Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan and the Lize Civilization soldiers endured the monster’s mental corrosion until most of them lost their minds and ran into the darkness. On the sixteenth day, Lu Yuan and Old Cat descended toward the deeper levels to confront the threat, but Lu Yuan reached his limit before entering the fifth level.

• Eagle Eye succumbed to the corruption, ran into the darkness, and left his comrades hoping their civilization might recover his Extraordinary Tinder.
• Over the following days, the Lize soldiers fell one by one, until only Taduo and Xite remained and their ammunition was gone.
• After the Life Fruit ripened and gave him an extra life, Lu Yuan decided to gamble on exploring underground with Old Cat, while Taduo stayed behind with Old Wolf.
• Lu Yuan passed through the third level, where a little monster attacked him and caused another eye to grow on his body, then continued down toward the fourth and fifth levels.
• On the way to the fifth level, Lu Yuan’s corruption worsened until he could barely stand, and he admitted to Taduo that he could not defeat even an ordinary little monster.
• With no options left, Lu Yuan took the demon’s remains from his backpack as Taduo rambled about his family over their telepathic connection.

Lu Yuan mastered combat techniques using the Meida Civilization’s Extraordinary Tinder and set out to fight Mother Bear for real combat experience. He challenged her without intending to kill her, carrying only a shield and wooden stick.

• Lu Yuan practiced techniques that temporarily strengthened his body, including Light Screen, Soaring Flying Kick, and Overwhelming Mountain and Sea, while failing to lift a massive boulder with Thousand Jin Lift.
• Lu Yuan finished steaming corn honey mantou and decided to make wine from rare-grade natural fruit when spring arrived.
• Lu Yuan took his Fire Lizard shield and wooden stick and headed out with Old Wolf to challenge Mother Bear.
• Mother Bear woke from her den, and Lu Yuan approached her, offering food as a reward for fighting while leaving his exceptional dagger behind.

After Green Field City arrived on the southern ocean of Pangu Continent, Lu Yuan struggled to understand the inspiration he had been building toward. A discovery about ordinary people creating through the Focus Field led him to recognize Human 18 Civilization’s role in Field Industrialization and have its achievements recorded for future generations.

• Lu Yuan ordered patrols and reconnaissance after the city’s spatial jump, and the teams found an apparently uninhabited ocean region with no detected radio signals.
• Green Field City settled onto the ocean, and its leaders discussed searching for a new continent while Lu Yuan helped compile the Northern Frontier’s history.
• Lu Yuan visited researchers investigating supercomputers and the Opium Poppy Tree, but declined their requests for new fields while preoccupied with his inspiration.
• Bei Chen reported that Jin Dongliang had forged a low-grade rune blade without Artisan Talent while inside the Focus Field, revealing that people with high Spirit Attributes could become pseudo-artisans.
• Bei Chen proposed developing an Inspiration Field, and Lu Yuan realized that Human 18 Civilization’s Field Industrialization was a historic achievement worth recording.
• Lu Yuan asked Megmitt to add an account of Field Industrialization to the stone monument, declaring Human 18 Civilization and the Northern Frontier’s artisans its pioneers.

Lu Yuan’s team contacted the civilization living on a drifting Coral Reef and discovered that its signal showed signs of an unfamiliar idealistic ability. Shamo suspected the civilization was probing their knowledge of Spiritual Essence and the gambling match, leaving humanity facing the risk of war unless they agreed to a gambling match.

• Lu Yuan and the others confirmed that the Coral Reef drifted like a stable, mobile city and debated how to approach its civilization.
• Lu Yuan led a force aboard a Floating Fortress to send the message “Trade! Legendary Masterpiece! Spirit!” to the Coral Fortress.
• The other civilization replied that it wanted to buy everything, including masterpieces, technology, population, and Spiritual Essence.
• An information specialist reported that the reply caused minor computer disruptions and carried a faint, unfamiliar idealistic fluctuation.
• Shamo warned that the civilization might be testing how much humanity knew about Spiritual Essence and the rules of the gambling match, raising the possibility of war.
• Shamo concluded that a gambling match might be the only way to eliminate the risk of war, and the meeting room fell silent.

