Chapter Summaries

Fang Mo killed the late Transcendent Realm Ancient Desolate Beast with one punch, then devoured its blood qi and Phantom Clan shadow to form an Ancient Savage Beast Battle Mark. A spatial passage to the Yin Ruins’ second level opened, and Fang Mo entered alone before the others followed.

• Fang Mo’s punch killed the Ancient Desolate Beast, leaving Lian Qingyi, Yue Muhong, Yan Gu, and the others stunned by his strength.
• Fang Mo summoned the Blood Qi Coiling Dragon, which swallowed the beast’s blood qi and Phantom Clan shadow and transformed into an Abyssal Yuan-Devouring Lizard.
• An Ancient Savage Beast Battle Mark formed on Fang Mo’s back, raising his aura and increasing the true essence liquid in his Dantian by a tenth.
• The Ancient Desolate Beast’s remains became a spatial vortex, opening a passage to the second level of the Yin Ruins.
• Yuan Jing'er asked Fang Mo to travel with her, but he refused and entered the passage alone; she followed after trading barbs with Lian Qingyi.
• Lian Qingyi and Yue Muhong entered the passage, followed by Yan Gu and the other three who had hesitated.

Gu Liangyunzong joined a group of martial artists attempting to force their way through the exotic beasts to reach the spatial passage into the next level of the Yin Ruins. As the battle left only nine survivors, one of his supposed teammates betrayed him and knocked him out of formation, leaving him surrounded by three exotic beasts.

• Gu Liangyunzong and two companions joined a group of martial artists preparing to break through the exotic beasts guarding the spatial passage.
• Gu Liangyunzong chose to enter the next level despite his companions’ fears, and the group set out with fifteen people while two stayed behind.
• The martial artists fought through waves of exotic beasts, and several were killed or fell behind as the formation advanced.
• After a hundred li, only nine people remained, and the spatial passage came into view.
• When Gu Liangyunzong rescued one companion from an exotic beast, the man overtook him and attacked, knocking Gu Liangyunzong out of formation and leaving him surrounded by three beasts.

Gu Liangyunzong was betrayed and left behind in a mutant-beast horde, but Fang Mo rescued him through the space-time passage. After Fang Mo killed two fleeing cultivators with his Domain, Gu Liangyunzong reunited with his grandson.

• Gu Liangyunzong saved a companion, who struck him and left him trapped among mutant beasts while the group fled toward the space-time passage.
• The bald leader cleared a path for Gu Liangyunzong with a spear strike, but the beasts quickly closed it again as he fought toward the passage and broke through to the Peak Heavenly Human Realm.
• Fang Mo sent a colossal energy hand through the passage, swept away the beasts, and pulled Gu Liangyunzong into the other world.
• Two cultivators fled when they saw Fang Mo recovering, but he froze the space around them and killed them with his Domain.
• The bald leader recognized Fang Mo as a powerful True Man Realm cultivator, and Fang Mo appeared beside Gu Liangyunzong and greeted him as his maternal grandfather.

Gu Liangyunzong thanked Kruger for trying to help him, and Fang Mo rewarded Kruger before letting the survivors leave. As Gu Liangyunzong recovered and reached the Peak Heavenly Human Realm, he insisted on exploring the Yin Ruins independently, while Fang Mo agreed but urged him to retreat if danger arose.

• Gu Liangyunzong thanked the bald warrior for helping him, and the man revealed that he was Kruger, ranked third on the Ascension Ranking.
• Fang Mo released his domain and gave Kruger a bottle of pills before allowing him and the others to leave.
• Gu Liangyunzong finished cultivating and stabilized his breakthrough to the Peak Heavenly Human Realm with Fang Mo's soup.
• Gu Liangyunzong refused to return with Fang Mo, saying he wanted to test his own potential and would stop if he could not advance safely.
• Fang Mo accepted Gu Liangyunzong's decision but warned him to leave if the Yin Ruins became too dangerous.

