Chapter Summaries

Lu Yang secretly examined the Primordial Dao Abomination and summoned Mu Changsheng, whose consciousness was hidden within it. Mu Changsheng was astonished that Lu Yang could wield immense cultivation with only consciousness and demanded to know how he had done it.

• Lu Yang entered the Immortal Alliance Headquarters unseen, took hold of the seal containing the Primordial Dao Abomination, and began examining its secrets.
• Lu Yang recognized the Abomination’s Long Flowing Water Image and recalled how True Lord Flying Snow had used it to impersonate Long Flowing Water in his ninth life.
• Lu Yang reflected on Mu Changsheng’s past achievements, his Consciousness Separation Method, and how the Sacred Sect’s Old Immortal had ruined his plans.
• Lu Yang called for Mu Changsheng, shattered the mist around him with his Dao Heart, and revealed the elderly man’s consciousness.
• Mu Changsheng sensed Lu Yang’s overwhelming power, saluted him as an Upper True, and asked how he could command such cultivation without soul, spirit, or flesh.
• Lu Yang realized he had no explanation because the Hundred Lives Book had created his Dao Body.

Lu Yang gave Mu Changsheng the Zhaomu Si Xu Fashu and revealed how the Sacred Sect had stolen his soul and sabotaged his attempt to seek Long Flowing Water. He left Mu Changsheng to decide what to do with what he had learned, while suspecting Mu Changsheng had guessed that Lu Yang belonged to the Sacred Sect.

• Lu Yang gave Mu Changsheng the Zhaomu Si Xu Fashu and explained that it could cultivate a Dao Heart.
• Lu Yang told Mu Changsheng that his soul had been taken instead of entering the Netherworld, and Mu Changsheng blamed the Sacred Sect Ancestor.
• Lu Yang pointed out that the change in Chen Earth's aspect had caused Mu Changsheng's failure to seek Long Flowing Water.
• Lu Yang explained Sky Soaring's chain of Karma, and Mu Changsheng realized the First Saint Sect had been behind it.
• Lu Yang told Mu Changsheng that his Dao Abomination had helped Sky Soaring and left him to decide what to do next.
• Lu Yang suspected Mu Changsheng had recognized him as a Sacred Sect Disciple, while Mu Changsheng smiled along with him.

Yuantu broke through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, but Sky Soaring attacked him to seize his fortune. Si Sui took control of Yuantu's body, survived the assault, and confronted Sky Soaring, who could not identify him.

• Yuantu successfully refined Embrace Mountain and reached Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
• Sky Soaring arrived in Xiaohai True Person's appearance, displayed a damaged Sword Pavilion Sword Pellet, and attacked Yuantu with the Coastal Bright Light Pot.
• The pot's azure waves trapped Yuantu, and its Radiant Light struck at him with a deadly blade.
• Si Sui took control of Yuantu's body, used Embrace Mountain and Distinguishing Similarities and Differences to deflect the attack, and survived.
• Sky Soaring asked who had taken over Yuantu, but Si Sui refused to identify himself and demanded that Sky Soaring introduce himself first.

Angxiao outmaneuvered Si Sui with a probing attack, then chased him while trying to determine whether he served Hongyun. Blood Demon True Person burst into the Foundation Establishment Realm to attack Angxiao, but froze when Angxiao looked at him.

• Angxiao ambushed Si Sui with heavenly light, but Si Sui escaped using Determining Kinship and Distance and healed himself with Distinguishing Similarities and Differences.
• Angxiao questioned Si Sui about his ties to Hongyun, and Si Sui fled instead of answering.
• Angxiao pursued Si Sui and concluded that he was likely a remnant thought unrelated to Hongyun.
• Blood Demon True Person emerged on Blood Demon Island, intending to kill Xiaohai True Person and erase his heavenly punishment.
• Angxiao looked at Blood Demon True Person through Xiaohai True Person's eyes, leaving him frozen and crying out in shock.

Sky Soaring deduced that Yuantu had used Blood Demon True Person to shift blame and then confronted the Primordial Dao Abomination, which he believed was part of an open trap. He let it devour him to take control, but an elderly man inside the Dao Abomination tried to possess a fragment of his divine soul, leaving Sky Soaring confident that his other backup plans would keep him safe.

