Chapter Summaries

Zhou Hao decided to keep the divine beast embryo and consider later whether to contract with the Phantom Spirit. Murong took him out of Treasure Gathering Basin and back to the asteroid, where he shared a kiss with her before beginning to cultivate.

• Zhou Hao asked Murong how to nurture the embryo and whether he should contract with the Phantom Spirit, and she advised him to let Zhou Yuanbao and the others care for it and to decide about the contract later.
• Murong shattered the space around them and led Zhou Hao out of Treasure Gathering Basin, explaining the dangers of spatial turbulence.
• Murong used Teleportation to take Zhou Hao back to the asteroid, where he sensed that Zhou Yuanbao and the others had gone out with Golden Branches Jade Leaves.
• Zhou Hao kissed Murong before she vanished, then sat on the asteroid, savored the moment, and entered cultivation.

Zhou Hao discovered that valuable meteorites were repeatedly drifting to him and suspected the Treasure Gathering Basin had brought him a fortuitous opportunity. After Zhou Yuanbao and the others returned, he gave Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin a box, and they recognized the Phantom Spirit embryo inside.

• Zhou Hao found an energy-filled black stone and later gathered a meteorite containing a Spirit-Womb Ring.
• Zhou Hao stopped a flaming meteorite and uncovered a massive deposit of Thunder Silver, then wondered if the Treasure Gathering Basin had changed his luck.
• Zhou Yuanbao, Mu Jinyin, Zhu Bao, and the others returned early because they had found few treasures nearby.
• Zhou Hao told them the Thunder Silver meteorite had drifted to him and handed Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin a box to inspect.
• Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin opened the box and recognized the Phantom Spirit embryo inside.

Zhou Hao entrusted Huanling’s embryo to Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin, then gave treasures from the Treasure Gathering Basin to Zhu Bao, the Puppet Butler, and Situ Rongyao. He explained that the basin had disappeared, and after the others left, he put away the Thunder Silver and continued cultivating.

• Zhou Hao said he had not decided whether to contract Huanling because the divine beast was still too young, and Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin agreed to raise its embryo.
• Zhou Hao gave Zhu Bao a Spirit-Sniffing Bead, the Puppet Butler a Puppy Puppet, and Situ Rongyao a Pill to Break Limits.
• Zhou Yuanbao asked where Zhou Hao had found the treasures and wanted to visit the Treasure Gathering Basin, but Zhou Hao told him it had disappeared.
• Zhou Hao described the Treasure Gathering Basin to Zhou Yuanbao and the others, who regretted that they could not visit it.
• Mu Jinyin led Zhou Yuanbao and the others away, and Zhou Hao put the Thunder Silver into his Ring of Holding before continuing to cultivate.

Zhou Hao reunited with Murong, then showed her a black stone that she identified as Melting-Capacity Iron Crystal. He decided to save it for Shi An, and Murong asked where he had found it.

• Murong arrived at Zhou Hao's room, and the two became intimate.
• Zhou Hao showed Murong the black stone that had floated to him.
• Murong identified it as Melting-Capacity Iron Crystal and explained that it absorbed force but could not release the stored energy.
• Murong explained that the crystal could be forged into a weapon, though excessive hardness could make it brittle and difficult to refine.
• Zhou Hao decided to save the crystal for Shi An, and Murong asked how he had obtained it.
• Zhou Hao told Murong to guess, and she refused, prompting him to pinch her cheek.

Zhou Hao told Murong how three treasures had come to him after he left the Treasure Gathering Basin, convincing them that his luck was unusual. As they prepared to continue their journey, another treasure appeared, and they decided to give it to Jewelry.

• Murong playfully questioned Zhou Hao about how he obtained the Melting-Capacity Iron Crystal, and he said his luck was responsible.
• Zhou Hao showed Murong the Thunder Silver and explained that three treasures had come to him while he stayed on the meteorite after leaving the Treasure Gathering Basin.
• Murong wondered whether Zhou Hao's ability to sense the Treasure Gathering Basin had caused his unusual run of luck, and they agreed to seek an explanation someday.
• Zhou Hao summoned Zhou Yuanbao and the others so Murong could remind them to care for the Phantom Spirit embryo before they resumed their journey.
• A meteorite arrived beside Zhou Hao and Murong, and Murong revealed that it held a Purple-Red Jade that could improve aptitude and physique.
• Zhou Hao and Murong agreed that Zhou Hao would give the Purple-Red Jade to Jewelry.

