Chapter Summaries

Hu Zhonglou told the newcomers they could choose unoccupied residences in the Residential Area, where powerful experts had left behind insights and inheritances. After searching with Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue, Lin Changqing found a courtyard covered in mysterious Array Patterns and chose it, hoping to improve his Array Dao.

• Hu Zhonglou explained that unoccupied courtyards were available to choose and might contain experts' insights, techniques, or inheritances.
• More than a million people rushed into the Residential Area to search for residences, while Lin Changqing initially waited because there were far more courtyards than people.
• Gu Chensha, Du Mingyue, and Lin Changqing entered the Residential Area and searched for a promising courtyard, but found no useful opportunity among the scattered insights.
• Gu Chensha suggested choosing residences and focusing on cultivation or visiting Hunyuan Tower, and Du Mingyue agreed.
• Lin Changqing spotted an unoccupied courtyard with profound, unfinished Array Patterns and hurried toward it, with Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue following.

Lin Changqing learned about the opportunities and dangers of the Origin Realm, then went with Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue to see the Hunyuan Tower. While they prepared to cultivate there, he decided to study the Array Patterns in his courtyard first and save his chance for later.

• Lin Changqing studied the Array Patterns in his courtyard and read a jade slip explaining the Hunyuan Tower, the Tongtian Tower, and the dangers of the Origin Realm.
• Lin Changqing decided he would eventually venture beyond Hunyuan City but would first familiarize himself with the city.
• Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue invited Lin Changqing to visit the Hunyuan Tower, and he activated the courtyard's Grand Array before leaving with them.
• Lin Changqing, Gu Chensha, and Du Mingyue reached the Hunyuan Tower, where a vast crowd had gathered to enter.
• Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue planned to cultivate in the Hunyuan Tower, but Lin Changqing chose to study the courtyard's Array Patterns and wait until he reached a bottleneck.

Lin Changqing discovered that Xu Qingyan and other enemies were watching him in Hunyuan City, so he fortified his residence and focused on comprehending Array Patterns and laws. As his insight deepened, an eerie domain began to twist the space around his courtyard.

• Lin Changqing explored Hunyuan City while several Outer Domain Sect disciples plotted to kill him after he left the city.
• Xu Qingyan watched Lin Changqing from a pavilion, and he recognized her as an enemy who had entered the Origin Realm to kill him.
• Xu Qingyan vanished after Lin Changqing spotted her, and he sensed other factions’ spies nearby before returning to his residence.
• Lin Changqing strengthened his courtyard’s defenses with an array and began studying the disordered Array Patterns and the laws of heaven and earth.
• Lin Changqing found that the Origin Realm accelerated his law comprehension, and his growing insight formed a domain that twisted the space around his courtyard.

Lin Changqing advanced his Inner World into a Lesser Thousand World and illuminated the Twentieth Heavenly Star Domain, greatly increasing his Mind Power. After glimpsing a higher-dimensional world, he stole a Seven-Leaf Spirit Grass and fled through the River of Time and Space as its owner erupted in fury.

• Lin Changqing's Five Elements Eight Trigrams Diagram drew in the laws of heaven and earth as his Inner World expanded and evolved.
• His Inner World advanced into a Lesser Thousand World, and its territory contracted to thirty million li as its space grew more stable and its Heavenly Dao condensed seven chains of laws.
• The Twentieth Heavenly Star Domain lit up, vastly strengthening Lin Changqing's Mind Power and allowing him to glimpse a higher-dimensional world.
• Lin Changqing used his Mind Power to take a protected Seven-Leaf Spirit Grass from the higher-dimensional world.
• The world's Heavenly Dao struck back, so Lin Changqing fled with the grass through the River of Time and Space while its owner roared in rage.

Lin Changqing refined the Seven-Leaf Spirit Grass, transforming his physical constitution, then entered Hunyuan Tower to continue cultivating. Xu Qingyan watched him enter and decided she needed to lure him out of the city.

• Lin Changqing recognized the Seven-Leaf Spirit Grass's power and sealed it inside his body to refine gradually.
• A group of Lin Changqing's enemies argued about how to deal with him while he remained in seclusion.
• After a month, Lin Changqing finished refining the grass and gained enough physical strength to shatter space with a casual punch.
• Lin Changqing left his courtyard and headed for Hunyuan Tower after finding his progress in Array Patterns and laws had stalled.
• Xu Qingyan watched Lin Changqing enter Hunyuan Tower and resolved to find a way to lure him out of the city.

Inside the Hunyuan Tower, Lin Changqing used its immense boost to comprehend Laws and perfect his own Dao of arrays. He completed the Star, Light, and Darkness Laws and illuminated the Twenty-first Heaven Star Domain, while Xu Qingyan joined Prince Jin's Estate, the Eternal Life Alliance, and the White Lotus Sect in a plot to draw him out.

