Chapter Summaries

The Old Dragon Lord protected Tian Qiu as he sought the Heavenly River Water, while Lu Yang tried to keep Hongyun safe as the battles shifted. When Sky Soaring sent the Dragon-Serpent Shadow Bodhisattva after Hongyun, Lu Yang called on Mu Changsheng, giving Hongyun the opening to touch the Covered Lamp Fire.

• The Old Dragon Lord threatened the other factions and guarded Tian Qiu, hoping his son would attain the Heavenly River Water so he could claim the Supreme Fruit Position.
• Sky Soaring and the Pure Land Bodhisattvas called a truce, allowing the Bodhisattvas to head Overseas and the Dragon-Serpent Shadow Bodhisattva to attack Hongyun.
• Lu Yang considered sending True Person Demon-Sweeping and Patriarch Tingyou to intervene, but feared exposing them to the world's True Lords.
• True Lord Splendid Silk Brocade blocked Suo Huan from supporting Hongyun, leaving Lu Yang with few ways to stop the attack.
• Lu Yang called out to Mu Changsheng and promised clues to the second piece; Hongyun turned illusory, evaded the Dragon-Serpent Shadow Bodhisattva, and touched the Covered Lamp Fire.

Hongyun reclaimed the Covered Lamp Fire Fruit Position, but Sky Soaring emerged from the Netherworld and forced both Hongyun and Lu Yang to flee. Hongyun escaped into the Void Darkness Land only to discover that his new Fruit Position was nowhere to be found.

• Hongyun used Covered Lamp Fire to reveal secrets across Heaven and Earth, breaking Dragon-Serpent Shadow Bodhisattva's control and driving him back to the Pure Land.
• Sky Soaring's Chongguang Dao Abomination failed to work because Lu Yang had altered its Image with the Calamity Waves Sword Scar.
• Hongyun inverted Heaven and Earth, bringing the Netherworld to the surface, and Sky Soaring emerged weakened but alive.
• Lu Yang recalled Suo Huan and fled Beyond Heaven, while Hongyun escaped into the Void Darkness Land to avoid Sky Soaring.
• Hongyun celebrated reclaiming Covered Lamp Fire, then realized he could not see or sense the Fruit Position.

Hongyun discovered that the Covered Lamp Fire had vanished and went to Lu Yang’s coordinates, where Lu Yang trapped and subdued him. Lu Yang claimed Hongyun’s Fate-Form Body and refined it into an Ancient Method Golden Core, leaving his True Lord Position independent of the Fruit Position.

• Hongyun realized he could no longer sense the Covered Lamp Fire and, unable to flee from Sky Soaring, descended to the coordinates Lu Yang had given him.
• Lu Yang trapped Hongyun in an array within the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness and concluded that the Fate-Form Body was gradually consuming the Fruit Position.
• Hongyun manifested a powerful Dharma Body and briefly marveled at its strength before Lu Yang summoned allies from the Righteous Banner.
• Lu Yang and his allies subdued Hongyun, and Lu Yang destroyed Hongyun’s Gold Nature soul, leaving the Fate-Form Body empty.
• Lu Yang entered the Fate-Form Body, joined his consciousness with a new soul, and achieved the Ancient Method Golden Core.

Lu Yang completed his Fate-Form Body by devouring Covered Lamp Fire and discovered the Three-Life Primordial Qi Method within it. After realizing that Si Sui had cultivated a Dharma Body and that the Pure Land World Honored One had dealt with him after his death, Lu Yang was left with a new question about the origins of the Celestial Court.

• Lu Yang tested his newly forged Dharma Body and found it possessed immense strength and resilience, able to withstand most External Dao Fruit Position images.
• Lu Yang identified his Precious Complete Method as the Three-Life Primordial Qi Method, with Past Dust, Rebirth, and Present World Aspects that could reveal secrets, accumulate fatal death qi, and protect one another.
• Lu Yang returned to his ordinary appearance, keeping the Past Dust Aspect and Rebirth Aspect as Illusory Bodies behind him.
• Lu Yang studied the next stage of the Precious Life Complete Form Scripture and realized that Si Sui had always cultivated a Dharma Body, which vanished from the world after his death.
• Lu Yang concluded that the Pure Land World Honored One had dealt with Si Sui after his death.

