Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan confronted a being who called himself Lu Yuan’s Past Self and reasoned through how the past and future could affect each other. The being revealed that Lu Yuan was one of countless futures he had observed and interfered with, leaving Lu Yuan struggling to process the revelation.

• Lu Yuan assessed the vast gap between himself and the Past Self and accepted that he could not hide his thoughts from him.
• The Past Self explained that the past and future could both be changed, depending on one’s power and methods.
• Lu Yuan reasoned that changing the past could create a closed loop in which the future and past could not alter each other.
• The Past Self rejected Lu Yuan’s suggestion that they were halves of one soul and compared his method to Lu Yuan’s past observations of possible futures in Tuo She Ancient Emperor’s Cave Abode.
• The Past Self revealed that Lu Yuan was one of the countless futures he had interfered with and the only one whose ultimate fate he could not fully predict.

Lu Yuan learned from a being resembling him that they were soul fragments connected through a cycle of transmigration and inheritance. The Past Self explained that Lu Yuan had escaped his destined path without direct interference, leaving Lu Yuan to continue questioning the truth of their relationship.

• The Past Self said he had scattered hundreds of millions of soul fragments, and Lu Yuan was the only one to reach him after escaping his original fate.
• The Past Self assured Lu Yuan he would not harm him and said their needs complemented one another: he needed Lu Yuan to become him, and himself to become Lu Yuan.
• The Past Self confirmed that Lu Yuan’s memories were real and that both of them were transmigrators whose souls belonged to a chain of nested fragments.
• Lu Yuan proposed that his soul fragment had descended on Douluo Continent and broken free of its fate through an unforeseen accident, but the Past Self said his account contained three errors.
• The Past Self explained that soul fragments chose their own worlds and that he had not directly interfered with Lu Yuan, though he had helped him return to the past before Lu Yuan chose to spare the Rakshasa God and the others.

Lu Yuan’s Past Self explained that he held forty-nine portions of authority while Lu Yuan represented the one that could escape, and proposed transferring most of his authority to Lu Yuan so he could leave this world. He justified his plan as a way to pursue freedom from fate written by a higher-dimensional creator, leaving Lu Yuan to consider whether he would accept that worldview and opportunity.

• Lu Yuan set aside his doubts about his past choices and asked why his Past Self had split his soul and created a Split Soul.
• Lu Yuan explained his understanding of the Great Dao’s fifty, Heaven’s forty-nine, and the one that escaped.
• His Past Self said he was the forty-nine and Lu Yuan was the one, and explained that their authority would always total fifty.
• The Past Self offered to transfer forty-eight portions of authority to Lu Yuan in exchange for Lu Yuan helping him leave the world.
• Lu Yuan questioned why anyone would abandon their friends and family, and his Past Self said he sought freedom from being controlled like a character in a novel.

Lu Yuan’s Past Self explained why he had chosen to transcend, how the Forty-Eight permissions would be transferred, and why Lu Yuan was not yet ready to receive them. He said he had brought Lu Yuan here to help him stabilize his mentality before entrusting him with everything.

• Lu Yuan understood that his Past Self had sought freedom from being controlled, and accepted that the transfer of permissions carried risks for both of them.
• The Past Self explained that transferring all Forty-Eight permissions at once was safer than handing them over gradually, and that Lu Yuan would need reincarnations to master them fully.
• The Past Self contrasted their different lives and explained that Lu Yuan’s efforts had brought positive changes to worlds and their inhabitants.
• The Past Self described the cycle connecting One and Forty-Nine and said that breaking it required One, which represented infinity and escape.
• The Past Self told Lu Yuan he was still not mentally prepared to receive the permissions, and said he would help him become ready to pass the Original Self Barrier and achieve One Proof Eternal Proof.

Lu Yuan discussed his pessimism and the mentality of the strong with his Past Self, who challenged him to examine whether he could abandon his power and attachments. Lu Yuan realized that he had to choose and trust his own path, and the Past Self urged him to walk it without comparing himself to others.

