Chapter Summaries

After Lei He defeated Fang Mo, he threatened Fang Mo's companions and ordered him to lure Xu Ji into a fight that would draw out Gu Lingfeng. Fang Mo rejected despair, hid Lei He's injector, and left with his companions, determined to grow strong enough to defeat Lei He.

• Lei He defeated Fang Mo and threatened to kill his companions and relatives unless Fang Mo obeyed his orders.
• Lei He ordered Fang Mo to reveal his whereabouts, lure Xu Ji into intercepting him, and draw out Gu Lingfeng; Fang Mo agreed to protect those close to him.
• Lei He gave Fang Mo an injector as a reward and vanished in his Liquid Metal Battle Armor.
• Fang Mo refused to submit, resolved to surpass Lei He, and hid the injector rather than using it.
• Luo Jiangyan and the others found Fang Mo, carried him back to the cave, and led the group south along the canyon.
• Trial Takers gathered at the devastated battlefield after sensing Fang Mo's saber intent, and rumors spread that Xiantian experts had fought over treasure.

Tao Shang led his group to Red Flame Gorge, planning to intercept Fang Mo or stop Xu Ji from reaching him. After recovering and advancing to Xiantian Peak, Fang Mo set out for the same gorge with Luo Jiangyan, Feng Xuyang, Yue Quan, and the others, traveling openly while driving the whole group to cultivate.

• Tao Shang learned that Fang Mo was heading toward Red Rock Valley and chose Red Flame Gorge as the route where he might intercept him.
• Fang Mo demonstrated a powerful new technique at the waterfall and emerged healed, having advanced to Xiantian Peak after taking a Peiyuan Pill.
• Fang Mo suspected Lei He could monitor or control the Wristwatch, but concealed it beneath his sleeve rather than removing it.
• Fang Mo told Yue Quan and the others to pack and travel during the day, then chose Red Flame Gorge on the map.
• Fang Mo led the group openly through the mountains, cultivating as they traveled and prompting the others to train intensely as news of their presence spread.

Fang Mo and his group entered Red Flame Gorge, where an injured guard warned them that Xu Ji of the Illusory Moon Lineage was waiting to kill them and gave them a map of a safer route. Fang Mo chose to continue through the gorge, while Tao Shang and others waited at its exit as Jiang Yuanjiu and another figure arrived.

• Fang Mo saw the saber intent in Red Flame Gorge and led his group onward through the lifeless canyon.
• Fang Mo found an injured guard of Tao Shang, who warned him about Xu Ji and gave him a map marking a route around the gorge before dying.
• Fang Mo buried the guard and decided to continue through Red Flame Gorge despite Yue Quan asking whether they should retreat.
• Tao Shang waited near the gorge exit with Qi Zhu and Su Lan, concerned that Xu Ji and his missing companions might reach Fang Mo first.
• Jiang Yuanjiu arrived and told Tao Shang that he had come for the same reason, then another figure appeared.

Xia Fanbai, Ji Changming, and Zhan Tiancheng arrived at Red Flame Gorge as several factions gathered over Fang Mo, whose recruitment could bring them the Profound Grade Token and a powerful alchemist. Fang Mo reached the gorge and confronted Xu Ji, who launched a blade attack after declaring that Fang Mo must die.

• Xia Fanbai traded barbs with Jiang Yuanjiu while Tao Shang and Su Lan discussed the factions’ interest in Fang Mo.
• Ji Changming and Zhan Tiancheng arrived, and Xu Ji warned everyone not to interfere as they waited for Fang Mo.
• Fang Mo arrived at Red Flame Gorge with his group and walked toward Xu Ji despite Luo Jiangyan’s concern.
• Fang Mo and Xu Ji exchanged words about Xu Ye’s death, and Xu Ji declared that Fang Mo must die.
• Xu Ji unleashed a powerful blade strike at Fang Mo as Tao Shang and the others watched.