Zhou Hao learned from Murong that treasure-bearing meteors were rare, then gave Jewelry the Purple-Red Jade to improve its aptitude. Murong continued the journey, intending to arrange Jewelry’s transformation after it had grown stronger and they had reunited.

• Zhou Hao asked Murong why meteors kept bringing him treasures, and she explained that such meteors were rare despite his unusual luck.
• Zhou Hao left Murong and appeared beside Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin as Murong resumed moving them.
• Zhou Hao gave Jewelry the Purple-Red Jade and explained that it could improve its aptitude once it turned red.
• Jewelry celebrated the gift while Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin shared its happiness and returned to nurturing the Phantom Spirit embryo.
• Murong decided Jewelry needed more time to grow and build resilience before its major transformation, then continued the journey.

Murong, Zhou Hao, Zhou Yuanbao, and Mu Jinyin encountered a vast Sea of Mist and learned how it hid its interior and disoriented travelers. Trusting Murong to protect them, Zhou Hao chose to explore it, and she took the group inside.

• Murong stopped when she realized the gray expanse ahead was a Sea of Mist, and Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin joined her.
• Zhou Yuanbao and Murong explained that they were already inside the Sea of Mist, whose hidden isolation layer separated its interior from the outside universe.
• Murong described how the Sea of Mist confused travelers and noted that this one stretched at least 350,000 light-years from Sky Dome Continent.
• Zhou Hao asked how they would cross, and Murong offered to lead them out or take them into the mist to explore.
• Zhou Hao chose to explore, and Murong teleported the group, their ship, and the meteorites into the Sea of Mist.

Zhou Hao explored the Sea of Mist with Murong, learning that its illusions suppressed divine sense and could make travelers lose their way. After Murong let him experience the mist alone, he sensed her nearby and discovered he had been flying in circles back to his starting point.

• Murong explained that the Sea of Mist suppressed divine sense, created illusions, and made markers unreliable.
• Zhou Hao agreed to experience getting lost, and Murong made herself, Zhou Yuanbao, Mu Jinyin, the others, and their spacecraft disappear from his sight.
• Zhou Hao flew through the mist while leaving markers, but his path repeatedly changed direction without his noticing.
• Murong and the others returned to their starting point, where Mu Jinyin demonstrated that his flame could burn away the mist.
• Zhou Hao stopped beside the hidden Murong after sensing an impulse, and she appeared with the others after he called out to her.
• Murong revealed that Zhou Hao had returned to his starting point, and he realized he had been flying in circles.

Zhou Hao and Murong escaped the Sea of Mist, then traveled thirty light-years away to avoid entering it again. Murong grew sleepy beside Zhou Hao before leaving, and Zhou Hao resumed cultivating.

• Zhou Hao learned from Murong that he had repeatedly veered off course in the Sea of Mist, and she explained that only powerful beings could clear the mist and advance directly.
• Murong teleported Zhou Hao and the others out of the Sea of Mist, where Zhou Hao found he could not sense its location even when it was only ten meters behind him.
• Murong took the group thirty light-years away, and Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin returned to the rooftop, leaving Zhou Hao and Murong alone.
• Murong became sleepy while leaning against Zhou Hao, rested beside him, and then said goodbye before vanishing.
• Zhou Hao watched Murong leave and continued his cultivation.

Murong discovered that she was pregnant with twins and eagerly imagined telling Zhou Hao. Her joy abruptly turned to alarm when she vomited blood and called for him, while the distant place where Zhou Hao had been lay shattered and empty.

• Mu Jinyin ordered Zhou Yuanbao to fetch Situ Rongyao, and the group set off while Zhou Hao continued cultivating.
• Murong returned to the Ice and Snow Divine Realm, grew unusually sleepy, and later found that she was carrying two children.
• Murong celebrated the news and thought excitedly about Zhou Hao’s reaction.
• Murong suddenly spat out blood and called for Zhou Hao as freezing air engulfed her bedchamber.
• The distant space where Zhou Hao and two meteors had been was shattered, and the spacecraft had broken into drifting splinters.