Lu Yang studied the Precious Life Complete Form Scripture’s Golden Core method and realized he could use a Path Guide to find Si Sui’s broken Dharma Body Great Dao in the Sea of Suffering. After entering it and beginning to claim its power, he discovered his lifespan was already increasing beyond the Golden Core limit, and inferred that Si Sui’s death had enabled the Sacred Sect Old Immortal’s scheme to make cultivators pursue Unfallen Grotto-Heavens.

• Lu Yang learned that the ancient Golden Core method required finding and occupying the Dao of the Dharma Body.
• Lu Yang recalled his previous life’s Empty Attainment and used the Celestial Court Six Qi cultivation to form a Path Guide.
• Lu Yang entered the Sea of Suffering, followed the Path Guide to Si Sui’s humanoid Great Dao, and used the guide to bypass its obstruction.
• Lu Yang entered the broken Great Dao and devoured its Dharma Body power, causing his lifespan to exceed the thousand-year Golden Core limit.
• Lu Yang reasoned that Si Sui’s death had reduced cultivators’ lifespans and helped the Sacred Sect Old Immortal push them toward Unfallen Grotto-Heavens.

Lu Yang devoured the severed Dharma Body Path, grew stronger, and decided to hide from the Sacred Sect Old Immortal. His boast echoed across the realms, revealing the Dharma Body Path’s return and alarming powerful figures who wondered who had claimed it.

• Lu Yang used his Three Bodies Three Aspects to devour part of the Dharma Body Path and realized it could become his own.
• Lu Yang feared the Sacred Sect Old Immortal would kill him, so he resolved to cultivate quietly and avoid drawing attention.
• Lu Yang shouted, "Who can kill me?" and his words and the Dharma Body Path appeared as a vision across the realms.
• Immortal Venerable Greater Yin recognized the Dharma Body Path and wondered who had brought it back.
• Tian Qiu successfully became a Golden Core True Lord while True Person Quexie failed to seize his opportunity.
• The Old Dragon Lord recognized the Dharma Body Path’s return and was stunned when Lu Yang’s boast rang across the Light Sea.

Lu Yang’s Dharma Body underwent a second metamorphosis, advancing him to Golden Core Middle Stage and revealing how much of the Dharma Body Path remained beyond his control. After he emerged from the Sea of Suffering, he planned to lie low, but Sky Soaring appeared beside him.

• Lu Yang’s Dharma Body transformed into a jade-boned body with immense defensive power, advancing him to Golden Core Middle Stage.
• Lu Yang estimated that he controlled only one-tenth of the Dharma Body Path and found the scripture’s Golden Core Perfection section obscured.
• Lu Yang withdrew the Dharma Body Path beneath the Sea of Suffering, causing True Lords across Immortal Pivot to fall silent under an unseen gaze.
• Lu Yang emerged through the Sea of Suffering, resolved to keep a low profile for a hundred thousand years, and planned to return to the Taihuang Realm.
• Sky Soaring appeared beside Lu Yang beneath the Covered Lamp Fire, holding a candle lamp.

Lu Yang confronted Sky Soaring in the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness, concealed his connection to Hongyun, and fought off Sky Soaring’s attack with the Rebirth Aspect before landing a punch. Sky Soaring proposed that they join forces, leaving Lu Yang suspicious that he still had another path besides the Netherworld.

• Sky Soaring arrived sooner than Lu Yang expected, and Lu Yang tried to hide that he could perceive him by severing Covered Lamp Fire.
• Lu Yang admitted Sky Soaring’s presence and greeted him, but denied knowing Hongyun as Sky Soaring accused him of using Hongyun and disposing of him.
• Sky Soaring attacked with the Great Forest Wood, but Lu Yang’s Rebirth Aspect drew the damage into the future and let him counter with a punch.
• Sky Soaring recovered and proposed that he and Lu Yang join forces because both were targets of public criticism.
• Lu Yang questioned Sky Soaring’s calm response and suspected he had another option besides the Netherworld.

