Chapter Summaries

Tianli Sect leaders gathered at Red Rock Continent’s base after an urgent summons, as Lu Yuanchu’s efforts to mend relations with Imperial Sky Peak failed. True Monarch Qingshui presented a bound middle-aged man and a frail old man, whom Hong Qing suspected was Qi Zhen.

• Five Transcendent Realm cultivators brought a bound prisoner and a frail old man into the base, triggering the central hall’s bells.
• Lu Yuanchu arrived with Hong Qing, Qiu Shan, and Mu Han Shan, but Bai Hai Zhou snubbed him and worsened their peaks’ hostility.
• The leaders of the five peaks assembled in the central hall and awaited True Monarch Qingshui.
• True Monarch Qingshui arrived with several Venerables and announced an important matter for them to discuss.
• Transcendent Realm warriors brought the bound middle-aged man and frail old man into the hall, and Hong Qing wondered if the old man was Qi Zhen.

Qi Zhen recounted his torture at the hands of the Galactic Alliance, and True Monarch Qingshui healed him and restored his cultivation. Qi Zhen supported using the Alliance against the Mechanical Empire, whose incoming Interstellar Legion alarmed the Tianli Sect leaders.

• Lu Yuanchu, Hong Qing, Qiu Shan, and Mu Han Shan recognized the gravely weakened Qi Zhen, who told them the Galactic Alliance had ambushed and tortured him.
• Qiu Shan attacked Luo Yun Kong in anger, but True Monarch Qingshui stopped him and treated Qi Zhen, restoring him to the late Transcendent Realm.
• True Monarch Qingshui asked Qi Zhen for his view of the Galactic Alliance's proposal, and Qi Zhen recommended using the Alliance to hinder the Mechanical Empire despite his desire for revenge.
• Qi Zhen revealed that the Mechanical Empire was sending at least one Interstellar Legion as reinforcements, shocking the Nascent Soul Venerables.

Luo Yun Kong pleaded with Tianli Sect for cooperation against the Mechanical Empire but was nearly crushed by the sect’s Venerables. Gu Yu intervened, then accused Fang Mo of leaking information and urged an investigation, putting Lu Yuanchu on the spot.

• Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm experts pressured Luo Yun Kong and dismissed the Galactic Alliance’s offer to cooperate.
• Luo Yun Kong argued that the Thirteen Alliances’ technology and forces could help weaken the Mechanical Empire, but Venerable Ling Su moved to kill him.
• Gu Yu stopped Venerable Ling Su and questioned how Luo Yun Kong knew about the Mechanical Empire and Tianli Sect.
• Gu Yu accused Fang Mo of leaking information, while Venerable Chi Xiao objected and defended him.
• True Monarch Qingshui asked what Gu Yu proposed, and Gu Yu called for an investigation before asking Lu Yuanchu to weigh in on Fang Mo’s case.

Fang Mo mastered the Taichu Myriad Manifestations Array Dao with astonishing speed, then learned the Profound Understanding Level Nine Prison Profound Blade Record. After fusing his existing blade arts into it, he tested its first form and gained a powerful new weapon for battle.

• Fang Mo reached second-grade Array Dao mastery, and Ling Cangyan began teaching him the Taichu Myriad Manifestations Array Dao.
• Fang Mo rapidly absorbed the new Array Dao and formed arrays in the void, leaving Ling Cangyan astonished by his talent.
• Fang Mo returned to his body and studied the Nine Prison Profound Blade Record given to him by True Monarch Qingshui.
• Fang Mo fused the Wind Fiend Blade Art into the Nine Prison Profound Blade Record, while his Burning Heaven Absolute Ground proficiency further raised its realm.
• Fang Mo used the first form, Blood Prison Slash, to shatter a sword-testing stone a thousand meters away.

Fang Mo mastered the Nine Prison Profound Blade Record and watched Nangong Aoyun train Luo Jiangyan and Yue Quan at his dojo. Seeing that his companions lacked practical combat experience, he decided it was time to send them out, then returned to his residence on Taichu Peak.

