Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan recorded detailed information on the Ten Primal Supreme Dharmakayas, including how several had been divided, damaged, or lost across different eras. He concluded that the eleven Dharmakayas existing in his era, along with their cultivation arts, could raise the Heavenly Book to the Heavenly Sovereign level, then considered which one to obtain next.

• Lu Yuan learned the origins, requirements, and later whereabouts of the Ten Primal Supreme Dharmakayas, including the Eternal Undying Body and the divided Godfall Skyfox Form.
• Lu Yuan learned that Tushan had been destroyed and that the Skyfox Form’s scattered inheritance remained incomplete despite Qingqiu’s efforts to collect it.
• Lu Yuan understood that the Boundless Light Body would only become a Primal Supreme Dharmakaya after the coming war, while the Godfall Skyfox Form still held that place in his era.
• Lu Yuan copied the information from the banquet to guard against losing it and judged that the eleven Dharmakayas and their cultivation arts could raise the Heavenly Book to the Heavenly Sovereign level.
• Lu Yuan wondered which Supreme Dharmakaya he should try to obtain next.

Lu Yuan weighed which Dharmakayas could complete his incomplete Primal Chaos World Body, ruling out the Ancestor Dragon's Myriad Spirits Chaos Body as too difficult to obtain and settling on a sequence of more accessible options. He planned to seek the Skyfox Form, then the Eternal Undying Body and Sumeru Dharmakaya, unaware that his choices could alter the fates of the Fox Clans.

• Lu Yuan considered the risks of changing bodies and resurrection, concluding that fused and refined bloodlines would not disrupt his soul after reaching the Earth Supreme level.
• Lu Yuan decided he could not obtain the Ancestor Dragon's Myriad Spirits Chaos Body because the Ancestor Dragon would refuse to reveal its method and was too powerful to force.
• Lu Yuan planned to obtain Tushan's Skyfox Form and trade it to the surviving Qingqiu Fox Clan for the Godfall Form, then fuse the resulting Dharmakaya into his incomplete Primal Chaos World Body.
• Lu Yuan planned to seek the Eternal Undying Body from the Immortal Emperor, first meeting Heavenly Emperor Master as the Years Master to earn a favor.
• Lu Yuan planned to obtain the Sumeru Dharmakaya and Supreme Heart Demon Body, pursuing the Myriad Spirits Chaos Body afterward if his progress remained below halfway.

Lu Yuan found that travel through the Myriad Heavens was slow because Teleportation Arrays were scarce and Spatial Spaceships did not yet exist. After considering how Spirit Array Masters and transportation had changed since the later era, he chose to visit the Heavenly Palace before heading toward the Sky Luo Continent.

• Lu Yuan compared Spirit Array Masters from the present era with those from several hundred thousand years later, noting the present masters were far more numerous and capable.
• Lu Yuan considered how the war against the Extraterrestrial Evil God Race had led later generations to use Blood Sacrifice against powerful enemies.
• Lu Yuan learned that the present Myriad Heavens had around one hundred and seventy Heavenly Sovereign-level Spirit Array Masters, while later generations had fewer than seventeen.
• Lu Yuan concluded that the shortage of Teleportation Arrays and the absence of Spatial Spaceships forced him to travel on foot.
• Lu Yuan chose to visit the Heavenly Palace first, then continue toward the Sky Luo Continent.

The chapter described the Heavenly Palace’s three-layer structure, its vast Palace City defenses, and the roles of the Inner and Outer Urban Areas. It explained how service in the Great Luo Heaven Army gave Heavenly Palace disciples protection and authority throughout Sky Luo Continent.