Lu Yang learned that the world had heard of his Dharma Body Path breakthrough and his challenge to Chu Sheng, leaving him marked as a dead man. He and Sky Soaring set aside their grievances to cooperate over Mu Changsheng and the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness.

• Sky Soaring told Lu Yang that news of his breakthrough and his words, “Who can kill me?” had spread across the Light Sea, drawing the attention of a great figure of the Sacred Sect.
• Lu Yang panicked at the danger but judged that Sky Soaring could not kill or suppress him, making cooperation possible despite their past conflict.
• Sky Soaring asked whether Mu Changsheng had protected Hongyun and whether Lu Yang had meant the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness as the second place Mu Changsheng visited.
• Lu Yang confirmed both points and admitted he had only guessed about the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness until Mu Changsheng acted.
• Sky Soaring explained that the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness preserved a vital spark of the Great Dao because the supreme principle required a thread of life, and Lu Yang realized Sky Soaring held valuable knowledge about the Nascent Soul realm.

Lu Yang manipulated Sky Soaring into believing he was a revived Dao Lord and revealed that Immortal Venerable Greater Yin, acting under Chu Sheng, had attained a Great Dao in emptiness. The two formed an alliance and planned to deal with True Person Demon-Subduer and the True Lord remnant consciousness Long Tu, with Sky Soaring offering a hidden entrance.

• Lu Yang questioned Sky Soaring about his attempt to attain the Nascent Soul through the Five Elements, prompting Sky Soaring to suspect Lu Yang was a disguised, revived Dao Lord.
• Lu Yang correctly identified Sky Soaring's hidden pursuit of the Empty Attainment Fruit Position and warned him that Immortal Venerable Greater Yin had attained a Great Dao in emptiness under Chu Sheng's orders.
• Sky Soaring reconsidered the Sacred Sect Ancestor's support and, after exchanging sincere looks with Lu Yang, agreed that they stood as allies.
• Sky Soaring offered to find Mu Changsheng, but Lu Yang said they first needed to eliminate True Person Demon-Subduer because he knew the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness's coordinates and carried Long Tu.
• Sky Soaring agreed to take Lu Yang inside and revealed that he had left a hidden door they could use before the Human World opened.

Lu Yang used Sky Soaring’s Perception Barrier to enter the Human World and took over True Person Demon-Subduer’s identity with Dove Occupies Magpie’s Nest. After Sky Soaring refused to share his Gold Nature, Lu Yang remained disguised as Demon-Subduer, while Long Tu regained his senses unaware of what had happened.

• True Person Demon-Subduer recounted his defeat by Qinghe and vowed to challenge cultivators across the world after obtaining Sword Edge Metal.
• Lu Yang asked Sky Soaring to keep deceiving Long Tu while he dealt with True Person Demon-Subduer.
• Sky Soaring blinded Long Tu with the Perception Barrier, and Lu Yang used Dove Occupies Magpie’s Nest to graft Demon-Subduer’s identity and abilities onto himself.
• Lu Yang asked Sky Soaring for a thread of Gold Nature, but Sky Soaring refused because it was the foundation of a cultivator.
• Sky Soaring removed the barrier, and Long Tu regained consciousness without realizing Lu Yang had replaced Demon-Subduer.

Lu Yang discovered the Sword Edge Metal Supreme Dao Foundation and its four Lifebound Divine Ability mysteries, then resolved to pursue perfection in all Five Elements through five matching True Treasures. He still needed Sky Soaring’s Gold Nature, but turned his attention to investigating the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness with Long Tu.

• Lu Yang examined his White Emperor Authority Dao Foundation and awakened Sword Edge Metal’s Lifebound Divine Ability, with its mysteries of Night Practice, Shadow Bearer, Light Concealer, and Heavenly Execution.
• Lu Yang realized that his attainments in City-Wall Earth, Sword Edge Metal, and Fire in the Sky were forming a cycle, but he wanted to complete all Five Elements.
• Lu Yang decided to align the Righteous Banner with Fire in the Sky, Calamity Waves with Sword Edge Metal, and Yellow Court with City-Wall Earth, then refine two more True Treasures for Great Forest Wood and Heavenly River Water.
• Lu Yang concluded that obtaining a strand of Sky Soaring’s Gold Nature would solve the remaining obstacle, but Sky Soaring’s caution gave him no opening.
• Lu Yang told Sky Soaring that they should first investigate clues about the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness, then looked to Long Tu.