• Lin Changqing discovered that the Hunyuan Tower let him comprehend Laws at a hundred-thousandfold pace and decided to focus on the Star Law, Law of Light, and Law of Darkness while refining his Array Patterns.
• Xu Qingyan joined forces with Prince Jin's Estate, which also recruited the Eternal Life Alliance and the White Lotus Sect to target Lin Changqing.
• Lin Changqing spent more than six days cultivating, mastering the Small Courtyard's Array Patterns and forming a Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram with a core rune embodying his own Dao of arrays.
• Lin Changqing's three new Law Chains solidified and joined the seven existing chains in a Law Net spanning his Inner World.
• Lin Changqing illuminated the Twenty-first Heaven Star Domain in his Sea of Consciousness as his Inner World and Cosmic Galaxy Visualization Method transformed.

After leaving Hunyuan Tower, Lin Changqing received a plea for help supposedly from Gu Chensha and used his Spiritual Perception to discover it was a trap. He flew toward the ambush anyway, determined to rescue Gu Chensha and defeat the conspirators.

• Lin Changqing completed his cultivation in Hunyuan Tower, advancing his array path, Spiritual Realm, and Inner World while beginning to comprehend the Laws of Time and Space.
• Hunyuan Tower expelled Lin Changqing after his seven-day limit, and he decided to rest before exploring beyond Hunyuan City.
• Lin Changqing received a message claiming Gu Chensha was trapped in a valley a million li from Hunyuan City and needed help.
• Lin Changqing used his Spiritual Perception to glimpse Gu Chensha restrained and several hundred enemies, including Xu Qingyan, waiting in an ambush.
• Lin Changqing recognized the plea as a conspiracy by his enemies but flew toward the valley to rescue Gu Chensha and counterattack.

Lin Changqing charged into the valley where Xu Qingyan and several hundred cultivators had gathered to ambush him, killing many with a lightning strike before fighting through their attacks. He freed Gu Chensha from beneath a bronze pillar, but Gu Chensha warned him that the assembled forces had laid a trap and urged him to flee.

• Lin Changqing left Hunyuan City openly on the Heaven Escaping Shuttle, heading toward the valley where his enemies had gathered.
• Xu Qingyan and representatives of several factions argued over how to divide Lin Changqing's treasures, while the cyan-robed taoist claimed his Earth Fire Array could trap him.
• Lin Changqing descended into the valley amid lightning, killing at least half the gathered cultivators before they could react.
• The cyan-robed taoist activated the Earth Fire Array as the survivors attacked Lin Changqing, and their clashing powers devastated the valley.
• Lin Changqing used his Qi and Blood Furnace to defend himself, then cleaved apart the bronze pillar suppressing Gu Chensha.
• Gu Chensha warned Lin Changqing that the gathering was a trap and urged him to leave.

Lin Changqing faced Fuyunzi and hundreds of cultivators trapped in the valley, then broke Fuyunzi’s Earth Fire Great Array with a single strike and killed him. The survivors fled, including Xu Qingyan, as Lin Changqing remained in control of the valley.

• Fuyunzi activated the Earth Fire Great Array and threatened to kill everyone who tried to leave.
• Fuyunzi unleashed the array’s flames at Lin Changqing, accidentally burning an Outer Domain Sect disciple and his Martial God to ashes.
• Lin Changqing struck an inconspicuous point in the valley with Blade Qi, collapsing the great array and extinguishing its flames.
• Lin Changqing mocked Fuyunzi’s failed claim to be an Array Dao grandmaster, causing Fuyunzi to spit blood before Lin Changqing cut him to pieces.
• The cultivators fled in panic, and Xu Qingyan retreated toward the valley entrance after realizing she could not kill Lin Changqing.

Lin Changqing trapped hundreds of fleeing powerhouses in his Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram and slaughtered them, including Xu Qingyan. After the massacre, he returned to Gu Chensha, who was still stunned by what he had witnessed.

• Lin Changqing raised the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram, sealed the valley ruins, and killed most of the trapped fighters with blade qi.
• Lin Changqing divided the survivors among the formation’s regions, where poisonous miasma killed many of them, then isolated Xu Qingyan.
• Lin Changqing dragged Xu Qingyan into a swamp and burned her to ashes with the formation’s earthfire.
• Lin Changqing unleashed the full power of the grand array and annihilated everyone remaining within its hundred-li radius.
• Lin Changqing put away the formation and returned to Gu Chensha, who asked whether he was really Lin Changqing or an old monster in disguise.