• The chapter established that the Heavenly Palace occupied the center of Sky Luo Continent and consisted of a main palace complex enclosed by the Palace City.
• The chapter detailed the Palace City’s costly walls, formations, gate towers, and combat-readiness zones, which supported the Great Luo Heaven Army.
• Heavenly Palace disciples commonly held nominal Great Luo Heaven Army posts, allowing them to conscript cultivators and gain protection backed by the Heavenly Emperor and the army’s commanders.
• The chapter explained that the Inner Urban Area housed disciples’ families, independent cultivators, and merchants, with city walls linked to the Palace City’s defenses.
• The chapter described the Outer Urban Area as a vast, less protected district where Outer Sect Disciples could earn Merit Points by patrolling and practice their abilities.

Lu Yuan used his knowledge of the Heavenly Palace and a Gold Dragon Token from several hundred thousand years in the future to reach its Outer Urban Area. He passed through a Great Luo Heaven Army checkpoint and took a military Teleportation Array, arriving closer to the Heavenly Palace without raising suspicion.

• Lu Yuan considered how the ruined Inner City and Outer Urban Area had survived as the foundations of later powers, and how the Heavenly Palace’s rules governed cultivation arts and family connections.
• Lu Yuan entered the Sky Luo Continent from the former Great Luo Heaven Territory and traveled by Teleportation Array toward the Heavenly Palace’s Outer Urban Area.
• Lu Yuan released his Earth Supreme aura and showed the local Great Luo Heaven Army his Gold Dragon Token from the future.
• The Great Luo Heaven Army soldiers allowed Lu Yuan to use their military Teleportation Array because of his token’s rank, his strength, and his destination.

Lu Yuan arrived at the Heavenly Palace and reflected on how its defenses and those of other major powers suited their rulers. He resolved to preserve the timeline while completing his visit to the Heavenly Emperor, whom he intended to call his Master, and entered the Palace City as the Years Master.

• Lu Yuan reached the Heavenly Palace’s Outer Urban Area and was struck by its prosperous, cheerful crowds.
• Lu Yuan compared the Heavenly Palace’s ring-shaped defenses with the War God Hall’s petal-shaped system and the Heart Demon Thunder Palace’s scattered cities.
• Lu Yuan considered how changing the Heavenly Emperor’s fate could alter the future, but also how preserving him might prevent catastrophic consequences across the Myriad Heavens.
• Lu Yuan decided to visit the Heavenly Emperor, call himself the Years Master, and walked toward the Palace City.

Lu Yuan reached the Heavenly Palace’s Inner City and called on the Heavenly Emperor to discuss the Dao, using a bold challenge to attract the proud ruler’s attention. The Heavenly Palace’s garrison was left to judge his audacious request, since Lu Yuan was only an Earth Supreme.

• The chapter recounted how the Heavenly Emperor’s defeat by the Immortal Emperor made him doubt his grand title, until the Nine Tribulations Battle Emperor’s challenge restored his confidence in his own standing.
• Lu Yuan avoided using the Gold Dragon Token to enter the Inner City and instead appeared in the air, announcing himself as the Years Master and challenging the Heavenly Emperor to discuss the Dao.
• The narration explained that powerful cultivators valued conviction and boldness over servility, and that seniors often supported juniors who reminded them of their younger selves.
• The Heavenly Palace’s garrison regarded Lu Yuan’s challenge as an absurd act of overconfidence because he was only an Earth Supreme.

Lu Yuan faced the Heavenly Palace guards, who held their positions but did not dare attack without orders. The Heavenly Emperor found Lu Yuan’s arrival interesting and ordered the palace to let him through, prompting the command to pass down the chain of command.

• The Heavenly Palace guards raised a barrier and watched Lu Yuan, but they did not attack because they had received no orders.
• The Heavenly Emperor became interested in Lu Yuan and ordered the others to let him in.
• The Heavenly Emperor’s order passed through the Three Prefecture Lords and Five Hall Masters to the Great Luo Heaven Army commanders.
• The Great Luo Heaven Army was ordered to stop supplying spiritual energy, lower the defensive formation, and clear the palace gate passage for Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan met the Five Hall Master, who doubted that an Earth Supreme could kill a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign and questioned why he had come to discuss the Dao with the Heavenly Emperor. Lu Yuan calmly insisted that realm did not determine everything, leaving the Five Hall Master speechless.

