Chapter Summaries

Xue Yin revealed his identity as Gu You to Zuo Shan Ke, reassured him that his reincarnated body was difficult to trace, and asked about Yuan’s inheritances. Zuo Shan Ke described where he had found the Lie Yuan Art and shared vague clues about other opportunities, then asked about Gu You’s status and views on Food Kingdom.

• Xue Yin removed his mask and revealed his identity as Gu You, prompting Zuo Shan Ke to recognize the Celestial Wolf and question how quickly he had become a God King.
• Xue Yin explained that an extraordinary opportunity and a special medium had let him locate Zuo Shan Ke, while Zuo Shan Ke’s Fortune-Misfortune Sensing Art indicated that Gu You meant him no harm.
• Zuo Shan Ke accepted Gu You as a fellow daoist, and Gu You said he had come to verify his opportunity and ask about Yuan.
• Zuo Shan Ke recounted finding the Lie Yuan Art in an ancient Inheritance Hall in the Myriad Worlds Abyss and explained why God Kings could not master it.
• Zuo Shan Ke recalled damaged murals suggesting an isolated island at the end of spacetime or an echo of the River of Fate, and he mentioned legends of Yuan’s trials involving karma, fate, and will.
• Zuo Shan Ke asked about Gu You’s identity in Thunder Ancient Kingdom, how they could contact each other securely, and what Gu You thought of Food Kingdom.

Xue Yin secluded himself for three hundred epochs to advance his Destruction Great Dao, will, and physical cultivation, reaching the God King Second Layer Realm and creating a powerful new technique. He emerged ready to seek news from Zuo Shan Ke and search for clues to Yuan's opportunity.

• Xue Yin and Zuo Shan Ke exchanged secret communication methods and agreed to build their strength while gathering intelligence on the Food Kingdom.
• Xue Yin returned to Blood Hidden City and began cultivating the Destruction Great Dao, Eye of the Abyss, and Chaos Beast Body with rare resources.
• Xue Yin linked all six branches of the Destruction Great Dao, completed Eye of the Abyss, and advanced three branches of the Seven Emotions Great Dao.
• After three hundred epochs, Xue Yin reached the God King Second Layer Realm and developed the Chaos Six Strikes technique Ruin Finger.
• Xue Yin left seclusion and decided to check for news from Zuo Shan Ke and search for clues to Yuan's opportunity.

Cang Ya completed his breakthrough and became a Chaos Master, strengthening Gu You's position in Xuanhu City. North Wind God King learned of Cang Ya's advancement and grew interested in uncovering Gu You's secrets.

• Cang Ya drew in the Chaos Laws and transformed his True God Heart into a World Source as Gu You sealed Qingwu Palace and placed Xuanhu City under martial law.
• Yu Ji sensed Cang Ya's breakthrough while hunting and rushed back to Xuanhu City.
• Cang Ya emerged from the Chaos Ruins as a Chaos Master, and Gu You, Meng Cha, and Yu Ji congratulated him.
• Gu You planned to find Cang Ya an inheritance, give Yu Ji more responsibility, and eventually reveal her God King strength to the River of Life's leaders.
• North Wind God King learned that Cang Ya had become a Chaos Master and decided to seek the secret behind Gu You's success.

Gu You revealed his God King strength to North Wind God King after rejecting his attempt to buy the secret behind Gu You’s Chaos Realm disciples. News of Gu You’s breakthrough reached other River of Life God Kings, leaving Qing Ai curious and Lan Yue suspicious.

• Gu You sent Yu Ji, Meng Cha, and Cang Ya to the rear hall before receiving North Wind God King’s avatar in Qingwu Palace.
• North Wind offered Gu You thirty billion Universe Sand and a favor for his supposed method of cultivating Chaos Realm experts, then threatened him when Gu You refused to cooperate.
• Gu You revealed his Life Great Dao aura and identified himself as North Wind’s fellow God King, shocking North Wind into withdrawing his offer and apologizing.
• Gu You and North Wind agreed to put the misunderstanding aside, and North Wind’s avatar left Xuanhu City.
• News of Gu You’s God King status spread among the River of Life’s upper ranks; Qing Ai considered his intentions, while Lan Yue reacted with suspicion.

After learning that Gu You had become a God King, Qingteng Marquis struggled with the disparity between their progress. Gu You answered God King Zongfu’s summons, was accepted as a core member of the River of Life, and agreed to share its resources and duties.