• Lu Yuan asked his Past Self how he planned to help, and the Past Self proposed discussing the Dao rather than forcibly changing his mentality.
• The Past Self challenged Lu Yuan's pessimism, arguing that his distrust came from past mistakes and that his current stability depended too much on his strength.
• The Past Self asked whether Lu Yuan could abandon his power and start over while accepting that his Confidantes, teachers, and friends would continue along the Timeline.
• The Past Self explained that Lu Yuan did not have to let go of his attachments, but needed to choose his path without fear or regret and accept its consequences.
• Lu Yuan understood that he had to trust his own judgment, and the Past Self told him to walk his path without comparing himself to anyone.

Lu Yuan secretly met his Past Self above the Star River, then returned to his cultivation chamber while Qing Yan Jing and Qing Qing Cang remained unaware. Qing Qing Cang came to watch over Qing Yan Jing and report the elders’ discussion about whether the Floating Tu Ancient Clan should oppose the Maha Ancient Clan.

• Lu Yuan learned that he could accelerate one party’s time and returned unseen to his secret chamber to prepare for a breakthrough.
• Qing Qing Cang resolved to keep Lu Yuan and Qing Yan Jing from crossing the boundary before marriage, though he knew little about Lu Yuan’s secret journey.
• The chapter explained how cultivators’ lifespans varied by realm and how the Turtle Breathing Technique extended life by reducing energy use at the cost of physical ability.
• Qing Yan Jing remained patient about her relationship with Lu Yuan, relying on her direct approach despite her limited romantic experience.
• Qing Qing Cang visited Qing Yan Jing under the pretense of comforting her and came to convey the elders’ discussion about the Maha Ancient Clan.

Qing Qing Cang wrestled with how to guide Qing Yan Jing through her relationship with Lu Yuan and the arrangements for their marriage. Before he could ask her about the details, Lu Yuan began breaking through to the Heavenly Sovereign realm, and Qing Qing Cang went to reassure the elders gathering outside.

• Qing Qing Cang considered how to approach Lu Yuan as a prospective son-in-law, weighing his concerns about seeming insincere, lowering his status, and sending Qing Yan Jing the wrong message.
• Qing Qing Cang planned to ask Qing Yan Jing about the marriage, including the bride price, dowry, and how soon Lu Yuan could resolve the Maha Ancient Clan's opposition.
• A sudden surge of wind signaled that Lu Yuan had begun his Heavenly Sovereign breakthrough, astonishing Qing Qing Cang with how quickly it came.
• Qing Yan Jing enclosed the courtyard with a barrier, explaining that she wanted to contain the breakthrough's disturbance and avoid alarming the Maha Ancient Clan.
• Qing Qing Cang left the courtyard, intercepted the arriving Heavenly Sovereigns, and told them Lu Yuan was breaking through.

After becoming a Heavenly Sovereign, Lu Yuan told Qing Yan Jing that he had learned he was a soul fragment of a vast existence, but said he felt relieved rather than afraid. He planned to resolve her Marriage Contract with the Maha Ancient Clan using his status and allies, leaving Qing Qing Cang stunned by the scale of his backing.

• Lu Yuan emerged from his breakthrough, embraced Qing Yan Jing, and explained what the macroscopic existence had revealed about his origins.
• Qing Yan Jing comforted Lu Yuan, and Qing Qing Cang interrupted them before congratulating Lu Yuan on becoming a Heavenly Sovereign.
• Qing Qing Cang warned that the Maha Ancient Clan might resist ending Qing Yan Jing's Marriage Contract with Maha Tian and asked whether Lu Yuan would use the Endless Fire Territory's influence.
• Lu Yuan said he would rely on his strength and status as the Years Master to pressure the Maha Ancient Clan, resorting to force if they refused to yield.
• Lu Yuan listed Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, the Holy Clan, and other allies as forces that could help defeat the Maha Ancient Clan, leaving Qing Qing Cang speechless.