Fang Mo hunted Earth Fire Rock Armored Dragons with the power of his Savage Battle Body while the Divine Hall reeled from the Mechanical Empire's destruction of Red Rock City. Venerable Gu Yu then revealed that the Tianli Sect army had been defeated and Venerable Ling had fallen.

• Fang Mo used the Abyssal Yuan-Devouring Lizard's devouring domain to kill more than thirty Earth Fire Rock Armored Dragons and continued hunting to strengthen himself.
• The Divine Hall recalled troops and shut down Safe Zones as reports spread that the Mechanical Empire had destroyed Red Rock City with a Destruction-class Weapon.
• Xiang Yunqing returned with fewer than twenty survivors, explained that the attack had been a trap, and grieved over the near-total loss of Red Rock City's defenders.
• Senior Brother Zhai saved Bai Wuchen's life, but told Ji Mingfeng that Bai's damaged Primordial Spirit and destroyed arm would be difficult to restore.
• Venerable Gu Yu arrived and announced that the Tianli Sect army on the Red Rock Continent had been defeated, two-thirds of its forces were lost, and Venerable Ling had fallen.

After learning that Ling Cangyan had fallen in the Mechanical Empire’s ambush, Tianli Sect cultivators argued over the failed campaign and the empire’s likely plans for the Ancient Realm. The alarm then sounded, sending Ji Mingfeng and the others rushing from the room.

• Venerable Gu Yu confirmed that Ling Cangyan had died after the Mechanical Empire used a Destruction-class Starship and Level 6 Liquid Metal Warriors to ambush the army.
• The True Person Realm cultivators blamed Mo Xinghe for the defeat, but Venerable Gu Yu halted the argument and asked Ji Mingfeng about the sect’s response.
• Ji Mingfeng reported that the first reinforcements would arrive within half a month and warned that the Mechanical Empire might be seeking the Ancient Realm as a route into the Tianli Sword Domain.
• Tie Xiaochuan saw Bai Wuchen unconscious with a severed arm, demanded troops to retake Red Rock City, then vowed to avenge him after Venerable Gu Yu forced him to calm down.
• An alarm sounded, and Ji Mingfeng vanished from the room as the others followed.

Three young martial artists arrived at Cloud Realm City and refused to let its guards extort them for their wilderness haul. After the green-clad man revealed his Xiantian strength, he and his companions fought their way past the guards, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• The three young men reached Cloud Realm City and offered their Jade Cards as the entrance fee.
• A guard demanded to inspect their Leather Pouches, and the guards valued their haul at ten Gold Crystals.
• The green-clad martial artist rejected the charge, knocked aside a guard's sword, and declared that he would enter the city.
• The guards attacked the three, but the green-clad man struck one down and the black-clad man sent four more guards flying.

Three warriors fought their way through Cloud Realm City after clashing with its guards, but reinforcements trapped them at the gate. Facing overwhelming odds, they swallowed berserk pills and charged into battle against the city’s forces.

• The green-clad warrior and his companions defeated the guard captain and entered Cloud Realm City, triggering an alarm.
• The three warriors fought their way toward the gates, killing guards who tried to stop them.
• A Black Armored Warrior blocked their escape, but the three combined their sword arts and injured him.
• More than a dozen Xiantian Martial Artists and several Heavenly Human Realm warriors arrived and ordered the three captured.
• The three warriors swallowed berserk pills and charged the reinforcements, beginning a bloody clash.

Three Mechanical Empire warriors lured Cloud Realm City's Transcendent Realm guardian out of the protective formation by battling its defenders and forcing a breakthrough. They revealed their Liquid Metal Battle Armor and attacked the guardian, leaving the fight unresolved.

• The three Mechanical Empire warriors fought four Heavenly Human Realm experts and refused to use their battle armor while trying to draw out Cloud Realm City's formation guardian.
• The three took more medicine and burned their bloodline to force a breakthrough into the Heavenly Human Realm, driving the four experts back with a powerful attack.
• A Transcendent Realm guardian appeared and suppressed the three, asking what world they came from and why they had killed Tianli Sect Disciples.
• The three revealed their Liquid Metal Battle Armor, and the guardian realized the Mechanical Empire had lured him away from the formation.
• The three attacked the guardian with blazing energy sword auras.