Lu Yuan’s group survived a swarm of metal insects and concluded that Sky City must lie in the desert, but the insects made searching for it dangerously difficult. After rejecting several risky plans, Lu Yuan faced the need to learn concealment engravings, while Old Cat’s teasing ended with the Man-Eating Flower swallowing it.

• Lu Yuan transferred himself, Old Wolf, and Old Cat into a Different Dimension while the Undying Giant Turtle hid in its shell as the insect swarm attacked and looted their camp.
• The insects devoured an injured Desert Spiral Worm, then left the turtle’s black stone untouched; Lu Yuan identified the swarm’s numbers and weaknesses and suspected it had been drawn by their water.
• Lu Yuan reasoned that the unusually powerful desert creatures indicated nearby ruins and concluded Sky City must be in the desert.
• Lu Yuan’s group moved away and waited for the Undying Giant Turtle to revive, then collected toxin leaking from its neck and discussed how to find Sky City without being caught by the insects.
• Lu Yuan considered using a hot-air balloon, mental attacks, or concealment engravings, but Old Cat rejected the balloon and Lu Yuan admitted he lacked the knowledge to repair his artifacts or quickly learn engravings.
• Old Cat teased Lu Yuan about studying, so the Man-Eating Flower swallowed it, and Lu Yuan declared that only he was allowed to torment Old Cat.

The Lize Civilization watched Lu Yuan explore the hidden space aboard their ancestors’ spaceship, expecting to see valuable relics. Instead, he opened a sealed room containing a Gui’s head and a strange mirror, and the livestream ended after he narrowly escaped a sequence of deadly events.

• The First Branch livestreamed Lu Yuan’s exploration while Moxi and other city leaders discussed compensation and future cooperation.
• Lu Yuan found the hidden space empty until he reached a carved door that caused the Spirit Vision user and the observers to feel intense terror.
• Moxi had the Spirit Vision user wear an ancestral Mind Immunity Helmet and drink diluted Soul Infant Fruit liquid so he could keep watching.
• Lu Yuan opened the door and revealed a moving Gui’s head, which the Lize leaders feared might be the Earth Mother Goddess breaking its seal.
• A strange bronze mirror appeared, and Lu Yuan underwent a confusing series of dangerous events before hiding in the Different Dimension and being struck by a Blood Arrow.
• The Spirit Vision user fainted, ending the image, while the Lize leaders were left shocked and uncertain about what had happened to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan and Seashell cared for the dying Mirage Cloud Dragon, while the Undying Giant Turtle raised the possibility that it might live again in a new era. Months later, a volcanic eruption threatened the island, and Lu Yuan ordered everyone to evacuate aboard the Sky Fortress.

• Lu Yuan stayed beside the Mirage Cloud Dragon, which revealed the entrance to its underground passage, but he chose not to investigate its secret.
• Scientists confirmed that the Mirage Cloud Dragon could not be cured, so Lu Yuan arranged for the Insectoid Legion to fund its care and invited children to keep it company.
• Over the following months, visitors gathered around the dragon, which shared misty images of Source Fire children and grew calmer as it neared death.
• The Undying Giant Turtle told the Mirage Cloud Dragon that it had died and lived again in the next era, though it had lost its memories, leaving the dragon wondering whether Nirvana existed.
• In the ninth month, volcanic activity surged, and Lu Yuan ordered the roughly five thousand people on the island to evacuate aboard the Sky Fortress.

Lu Yuan and humanity prepared to use their trade with the Rat Rice Dam Civilization to address industrial shortcomings and become a Level Two Civilization. Their first major exchange secured valuable knowledge and goods, and the chapter ended with both civilizations sharing a meal on the back of a giant turtle.