Lu Yang learned from Long Tu how the Guardian Lineage could reveal coordinates to the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness’s other checkpoints. After clearing the Human World, Lu Yang received a clue to the second checkpoint, named Responding King, while Sky Soaring’s attempt to seize it deepened their mutual suspicion.

• Long Tu revealed that his lineage had once guarded the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness and taught Lu Yang the secret art for extracting checkpoint coordinates.
• Lu Yang cleared the Human World by defeating its Residual Shadows, including Sky Soaring’s recorded image, and collected a Divine Intent Essence.
• Lu Yang’s own Residual Shadow appeared and sent him a clue to the next checkpoint.
• Sky Soaring tried to intercept the clue, but it materialized only after Lu Yang caught it, prompting a tense exchange between them.
• Lu Yang identified the clue as coordinates for the second checkpoint, Responding King.

Lu Yang learned that his karmic connection to Mu Changsheng had revealed the coordinates of the third trial, though Long Tu urged him to attempt the second trial first. Meanwhile, Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe sent his disciple Hao'er into Human World with a jade plaque, hoping he could overcome Lu Yang and claim the trial’s opportunity.

• Long Tu explained that Lu Yang had drawn the Responding King trial because he already had a karmic connection to the Nourishing Life Lord trial, likely through Mu Changsheng.
• Lu Yang reasoned that Mu Changsheng had probably cleared Nourishing Life Lord and that his own Grotto-Heaven Method and perfected Gold Nature might let him face its challenges without a perfected Dao Heart.
• In Star Palace, Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe told Hao'er that his Residual Shadow in Human World had been slain and warned him that a powerful Immortal Pivot fiend might be responsible.
• Qinghe gave Hao'er a Guardian Lineage jade plaque that could open the Sea of Suffering and help him enter Human World, then urged him to use the Azure Dragon Constellation to overcome its restrictions.
• Hao'er accepted the jade plaque, sat down to enter the trial, and vowed to face the challenge.

Zhu Xuanhao entered the Human World and quickly attained the Azure Dragon Constellation, becoming a True Lord while concealing his power to remain in the secret realm. Confident he could challenge the Immortal Pivot Fiend, he prepared to face the next opponent, while Qinghe watched a blood-soaked figure tumble into the Real World.

• Zhu Xuanhao placed the Jade Plaques in the Divine Shrine and entered the Human World, where he fought successive opponents and strengthened his Dao Heart.
• Zhu Xuanhao merged with the Azure Dragon Constellation and became a True Lord after only a few days.
• Zhu Xuanhao concealed his True Lord aura with the Azure Dragon Constellation to evade the Human World's rejection.
• Qinghe's projection warned Zhu Xuanhao not to rush into fighting the Immortal Pivot Fiend, but Zhu Xuanhao insisted he was ready.
• Zhu Xuanhao prepared for the next opponent as Qinghe saw a blood-soaked figure tumble out in the Real World.

After Zhu Xuanhao was defeated by the Immortal Pivot Fiend, Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe explained the gap in their cultivation and proposed using a treasure to negotiate. Zhu Xuanhao returned to Human World with the Horn Mansion Celestial Gate Star Core, hoping to bargain for the opportunity there.

• Zhu Xuanhao escaped his fight with the Immortal Pivot Fiend, stunned by how easily Sky Soaring Afterimage had nearly killed him.
• Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe explained that Zhu Xuanhao had only just broken through while the Immortal Pivot Fiend had greater cultivation, and said Zhu Xuanhao’s victory had secured access for others.
• Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe proposed sending Golden Core Middle Stage Star Lords to challenge the Immortal Pivot Fiend if negotiations failed.
• Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe gave Zhu Xuanhao the Horn Mansion Celestial Gate Star Core, which could help Human World’s residual shadows form bodies and begin escaping the rules’ control.
• Zhu Xuanhao accepted the treasure and returned to Human World to negotiate with the Immortal Pivot Fiend.