Fang Mo defeated Xu Ji with a powerful strike that drew on Red Flame Gorge’s terrain, then killed him despite Jiang Yuanjiu’s warning. Lei He decided Fang Mo was a future threat and disappeared, while Fang Mo noticed his departure and vowed to confront him.

• Fang Mo unleashed Burning Heaven Splitting Mountain Slash, drawing on Red Flame Gorge’s momentum and defeating Xu Ji in one blow.
• The onlookers were stunned by Fang Mo’s strength, while Lei He judged him a future threat and vanished from the gorge.
• Fang Mo saw the Bronze Mirror identify the strike as a Beginner-level Spirit Grade skill and resolved to test Lei He’s defenses.
• Jiang Yuanjiu urged Fang Mo to spare Xu Ji and offered to mediate with the Illusory Moon Lineage, but Xu Ji’s promise not to seek revenge failed to stop Fang Mo.
• Fang Mo killed Xu Ji with a slash, leaving the conflict with the Illusory Moon Lineage unresolved.

Fang Mo killed Xu Ji, claimed the Moon Soul Blade, and refused Jiang Yuanjiu’s offer to join the Swift Wind Lineage. He led his companions toward Red Rock Valley and was then invited by Tao Shang to become an alchemist of the Leixiao Lineage.

• Fang Mo explained that he killed Xu Ji because he disliked martial artists who bowed and scraped, then took Xu Ji’s belongings and the Moon Soul Blade.
• Fang Mo overwhelmed the Moon Soul Blade’s resistance with his true qi, causing it to recognize him as its master.
• Tao Shang warned Fang Mo that Gu Lingfeng would soon arrive, but Fang Mo decided to take his companions to Red Rock Valley rather than flee alone or send them to Red Rock City.
• Jiang Yuanjiu offered to let bygones be bygones if Fang Mo joined the Swift Wind Lineage, but Fang Mo refused and Jiang Yuanjiu stepped aside.
• Fang Mo thanked Xia Fanbai for helping against Xu Ye, and Tao Shang invited Fang Mo to become a Leixiao Lineage alchemist with the treatment of a main-lineage True Disciple.

Tao Shang offered Fang Mo protection by inviting him to join the Leixiao Lineage, and the group set out after sword-wielding Heavenly Human Realm experts clashed near Red Rock City. Fang Mo suspected Lei He had defeated Gu Lingfeng and hurried toward Red Rock Valley, fearing Red Rock City would soon fall under someone else’s control.

• Tao Shang offered to protect Fang Mo if he joined the Leixiao Lineage, while Jiang Yuanjiu silently plotted against Fang Mo and awaited Gu Lingfeng.
• Sword Qi erupted near Red Rock City as Gu Lingfeng fought another Heavenly Human Realm expert, and Fang Mo realized Lei He had likely defeated him.
• Fang Mo asked Tao Shang whether Gu Lingfeng held the Control Token for Red Rock City’s Grand Array, then urged the group toward Red Rock Valley.
• Xia Fanbai joined Fang Mo’s group on the condition that they would compete fairly for the Profound Grade Token, and Jiang Yuanhe, Ji Changming, and Zhan Tiancheng followed after them.
• Fang Mo accelerated toward the Main Trial Area, suspecting that the victor might take control of Red Rock City and its passages.

Lei He stormed Red Rock City in silver armor, slaughtered its guards, and discovered Gu Lingfeng was missing. After the city’s grand array trapped him, he used an Iron Card to activate the array platform, sending energy into the sky.

• Yan Kun received a cryptic message from Tao Shang and ordered Luo Feng to close Red Rock City’s gates.
• Lei He appeared at the gates carrying Gu Lingfeng and forced his way into the city, defeating Luo Feng and Yan Kun.
• Lei He killed Yan Kun and dozens of guards, but could not find Gu Lingfeng among the bodies.
• The grand array prevented Lei He from escaping upward, so he entered the underground array chamber and used an Iron Card on its platform.
• Red Rock City trembled as a beam of energy shot skyward and the grand array spread across the horizon.