• Lu Yuan accepted that humanity’s assets were modest and resolved to become a true Level Two Civilization after the trade.
• Scientists debated humanity’s wealth and the value of its achievements until Shamo urged them to judge themselves by research results others would buy.
• Lu Yuan led humanity’s trade team to the Rat Rice Dam Civilization, where they bought a field cultivation method, extraordinary animals and plants, Empty Spirit Crystals, and several techniques.
• Humanity exchanged nearly all its savings for goods and knowledge worth almost eight hundred Spirit Rhyme.
• Shu Huangfeng hosted the human delegation for fruit wine on the giant turtle, and Lu Yuan noted that it contained a small amount of Life Essence.

Li Chunhong and Zhang Hui used an extraterrestrial device to contact leaders from the other Human Cities and learned that Earth’s cities had been transplanted to Pangu Continent by an unknown power. The cities were isolated from one another, and while Yunhai City was restoring order, many others were descending into violence.

• Li Chunhong visited Zhang Hui’s research institute, where Zhang showed him a meteorite-like Metal Ball that could connect Human Civilizations.
• Zhang Hui contacted Professor Edward, who reported that his city was also in chaos, and Li Chunhong took comfort in hearing that other cities had it worse.
• Professor Edward presented evidence that an unknown power had lifted cities and their crust from Earth and embedded them in Pangu Continent.
• The leaders learned that seventeen cities lay more than ten thousand kilometers apart and could offer one another little help beyond sharing information.
• Li Chunhong reflected that Yunhai City was gradually restoring order while other cities faced shootings, riots, and revolts.

Lu Yuan and the soldiers scavenged the ruins guarded by the aging Mirage Cloud Dragon, then brought their finds back to Sky City for study. The research suggested the lost civilization had mastered controllable nuclear fusion, leaving Lu Yuan wondering why it had remained on Pangu Continent instead of building spaceships.

• The Mirage Cloud Dragon showed Lu Yuan a mirage of its vanished civilization and let the Undying Giant Turtle out after Lu Yuan promised not to enter its nest.
• Lu Yuan installed Old Cat in a robotic body, and Old Cat secretly investigated the Dragon Nest while the soldiers searched the ruins for artifacts.
• Lu Yuan ended the scavenging before the Mirage Cloud Dragon lost its temper, and the dragon remembered the young girl who had entrusted the civilization’s remains to its protection.
• Back in Sky City, scientists examined the recovered artifacts and concluded that the civilization’s material technology was comparable to or beyond that of the Human Mother Civilization and may have included controllable nuclear fusion.
• Lu Yuan asked why a civilization with fusion energy had stayed on Pangu Continent instead of building spaceships.

Lu Yuan crafted a poor-grade leather shield that became the first extraordinary item created across all civilizations, earning the Extraordinary Artisan milestone and its rewards. After enduring the painful arrival of Artisan Talent, he opened Daedalus' Sewing Tools and discovered excellent-grade equipment with powerful crafting abilities.

• Lu Yuan spent a week making a leather shield from Fire Lizard Leather, embedding the Spider Back Pattern beneath impact-resistant glass.
• Lu Yuan tested the shield on the wolf pack, frightening the pups and Mother Wolves into fleeing while the Old Wolf recognized the pattern was harmless.
• Lu Yuan appraised the shield as a poor-grade Artificial Wonder and received the Extraordinary Artisan milestone, 5,000 milestone points, Artisan Talent, and Daedalus' Sewing Tools.
• Lu Yuan collapsed from the pain of the new talent's arrival, then found he could handle needle and thread with extraordinary skill.
• Lu Yuan opened a nested series of chests and found Daedalus' excellent-grade sewing tools, including scissors that increased his attributes and could cut materials cleanly.

Lu Yuan drove the Mother Bear away from her cave, then confronted her again after she returned to protect her cubs. He knocked her down with a shield strike, leaving her unable to get back up.

• Lu Yuan fought the Mother Bear with his shield and wooden stick, then kicked her in the chin and forced her to flee.
• Lu Yuan discovered the bear cubs were Level 0, then teased and petted them while Old Wolf watched nearby.
• The Mother Bear returned and used Brute Force, but Lu Yuan dodged her attack as it smashed into the cave wall.
• Lu Yuan charged the dazed Mother Bear and struck her head with his shield, leaving her sprawled on the ground and unable to rise.

