Chapter Summaries

Mu Cangming won the Council Speaker election by a wide margin, and Fang Mo moved the meeting on to the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s operating framework. The chapter left the factions confronting a detailed system that appeared fair but depended heavily on Tianli Sect.

• The vote results showed Mu Cangming in first place with twenty-seven votes, while Qiu Kongshan received only two and Jian Shan received three.
• Mu Cangming accepted the Speaker position as the Heavenly Venerates congratulated him, but Jian Shan objected that the Alliance might appear to belong to Tianli Sect.
• Mu Cangming revealed that he had recovered to the Fourth Realm and warned Jian Shan, while Fang Mo pinned Jian Shan to his seat with his power.
• Fang Mo presented a detailed operating framework for the Alliance, prompting Qiu Kongshan and Sword Moon to suspect Tianli Sect had planned it long in advance.
• Sword Moon recognized that the Alliance’s systems and resources relied on Tianli Sect, even though the proposed framework seemed impartial.

Fang Mo established the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s six halls and shifted the selection of legion commanders from voting to combat. Qiu Kongshan’s attempt to secure influence through the First Legion’s vote failed, leaving the commander selection to be decided in matches.

• Fang Mo assigned four of the six hall leadership positions to Tianli Sect allies, while the Sword Soul Sect and Jihuang Sword Palace gained none.
• Qiu Kongshan, Jian Shan, and Pang Yin agreed to back one candidate per legion vote and nominated Void Mystery for the First Legion.
• Fang Mo announced six permanent legions and began the First Legion commander selection, which had ninety-seven candidates.
• Fang Mo proposed choosing legion commanders through matches, and Qiu Kongshan objected before quickly trying to excuse his reaction.
• Red Crane, Mystic Sword Heavenly Venerate, and other representatives supported matches, while Qiu Kongshan and his allies realized their voting plan had failed.

Fang Mo demonstrated his mastery of spatial formations by creating a genuine thousand-li Small World, then began the Alliance’s True Lord competition inside it. The first group entered the world, where True Lord Qianshan faced an opponent as the battles began.

• Fang Mo used a sixth-grade formation to create a real world isolated from the Ancient Realm, leaving the assembled Heavenly Venerables and True Lords stunned.
• Lie Jiuyou and Jian Buxu realized their forces were no match for Fang Mo and agreed they should stop fighting Tianli Sect.
• Fang Mo announced the True Lord competition’s rules and explained that first place would become corps commander, with second and third as deputies.
• Fang Mo selected twenty-six competitors for the first group, and they entered the Small World.
• True Lord Qianshan examined the world, then spotted an opponent and charged forward to begin fighting.

True Lord Qianshan dominated his early battles in the alliance contest before meeting True Lord Xuanzhen, who challenged him to a single-strike duel. Their attacks collided, but the chapter ended before the victor was revealed.

• True Lord Qianshan defeated a late-stage True Lord, gave him a fifth-grade healing pill, and went on to win seven consecutive battles.
• Lie Jiuyou and Sword Moon realized Qianshan’s strength had risen through the Myriad Transformations Origin Return Art, while Jian Buxu and Jian Shan worried about his threat to Sword Soul Sect’s bid for the First Legion Commander position.
• Qianshan encountered True Lord Xuanzhen, and Xuanzhen proposed that one sword strike decide their contest so neither would be too injured to fight again.
• Xuanzhen unleashed the seventh form of his Xuanzhen Sword Skill, Sword Dao Returns to Truth, while Qianshan gathered his qi-blood and struck with Mountain-Severing Cloud-Crushing Slash.
• Qianshan’s heavy sword and Xuanzhen’s purple sword transformed into opposing waves of Sword Qi and clashed, leaving the outcome uncertain.

Qianshan defeated Xuan Zhen, revealing that the Myriad Transformations Origin Return Art had helped him reach the peak stage. After Xuan Zhen vowed to obtain the art and compete for deputy legion commander, Qianshan faced Xuan Mo, and their battle began.

• Qianshan and Xuan Zhen fought fiercely, but Xuan Zhen coughed up blood after suppressing his injuries, revealing Qianshan had won.
• Xuan Zhen conceded and asked how Qianshan had advanced so quickly; Qianshan explained that he had cultivated the Myriad Transformations Origin Return Art by devouring exotic beasts’ blood essence origins.
• Xuan Zhen resolved to obtain the cultivation art and claim the deputy legion commander position, while Qianshan left to prepare for later matches.
• Qianshan continued winning battles, then encountered Xuan Mo; Jian Buxu worried that Xuan Mo would underestimate him, but the sealed space prevented messages from getting through.
• Qianshan charged Xuan Mo, who drew a pitch-black ancient sword and unleashed its sinister Sword Qi.