Ying Yi’s surviving Shadow Guards sent Ying Wu into the Trial Area with a warning for Fang Mo, but the Trial Area soon sealed itself off as an unknown force approached the Sea Cliff Divine Hall. Fang Mo and his companions headed for Red Rock Valley to investigate, while Jiang Yuanjiu followed after his accusation against Fang Mo was exposed.

• Ying San sacrificed himself to hold off pursuers so Ying Yi, Ying Two, and Ying Wu could reach the Sea Cliff Divine Hall.
• Ying Yi sent Ying Wu into the Trial Area to warn Fang Mo that the Galactic Alliance was at war and Old Zhong had been imprisoned.
• The Trial Area’s formation shut down the Teleportation Array, and Ruan Jiang ordered the Divine Hall evacuated and its defenses activated as an unknown entity approached.
• Fang Mo and his companions saw the Trial Area seal itself off, while Tao Shang revealed that Jiang Yuanjiu had warned Gu Lingfeng to leave Red Rock City.
• Fang Mo led the group toward Red Rock Valley, and Jiang Yuanjiu followed after realizing they needed to investigate.

Elder Ji learned that Red Rock City had been seized, Gu Lingfeng was injured, and Qi Zhen was imprisoned, so he ordered the Tianli Sect to investigate and retaliate. Meanwhile, Fang Mo and his group entered Red Rock Valley, only to discover that it had been sealed.

• Elder Ji discovered that the Red Rock Continent teleportation array was sealed and learned that Gu Lingfeng was injured, Red Rock City was seized, and Qi Zhen was imprisoned.
• Elder Ji ordered the Tianli Sect stewards to investigate Red Rock Continent and kill those responsible once they restored the teleportation array.
• The stewards vowed to cross the Sea of Fog with the Haotian Boat and mobilize the Enforcement Team against the low-level worlds.
• Tao Shang warned Fang Mo and his group that Red Rock Valley was dangerous and inhabited by powerful, bloodthirsty Barbarian Tribes.
• Fang Mo led the group into Red Rock Valley, where they traveled more than ten li and returned to their starting point.
• Tao Shang realized that Red Rock Valley had also been sealed.

Fang Mo and the others discovered that the Nine Nether Samsara Array had trapped them around Red Rock City, then fought a charging squad of barbarians. Xia Fanbai, Tao Shang, and Zhan Tiancheng helped wipe out the attackers, while Fang Mo observed their strength.

• Fang Mo's group tried to reach Red Rock Valley but returned to their starting point, and Qi Zhu identified the Nine Nether Samsara Array trapping them.
• Fang Mo decided the group should leave, but they spotted a barbarian squad rushing toward them with human heads hanging from their waists.
• Xia Fanbai charged first and killed the leading Xiantian barbarian after a fierce exchange that revealed the tribe's formidable strength and durability.
• Tao Shang revealed his swordsmanship by swiftly killing a barbarian, while Qi Zhu and the others struggled against the attackers.
• Zhan Tiancheng joined the battle, and the group quickly wiped out the remaining barbarians before Wang Jinlong joked about his dirty spear.

Fang Mo learned that the Barbarian Tribe’s Savage Body Refinement Art might help him absorb beast blood, then left Red Rock Valley with his companions. Ying Wu arrived in sealed Red Rock City, found Yan Kun dying, and escaped with a Jade Talisman as a mecha appeared in the square.

• Fang Mo heard from Tao Shang about the Savage Body Refinement Art and left the Barbarian Tribe’s corpse behind as his group withdrew.
• Ying Wu arrived in an empty teleportation square and discovered that Red Rock City was sealed and its streets were covered in freshly killed bodies.
• Ying Wu found the mortally wounded Yan Kun, who gave him a Jade Talisman and said Fang Mo was with the person holding another Jade Card.
• Ying Wu took Yan Kun’s Jade Talisman and Leather Pouch, then used the talisman to pass through the city defenses while the other Trial Takers failed to escape.
• The Trial Takers turned toward the square after a mecha appeared there.