• Sky Soaring deduced that Blood Demon True Person had been Hongyun’s confidant and that Yuantu had used him to transfer karma onto Sky Soaring.
• The Primordial Dao Abomination arrived after slaughtering Immortal Alliance cultivators, and Sky Soaring decided it was the trap set by the person behind the scenes.
• Sky Soaring reversed his decision about Yuantu and resolved to kill him, then let the Primordial Dao Abomination devour him so he could refine it into an avatar.
• Sky Soaring began taking control of the Dao Abomination, but it revived and trapped a fragment of his divine soul inside its body.
• An elderly man inside the Dao Abomination attacked Sky Soaring’s soul fragment in an attempt to possess it, while Sky Soaring welcomed the challenge and trusted his other backup plans.

Sky Soaring blew up the Coastal Bright Light Pot to open a Netherworld gate and reinforce his divine soul thoughts against Mu Changsheng. Mu Changsheng completed Non-Existent Heaven and trapped Sky Soaring’s thoughts, then revealed Sky Soaring’s cultivation across the Five Realms Under Heaven.

• Sky Soaring destroyed the Coastal Bright Light Pot, opening its hidden Netherworld gate so his true body could send vast Divine Sense into the Real World.
• Mu Changsheng chose to possess Sky Soaring’s divine soul thoughts because he had no other way to survive and believed the mysterious Sacred Sect True Lord would support him.
• Mu Changsheng summoned the Ten Thousand Spirit Banner from Yuantu, fused it with the Primordial Dao Abomination, and used it to complete Non-Existent Heaven.
• Non-Existent Heaven reversed Sky Soaring’s suppression and sealed his reinforced divine soul thoughts, giving Mu Changsheng a chance to possess them.
• Mu Changsheng announced to the Five Realms Under Heaven that Sky Soaring had reached Late Golden Core, exposing his cultivation.

Lu Yang watched Mu Changsheng try to seize Sky Soaring’s soul consciousness, while Sky Soaring resisted the memories and trials of Non-Existent Heaven. Forced to withdraw when True Lord Clear Serene Flying Snow approached, Sky Soaring conceded the round and suspected Hongyun was the mastermind behind the scheme.

• Lu Yang anticipated Mu Changsheng’s plan to expose Sky Soaring and conceal Lu Yang’s own involvement.
• Mu Changsheng used Non-Existent Heaven and his memories to try to cleanse Sky Soaring’s soul consciousness and take possession of it.
• Sky Soaring shrugged off Mu Changsheng’s emotional memories and hardships, revealing that his Dao Heart was perfected.
• Sky Soaring deduced that Mu Changsheng’s Dao Heart Cultivation Method came from a hidden figure, but concluded Mu Changsheng had never truly seen that person.
• True Lord Clear Serene Flying Snow’s arrival forced Sky Soaring to stop fighting, concede the round, and withdraw his consciousness.
• Before leaving, Sky Soaring wondered whether Hongyun was the mastermind behind the scheme.

True Lord Flying Snow failed to catch Sky Soaring, while Mu Changsheng used Sky Soaring’s remaining divine-soul thoughts to form a soul and body and began pursuing the scattered trials of Nourishing Life Lord. Lu Yang contacted him through a puppet, and Mu Changsheng’s plan to go Beyond Heaven made Lu Yang suspect he might encounter another Heavenly Remnant Consciousness.

• True Lord Flying Snow conjured a vast Heavenly River from Ravine Stream Water, but Sky Soaring escaped before she could confront him, and Mu Changsheng vanished using Non-Existent Heaven.
• Mu Changsheng refined Sky Soaring’s divine-soul thoughts, formed a soul and physical body, and decided to search for the six remaining trials of Nourishing Life Lord.
• The Heavenly Duke bestowed fortune on Mu Changsheng, and Lu Yang sent a puppet to congratulate him and ask about his plans.
• Mu Changsheng said he would go Beyond Heaven to seek his fortune, prompting Lu Yang to suspect he could encounter a Heavenly Remnant Consciousness.