Three Liquid Metal Warriors killed Cloud Realm City's Transcendent Realm guard and activated the city's grand array, cutting off contact with the Divine Hall. As more Trial Continents went dark, the leaders ordered the Beginner Trial Area Divine Halls closed and sent True Persons to investigate.

• Three Liquid Metal Warriors ambushed Cloud Realm City's Transcendent Realm guard, broke his defense, and killed him and the Heavenly Human Realm cultivators who tried to intervene.
• A golden streak entered the grand array's control center, activating Cloud Realm City's array and severing contact with the Divine Hall.
• Ji Mingfeng reported Cloud Realm City's loss of contact to True Person Gu Yu, Senior Brother Zhai, and the others, prompting calls to close the Beginner Trial Area Divine Halls.
• Two more grand arrays dimmed, and Ji Mingfeng reported that the Divine Hall had lost contact with the Spirit Tide and Golden Sun Continent.
• Venerable Gu Yu ordered the Beginner Trial Area Divine Halls closed and sent Senior Brother Zhai and the True Persons to inspect the remaining cities, then left to investigate Yunjing Continent.

Fang Mo perfected the Wind Fiend Blade Art in the Yin Ruins, then used higher-grade liquid metal essence to advance his Blood Dragon Battle Armor. He left with Level Four Advanced Form armor at Dark Gold+2, gaining True Man Realm combat strength while still needing more materials to reach its perfect form.

• Fang Mo unleashed the final move of the Wind Fiend Blade Art, and the Bronze Mirror confirmed the art had reached perfection and Spirit Grade.
• Fang Mo collected the scattered Primal Spirit Fragments and entered a cave to upgrade his battle armor with Liquid Metal Essence.
• Fang Mo's armor absorbed the first portion of essence and advanced to the Level Four Advanced Form as the Blood Dragon Battle Armor.
• Fang Mo fed the armor the second portion of essence, raising its quality to Dark Gold+2 without advancing it to the perfect form.
• Fang Mo transformed his armor into a flying sword and sped away, confident he now had True Man Realm combat strength.

Fang Mo tested his armor and Blood Dragon Blade, then hurried the second-level passage toward opening. At the Land of Guidance, he defeated the Desolate Sky Ape and absorbed its beast soul, gaining a new Battle Power Rune as others struggled to keep pace.

• Fang Mo used his armor's flying swords to slaughter a beast horde, then killed a Golden Giant Eagle with the Blood Dragon Blade.
• Fang Mo decided to open the passage before refining his Primal Spirit Fragments and quickly killed enough beasts to trigger its formation.
• Yue Muhong and Lian Qingyi sensed the passage opening and chose to remain on the second level, while Yuan Jing'er flew toward the guidance, determined to catch up with Fang Mo.
• Fang Mo reached the Land of Guidance and waited as the Desolate Sky Ape completed its evolution.
• Fang Mo wounded the Desolate Sky Ape with his Dragon Blood Sword and killed it with a single Burning Heaven Splitting Mountain Slash.
• Fang Mo devoured the Desolate Sky Ape's blood qi and absorbed its beast soul, gaining a Desolate Sky Ape phantom and feeling his strength surge.

Yuan Jing'er entered the void passage to pursue Fang Mo, while Gu Liangyunzong stayed behind to hunt and was nearly killed by a Transcendent-level Shadow Leopard. Kruger arrived, and the two killed the beast together before agreeing to hunt as a team and enter the third level before Fang Mo cleared it.

• Yuan Jing'er found the Desolate Sky Ape's corpse, then entered the void passage determined to catch Fang Mo.
• Gu Liangyunzong fought a Transcendent-level Shadow Leopard and used Fang Mo's talisman to block its attack.
• Kruger arrived and helped Gu Liangyunzong kill the injured Shadow Leopard.
• Kruger offered Gu Liangyunzong the beast's Primal Spirit Fragment and proposed that they hunt together.
• Gu Liangyunzong agreed to team up with Kruger and enter the third level before Fang Mo cleared it.

