo Chen activated his formation, but Fierce-Eyed Arhat destroyed the three mountains and broke its foundation.
• Luo Chen fought Fierce-Eyed Arhat in close combat while Heavenly Mountain True Person attacked with a Flying Sword.
• Luo Chen identified Fierce-Eyed Arhat’s failure to seal his vital essence and challenged Heavenly Mountain True Person to use his Gu.
• Luo Chen unfolded his Nascent Soul Domain, then unleashed the Grandmaster Level Fourth-Order spell Fire Phoenix Ignites the Plains.

Luo Chen defeated Fierce-Eyed Arhat with a technique that shattered his flawed Golden Body, then survived a surprise attack and struck Heavenly Mountain True Person from a thousand miles away. Heavenly Mountain True Person escaped death, Xiang Qi fled, and Luo Chen and Fu Qinglan left to hunt Phantom Beasts elsewhere.

• Luo Chen unleashed his Grandmaster-level Fire Phoenix Ignites the Plains, forcing Heavenly Mountain True Person to retreat after his True Artifact began to crack.
• Luo Chen overwhelmed Fierce-Eyed Arhat in close combat, then used the hidden forces left by his many attacks to tear apart the monk's Eighteen-Foot Golden Body.
• As Fierce-Eyed Arhat vanished, his prayer beads attacked Luo Chen, and Heavenly Mountain True Person's Swimming-Fish Flying Sword ambushed him, but Luo Chen emerged unharmed and seized the sword.
• Luo Chen used Flame Dragon Descends to attack Heavenly Mountain True Person from a thousand miles away, destroying the surrounding area, while Heavenly Mountain True Person escaped death and left behind a storage ring.
• Yu Xu fled, and Fu Qinglan told Luo Chen that Xiang Qi had escaped; Luo Chen accepted that Xiang Qi was no longer a major threat and led Fu Qinglan to another hunting ground.

Mo ShouZhuo and the Heaven Origin experts discussed the shifting regional wars and the early elimination of Xiang Qi’s Dao Protector, while Luo Chen spent twenty years cultivating in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven. After mastering Calming the Waves enough to manifest Sword Edge, Luo Chen told Fu Qinglan he had a way to provide the spiritual opportunity she needed and invited her to set out with him.

• Mo ShouZhuo learned that the Fierce-Eyed Arhat, Xiang Qi’s Dao Protector, had been eliminated from the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven after suffering severe injuries, and the Heaven Origin experts debated who had defeated him.
• Luo Chen spent twenty years training his spells, refining the Penglai Octagonal Pavilion, advancing his Formation Dao, and creating a second Split Soul.
• Luo Chen used the Micro Dust Origin Art to master Calming the Waves, then unexpectedly produced Sword Edge with the Yuan Tu Sword.
• Fu Qinglan told Luo Chen that she had failed to find the Wood Origin despite cultivating with the illusion cores they had gathered.
• Luo Chen told Fu Qinglan that a massive supply of spiritual opportunity could help her find the Origin Power and asked her to rest before setting out with him.

Luo Chen discovered that Gu Daosu was undergoing an Epiphany at Three Rainbows Waterfall and prepared to lure Phantom Beasts there to harvest Illusion Cores for Fu Qinglan. After creating a Movement Array as a retreat, he set the Heavenly Secret Pill as bait in a lake near the waterfall and began calming his mind as the plan started.

• Luo Chen brought Fu Qinglan to Three Rainbows Waterfall, where they sensed an immense concentration of Spiritual Opportunity and determined that Gu Daosu was comprehending Law True Intent.
• Luo Chen spent several days refining a Nine Heavens Ten Earths Great Shift Array and gave one formation disc to Fu Qinglan to hide and guard as his retreat.
• Luo Chen concealed himself in a lake near Three Rainbows Waterfall and built a formation to amplify the Heavenly Secret Pill’s medicinal power and attract Phantom Beasts.
• Luo Chen placed the Heavenly Secret Pill above the Primal Chaos Cauldron, then set aside his distracting thoughts and used Micro Dust Origin Art to calm his mind.