• Fang Mo learned that the Nine Prison Profound Blade Record was a deadly nine-layer blade art and prepared to test it after leaving seclusion.
• Fang Mo watched Nangong Aoyun instruct Luo Jiangyan, whose foundation had stabilized after enduring a hundred sword strikes.
• Yue Quan challenged Nangong Aoyun, but was repeatedly knocked back and could not bring her swordsmanship to bear.
• Fang Mo concluded that Yue Quan and the others needed more combat experience and decided to send them out.
• Fang Mo left the training ground unnoticed and went to his residence on Taichu Peak.

Fang Mo reviewed Taichu Peak’s rapid growth and plans to strengthen its defenses as the beast tide worsened. He resolved to visit the Red Rock Continent, but Xiao Jingsheng received alarming news before the meeting ended.

• Zhu Zhengze, Qin Wenhe, and Xiao Jingsheng reported that Fang Mo’s exchange offerings had drawn many martial artists and made Taichu Peak the leader in accepted missions.
• Xiao Jingsheng described plans for seven new Safe Zones, while Du Xun and Yue Wangchuan reported that supplies and reinforcements would arrive within half a month.
• Fang Mo assured Xiao Jingsheng that he would resolve the grand Array Formation issue and asked Zhu Zhengze about the front lines.
• Zhu Zhengze reported a stalemate on the Red Rock Continent and the appearance of Divine Roaming level exotic beasts, prompting Fang Mo to decide to go there and deal with the Mechanical Empire.
• Xiao Jingsheng’s Jade Talisman flashed, and he urgently told Fang Mo that something had happened.

Fang Mo told the Galactic Alliance members that Luo Yun Kong was alive and had reached the Transcendent Realm, then prepared to travel to the Red Rock Continent to meet him and seek cooperation against the Mechanical Empire. Before leaving, he gave the Heavenly Human Realm members Tianli Sect identity cards and warned everyone that the wilderness had become increasingly dangerous.

• Fang Mo confirmed that Luo Yun Kong had appeared at the Tianli Sect garrison and was likely a Transcendent Realm martial artist, exciting Luo Jiangyan and the others.
• Fang Mo said he would go to the Red Rock Continent to meet Luo Yun Kong and help bring the Galactic Alliance into the fight against the Mechanical Empire, despite the risk of Imperial Sky Peak targeting him.
• Fang Mo gave the Heavenly Human Realm members Jade Cards that made them Inner Sect Disciples of Taichu Peak, allowing them to move freely within the Divine Hall.
• Fang Mo arranged cultivation resources for Wang Jinlong and the other Xiantian Realm members, warning them not to enter the wilderness because mutated beasts had made it perilous.
• Fang Mo told Gu Liangyunzong he was leaving immediately, and Gu Liangyunzong urged him to protect the Galactic Alliance while putting his own safety first.

Fang Mo returned to the Tianli Sect garrison and headed for the main hall, where the sect leaders were deciding whether to cooperate with the Galactic Alliance or seize Luo Yun Kong. The vote turned against waiting for Fang Mo, but his arrival interrupted the decision.

• Fang Mo returned to Red Rock Continent with Yue Wangchuan and his retinue, recognized the Four Gates Capital Heaven Array, and learned from Ling Cangyan that Xiao Yunzhi had created it.
• At the garrison's main hall, Gu Yu urged the sect to seize Luo Yun Kong and investigate the Galactic Alliance, while Bai Wuchen and Tie Xiaochuan argued that they should wait for Fang Mo.
• Lu Yuanchu sided with Gu Yu, saying that protecting the Tianli Sect came before loyalty to Fang Mo.
• Xiao Nuo also supported Gu Yu, making the vote three against two and prompting Gu Yu to declare the decision settled.
• Fang Mo entered the main hall with several figures and asked what result the sect had reached.

Fang Mo arrived at the front lines and challenged Gu Yu’s account of Mo Xinghe’s death, casting doubt on the claim that Mo had committed suicide. Gu Yu attacked Fang Mo in anger, but True Monarch Qingshui suppressed him and warned him not to threaten fellow sect members again.