Lu Yuan and Qing Yan Jing’s relationship gained the Floating Tu Ancient Clan’s acceptance after he became a Heavenly Sovereign, though Lu Yuan still regarded the clan as a cautious ally rather than someone to trust completely. Qing Yan Jing joined him outside the Maha Ancient Clan, where her expertise in arrays could weaken its defenses as they prepared to attack.

• The Floating Tu Ancient Clan accepted Lu Yuan and Qing Yan Jing’s relationship after Lu Yuan became a Heavenly Sovereign and gave the clan grounds to support him.
• Lu Yuan distinguished the Floating Tu Ancient Clan from allies who had taken greater risks for him, deciding he would trust Qing Yan Jing but not rely completely on her clan.
• Qing Yan Jing examined the Maha Ancient Clan’s protective grand array before Lu Yuan’s planned attack.
• Lu Yuan accepted Qing Yan Jing’s decision to accompany him, knowing her array expertise could let her seize or disrupt the Maha Ancient Clan’s defenses.
• Qing Yan Jing’s presence made the coming battle more personal for the Maha Ancient Clan while reducing the threat posed by its grand array.

Qing Yan Jing took control of the Maha Ancient Clan’s protective array and stayed outside as Lu Yuan entered the clan alone. When a Maha elder attacked, Lu Yuan revealed his One Qi Transforming into Three Purities ability and quickly turned the fight into many against few.

• Qing Yan Jing verified that she controlled the Maha Ancient Clan’s grand array and warned Lu Yuan she could hold back at most three Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns.
• Lu Yuan and Qing Yan Jing agreed that she would remain outside the array as a fallback while he confronted the clan.
• Lu Yuan appeared above the Maha Ancient Clan and released his aura, drawing an angry response from its Heavenly Sovereigns.
• A Spirit Grade elder attacked Lu Yuan with a Purple Qi Great Handprint, but Lu Yuan’s incarnation cut through the attack and struck the elder down.
• Qing Yan Jing recognized Lu Yuan’s One Qi Transforming into Three Purities technique and realized his clones could each contend with Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns.

Lu Yuan’s avatars overwhelmed the Maha Ancient Clan, revealing that he wielded the Heavenly Emperor’s divine power, One Qi Transforming into Three Purities. As the clan’s leaders tried to understand why he had come, Lu Yuan reminded them that he was also known as the Years Master.

• The chapter explained that One Qi Transforming into Three Purities could create cost-free, full-strength avatars that replicated the original body’s powers and could split again.
• Lu Yuan’s avatars killed a Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign of the Maha Ancient Clan, while more than twenty identical avatars appeared.
• An Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign asked the Maha Ancient Clan’s own people to explain the conflict, recognizing Lu Yuan as a likely successor of the Heavenly Emperor.
• The clan leader asked his elders whether anyone had provoked Lu Yuan, and an elder recounted his ties to Yan Di, Qing Yan Jing, and his earlier visit to return the clan’s spiritual arts.
• Lu Yuan reminded the Maha Ancient Clan that he had once been known as the Years Master.

Lu Yuan confronted the Maha Ancient Clan over its Marriage Contract involving Jing'er and past plans to have him killed. The clan’s Ancestors recognized him as the Years Master, denied the contract, and offered to investigate and make amends.

• The Maha Ancient Clan's Ancestors panicked as Lu Yuan's avatars multiplied and recalled that one of their Ancestors had already died.
• Lu Yuan explained that Jing'er had privately pledged herself to him and that he had come to determine whether the clan still meant to make him its enemy.
• A Maha Ancient Clan Ancestor insisted that the Marriage Contract with the Floating Tu Ancient Clan had never existed and blamed the young clan leader for pursuing Jing'er.
• The Ancestor blamed past efforts to kill Lu Yuan on selfish clan members and invited him inside while promising an investigation and an explanation.

Lu Yuan explained to Qing Yan Jing why the Maha Ancient Clan had submitted so readily, revealing how far the Nine Emperors stood above the ancient clans and why the Maha elders feared his potential status as the Tenth Emperor. He then agreed to meet the Holy Clan, leaving their recognition of him as a matter he did not care about.