Qianshan and Xuan Mo fought fiercely for the First Legion Commander position, with Xuan Mo gaining the upper hand after wearing down Qianshan. Qianshan revealed a hidden battle beast and launched a powerful counterattack, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Qianshan and Xuan Mo traded attacks as onlookers judged Qianshan's strength and Xuan Mo's strategy of exhausting him.
• Xuan Mo seized an opening in Qianshan's attacks and battered him with his Killing Sword and Heavenbreaking Sword Slash.
• Jian Buxu and Jian Shan expected Xuan Mo to win, while Ziyue Heavenly Venerate suspected Fang Mo had prepared a hidden move.
• Qianshan revealed a massive silver one-horned Black Flood Dragon, whose lightning disrupted Xuan Mo's attack.
• Qianshan charged at Xuan Mo with the Qianshan Heavy Sword Art: One Dust, Thousand Jun.

Fang Mo stopped Jian Buxu from breaking into the Small World and forced the Sword Soul Sect master to pay triple membership fees for disrupting the alliance competition. The match resumed with Xuan Mo defeated by Qianshan and his powerful battle beast.

• Jian Buxu's attempt to break the Small World's barrier was stopped by Fang Mo, whose will injured him and suppressed the Sword Soul Sect's area.
• Jian Buxu abandoned his plan to fight back and apologized, then agreed to pay triple membership fees after Fang Mo rejected his initial offer of double.
• Jian Shan told Jian Buxu that Xuan Mo had lost, and Jian Buxu saw Qianshan standing victorious with a peak Heaven Penetrating Level battle beast.
• Fang Mo ordered the competition to continue and warned that further disruptions would be handled under alliance rules.
• Jian Buxu stayed to watch as the crowd grew more respectful of the alliance.

After the first three rounds of the Legion Commander competition left the Jihuang Sword Palace without a position, Falling Flower True Lord stunned the spectators by defeating Daoist Cangnan with Clear Void Heavenly Venerate’s life-bound artifact, the Qingxu Sword. Lie Jiuyou hoped Void Mystery could avoid her until the final battle, since he believed the sword would wear her down.

• Qianshan won First Legion Commander, while True Lord Jianyun and True Lord Ming Xin took first place in the second and third rounds.
• Lie Jiuyou worried that Void Mystery would fail to win a position for the Jihuang Sword Palace, whose other strong True Lords had been ruined by Fang Mo.
• Falling Flower True Lord faced Daoist Cangnan, who demanded that she concede after learning she carried the Qingxu Sword.
• Fang Mo ruled that the unowned Heavenly Venerate life-bound artifact complied with the competition rules.
• Falling Flower struck Daoist Cangnan with the Qingxu Sword, wounded him, and won when he conceded.
• Lie Jiuyou decided Void Mystery might still prevail if he avoided Falling Flower until the final battle.

Falling Flower True Lord defeated Void Mystery in a brutal duel, then stood her ground until the remaining contenders withdrew from the contest for first place. Badly wounded but still upright, she left the venue in awe of her resolve.

• Lie Jiuyou became furious as opponents kept conceding to Falling Flower, then saw Void Mystery matched against her and accused Fang Mo of arranging it deliberately.
• Void Mystery tried to negotiate a draw, but Falling Flower refused, and the two drew their powerful swords and fought to a standstill.
• Falling Flower sacrificed her blood to unleash Clear Void Heavenly Venerate’s will, while Void Mystery burned his origin to counter her attack.
• When the blast cleared, Void Mystery admitted defeat and collapsed, while Falling Flower remained standing at the edge of the enormous pit.
• Falling Flower challenged the crowd, prompting Long Chen, Huo Xing, Fire Phoenix Mountain, Star Pole Sect, and other contenders to withdraw from the contest for first place.
• Falling Flower nearly collapsed but held herself upright with the Qingxu Sword as the venue erupted in applause.

Fang Mo restored Falling Flower True Lord, completed the selection of the four legions, and established the Heavenly Dao Alliance. He created the Dragon Transformation Pool at Alliance headquarters, inspiring the crowd to join and earn the chance to cultivate there.

• Fang Mo used pure energy to restore Falling Flower True Lord, who thanked him and pledged her and the Qingxu Sect’s loyalty to the Alliance.
• Fang Mo brought everyone out of the Small World and announced that the commanders and deputy commanders of all four legions had been chosen.
• Fang Mo transformed the Small World into the Dragon Transformation Pool and announced that Alliance members could cultivate the Myriad Transformations Origin Return Art there through points or meritorious deeds.
• Fang Mo announced the establishment of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, and the crowd cheered while Lie Jiuyou, Jian Buxu, and Eagle Mountain recognized that they had lost their chance to oppose him.