Lin Changqing healed Gu Chensha with a Rejuvenation Pill and shared the spoils from their fight before they fled back to Hunyuan City. Their enemies, shaken by their losses, debated hiding from Lin Changqing, while Lin Changqing headed to the Mission Hall to find training missions.

• Lin Changqing gave Gu Chensha a High-grade Treasure Pill, then collected the Spatial Rings and other spoils from their defeated enemies.
• After Gu Chensha recovered most of his strength, Lin Changqing gave him a Spatial Ring filled with resources, and they flew back to Hunyuan City as Source Beasts approached.
• In a Small Courtyard, Wu Feng urged the surviving conspirators to kill Lin Changqing, but the others feared him and resolved to stay inside Hunyuan City.
• Lin Changqing and Gu Chensha parted ways, with Gu Chensha going into seclusion to heal fully.
• Lin Changqing went to the Mission Hall to choose missions and explore the Origin Realm.

Lin Changqing traveled toward the Nether Sea to collect Nine-Leaf Nether Grass for a chance to cultivate in the Hunyuan Tower. After defeating a flock of Sky-Rending Eagles, he resumed his journey and decided he needed to upgrade the Heaven Escaping Shuttle's defenses.

• Lin Changqing left Hunyuan City aboard the Heaven Escaping Shuttle to fulfill a mission for ten stalks of Nine-Leaf Nether Grass, whose reward included a Hunyuan Tower cultivation opportunity.
• More than a hundred Sky-Rending Eagles attacked the shuttle and nearly shattered its protective barrier, prompting Lin Changqing to fight back with the Jingzhe Saber.
• Lin Changqing slew the advanced Sky-Rending Eagle leading the flock and collected its Advanced Origin Crystal.
• Lin Changqing used the Square Inch Pagoda to pursue and kill the fleeing eagles, collecting their Origin Crystals before returning to the shuttle.
• Lin Changqing restored the shuttle's protective barrier with Spirit Stones and concluded that its defenses needed upgrading with higher-grade materials.

Lin Changqing refined thousands of Origin Crystals to strengthen his soul, then entered the deadly Nether Sea, where his Spiritual Power let him withstand its corrosive mist. He found a Nine-Leaf Nether Grass guarded by Lizard Origin Beasts and burned through the attackers as he advanced toward it.

• Lin Changqing refined Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced Origin Crystals, then resolved to use the remaining crystals to strengthen his soul.
• Over two days, Lin Changqing fought waves of Origin Beasts and refined their Origin Crystals, doubling his Soul Strength.
• Lin Changqing reached the Nether Sea, put away the Heaven Escaping Shuttle, and entered the cloud-covered region, using his Spiritual Power to repel its corrosive energy.
• Lin Changqing searched the Nether Sea for Nine-Leaf Nether Grass and discovered a patch guarded by Lizard Origin Beasts in a poisonous swamp.
• Lin Changqing unleashed Blazing Flames Burning the Sky, incinerating the charging Lizard Origin Beasts and drying the swamp as he advanced.

Lin Changqing killed a King-grade Lizard Origin Beast guarding Nine-Leaf Nether Grass and refined its Origin Crystal, increasing his Soul Strength and bringing his bloodline close to transformation. He set out to hunt more King-grade Origin Beasts and found another Nine-Leaf Nether Grass guarded by one inside a lava volcano.

• Lin Changqing drew out and killed the King-grade Lizard Origin Beast with his Inner World, then collected its golden Origin Crystal.
• Lin Changqing refined the crystal, increasing his Soul Strength by thirty percent and bringing his bloodline to the brink of transformation.
• Lin Changqing decided to search for more King-grade Origin Beasts and spread his Spiritual Power across a ten-thousand-mile area of the Nether Sea.
• Lin Changqing discovered Nine-Leaf Nether Grass in a cold lava volcano and sensed another King-grade Origin Beast within the lava.
• Lin Changqing wondered whether King-grade Origin Beasts were connected to the Nine-Leaf Nether Grass, then hurried toward the volcano.

Lin Changqing killed a King-grade Origin Beast, obtained a Nine-Leaf Nether Grass and an Ethereal Orchid Crystal, and discovered the crystal had sustained the volcano. He left to keep searching the Nether Sea for more Nine-Leaf Nether Grass.

• Lin Changqing entered the volcano and killed the King-grade Origin Beast after it swallowed him, claiming its King-grade Origin Crystal.
• He uprooted the Nine-Leaf Nether Grass and sensed a strange treasure beneath the magma.
• Lin Changqing passed through a Primordial Formation and retrieved the Ethereal Orchid Crystal from the hidden chamber.
• The Yin Sha Molten Lava solidified and the volcano vanished after Lin Changqing took the crystal, so he decided not to fuse it into the Jingzhe Saber yet.
• Lin Changqing continued searching the Nether Sea with his Spiritual Power, gathering valuable resources while avoiding especially dangerous zones.