Dragon Abyss True Person and Ming Yan hunted for Illusion Cores while Shi Ju pursued a powerful Phantom Beast and plotted to seize a Heavenly Secret Pill. Their actions converged on Three Rainbows Waterfall, where an immense horde of Phantom Beasts charged at Gu Daosu and the gathered cultivators.

• Dragon Abyss True Person and Ming Yan agreed to gather five more Illusion Cores before cultivating, then spotted a Tier 4 Phantom Beast and pursued it.
• Shi Ju learned that the Desolate Rogue was still in the Cave Heaven and set out to claim his Heavenly Secret Pill, but a great eagle burst from an abyss and flew west.
• Phantom Beasts across the Cave Heaven rushed toward Three Rainbows Waterfall while Gu Daosu remained unaware in his Epiphany.
• Madam Xu drove off approaching beasts, discovered more than ten Tier 4 Phantom Beasts nearby, and used a secret technique to raise her cultivation and protect Gu Daosu.
• Gu Yuan, Gu Chen, Dragon Abyss True Person, Ming Yan, and other cultivators gathered near the waterfall as the beasts massed around them.
• A massive White Eagle arrived and led the High-Order Phantom Beasts in a charge, turning the standoff into a desperate battle against the horde.

Luo Chen secretly used an array and the Primal Chaos Cauldron to draw in Phantom Beasts and collect their Illusion Cores while Gu Daosu pursued an Epiphany at Three Rainbows Waterfall. After Shi Ju shattered the Gu Family’s array and Gu Daosu emerged, Gu Daosu exposed the hidden lake and the sword-wielding cultivator within it.

• Luo Chen used Cloud Chess Water Mirror to watch the battle, enlarged the Primal Chaos Cauldron, and sent his Split Soul inside to collect the Phantom Beasts’ Illusion Cores.
• Madam Xu fought the White Eagle and activated the Mountain Suppression Balance Array, eventually promising the watching cultivators Illusion Cores and the Gu Family’s friendship for help.
• The cultivators joined the fight, but Shi Ju and Qi Xiongcheng secretly collected Illusion Cores with the Purple Sun Gourd before Shi Ju attacked Three Rainbows Waterfall and destroyed the array.
• Gu Daosu emerged from the ruined waterfall with the Unexpected Treasure Mirror and forced the White Eagle back, while Madam Xu survived the clash.
• Gu Daosu used the mirror to reveal the hidden lake where Phantom Beast mist and Illusion Cores had been drawn, then a bloodred Sword Light rose from the marsh.

Luo Chen unleashed the Yuan Tu Blood Sword against the cultivators gathered around him, destroying their defenses and shattering Shi Ju and Qi Xiongcheng’s Purple Sun Gourd. As his enemies regrouped, he collected Illusion Cores with his treasure cauldron and escaped by formation, leaving them behind.

• Heavenly Mountain True Person recognized Luo Chen’s gathering Sword Light as a threat and escaped underground with Yu Xu, while Shi Ju and the others stayed to contend for the Heavenly Secret Pill.
• Luo Chen’s sword broke through the cultivators’ defenses, wounded Dragon Abyss True Person, and killed the Wang Family’s young True Disciple despite his escape attempt.
• The Blood Sword evaded Shi Ju’s Solar True Fire, severed Qi Xiongcheng’s arm, and shattered the Purple Sun Gourd, releasing the Illusion Cores it held.
• Dragon Abyss True Person and Ming Yan retreated, while Madam Xu left the grotto-heaven after warning Gu Daosu not to provoke Luo Chen; Gu Daosu also withdrew.
• Heavenly Mountain True Person dissuaded Yu Xu from attacking Luo Chen, noting that mist and lake water were gathering around him rather than showing signs of depleted Mana.
• Luo Chen used his treasure cauldron to seize Illusion Cores, then escaped the approaching enemies with the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths formation plate.