Lu Yuan entered the Mandala Empire’s capital and discovered thousands of abandoned babies, then met a group of human survivors who revealed that the Painted Skin’s true body lay in the Imperial Mausoleum. He set out to confront the monster, while the survivors’ account raised questions about the empire’s supposedly immortal First Emperor.

• Lu Yuan hid Seashell’s Soul Gem inside the Life Tree and concealed it in his sea of consciousness before approaching the capital.
• Inside the city, Lu Yuan found thousands of neglected babies and saw survivors led by Jin Liangzhu arrive to rescue them.
• Lu Yuan revealed himself to the survivors and claimed he was strong enough to defeat the monster they had failed to assassinate.
• Jin Dongliang told Lu Yuan that the monster’s true body was in the Imperial Mausoleum, near a Bronze Coffin that no one could approach.
• Jin Dongliang explained that the Mandala Empire’s First Emperor was rumored to have sought immortality and secretly controlled the empire for thousands of years.

Lu Yuan weighed the cost of moving the Time Lock mountain and struggled to raise a deposit for thirty-one Alien Artisans. He traveled to the Meida Civilization ruins, where he revisited the place that had marked the beginning of his journey.

• An expert estimated that moving the Time Lock mountain would take more than ten thousand people twenty years, and Sha Kaner confirmed that the mountain held no extractable spiritual essence.
• Lu Yuan learned from Old Cat that thirty-one Alien Artisans wanted to settle in Sky City, but securing them required a deposit of three or four thousand spiritual essence.
• Unable to cover the deposit by selling necklaces, Lu Yuan considered selling Seal Resin and invited the Lize Civilization to join the trade with the Rat Rice Dam Civilization.
• Lu Yuan realized he could seek funds in the Meida Civilization, then traveled there aboard the Sky Fortress with soldiers and insects.
• At the ruins, Lu Yuan revisited his old home in the Data Center and remembered his first night on the Pangu Continent, while Old Wolf ran into the jungle.

After Earth vanished and humanity’s cities were transported to Pangu Continent’s Safe Zones, Lu Yuan was stranded in space because he was hiding in his Different Dimension. The system recognized him as a one-person human civilization, deposited him on Pangu Continent, and awarded him a pioneering milestone and new rewards.

• Lu Yuan tried out his newly awakened Different Dimension ability while his sister asked whether he had reported his power to the government.
• A mysterious voice announced the creation of Pangu Continent, and Earth disappeared as seventeen human cities were transported to Safe Zones.
• Lu Yuan realized he had been left behind in space, then used his Different Dimension to descend onto Pangu Continent.
• The system detected Lu Yuan as an omitted human civilization branch and registered him as its sole member, making him the first pioneer of the Ninth Era.
• Lu Yuan received the Pioneer's Eye ability and 5,000 milestone points, while he worried about surviving alone on the dangerous continent.

Lu Yuan escaped the Man-Eating Flower's territory and returned home to celebrate his harvest with Old Wolf. In Yunhai City, researchers examined the Mutated Rice and Mutated Peach Tree, then chose to harvest the peaches cautiously and preserve some for future generations.

• Lu Yuan dug through the collapsed tunnel, left the Man-Eating Flower's territory, and hurried home to Old Wolf.
• Lu Yuan and Old Wolf reunited excitedly and prepared to eat fruit together.
• Researchers at Yunhai City's Supernatural Research Center discussed how Mutated Rice could greatly increase food production.
• The researchers learned that the largest peach was an Inferior Grade Natural Oddity whose Life Essence could extend life, while smaller peaches also held value.
• The researchers decided to harvest peaches in stages, leave one from each batch, and keep the largest peaches growing for observation.