• The Five Hall Master introduced himself and invited Lu Yuan to meet the Heavenly Emperor.
• The Five Hall Master joked about Lu Yuan's age and potential, then warned that he was not ready to discuss the Dao with the Heavenly Emperor.
• Lu Yuan interrupted to point out that he had killed a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign.
• The Five Hall Master wondered whether Lu Yuan was secretly an Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign and recalled the history of Assassin Grandmasters.
• Lu Yuan argued that an Earth Supreme could kill a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign and that cultivation level did not represent everything.

Lu Yuan and the Five Hall Master approached the Heavenly Emperor’s palace, where the Second Hall Master warned Lu Yuan about the risks of discussing the Dao with a stronger cultivator. At the palace, Lu Yuan learned that the Heavenly Emperor’s trusted mount was Lu Heng, the Blood Jiao who would betray the Heavenly Emperor in the future, but he kept his knowledge to himself as he entered the hall.

• The Second Hall Master met Lu Yuan and the Five Hall Master on the palace road and encouraged Lu Yuan to wait until he was stronger before discussing the Dao with the Heavenly Emperor.
• Lu Yuan firmly refused to delay, and the Second Hall Master accompanied him and the Five Hall Master to the palace gates before leaving through a Spatial Rift.
• The Heavenly Emperor opened the palace gates, and his mount, Lu Heng, the Ancient Blood Jiao, told the visitors that the Heavenly Emperor was waiting inside.
• The Five Hall Master explained that Lu Heng had never harmed humans and had served the Heavenly Emperor since childhood.
• Lu Yuan recalled that Lu Heng would betray the Heavenly Emperor in the future, but he said nothing as the Five Hall Master led him into the hall.

Lu Yuan met the young Heavenly Emperor in the Heavenly Palace and discussed the ancient mandala flower, while reflecting on how Lu Heng had enabled the Nine Corpse Heavenly Devil Emperor’s past ambush. The chapter left Lu Yuan and the Heavenly Emperor chatting amicably, with the war and Lu Heng’s choices still in the future.

• Lu Yuan reasoned that the Nine Corpse Heavenly Devil Emperor could not have infiltrated the Heavenly Palace without Lu Heng’s hidden beacons and the mark he carried.
• Lu Yuan considered how changing the Heavenly Emperor’s fate or preventing Lu Heng’s betrayal could alter the course of history, but decided not to interfere beyond warning Lu Heng.
• Lu Yuan noticed the refined young man was the Heavenly Emperor in his youth, and both of them spotted a purple-black vine approaching.
• Lu Yuan recognized the vine as an intelligent ancient mandala flower and coaxed it into letting him touch it.
• The Heavenly Emperor and Lu Yuan found common ground through the flower and began speaking in a friendly, relaxed manner.

Lu Yuan and the Heavenly Emperor prepared to Discuss the Dao as the chapter explained its requirements, importance, and influence on cultivation knowledge. The chapter left them about to begin their discussion, with both having extensive prior experience.

• The chapter explained that Discussing the Dao required sufficient knowledge, a shared main path, and open minds willing to let inspiration arise.
• It described how cultivators developed shared knowledge and conventions through discussion and practical demonstrations, including the ranking of arrays and Supreme Dharmakayas.
• It recounted how discussions among powerful cultivators revealed the distinction between Primal Supreme Dharmakayas and other Supreme Dharmakayas.
• It noted that Lu Yuan had often Discussed the Dao with Qing Yan Jing, while the Heavenly Emperor had exchanged ideas with numerous powerful figures and clans.
• The chapter explained the Heavenly Emperor's connections to the Fox Clan and the Tai Ling Ancient Clan, then left Lu Yuan and the Heavenly Emperor ready to Discuss the Dao.