Luo Chen escaped the damaged teleportation array with Fu Qinglan, while Shi Ju began hunting other disciples for their Illusion Cores. Twenty years later, Luo Chen waited for Fu Qinglan to emerge from seclusion and spotted a vivid green glimmer in the snow.

• Luo Chen teleported to Fu Qinglan but suffered injuries from the flawed array plate, then escaped with her using an earth-traveling talisman.
• Shi Ju and the others found the mountain empty; Shi Ju sent Wang Yifu to search for Luo Chen and Fu Qinglan while he pursued Illusion Cores.
• At Heaven Earth Peak, the Wang Family disciple and Madam Xu identified Luo Chen as the one who eliminated them, while Shi Ju later eliminated Xiang Qi.
• Shi Ju attacked and eliminated more disciples, and Mo ShouZhuo told Ke Lianshan that someone remaining in the competition would comprehend Law Power.
• Twenty years after Fu Qinglan entered seclusion in the far north of Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, Luo Chen noticed a vivid green flash in the snow.

Luo Chen discovered that Fu Qinglan’s uncontrolled Wood Element Origin Power was feeding the Flourishing Decay True Fire, and he sacrificed the Heavenly Secret Pill to help it break through to Tier 5. Seven years later, Shi Ju led Qi Xiongcheng toward the far north to find Luo Chen and Fu Qinglan, while Gu Yuan and Gu Chen also located the source of the gathered Spiritual Opportunity just as Shi Ju arrived.

• Luo Chen recognized Fu Qinglan’s leaked Wood Element Origin Power in the unusually lush winter vegetation and realized it had accelerated the Flourishing Decay True Fire’s recovery.
• Luo Chen discovered that the Nirvana Sacred Fire was blocking the True Fire’s advance, then fed it the Heavenly Secret Pill after recalling Pill Saint Chu Yan’s advice.
• Over the following years, the Flourishing Decay True Fire neared Tier 5 but remained unable to cross the threshold, while Fu Qinglan’s Origin Power continued to spread through the cave heaven.
• Seven years later, Shi Ju learned from Qi Xiongcheng that Fu Qinglan and the Desolate Rogue were in the far north and set out with him, ordering Wang Yifu to wait for their arrival.
• Gu Yuan and Gu Chen followed a White Eagle into the mountains, detected two concentrations of Spiritual Opportunity, and found Luo Chen in an apparent Epiphany near Fu Qinglan’s cultivation site.
• Shi Ju and his companions arrived amid a destructive rush through the snowy mountains, and Gu Yuan realized they had found the Desolate Rogue.

Seven years after Luo Chen entered the Vitality Ocean while transforming his Flourishing Decay True Fire, Shi Ju and his allies attacked him during an Epiphany. Fu Qinglan defended him and fought the three attackers, but when Lin Jingtang destroyed her shield, Luo Chen struck him with the Blood Sword.

• Luo Chen followed the Flourishing Decay True Fire into the Vitality Ocean, where the Fire Spirit called out to him.
• Shi Ju, Qi Xiongcheng, and Wang Yifu found Luo Chen meditating on a mountain and attacked after destroying his defensive arrays.
• Fu Qinglan protected Luo Chen with the Sky Covering Leaf and revealed that she had comprehended Law True Intent.
• Fu Qinglan fought Shi Ju, Qi Xiongcheng, and Wang Yifu while shielding Luo Chen, but their combined assault wounded her and overwhelmed her defenses.
• Lin Jingtang struck the Sky Covering Leaf with the Startled Bell until it retreated, exposing Luo Chen.
• Luo Chen's Blood Sword pierced Lin Jingtang's Purple Mansion and Nascent Soul as he attacked.

Lin Jingtang tried to kill Luo Chen with the Startled Bell, but Luo Chen broke free, killed him, and rescued Fu Qinglan. Luo Chen refused to leave the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven and began testing his newly comprehended Withering and Flourishing art against Shi Ju, Wang Yifu, Qi Xiongcheng, and the White Eagle.

