Chapter Summaries

Lu Changsheng and his companions reached Dragon Head Mountain, fought through a deadly swarm of Winged Hand Dragons, and entered the valley where eight ancient Dragon Transformation Pools awaited. The strongest factions gathered around the pools, and the battle for their eight slots was about to begin.

• Lu Changsheng's group traveled to Dragon Head Mountain, where they encountered rival factions led by Lei Xingtian, Nangong Yu, and Xuanyuan Lie.
• A mournful dragon roar erupted from the mountain, prompting the factions to rush toward its entrance.
• At the entrance, a swarm of Winged Hand Dragons attacked the cultivators, killing many and forcing Lu Changsheng's group to fight its way through.
• Lu Changsheng led Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, Qing He, and Rui'er in a coordinated charge through the Winged Hand Dragons and into the mountain's mist.
• Inside a glowing valley filled with dragon treasures, Lu Changsheng and the other leaders discovered eight ancient Dragon Transformation Pools and prepared to compete for them.

The Dragon Transformation Pools sparked a struggle among the gathered factions, and Lu Changsheng confronted Lei Xingtian as the valley erupted into battle. After trading attacks with Lu Changsheng, Lei Xingtian gathered power for the Lightning Law Palace’s ultimate art, leaving their duel poised to escalate.

• The cultivators discovered eight Dragon Transformation Pools, whose dragon-blood essence could transform bodies and improve cultivation.
• Lei Xingtian, Xuanyuan Lie, and Nangong Yu each claimed two pools for their factions, while Yao Qianqian occupied another under the protection of Yao Zhenhai and Yao Qingsong.
• Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, Qing He, Rui'er, and Lu Changsheng opposed the claims, and the factions clashed as Lu Changsheng confronted the Lightning Law Palace.
• Lei Xingtian attacked Lu Changsheng with his Thunder God Spear, but Lu Changsheng dodged his opening strike and countered with the Sea God Halberd Art.
• After their prolonged exchange failed to decide the duel, Lei Xingtian withdrew and began gathering destructive power for the Lightning Law Palace’s ultimate art.

Lu Changsheng survived Lei Xingtian’s World Destroying Thunder Canon and turned the fight around with his Thunder Tribulation Armor and Thunder Emperor Sword. After Lu Changsheng wounded Lei Xingtian, Lei Jiuyou joined the battle, and Lu Changsheng faced both Lightning Law Palace experts at once.

• Lei Xingtian summoned five World Destroying Thunder Dragons and sent them crashing down on Lu Changsheng.
• Lu Changsheng’s Vast Sea Water Dragon failed to stop the attack, but his three-colored lightning shield protected him from the thunder dragons.
• Lu Changsheng formed his Thunder Tribulation Armor and Thunder Emperor Sword, then overpowered Lei Xingtian in close combat.
• Lu Changsheng cut Lei Xingtian deeply across the ribs, prompting Lei Jiuyou to intervene and call for them to fight Lu Changsheng together.
• Lu Changsheng mocked the Lightning Law Palace and charged at Lei Xingtian and Lei Jiuyou.

Lu Changsheng defeated Lei Xingtian and Lei Jiuyou, two half-step Martial Marquis Realm experts, by breaking their Thunder God Prison with his newly created Thunder Emperor Three Absolutes Slash. He killed them both, leaving the gathered factions stunned and shifting the balance in the struggle for the eight Dragon Transformation Pools.

• Lei Xingtian and Lei Jiuyou attacked Lu Changsheng together, but his armor, swordsmanship, and lightning movement let him withstand their coordinated assault.
• As their combined techniques failed to gain an advantage, Lei Xingtian and Lei Jiuyou invoked the forbidden art Thunder God Prison, pouring their origin essence into it.
• Lu Changsheng fused the three Strange Thunders into Thunder Emperor Three Absolutes Slash and shattered Thunder God Prison from within.
• The backlash severely injured Lei Xingtian and Lei Jiuyou, and Lu Changsheng killed them both with his sword.
• The spectators reacted in shock, while Yao Qianqian, Yao Zhenhai, Yao Qingsong, Nangong Yu, Xuanyuan Lie, and the others reassessed Lu Changsheng as the contest for the eight Dragon Transformation Pools shifted.

Lu Changsheng and his companions defeated the Lightning Law Palace, Nangong Family, and Xuanyuan Family teams, securing six of the Dragon Transformation Pools. The five began bathing in the pools, and Lu Changsheng started refining the dragon blood essence as his body and Dragon Elephant Golden Body transformed.