• Lu Yuanchu, Gu Yu, Tie Xiaochuan, and Bai Wuchen reacted to Fang Mo’s arrival, while Fang Mo greeted True Monarch Qingshui and explained that he had come because Luo Yun Kong belonged to his race.
• True Monarch Qingshui welcomed Fang Mo warmly, surprising Luo Yun Kong, who realized Fang Mo was the formidable person they had discussed.
• Gu Yu accused Fang Mo of causing Mo Xinghe’s death, and Fang Mo argued that Mo’s injuries were recoverable and that his character made suicide unlikely.
• Fang Mo criticized Imperial Sky Peak for blaming others after Mo lost a spar, provoking Gu Yu to rise with killing intent.
• True Monarch Qingshui crushed Gu Yu’s hostile will, causing him to spit blood, then reprimanded him and warned him not to offend fellow sect members again.

Fang Mo gained True Monarch Qingshui’s authority to handle the dispute, then reunited with his allies and asserted his position as Taichu Peak’s leader. He gave Qi Zhen a rare immortal herb to repair his damaged origin and left Luo Yun Kong as the next person to face his attention.

• True Monarch Qingshui entrusted Fang Mo with handling the matter, while Gu Yu left in anger and the Venerables departed.
• Tie Xiaochuan and Bai Wuchen warmly congratulated Fang Mo on reaching the True Person Realm and promised to drink with him later.
• Bai Hai Zhou and Xiao Nuo left with their respective groups after exchanging brief looks with Fang Mo.
• Fang Mo confronted Lu Yuanchu’s group, and Qi Zhen respectfully greeted him as Taichu Peak’s leader.
• Fang Mo gave Qi Zhen a Moon Yin Jade Marrow Ganoderma to repair his damaged origin and improve his chance of reaching the True Person Realm.
• Fang Mo turned his attention to Luo Yun Kong.

Fang Mo reunited with Luo Yun Kong, proved his identity through the Flowing Cloud Swordplay, and gave him a revised sword art. Luo Yun Kong explained that the Mechanical Empire was draining the Galactic Alliance and preparing to crush its resistance, and Fang Mo promised to help arrange cooperation with the Tianli Sect.

• Fang Mo demonstrated the Thirteen Swords of Flowing Cloud, convincing Luo Yun Kong that he was the Fang Mo from Yun Kong Martial Academy.
• Fang Mo praised the Flowing Cloud Sword Art and gave Luo Yun Kong a revised version that could reach the Transcendent level.
• Luo Yun Kong confirmed that the Galactic Alliance was near economic collapse after the Mechanical Empire drained its resources and martial artists.
• Luo Yun Kong explained that the Alliance sought the Tianli Sect's help because the Mechanical Empire was preparing to purge the resistance.
• Fang Mo promised to do his utmost to make cooperation between the Galactic Alliance and the Tianli Sect happen.

Lu Yuanchu grew furious at Fang Mo and decided to leak information to the Mechanical Empire to have him killed. Unaware of the scheme, Fang Mo drank with Bai Wuchen and Tie Xiaochuan while discussing cooperation with the Galactic Alliance and the danger posed by Gu Yu and Lu Yuanchu.

• Lu Yuanchu, Hong Qing, and Qiu Shan discussed killing Fang Mo, but Mu Han Shan warned that Fang Mo's Star River Token made him dangerous to attack.
• Lu Yuanchu proposed leaking information to the Mechanical Empire, and despite Mu Han Shan's objections, declared that Fang Mo must die.
• Fang Mo went drinking with Bai Wuchen and Tie Xiaochuan after settling Luo Yun Kong.
• Fang Mo explained that he wanted the Tianli Sect to cooperate with the Galactic Alliance to save his friends and family and oppose the Mechanical Empire.
• Bai Wuchen and Tie Xiaochuan warned Fang Mo to watch out for Gu Yu and Lu Yuanchu, and the three continued drinking.

Fang Mo demonstrated his mastery of spatial laws by tearing open the void and taking Yue Wangchuan and the Mu brothers away, while Lu Yuanchu ordered Hong Qing to alert the Mechanical Empire so Fang Mo would be killed. True Monarch Qingshui and True Lord Tianluo witnessed the feat and discussed Fang Mo’s inherited Savage Body Refinement Art as they prepared to deal with the conspiracy.