• Lin Jingtang unleashed the Startled Bell on Luo Chen, while Shi Ju, Wang Yifu, and Qi Xiongcheng stopped Fu Qinglan from intervening.
• Fu Qinglan urged Luo Chen to activate the Illusion Chess Piece, but Lin Jingtang sacrificed more of his Nascent Soul to unleash a deadly bell strike.
• Luo Chen emerged from the broken Startled Bell, split Lin Jingtang's Nascent Soul with his Blood Sword, and pulled Fu Qinglan to safety with his Crimson Chains.
• Luo Chen announced that he would stay and test his new methods, while Lin Bufan retreated and Gu Yuan and Gu Chen withdrew from the fight.
• Shi Ju, Wang Yifu, and Qi Xiongcheng attacked Luo Chen as the White Eagle dove toward him, and Luo Chen raised two fingers and invoked Withering and Flourishing.

Luo Chen used his newly created Wither Bloom Dao Finger to defeat several opponents in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, then returned to face accusations from powerful families. The Heaven Origin Dao Sect’s Sect Master admitted Fu Qinglan to Sitting-Forgetfulness Peak, while the Star Gate’s support left Luo Chen beyond his enemies’ reach.

• Luo Chen’s Wither Bloom Dao Finger drained Qi Xiongcheng and Wang Yifu, broke Wang Yifu’s Natal Magic Treasure, and forced Shi Ju to flee using his fire and lightning bodies.
• Luo Chen destroyed the White Eagle, captured its Illusion Core, and left the cave heaven with Fu Qinglan.
• Gu Yuan wondered whether Luo Chen’s strike was a Divine Ability, while Gu Chen recognized him as an extraordinary genius.
• The Xiang and Lin Family Clan Leaders confronted Luo Chen over the deaths of their allies, but Seven Lamps True Person defended him on behalf of the Star Gate.
• Mo ShouZhuo’s Divine Thought admitted Fu Qinglan to Sitting-Forgetfulness Peak, and Luo Chen left the hall with Seven Lamps Elder as the other families suppressed their anger.

Seven Lamps True Person tried to trade for Luo Chen’s Heavenly Secret Pill, but learned Luo Chen had already taken it and comprehended Flourishing Decay True Intent. After considering a military campaign against the Northern Sea, Luo Chen discovered his Five Elements Dao Physique had begun to awaken and was interrupted by a visit from Fu Chaosheng.

• Seven Lamps True Person offered Luo Chen treasures and a promotion in exchange for the Heavenly Secret Pill, but Luo Chen revealed he had already consumed it and demonstrated his Nascent Soul Third Layer cultivation and Flourishing Decay True Intent.
• Seven Lamps True Person told Luo Chen that the Heaven Origin Dao Sect planned to campaign against the Northern Sea and offered to support his promotion if he earned merit there.
• Luo Chen decided he would return to the Eastern Wasteland after the competition to bring his people to Central Province, then later consider joining the Northern Sea campaign.
• While cultivating, Luo Chen saw that his Attribute Panel classified Flourishing Decay True Intent as Wood and that his Five Elements Dao Physique had begun to glow.
• Fu Chaosheng visited Luo Chen, who greeted him by saying he had kept Luo Chen in the dark.

After leaving the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, Luo Chen accepted Fu Chaosheng’s gifts and invitation to become a Fu Family retainer, then began stabilizing his cultivation and studying formations and swordsmanship. As the grand competition neared its end, Luo Chen sought Seven Lamps Elder’s help to go to the Eastern Wasteland, despite the coming Northern Sea war.