Lu Yuan and the Heavenly Emperor Discussed the Dao through One Qi Transforming into Three Purities and Red Dust Threads, with both gaining new insights. Before leaving, Lu Yuan secretly set up safeguards involving Lu Heng, Mandala, and a sealed strand of Red Dust Threads to protect the Heavenly Emperor from the Nine Corpse Heavenly Devil Emperor.

• Lu Yuan offered Red Dust Threads in exchange for discussing One Qi Transforming into Three Purities, and the Heavenly Emperor was impressed by its power over time.
• Lu Yuan used insights gained from the future to explain Red Dust Threads, prompting the Heavenly Emperor to seek his guidance and treat him as an equal.
• Lu Yuan gave the Heavenly Emperor a Small Jade Bottle containing a sealed strand of Red Dust Threads as a backup safeguard.
• Lu Yuan planted a trace of aura in Lu Heng that could identify the Nine Corpse Heavenly Devil Emperor and direct Red Dust Threads to attack him if both emperors died.
• Lu Yuan left Mandala a countermeasure that would make Red Dust Threads drain its current target and enter dormancy if Lu Heng attacked her.

During his conversation with the Heavenly Emperor, Lu Yuan learned why historical accounts could be misleading and heard fuller details about the differences between Tushan and Qingqiu Foxes. The Heavenly Emperor revealed that the Immortal Emperor could be found through the Qingqiu Clan, and Lu Yuan was left with a clearer route to meet him.

• Lu Yuan reflected on how later histories distorted strong figures and learned more about the Tushan and Qingqiu Foxes from the Heavenly Emperor.
• The Heavenly Emperor explained that the Immortal Emperor had led the Myriad Heavens Palace during the war against the Extraterrestrial Evil God Race and had drawn his final battle away from the central lands before sealing the Heavenly Evil God.
• The Heavenly Emperor revealed that a Qingqiu elder had known the Immortal Emperor since he was a young Heavenly Realm cultivator and had fallen in love with him.
• The Heavenly Emperor advised Lu Yuan to visit Qingqiu rather than the Ye Family, where the Immortal Emperor had once been an estranged illegitimate son.
• Lu Yuan learned that the Qingqiu elder could help him find the Immortal Emperor even if the Immortal Emperor was not in Qingqiu.

Lu Yuan weighed whether to seek the Eternal Undying Body from Qingqiu or visit Tushan to learn the Skyfox Form, then chose Tushan because the Heavenly Emperor’s letter gave him a reliable introduction. He left the Heavenly Palace for Tushan, planning to gather lost Supreme Dharmakayas and pursue Qingqiu and the Immortal Emperor later if an opportunity arose.

• Lu Yuan considered how fragments of the Undying Diagram could be combined to restore the Eternal Undying Body and concluded that he did not need to obtain it directly from the Immortal Emperor.
• Lu Yuan chose Tushan over Qingqiu, relying on the Heavenly Emperor’s letter and avoiding an unannounced visit to the more distant Qingqiu Clan.
• Lu Yuan resolved to gather Supreme Dharmakayas lost in the ancient war before seeking the Qingqiu Clan’s Godfall Form or an audience with the Immortal Emperor.
• Lu Yuan left the Heavenly Palace’s Core Area through its Teleportation Array, reached the border of the Sky Luo Continent, and tore open space to travel toward Tushan.

On the road to Tushan, Lu Yuan spotted a suspicious young man whose face shifted and briefly resembled Tang Hao, whom Lu Yuan had killed. The man, calling himself Warm Tea, invited Lu Yuan to join him and revealed that he too was headed to Tushan to meet a confidante, leaving Lu Yuan wary but reconsidering his planned refusal.