Sky Soaring's residual shadow confronted Zhu Xuanhao in the Human World and demanded rare treasures in exchange for letting him pursue the trial. Zhu Xuanhao withdrew to consult Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe, leaving the negotiations unresolved.

• Sky Soaring's residual shadow appeared before Zhu Xuanhao and used the Perception Barrier to overwhelm him.
• Zhu Xuanhao offered the Horn Mansion Celestial Gate Star Core, and Sky Soaring lifted the barrier while pretending to refuse the bribe.
• Sky Soaring demanded one Five Elements Star Marrow, one drop of Sun-Moon Mystic Nectar, and one superior ancient method.
• Zhu Xuanhao withdrew from the Human World and told Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe that Sky Soaring was striking while the iron was hot.
• Zhu Xuanhao reported the demand as three Five Elements Star Marrows, three drops of Sun-Moon Mystic Nectar, and three superior ancient method scriptures.

Zhu Xuanhao asked Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe to gather rare treasures and Ancient Methods, but Qinghe suspected his disciple of seeking a kickback and negotiated with the Zhuxuan Clan for only a fraction of the requested goods. The two agreed to meet the Immortal Pivot Fiend together, each secretly mistrusting the other and weighing whether to keep the treasures for himself.

• Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe asked Zhu Xuanhao whether he had taken a kickback, then contacted the Zhuxuan Clan Leader for the requested treasures and Ancient Methods.
• The Zhuxuan Clan Leader offered four portions of Five Elements Star Marrow, four drops of Sun-Moon Mystic Nectar, and four superior Ancient Methods, while Qinghe privately claimed he would make up the difference.
• Qinghe gave Zhu Xuanhao only one portion each of Five Elements Star Marrow and Sun-Moon Mystic Nectar, and Zhu Xuanhao protested that the goods were insufficient.
• Zhu Xuanhao invited Qinghe to accompany him to speak with the Immortal Pivot Fiend, and Qinghe agreed after arranging for a friend to watch over them.
• Zhu Xuanhao resented Qinghe's precautions and resolved not to surrender the treasures once they were in his hands.

Lu Yang's Afterimage and Sky Soaring's Afterimage tricked Zhu Xuanhao and Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe into separate duels, then Lu Yang's Afterimage defeated them. The two afterimages self-destructed, prompting Lu Yang and Sky Soaring to race back into the Human World, each believing there were benefits to claim.

• Lu Yang's Afterimage and Sky Soaring's Afterimage prepared to ambush the Star Palace cultivators, and Zhu Xuanhao and Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe entered the Human World separately.
• Zhu Xuanhao and Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe each traded treasures for Sky Soaring's concession, then realized no Divine Intent Essence reward had appeared.
• Lu Yang's Afterimage emerged and knocked both Early Golden Core cultivators unconscious with a single stomp.
• Lu Yang's Afterimage self-destructed, and Sky Soaring's Afterimage followed suit after realizing something had happened.
• Lu Yang sensed that his afterimage had self-destructed, brought out the Righteous Banner to hold Sky Soaring back, and rushed into the Human World.
• Sky Soaring understood that his afterimage had self-destructed and followed Lu Yang, hoping to claim the benefits first.

Lu Yang attacked Sky Soaring in the Human World, using the Rebirth Aspect and Covered Lamp Fire to land a future-targeting Calamity Baleful Light that injured him. Sky Soaring still stole Lu Yang’s Storage Pouch, but Lu Yang revealed he had another, larger one.

• Lu Yang destroyed Zhu Xuanhao and Slaughter Star Lord Qinghe and took their spiritual treasures before Sky Soaring arrived.
• Sky Soaring used the Perception Barrier to obscure Lu Yang’s senses, but Lu Yang’s Rebirth Aspect restored them and he fought back.
• Lu Yang used Covered Lamp Fire to interrupt Sky Soaring and struck him with the Calamity Baleful Light, which attacked his future self and damaged the Human World.
• Lu Yang saw that Sky Soaring was injured, then discovered Sky Soaring had stolen his Storage Pouch.
• Sky Soaring opened the pouch and found only a piece of Five Elements Star Marrow and a drop of Sun-Moon Mystic Nectar, while Lu Yang produced an even larger Storage Pouch.