• Fang Mo dismissed Lu Yuanchu’s concern, tore open the void, and took Yue Wangchuan and the Mu brothers through the rift.
• Lu Yuanchu rejected the others’ warnings and ordered Hong Qing to pass news of Fang Mo to the Mechanical Empire.
• True Monarch Qingshui and True Lord Tianluo watched an image of Fang Mo’s void passage and recognized his extraordinary spatial control.
• True Lord Tianluo explained that Fang Mo had condensed the Savage Battle Body’s battle soul and likely received an inheritance through the dragon skeleton beneath Barbarian Ancestor Mountain.
• True Monarch Qingshui and True Lord Tianluo condemned the plot against Fang Mo and resolved that Tianli Sect needed to be cleansed.

Fang Mo used the Abyssal Shadow Swift Silver Fox's spatial skill to bring his group to Luo Yun Kong's homeland, where they found Gu Lianglong Yao and his people under attack by exotic beasts. After Fang Mo instantly killed the beasts and saved Gu Lianglong Yao, the great-grandfather recognized Fang Mo.

• Fang Mo transported his group more than a hundred thousand miles and followed Luo Yun Kong's directions toward his tribe.
• Fang Mo and his companions found Gu Lianglong Yao fighting exotic beasts alongside the people in the valley.
• A black cat-like exotic beast nearly killed Gu Lianglong Yao, but Fang Mo froze space and killed every beast in the valley.
• Gu Lianglong Yao recognized the True Persons accompanying Fang Mo and reunited with Luo Yun Kong.
• Luo Yun Kong teased Gu Lianglong Yao by asking him to identify Fang Mo, and Gu Lianglong Yao recognized him.

Fang Mo met the Galactic Alliance elders and discussed cooperating with the Tianli Sect against the Mechanical Empire. Just as the elders agreed to gather intelligence, news arrived that the Mechanical Empire had begun attacking the Resistance Alliance, suggesting its secrets had leaked.

• Galactic Alliance martial artists celebrated the spoils from the battle while wondering how Fang Mo had become so powerful.
• Gu Lianglong Yao and Luo Yun Kong privately argued over whether Fang Mo counted as their descendant, disciple, or future grandson-in-law.
• Fang Mo asked about alliance news, and Gu Lianglong Yao and Luo Yun Kong explained the Mechanical Empire's plans to exploit the Thirteen Alliances and purge the Resistance Alliance.
• Yue Wangchuan, Mu Haichao, and Mu Haixin supported Fang Mo seeking cooperation between the Tianli Sect and the Galactic Alliance, provided they could obtain convincing intelligence.
• A messenger reported that the Mechanical Empire had deployed liquid-metal squads and begun exterminating the Resistance Alliance, and Fang Mo looked toward Yue Wangchuan as the elders suspected a leak.

Zhong Yuanqiu, Modi, and Sangbini planned to unite the Resistance Alliance against the Mechanical Empire, but the Empire began a purge before they could act. Farrow ordered a strike against Fang Mo and sent for Talek to ensure the killing succeeded.

• Sangbini joined Modi and Zhong Yuanqiu in a secret meeting, where Zhong Yuanqiu said the Tianli Sect had not yet responded to their contact.
• Zhong Yuanqiu proposed gathering the alliances to act before the Mechanical Empire’s reinforcements arrived, and he gave Modi and Sangbini secret communicators.
• Zhong Yuanqiu received word that the Liquid Metal Squadron had mobilized and the Mechanical Empire had begun a purge in the Galactic Alliance, so the three men left to investigate and prepare.
• Farrow told Thorne that the Tianli Sect had deliberately leaked information and ordered Gu Poyue to act against Fang Mo.
• Farrow ordered Thorne to invite Talek to join the operation, insisting he wanted absolute certainty that Fang Mo would die.