Lu Yang’s plan led Si Sui to save Yuantu and reveal that Sky Soaring’s Dragon-Serpent Shadow Bodhisattva was his avatar. Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva converted Yuantu into an Arhat, then learned the secret and recognized the danger it posed to the Pure Land.

• Si Sui rescued Yuantu, then claimed he was dying and warned him that Sky Soaring had tried to silence him.
• Following Lu Yang’s script, Si Sui told Yuantu that Dragon-Serpent Shadow Bodhisattva was Sky Soaring’s avatar before disappearing from Yuantu’s Sea of Consciousness.
• Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva used a Golden Mountain Buddha Head to transform Yuantu’s Dao Heart, converting him into a Bodhisattva’s incarnation and an Arhat.
• Yuantu told Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva what Si Sui had revealed, and she realized the Pure Land might be threatened by Sky Soaring’s secret.

Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva informed the Pure Land’s Three Treasure Bodhisattvas that Dragon-Serpent Shadow Bodhisattva was Sky Soaring’s avatar, and they confirmed Yuantu’s testimony. Lu Yang then revealed that Si Sui had helped engineer the report and laid out a plan to break Sky Soaring’s remaining schemes and trap him.

• Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva brought Yuantu before Precious Lotus Treasury Bodhisattva and Precious Pestle Victorious Bodhisattva and reported that Dragon-Serpent Shadow Bodhisattva was Sky Soaring’s avatar.
• The Three Treasure Bodhisattvas inspected Yuantu’s Sea of Consciousness and found no sign that a mysterious remnant thought had manipulated him.
• The Bodhisattvas decided to guard against Dragon-Serpent Shadow Bodhisattva and cursed the First Saint Sect for interfering with their plans.
• Lu Yang told Si Sui that Yuantu’s report had gone according to plan and explained that Si Sui’s concealment and the Hundred Lives Book made the scheme safe from discovery.
• Lu Yang planned to help Uncle-Master Chongguang seek Golden Seeking, have Fellow Daoist Suo Huan absorb his current self, and use Hongyun and the Netherworld to trap Sky Soaring.

Hongju persuaded True Lord Radiant Floating Truth to hold back True Lord Flying Snow while Lu Yang prepared to act in Qing Kingdom. Lu Yang secretly used the Calamity Waves, Reform Method on Chongguang, leaving a Sword Scar on his Chen Earth divine ability.

• Hongju asked True Lord Radiant Floating Truth to help Hongyun, and the True Lord agreed to restrain True Lord Flying Snow.
• Hongyun told Lu Yang that Chen Guanghan had agreed to act, and Lu Yang rushed toward Qing Kingdom.
• Lu Yang confirmed that True Lord Radiant Floating Truth and True Lord Flying Snow were fighting, leaving her unable to keep watch over Chongguang.
• Chongguang considered how to overcome Sky Soaring and the changes to Chen Earth while serving secretly as Zhuangyuan Lang Zhong Xin.
• Lu Yang approached Chongguang in the government offices and used the Calamity Waves, Reform Method to place a Sword Scar on his Chen Earth divine ability.

Lu Yang completed his preparations to undermine Sky Soaring’s arrangements and planned to use the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness as a retreat after Hongyun seized Covered Lamp Fire. He gave Hongyun coordinates in the Void Darkness Light Sea and prepared to settle his old scores with Sky Soaring.

• Lu Yang left Chongguang after arranging contingencies to divert Sky Soaring and returned overseas to meet Suo Huan.
• Suo Huan absorbed his powerless past self, restoring his Karma and making Sky Soaring’s arrangements for him useless.
• Lu Yang realized that Suo Huan could help disguise their plan to lure Sky Soaring into opening the Netherworld gates and considered how to escape after Hongyun seized Covered Lamp Fire.
• Lu Yang chose the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness as a refuge where even a Dao Lord could not see him.
• Lu Yang gave Hongyun coordinates in the Void Darkness Light Sea, and Hongyun mistook the warning as advice to flee Sky Soaring’s revenge.

Sky Soaring sensed a threat and found that several of his contingencies, including Dragon-Serpent Shadow Bodhisattva, had been compromised. He resolved to stay calm and save his Retribution Dharma Outer Body until the hidden mastermind revealed their true objective.