Mechanical Empire forces massacred the martial artists in Red Rock City and began establishing a base while Lei He ordered the region sealed and cleared. Glaireo learned Fang Mo was nearby and was tasked with capturing him alive.

• Ying Wu escaped Red Rock City after its array formation blocked a mech’s attack, then fled into the forest as martial artists pursued him.
• Five mechs slaughtered everyone in Red Rock City, and Mechanical Empire personnel began clearing the ruins and assembling equipment.
• Glaireo emerged from a mech and followed Captain Mu Shang to meet Lei He at the underground array control center.
• Lei He ordered Mu Shang to clear the Red Rock Region and guard Red Rock Valley once reinforcements arrived.
• Lei He told Glaireo that Fang Mo was in the region and ordered him to capture Fang Mo alive, and Glaireo vowed to bring him back.

Fang Mo destroyed the group’s Wristwatches to evade surveillance and revealed that someone wearing Lei He’s identity had defeated him using Liquid Metal Battle Armor. With Red Rock Valley sealed, Fang Mo led the group toward Red Flame Gorge to strengthen his blade skill and prepare to fight.

• Fang Mo shattered his own Wristwatch, then removed and destroyed the Wristwatches belonging to Luo Jiangyan, Yue Quan, and the others.
• Fang Mo told the group that an impostor had taken Lei He’s identity and injured him using Liquid Metal Battle Armor from a more advanced technological civilization.
• Fang Mo revealed that the impostor had threatened their Alliance friends and the group, forcing him to kill Xu Ji and lure out Gu Lingfeng.
• Fang Mo said Red Rock Valley was sealed, so the group would hide and travel to Red Flame Gorge while he cultivated and worked to improve Burning Heaven Splitting Mountain Slash.
• Yue Quan, Mu Yan, Huang Yuyang, and the others agreed to follow Fang Mo and told him they believed in him.

Fang Mo deduced that Lei He had seized Red Rock City to control the sealed Grand Array and warned his group that Tianli Sect reinforcements might be walking into a trap. Meanwhile, the wounded Ying Wu recovered with a pill from Yan Kun’s pouch and decided to use the Jade Card to contact the others.

• Fang Mo and Tao Shang agreed to travel together, while Xia Fanbai joined them and Ji Changming, Zhan Tiancheng, and Jiang Yuanjiu left separately.
• Tao Shang told Fang Mo and Xia Fanbai that Lei He and giant Metal Monsters had slaughtered Red Rock City and turned it into a guarded forbidden zone.
• Fang Mo learned that Red Rock City’s control hub was essential to breaking the Grand Array and suspected Lei He’s faction was waiting for Tianli Sect reinforcements.
• Fang Mo urged the group to hide and prepare for a possible attack, then led them toward Red Flame Gorge.
• Ying Wu escaped his pursuers, healed himself with a pill from Yan Kun’s Leather Pouch, and felt his cultivation nearing Great Grandmaster.
• Ying Wu studied the Jade Card and decided to gamble by contacting them.

Fang Mo spent four days training at Red Flame Gorge and advanced Burning Heaven Splitting Mountain Slash to Minor Accomplishment. After learning that Ying Wu had escaped Red Rock City with news from the Alliance, Fang Mo set out to meet him while Tao Shang and Feng Xuyang stayed behind.

• Fang Mo trained alone at Red Flame Gorge, swinging his blade and cultivating Xiantian Primordial True Qi.
• Fang Mo captured the gorge’s blade momentum and advanced Burning Heaven Splitting Mountain Slash to Minor Accomplishment.
• Tao Shang and Feng Xuyang arrived and told Fang Mo that Ying Wu had entered the Red Rock Area with news from the Alliance and Red Rock City.
• Tao Shang explained that Ying Wu had used Yan Kun’s communication talisman to contact him and was believed to be near Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
• Feng Xuyang warned Fang Mo that mechs from Red Rock City were hunting Trial Takers, and Fang Mo left to find Ying Wu.