Zhong Yuanqiu and Gu Jing prepared to resist Farrow’s purge and hoped Fang Mo could secure Tianli Sect’s help. Gu Poyue’s forces captured Zhong Yuanqiu, revealed that Gu Poyue was an impostor, and claimed Fang Mo had been targeted by a Level 6 Liquid Metal Warrior.

• Gu Jing told Zhong Yuanqiu that Farrow’s purge would begin with the military and then target sects and Martial Academies, while Zhong urged him to return undercover and wait for Tianli Sect’s move.
• Zhong Yuanqiu told Gu Jing that Fang Mo had returned and was positioned to arrange cooperation with Tianli Sect, giving Gu Jing hope as he went back to the Alliance.
• Jiang Zhong reported that Resistance Alliance agents were ready to sabotage the Mechanical Empire’s power facilities when Tianli Sect acted, and Zhong ordered him to watch the three Void-Dodging Craft.
• Zhong Yuanqiu suspected Farrow had discovered the Resistance Alliance, but an overwhelming will pinned him as the door shattered and Gu Poyue entered.
• Gu Poyue revealed himself as an unfamiliar middle-aged man and told Zhong Yuanqiu that Lord Farrow had sent a Level 6 Liquid Metal Warrior after Fang Mo.
• Zhong Yuanqiu saw Jiang Zhong captured outside and realized their plans had collapsed.

Gu Poyue exposed the Mechanical Empire’s deception, but Zhong Yuanqiu died resisting interrogation without revealing the settlement. After Long Jianzhang received Zhong’s final order, he launched the resistance against the Mechanical Empire.

• Gu Poyue admitted he had used the Thirteen Alliances and demanded that Zhong Yuanqiu reveal the settlement’s location.
• Zhong Yuanqiu tried to escape and then threatened Gu Poyue with a nuclear grenade, but Gu disabled it.
• Zhong Yuanqiu shattered his heart meridians and died, while Gu ordered Jiang Zhong taken for interrogation.
• Long Jianzhang realized the stealth aircraft were searching toward the alliance settlement and prepared to warn the others.
• Long Jianzhang received Zhong Yuanqiu’s final order and commanded the alliances to destroy their base facilities and attack the Mechanical Empire.

Gu Poyue tried to extract Jiang Zhong’s memories, but a coordinated revolt crippled the base and sent mechs attacking Imperial forces. As Gu Poyue rushed to defend the Lotto Group building, Youjing joined the fight as a Level 5 Liquid Metal Warrior.

• Gu Poyue tortured Jiang Zhong to learn the location of his Ancient Realm tribe and the Resistance Alliance’s roster, but Jiang Zhong refused to cooperate.
• The base’s energy supply failed, explosions struck its facilities, and mechs rebelled against Imperial forces.
• Jiang Zhong taunted Gu Poyue as fighting spread across the base and rebel mechs attacked the Lotto Group building.
• Gu Poyue ordered the rebels exterminated and flew to reinforce the Lotto Group building, where Thorne fought several Level 3 Mechs.
• Farrow sent Youjing into battle, and Youjing destroyed several mechs with his saber before Gu Poyue rallied the defenders around him.

Long Jianzhang ordered the Galactic Alliance to attack the Lotto Group despite the heavy losses, while Farrow revealed the hidden super starship and used it to seize control of the alliances’ unmanned forces and fleet. With their starship targeted and defeat imminent, Long Jianzhang gave his final order to fire everything at the Lotto Group, as its super starship prepared to strike back.

• Long Jianzhang ordered his forces to keep assaulting the Lotto Group and launched the Galactic Alliance starship, prompting other alliances to mobilize their fleets.
• Farrow ordered the Lotto Group’s super starship to take control of the other alliances’ starships, flying craft, and unmanned units.
• A concealed thousand-meter super starship appeared above Galaxy Base, and Long Jianzhang realized the Lotto Group had hidden it overhead.
• Long Jianzhang switched his starship to a backup manual control system, but the Lotto Group took over the unmanned mechs, combat craft, and Aerial Sentinels.
• After the Galactic Alliance starship was locked onto, Long Jianzhang ordered every gun to fire at the Lotto Group, while the super starship aimed its Laser Cannons at his ship.