Zhou Hao was caught in a spatial storm, broke through to the Heaven God Eighth Layer, and lost consciousness when his shields failed. Murong sensed his peril but confirmed he was still alive, then told Old Ke she was pregnant with twins and asked for advice.

• A spatial storm dragged Zhou Hao into shattered space, where the Purple Wood Gourd's shield began to break.
• Zhou Hao broke through to the Heaven God Eighth Layer but could not escape, and the storm destroyed his shields and knocked him unconscious.
• Murong sensed Zhou Hao's danger and checked his contract mark on the Divine Beast Egg, finding that it remained.
• Murong dismissed Yan Hongjun and told Old Ke that she was pregnant with Zhou Hao's twins.
• Old Ke examined Murong, confirmed she carried two children, and began explaining pregnancy to her.

After a spatial storm swept Zhou Hao away, Zhou Yuanbao and the others waited anxiously rather than enter the dangerous turbulence. Zhou Hao survived and was rescued by a mysterious little turtle, which began healing his injuries.

• Zhou Yuanbao tried to rush into the spatial turbulence to find Zhou Hao, but Mu Jinyin stopped him and reminded him that Zhou Hao was still alive because their contract remained intact.
• Mu Jinyin persuaded Zhou Yuanbao to wait, and the group stayed near the healing space, worried about Zhou Hao and wondering why a spatial storm had appeared there.
• Zhou Hao fell from a tear in space into a lake, where a little turtle transformed into a gray tortoise and caught him on its back.
• The tortoise carried Zhou Hao ashore, noticed the shattered Purple Wood Gourd and the Divine Venerable's aura, then applied milky-white liquid to heal him.

After a spatial storm left Zhou Hao gravely injured, the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle saved him with Heaven and Earth Spirit Milk in the Earth-Shaking Secret Realm. Zhou Hao learned how he had arrived there and remained bedridden as he recovered.

• Zhou Hao woke to find the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle beside him, but movement caused him to spit blood because his internal injuries remained severe.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle explained that it had healed Zhou Hao's external wounds with Heaven and Earth Spirit Milk and introduced itself as Mr. Giant Turtle.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle told Zhou Hao that the Earth-Shaking Secret Realm was its creation and expanded by a leaf's thickness every ten thousand years.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle said it had rescued Zhou Hao after a spatial storm swept him into the secret realm.
• Zhou Hao reflected that his extreme good luck might have turned into bad luck, and agreed to stay still while he recovered.

The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle asked Zhou Hao to stay in its secret realm, but he declined because he needed to find his wife. The turtle then revealed its immense age and taught Zhou Hao about lifespan, giving him a fruit that could extend his life by a thousand years.

• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle asked Zhou Hao to stay and keep it company, but Zhou Hao refused because his wife was waiting for him outside.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle said it had been in the secret realm for 5.1 billion years and had last gone outside 3.7 billion years ago.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle explained that Zhou Hao was fifty-four years old and had 53,453 years of life remaining at his current cultivation.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle revealed that it cultivated the Law of Lifespan and gave Zhou Hao a Lifespan Fruit that could add one thousand years to his life.
• Zhou Hao chose to save the Lifespan Fruit for later, and the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle continued explaining lifespan.

Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle explained the realms and revealed that the universe Zhou Hao inhabited was left inside a dead Cosmic Whale and was still merging with the real universe. It remained hidden to preserve its memories and continue its long-standing hope of surpassing the Cosmic Whale in size.

• Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle explained that the realm system reflected abilities, strength, and divine sense, and that three realms stood above God Venerable.
• Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle told Zhou Hao that it had entered the Cosmic Whale billions of years ago while seeking to challenge it in size.
• Zhou Hao realized that he and Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle were inside the Cosmic Whale, whose illusory body contained a universe that was gradually merging with the real one after its death.
• Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle explained that the inner universe restricted its inhabitants to God Venerable and that its laws gradually blurred memories of knowledge beyond its limits.
• Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle said it stayed in its hidden space to protect its memories and refused to give up its hope of eventually growing larger than the Cosmic Whale.

Zhou Hao learned that the Cosmic Whale's blowhole might offer a way out, then listened as the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle explained how lifespan helped define the realms. He declined the turtle's offer to teach him the Law of Lifespan and planned to stay for a month before returning to Murong.