• Lu Changsheng killed Lei Xingtian and Lei Jiuyou, then collected their weapons and Cosmic Bags as the remaining Lightning Law Palace disciples fled.
• Shi Jingtian defeated Nangong Yu, Rui'er killed the Blood-Eyed Old Freak with the Nine Bends Yellow River Array, and Tu Jiao gained the upper hand against Xuanyuan Wuji.
• Qing He suppressed Xuanyuan Lie, but Xuanyuan Lie and Xuanyuan Wuji escaped using jade talismans.
• Lu Changsheng's group claimed six Dragon Transformation Pools, while the Yao Family and Grand Xuan Sect held the remaining two.
• Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, Qing He, Rui'er, and Lu Changsheng entered separate pools to begin their Dragon Transformation Pool baptism.
• Lu Changsheng circulated the Dragon Elephant Golden Body and Heaven Swallowing Art, absorbing dragon blood essence as a ninth pair of dragon and elephant phantoms began to form.

Lu Changsheng completed his Nine Dragons, Nine Elephants Dragon Elephant Golden Body, formed a Dragon Core, and advanced to peak half-step Martial Marquis as his companions also grew stronger. After they escaped the closing Buried Dragon Secret Realm, Lei Pojun and Nangong Xuan learned their forces had been devastated by Lu Changsheng and the others and turned their killing intent toward them.

• Lu Changsheng cultivated in the Dragon Transformation Pool for five days, completed the Nine Dragons, Nine Elephants, formed a Dragon Core, and surged to peak half-step Martial Marquis.
• Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, and Qing He reached half-step Martial Marquis, while Rui'er advanced to the Fifth Layer Saint Heaven Realm.
• Lu Changsheng and his companions fled the Buried Dragon Secret Realm as it began closing and emerged among the last cultivators.
• Lei Pojun and Nangong Xuan waited outside the exit for Lei Xingtian, Lei Jiuyou, and Nangong Yu, but none of them appeared.
• Two Lightning Law Palace disciples reported that Lu Changsheng had killed Lei Xingtian and Lei Jiuyou, while Nangong Xuan learned Nangong Yu and the other Nangong Family disciples had also been killed.
• Lei Pojun and Nangong Xuan unleashed their killing intent, and Lu Changsheng and the others felt the two forces lock onto them as they exited the secret realm.

Lu Changsheng and his companions emerged from the Buried Dragon Secret Realm only to find Lei Pojun and Nangong Xuan waiting with a sealing array and forces from their families. As the others fought the attackers, Lu Changsheng battled Lei Pojun to a standstill but faced mounting pressure and sought a way to break the deadlock.

• Lu Changsheng’s group discovered that Lei Pojun and Nangong Xuan had sealed the exit and accused them of killing Lei Xingtian, Lei Jiuyou, Nangong Yu, and Nangong Family elites.
• Lu Changsheng admitted killing Lei Xingtian, and Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, and Qing He defied the elders as the confrontation erupted.
• Nangong Xuan sent Nangong Wu, Nangong Zhao, and Nangong Sha to attack Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, and Qing He, while Lei Ying moved to capture Rui'er.
• Lu Changsheng dodged Lei Pojun’s Five Thunder Palm and countered his Azure Gang Thunder Body with the Nine Dragon Nine Elephant Power, forcing Lei Pojun back.
• Lu Changsheng and Lei Pojun exchanged a prolonged series of close-range attacks, with neither gaining a decisive advantage as Lu Changsheng searched for a way to end the stalemate.

Lu Changsheng defeated Lei Pojun with the Thunder Emperor Three Absolute Slashes, but Nangong Xuan then overwhelmed Lu Changsheng and his allies with the power of a Martial King. As Nangong Xuan prepared to finish them off, Lu Changsheng faced a desperate battle to protect his companions.

• Lu Changsheng blocked Lei Pojun's Azure Gang Thunder Axe, then overpowered him in a sword fight and defeated him with the Thunder Emperor Three Absolute Slashes.
• Tu Jiao, Shi Jingtian, and Qing He routed the Nangong Family's three elders, while Rui'er broke free from Lei Ying and regrouped with Lu Changsheng.
• Nangong Xuan released a wave of Martial King pressure that seriously injured Lu Changsheng, Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, Qing He, and Rui'er.
• Nangong Xuan crushed Shi Jingtian's attack and struck him into a mountain, then broke Tu Jiao's arm and knocked her aside.
• Lu Changsheng and Qing He attacked Nangong Xuan, but his Martial King aura dispersed their strikes; he then gathered a deadly sphere of energy as Lu Changsheng resolved to resist.