• Qing Yan Jing questioned why the Maha Ancient Clan had offered compensation and apologized without fighting, and Lu Yuan explained that they feared his power and the consequences of challenging him.
• Lu Yuan described the Nine Emperors’ dominance over the ancient clans and explained why the Maha Ancient Clan suspected he could be an existence on their level.
• Qing Yan Jing realized Lu Yuan had let her misunderstand his earlier remarks, punched him, and heard him explain that her future potential was far greater than her current strength.
• Qing Yan Jing asked whether Lu Yuan would meet the Holy Clan, and he agreed, saying their acknowledgment did not matter to him as long as the Heavenly Evil God recognized his status.

Lu Yuan met with three Holy Clan Heavenly Sovereigns at the border and learned that the Saint God was nearing his release from the Immortal Emperor’s seal. He agreed to check the situation if he had time, while declining the Holy Clan’s offer of support.

• Lu Yuan and Qing Yan Jing arrived at the border, where a table straddled the Red Dust Threads so the Holy Clan representatives could meet them.
• Gu Shan introduced himself, Eva, and Tate Montoya, then Eva explained that the Holy Clan had only recently confirmed Lu Yuan was the Years Master and now supported him.
• Eva said the Holy Clan was divided over the Saint God’s imminent release and asked Lu Yuan what should be done, since the Holy Clan could not safely travel to the Northern Wilderness Land.
• Lu Yuan considered the sealing agreement between the Saint God and the Immortal Emperor and recognized the need to check that the release would not upset the balance.
• Lu Yuan asked the Holy Clan to tell him when the Saint God would break free, said he would go if he had time, and declined their assistance before leaving with Qing Yan Jing.

Lu Yuan explained why the Myriad Heavens’ powers had accepted his rise and discussed the sudden appearance of ancient ruins with Qing Yan Jing. He revealed that he had a secret duty to help the preserved souls of certain Heavenly Devil Emperors return to the Holy Clan, and Qing Yan Jing proposed joining him on the journey.

• After Lu Yuan became a Heavenly Sovereign, the Maha Ancient Clan and other powers refrained from provoking him and tacitly accepted his status.
• Lu Yuan and Qing Yan Jing discussed the Endless Fire Territory’s importance and the many Heavenly Sovereign ruins appearing across the Myriad Heavens.
• Lu Yuan learned that the Heart Demon Thunder Palace, founded by the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor, had emerged with its inheritance potentially inside.
• Lu Yuan told Qing Yan Jing that he and the Heavenly Evil God had made a Death List and that he had to guide certain returning Heavenly Devil Emperor souls back to the Holy Clan.
• Qing Yan Jing invited Lu Yuan to take her along and treat the trip as their honeymoon.

Lu Yuan entered the petrified space beneath the stone forest and took Manifest Saint Heavenly Devil Emperor away under the old contract. He told Ten Thousand Rocks Heavenly Venerate that the ancient war ended with the Holy Clan integrated into the Myriad Heavens and peace secured, leaving the old man to reconsider his long-held grievance.

• Ten Thousand Rocks Heavenly Venerate and Manifest Saint Heavenly Devil Emperor discussed the weakening seal and speculated about the world outside after several hundred thousand years.
• Lu Yuan appeared in the petrified space, and Manifest Saint Heavenly Devil Emperor greeted him as the Saint Teacher.
• Lu Yuan said he had come to retrieve Manifest Saint Heavenly Devil Emperor under the old contract, and the Holy Clan would handle restoring his body.
• Ten Thousand Rocks Heavenly Venerate stopped Lu Yuan and asked whether the human race had won the ancient war.
• Lu Yuan explained that the war ended with some Heavenly Sovereigns dead, the Holy Clan integrated into the Myriad Heavens, and peace between them.
• Lu Yuan took Manifest Saint Heavenly Devil Emperor and left, while Ten Thousand Rocks Heavenly Venerate accepted that the sacrifice had saved many lives.

Lu Yuan coordinated his avatars as they freed the remnant souls of Heavenly Sovereigns and Heavenly Devil Emperors, while explaining why the sacrifices that secured peace had seemed like betrayal to those who had died. At the center of the ruins, he spoke with the Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor, whose history with the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor differed from the official account.