• Lu Yuan reflected on the Fox Clans’ ties to powerful figures across the Myriad Heavens and on how their reputations drew crowds of visitors to Tushan and Qingqiu.
• Lu Yuan noted that he was an Earth Supreme and a young powerhouse, yet he had already encountered several peers and some opponents he was unsure he could defeat on the road.
• Lu Yuan observed an ordinary-looking young man worshipped by more than ten Earth Supremes, and his face shifted until it briefly resembled Tang Hao.
• The young man, Warm Tea, noticed Lu Yuan, invited him to taste tea, and said he was waiting for a fated person.
• Warm Tea told Lu Yuan that he was also going to Tushan to meet an old friend or confidante, and that the kneeling Earth Supremes were merely fools hoping to hear him preach.
• Lu Yuan grew alarmed because he could not discern Warm Tea’s cultivation, sensed the Earth Supremes were controlled, and had just seen the likeness of Tang Hao, whom he had killed.

Lu Yuan weighed the risks of accepting the mysterious young man's invitation, concluding that his unusual spiritual energy and combat abilities gave him a chance to resist or escape a trap. He accepted and arrived at the young man's mountaintop, where the meeting was about to begin.

• Lu Yuan considered how refusing the young man's invitation might offend him, but also weighed the dangers of walking into a trap.
• Lu Yuan assessed how the Heavenly Book, his spiritual energy, Spatial Power, and combat methods could help him break free, flee, or withstand an attack.
• After deciding the risks were manageable, Lu Yuan accepted the invitation and headed toward the young man.
• Lu Yuan crossed the distance in three or four steps and arrived at the six-to-seven-thousand-meter peak.

Lu Yuan tried to identify the mysterious young man while considering how rare powerful Heavenly Sovereigns were in his own era and how numerous they had been centuries of millennia earlier. The young man revealed that he was the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor.

• The young man praised Lu Yuan's schemes, then explained why he distrusted innocence and asked how Lu Yuan had seen through him.
• Lu Yuan considered how Heavenly Sovereigns were counted and how their ascensions affected the Myriad Heavens.
• Lu Yuan reflected on how powerful forces protected merchants and attracted families, using the Endless Fire Territory and Xiao Yan's handling of Hai Bodong as examples.
• Lu Yuan realized that thousands of Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns existed in the earlier era and could not identify the young man.
• The young man told Lu Yuan that he was the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor.

Lu Yuan met the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor and introduced himself as the Years Master, while the two discussed the customs and rules governing Heavenly Sovereign titles. The Heart Demon Thunder Emperor became curious about Lu Yuan’s claim to wield the power of time and asked why he was heading to Tushan.

• The Heart Demon Thunder Emperor revealed his identity and said he could perceive Lu Yuan’s thoughts.
• Lu Yuan calmly introduced himself as the Years Master instead of giving his real name.
• The Heart Demon Thunder Emperor questioned whether Lu Yuan could bear the weight of his title, and Lu Yuan said it represented his power over time.
• The Heart Demon Thunder Emperor dropped the sensitive topic and asked Lu Yuan why he was going to Tushan.

Lu Yuan explained that he collected Primal Supreme Dharmakayas and wanted to study Tushan's Skyfox Form, while Heart Demon Thunder Emperor warned him that obtaining the related Godfall Form would require an impossible guarantee from both clans. The chapter ended with Heart Demon Thunder Emperor offering materials about his own Supreme Heart Demon Body for Lu Yuan to study.

• Lu Yuan told Heart Demon Thunder Emperor that he sought the Skyfox Form and other Primal Supreme Dharmakayas for study rather than cultivation.
• Lu Yuan explained how the Fox Spirit clans restricted access to their Dharmakayas according to rank and inheritance.
• Heart Demon Thunder Emperor warned Lu Yuan that studying the Godfall Form would require guarantees from both Tushan and Qingqiu.
• Lu Yuan said he would try anyway and could pursue other Primal Supreme Dharmakayas if he failed.
• Heart Demon Thunder Emperor proposed showing Lu Yuan materials about the Supreme Heart Demon Body for him to study.