Lu Changsheng risked his life to fuse four kinds of lightning into a Four-Colored Lightning Lotus and used it to kill Nangong Xuan. The blast devastated the Buried Dragon Mountain Range, while Lu Changsheng’s companions fled with him unconscious, leaving witnesses stunned by the death of a Martial King at the hands of a half-step Martial Marquis.

• Nangong Xuan prepared to destroy Lu Changsheng and his four companions with a massive sphere of dead energy, while Yao Zhenhai stopped Yao Qianqian from intervening.
• Lu Changsheng stood again and desperately fused Yin Baleful Thunder, Yang Fiendish Thunder, Geng Metal Tribulation Lightning, and Great Void Divine Thunder into a Four-Colored Lightning Lotus.
• Nangong Xuan hurled his sphere at Lu Changsheng, but the newly formed lotus annihilated the attack and pierced through Nangong Xuan’s defenses, killing him.
• Tu Jiao carried the unconscious Lu Changsheng away as Shi Jingtian, Qing He, and Rui'er fled the Ruins before the lotus unleashed a devastating explosion.
• The explosion leveled the surrounding mountains and forests, leaving a vast glass-like plain and crater; survivors later found Nangong Xuan’s corpse and realized Lu Changsheng had killed a Martial King.

After Lu Changsheng killed Nangong Xuan, the North Divine Domain’s major powers launched a massive hunt for him and his companions. The wounded group hid in a cave, where they stabilized Lu Changsheng’s condition and prepared to recover before continuing their mission.

• Survivors confirmed that Lu Changsheng had slain Nangong Xuan and that Lei Pojun and the Thunder Guards had also been wiped out, throwing the North Divine Domain into turmoil.
• Nangong Jue sent Nangong Yan, Nangong Han, and Nangong Ying after the five youths and ordered a highest-level Nine Nether Kill Order.
• Lei Huang upgraded the Lightning Law Palace’s bounty and dispatched the Lightning Shadow Guard under Lei Xiao to hunt Lu Changsheng and his companions.
• Tu Jiao, Shi Jingtian, Qing He, and Rui'er carried the unconscious Lu Changsheng to a concealed cave behind a waterfall in the Spirit Vulture Mountain Range.
• Tu Jiao gave Lu Changsheng ten drops of the Pill Beast’s blood and placed him on the Great Fortune Ice Lotus Platform, stabilizing his life despite his severe injuries.
• Tu Jiao urged the group to recover and continue the Sect Master’s mission, while Rui'er vowed they would protect Lu Changsheng and borrow the divine cauldron from the Azure Sun Sacred Sect.

After recovering from their injuries, Lu Changsheng awoke from six days of unconsciousness and learned that his Four-Colored Lightning Lotus had killed Nangong Xuan. Tu Jiao returned with news that three Martial Venerables were hunting them, but the North Divine Martial Gathering offered a chance to reach the Azure Sun Sacred Sect, so the group decided to travel to Azure Sun Mountain.

• Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, Qing He, and Rui'er recovered in a hidden cave while Lu Changsheng remained unconscious on the Great Fortune Ice Lotus Platform.
• Lu Changsheng awoke after six days, and Shi Jingtian told him that his Four-Colored Lightning Lotus had killed Nangong Xuan.
• Tu Jiao returned from gathering information and reported that the Nangong Family had issued a Nine Nether Kill Order and sent three Martial Venerables after them, while the Lightning Law Palace had deployed its Lightning Shadow Guard.
• Tu Jiao told the group that the Azure Sun Sacred Sect would host the North Divine Martial Gathering in seven days, offering them a chance to make contact despite the presence of their enemies.
• Tu Jiao and the others decided to go to Azure Sun Mountain and prepare to attend the gathering.

Lu Changsheng and his companions recovered from their injuries, disguised themselves, and traveled toward Azure Sun Mountain to compete in the North Divine Martial Gathering and approach the Azure Sun Sacred Sect. Aboard a Cloud Shuttle Treasure Ship, they heard rumors about Lu Changsheng’s victory over Nangong Xuan and the bounty hunters seeking him as the gathering drew near.