• Lu Yuan reasoned that the dead Heavenly Sovereigns could understand the need for peace but still resent being sacrificed without their consent.
• A remnant soul of a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign watched Lu Yuan leave with the Heavenly Devil Emperor who had been entangled with him for several hundred thousand years, and acknowledged that the experience had been unpleasant.
• Lu Yuan coordinated his avatars across the Ancient Battlefield Ruins while remaining at the center to speak with the Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor.
• The chapter explained that Mirror Image Seven No could mirror opponents' abilities and had fought the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor by mutual choice during the Ancient Great Battle.
• The chapter revealed that the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor had not died at the Heavenly Evil God's hands; the Heavenly Evil God had only reinforced his seal, which also held Mirror Image Seven No until his recent escape.

Lu Yuan learned that the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor’s sealed remnant soul had vanished from the tomb where the Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor had guarded it. Lu Yuan decided to investigate the seal’s location and warned the Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor that he would be held responsible if the disappearance was connected to him.

• Lu Yuan asked the Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor where the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor was, since the two had been sealed together.
• The Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor explained that the Second Generation Saint God had sealed the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor below him, but the sealed object had disappeared despite his surveillance.
• The Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor said he did not know how anyone could have taken the seal without his noticing.
• Lu Yuan told the Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor that he would search the site again and asked him to identify the exact place where the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor had been sealed.
• The Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor vowed to take responsibility and give Lu Yuan an explanation if he had used any methods or harbored any intentions.

Lu Yuan investigated the vanished seal of Heart Demon Thunder Emperor’s remnant soul and discovered that Tushan’s current ancestor had taken it with help from Immortal Emperor. He then planned to raise his cultivation and take Qing Yan Jing sightseeing, beginning with a trip to the Holy Clan alongside Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor.

• Lu Yuan examined the soulless bones in Heart Demon Thunder Emperor’s sealed chamber and found that their souls had been extracted long ago.
• Lu Yuan followed Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor to the seal point and used the power of time to determine that Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor was not responsible for the missing remnant soul.
• Lu Yuan revealed that Tushan’s current ancestor had taken Heart Demon Thunder Emperor’s remnant soul with help from Immortal Emperor, and he suspected Heavenly Evil God had tacitly approved.
• Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor accepted that Heart Demon Thunder Emperor’s wife had taken his remains and stopped worrying about his own responsibility.
• Lu Yuan said he would seek resources, raise his realm, settle outstanding matters between the Myriad Heavens and the Holy Clan, and take Qing Yan Jing sightseeing.
• Lu Yuan sealed Mirror Image Seven No Heavenly Devil Emperor’s mirror fragments against contamination and flew with Qing Yan Jing toward the Holy Clan.

Lu Yuan returned to the Holy Clan, where his influence preserved the balance between it and the Myriad Heavens, and spent several months cultivating until he reached Immortal Grade. He then set out with Qing Yan Jing for the Northern Wilderness Land, intending to investigate the site of the Immortal Emperor and Heavenly Evil God's supposed deaths.

• Lu Yuan arrived at the Holy Clan border, where locals barely noticed him, though the upper ranks recognized his return as a major political event.
• Lu Yuan chose not to seize power and instead helped the Holy Clan, guided Red Dust Walkers, and repaired flaws in the Red Dust Threads.
• After three or four months of cultivation, Lu Yuan reached Immortal Grade and reflected on the Red Dust Threads' ability to absorb and recycle Demonic Qi.
• Lu Yuan told Qing Yan Jing that he planned to unseal the Immortal Emperor and the Heavenly Evil God after reaching Saint Grade, and he assessed his ability to face them.
• Lu Yuan revealed that he, the Heavenly Evil God, the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor, the Immortal Emperor, and several Heavenly Devil Emperors had jointly fabricated the deaths announced to the Holy Clan.
• Lu Yuan and Qing Yan Jing traveled toward the Northern Wilderness Land to see the former battlefield.