Chapter Summaries

Fang Mo fled Lei He toward Red Flame Gorge, where he intended to use Heaven and Earth Momentum to overcome Lei He's superior armor and strength. As Lei He attacked, Fang Mo's saber force overwhelmed his thunder dragon, leaving the battle at its decisive moment.

• Fang Mo used the forest, his movement technique, and a True Essence Pill to evade Lei He while racing toward Red Flame Gorge.
• Lei He accelerated to supersonic speed despite his injuries, and Fang Mo used his Primordial Spirit Power to drive the Moon Soul Blade toward the gorge.
• Fang Mo stopped at Red Flame Gorge and drew on its Heaven and Earth Momentum as Lei He charged him with his sword.
• Lei He activated all Level Three energy in his Liquid Metal Battle Armor and sent a lightning-charged thunder dragon against Fang Mo's Burning Heaven Splitting Mountain Slash.
• Red Flame Gorge's saber momentum surged, crushing Lei He's thunder dragon into lightning.

Fang Mo killed Lei He after the grand formation’s sudden shutdown gave him an opening, though he was left badly wounded. He collected a drop of Lei He’s liquid metal and a golden ring before fleeing from approaching figures.

• Lei He survived Fang Mo’s Heaven-Burning Blade Aura and prepared to kill him while Fang Mo was nearly out of strength.
• The grand formation shut down, distracting Lei He, and Fang Mo struck his sea of consciousness with a Primordial Spirit attack before killing him.
• Fang Mo confirmed Lei He was dead, wondered why Red Rock City’s grand formation had shut down, and searched his body.
• Fang Mo captured a silver liquid-metal snake from Lei He’s burning body and stored it in a jade bottle.
• Fang Mo found a golden ring, then flew away when he spotted two figures approaching.

Zhan Tiancheng seized the Grand Formation Control Token and escaped after Ji Changming sacrificed himself to stop the Mech Warriors. As Glaireo tried to flee amid news that Ze You had died, three figures suddenly appeared in the Teleportation Array.

• Ji Changming struck the mech, allowing Zhan Tiancheng to seize the Grand Formation Control Token and activate the formation’s shutdown.
• The Mech Warrior killed Ji Changming while trying to force Zhan Tiancheng to surrender the token, but Zhan Tiancheng used it to teleport away.
• The Mech Warriors left to search for Zhan Tiancheng, while Glaireo watched the formation disperse and heard that Ze You was dead.
• Glaireo decided to flee Red Rock City, changed clothes, and waited near the guarded Teleportation Array for a chance to escape.
• Two Level 2 Mechs arrived carrying Ze You’s charred corpse, and Glaireo moved toward the Teleportation Array as the Mechanical Empire’s warriors rushed to meet them.
• Three figures appeared in the Teleportation Array, startling Glaireo and making him pull back.

After the great array shut down, Chu Shan and the Tianli Sect forces tried to escape Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, but the Mechanical Empire ambushed them and destroyed their Heavenly Vessel. Surrounded by advancing mechs, Chu Shan led the wounded survivors into a desperate counterattack.

• Chu Shan saw the great array collapse and ordered the Tianli Sect to request reinforcements from the main hall.
• The Mechanical Empire discovered the Tianli Sect’s location, and Chu Shan ordered the Heavenly Vessel to take off and break out.
• Mechanical Emperor Particle Cannons shattered the Sword Array and then destroyed the Heavenly Vessel’s defensive array, forcing Chu Shan and the others to abandon ship.
• Chu Shan found the survivors surrounded by mechs and aircraft, and he prepared to break through the encirclement while the others formed up to fight.
• The Mech Warriors charged, and Chu Shan unleashed the Imperial Sword Art: Nine Heavens Thunder Break against a charging Level 3 Mech.

After recovering from his battle with Lei He, Fang Mo refined Lei He’s Spatial Ring and discovered a vast trove of wealth, medicine, weapons, and Mechanical Empire technology. He left the cave to seek information and reunite with Luo Jiangyan and the others, but stopped when he sensed a battle nearby.