• Luo Chen confronted Fu Chaosheng over the undisclosed time difference, but accepted his gifts of a formation book, a Sword Scripture, and a Soul Essence refining method, along with the Fu Family retainer invitation.
• Luo Chen examined his Attribute Panel, confirmed that the fifty years in the cave heaven had been real, and discovered that his rapid realm increase had left his mana and Nascent Soul unstable.
• Luo Chen reactivated the Wither Bloom Divine Restriction and used the Tier 5 Withering and Flourishing True Fire to temper his mana while studying formations and swordsmanship.
• Heavenly Mountain True Person visited Luo Chen, and Fu Chaosheng explained that Yu Xu had left early after absorbing too much Mirage Dragon Aura.
• Lin Bufan and then Gu Daosu left the cave heaven; Gu Daosu had succeeded in comprehending Origin Power, leaving four true disciples with one month remaining in the competition.
• Luo Chen went to Seven Lamps Elder and asked to travel to the Eastern Wasteland, prompting the elder to question his timing before the Northern Sea war.

Luo Chen prepared to leave the Central Province, while Heaven Origin Dao Sect announced its Grand Competition results and launched a march on the Northern Sea. The chapter ended with Sang Jinghe arriving in Wangwu Mountain to tell Luo Chen he had found a way to cultivate the Demon-Devil Symbiotic Tree.

• Fu Qinglan gave Fu Chaosheng the Chess Classic Collection of Profound Paths to deliver to Luo Chen as a farewell gift.
• Ming Yan emerged from the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven having comprehended Origin Power, while Dragon Abyss True Person and Gu Yuan had failed to do so.
• The sect announced the Grand Competition rewards, including Fu Qinglan's hundred years of personal instruction under Old Ancestor Chun Yuan.
• Mo ShouZhuo declared that Heaven Origin Dao Sect would march on the Northern Sea, and the crowd echoed the call.
• Luo Chen received hundreds of millions of Spirit Stones in cultivation resources at Wangwu Mountain, nearly exhausting his savings.
• Sang Jinghe told Luo Chen that he had found a way to cultivate the Demon-Devil Symbiotic Tree.

Luo Chen learned Sang Jinghe’s theory for cultivating the Demon-Devil Symbiotic Tree, settled his exchange at Wangwu Mountain, and left Central Province for the Eastern Wasteland. During the journey, he began studying a Sword Scripture that required gathering Spirit Essence from the Nine Heavens to improve his use of the Yuan Tu Sword.

• Sang Jinghe proposed using Desolate Beast blood and Fish-Dragon scales to nourish the Demon-Devil Symbiotic Tree, and Luo Chen praised his research but noted that suitable blood would be difficult to obtain.
• Luo Chen spent most of his remaining Spirit Stones completing an exchange with Tian Xuan, accepted the Chess Classic Collection of Profound Paths from Fu Hongzhang on Qing Lan’s behalf, and departed Wangwu Mountain.
• Luo Chen met Zhou Yunshen on the road and told him he was heading to the Eastern Wasteland rather than joining the campaign against the Northern Sea.
• At Heaven Star Port, Luo Chen obtained a Clearance Certificate and set out east aboard the Flying Cloud Carriage.
• Luo Chen studied the Thousand Skies Myriad Transformations Sword Scripture and learned that wielders of Flying Swords had to gather Nine Heavens Spirit Essence to cultivate Sword Qi.

Luo Chen left the Six Royal Flying Cloud Carriage and ascended to the Nine Heavens to gather Sky Qi for the Thousand Skies Myriad Transformations Sword Scripture. After collecting seven strands of Crimson Sky Qi, he headed toward the Eastern Wasteland and encountered Thunder Dao Child Zhang Che cultivating in the Azure Nether.

• Luo Chen left Black King to protect Zhang Jingqing, Tian Xuan, and Sang Jinghe, marked the carriage with a locating formation, and flew toward the Nine Heavens.
• Luo Chen resisted the vast universe's assault on his Dao heart with help from Han Zhan, then used the Primal Chaos Cauldron to collect Crimson Sky Qi while avoiding Aurora Beasts.
• Luo Chen gathered seven strands of Crimson Sky Qi over several months and decided to continue toward the Eastern Wasteland rather than remain in the Azure Nether.
• Luo Chen encountered Thunder Dao Child Zhang Che of the Mingyuan Sect cultivating amid a domain of lightning, then hurried down toward the mortal world.