• Qingteng Marquis learned that Gu You had become a God King and suffered a crisis of confidence over his own stalled cultivation.
• God King Zongfu summoned Gu You to the River of Life Source Hall, where the River of Life’s God Kings gathered to meet him.
• Lan Yue God King questioned Gu You’s concealed strength, and Gu You explained that he had hidden it to avoid distractions and consolidate his Dao foundation.
• Qing Ai God King welcomed Gu You, Yufu God King challenged him to spar, Netherbone God King questioned his ability, and North Wind God King apologized for their earlier misunderstanding.
• God King Zongfu offered Gu You a borderland nation or a share of River of Life tax revenue; Gu You chose the 3% share and pledged to support the River of Life.
• God King Zongfu granted Gu You access to the first three volumes of the Myriad Spirits Longevity Chart, and the God Kings raised a toast to welcome him.

Gu You joined God King Zongfu’s expedition to the Dream Domain, a treasure land sealed by the Yanfeng and Thunder Ancient Kingdoms. After the River of Life God Kings prepared for the dangerous breach, the seven volunteers reached the Illusory Dream Ancient Abyss and faced the Two Realms Seal Great Array.

• Gu You considered the Myriad Spirits Longevity Chart but chose to keep advancing through his own comprehension of the Great Dao.
• God King Zongfu summoned the River of Life God Kings and explained that the Dream Domain entrance would weaken for one day in thirty-seven days.
• Fengyi, Ironwood, North Wind, Netherbone, and Gu You agreed to join Zongfu and Yufu, while Lan Yue and others stayed behind to guard the River of Life.
• Zongfu and Yufu ordered the volunteers to prepare, then gathered the seven God Kings and led them toward the Illusory Dream Ancient Abyss.
• The seven arrived at the Dream Domain entrance, where the Yanfeng and Thunder Ancient Kingdoms’ fortresses guarded the massive Two Realms Seal Great Array.

God King Zongfu led six companions through the weakened array guarding the Illusory Dream Ancient Abyss, but a new detection mechanism exposed them and forced God King Yufu to break a path inside. After Zongfu overwhelmed the defenders and brought the group into the Dream Domain, he told them to split up, leaving each to explore alone.

• God King Zongfu concealed himself and six others with an azure radiance and guided them through the weakened Two Realms Seal Great Array.
• A hidden detection mechanism exposed the group, and the array activated its alarms, spatial restraints, and Dream Interference.
• God King Yufu cleaved through the array barrier with his battle-axe, opening a passage into the Dream Domain.
• God King Zongfu effortlessly transformed and neutralized the guardians’ attacks, then led the group through the breach as the defenders watched helplessly.
• Inside the Dream Domain’s shallow region, God King Zongfu ordered the group to act separately, and Gu You and the others chose different directions.

Gu You explored the shallow Dream Domain, using his Life Spirituality to find treasures and survive its strange hazards. After earning about twenty-six million merit points over nearly a hundred epochs, he prepared to venture deeper into the Dream Domain.

• Gu You sensed a guarded treasure and carefully flew toward a depression containing three Pure Heart Star Orchids.
• Gu You bound nine stone guardians with Thousand Silk Pull, nearly killed their strongest leader with Spirit Rhinoceros Breaks Realm, and took all three orchids before escaping.
• Gu You found a concealed canyon and confirmed that the Pure Heart Star Orchids were worth fifteen million merit points.
• Gu You cautiously explored the shallow and middle-shallow regions for nearly a hundred epochs, collecting other treasures worth about eleven million merit points.
• Gu You assessed his gains at roughly twenty-six million merit points and decided he was ready to advance farther inward.

Gu You entered the Dream Domain Deeper and found a valuable Molten Fire Source Marrow guarded by eighteen powerful Crimson Crystal Earth Dragons. He teamed up with Bai Jin to break their formation, and the battle ended with the surviving Earth Dragons fleeing underground.

• Gu You crossed into the Dream Domain Deeper, where he explored a volcanic World Bubble and found a huge deposit of Molten Fire Source Marrow guarded by eighteen Crimson Crystal Earth Dragons.
• Bai Jin revealed himself and proposed that he and Gu You join forces, promising to split the treasure equally under a Flame Heart Oath.
• Bai Jin summoned his Flame God True Body and attacked the Earth Dragons while Gu You used spiritual threads to disrupt their formation.
• Bai Jin shattered the dragons' energy fire cloud, then killed three Earth Dragons with his flame axe while Gu You slew another with an azure spiritual spear.
• The surviving Earth Dragons fled underground to escape.