• Fang Mo recovered from his injuries and strengthened his understanding of the Burning Heaven Splitting Mountain Slash.
• Fang Mo refined Lei He’s Spatial Ring, destroying Lei He’s lingering Primordial Spirit imprint.
• Fang Mo discovered crates of Spirit Coins and Gold Crystal, large stores of pills and Spiritual Medicine, weapons, bombs, and advanced technology inside the ring.
• Fang Mo noticed that the Mechanical Empire’s writing matched the Tianli Sect’s and hid the ring within his body.
• Fang Mo traveled through the Yinlei Mountain Range toward Luo Jiangyan and the others, then approached a nearby battle after seeing particle energy destroy a mountain peak and a sword aura cut through the sky.

Fang Mo rescued the dying Lei Yi after killing three Mechanical Empire Mech Warriors and learned that the empire had a powerful golden-armored warrior. Lei Yi died after revealing that the enemy was in the True Person Realm, leaving Fang Mo to carry the warning onward.

• Fang Mo arrived as three mechs defeated Lei Yi and another warrior, then destroyed the mechs with blade auras and killed the remaining Mech Warriors.
• Fang Mo rescued the badly injured Lei Yi, treated him with a medicinal pill, and identified himself as Gu Lingfeng's fellow disciple.
• Lei Yi explained that the Mechanical Emperor's forces had scattered the escaping cultivators after Martial Uncle Chu opened a path, and that two Guardians had died fighting a golden-armored warrior.
• Fang Mo recognized the enemy as a Liquid Metal Warrior, and Lei Yi warned him that the warrior was in the True Person Realm.
• Lei Yi identified himself as Xuan Gang Peak's Lei Yi, then died; Fang Mo took his identity token and burned his body.

After learning that the Mechanical Empire had defeated Tianli Sect’s reinforcements and would hunt him for killing Lei He, Fang Mo decided to evacuate everyone from the Yinlei Mountain Range. He led the group toward Red Rock Valley, leaving the story with them traveling under his watch toward a dangerous escape route.

• Fang Mo told Tao Shang and the others that Tianli Sect’s reinforcements had been scattered, two Transcendent Realm cultivators had died, and Lei Yi had succumbed to his injuries.
• Fang Mo explained that the grand formation had opened, giving them a chance to leave, and warned that the Mechanical Empire might be searching for him after Lei He’s death.
• Fang Mo told the Galactic Alliance group that they should head for the Advanced Trial Area before the Mechanical Empire could blockade Red Rock Valley.
• Fang Mo scouted Red Rock Valley and found that the Mechanical Empire had withdrawn its mech guards.
• Fang Mo led Tao Shang and the others out of the Yinlei Mountain Range, picked up Xia Fanbai, and guided the group toward Red Rock Valley while distant battles rumbled nearby.

Farrow investigated Ze You’s death and learned that Fang Mo had killed him, prompting the Mechanical Empire to launch a hunt for Fang Mo and the missing Liquid Metal Battle Armor. Chu Shan remained a captive as the search began.

• Chu Shan and the captured Tianli Sect Disciples were tied to pillars while the Mechanical Empire gathered around Ze You’s charred corpse.
• Farrow questioned Thorne about the missing Liquid Metal Battle Armor and Huang Mu’s armor, then demanded to know who had killed Ze You.
• Glaireo identified Fang Mo as Ze You’s killer, and Mu Shang confirmed that Fang Mo had killed Huang Mu and destroyed many mechs.
• Farrow blamed Ze You for hiding Fang Mo’s threat and ordered his forces to hunt Fang Mo while continuing to kill the Tianli Sect members and recover the armor.
• Chu Shan heard Fang Mo’s name and wondered what kind of person had provoked the Mechanical Empire’s pursuit.