• Tu Jiao insisted that the group prioritize their mission and aim for the gathering’s top ten so they could reach the Azure Sun Sacred Sect’s influential figures.
• Lu Changsheng and his companions spent three days cultivating in the cave and recovered to peak condition, with Lu Changsheng strengthening his foundation and newly formed Dragon Core.
• Tu Jiao gave the group Bronze Masks to conceal their identities, and the five departed for Azure Sun Mountain.
• Tu Jiao bought passage for the group aboard a Cloud Shuttle Treasure Ship bound for the Azure Sun Mountain Range.
• Other passengers discussed famous gathering contestants and debated whether Lu Changsheng would appear despite the Nangong Family and Lightning Law Palace’s kill orders.

Lu Changsheng and his companions arrived at the Azure Sun Sacred Sect’s plaza for the North Divine Martial Gathering and surveyed the domain’s gathered geniuses and powers. As the Four Great Sacred Sects made their entrance, Lu Changsheng focused on the Azure Sun Sacred Sect and the challenge ahead.

• On the Cloud Shuttle Treasure Ship, Lu Changsheng’s group learned the gathering’s entry requirements, rewards, and the names of prominent contenders from the Five Palaces and Ten Great Families.
• Lu Changsheng and his companions arrived at Azure Sun Plaza, where Rui'er grew uneasy at the immense crowd and powerful auras, and Tu Jiao encouraged her.
• The group spotted geniuses from the Ten Great Families, including Xuanyuan Batian, Yao Qianqian, and Nangong Mie.
• The Five Palaces’ geniuses arrived: Leng Qianjue, You Wujin, Lei Hao, Lie Zhan, and Feng Wuhen, all Sixth-Rank Martial Marquis Realm contenders.
• The Four Great Sacred Sects arrived and overshadowed the other factions, while Lu Changsheng fixed his attention on the Azure Sun Sacred Sect and the path to the Sky-Mending Divine Cauldron.

At the North Divine Martial Gathering, Elder Chiyang announced the lavish prizes and rules for the seven-day Hunting Elimination Round, where participants would compete for Spirit Source Seeds with their cultivation suppressed to the Saint Heaven Realm First Level. Lu Changsheng and his companions entered the secret realm, determined to advance and aid their mission.

• Shi Jingtian suggested revealing their Azure Sun Token, but Tu Jiao and Lu Changsheng warned that exposing their identities could invite attacks from the Lightning Law Palace and Nangong Family.
• Elder Chiyang welcomed the gathered martial artists and announced rewards for the top ten, including the champion’s chance to enter the Azure Sun Sacred Pool and make a request of a Sacred Sect elder.
• Elder Chiyang explained that participants would seize Spirit Source Seeds to eliminate rivals, that the top sixteen would advance, and that everyone’s cultivation would be suppressed to the Saint Heaven Realm First Level.
• Elder Chiyang revealed that seeds could be exchanged for treasure chests and announced that the Hunting Elimination Round would last seven days.
• Lu Changsheng, Tu Jiao, Shi Jingtian, Qing He, and Rui'er vowed to fight for the Eastern Mausoleum Domain and entered the secret realm through the bronze gate.

Lu Changsheng entered a desolate fragment of the Ancient Continent, where everyone’s strength was suppressed and Spirit Source Seeds turned the North Divine Martial Gathering into a brutal elimination contest. After waiting out the first melee, he defeated Li Jueshan, claimed his seeds, and set out toward the deeper ruins.

• Lu Changsheng arrived in the Ancient Continent fragment, found that he had been separated from Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, Qing He, and Rui'er, and discovered that everyone’s strength had been suppressed to Saint Heaven Realm First Level.
• Golden Spirit Source Seeds appeared between the participants’ brows, and a melee erupted as fighters stole seeds and eliminated their owners.
• Lu Changsheng avoided the battle while more than a hundred participants were reduced to fewer than thirty, then challenged Li Jueshan as he tried to leave with over a hundred seeds.
• Li Jueshan attacked Lu Changsheng with his three saber techniques, but Lu Changsheng used the Sea God Halberd to break his attacks and force him into a desperate strike.
• Lu Changsheng redirected Li Jueshan’s Self-Sacrificing Strike, defeated him, and absorbed his 140 Spirit Source Seeds, then headed toward the deeper Ancient Continent.

Lu Changsheng explored the Ancient Continent, defeated a Flame Horned Python guarding Fire Spirit Dates, and discovered that Spirit Source Seeds could reveal rankings and be exchanged for supplies at ancient temples. After seeing his low rank and learning about the exchange system, he left to hunt for more seeds.