• Sky Soaring suspected Hongyun was behind the danger and decided to test whether Suo Huan had been exposed.
• Suo Huan and Lu Yang hid their activity as Sky Soaring inspected Suo Huan, found nothing unusual, and concluded that Long Flowing Water might be compromised.
• Sky Soaring contacted Dragon-Serpent Shadow Bodhisattva and discovered that the Bodhisattva had been imprisoned.
• Sky Soaring considered seizing White Wax Metal and Sand-In-Metal Earth, then realized his key contingencies had likely been exposed.
• Sky Soaring decided to endure the scheme and reserve his Retribution Dharma Outer Body for a decisive counterattack.

Chongguang killed the King of Qing and began seeking gold, drawing Heavenly Punishment, while Lu Yang waited for Sky Soaring to make a move. Sky Soaring finally activated his hidden backup on the Dragon-Serpent Shadow Bodhisattva, exposing himself to three orthodox Bodhisattvas in the Pure Land.

• Chongguang assassinated the King of Qing and took control of the Qing Kingdom, but his Gold-Seeking Ritual was weakened because he had acted outside the Dao Court's rules.
• Chongguang began seeking gold, and the Qing Kingdom's destruction brought down Heavenly Punishment upon him.
• Lu Yang warned Hongyun not to seek gold yet, believing Sky Soaring was waiting for Hongyun to act before using his True Lord-level avatar.
• Lu Yang and Sky Soaring weighed their plans as each tried to force the other to make the next move.
• Sky Soaring activated his hidden backup on the Dragon-Serpent Shadow Bodhisattva, prompting three orthodox Bodhisattvas in the Pure Land to denounce him.

Sky Soaring battled the Pure Land’s three Bodhisattvas while reaching for Sand-In-Metal Earth and White Wax Metal, but Lu Yang disrupted his plans by prompting Suo Huan and Chongguang to seek their Fruit Positions. Sky Soaring diverted his attention to stop them, and the chapter ended as Chongguang’s Yang Earth turned Yin-aspected again and Suo Huan’s Spirit Ruins Blessed Land collapsed.

• Sky Soaring used Distinct Image Zen Forest to resist the Pure Land formation and gain the upper hand against Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva, Precious Lotus Treasury Bodhisattva, and Precious Pestle Victorious Bodhisattva.
• Hongyun urged Lu Yang to intervene, but Lu Yang refused to let him make his move yet.
• Lu Yang prompted Suo Huan to seek the Long Flowing Water Fruit Position, forcing Sky Soaring to consider whether Suo Huan might succeed.
• Chongguang began ascending to his Fruit Position after completing a ritual, and Sky Soaring recognized that he had reversed his Chen Earth himself.
• Sky Soaring diverted some attention from the Pure Land battle to stop Suo Huan and Chongguang, allowing the three Bodhisattvas to regain the upper hand.
• Chongguang’s Yang Earth turned Yin-aspected again, while Suo Huan’s Spirit Ruins Blessed Land collapsed.

Lu Yang and his allies countered Sky Soaring’s interference with Chongguang’s attempt to prove the Covered Lamp Fire. As Chongguang faced another reversal of his Chen Earth divine ability, Lu Yang stabilized it with the Reform Method, saving him from failure.

• Lu Yang saw that Sky Soaring had disturbed Chongguang’s Chen Earth and sent a message overseas while Suo Huan restored the collapsing Spirit Ruins Blessed Land, surprising Sky Soaring.
• Chongguang severed the outer parts of his Cave Yang Blessed Land and used the Covered Lamp Fire to reverse Sky Soaring’s Chen Earth alteration, increasing his chances of proving the Fruit Position.
• True Lord Flying Snow sealed Qing Kingdom inside a Heavenly River, while Sky Soaring focused on disrupting Suo Huan instead of stopping Chongguang.
• Lu Yang sent a Sword Light from the Righteous Banner to cleave Flying Snow’s Heavenly River, letting Sky Soaring slip through and reverse Chongguang’s Chen Earth again.
• Lu Yang used the Calamity Waves and Reform Method to stabilize Chongguang’s Chen Earth, preventing his attempt from failing.