Fang Mo led the Tianli Sect survivors through Red Rock Valley, but two Level 2 Mechs ambushed them and tried to capture him for Lord Farrow. While the group fled, Xia Fanbai saved them from missiles, and Fang Mo continued fighting the mechs as they activated a gravity field.

• Fang Mo confirmed Red Rock Valley was unguarded and led the survivors into the valley before dawn.
• The Bronze Mirror warned Fang Mo of danger, and two Level 2 Mechs appeared and demanded that he surrender to Lord Farrow.
• Fang Mo blocked the mechs’ Particle Cannons and ordered Luo Jiangyan and the others to escape deeper into the valley.
• Xia Fanbai destroyed missiles aimed at the fleeing group, but the blast badly wounded him and left him behind.
• Fang Mo fought both mechs until they activated an Electromagnetic Field, prompting him to prepare a desperate counterattack.

Fang Mo used his Primordial Spirit and blade techniques to defeat two Level 2 Mechs, but the battle left him injured. He rescued Xia Fanbai and fled the destroyed battlefield.

• Fang Mo used the Yunmeng Sword Form to break the black mech's Particle Shield and strike its operator with a Primordial Spirit attack.
• Fang Mo charged the unconscious operator's mech and killed him with a barrage of Seven Injuries Fist punches, then destroyed its Power Core.
• Fang Mo struck the blue mech with another Primordial Spirit attack and a Burning Heaven Splitting Mountain Slash, disabling it.
• Fang Mo threw a grenade into the damaged mechs, blowing them apart, then picked up Xia Fanbai and fled after spitting blood.

Fang Mo stayed behind to face Thorne, a Level 4 Liquid Metal Warrior sent by Lord Farrow, while his companions fled. After resisting Thorne’s crushing gravity with a blade strike, Fang Mo was badly injured, and Thorne lunged to kill him.

• Fang Mo caught up with Luo Jiangyan and the others, handed the badly injured Xia Fanbai to Tao Shang, and urged the group to keep moving.
• When Thorne approached at great speed, Fang Mo stayed behind to confront him while Yue Quan led Luo Jiangyan and the others away.
• Thorne identified Fang Mo and demanded that he come to Lord Farrow, but Fang Mo refused to surrender his weapon.
• Thorne used overwhelming gravity to pin Fang Mo and crush his companions, but Fang Mo resisted and forced the pressure off them.
• Thorne increased the gravity to hundredfold, and Fang Mo cleaved through the field with the Moon Soul Blade, leaving himself severely wounded.
• Recognizing Fang Mo as a threat, Thorne lunged at him with the intent to kill.

Fang Mo risked everything in a clash with Thorne, but Bai Wuchen of the Tianli Sect arrived and took over the fight. As Luo Jiangyan and Yue Quan helped the injured Fang Mo flee, he watched Bai Wuchen battle Thorne in the sky.

• Fang Mo unleashed his Burning Heaven Sky-Rending Slash against Thorne, but Thorne survived the clash and left Fang Mo gravely injured.
• Thorne rushed to kill Fang Mo, but Bai Wuchen appeared and drove him back with a sudden sword attack.
• Bai Wuchen introduced himself as a Tianli Sect expert, recognized the Taichu Qi Cultivation Chapter in Fang Mo’s true qi, and told Fang Mo to stand back.
• Bai Wuchen used a Sky-Shrouding Talisman to unleash his True Man Realm power and sent Thorne crashing into a mountain wall.
• Thorne fought back with purple lightning as Bai Wuchen battled him in the sky, while Luo Jiangyan and Yue Quan helped Fang Mo escape and he watched the fight closely.

After recovering, Fang Mo led his companions away from the battle and toward the Advanced Trial Area, while Bai Wuchen defeated Thorne but stopped pursuing him when the trial area’s rules forced his swords back. Thorne escaped, and Bai Wuchen prepared to use another Jade Talisman.