Silard argued that the Mechanical Empire should avoid provoking the newly centralized Heavenly Dao Alliance and maintain peaceful coexistence, despite opposition from commanders eager for war. After the meeting, Raya warned him that shortages of life factors were destabilizing the Liquid Metal Warriors, and Silard hurried to find the governor.

• Mu Lei asked the Mechanical Empire’s leaders to assess the threat posed by the Heavenly Dao Alliance, and Silard argued that Fenyu Continent’s defenses would make an attack costly.
• Silard warned that war could let Fang Mo and Xinghe reach Saint level first and cut the empire off from its pursuit of a higher civilization.
• Silard urged the empire to show goodwill and coexist peacefully with the Heavenly Dao Alliance, while Asna and Flash Thunder accused him of surrendering.
• Mu Lei adjourned the meeting to consult the empire, and Silard later complained to Raya that the Council of Elders might provoke Fang Mo with a preemptive attack.
• Raya told Silard that life-factor supplies were inadequate and that overworked war kings and unsettled Liquid Metal Warriors were developing problems, so Silard left to find the governor.

Mu Lei advised the Mechanical Empire’s Star Glory Elders to avoid war with the Heavenly Dao Alliance, and they ordered peaceful coexistence. The Elders’ Council then gave him a death order to obtain a sample from a Saint-level being and tasked him with finding more martial artists for life-factor production.

• Mu Lei told the twelve Star Glory Elders that the empire lacked the strength to attack the Heavenly Dao Alliance and should hold its ground.
• Mu Lei reported that Fang Mo had defeated the Sacred Clan and severely wounded a Saint-level being after it attacked Qingxu Sect.
• The Elders’ Council ordered Mu Lei to avoid targeting the Heavenly Dao Alliance and to show it goodwill where possible.
• Elder Zhan issued a death order for Mu Lei to find and capture the Saint-level being or obtain a life sample from it.
• Mu Lei requested more life factors, and Elder Zhan promised another batch while ordering him to capture high-level martial artists to address the shortage.

Raya reported to Fang Mo that Silard and Mu Lei had taken the Myriad Transformations Origin Return Art to the supercomputing center, where the Empire analyzed it and deduced five more layers. Mu Lei began limited military promotion despite Silard’s concerns and summoned the Purple-Wing Blade Emperor as he worried about the Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Council of Elders.

• Raya told Fang Mo that Silard had given Mu Lei the art’s analysis results and that they were heading to the supercomputing center, while Fang Mo warned her to remain cautious.
• The Entropy-Dimensional Prophet confirmed that the art had no hidden backdoor, could theoretically address vitality consumption, and had been deduced through the Spirit Roaming Realm.
• Mu Lei ordered Silard to begin limited promotion of the art among his troops, while Silard raised concerns about testing and informing the Council of Elders.
• Mu Lei said the Empire needed to act before the Heavenly Dao Alliance completed its integration and told the guards to invite the Purple-Wing Blade Emperor.

Fang Mo chose Ten Thousand Stars Mountain as the Heavenly Dao Alliance headquarters and ordered the First Legion to clear the site before construction began. He returned to cultivating in the Space-time River, while giant python-like creatures emerged in the Sea of Fog and began devouring exotic beasts.

• Fang Mo selected Ten Thousand Stars Mountain on Central Continent for the alliance headquarters and assigned Galaxy City responsibility for construction and technical systems.
• Fang Mo ordered the First Legion to march to Ten Thousand Stars Mountain within ten days, with three elders overseeing the cleanup.
• Fang Mo warned Mu Cangming that he had killed a fifth-realm Saint Realm existence in the Small World and suspected there might be another, though he had sensed no second one.
• Fang Mo left alliance affairs with Mu Cangming and returned to his cultivation grounds to enter the Space-time River.
• Giant python-like creatures emerged from the void in the Sea of Fog and devoured the blood and vital energy of exotic beasts.

Mu Lei persuaded Purple-Wing Blade Emperor to lead a mission to capture the wounded Saint-Class in the Sea of Fog by promising a chance at eighth-level advancement and Super Life Potions. Three days later, Purple-Wing Blade Emperor and ten War Emperors began their search aboard a Super Starship.

• Mu Lei told Purple-Wing Blade Emperor that the Council of Elders had ordered him to capture the Saint-Class or bring back some of its remains from the Sea of Fog.
• Purple-Wing Blade Emperor refused until Mu Lei offered to seek the Council's approval for his advancement and provide Super Life Potions, after which he accepted the mission.
• Three days later, Purple-Wing Blade Emperor set out from Furnace Stronghold with ten War Emperors aboard a Super Starship.
• Purple-Wing Blade Emperor revealed the mission to his team and won their agreement by promising they would be among the first to receive the eighth-level Gene Potion.
• Purple-Wing Blade Emperor ordered tens of thousands of detectors released to scan the Sea of Fog for abnormal energy fluctuations.