Lu Ying reunited with Lu Ling as Green Field City prepared to depart for the Human Mother Civilization, and Commander Lu Da urged humanity to keep advancing. After Sky City left the supervolcano, it reached Ocean's Edge and entered drifting mode, where humanity began considering the dangers and potential rewards of deep-sea exploration.

• Lu Ying met Lu Ling after returning from five years of mining, teased her about her work on the mining robots, and gave her a ruby ring.
• Commander Lu Da announced that Green Field City would set out the following Sunday and warned that humanity faced powerful rival civilizations despite its recent progress.
• One week later, Green Field City gathered its mining machines and water, and Sky City departed from the supervolcano as its people said farewell.
• In the first year, sixth month, Sky City reached Ocean's Edge and entered drifting mode, where Lu Yuan discussed the difficulty of improving the city's speed.
• Lu Yuan explained that valuable ruins might lie in dangerous deep-sea regions, and the Treasure Hunting Team's options for exploring them included Puppet Robots, the Undying Giant Turtle, and the Little Mirage Dragon.

Lu Yuan discovered an ancient vehicle and triggered a unique milestone that granted his civilization 5,000 points and gave him the Explorer's Eye. After waking at sunset, he used the new ability and saw that city-scale Civilization Ruins lay beneath the ground.

• Lu Yuan gathered branches and wild vegetables while trying to find a way to survive his first night.
• He found a ruined vehicle containing the skeleton of an alien and decided to use it for shelter.
• Lu Yuan cleared the skeleton from the vehicle, buried the bones, and triggered the First Explorer of the Ninth Era milestone.
• A beam of light struck Lu Yuan's left eye, granting him the Explorer's Eye and causing him to pass out.
• After waking at sunset, Lu Yuan activated the Explorer's Eye and saw a green halo across the ground, indicating buried city-scale Civilization Ruins.

After the Mandala Empire’s destruction, Lu Yuan celebrated humanity’s victory, cared for the exhausted Seashell, and organized a major scavenging effort to strengthen Green Field Town. The chapter leaves Green Field Civilization richer in resources, but with unanswered questions about Painted Skin and the missing communicator.

• Lu Yuan announced the victory over the Mandala Empire, warned that future disasters could threaten them, and awarded everyone a one-hundred-yuan voucher.
• Lu Yuan returned Seashell’s soul to her body, discovered that her Spirit Attribute had fallen, and put her to rest inside a Flower Bud.
• Lu Yuan organized more than a thousand people to scavenge the empire and brought back weapons, armor, mutated creatures, and valuable materials.
• Lu Yuan and Seashell searched the Imperial Palace Secret Vault but found no records explaining Painted Skin’s origin or any metal sphere communicator.
• Sha Kaner reported that the city had been thoroughly searched, and Lu Yuan ordered the Sky Fortress to bring home the livestock despite the risk of nuclear contamination.

Lu Yuan witnessed Fourth Era records showing Hebrew Civilization and other great races planning to flee the Era Disaster while Ma Ge proposed separating the Northern Frontier to shift Pangu Continent’s orbit. The era ended with Guai Mythical cursed to death and the Northern Frontier separated but not taken away, leaving Lu Yuan to wonder whether the Fifth Era had left any information.

• Lu Yuan learned that Great Emperor Huangtian had once prevented the worlds from colliding, but the Third Era still ended in disaster, and Jade protected Lu Yuan from the soul-destroying effects of forbidden information.
• Lu Yuan witnessed the Fourth Era’s Hebrew Civilization reveal Eden, a livable world in the Chaos Sea, and major races began planning to evacuate there.
• Ma Ge warned that the Fallen Ones might pursue the evacuees and proposed preserving Pangu Continent’s population while secretly separating the Northern Frontier to alter the continent’s orbit.
• Hebrew Civilization and other races supported Ma Ge’s plan, intending to take the Northern Frontier and its rules with them as they escaped.
• The Fourth Era ended with Guai Mythical cursed to death and the Northern Frontier separated from Pangu Continent but not carried away, and Lu Yuan waited to learn whether the Jade held Fifth Era information.