• Fang Mo recovered enough to release Luo Jiangyan and asked Tao Shang who Bai Wuchen was, learning that Bai was one of the Tianli Sect’s Eight Great True Persons.
• Fang Mo decided his group could not help in the True Person-level battle and led everyone toward the Advanced Trial Area using Tao Shang’s detailed map of Red Rock Valley.
• Bai Wuchen struck Thorne with his Dragon Slaying Art, breaking his shield and damaging his armor after overpowering Thorne’s Thunderclap Burst.
• Thorne tried to flee, but Bai Wuchen split his colossal sword into nine pursuing blades and chased him beyond Red Rock Valley.
• Bai Wuchen recalled his swords when dark clouds gathered, and Thorne realized the Sky-Shrouding Talisman could not leave Red Rock Valley.
• Bai Wuchen produced another Jade Talisman, prompting Thorne to flee while Bai stayed behind and complained about the rules.

Farrow prepared Red Rock City for an impending Tianli Sect assault while Fang Mo’s group crossed Red Rock Valley. As the group reached the Red Rock Plateau, a band of Barbarian Tribe riders charged toward them.

• Farrow ordered the mechs to return to Red Rock City and declared that they would fight Tianli Sect there, then killed a captive disciple to silence the prisoners.
• Thorne reported that Fang Mo had escaped, and Farrow ordered preparations for a trap as alarms announced that Tianli Sect’s reinforcements were approaching.
• Fang Mo and his companions continued through Red Rock Valley, recovered with medicinal pills, and reached the Red Rock Plateau.
• Fang Mo spotted more than ten Barbarian Tribe warriors on horseback, and they charged at his group.

Fang Mo’s group defeated a band of Barbarian Tribe warriors and found Zhan Tiancheng’s Blood Phoenix Jade among their possessions. As they rode deeper into Red Rock Valley, Fang Mo used the Barbarian scouts following overhead to lead them toward answers about Zhan Tiancheng and the possible arrival of the Mechanical Empire.

• Fang Mo killed more than a dozen Barbarian Tribe warriors with a single strike, and Luo Jiangyan renewed her resolve to catch up to him.
• Tao Shang and Xia Fanbai recognized a jade pendant on the Barbarian leader’s corpse as Zhan Tiancheng’s Blood Phoenix Jade.
• Fang Mo told the group to ask other Barbarian Tribe members about Zhan Tiancheng, and they mounted the captured horses to continue their journey.
• The group traveled through Red Rock Valley as exotic beasts fled from their horses, while Fang Mo recovered his strength and monitored their surroundings.
• Fang Mo spotted Barbarian Tribe scouts flying overhead and let them follow, hoping they would lead the group to their location.

Fang Mo stopped a large Barbarian Tribe cavalry force and captured its leader. After learning that Zhan Tiancheng was being held in the tribe, Fang Mo flew off to rescue him while Tao Shang and the others continued their journey.

• A force of hundreds of Barbarian Tribe cavalry charged toward Fang Mo and his companions, and Tao Shang and Xia Fanbai described the tribe’s rapid but costly cultivation.
• Fang Mo shattered the cavalry’s formation with his blade intent, captured a Xiantian Expert, and froze dozens of pursuing warriors with Ice Blades.
• Tao Shang interrogated the captured leader and learned that Zhan Tiancheng had been taken to the tribe after being found badly wounded in Red Rock Valley.
• Fang Mo learned that Zhan Tiancheng had come alone and was being kept alive for his blood, then took the Barbarian Tribe leader and flew toward the tribe to rescue him.
• Tao Shang and the others mounted their horses and continued on their journey.

The Mechanical Empire sent Thorne and five Liquid Metal Warriors into the battle outside Red Rock City, while Tianli Sect’s experts used a Sky-Shrouding Talisman to confront them. Bai Wuchen defended the Transcendent Realm warriors from the Liquid Metal Warriors and Red Rock City’s artillery, but the five silver warriors then attacked him directly.