Luo Chen returned to the Eastern Wasteland, reached Entry Level in the Thousand Skies Myriad Transformations Sword Scripture, and arrived at Dongyang Port with his companions. The group passed the Mingyuan Sect’s border checks and continued toward Divine Origin Immortal City, while Chi Zhong prepared to report Luo Chen’s arrival.

• Luo Chen rejoined Zhang Jingqing, Tian Xuan, and Sang Jinghe aboard the carriage and learned that their journey over the past six months had been uneventful.
• Luo Chen used Achievement Points to reach Entry Level in the Thousand Skies Myriad Transformations Sword Scripture, then sealed the Yuan Tu Sword inside his right arm to nurture its Crimson Sky Sword Qi.
• At the Mingyuan Sect’s Ming Water patrol, Luo Chen identified himself as a Star Gate Guest Elder, and Chi Zhong verified his token and opened the passage.
• Chi Zhong told Luo Chen that the Heavenly Origin Commerce League’s headquarters was in Divine Origin City and gave him directions there.
• The carriage passed Dongyang Port’s Demon Revealing Mirror without exposing Tian Xuan, and Chi Zhong handed Luo Chen a verified Clearance Certificate and a map.
• After Luo Chen departed, Chi Zhong told a junior disciple he would report the arrival of the Star Gate Guest Elder Luo Chen to Martial Uncle Lu.

Luo Chen reached Divine Origin City and learned that the Eastern Wasteland had lost twelve domains to the demon war, while survivors were gathered into the Doomed Legion. Hoping to find Sima Hui Niang among them, he paid to teleport to White Crane Region and left his companions in Gu Zuokai’s care; True Person Lu then reported Luo Chen’s identity and abilities to Mingyuan Sect.

• Luo Chen controlled the Cloud Carriage to Divine Origin City and was welcomed by Gu Zuokai, a member of the Gu Family.
• Gu Zuokai told Luo Chen that twelve Eastern Wasteland domains had fallen, three were front-line battlefields, and the Doomed Legion had formed from displaced cultivators.
• Luo Chen feared for Sima Hui Niang and asked about reaching the front lines, then arranged for Gu Zuokai to escort his companions to White Crane Region.
• Luo Chen paid with Grand Origin Pills and used Dongyang Sect’s Teleportation Array to travel to White Crane Region.
• Chi Zhong told True Person Lu that Luo Chen was a Star Gate Guest Elder, and True Person Lu recorded Luo Chen’s cultivation, swordsmanship, and pill-refining abilities.

Luo Chen arrived at the White Crane Sect and learned that the Luo Tian Sect’s Ten-Decisive Duel stemmed from a succession dispute involving Sima Hui Niang, Yao Mingyue, and Si Wenjun. At Soaring Sky Pass, Qi Emei and Fiend Dragon Child prepared to fight in the fifth duel, their former closeness overshadowed by their allegiance to opposing factions.

• Luo Chen reached the White Crane Sect, where Idle Crane True Person welcomed him and Zhao Wu told him about the Luo Tian Sect’s Ten-Decisive Duel.
• Zhao Wu explained that Sima Hui Niang had appointed Yao Mingyue as her successor instead of her younger brother, Si Wenjun, whose original name was Sima Wenjie, creating a rift within the sect.
• Zhao Wu warned that surviving sects were challenging the White Crane Sect for resources and territory, including the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect and its ally, Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion.
• At Soaring Sky Pass, cultivators gathered to watch the fifth duel of the Luo Tian Sect’s Ten-Decisive Duel, between Qi Emei and Fiend Dragon Child.
• Qi Emei urged Fiend Dragon Child, whose name was Zeng Yilong, to look at her and said the Luo Tian Sect could return to its former state if her faction won.
• Fiend Dragon Child said Qi Emei could not defeat him, but she began using the Five Elements Divine Sect’s secret arts as their battle approached.