Lu Yang and Sky Soaring maneuvered around Suo Huan’s attempt to reclaim Spring Water, but True Lord Clear Serene Flying Snow exposed the ruse before Suo Huan could strike the Netherworld. Sky Soaring escaped the attack, and both he and Lu Yang turned toward Flying Snow.

• Sky Soaring hesitated to deploy his Retribution Dharma Outer Body, fearing that an unknown Golden Core True Lord might be working with the Pure Land.
• At Lu Yang’s signal, Suo Huan resumed seeking Gold, prompting Sky Soaring to gamble that Lu Yang would interfere with Chongguang and to leave Suo Huan’s path open.
• Sky Soaring withdrew from Chongguang, and Lu Yang stopped supporting his Martial Uncle while pretending to try to prevent Long Flowing Water from entering the Netherworld.
• Suo Huan revealed that Long Flowing Water was a disguise for Spring Water and merged his Grotto-Heaven with his Fruit Position to regain the True Lord Position.
• True Lord Clear Serene Flying Snow exposed the deception, allowing Sky Soaring to dispel the Netherworld gates before Spring Water could hit them.

True Lord Flying Snow disrupted Lu Yang and Sky Soaring’s contest after Chongguang failed at Golden Seeking, leaving Sky Soaring temporarily safe and Lu Yang scrambling for a way to regain the advantage. Gangxing Budao True Lord then sent True Person Quexie to seek Gold, giving Lu Yang a new chance to challenge Sky Soaring.

• True Lord Flying Snow helped Sky Soaring after Chongguang failed at Golden Seeking and died, while Lu Yang realized she was sabotaging both sides.
• Sky Soaring recognized that Suo Huan could no longer seek Long Flowing Water, then turned his attention back to securing the Pure Land.
• Lu Yang concluded that he needed Hongyun to seek Gold but could not proceed without True Lord Flying Snow’s recognition.
• Gangxing Budao True Lord urged True Person Quexie to seek Gold and promised to protect him, and Quexie agreed.
• True Person Quexie began seeking Gold with White Wax Metal, which drew the attention of Lu Yang, Sky Soaring, and True Lord Flying Snow.

Lu Yang used the Same Fate Fortune-Shifting Ledger to help True Person Quexie turn Chen Earth to Yang, while Gangxing Budao True Lord cut off Sky Soaring’s interference. With Sky Soaring forced to act and unleash purple qi, Lu Yang ordered Hongyun to begin seeking Gold for Covered Lamp Fire, leaving the factions watching the outcome.

• Lu Yang had Hongju write that the Sword Pavilion could return Chen Earth to Yang, channeling Covered Lamp Fire’s power to True Person Quexie.
• Gangxing Budao True Lord severed Sky Soaring’s connection to True Person Quexie, and the two exchanged threats over the White Wax Metal search.
• Sky Soaring, pressed by the rebounding Unity of Ten Thousand Hearts and the threat to his plans, hurled the Retribution Dharma Outer Body into the Real World.
• Lu Yang told Hongyun to have Hongju enlist True Lord Radiant Floating Truth to hold Feixue back, then begin seeking Gold.
• Hongyun emerged from hiding and reignited Covered Lamp Fire as the gathered factions turned their attention to him.

Hongyun pursued Golden Seeking while True Lords Flying Snow, Radiant Floating Truth, Sky Soaring, and Gangxing Budao clashed to stop or protect him. As the battle continued, Tian Qiu began Golden Seeking overseas with the Old Dragon Lord urging him on.

• True Lord Radiant Floating Truth emerged from a lake-like barrier and stopped True Lord Flying Snow from striking Hongyun.
• True Lord Flying Snow fought True Lord Radiant Floating Truth, giving Hongyun the chance to rush toward Covered Lamp Fire.
• Sky Soaring bypassed Gangxing Budao True Lord with Perception Barrier, but Gangxing Budao used the Eternal Sword to return him to his original position.
• Sky Soaring killed Gangxing Budao True Lord in an illusory battle, then the scene reset and they faced each other again.
• Tian Qiu began Golden Seeking in the Dragon Palace overseas while the Old Dragon Lord urged him to seize the opportunity.