• Lu Changsheng flew deeper into the Ancient Continent and found Fire Spirit Dates guarded by a Flame Horned Python.
• Lu Changsheng killed the Flame Horned Python with the Sea God Halberd and harvested the dates to replenish his strength.
• Lu Changsheng viewed the real-time rankings and discovered he was ranked 37,425th with 140 Spirit Source Seeds.
• Lu Changsheng followed the Spirit Source Seed’s resonance to an ancient temple and activated an exchange list using his seed.
• Lu Changsheng learned that Spirit Source Seeds could purchase supplies and treasure chests, then left the temple to hunt for more.

During the Elimination Round, Spirit Array Gate’s Liu Hongyan lured participants into a deadly illusion trap and eliminated a Water Moon Sect group. Lu Changsheng saw through her trap, then turned the tables by trapping Liu Hongyan and her companions in his Ten Dragon Ice Absolute Array.

• Liu Hongyan and four Spirit Array Gate disciples used a fake Twin Golden Lotus and a concealed array to trap and eliminate more than a dozen Water Moon Sect disciples.
• After collecting nearly two hundred Spirit Source Seeds, Liu Hongyan concealed the trap again when she sensed someone approaching.
• Lu Changsheng arrived, recognized the illusion and hidden array, and deliberately walked into the trap.
• Liu Hongyan attacked Lu Changsheng with her Crimson Refining Locking Spirit Array, but he dodged the beams while forming another array.
• Lu Changsheng activated the Ten Dragon Ice Absolute Array, surrounding Liu Hongyan and her companions and suppressing their scarlet array.

Lu Changsheng defeated Liu Hongyan and her four companions, then explored the Gobi and discovered that Spirit Source Seeds could be found hidden across the Ancient Continent. After gathering enough seeds, he exchanged them for an intermediate relic treasure map and set off toward the opportunity it promised.

• Lu Changsheng trapped Liu Hongyan and four Spirit Array Gate disciples in the Ten Dragon Ice Absolute Array, shattered their Crimson Refining Locking Spirit Array, and took their 650 Spirit Source Seeds.
• Lu Changsheng left the mountain region with 790 seeds and discovered ten more hidden inside a boulder in the Gobi Desert.
• Lu Changsheng found eight scattered seeds and defeated two small teams, raising his total to 1,001.
• Lu Changsheng located a shrine and exchanged 1,000 Spirit Source Seeds for an Ancient Relic Treasure Map (Intermediate).
• Lu Changsheng received the map and resolved to explore the intermediate relic for a major opportunity.

Lu Changsheng followed an intermediate Relic Treasure Map to the Four Saints Sect Ruins, hoping to find the Top-grade Earth Emperor Ginseng. He found many contestants waiting outside the gate, where Ling Qingxue entered to lure out the ruins’ guardian beast, and their battle began within the mist.

• Lu Changsheng studied the map, learned about the Four Saints Sect’s treasures and dangers, and decided to rest in a temple until dawn.
• After a night of cultivation, Lu Changsheng traveled northwest and reached the Four Saints Sect Ruins, where dozens of contestants had gathered.
• Lu Changsheng recognized Ling Qingxue of the Ice Palace as a high-ranking contestant and learned that the Four-winged Flame Fiend Tiger blocked the way into the ruins.
• Ling Qingxue ordered the Ice Palace disciples to prepare the Mysterious Ice Array, then entered the mountain gate to lure out the guardian beast.
• A furious roar shook the ruins as ice-blue light clashed with crimson-black flame Killing Intent inside the mist, beginning the battle between Ling Qingxue and the beast.

Lu Changsheng and the other martial artists defeated the Four-winged Flame Fiend Tiger guarding the Four Saints Sect ruins and entered the ruins. Following his treasure map, Lu Changsheng found the hidden Spirit Medicine Mountain and discovered its vast, flourishing medicinal garden.

• Ling Qingxue and the Ice Palace disciples used the Mystic Ice Demon-Suppressing Formation to bind the Four-winged Flame Fiend Tiger, but the beast broke free and wounded several fighters.
• Lu Changsheng struck a wound near the tiger’s heart with the Sea God Halberd, helping Ling Qingxue and the other martial artists turn the battle in their favor.
• Ling Qingxue froze much of the tiger’s body, and Lu Changsheng killed it by driving the Sea God Halberd through its left eye.
• The surviving martial artists rushed into the Four Saints Sect ruins, while Lu Changsheng followed his treasure map toward Spirit Medicine Mountain.
• Lu Changsheng detected and passed through a concealed spatial formation, revealing a flourishing mountain filled with rare spirit medicines.