Bai Jin and Gu You defeated the remaining earth dragons and exchanged the Molten Fire Source Marrow for treasures and a lead to the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree. They joined forces to seek mind-stabilizing treasures in Ice Heart Lake, where Cold Soul Spirits attacked them upon arrival.

• Bai Jin sealed the earth dragons' escape while Gu You bound them, and the two killed the remaining creatures before splitting the Molten Fire Source Marrow.
• Gu You traded his half of the marrow to Bai Jin for a Spring Wind Tree Demon Heart, other Dream Domain materials, and information about the dangerous trial leading to the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree.
• Gu You agreed to travel with Bai Jin and seek the Ice Soul Condensing Heart Lotus to stabilize his mind and prepare for the chain trial.
• Bai Jin guided Gu You through a hidden passage between World Bubbles, and they crossed it while resisting attacks from Illusion Ice Shards.
• Gu You and Bai Jin arrived at Ice Heart Lake and learned that mature Condensing Heart Lotuses grew in its depths, guarded by the Cold Soul Spirit tribe.
• Several hundred Cold Soul Spirits emerged from the lake and ice, then unleashed a wave of soul-chilling cold and mental freezing at Gu You and Bai Jin.

Gu You and Bai Jin battled the Cold Soul Spirits at Ice Heart Lake and escaped with two Ice Soul Condensing Heart Lotuses and a piece of Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow. After parting with Bai Jin, Gu You searched the Dream Domain Deeper for a safe place to cultivate before challenging the Mind Chains of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree, and found a barren World Bubble.

• Bai Jin and Gu You fought through the Cold Soul Spirits and reached the lake's center, where Gu You found two mature Ice Soul Condensing Heart Lotuses.
• Gu You disrupted the spirits' formation and used Star Plucking to seize the lotuses, while Bai Jin's flame attack opened and widened a path for him.
• The Cold Soul Spirits overwhelmed Gu You and a massive presence began to rise from the lake, so Bai Jin unleashed his full Heavenly Phenomenon Manifestation to help him escape.
• Gu You protected himself with an azure lotus and fled with the lotuses and Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow as Bai Jin covered their retreat; they escaped through the vortex node.
• Gu You gave Bai Jin one lotus and part of the ice marrow, then parted with him and sought a secluded place to cultivate before attempting the Mind Chains.
• Gu You found a quiet, barren World Bubble and entered it after confirming that it held no hidden dangers or Treasure Fluctuations.

Gu You used the Ling Huan Hall to temper his Spiritual Will and absorb the Spring Wind Tree Demon Heart, fusing five branches of the Life Source Great Dao. He created four methods for the Reincarnation Spirit Venerable Canon, then left seclusion and headed toward the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree to test its Mind Chains.

• Gu You refined the Ice Soul Condensing Heart Lotus, strengthening his Spiritual Will and resistance to illusions and inner demons.
• Gu You absorbed the Spring Wind Tree Demon Heart and fused five branches of the Life Source Great Dao, advancing his comprehension.
• Gu You created the Reincarnation Spirit Venerable Canon, including an attack, a defensive method, an escape technique, and the Reincarnation World Suppressing Seal.
• Gu You concluded that his new methods could reach the limit of Second Layer Realm power and believed he could match Lord of the Country Tian Kun.
• Gu You left seclusion and flew toward the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree using the coordinates Bai Jin had given him.

Gu You reached Enlightenment Cliff and learned that the Mind Chains tested a cultivator’s Spiritual Will while exposing them to mental attacks and Dao Souls. Shi Yi then advanced deep along the chains with his Time Path techniques and broke through a Dao Soul army, leaving the outcome of his attempt unresolved.

• Gu You followed Bai Jin’s coordinates through the Dream Domain Deeper and found the hidden entrance to the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree Domain.
• Gu You arrived at Enlightenment Cliff, met Yun Ya, Lan Xin, Jin Kui, Ming Quan, Huan Tong, Ying, and Shi Yi, and learned about the perilous Mind Chains and their Dao Souls.
• Gu You watched the chain trial and concluded that steadfast Spiritual Will was key to resisting its mental impacts.
• Shi Yi stepped onto the Mind Chains and used Time Ripples to withstand illusions and defeat the Three Heroic Souls that attacked him around thirty thousand li along the way.
• Near eighty thousand li, Shi Yi faced a General Soul and a large Dao Soul army, used Time Disorder to disrupt their formation, and surged toward the final twenty thousand li.