• Zhou Hao asked how to escape the Cosmic Whale's body, and the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle said its blowhole might provide a way out, though it would be difficult to find.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle explained the typical lifespans of the human realms and said lifespan was a major factor in dividing realms.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle offered to teach Zhou Hao the Law of Lifespan, but Zhou Hao declined because he wanted to reach the Ice and Snow Divine Realm and see Murong.
• Zhou Hao said he would stay for about a month, then asked the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle its age and learned it would be one hundred billion years old in a few hundred million years.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle went to swim, while Zhou Hao watched it leave and thought of Murong and Zhou Yuanbao.

After a spatial storm left Zhou Hao stranded in the Earth-Shaking Secret Realm and badly injured, he discovered that the World Stone could not connect him or Murong to the realm. The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle helped Murong reach Zhou Hao, and the pair vanished together into the secret space.

• Zhou Hao stored the damaged Purple Wood Gourd and rested while he worried about Murong and his companions.
• Murong repeatedly tried to use the World Stone to reach Zhou Hao, but the teleportation failed.
• Zhou Hao confirmed that the secret realm blocked World Stone travel and asked the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle to let him out so he could bring Murong in.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle sent Zhou Hao outside, where Murong arrived and embraced him, relieved that he was alive.
• Murong noticed someone nearby, and Zhou Hao explained that the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle had saved him and treated his injuries.
• Zhou Hao asked the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle to bring them inside, and it transported him and Murong into the secret realm.

Zhou Hao reunited with Murong in the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle’s secret realm and explained how the Spirit-Womb Ring had brought her there. After discovering that Murong forgot information about the Cosmic Whale when she left the realm while Zhou Hao remembered everything, they wondered why he was unaffected; the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle then asked Zhou Hao to explain his unusual luck.

• Zhou Hao introduced Murong to the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle and explained that the Spirit-Womb Ring had brought her to the secret realm.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle described the World Stone it knew and explained that the Cosmic Whale filtered out objects of its own or higher grade.
• Zhou Hao told Murong about the Cosmic Whale, and the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle expressed surprise that he remembered everything despite the universe’s rules.
• Murong left the secret realm to test whether she would forget information, then returned with Zhou Hao and found that she had forgotten the universe’s merger and the Cosmic Whale’s blowhole.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle concluded that Zhou Hao was unusual, and Zhou Hao began telling it about his luck after it asked for details.

Zhou Hao described how his luck repeatedly brought him opportunities, and the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle proposed that he might possess the legendary Fortune Body. The chapter ended with the turtle questioning why Zhou Hao had appeared in a place that should not accept anything at or above the Cosmic Whale’s level.

• Zhou Hao recalled how his luck had led him to meet Wu Xiaolong and resolve the Evil Qi Pearl incident at the right moments.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle identified the Treasure Gathering Basin as a Fortune Gathering Land and explained how such places gathered treasures through luck.
• Zhou Hao recounted finding treasure-bearing meteorites after leaving the basin before a spatial storm sent him to the turtle.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle suggested Zhou Hao might have the legendary Fortune Body, which could explain why the universe’s rules had not affected his memories.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle wondered why Zhou Hao had appeared there if his Fortune Body ranked at or above the Cosmic Whale.

Zhou Hao and the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle investigated whether Zhou Hao was a Fortune Body, while Murong revealed that she was pregnant with twins and explained her Chaos Divine Body. The Giant Turtle confirmed Zhou Hao was a Fortune Body and suggested he had stirred his luck in the Fortune Gathering Land, leaving Zhou Hao to recall a strong wish.

• Zhou Hao wondered whether he had entered the Cosmic Whale's universe from the real universe, but the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle ruled out Du Tianhong as the one who sent him there.
• Murong revealed that she was pregnant with two children and attributed Zhou Hao's recent bad luck to her pregnancy, making Zhou Hao overjoyed.
• Murong told the Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle that she had a Chaos Divine Body and focused on the Path of Ice, with the Water Law as her only other law.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle explained the limits of the Chaos Divine Body and said Zhou Hao was a Fortune Body because Murong had become pregnant despite its supposed infertility.
• The Universe-Shaking Giant Turtle said Zhou Hao must have stirred his own luck in the Fortune Gathering Land, then asked whether he had held a particularly strong wish there; Zhou Hao remembered that he had.