Lin Changqing returned from the Nether Sea after gathering thirty Nine-Leaf Nether Grass plants and exchanged them for three chances to cultivate in the Hunyuan Tower. As rumors about his success spread through Hunyuan City and attracted unwanted attention, Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue warned him that people were plotting against him.

• Lin Changqing finished refining Origin Crystals in the Nether Sea, decided their benefits had run out, and left for Hunyuan City with his treasures.
• Lin Changqing submitted thirty Nine-Leaf Nether Grass plants at the Mission Hall and received three seven-day chances to cultivate in the Hunyuan Tower.
• Rumors spread that Lin Changqing had a way to ignore the Nether Sea's dangers, and people began investigating him and coveting his secrets.
• Lin Changqing rested at home instead of entering the Hunyuan Tower immediately.
• Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue visited Lin Changqing and told him that people in Hunyuan City had set their sights on him.

Lin Changqing stayed in Hunyuan City to avoid the people coveting his method of navigating the Nether Sea, then went to spend his Hunyuan Tower entry chances. There, Li Chao blocked his way and said Li Muchen wanted to see him, bringing the threat inside the Demon Suppression Division directly to him.

• Lin Changqing told Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue he would remain in Hunyuan City, and they discussed their Tongtian Tower results and the difficulty of clearing its higher floors.
• Gu Chensha and Du Mingyue left, and Lin Changqing spent three days in seclusion before heading to the Hunyuan Tower to use his three entry chances.
• People watched Lin Changqing leave his courtyard, hoping he would depart the city, but he ignored them and continued toward the tower.
• Li Chao, a Sun-level Demon Slaying Envoy, blocked Lin Changqing and demanded that he go see Li Muchen.
• Lin Changqing recognized Li Muchen as the newcomer who had cleared the Tongtian Tower's thirteenth floor and suspected he wanted the secret behind Lin Changqing's safety in the Nether Sea.

Lin Changqing ignored Li Chao’s summons from Li Muchen and spent two months cultivating in the Hunyuan Tower. After news of a deadly Origin Beast Tide spread through Hunyuan City, Lin Changqing mastered thirty-six laws and strengthened his Spiritual Power before leaving the tower to consolidate his gains.

• Lin Changqing insulted Li Chao and entered the Hunyuan Tower instead of answering Li Muchen’s summons.
• Li Chao told Li Muchen that Lin Changqing had refused to come, and Li Muchen ordered people to watch for Lin Changqing leaving the city.
• An Origin Beast Tide killed several thousand people outside Hunyuan City, prompting many residents to avoid leaving the city.
• Lin Changqing spent two months comprehending laws and visualizing the Cosmic Galaxy inside the Hunyuan Tower.
• Lin Changqing mastered thirty-six complete laws, visualized the Twenty-second Heaven’s divine charm, and increased his strength beyond that of an ordinary Heavenly Immortal.
• With less than half an hour remaining in his stay, Lin Changqing left the Hunyuan Tower to consolidate his gains.

Lin Changqing entered the Tongtian Tower to temper his rapidly advanced cultivation and earn more chances to enter the Hunyuan Tower. He cleared the thirteenth floor in record time and advanced to the fourteenth as onlookers across Hunyuan City reacted in shock.

• Lin Changqing arrived at the Tongtian Tower, ignored the crowd’s mockery, and entered his first challenge.
• Lin Changqing swiftly defeated the ten thousand Life and Death Realm cultivators on the first floor and the hundred thousand on the second.
• Lin Changqing cleared the floors through the twelfth in less than the time it took an incense stick to burn.
• Onlookers were stunned when Lin Changqing reached the thirteenth floor, and some argued that he could not clear it.
• Lin Changqing cleared the thirteenth floor in under half an incense stick’s time and entered the fourteenth, prompting news to spread throughout Hunyuan City.

Lin Changqing cleared the eighteenth floor of the Tongtian Tower by defeating nearly a thousand Flame Demons, then entered the nineteenth floor. His feat drew the attention of the Demon Suppression Division’s upper ranks, where a proposal to make him a Sequence Seed met with silence.

• Lin Changqing used the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation and the Square Inch Pagoda to defeat the eighteenth floor’s nearly thousand Earth Immortal Limit Flame Demons in less than half an hour.
• Lin Changqing entered the nineteenth floor, and his name appeared on the eighteenth-floor light beam, stunning observers throughout Hunyuan City.
• The Demon Suppression Division’s upper ranks discussed Lin Changqing’s strength and speculated that he could pass the nineteenth floor and might challenge the twentieth.
• One expert proposed elevating Lin Changqing to a Sequence Seed, but the gathered figures fell silent, prompting him to demand whether they approved or objected.