Fang Mo raced through the third level of the Yin Ruins, slaughtering strange beasts and refining Primal Spirit Fragments as the passage to the next level neared opening. He defeated the Ancient Desolate Black Armor Turtle and absorbed its battle soul, gaining a Black Armor Turtle Battle Mark.

• Fang Mo accelerated his hunt through the third level, while the approaching closure made Yuan Jing'er give up on catching up with him.
• Fang Mo reached the Guardian Beast’s territory and identified the Ancient Desolate Black Armor Turtle as a powerful defensive beast.
• Fang Mo spent half a day refining Primal Spirit Fragments as the light curtain around the Guardian Beast began to fade.
• Fang Mo shattered the Black Armor Turtle’s energy shield and battered it with repeated attacks until it died.
• Fang Mo’s Blood Qi Coiling Dragon devoured the Black Armor Turtle’s blood qi and battle soul, and a Black Armor Turtle Battle Mark formed on his back.

Ji Mingfeng and the others awaited reinforcements at the Divine Hall as Venerable Gu Yu reported that the Mechanical Empire had fortified its conquered Trial Areas. The Realm Array connected, and a huge Heavenly Vessel emerged from the spatial sphere.

• Ji Mingfeng and Senior Brother Zhai discussed the Ancient Realm’s laws, which restricted martial artists while leaving the Mechanical Empire’s Liquid Metal Warriors unaffected.
• Venerable Gu Yu arrived and reported that the Mechanical Empire controlled the grand arrays in its conquered areas and had built defensive fortresses and Destruction-class Weapons.
• Gu Yu said Mo Xinghe and the returning army would reach the Advanced Trial Area that day, while Ji Mingfeng wondered about the meaning of Gu Yu’s gaze.
• The Realm Array activated, opening a sphere of spatial energy above the altar.
• A savage beast’s head emerged from the sphere, followed by an enormous Heavenly Vessel.

Mu Yunlan, Yu Qingzi, and Hua Xianling watched Tianli Sect assemble a massive fleet as the Yin Ruins trial advanced to its fourth level in only twenty-six days. A Spirit Roaming True Lord arrived to oversee the situation and learned that Fang Mo, ranked first on the Ascension Ranking, was Ling Cangyan’s disciple.

• Mu Yunlan, Yu Qingzi, and Hua Xianling left the crowd watching Tianli Sect’s Heavenly Vessels and worried about the conflict with the Mechanical Empire and their missing allies.
• Golden dragons appeared on the Ascension Ranking, and the three learned that the Yin Ruins’ fourth level had opened unusually quickly, apparently with Fang Mo taking part.
• Venerable Gu Yu told the True Lord that the fastest previous opening of the fourth level had taken more than two months.
• The True Lord recalled Ling Cangyan’s past trial and asked whether the current first-ranked cultivator was his disciple.
• Venerable Gu Yu said Fang Mo had only been Ling Cangyan’s Registered Disciple, but Ji Mingfeng revealed that Ling Cangyan had formally made Fang Mo his Personal Disciple and taught him the Taichu Myriad Manifestations Art.

Mo Xinghe and the battered Tianli Sect fleet returned from the Advanced Trial Area after the disastrous war with the Mechanical Empire, while suspicion over Fang Mo and the defeat threatened to divide the sect. The fleet entered a spatial passage to the Divine Hall as its survivors celebrated their return home.

• Venerable Gu Yu urged Divine Lord Qingshui to wait for Mo Xinghe’s return and learn what had happened before deciding Tianli Sect’s next move.
• Ji Mingfeng concealed the Heavenly Vessels, then opened a spatial passage after Divine Lord Qingshui ordered him to summon Mo Xinghe and the others.
• Daozhen led the eight damaged Heavenly Vessels across the Sea of Fog, while many survivors suspected Fang Mo had betrayed Tianli Sect.
• Mo Xinghe halted the fleet near shore and promised to take everyone home, drawing cheers from the survivors.
• Xiao Jingsheng scorned Mo Xinghe’s celebratory manner, but another True Man Realm cultivator defended him for bringing the fleet back.
• Mo Xinghe led the Heavenly Vessels into the spatial passage, and the other ships followed toward the Divine Hall.