Fang Mo arrived just as Ying Wu was surrounded by Trial Takers fighting over his Formation Crossing Talisman, and he rescued him with a single devastating saber strike. Fang Mo and Ying Wu escaped into the forest, but a purple mech soon scanned the battlefield and pursued them.

• Ying Wu concealed himself from two Great Grandmasters hunting him for his Formation Crossing Talisman, but they ambushed him and wounded him when he tried to flee.
• More than a dozen Trial Takers surrounded Ying Wu among jagged rocks and demanded the talisman, then prepared to attack him.
• Fang Mo arrived, and the Trial Takers recognized him as One-Strike Slash and tried to flee.
• Fang Mo cut down the gathered martial artists with a single saber technique, then greeted Ying Wu and carried him away.
• A purple mech arrived, scanned the battlefield, and flew after Fang Mo and Ying Wu.

Fang Mo ambushed and defeated a Mech Warrior who had pursued him and Ying Wu, then discovered the pilot was not from the Galactic Alliance. He left the mech to explode and carried the still-living pilot away.

• Fang Mo sensed a threat approaching, set Ying Wu on the ground, and ordered him to keep heading south without looking back.
• A Mech Warrior scanned the forest, found Ying Wu, and was caught off guard when Fang Mo struck the mech with repeated blade auras.
• The Mech Warrior unleashed Plasma Thunder Burst, scorching the surrounding forest, but Fang Mo survived and struck the mech down again.
• Fang Mo stomped on the mech, opened its chest, and recognized that the still-living pilot was not from the Galactic Alliance.
• Fang Mo pulled the pilot from the mech, stabbed the power furnace, and escaped before the mech exploded.

After learning about the Mechanical Empire and the Alliance’s political upheaval, Fang Mo returned to Red Flame Gorge as Lei He identified him as the mech’s destroyer and ordered him captured alive. Mechs then swept out from Red Rock City, launching a massacre across the Trial Area.

• Fang Mo learned from a captive that the Mechanical Empire combined technology and martial arts, and that Lei He’s Level 3 mech made him comparable to a Transcendent Realm cultivator.
• Ying Wu told Fang Mo that the Alliance had partnered with Loto, placed Old Zhong under house arrest, and gone to war with Tianyuan World; Fang Mo killed the captive and returned to Red Flame Gorge.
• Mu Shang examined a wrecked mech and damaged recording crystal, but the footage revealed no image of the attacker.
• Lei He identified Fang Mo from the recording and ordered Glaireo to capture him alive while he stayed to guard the formation and monitor the sea.
• Glaireo and Mu Shang led more than a dozen mechs out of Red Rock City, and their search expanded into a massacre of Trial Takers across the area.

After learning that the Mechanical Empire had returned to the Ancient Realm, Fang Mo warned Tao Shang and Xia Fanbai about the danger while they chose to investigate and alert the Tianli Sect. They left to follow their own paths, and Fang Mo returned to cultivating in Red Flame Gorge.

• Fang Mo brought Ying Wu and the others back to Red Flame Gorge, ordered them to hide deeper in the Yinlei Mountain Range, and questioned Tao Shang and Xia Fanbai about the Mechanical Empire.
• Xia Fanbai connected the Mechanical Empire to the fiends from the calamity ten thousand years ago, and Tao Shang realized the metal warriors in Red Rock City matched the sword stele's description.
• Xia Fanbai decided to investigate and warn the sect's arriving reinforcements, while Tao Shang planned to go to Black Water Marsh to meet them.
• Fang Mo warned Tao Shang and Xia Fanbai about the mechs' energy and heat-source detection, and they departed despite the danger.
• Fang Mo arranged the camp and returned to the depths of Red Flame Gorge to cultivate and pursue greater strength.