As the super starship searched the Sea of Fog for a Saint-tier being, Purple Wing and Thunder Cut discussed Silard’s Blood Refining Art and its potential to ease the Empire’s shortage of life factor agents. Their debate was interrupted when the starship detected a Void-tier alien beast.

• The super starship fought off alien beasts while searching the Sea of Fog, and its automated systems processed the creatures it killed.
• Purple Wing and Thunder Cut discussed the Blood Refining Art, which could use alien beast blood to strengthen the body and reduce dependence on life factor agents.
• Purple Wing worried that the art might contain a hidden scheme from Fang Mo or the Tianli Sect, while Thunder Cut argued that it had been derived and tested cautiously.
• Thunder Cut said the art’s success could have a greater impact on the Empire than capturing the Saint-tier being, and Purple Wing decided to study it before trying it.
• A lieutenant general reported that the starship had detected a Void-tier alien beast, and Purple Wing told Thunder Cut that his hoped-for target had arrived.

Purple-Wing and the War Emperors discovered a giant python devouring a Demon Dragon Kun Beast, then sent Thunder Cut, Wind Forest, and Purple Lightning to capture it. The python and Kun Beast fought back, and the chapter ended with the three War Emperors facing the Kun Beast’s enormous tail.

• A probe revealed a giant python draining the blood essence of a Demon Dragon Kun Beast, which the catalog identified as Void Comprehension Level.
• The python destroyed the probe, prompting Purple-Wing to send Thunder Cut, Wind Forest, and Purple Lightning to capture it.
• The three War Emperors surrounded the python and Kun Beast, but the Kun Beast stayed beside the python instead of fleeing.
• The Kun Beast unleashed a water-energy shockwave, and the python tried to escape through the gap between the three War Emperors.
• The python’s strike shattered their energy barrier before they reinforced it, and the Kun Beast swung its enormous tail at them.

Thunder Cut and the other War Emperors cornered the giant python and fought off the Demon Dragon Kun Beast, hoping to capture the python alive. Just as they began tightening their energy field, the python's power surged toward the Dongxu level, alarming Purple Wing aboard the starship.

• Thunder Cut, Wind Thunder, and Purple Lightning failed to stop the giant python from fleeing underwater, but Hazy Moon Sword Emperor and a black-armored Sword Emperor helped five War Emperors surround it.
• The War Emperors linked their energy fields into a cage while the giant python called the Demon Dragon Kun Beast to its aid.
• The War Emperors dragged the giant python to the surface, where Wind Forest, Purple Lightning, and the others battered the Demon Dragon Kun Beast back into the sea.
• Hazy Moon Sword Emperor ordered the War Emperors to capture the giant python alive, and they began contracting their energy field around it.
• Purple Wing watched from the starship as alarms reported rising spatial energy and the giant python's strength climbing past peak Tongtian to the Dongxu level.
• Purple Wing urgently ordered his forces to suppress the giant python before its power increased further.

Purple-Wing’s forces captured the giant flood dragon after the Demon Dragon Kun Beast was killed, believing they had found the creature they were searching for. Before they could report back, a Saint Level being tore through space and appeared on the battlefield.

• The giant python evolved into a giant flood dragon and overwhelmed the five War Emperors’ attacks until a golden force field stabilized it.
• Purple-Wing ordered the force field compressed, while Thunder Cut and the other War Emperors contained and injured the flood dragon.
• Wind Forest Spear Emperor killed the Demon Dragon Kun Beast, and Purple-Wing ordered its disassembly and the flood dragon’s confinement.
• As the crew relaxed at the prospect of returning, the space radar detected a powerful being tearing through space, and Purple-Wing ordered the starship and War Emperors to prepare.
• A Saint Level being emerged from the shattered void, and Purple-Wing shouted for his forces to stop it.

Purple-Wing Blade Emperor and the other War Emperors fought the Sacred Venerate while trying to contain a giant flood dragon, but the Saint-class being overwhelmed them and broke the force field. The Sacred Venerate reclaimed the dragon, revealed it was one of his tentacles, and began absorbing its energy as the War Emperors prepared to retreat.

• Shadowless Blade Emperor and four other War Emperors attacked the Sacred Venerate, but his Law of Nothingness annihilated their attacks and sent them flying.
• The Sacred Venerate dodged the super starship’s cannon and repeatedly repelled the War Emperors as they tried to keep him from reaching the giant flood dragon.
• Purple-Wing Blade Emperor and the others attacked together, injuring the Sacred Venerate but failing to stop him from striking the force field.
• The Sacred Venerate vanished, causing the War Emperors’ attacks to hit the force field and collapse it, freeing the giant flood dragon.
• The Sacred Venerate seized the dragon and transformed it into a tentacle on his back, then absorbed its energy as Purple-Wing Blade Emperor ordered a retreat.