The returning Tianli Sect fleet reported heavy losses after the Mechanical Empire’s attack, and Mo Xinghe accused Fang Mo of betraying the sect. Ji Mingfeng admitted he had arranged for Fang Mo’s three clansmen to return to the Red Rock Continent, leaving True Lord Qingshui to decide whom to blame.

• Eight damaged Heavenly Vessels returned, and Venerable Daozhen told True Lord Qingshui that Level 6 Liquid Metal Warriors and starship-class warships had devastated the Tianli Sect army.
• Mo Xinghe accused Fang Mo of leaking the sect’s secrets and demanded justice, while Xiao Jingsheng challenged his claims and defended Fang Mo.
• Mo Xinghe questioned Ji Mingfeng about sending Fang Mo’s three clansmen to the Red Rock Continent, and Ji Mingfeng confirmed that he had arranged it.
• Venerable Gu Yu blamed Ji Mingfeng for the defeat, and Ji Mingfeng insisted Fang Mo and his clansmen could not have betrayed the sect.
• Mo Xinghe demanded that True Lord Qingshui avenge the fallen Tianli Sect Disciples, and everyone awaited his judgment.

Mo Xinghe rallied the Tianli Sect disciples to demand Fang Mo and his allies be arrested, while Ji Mingfeng and others tried to defend them. Tie Xiaochuan and Bai Wuchen arrived to vouch for Fang Mo, but Venerable Gu Yu cast suspicion on them, leaving True Monarch Qingshui to decide whether to order the arrests.

• Mo Xinghe urged True Monarch Qingshui to arrest Fang Mo and the Thirteen Alliances, arguing that Fang Mo might flee to the Mechanical Empire with the Secret of Yinxu.
• Ji Mingfeng objected that there was no solid proof against Fang Mo, but Mo Xinghe invoked the disciples killed in battle and won the injured disciples' support.
• Tie Xiaochuan and Bai Wuchen arrived, and True Monarch Qingshui removed Mechanical Empire Destruction Power from Bai Wuchen and gave him a Heaven Mending Pill.
• Bai Wuchen and Tie Xiaochuan vouched for Fang Mo and described his role in retaking Red Rock City, but Mo Xinghe accused them of aiding the Mechanical Empire.
• Venerable Gu Yu said Tie Xiaochuan and Bai Wuchen remained under suspicion, and Mo Xinghe renewed his demand for the arrest of Fang Mo's accomplices.
• The Divine Lord silently considered the disciples' unified demand as Tie Xiaochuan, Ji Mingfeng, Bai Wuchen, and Xiao Jingsheng despaired.

Daozhen revealed that Ling Cangyan had appointed Fang Mo master of Taichu Peak, but True Monarch Qingshui delayed the appointment while ordering an investigation into Fang Mo’s connections. When the fifth level of the Yin Ruins opened, Qingshui redirected the sect to retrieve those leaving and guard Fang Mo’s clansmen.

• Daozhen presented Taichu Peak’s Command Token and declared that Ling Cangyan had appointed Fang Mo as the peak’s new master.
• Yan Chenghai rejected Fang Mo’s appointment, while Xiao Jingsheng and other disciples defended Ling Cangyan’s final wish.
• Venerable Gu Yu urged True Monarch Qingshui to decide whether Fang Mo could take control of Taichu Peak.
• True Monarch Qingshui ordered an investigation into Fang Mo’s ties to the Mechanical Empire and permitted Mo Xinghe to arrest related people without harming them.
• A golden dragon appeared as the fifth level of the Yin Ruins opened, prompting True Monarch Qingshui to order Mo Xinghe to retrieve departing martial artists and Zhai Xu to guard Fang Mo’s clansmen.