• Farrow ordered the recovered Thorne and five Black-clothed Men to reinforce the battlefield in Liquid Metal armor.
• Bai Wuchen, Elder Ji, and Tie Xiaochuan discussed the Sky-Shrouding Talisman and the danger posed by the Liquid Metal Warriors; Tie Xiaochuan charged at Thorne.
• Tie Xiaochuan and Thorne exchanged powerful blows while Thorne sent the five silver warriors to support the fighting.
• Lu Cangshan and other Transcendent Realm warriors moved to stop the five Liquid Metal Warriors, but Bai Wuchen intervened with a gigantic sword strike and sent them flying.
• Bai Wuchen ordered Lu Cangshan’s group to return to the battlefield, destroyed Red Rock City’s particle-cannon attacks with Sword Three, and faced the five silver warriors as they charged him.

Bai Wuchen and the Tianli Sect warriors fought the Mechanical Empire until Elder Ji ordered a retreat in response to Red Rock City's main cannon. The cannon fired the Light of Death, destroying the two Heavenly Vessels and everyone caught in its blast, while Jiang Yuanjiu and Farrow watched from the city.

• Bai Wuchen killed one Silver Armored Warrior, then left the others when the retreat order came.
• Elder Ji sensed the main cannon charging and ordered the Tianli Sect warriors and Heavenly Vessel to withdraw.
• The Mech Warriors launched missiles to hinder the retreat, while Bai Wuchen and Tie Xiaochuan broke away from their opponents.
• Elder Ji used Mysterious Hidden Limitless, Escape to make the Heavenly Vessel vanish just before the blue beam struck.
• The Light of Death destroyed the other two Heavenly Vessels and swallowed the Tianli Sect warriors and nearby Mech Warriors.
• Jiang Yuanjiu watched the blast from Red Rock City as Farrow admired the Light of Death.

Fang Mo rescued Zhan Tiancheng and another martial artist from a Barbarian Tribe settlement where they were being drained for blood. After learning how Zhan Tiancheng escaped Red Rock City and that the Grand Array Control Token had been taken, Fang Mo recovered the token and other seized items.

• Fang Mo found Zhan Tiancheng and two other martial artists imprisoned in a Barbarian Tribe settlement, where the chief was collecting their blood.
• Fang Mo killed the chief and froze the Barbarian Tribe fighters who attacked him, forcing the rest to stand down.
• Fang Mo freed Zhan Tiancheng and the surviving martial artist and gave both of them pills to restore their strength.
• Zhan Tiancheng told Fang Mo that he and Ji Changming had destroyed Red Rock City's Grand Array, and that Ji Changming had died doing so.
• Zhan Tiancheng explained that the Barbarian Tribe had intercepted him after he used the Grand Array Control Token to escape, and Fang Mo confirmed that Tianli Sect's reinforcements had arrived.
• Fang Mo searched the largest stone house, found the Formation Token, and transferred it and the other seized possessions into his Spatial Ring.

Fang Mo rescued Zhan Tiancheng and reunited with Tao Shang and Xia Fanbai before leading the group through Barbarian Tribe territory. After learning the Formation Token could control Red Rock City's Grand Array and enable teleportation, Fang Mo set out alone to return it to the Tianli Sect, hoping to weaken the Mechanical Empire.

• Fang Mo left a freed martial artist to take revenge on the Barbarian Tribe, then carried Zhan Tiancheng back to the group.
• Fang Mo and his companions traveled a thousand li, while Fang Mo stored the tribe's medicines and examined its martial arts manuals and an old Beast Skin Scroll.
• Tao Shang, Xia Fanbai, and Zhan Tiancheng told Fang Mo that the Formation Token could control Red Rock City's Grand Array and teleport its holder within the region.
• Fang Mo agreed to deliver the Formation Token, then departed alone for Red Rock City to undermine the Mechanical Empire.
• Fang Mo reached Red Rock Valley's entrance, sensed danger, and plunged out of the valley.